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Votes at a glance: Board approves cafeteria proposition on May ballot, MOA, grants and field trips
Summary
At the March 18 Riverhead Central School District meeting the board approved placing a cafeteria renovation proposition on the May 20 ballot and adopted multiple consent-agenda items including a retirement-incentive MOA, a $1,300 agricultural mini-grant, cooperative bidding participation and four field-trip requests.
The Riverhead Central School District Board of Education approved a slate of consent-agenda items and separate motions at its March 18 meeting. Key approvals and procedural votes included placing a cafeteria (kitchen) renovation proposition on the May 20 budget ballot and accepting multiple routine items the administration presented.
What passed
- Cafeteria proposition for the May 20, 2025 ballot (Riley Avenue and Phillips Avenue kitchen renovations). Motion by Mr. Wallace; second Ms. Healy. Outcome: approved. Cartosano said the projects would be funded from reserves and capital fund balance and would have no impact on the tax rate; voters will take final action May 20.
- Legal notice and scheduling for the budget hearing (May 6, 7 p.m., middle school) and the district budget vote and trustee election (May 20, high school, 6 a.m.–9 p.m.). Motion by Ms. Murphy; second Ms. Freeborn. Outcome: approved.
- Memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Riverhead Administrators Association for a retirement incentive. Motion by Mr. Wallace; second Ms. Murphy. Outcome: approved. Details of the incentive were not specified in the public excerpt.
- Acceptance of a $1,300 mini grant from the New York Future Farmers Association (administered by Cornell University) for the high school Agricultural Science Program. Motion by Ms. Freeborn; second Ms. Healy. Outcome: approved.
- Approvals to participate in 2025–26 cooperative bidding programs with Eastern Suffolk BOCES and Clarkstown Central School District for supplies, services and equipment. Motion by Ms. Murphy; second Mr. Wallace. Outcome: approved.
- Approval of four field-trip requests (varsity boys and girls golf to NYSPHSAA championships; AP Physics/Principles of Engineering to Six Flags Physics Day; updated approval for varsity girls spring track to attend Penn Relays). Motion by Ms. Murphy; second Ms. Freeborn. Outcome: approved. Approximate district costs were disclosed for some trips in the agenda.
Other procedural actions
- The board repeatedly moved to and from executive session as permitted to discuss employment matters; motions to enter and return from executive session passed by voice vote. The meeting adjourned from executive session with no further public action taken.
Why it matters: The cafeteria proposition will be decided by district voters on May 20; other approvals allow the district to accept grant funds, participate in cooperative purchasing and proceed with scheduled student trips. The retirement-incentive MOA could affect staffing and budget lines once details are implemented.
Ending
The board will reconvene during regular sessions leading up to the May budget hearing and vote; administrators said they will provide additional budget details online and at the May 6 hearing.
