Bay Shore board approves consent agenda, notes $2 million earmarked for special‑education staffing and extends Suffolk Transportation contracts
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Summary
The board approved a long consent agenda including personnel items, audits and contracts; the business official said $2 million in anticipated revenues will be distributed entirely to special‑education staffing ($1 million listed under professional salaries and $1 million under non‑certificated salaries); the board also authorized a settlement in an impartial hearing (Case 674722).
The Bay Shore Union Free School District board approved a broad consent agenda and heard a budget update that district staff said allocates $2 million of anticipated revenues for next year entirely to special‑education staffing.
During the budget review, the district business official reported that $1,000,000 was allocated to professional salaries for special‑education teachers and $1,000,000 was allocated to non‑certificated salaries listed in the special‑education area. The official said the district will review enrollment and program needs before finalizing hires or reassignments for the 2026‑27 school year.
On the consent agenda the board approved minutes (executive, work and public sessions), professional staff resignations and retirements, leave requests, appointments, salary changes, civil service resignations/appointments, substitute lists, coaching schedules and athletic X‑schedule amendments for 2025‑26, and accepted internal and federal audits as presented. The board also approved one‑year extensions with Suffolk Transportation for home‑to‑school/field trips and summer transportation at a CPI increase of 3.4% (SED‑approved), and approved a classroom use agreement with BOCES for summer school.
The board authorized the board president to execute a settlement agreement and release in an impartial hearing (Case 674722). All motions noted in the transcript passed on voice vote with the board saying "Aye." The transcript did not record individual roll‑call vote tallies in the public record excerpt.
The board recognized staff and community members at the meeting for SCOPE awards and a security officer, Meredith Wendt, was commended for performing a successful Heimlich maneuver during a January 27 incident at Bayshore Middle School.
District staff said they will return with more detailed staffing‑distribution numbers at a subsequent meeting as enrollment and program needs become clearer.
