Suffern Central School District board moves into executive session to review personnel matters and contract talks

The Chair of the Suffern Central School District Board of Education called for and the board approved a motion to enter executive session on Feb. 19, 2025, to review personnel matters and contract negotiations.

The chair asked the board to move into executive session “for the purposes of number 1, reviewing with the superintendent of schools and assistant superintendent for human resources, employment history of pedagogical employee number 021902025A; number 2, reviewing with the superintendent of schools and assistant superintendent for human resources, employment history of pedagogical employee 02192025B; number 3, reviewing with the superintendent of schools and assistant superintendent for human resources contract negotiations with a professional supervisory organization; and number 4, reviewing the employment history of a particular person.”

A motion to enter executive session was made and seconded (the transcript records a second by 'Kern'); the chair called for a voice vote and those present responded “Aye” with no recorded opposition. The chair then announced the board would resume the public meeting at approximately 7:30 p.m.

The items listed for the executive session involve personnel reviews and a contract negotiation. No formal action on those substantive matters was recorded in the public portion of the transcript provided. The board’s public meeting was paused for the executive session and scheduled to continue later that evening.