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Albany school board tables pre‑K enrollment changes, approves recruitment director and hears public concerns about a combined prom

Albany City School District Board of Education · February 11, 2026
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Summary

The board unanimously approved the routine consent agenda including a new director of recruitment; it tabled proposed changes to pre‑K/enrollment policy to send back to the policy committee after members raised alignment and practice concerns. Public commenters urged more student input on a combined junior/senior prom and raised special‑education health‑support issues.

The Albany City School District Board of Education unanimously adopted the routine consent agenda at its meeting, approving standard items including contracts, field trips and personnel actions. A motion to adopt the consent agenda was made and seconded; the chair called the vote and the board approved the slate without set‑asides. Among the personnel items approved was the district’s newly created director of recruitment and development, Rosgains Harel, who addressed the board and described a long career in the district and a focus on "growing our own" staff.

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