Kings Park board adopts revised student-device policy, approves contracts, trips and accepts clean audit

Kings Park Central School District’s Board of Education on Jan. 13 adopted an updated computer network and acceptable use policy and approved a series of routine operational and financial items, including contracts, field trips, donations and a clean single-audit report for the year ending June 30, 2025.

The board approved the second reading and adoption of revised policy 5675, removing the word “confiscate” as applied to adult devices and clarifying that the district reserves the right to inspect but not confiscate adult-owned devices. The motion carried by voice vote after a second.

The board approved change orders and allowance-authorizations tied to air-conditioning and electrical work performed by CDJ Electric Inc., including an allowance use of $5,200 for additional electrical work in the high school cafeteria; remaining change-order amounts were recorded as credits returning to the district.

Members also approved required data-privacy agreements for vendors with access to student or teacher data (listed in meeting materials as Mystery Science, WordWall and Vocabulary) and granted permission for two high-school trips: a Model UN conference at Columbia University (13 upperclassmen) and the marching band’s participation in the Main Street parade experience at Walt Disney World, Feb. 14–17, with a performance at Magic Kingdom on Feb. 16.

The board accepted donations totaling the items listed in the agenda: $2,500 from the Fort Salonga Elementary School PTA for a new mini museum, $242.57 from Charity’s Aid Foundation America for self-contained classroom field trips at Fort Salonga, and $923 from Eagle Scout Cooper All (Troop 539) for the William T. Rogers Middle School tennis program. The district reported total donations for the 2025–26 school year as $19,871.48.

Mrs. Meehan presented the single-audit report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and told the board the report contained no findings or issues and that Naraki and Smith were delayed only until the compliance supplement issued. “This single audit report is the final piece of our year-end reporting as of 06/30/2025,” Mrs. Meehan said. The board accepted the report and authorized transmittal to the New York State Education Department and appropriate state and federal clearinghouses; no corrective action plan was required.

The board also accepted $20,000 in bullet aid secured by Assemblyman Mike Fitzpatrick to help fund tennis-court resurfacing at the middle school and high school; the district said the money will be appropriated for athletic-facility repairs.

All routine motions reported on the agenda were approved by voice vote with members responding "Aye," as recorded in the meeting transcript.

The board scheduled its next meeting and budget workshop for Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 7:30 p.m.