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Board approves consent agenda, safety plan, assistant-principal appointment, policy update and foundation grants
Summary
The Rhinebeck board approved the consent agenda, a 2024–25 districtwide school safety plan, appointed Michael Priske as middle/high school assistant principal on a four-year probationary term, adopted amended Policy 5300 (Code of Conduct), and accepted grants to the Rhinebeck School Foundation; votes were taken by voice and recorded as 'Aye,' with exact tallies not specified.
President Carmel moved the consent agenda and the board approved routine items by voice vote, covering approval of prior minutes, personnel actions, establishment of standard workdays for appointed officials, contract awards for trophies and irrigation services, tax certiorari settlement, tax rate apportionment, a district consultant list, disposal of furniture and equipment, meal-pricing for 2024–25, athletics postseason rates, and special-education evaluation rates.
Under new business the board approved the districtwide 2024–25 school safety plan and associated building-level plans. President Carmel requested a motion and trustees responded in the affirmative; the transcript records 'Aye' votes but does not provide a roll-call tally.
The board approved, on the superintendent's recommendation, the conditional appointment of Michael Priske to a four-year probationary term as middle/high school assistant principal, in accordance with Section 30.12 of the Education Law, with the appointment commencing 07/22/2024 and ending 07/21/2028; the district retained the statutory right to terminate during the probationary period.
The board adopted amended boilerplate language for Policy 5300 (Code of Conduct) and accepted grants awarded to the Rhinebeck School Foundation "as per attached letter and chart," as President Carmel noted. The transcript referenced attached documents for grant details but did not include amounts in the public record.
The meeting was reopened for public comment on the approved items; no speakers came forward and President Carmel adjourned the meeting.
Votes and motions: motions were made and approved by voice during the meeting; where the transcript records only 'Aye' responses, exact vote tallies and names are not specified in the record and are reported here as "not specified."
