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Seaford Board approves school-choice decisions, field trips, facility use and multiple policy readings
Summary
At the May 12 meeting the board approved school-choice applications, several student trips and community facility use, and advanced multiple district policies with first or second readings; no contested roll-call tallies were recorded in the public transcript.
The Seaford Board of Education approved a series of routine administrative items on May 12, including school-choice applications, field trips, a facility-use request and multiple policy first- and second-reading approvals.
Actions recorded in the public session included: board approval of the set of school-choice applications (approving application 125-905, denying applications 2026-33 and 2026-34, and rescinding application 2025-49); authorization of two high-school field trips (Pathways to Success to Hershey Park on May 16 and a trip to Audi Field/Washington, D.C., for a women’s professional soccer game on June 8); and approval to permit Delmarva Thunder, an adult amateur soccer organization, to use the high school soccer and track stadium for selected home matches (requester listed as Larry Aman). The board also approved a slate of policy readings and updates (motions carried by voice vote): property management policy (review/adoption), communications-with-staff policy, release time for students policy (first reading), student conduct/discipline policy changes, equal-opportunity employment policy (second reading), Seaford School District wellness policy (second reading), back-involvement/decision-making policy, student government policy (second reading) and responsibilities/advancement policy (second reading). The board additionally received and acknowledged the monthly financial report and moved to approve the recommended financial action as presented.
Most motions were moved and seconded on the record; the public transcript records voice approvals (“aye”) and that the motions carried but does not include detailed roll-call tallies. Where a mover or seconder was named in the transcript, it is recorded below. No motions were shown as defeated in the public portion of the transcript.
Ending: After taking these actions the board moved into executive session to discuss personnel, legal updates and student matters.
