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Rondout Valley board elects officers, authorizes up to $33 million borrowing and approves routine annual appointments
Summary
At its July 15 reorganizational meeting, the Rondout Valley Central School District Board of Education elected Carolyn Peck as president and Chris Schoonmaker as vice president, approved routine annual appointments and administrative authorizations, and delegated authority to issue revenue anticipation notes up to $33 million.
Carolyn Peck was elected board president and took the oath of office at the Rondout Valley Central School District Board of Education’s July 15 reorganizational meeting, and Chris Schoonmaker was elected vice president. The board then moved through its annual reorganizational business, approving routine appointments, designating official depositories and newspapers, and adopting the policy manual for the 2025–26 school year.
The board voted to delegate authority to the board president to authorize the issuance and sale of revenue anticipation notes not to exceed $33,000,000 in anticipation of state aid for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025. The motion was presented as part of the consent/reorganization package and carried on a voice vote. The board also approved the district’s use of a credit card with a $15,000 limit to be available to Superintendent Dr. Paul Spadaro, Assistant Superintendent for Business Services Tabitha Pagan, and District Clerk Deborah Cardrayani.
Administrators presented the standard consent agenda items, which the board approved by motion. Those approvals included annual appointments, the designation of the Bank of Greene County and the Times Herald Record as official depositories, meeting dates and times for the year (monthly meetings with two in August), and the IRS mileage reimbursement rate set at 70¢ per mile for the 2025–26 year. The board also approved free and reduced‑price meals and special milk program guidelines for the coming school year; board members asked staff to confirm whether universal free meals would apply to all students and to explain funding sources.
On personnel matters, the board approved substitute‑pay rates and a $20‑per‑hour rate for designated noncertified staff who provide after‑school 1:1 support when certified staff are unavailable. Rebecca Paddix Stange was appointed clerk pro tempore at $200 per meeting. The board certified lead evaluator training completions and appointed Kevin Herron as the district hearing officer for the year.
Why it matters: The borrowing authorization and other financial delegations set the district’s cash‑management tools for the fiscal year; the board’s reorganization establishes leadership and the procedural baseline for the coming year. The motions were presented as standard reorganizational items and carried with routine voice votes.
What’s next: Several items presented as first readings (policies and the student electronic devices rule) will return to the board for further committee review or a subsequent voting meeting; the board scheduled committee work and follow‑up earlier in the summer.
