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Board approves consent items after debate over shared assistant‑coach stipends; member abstains

Pascack Valley Regional High School District Board of Education · March 17, 2026
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Summary

The board approved multiple consent items including personnel appointments, but a board member abstained on specific athletic appointment items, citing equity concerns about splitting assistant‑coach stipends among several people rather than hiring fully committed coaches.

During the consent‑agenda vote for human‑resources appointments, one board member raised concerns about the practice of splitting assistant‑coach stipends among multiple people and announced an abstention on personnel item 13 (and later item 15), citing equity and program continuity questions.

The board member said the practice creates inequities between sports and between the two…

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