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Peekskill board adopts policy to seat student member; approves consent agenda and minutes
Summary
The Peekskill City School District board adopted Policy 2245 (Executive officer student member of the board of education) and approved several routine consent items and minutes during the meeting; motions to add a nomination for an award to the consent agenda and to include an employee agreement were also approved.
The Peekskill City School Board voted to adopt Policy 2245, establishing a process for a student member of the board, and approved routine consent items and meeting minutes during the same session.
What the board decided: Trustees voted to waive a second reading and adopt Policy 2245, "Executive officer student member of the board of education," after describing a process that gives the student body an opportunity to choose a representative and a recommended alternate. The policy discussion noted the state law requires that districts designate at least one student board member and that the district sought to preserve students’ time by allowing flexibility in how the student participates.
Other approved motions at the meeting included adding a nomination of Michael Simpkins for the Frederick R. Dyer award to the consent agenda, placing an employee agreement…
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