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Galloway board completes reorganizational business, approves consent items and appointments
Summary
At the same meeting the board elected a president and vice president and approved routine organizational, construction, finance and personnel consent items by roll call.
During the same meeting the board completed standard reorganizational actions and approved multiple consent items listed on the agenda by roll call.
The board elected Suzette Carmen as president and Alexa Beshara Blouth as vice president during the organization portion of the meeting. The oath of office was administered to newly elected members after the November 5, 2024 election results were reported for three full-term seats.
The board approved consent and routine items including: adoption of the annual board calendar and bylaws (items 1.11'1.17), construction items 6.1'6.4, financing and facilities items 7.1'7.15, and personnel items presented in section 8 (including acceptance of retirement letters and routine personnel moves). Policy items 9.1'9.7 were approved on second and final reading. The board also approved informational items including student enrollment, out-of-district suspension reports, and harassment/intimidation/bullying reports as informational items; the revised 2024-25 calendar amendment was approved as part of old business.
All listed consent items and administrative approvals were approved by roll call as recorded in the meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Appointment of Board President: Suzette Carmen — approved by roll call (unanimous). - Appointment of Board Vice President: Alexa Beshara Blouth — approved by roll call (majority, one abstention noted during roll call procedure). - Approve items 1.11'1.17 (organizational consent): approved by roll call (unanimous). - Approve construction items 6.1'6.4: approved by roll call (unanimous). - Approve finance/facilities items 7.1'7.15: approved by roll call (unanimous). - Personnel items (8.1'8.7, including retirement acceptance for Patricia Santoro): approved by roll call. - Policies 9.1'9.7 (second/final reading): approved by roll call. - Old-business calendar revision 10.2 (2024-25 revised calendar): approved by roll call.
Meeting leaders said the routine approvals reflect work completed in committee prior to the meeting and do not in themselves indicate changes to programmatic operations.
