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Votes at a glance: Averill Park board approves minutes, consent agenda and multiple policy updates; declines to add girls flag football
Summary
At the Feb. 24 meeting the board approved routine items including minutes and a consent agenda, acknowledged a retirement, accepted a change order, and adopted several policies; it also approved the superintendent’s recommendation not to add girls varsity flag football for 2025–26.
The Averill Park Board of Education took several formal actions Feb. 24 during its regular meeting. Key votes recorded on the agenda included minutes approval, consent agenda approval, acknowledgement of a retirement, a construction/contract change order, and adoption of policy updates. The full list below summarizes each recorded action as read into the record at the meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of minutes, Feb. 10, 2025 meeting — motion moved and seconded; passes with unanimous votes and one abstention recorded for the minutes vote as noted in the transcript. (Outcome: approved.)
- Approval of the consent agenda (business and special education items 6, 7 and 8) — motion moved and seconded; the board voted unanimously to approve the consent agenda. (Outcome: approved.)
- Acknowledgement of retirement (item noted in consent): Sharon Smith — board acknowledged 30 years of service. (Outcome: acknowledged.)
- Change order in district’s favor (item 13a): a $10,000 change order credited to the district was accepted by motion and vote. (Outcome: approved.)
- Policy actions: the board completed second readings and adopted multiple policy items (examples read on the agenda included policies in the 7,000 series such as 7,100, 7,500 and 7,000); motions to waive further readings and adopt were seconded and approved unanimously. (Outcome: policies adopted.)
- Athletic program resolution (flag football): the board adopted a resolution reflecting the superintendent’s recommendation not to add girls varsity flag football for 2025–26 (see separate article for background and debate). (Outcome: approved.)
The board chair read each item into the record and announced the outcome after vote. Where roll‑call counts were not read into the transcript the chair described the result as unanimous or as noted above.
