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Yorktown highlights ASL student demonstration, Red Ribbon Week and new website chatbot

Yorktown Central School District Board of Education · October 30, 2025
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Summary

At the Oct. 27 Yorktown Central School District Board of Education meeting, the district showcased its American Sign Language program, noted Red Ribbon Week activities, announced an AI chatbot on the district website and reported recent site work to expand classrooms.

Luke Vanjalista, host of the Yorktown Board Minute, said at the Yorktown Central School District Board of Education meeting on Oct. 27 that students in the district's American Sign Language program performed a demonstration showing the program's progress. "The good news presented at this board meeting was from the ASL program," Vanjalista said.

The ASL program began about two years ago and "has also continued throughout the high school and suffices for the NYS requirement for language," Vanjalista said. District materials or meeting minutes supplied with the audio did not specify which New York State requirement was referenced or any formal board action tied to the program.

Vanjalista also reported that Red Ribbon Week is being celebrated across district buildings to promote healthy habits among students. He announced a new AI chatbot added to the Yorktown Central School District website, saying the tool helps users quickly find information ranging from lunch venues to sporting events and thanking an individual identified in the recording as "mister m" for the work.

On facilities, Vanjalista said "ground had been broken at Mohan's at Kenneworth side," and described the work as additions that "are going to expand classrooms, and allow for newer and better spaces for students to learn." The recording does not provide further details about the site name, the project scope, funding sources or a construction schedule.

The recording closed with Vanjalista saying the next board meeting will be Oct. 3 at the middle school and asking listeners to contact him or Hunter Vantesta with questions or suggestions. The audio is a summary read by the host; it does not record formal motions, votes or board resolutions on these items.