Brookhaven‑Comsewogue board approves slate of personnel actions; names Julie O’Hara assistant director of pupil personnel services

The Brookhaven‑Comsewogue Union Free School District Board of Education approved a package of personnel actions during its meeting, including the appointment of Julie O’Hara as assistant director of Pupil Personnel Services effective July 1, 2025.

The action matters because the assistant director of Pupil Personnel Services oversees special‑education and pupil‑support functions that affect classroom placements, services and compliance with state requirements.

The board approved the O’Hara appointment after a motion by Miss Mitchell and a second by Mr. Prince. “All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries,” the board recorded. The O’Hara appointment is a four‑year probationary appointment in the tenure area of assistant director, with the appointment effective 07/01/2025 through 06/30/2029 as stated in the recommendation presented to trustees.

Trustees also approved a large set of personnel resignations and subsequent appointments covering teacher assistants, special‑education teachers and classroom teachers across the district. Highlights from the personnel list presented to the board include: the acceptance of multiple resignations effective 06/30/2025 (including full‑time and part‑time teacher assistants and a school social worker); appointment of new probationary classroom and special‑education teachers with standard four‑year probationary terms beginning 08/26/2025 and ending 06/30/2029; several part‑time teacher assignments for the 2025–26 school year; and district coordinator and extracurricular coordinator appointments for 2025–26 (mentor coordinator, community music coordinators, marching band coordinator and marching band director). The board moved and approved the full package later in the meeting; a roll call was not read aloud beyond the recorded “Aye” votes and the chair’s statement that the motion carried.

The personnel slate also included a CSEA appointment (Nicole McNulty, senior account clerk, effective 06/09/2025, six‑month probationary appointment) and numerous part‑time and substitute listings filed for the 2025–26 year. Several appointments reference New York State tenure language in the recommendation documents (probationary appointment in the tenure area of childhood education or students with disabilities) and list effective and terminal dates for the probationary periods.

The board’s actions place incoming staff into positions for the 2025–26 school year and set probationary periods consistent with the district’s personnel recommendations. The meeting record shows trustees approved the package and directed human resources to implement the appointments per the recommendation form.