A parent who said she had given eight years to the program asked the board Wednesday to investigate why Sacham East can’t retain varsity football coaches and to audit the CHM East touchdown club’s operations after the team’s head coach stepped down this week.

"The parent involvement has taken over our program," Mrs. Maleto said during visitors, urging the board to "do a complete overhaul of the CHME's touchdown club, review their books, review their positions, how these board members behave on and off the field." She said the most recent coach resigned "because of parent involvement in our football program" and called for the board to step in.

The resignation became an action item later in the meeting. The board amended and read a resolution accepting the resignation of Raymond Pickersgill as head varsity football coach at Sachem High School, effective Sept. 2, 2025, and revising his stipend to a per‑diem basis. The amended resolution was moved by Rob and seconded by Matt. When trustees voted, the motion carried; Board member Meredith abstained.

The vote did not include any formal directive to audit the booster club or to open an independent review; the action taken by the board was ministerial acceptance of the resignation and a stipend adjustment. Trustees and staff did not announce any immediate follow‑up investigation or timeline on the booster‑club governance concerns raised by the parent during public comment.

The parent framed the issue as recurring: "We can't keep a coach... It's like we fought to get it moved, and we're still paying these insane bills," she said, and added that the school had previously lost coaches to similar conflicts. The board did not take separate personnel or governance action on the booster‑club complaint at the meeting; trustees instead approved the personnel resolution as presented and asked no further immediate action in public session.