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Board approves routine agenda items, personnel actions and special‑education settlement
Summary
At its Sept. 16 meeting the Pleasantville board approved routine minutes, finance and curriculum items; amended CARE program staffing; approved a special‑education settlement (LM v. Pleasantville BOE, docket EDS‑11390‑2025S); and approved a 30‑day unpaid suspension and last‑chance agreement for employee #100553.
The Pleasantville Board of Education moved through its agenda on Sept. 16 and approved a series of routine and personnel actions.
Key votes recorded by roll call included approval of the superintendent's report and the chronic absenteeism plan; the monthly fire and safety drill report; minutes (items 2.1–2.3); finance items 3.1–3.18; transportation item 4.1; policy item 7.1; and curriculum items 8.1–8.3. The board also voted to enter executive session for legal and personnel matters.
Human resources adjustments included a CARE program amendment that added Desiree Daniels‑Green and Carla Banks as certified teachers at $45 per hour (amendment approved by roll call). Facilities item 5.1 was approved.
The board approved a resolution to settle a special‑education matter (identified in the transcript as LM v. Pleasantville Board of Education, docket EDS‑11390‑2025S) and authorized the settlement agreement. The board also approved a resolution denying a custodian grievance related to punching in and out and accepted the superintendent's recommendation.
On personnel discipline, the board approved a 30‑day suspension without pay and a last‑chance agreement for employee number 100553 after a motion by Mister Gibson and a second by Miss Silver; the motion carried on roll call.
Other administrative items approved on the consent/regular agenda included the board's organizational chart for 2025–26 and a job description for Administrator, Principal, Student Accountability and Assessment.
Votes were taken by roll call throughout the meeting; when roll calls were recorded the present board members voted "Yes" on the motions described above unless noted (one member was absent due to personal reasons).
