Wantagh Board approves routine business items, accepts $649 Forest Lake PTA donation

The Wantagh Board of Education voted on routine consent and business items during its Feb. 6 business meeting, approving personnel actions, financial reports, several contract and budget items and a $649 donation from the Forest Lake Elementary PTA for an interactive reading assembly.

The actions taken were largely procedural approvals listed on the meeting agenda. Superintendent John McNamara opened the business portion and board members moved and seconded the consent items; each motion was approved after the chair called for the question and the board responded, “Aye.” The board specifically thanked the Forest Lake PTA for the $649 donation to support an assembly described as an interactive reading program to improve comprehension.

The approved items encompassed routine governance and fiscal items: approval of minutes; financial reports; personnel approvals; health-service agreements; a memorandum of agreement with the Wantagh Schools Association (WSA); contract termination; use of funds from the insurance reserve; a budget increase; approval of an extra-classroom activity charter; committee recommendations for special education and preschool education; recognition of religious holidays for 02/2025–26; and approval of the 2025–26 school calendar and a Wantagh public library vote item. Board discussion on these items was limited during the meeting; the chair called for motions and votes in sequence and no recorded dissent or roll-call tallies were announced on the record.

Votes at a glance - Approval of minutes — outcome: approved (motion moved and seconded; board response “Aye”). - Financial reports — outcome: approved. - Personnel approvals (F1) — outcome: approved. - G1: Health service agreement — outcome: approved. - G2: Memorandum of agreement, WSA — outcome: approved. - G3: Termination of contract — outcome: approved. - G4: Use of funds from insurance reserve — outcome: approved. - G5: Budget increase — outcome: approved. - G6: Extra-classroom activity charter — outcome: approved. - G7: Donation from Forest Lake Elementary PTA, $649 for an interactive reading assembly — outcome: approved. The board “would like to thank the Forest Lake PTA for their generous donation.” - Approval of committees on special education and preschool education recommendations — outcome: approved. - Recognition of religious holidays for 02/2025–26 — outcome: approved. - School calendar 2025–26 — outcome: approved. - Wantagh public library vote item — outcome: approved.

No individual vote tallies or roll-call results were read into the record; meeting minutes should carry the official record of votes. The superintendent also reminded the community about upcoming budget forums and a forthcoming budget survey after the February break; those outreach items were announced but were not subject to board action at this meeting.

The board moved next to adjournment and organizational reports after completing the business portion of the agenda.