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Pascack Valley board approves consent agendas, notes cyber incidents and plans bus purchase
Summary
The board approved multiple consent agendas (policy, education, human resources, finance), moved into executive session, and the superintendent reported two cyber incidents and a resolution to buy a school bus to reduce outsourced transportation costs.
The Pascack Valley Regional High School District Board of Education approved policy, education, human‑resources and finance consent agendas during its May 18 meeting, moved into executive session and heard administrative updates about cyber incidents and a planned school bus purchase.
After returning from an executive session, the board president drew attention to a consent‑agenda resolution urging relief from rising public‑school health‑care costs that will be forwarded to the governor. The board also approved routine minutes and multiple consent agendas by roll call during the meeting; numerous board members were recorded as voting "yes." (Roll‑call details were read aloud during the meeting and recorded in the transcript.)
Superintendent's remarks included operational reports and two cybersecurity incidents affecting third‑party vendor programs. "We did have two cyber attacks that happened in the district," he said, and added that the district does not store critical student information on the affected sites; the district technology team monitored the incidents. No further technical details or remediation timelines were specified during the meeting.
On the agenda was a resolution to purchase a school bus intended to reduce outsourced transportation expenses by bringing more routes in‑house; the transcript presented this as an item on the agenda. The district also highlighted extracurricular successes, including the robotics team's participation at the world championships in Houston.
Committee reports covered plans for a superintendent search (target start date discussed for May 1, 2027), governance matters and negotiations with PBRSSA representatives. The board announced four upcoming school‑board vacancies for the November 3, 2026 election (one seat in Woodcliff Lake, one in River Vale, and two in Hillsdale); the filing deadline for nominating petitions is 4:00 p.m. on July 27, 2026.
The meeting moved on to the public comment period and routine closing business. The transcript does not record additional operational votes beyond the listed consent agenda approvals and the motion to enter executive session.
