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Mechanicville Board elects officers, approves SRO contract and multiple personnel actions
Summary
At its reorganizational meeting the Mechanicville City School District Board elected officers for 2025–26, approved participation in the school resource officer program with Saratoga County at an annual cost of $85,217.48, adopted districtwide safety and cooperative service resolutions, and approved several personnel appointments and resignations.
John Baglione was elected president and Nicole (surname recorded in minutes as Nicole Gorski) was elected vice president as the Mechanicville City School District Board of Education completed its reorganizational business on June 30, 2025.
The board approved several routine and substantive items under a consolidated consent agenda. Among the approvals, the board voted to renew the district’s intent to participate in the school resource officer program with the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office for the 2025–26 academic year, listing an annual cost of $85,217.48. The motion carried after discussion and a roll-call vote.
Superintendent (name not specified in the transcript) recommended tenure for Don Dykeman as elementary (K–5) principal, noting his “student-centered, and collaborative approach to school leadership.” The board moved to appoint Dykeman to the principal position and carried the motion.
The board adopted the districtwide safety plan as presented to the New York State Education Department and posted it to the district website for a 30-day public comment period. Trustees also approved participation in regional purchasing and service cooperatives: a regional food service management cooperative and an energy purchasing consortium for electricity and natural gas. Board members authorized participation with the Regional Opportunity Consortium (ROC) for the 2025–26 fiscal year and approved related data-privacy agreements with vendors.
Personnel actions included approval of an MOA to rehire Suzanne Forrester as a school psychologist for up to 66.5 days at a daily rate of $523.01 for 2025–26; acceptance of the resignation of Colleen Decaprio as business manager effective on or about Aug. 29, 2025; approval of several probationary teaching appointments (including Jonathan Granger and Dominic Leola); CSEA appointments; and coaching appointments for the 2025 fall season contingent on mandated certifications.
Other routine approvals included prior meeting minutes, financial items listed on the agenda, and authorization to dispose of obsolete equipment (examples listed in the minutes: a stackable washer/dryer from the elementary kitchen and cartridge sprayers).
The meeting record shows trustees thanked community donors for senior awards and acknowledged retirements and recognitions. The board also instructed staff to circulate a draft student cell-phone policy to comply with recent state legislation, with exemptions for medical, IEP and 504 needs and required communications to parents and staff later this summer.
The public meeting adjourned and the board announced it would move into executive session for additional business.
