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Wappingers board approves consent agenda, calendar, renovation change orders and PILOT support for CHPE
Summary
At its Feb. 9 meeting the board unanimously approved the consent agenda, adopted the 2026-27 school calendar, approved three renovation change orders totaling roughly $124,682, adopted a PILOT-support resolution for the Champlain Hudson Power Express project, and approved a revised policy committee charter and cell-phone policy for grades 7'12.
The Wappingers Central School District Board of Education voted unanimously on a slate of routine and business items on Feb. 9.
Motion and consent: The board approved the consent agenda items 6.02 through 6.11 after a motion and second; the vote was recorded as unanimous.
Calendar: The board adopted the 2026'27 school calendar as submitted by the assistant superintendent for administration and information systems and recommended by the superintendent; the motion carried unanimously.
Infrastructure and change orders: The board approved three renovation change orders connected to district-wide work and Van Wyck Junior High Phase 2. Change order GW0.2-003.1 for district-wide renovations (Garage 1 Phase 2 at Wappingers Junior High) was approved at a cost of $16,426.32 to address an unexpected chimney rebuild and related work. Change order GW0.2-004 for Van Wyck Junior High Phase 2 was approved at $37,770.02 for ceiling and music-room adjustments; an additional change order GW0.2-004.1 for completion of two hallways and a health suite plus ceiling work at Van Wyck was approved at $70,485.54. All three motions passed unanimously.
PILOT resolution: The board adopted a resolution supporting a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes pilot agreement with respect to the Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE) project and noted the district would be an affected tax jurisdiction; the resolution cites potential economic and environmental benefits and references the New York General Municipal Law. The motion passed without recorded opposition.
Policies and committee charter: The board approved a revised policy committee charter and completed the second reading and adoption of a cell-phone policy aligning grades 7'12 with state regulations; trustees commented favorably and both actions passed unanimously.
Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 8:26 p.m. after a unanimous motion to close the session.
