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Board actions: safety plan, contracts, transfers, trips, donations and personnel approved
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Summary
At the December meeting the South Huntington board adopted the revised districtwide school safety plan, approved special education contracts and placements, extended an EPC acquisition period, approved budget transfers and out-of-state trips, accepted several donations and a memorial scholarship, and moved into executive session to discuss personnel and student matters.
The South Huntington Board of Education moved through a substantial business agenda after presentations, adopting multiple routine and notable items by voice vote.
Key approvals included adoption of the revised districtwide school safety plan for 2025-26 (following a 30-day public comment period), a district-of-location special education agreement with Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District for several parentally placed students, and a stipulation agreement to pay tuition and related services for a student placed at Winston Prep for two school years as settlement of a placement dispute.
The board also accepted the auditors' financial statements and corrective action plan for 2024-25 and authorized publication of the general fund's unassigned balance. On contracts and budgets, the board approved rejecting bids for the Stimpson Mezzanine Makerspace (recommendation from architects based on bid pricing), approved an extension of the acquisition period for the district's energy performance contract with Johnson Controls through April 1, 2026, and authorized two budget transfers including roughly $107,000 for enhancements to the Oakwood Outdoor Learning Center.
Extracurricular and professional development approvals included an out-of-state trip for the varsity cheer team to the UCA national championship in Orlando, Florida (February 2026), and approval for two staff to attend the NAMM conference in California.
The board accepted several donations to support district events and arts programming (including multiple $2,500 gifts, a $1,000 donation and a $3,640 scrim backdrop), and approved the Ashley DeBartolomeo Memorial Scholarship. The board also approved a data privacy agreement with Class Act Photographers and multiple special education and preschool placements.
Most items were adopted by voice vote with no recorded opposition in the public transcript. The board concluded the public session by moving to executive session to discuss personnel, litigation and student matters.
