Harrison board approves finance and facilities report, including study of electric school-bus transition
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The Harrison Central School District board approved its finance and facilities report Jan. 7, 2026, which included a resolution authorizing a bus fleet electrification study, disposal of various assets, and contract and appropriation items tied to ongoing bond projects.
The Harrison Central School District Board of Education voted Jan. 7 to approve its finance and facilities report, which included a resolution to study converting the district’s bus fleet to electric vehicles.
During the discussion a board member said the electrification requirement has a near-term timeline — "currently, I think it's 2028" — and added that the required study "will be completed at virtually no cost to the district." The report also listed disposals of various assets, an appropriation transfer dated 02/25/26, a contract for health services with Irvington UFSD, and a bid rejection for RFB 25/26-13 (general contracting at Preston Elementary School).
Board members were told the district will accept a contractor for Preston School to complete the first phase of that project and will issue two additional bids for remaining work, including pieces of the bond-funded STEM center and fitness center. The board was also informed that the high-school classroom addition (four classrooms in a wing known as the Rose Garden) is complete and ready for use.
The motion to approve the finance and facilities report was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. No roll-call tally was recorded in the public transcript.
The board announced its next regular business meeting for Jan. 21, 2026, at 7 p.m. at Lewis M. Climb Middle School.