Byram Hills board accepts retirement of science chair Deborah Kaye

The Byram Hills Central School District board approved its meeting agenda and consent items during a brief Nov. 18 meeting that included acceptance of the resignation for the purpose of retirement of science chair Deborah Kaye.

Speaker 2 announced that the consent agenda included acceptance of Kaye’s resignation and noted she has been with the district since 2008, about 17 years. Speaker 2 recalled hiring Kaye years earlier and praised her work and communications, saying 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.”

Board participants offered further thanks for Kaye’s years of service and expressed confidence in the science department’s ability to handle the transition. Speaker 1 said, “Enjoy that retirement.”

The board handled the agenda and consent approvals by voice vote; no roll-call tallies or individual vote records were provided in the transcript. The consent agenda item was described as personnel item 3.1 and included the acceptance of Kaye’s retirement. The meeting concluded after a motion to adjourn was moved, seconded, and approved.

The board did not indicate any immediate personnel appointments or next steps for filling the science chair position during the meeting.