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Board adopts routine consent items and approves three policy updates; votes unanimous
Summary
At the May 8 meeting the Albany City School District Board of Education adopted the routine consent agenda by motion and approved three policy revisions (RTI, homeschooled students, programs for students with disabilities). All votes were reported unanimous.
The Albany City School District Board of Education took formal action on two agenda items May 8: adopting the routine consent agenda and approving three policy updates that had been on the agenda for action.
The board adopted the routine consent agenda (which covers routine contracts, field-trip approvals and personnel matters) after a motion by Board Member Miss Wilson and a second from Board Member Miss Mann. The chair declared the vote unanimous.
The board then approved three policy revisions on motion by Dr. Chatur (policy second asked and vote taken); the policies were: - Policy 4-100: Response to Intervention (RTI) — standardization edits and added reference to guardians in sections previously addressed to parents. - Policy 17-41: Homeschooled Students — clarified that the policy applies only to district residents and added language about the Committee on Special Education (CSE) developing IEP equivalents for homeschooled students with disabilities. - Policy 43-21: Programs for Students with Disabilities (IDEA/NY Education Law Article 89) — clarifying end-of-entitlement language (end of school year student turns 21 or upon diploma whichever comes first), additional identification activities and gender-neutral wording.
Meeting minutes record both votes as unanimous. No separate roll-call vote record with individual member votes was read into the public minutes; the chair announced unanimous approval.
Items approved under routine consent were not discussed individually during the meeting; board members have the option to pull matters from routine consent for separate consideration in future meetings.
