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Locust Valley board drafts and approves six resolutions to send to state school board association
Summary
The Locust Valley Board of Education approved six resolutions Tuesday to send to the New York State School Boards Association, covering special‑education summer camp funding, higher reimbursement for costly out‑of‑district placements, whole‑milk options in school meals, vaccine religious exemptions, suspension of an electric-bus mandate, and counting recess toward instructional time.
The Locust Valley Central School District Board of Education approved six resolutions Tuesday for submission to the New York State School Boards Association (NYSBA). Each resolution drew unanimous support from trustees during discussion and a show-of-hands endorsement.
Why it matters: Resolutions to the state association are a standard way for districts to request state-level policy changes or advocacy. Several of the topics raise funding and legal issues that trustees said have practical implications for districts statewide.
The six resolutions (as discussed and endorsed):
1) Advocate for creation or expansion of Title I–style or comparable state funding to cover out‑of‑district summer camps and transportation costs for special‑education students whose needs are not met by the district’s extended‑year programs. Rationale: year‑round services can prevent regression for some students and current…
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