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Board approves personnel, finance, curriculum and policy items; CEF donates $47,000 to CMS library project
Summary
The School District of the Chathams Board of Education approved personnel, finance, curriculum and policy items at its meeting; the personnel agenda included the appointment of Dr. Emily Sortino as superintendent.
At its regular meeting, the School District of the Chathams Board of Education approved multiple agenda items across personnel, finance, curriculum and policy.
Personnel: The board approved agenda items A1–A18 and addendum modifications, including the special personnel item A2 appointing Dr. Emily Sortino as superintendent effective July 1, 2025. The personnel package passed 7-0.
Finance and donations: The board approved finance and facilities items B1 through B12 by recorded vote (7-0). During the finance discussion the board noted two donations: $47,000 from the Chatham Education Foundation (CEF) to provide partial funding for the implementation of Innovative Learning Space 1 and 2 at the CMS library media center, and a $500 donation from Miss Chen for the ESL program. The transcript indicates subsequent items (B13–B15) generated abstentions on some members; the board recorded B1–B12 as passed.
Curriculum: Curriculum items C1–C4 were approved by the board (vote recorded 7-0).
Policy: Policy item D1 was approved (vote recorded 7-0).
Other: The board approved minutes from the January 13 regular and executive sessions; the minutes motion passed and the agenda moved forward. No executive session occurred at the end of this meeting.
