Board approves AIS plan, confirms personnel actions and endorses OU BOCES nominees
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Summary
The board approved the 2025–2027 AIS plan, passed personnel actions recognizing new tenured staff, and approved nominations for the Orange‑Ulster BOCES board; motions passed by voice vote or consent.
At its Feb. 9 meeting the Cornwall Central School District Board of Education approved the district's Academic Intervention Services (AIS) plan for 2025–2027 and finalized several routine personnel and candidate nominations.
The AIS report and plan were presented to the board, with staff describing progress‑monitoring practices and how students enter and exit services. Staff said AIS typically covers the district's lowest 10–15% of students at each grade level and offered to provide longitudinal exit data to the board. The board then voted to approve the AIS plan by motion and voice vote.
Personnel and nominations
The board pulled personnel actions from the consent agenda to vote separately and approved tenure resolutions for a cohort of district employees. A board member read the list of newly tenured staff and asked them to stand: Samantha Burton; Emily Ireliano (also referenced in the record as Emily Melings); Lisa Cromer; Kelly Clyde; Adrianna Maranti; and Karen Perez.
The board also approved nominations for two Orange‑Ulster BOCES Board of Education candidates: Larry Berger (Cornwall) and Martha Bogart (Goshen), as part of the consent agenda motions.
Public comment included a submission from Greg Robey urging the district to consider community donations and a standing capital fund to supplement district capital work.
Why it matters: AIS plan approval and tenure confirmations are routine but consequential: AIS shapes interventions for struggling students, and tenure confers job security for teachers and counselors. The BOCES nominations fill regional education governance roles.