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Board roundup: Wappingers BOE approves budget calendar, audit, capital-project contracts and club charters
Summary
At its Oct. 6 meeting the board unanimously approved the 2026–27 budget development calendar, accepted the audited financial statements for FY2024–25, approved contract proposals tied to the 2025 capital project and accepted several club charters and consent agenda items.
The Wappingers Central School District Board of Education on Oct. 6 took a series of routine approvals, voting unanimously on the budget development calendar, acceptance of the audited financial statements, club charters, capital-project consultant proposals and other consent agenda items.
Votes “at a glance” recorded at the meeting (all motions carried unanimously unless otherwise noted):
- Budget development calendar (Agenda 06/2001): Motion to approve the 2026–27 budget development calendar was moved by John Morgan and seconded by Miss Kellen; outcome — approved unanimously.
- Annual external financial statements (Agenda 06/2003 & 06/2004 presentation/approval): EFPR presented the year ended June 30, 2025 audit and the board approved the annual audit and financial statements as presented; outcome — approved unanimously.
- Consent agenda (Agenda 7.01 and associated items 7.02–7.10): The board approved the consent agenda as presented; outcome — approved unanimously.
- Club charters (Agenda 8.01): Board approved multiple club charters, including Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) at Roy C. Ketcham High School, Black Student Union (BSU) at Roy C. Ketcham High School, Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) at Roy C. Ketcham High School, and a name change to Gender ********* Alliance (previously Gay Straight Alliance) at John Jay High School; outcome — approved unanimously. Trustees discussed the timing of the name change and noted the change had been in effect for approximately two years but required a charter update.
- Topographic survey proposal for Wappingers Junior High School (Agenda 8.02): The board approved a proposal from Colliers Engineering and Design CTPC to perform an existing condition topographic survey at Wappingers Junior High School for $18,800 and authorized the board president to execute related documents subject to legal review; outcome — approved unanimously.
- Geotechnical engineering services for 2025 capital project (Agenda 8.03): The board approved a proposal from Tectonic Engineering Consultants for geotechnical engineering services at multiple schools in connection with the 2025 capital project at a cost not to exceed $63,000 and authorized the board president to execute related documents subject to legal review; outcome — approved unanimously. Trustee discussion touched on project accounting and that these costs are part of the voter-approved 2025 capital project.
- Approval of external annual financial statements (Agenda 6.04): The board resolved to approve the external annual financial statements from EFPR for FY 2024–25 as recommended by the audit committee; outcome — approved unanimously.
- Adjournment (Agenda 11.01): Motion to adjourn carried unanimously at 8:52 p.m.
No item was removed from the consent agenda for separate discussion. Several motions recorded the mover and seconder on the record where provided; roll-call tallies were recorded as unanimous at the meeting.
