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Board approves tenure for educators and passes personnel slate
Summary
The Southampton Union Free School District recognized multiple educators for tenure across elementary, intermediate, high school and administrative ranks and approved a personnel motion (items 14.02 43–59) by roll-call vote; several principals read biographical remarks for nominees.
The Southampton Union Free School District Board of Education on Wednesday recognized a slate of tenure candidates across the district and approved personnel items in a roll-call vote.
Board members heard recommendations from principals and administrators who introduced elementary, intermediate and high-school educators being considered for tenure and highlighted each nominee’s contributions. The elementary presentation described tenure as “recognition of a sustained commitment to excellence,” and named honorees including Christine Caligie, Erica Rohasa and Britney White; one nominee, Laura Pel, was noted as not present.
Principals who spoke described accomplishments such as bilingual instruction, literacy development, nursing and extracurricular leadership. The intermediate-school presentation recognized educators including Ashley Kelly, Cindy Smith and Shannon Sodto for classroom leadership and program work; high-school nominees included teachers and advisers noted for AP Capstone, robotics and other student supports.
Administrative-tenure candidates presented at the meeting included Patrick Benson, Danielle McCoy, Dr. Marthur Tutill and Dr. Melissa Mitchell, who were introduced along with remarks about district counseling initiatives, internships and partnerships with outside institutions that support students’ college and career planning.
Later in the meeting the board considered a motion "to approve personnel items 14.02 43 through 59 as presented in the agenda." The motion was seconded (the second recorded as "Mon'nique"), the clerk called the roll and the meeting announced the motion passed with affirmative votes recorded.
No additional details on individual vote tallies were provided in the transcript beyond the clerk’s roll-call affirmation. The board then moved to take a brief, 10-minute recess.
The recognitions included brief biographies and personal remarks from principals and student representatives; the meeting did not record any formal debate or amendments to the personnel slate during the portions of the transcript covering tenure recognitions and the personnel vote.
