Baldwin board approves personnel actions, memorial scholarships and ratifies CSEA successor agreement
Get AI-powered insights, summaries, and transcripts
Subscribe
Summary
The Board of Education approved a set of routine personnel and committee reports, established three $500 memorial scholarships, approved a consent agenda of business items, accepted an updated facilities‑use report, and authorized execution of a Memorandum of Agreement with the Civil Service Employees Association covering 07/01/2025–06/30/2029.
At its Dec. 10 meeting, the Board of Education approved multiple motions covering routine governance, personnel, scholarships and labor relations.
Speaker 1 moved and the board approved acknowledgment of the treasurer's report for October 2025 and the minutes of the Nov. 12, 2025 regular meeting. Speaker 1 subsequently moved to approve the personnel actions report dated 12/10/2025; that motion and several others (special education committee final report, home tutoring and special education services report) were seconded and recorded as carried.
The board established a 'Dr. Koresh sued' medical professional scholarship of $500 to be awarded to Oakland High School alumni annually for five years beginning in 2026, and approved two additional $500 memorial scholarships (DACA and Garcia Memorial) sponsored by Army Health Care of Long Island.
On labor matters, the board read and approved a resolution authorizing the board president and the superintendent to execute a successor Memorandum of Agreement dated 06/20/2025 between the district and the Civil Service Employees Association, Inc., covering the period 07/01/2025–06/30/2029. The resolution incorporated terms from the MOA and authorized execution on behalf of the board.
Speaker 1 closed with calendar items and holiday wishes: marking‑period progress postings are expected Dec. 17, schools will be closed Dec. 24–Jan. 2 for winter recess, and the next board meeting is Jan. 14 at the high school. "We wish every family a happy holiday," Speaker 1 said before adjourning the meeting.
Votes at a glance: - Treasurer's report receipt and approval of Nov. 12 minutes — motion moved (SEG 018–031), seconded (SEG 024–026); outcome: approved. - Personnel actions report (12/10/2025) — motion moved (SEG 330–336); outcome: approved. - Committee on Special Education final report (Sept–Nov 2025) — motion moved (SEG 335–346); outcome: approved. - Home tutoring and special education services report — motion moved (SEG 347–350); outcome: approved. - Establishment of Dr. Koresh sued medical professional scholarship ($500, five years starting 2026) — motion moved (SEG 353–359); outcome: approved. - DACA and Garcia Memorial scholarships ($500 each, sponsor: Army Health Care of Long Island) — motion moved (SEG 368–371); outcome: approved. - Consent agenda (items 9.03–9.13) — called and approved by consent (SEG 372–379); outcome: approved. - Updated facilities‑use report (July 2025–June 2026) — motion moved (SEG 383–391); outcome: approved. - Memorandum of Agreement with Civil Service Employees Association (dated 06/20/2025; term 07/01/2025–06/30/2029) — resolution presented and authorization to execute approved (SEG 396–421); outcome: authorized.
(Where movers/seconders or vote tallies are not explicitly named in the transcript, they are recorded as 'not specified' in meeting minutes.)