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Board approves several personnel and operations actions after closed‑session briefings
Summary
Following attorney briefings in closed session, the Clintondale Board approved an EEOC‑related recommendation, accepted resignations of athletic staff, and approved contract amendments for multiple district employees as well as an equipment purchase for buildings and grounds.
After returning from closed‑session briefings with counsel, the board took several formal actions on personnel and operations matters.
The board approved the recommended council action on an EEOC charge (23A‑2025‑00662) reported earlier in executive session. The board then accepted two resignations from district athletics staff: Malik Hazard resigned as middle‑school boys track coach and as defensive coordinator for the high‑school football team, effective immediately.
The board approved contract amendments for several staff members: a contract amendment for human resources specialist Andrew Lewis (trustees discussed the reassignment of duties and asked staff to clarify whether appropriate board approvals had been documented); a contract amendment for Chief Financial Officer Kevin Taratula; and an amendment for CTE paraprofessional Sydney Pilar. Trustees asked administration to provide written confirmation about who authorized any duty reassignments when duties or job descriptions were changed.
The board approved student travel to Washington, D.C., and approved the purchase of updated buildings and grounds equipment from KSS Enterprises in the amount of $61,942.55. The board also voted to table three negotiation‑related closed‑session items (central office administrators, building administrators, and ASME negotiations) to the April 13 meeting.
Several trustees used the closed‑session debriefs to reiterate concerns about overuse of closed sessions and the need to balance confidentiality with public transparency; one trustee urged the board to err on the side of disclosure when feasible. The board recorded 'report received; no action taken' for some of the attorney‑client items covered in executive session and proceeded with the listed public motions on personnel and procurement.
