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Schenectady board swears in members, elects Bernice Rivera president and approves annual reorganizational business
Summary
At its July reorganizational meeting the Schenectady City School District board administered oaths, elected Bernice Rivera president, approved routine annual appointments/authorizations and carried a consent agenda after removing and separately approving a personnel stipend to avoid a conflict of interest.
The Schenectady City School District Board of Education on July 9 administered oaths to newly elected members, elected officers for the 2025–26 year and approved the district's annual reorganizational items, including appointments, authorizations and routine resolutions.
The board sworn in multiple members at the start of the meeting and then opened nominations for board president. By roll call vote, Bernice Rivera was elected board president by a 6–0 tally. The board also elected its vice president for the 2025–26 year by the same margin. Both new officers were administered the oath of office during the meeting.
In the reorganizational business that followed, the board approved routine, multi-part package motions recorded in the agenda: annual appointments (agenda items 4a–4cc), annual authorizations (5a–5r), annual designations (6a–6b),…
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