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Board approves safety plan, contracts and personnel in routine consent agenda
Summary
The board approved the district-wide safety plan, multiple contracts (including a five-year parking lease extension with Mount Golda Cemetery at $4,000 annually), service agreements for Medicaid revenue and therapy providers, special-education placements, and personnel schedules; an out-of-district placement for an 11-year-old with autism was adopted 5–0.
At its final summer meeting, the South Huntington Union Free School District board approved a package of routine items that included policy adoption, vendor agreements, school improvement plans and personnel actions.
The board adopted a new extreme-heat policy required by state law; Doctor DeLeah told the board most classrooms already have air conditioning and noted the district budgeted 11 new air-conditioned buses this year. The board also approved the district-wide safety plan for 2025–26; Mister Smith said the plan was previously presented as a draft on July 8, 2025, and will be posted on the district website following approval.
Contract and program approvals included a third and final five-year extension of the parking rental agreement with Mount Golda Cemetery (ending in 2030) at an annual cost of $4,000. The board approved a one-year agreement with School Aid Specialists to maximize Medicaid revenue; Mister Lombardo said the vendor’s fee will remain 20% of retained Medicaid funds. The board also approved an agreement with Metro Therapy Incorporated for related services and evaluations when in-district staff cannot be assigned.
The board approved multiple special-education and preschool-education placements recommended by the Committees on Special Education, and it adopted a district comprehensive improvement plan for 2025–26. Doctor Hender told the board the district plan targets identified groups—specifically English language learners and Hispanic students—and provides funding for additional supports. The Silas Wood sixth-grade center’s comprehensive education plan, required after the state Office of Accountability identified the building as targeted, was also approved and will be posted.
An out-of-district placement for an 11-year-old classified with autism was presented by Mister Lombardo and adopted by the board with a recorded 5–0 vote, as noted in the public transcript. Multiple personnel schedules were approved to staff district buildings for the coming year, and the board announced its next meeting for Sept. 3.
The transcript contains no recorded opposition to the listed consent items in the public portion of the meeting. Several items (contract-level costs beyond the parking lease, detailed Medicaid revenue estimates and per-vendor service levels) were not specified in the public transcript and will require follow-up.
