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Votes at a glance: Baldwin UFSD board approves personnel, special education, donations and policies
Summary
At its Feb. 12, 2025 meeting the Baldwin Board approved minutes, treasurer reports, personnel actions, special-education recommendations, donations, policies and other routine business. The board also appointed a hearing officer and approved rental of election-scanning equipment.
The Baldwin Union Free School District Board of Education approved a slate of routine business items at its Feb. 12, 2025 meeting, including minutes, personnel reports, special-education recommendations, donations, policy adoptions and several agreements.
Votes at a glance (items approved by voice vote unless noted):
- Acceptance of minutes: The board accepted minutes for the Jan. 8, 2025 board meeting as detailed in the Friday mailing. (Motion moved by Mrs. Doresca; outcome: approved.)
- Treasurer's reports: Receipt acknowledged for the revised treasurer’s report for November 2024 and the treasurer’s report for December 2024. (Moved by Mrs. Kools; outcome: approved.)
- Personnel actions: The board approved the personnel actions report (amended and addended) dated Feb. 12, 2025. (Motion moved by Mrs. Kools; outcome: approved.)
- Committee on Special Education (CSE) and Preschool CSE recommendations: The board approved recommendations for Committee on Special Education and Committee on Preschool Special Education for November–December 2024 and January 2025. (Moved by Mrs. Kools; outcome: approved.)
- Home tutoring and special-education services report: Approved for the month as detailed in the Friday mailing. (Moved by Mrs. Doresca; outcome: approved.)
- Donations: The board accepted two donations totaling $955 from Jovia Credit Union for the Funding Your Ideas grants program ($500 and $455) and a bench donated by the Class of 2024 for the Baldwin High School courtyard. (Moved by Mrs. Kools; outcome: approved.)
- Consent agenda: Members approved items 10.3 through 10.1 via consent agenda after questions on select items were addressed. The items included the updated Use of Facilities report (July 2024–June 2025) and related routine approvals. (Motion moved by Mrs. Kools; outcome: approved.)
- Policies: After a second reading, the board adopted discrimination and harassment policies identified in the board packet (policy numbers listed in the Friday mailing). The adoption included grievance-procedure exhibits for Title IX-related harassment and discrimination. (Moved by Mrs. Doresca; outcome: approved.)
- 2025–26 School Calendar: The board approved the district calendar for the 2025–26 school year. (Moved by Mrs. Kools; outcome: approved.)
- Nassau County Board of Elections memorandum of agreement: The board approved a memorandum of agreement to rent DS200 scanning machines and AutoMark equipment for the May board election. (Moved by Mrs. Kools; outcome: approved.)
- Appointment of hearing officer: The board accepted charges preferred by the superintendent pursuant to Civil Service Law §75 and appointed Stephen O’Brien, Esq., as hearing officer to make findings of fact and recommendations. (Moved by Mrs. Kools; outcome: approved.)
- SEQRA classification: The board approved the resolution classifying electrical upgrades at Lenox and Meadow schools and roof replacement at Baldwin High School as Type II actions under SEQRA (6 NYCRR 617.5(c)(2) and (c)(10)), as recommended by H2M Architects and counsel. (Moved by Mrs. Kools; outcome: approved.)
Most motions were moved and seconded by board members Mrs. Kools and Mrs. Doresca; votes in the transcript are recorded as voice votes with “Aye” and no detailed roll-call tallies in the public audio record.
