Seaford board approves personnel items, including appointment of Dr. Nicole Colada as executive director of STEM and Instructional Technology

The Seaford Union Free School District board voted to approve multiple routine agenda items and a personnel appointment during the meeting.

The presiding board member called for and received motions to approve agenda items 5.1–5.2 (routine approvals) and then moved to add agenda item 5.3 to the agenda for the purpose of appointing Dr. Nicole Colada as executive director of STEM and Instructional Technology. The motion to add the item passed on the voice vote recorded as "Aye." The board then approved agenda item 5.3, formally appointing Dr. Nicole Colada to the role.

The transcript records the motions and unanimous voice votes with "Aye" responses but does not name movers or seconders for each motion. Specific vote tallies or roll-call votes were not provided in the transcript.

The board also approved agenda items 6.1–6.2 and other listed consent items later in the meeting on similar voice votes. The superintendent announced two upcoming retirements — Lisa Brewer (kindergarten teacher, employed since 1997) and another long-serving teacher referenced multiple ways in the transcript (name variants recorded) — and said both will be honored at the end-of-year retirement celebration.

The meeting included a public-comment reminder about correspondence channels (board email or mailed letters) and a note that anonymous letters cannot be responded to. Closing remarks reiterated a welcome to Dr. Nicole Colada and thanks to outgoing staff.

The transcript contains inconsistent spellings for the new appointee in a few places (transcript variants: "Nicole Cola," "Nicole Colada," "Nicole Kalala"). The board motion and approval language on the agenda identifies the appointee as "doctor Nicole Colada." The article uses that spelling to match the personnel motion recorded during the meeting.