The Somers Central School District Board of Education approved a merger of its modified wrestling team with North Salem Central School District for the 2025–26 season, acting on a superintendent-recommended merger application.

The action appeared on the consent agenda and was approved during routine business. The board’s resolution said it acted “upon the recommendation of the superintendent of schools” to approve the merger as submitted in the districts’ application for the 2025–26 season.

Board member Amanda asked for clarification about the term “modified.” “Now modified meaning that it’s a modified team. Is that, like, it's eighth grade it's seventh and eighth grade?” she asked. A staff member confirmed the modified program covers seventh- and eighth-grade students.

Why it matters: the merger affects how the district fields middle-school-level wrestling and determines which students are eligible to compete for a combined team in the coming season.

Process notes: the transcript shows the merger resolution was moved and seconded and approved as part of the consent agenda; no roll-call tally is recorded in the public transcript. The merger was described as being approved “as per the merger application.” No additional conditions, budgetary figures or facility arrangements were recorded in the meeting minutes provided in the transcript.

The board moved to executive session later in the meeting to discuss the employment history of particular persons, a separate action recorded in the transcript.