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Votes at a glance: board approves curricula, goals, safety plan, policies and vendor agreements

VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY) Board of Education · August 26, 2025

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Summary

At its August meeting the Valley Central board approved the consent agenda and a series of items by unanimous votes (7–0) including adoption of curricula, 2025–26 district goals, the district safety plan, policy updates (including an amended cell‑phone policy), the MTSS plan, and multiple intergovernmental and vendor agreements.

The Valley Central School District Board of Education recorded a series of formal actions and unanimous votes during its August meeting. Key outcomes recorded in the meeting minutes and on the record are listed below.

Votes recorded during the meeting (all listed outcomes were recorded as unanimous 7–0 unless noted):

- Consent agenda: motion to approve; mover: Fran; second: Jane; outcome: approved (7–0). - Approval of high school and middle school curricula: motion to approve; mover: Katie; second: Angela; outcome: approved (7–0). - Adoption of 2025–26 district goals: motion to adopt; mover: not specified on tape; outcome: approved (7–0). - Approval of the 2025–26 district safety plan: motion to approve; mover: Katie; second: Diana; outcome: approved (7–0). - Policy adoptions: policy 8332 adopted (motion and vote recorded); policy 5695 (cell‑phone policy) adopted after a board amendment removing backpacks and lockers as permissible storage for devices; vote recorded as 7–0 after amendment. - Adoption of the 2025–26 MTSS plan: motion by Fran, second by Katie; outcome: approved (7–0). - Contract and agreement approvals: RIC Operations Center agreement, Green Chimneys agreement, 2025–26 UPK program agreements, and an intermunicipal SRO services agreement with the Village of Walden were all approved; votes recorded as 7–0.

Where the record shows procedural questions or amendments (for example the board amended policy 5695 to strike references to backpacks and lockers), the minutes record the amendment and final adoption. Several agenda items were moved in order for time sensitivity; per the transcript the board waived second readings on some time‑sensitive policies so they could be implemented before the start of school.