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Wappingers board approves routine consent items and establishes $1,404.81 health-service rate; one agreement fails
Summary
The board approved a consent agenda and a series of routine items — including a $1,404.81 per‑pupil health‑service rate and a transfer of Gay Head Elementary logos — while a memorandum of agreement failed on a recorded vote.
At its Dec. 15 meeting, the Wappingers Central School District Board of Education approved a consent agenda and several routine governance and policy items while recording one failed motion.
The board approved the consent agenda with a number of items held for separate consideration. A separate vote on a memorandum of agreement did not pass: the transcript records four members voting in favor (Mister McFarland, Miss Johnson, Miss Mondesando, Mister Capalari) and two against (Mister Lumia and Miss Kellen), and the motion failed.
The board approved attendance for district representatives to participate in NISBA Lobby Day in Albany on Feb. 11, 2026, with reimbursement for eligible expenses. The board also established the 2025–26 health service rate for nonresident pupils attending nonpublic schools at $1,404.81 per pupil; the resolution states costs are billed to the home district for reimbursement.
Other approved items included new club charters, a transfer agreement to move intellectual property rights for Gay Head Elementary School logos (Griffin and Gracie) to the district (first reading effective 12/16/2025), and retirement of specified policies effective 12/16/2025. A silent first reading of updated policies was conducted and members were advised to contact Policy Committee Chair Peggy Kelland with questions. The meeting adjourned at 8:14 p.m.
