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Taconic Hills board approves routine contracts, extends transportation agreement and personnel hires
Summary
The board approved multiple routine contracts and personnel appointments, including educational services contractors, a transportation contract extension (approved after clarification that annual fiscal approval is required), a faculty memorandum agreement and consultant services-extension; personnel hires including a new school counselor were also approved.
Following reorganization business, the Taconic Hills Central School District Board of Education considered and approved a series of routine contracts and personnel items.
Motions and unanimous voice votes carried approvals for educational services contractors, a memorandum agreement with the Chicanos faculty association, continuing-education swim lessons, consultant-services agreement extensions, textbook disposal/repurposing, and the annual business items listed under B–W (meeting dates, facility rates, meal and substitute pay rates, and related standard items).
Board members specifically discussed the transportation contract extension. One member asked why the contract was again before the board given prior multi-year approval; the chair and staff explained the board must approve the fiscal-year portion annually. After that clarification, the board approved the transportation renewal by voice vote.
Personnel approvals included confirming a new school counselor, Brian Whitley, who will begin earlier to overlap with a counselor on maternity leave, and other staffing adjustments tied to recently approved contracts. The board moved into a second executive session specifically to discuss personnel matters before adjourning.
What happens next: staff will proceed with contracted services, finalize personnel onboarding, and provide follow-up information as needed in subsequent board reports.
