Board approves leave and personnel appointment for Malalo Guzman after executive session

After convening in executive session to discuss personnel matters, the Peekskill City School District Board of Education returned to public session May 20 and approved actions adding a leave of absence and appointment for Malalo Guzman to the personnel agenda.

President Simpkins asked for a motion to add "Malalo Guzman" (the transcript contains an earlier mispronunciation of the first name) to the personnel agenda for a leave of absence as a bilingual AIS reserve specialist and for an appointment listed as an intern and assistant principal. The motion to add the item was moved by Mrs. McDonough and seconded by Mr. Jenkins. The board voted and recorded the motion as carried, with all members voting in favor.

The board did not read contract terms, effective dates or salary details into the public record at the time of the motion; those details were not specified in the transcript. The district listed the personnel action on the public consent agenda and moved it for approval as part of the personnel items that followed the executive session.

The board's action was procedural: the item was placed on the personnel agenda and approved in open session after the executive session discussion. The transcript does not show further public discussion of the specifics of Guzman’s leave or appointment.