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Board approves consent items, personnel appointments and several policy readings

Ossining Union Free School District Board of Education · December 17, 2025

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Summary

At its Nov. 19 meeting, the board approved grouped consent agenda items covering a $25,000 Obama Foundation grant for MBK, finance and personnel resolutions, and adopted several policies as first readings and one as a second reading (expense reimbursement).

The Ossining Union Free School District Board of Education approved multiple consent-agenda items, personnel appointments and policy readings on Nov. 19.

Consent and finance: The board approved consent items 4.1–4.4 including the grant agreement with the Barack Obama Foundation for My Brother's Keeper, consultant appointments for 2025–26 and minutes from October meetings. The board also approved finance items 5.1–5.6 covering treasurer reports, budget and revenue reports, acceptance of funds for replacement of school property, disposal of classroom equipment at Roosevelt, NYSERDA funds for the clean green schools initiative, and interfund transfers.

Curriculum and personnel: Trustees approved curriculum item 6.1 (recommended placements for special education students) and personnel slate 7.1–7.10, including a tenure appointment for Carol Wilkins with a recognition scheduled for Dec. 3.

Policies: The board took first readings and voice votes to adopt new or revised policies: 8130.2 (workplace violence prevention), 8505 (charging meals and a la carte items), 9520.6 (rights of employees to express breast milk in the workplace) and 5405 (local wellness policy) as first readings. It also completed a second reading and adopted revised policy 6830 (expense reimbursement), clarifying volunteer reimbursement rules and that board trustees are included in the policy language.

Votes were taken by voice; the transcript records approval by "Aye" for grouped consent items and individual policy motions. Specific named vote tallies were not recorded in the public portion of the transcript. Several motions were moved and seconded on the record; where a named mover or seconder was not recorded in the transcript, the motion text is recorded below as it appeared on the agenda.