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Board approves routine appointments, fiscal designations and several policy adoptions; community asked questions about principal hiring
Summary
At the July 9 meeting, the Baldwin board approved a slate of annual appointments, fiscal designations, policies and committees; trustees also discussed principal hiring procedures after a parent asked how the panel's feedback is used in selecting final candidates.
The Baldwin Union Free School District Board of Education approved a series of routine annual appointments, fiscal designations and policy adoptions at its July 9, 2025 meeting, and responded to public questions about the principal‑selection process.
Board motions that passed by voice vote included designation of legal counsel, auditors, school physician and a set of compliance officers (Title IX, ADA, records access and health and safety), appointment of district clerks and acting clerks, approval of petty cash designations under New York State Education Law §709, and designation of the Baldwin Herald as the district’s official newspaper for 2025–26. The board also named authorized signatories for accounts, certified payroll certifiers and purchasing agents and approved a travel/mileage reimbursement rate to follow IRS guidance.
On policy, the board readopted or revised several items: purchasing and investment policies (cited sections of General Municipal Law and Education Law were referenced), a code of conduct update incorporating the internet-enabled-device changes, and a second reading of Policy 5695 (students and personal electronic devices) before adopting it. The board also approved dates of religious observances, Dignity for All Students coordinators for each building and a variety of committee selections including special-education and preschool special-education committees.
During public comment a parent asked about the principal-selection process and whether the parent/community screening committee’s feedback is formally considered. The superintendent described the multi-stage hiring process: broad advertising of vacancies, screening interviews, committee interviews with staff and community representatives (committee feedback is collected on forms), cabinet review and final interviews. She said the committee is a feedback committee, not the final decision maker, and that cabinet (assistant superintendents and the superintendent) makes final hiring determinations, occasionally calling finalists back for additional interviews if the top candidates are close.
The board also approved resolutions tied to athletics placement (allowing seventh‑ and eighth‑grade pupils to compete under the state Athletic Placement Process at the varsity level where appropriate) and authorized APPR (annual professional performance review) certification forms to be submitted to the State Education Department for 2025–26.
