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At-a-glance: Board votes on personnel, policies, MOA settlement and budget moves (April 22)
Summary
The Carmel Central School District board approved the consent agenda, personnel requests, a new scholarship, a $15,000 intra-fund transfer, adopted two policies, and approved a memorandum-of-agreement resolving a CTA grievance; a grant-writer contract was withdrawn and tabled.
The Carmel Central School District Board of Education took a series of formal actions on April 22, 2025. Key outcomes and recorded votes are summarized below.
Consent agenda - Outcome: Approved by voice vote. (SEG 1515'SEG 1531)
Personnel approvals (6.01) - Motion: Approve instructional and non-instructional personnel requests as recommended by the superintendent. - Vote: Roll-call requested by Trustee Wise; motion passed with the trustees recorded as voting Aye. (SEG 1533'SEG 1563)
Cognitive Consulting scholarship (6.02) - Motion: Create a scholarship offered by Cognitive Consulting for two graduating seniors pursuing STEAM; selection to be made by a firm representative and the high-school principal. - Outcome: Approved by voice vote. (SEG 1565'SEG 1600)
Budget transfer within 2024'25 general fund (6.03) - Motion: Authorize transfers totaling $15,000 within the general fund to reallocate duties previously managed in clerical services to BOCES. - Clarification: Trustees said the transfer is budget- and tax-neutral. - Outcome: Approved by voice vote. (SEG 1601'SEG 1627)
MOA settlement with Carmel Teachers Association (6.04) - Motion summary: Approve a memorandum of agreement resolving the CTA grievance regarding appointment of department heads/chairpersons for 2024'25; the union withdraws the grievance with prejudice while parties "agree to disagree" about whether the contract was violated. The MOA reinstates department chairs and contemplates stipends moving forward. - Vote (roll call recorded): Trustee Curzio: No; Vice President Dahl: Yes; Trustee Douglas: Yes; President Orser: Yes; Trustee Paraskeva: Yes; Trustee Wise: No. Outcome: Motion passed. (SEG 1630'SEG 1750)
Adopted policies - Policy 85506 (discipline of students with disabilities) (6.05): Adopted by voice vote; board described the change as clarifying language consistent with the code of conduct. (SEG 1753'SEG 1784) - Policy 2010 (ex officio student member of the board) (6.06): Adopted by voice vote; superintendent reported 12 students expressed interest and a selection rubric will guide interviews. (SEG 1786'SEG 1814)
Walk-on resignation accepted (6.08) - Motion: Accept resignation for the purposes of retirement of Dr. Aaron Meehan effective 06/22/2025. - Outcome: Approved. (SEG 3034'SEG 3052)
Tabled/withdrawn - Proposed contract for grant-writing services with Robert J. Miller and Associates (6.07) was discussed at length but the motion to approve was withdrawn; the board voted to table the item and asked staff to return with more information at the May meeting. (SEG 1830'SEG 2069)
The board indicated some items (personnel, MOA settlement) required roll-call votes and recorded trustee positions for those measures. Members asked staff to provide additional financial detail and comparisons where costs or stipends were in question.
