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Middletown board approves routine personnel, financial and schedule items; one abstention recorded
Summary
At its Aug. 21 meeting the Enlarged City School District of Middletown Board of Education approved multiple memorandums covering personnel, instructional items and finances and amended the meeting schedule for 2025–26; one abstention was recorded on an instructional personnel item.
The Enlarged City School District of Middletown Board of Education on Aug. 21 approved a series of routine action items including personnel memorandums, financial items and a change to the 2025–26 meeting schedule. Most motions carried unanimously; one instructional personnel item drew an abstention.
The board approved the meeting agenda, an amendment to the 2025–26 annual appointments, multiple personnel memorandums and financial items by voice vote. The agenda was moved by Mr. Rhett and carried 9–0. An amendment to the annual appointments was moved by Mr. Perino and seconded by Miss Tabiathan and carried 9–0.
Superintendent Creedon described the annual-appointments amendment as updates to reflect retirements and new personnel. The board approved personnel memorandum 5A (moved by Mr. Moore, seconded by Pastor Williams) and noninstructional personnel memorandum 5C (moved by Miss Tobias, seconded by Pastor Williams) by unanimous voice vote.
Instructional personnel memorandum 5B (items 1 through 17) was moved by Pastor Williams and seconded by Dr. De Jesus. President Estrada said he would vote in the affirmative on all items except 5B‑7, on which he abstained because the person named is a relative; the item carried 8–0‑1.
Financial memorandum 6D (items 1 and 2) and special services memorandums 5E (items 1 and 2) were approved 9–0. The board also noted there were no change orders for the evening and approved an amendment to the Board of Education meeting schedule (to add an action-only meeting on Aug. 28 before a building tour).
Near the meeting’s close, the board moved into executive session with no expectation of returning to public session; that motion carried 9–0.
Votes at a glance: - Agenda approval — moved by Mr. Rhett; outcome: approved, tally 9–0. - Amendment to 2025–26 annual appointments — moved by Mr. Perino, seconded by Miss Tabiathan; outcome: approved, tally 9–0. - Appointment of ex officio student members (Nippur Patel, Eden Lugo) — moved by Pastor Williams, seconded by Mr. Rhett; outcome: approved, tally 9–0. - Personnel memorandum 5A — moved by Mr. Moore, seconded by Pastor Williams; outcome: approved, tally 9–0. - Instructional personnel memorandum 5B (items 1–17) — moved by Pastor Williams, seconded by Dr. De Jesus; outcome: approved, tally 8–0–1 (abstention by President Estrada on item 5B‑7). - Noninstructional personnel memorandum 5C (items 1–6) — moved by Miss Tobias, seconded by Pastor Williams; outcome: approved, tally 9–0. - Financial memorandum 6D (items 1–2) — moved by Dr. De Jesus, seconded by Mr. Rhett; outcome: approved, tally 9–0. - Special services memorandums 5E (items 1–2) — moved by Pastor Williams, seconded by Mr. Redd; outcome: approved, tally 9–0. - Amendment to Board meeting schedule (2025–26) — moved by Miss Tobias, seconded by Pastor Williams; outcome: approved, tally 9–0. - Motion to enter executive session with no expectation of returning to public session — moved by Mr. Biasen, seconded by Pastor Williams; outcome: approved, tally 9–0.
The board’s recorded abstention concerned item 5B‑7; President Estrada said his wife’s cousin was on the agenda and he abstained to avoid the appearance of impropriety. No other dissent or public comments on these items were recorded.
