Byram Hills meeting adopts agenda, approves consent items including science chair’s retirement

Officials at the Byram Hills Central School District meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, adopted the evening’s agenda and approved the consent agenda, which included accepting the resignation for purposes of retirement of the district’s science chairperson, Deborah K.

The meeting was called to order by Speaker 1 at 6:14 p.m., who led the Pledge of Allegiance and then asked for a motion to adopt the agenda. Speaker 1 recorded that the motion was moved and seconded and asked, “All those in favor?” The transcript records the vote as carried by voice; the exact tally was not specified in the record.

Speaker 1 then moved to approve the consent agenda (personnel item 3.1). After a second, Speaker 1 called for a voice vote; the motion carried and the consent agenda was approved. The consent agenda contained, among other items, acceptance of the resignation for purposes of retirement of Deborah K., identified in the proceeding as the district’s science chairperson.

Speaker 2 offered remarks about Deborah K.’s tenure and contributions, noting her clear communication with staff and colleagues. “She wrote such beautiful emails to the faculty and staff, really, beautiful emails to me, to Tim, to everybody in the district office reflecting about her time here and the support that she received,” Speaker 2 said.

No replacement for the science chair position was announced at the meeting. The session concluded after a motion to adjourn that was moved, seconded and carried by voice vote; the record does not include roll-call tallies.

The meeting adjourned following the votes.