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Board discusses required ex‑officio student representative; board favors student‑selected process
Summary
Following a new state law effective July 1, 2025, the Board reviewed options for selecting an ex‑officio student representative and indicated a preference for the student body to select the representative rather than board, superintendent or principal appointment.
The Board of Education discussed on Feb. 10 how to implement a newly enacted state law that requires each school board to include at least one ex‑officio student representative beginning July 1, 2025. The board reviewed options in a sample policy and leaned toward letting students select their own representative.
A staff member read the New York State School Boards Association summary of the law: the student member is ex‑officio (non‑voting), cannot attend executive sessions and must be a district high‑school student (the law requires at least…
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