Bethlehem Central School District elects Holly Dalenbaugh president, Meredith Moriarty vice president; approves routine annual items

The Bethlehem Central School District Board of Education elected Holly Dalenbaugh as board president and Meredith Moriarty as vice president for the 2025–26 school year at its July 1 organizational meeting.

The board also administered the oath of office to returning members, approved the superintendent's recommended slate of annual appointments, contractual action items, designations and routine authorizations, and set committee memberships for the coming year.

The vote to elect Dalenbaugh came after a nomination motion and a second; the motion carried on a voice vote. On accepting the nomination, Dalenbaugh said, "I do accept. I would be honored to do it again." The board then repeated the oath of office for the president.

Superintendent Jody Monroe presented the slate of annual administrative and contractual items and the board approved them by unanimous voice votes. The items covered routine school-district business including annual appointments, bonding of personnel, and other required designations.

Board members discussed committee assignments for the year and flagged a need for an additional member on the audit committee. One board member said, "we could really use another person on the audit committee," and the board agreed to keep most committee memberships the same to preserve continuity while recruiting an additional audit-committee member.

The meeting proceeded with standard organization business and concluded with scheduling and administrative housekeeping for the upcoming year.

Looking ahead, the board asked staff to return with information on committee membership options and timelines for any planned committee work this fall.