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Board approves internet‑device policy, accepts retirements and routine consent items

Chappaqua Central School District Board of Education · December 11, 2025
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Summary

At its Dec. 10 meeting the board approved an updated internet‑enabled device policy (phased start and pouch implementation), accepted instructional and non‑instructional retirements, approved an energy study contract (Wendell Engineering) with NYSERDA cost‑share and passed a consent agenda of routine appointments and grants.

The Chappaqua Central School District Board of Education took several formal actions during the Dec. 10 meeting.

Policy: The board voted to approve an updated Internet‑enabled device policy that phases in enforcement and includes use of pouches for student devices in common spaces; administrators said the pouches are non‑locking and intended to ensure phones are not used in hallways while allowing students to carry phones for emergency access. The administration described a phased timeline that provides additional time for implementation at the high school through Jan. 15, 2026.

Personnel: Trustees accepted superintendent recommendations to record retirements for both instructional (4.1) and non‑instructional (4.2) staff; those personnel actions were moved, seconded and approved.

Contracts and grants: The board approved a contract with Wendell Engineering for an energy study that the district is paying half of while NYSERDA will cover the other half; the study will evaluate renewable energy options, HVAC and lighting efficiencies and future grant opportunities. The Chappaqua School Foundation grants on the consent agenda included $1,400 for sensory carts and $2,000 to pilot an elementary LEGO wall.

Consent agenda: The board approved a consent package covering CSE summaries, purchase order changes, an appointment to the Newcastle Community Media Center, a McKinney‑Vento liaison appointment, bid awards, a supplemental memorandum of agreement with the CCT, a NYSSBA compliance review and a temporary suspension of district policy 5090 (student residency) as listed on the agenda.

Votes were recorded by voice during the meeting; individual roll‑call tallies were not recorded in the public transcript.