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Public commenter raises questions on MOA tuition reimbursement, senior fundraising and grant spending

Carmel Central School District Board of Education · October 21, 2025
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Summary

A public commenter at the Oct. 21 Carmel Central School District board meeting pressed the district for details about a tuition-reimbursement MOA that appears to fund graduate coursework for a single employee, questioned senior-class fundraising practices and asked about an unused $100,000 grant for PACE students.

A member of the public, Jerry Lee Snorville, used the Oct. 21 public-comment period to press the board on several fiscal and personnel issues, asking why the district had approved tuition reimbursement in a memoranda of agreement (MOA) that he said appeared to benefit a single employee, questioned the logic of using sweatshirt sales to offset senior-ball costs and asked about an unused $100,000 grant earmarked for PACE students.

Lee said the MOA (released Oct. 9 when requested) appears to provide tuition reimbursement for graduate coursework for an employee identified in the MOA as employee number 5520. He asked whether the master's degree was a job…

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