Mount Sinai board approves personnel, action items and amendment to school safety plan

The Mount Sinai Union Free School District Board of Education approved a series of routine and regulatory items at its December meeting, including minutes from Nov. 19, 2025, personnel recommendations and multiple educational and business action items presented by the superintendent.

Board member Joe moved to accept the minutes of the Nov. 19, 2025, meeting; the motion was seconded and approved with no objections recorded. A subsequent motion to approve personnel items a–d also passed after a second. The board similarly approved grouped educational and business action items (items a–f in the business category and item(s) listed under educational action items) on superintendent recommendation; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the public transcript.

The board also approved a proposed amendment to the districtwide 2025–26 school safety plan that incorporates changes recently enacted at the state level. A board member noted the amendment reflects requirements put into law by Governor Hochul and specifically mentioned the importance of having automated external defibrillators and providing education for staff and sporting events. The board noted the district had already implemented many of the measures and was formalizing them within the written safety plan.

All motions described in the public portion of the transcript were recorded as passing; the meeting did not include detailed vote tallies or named yea/nay votes in the transcript excerpt provided. Board members invited continued public engagement as the district approaches budget season and adjourned the meeting after offering holiday wishes.