Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the School Governance topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Wappingers board adopts consent agenda, personnel appointment and multiple routine items; abstentions recorded on one hire
Summary
At its March 24 meeting the Wappingers Central School District Board of Education approved the consent agenda, adopted several policies, accepted donations, approved a club charter and school marks, and approved a personnel appointment; one personnel item drew two abstentions on the roll call.
The Wappingers Central School District Board of Education on March 24 approved a series of routine items, including the consent agenda, the adoption of policies on second reading, the chartering of a new student club, acceptance of donations, and the appointment of an assistant principal.
The board first approved the consent agenda with one item removed for separate consideration. Later the board approved the removed personnel item (agenda 6.03, item 10) but recorded two abstentions on that vote. The board publicly announced Derek Frost as an incoming assistant principal at John Jay High School; the superintendent said Frost is joining Wappingers from the Pine Bush Central School District.
Other approved items included: - Legal notice for the May 20, 2025 budget vote and board election. - Charter of a Dungeons & Dragons Club at Van Wyck Junior High School. - Adoption of a new official mark for Wappingers Junior High School track and field and a waiver of the first reading to add the logo to exhibit 5260‑e0.1. - Acceptance of extra classroom activity funds financial statements for year ending 06/30/2024 and a corrective action plan. - Acceptance of donor‑funded POW/MIA flags for district schools. - Approval for board members to attend the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce 40 Under 40 awards honoring WCSD employees, with registration funded from the board budget.
Several motions were described on the record as unanimous; the separated personnel item passed with two recorded abstentions. The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn.
