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Port Jervis board approves consent agenda, personnel hires and Phase 4 construction contract
Summary
The Port Jervis City School District board approved routine consent and personnel items, accepted grant funds, and voted to appoint a construction manager for the next phase of the district capital program. A lease extension with Catholic Charities and several policy second readings were also approved.
The Port Jervis City School District board voted unanimously to approve the consent agenda, a slate of personnel actions, and several capital and contract items at its regular meeting.
The consent agenda approved included minutes from prior education meetings, CSE/CPSE minutes and district treasurer financial reports for November and December 2024, and a grant from the Port Jervis Education Foundation earmarked for the PJHS character‑education program. Board members approved the items with a standard aye/oppose vote; no roll‑call tallies were provided in the transcript.
The board also approved multiple personnel employment items, including retirements, resignations, substitute appointments, a probationary school psychologist appointment, and amendments to tenure eligibility dates. Trustees made and seconded the motion and voted to carry the personnel slate.
On capital projects, the board moved to approve capital project allowances and change orders for phases 1–3 that remain in punch‑list completion, and unanimously approved a construction management services contract for Phase 4 with Schoolhouse Construction Services. John Tim, assistant superintendent for business, reported that phases 1–3 remain in punch‑list status and that the district is approximately $3.9 million under budget for phases 1 and 2; the board discussed options including borrowing less or redirecting funds to complete additional roof work this summer.
The board also approved a third extension of a lease between the district and Catholic Charities of Orange, Sullivan and Ulster Counties, and accepted second and final readings of several policies (numbers 6550, 7223, 7412 and 7536). In each case the board heard a motion, received a second and approved the item by voice vote.
Why it matters: the construction management appointment advances Phase 4 work (designs already submitted to the state education department, according to committee reports), while the reported budget surplus on earlier phases gives the district options for allocating remaining capital funds. Personnel approvals and grant…
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