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Community advocate asks board to adopt fuller NYSSBA policy set as board approves non‑represented employee and multiple consent policies
Summary
A community advocate urged the Newburgh board to adopt a more comprehensive set of New York State School Boards Association policies to protect students—especially those with disabilities—while the board voted on and adopted policy 9501 and a bundle of consent policies and later added a retainer to retain outside counsel for pending appeals.
At the meeting, community advocate Tracy Wallace addressed agenda item 6.2 and urged the board to consider additional policies from the New York State School Boards Association that she said would provide clearer protections for students with disabilities, including referral processes, committee‑on‑special‑education documentation and procedures for independent educational evaluations.
“I’m here as a community advocate,” Wallace said, asking the board to review the NYSSBA comprehensive list so the district’s policies better protect students and provide clearer…
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