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Ossining board completes reorganization: officers elected, meeting calendar amended and committee rosters set
Summary
At its July 8 reorganization meeting, the Ossining Board of Education swore in trustees and administrators, elected Christine Mangionelli as president and Roger Bhattacharya as vice president, amended the 2026–27 meeting calendar to add Feb. 10 as a public meeting, and approved a wide array of routine appointments and committee assignments.
The Ossining Union Free School District Board of Education on July 8 completed its annual reorganization: trustees and administrators were sworn in, the board elected its president and vice president for 2026–27, and it approved a slate of routine reorganization resolutions and committee assignments.
Nomination and vote: a board member nominated Christine Mangione (recorded in the transcript, later sworn and declared by the chair as Christine Mangionelli) for board president for the 2026–27 school year; the nomination was seconded and the motion carried by voice vote. Roger Bhattacharya was nominated and elected vice president and took the oath of office.
Calendar and appointments: the board discussed the proposed meeting calendar for 2026–27, including a gap between Jan. 27 and Feb. 24. Administration recommended making Feb. 10 a public meeting to consolidate evaluation work and avoid a long interval without a public meeting; the board voted to amend the meeting schedule to include Feb. 10. Board members then approved grouped resolutions (8.6–8.31) covering appointments and routine governance items including designation of depositories, appointment of treasurer and auditors, school physician, consultants, petty cash, mileage rates, and designation of the homeless liaison and Medicaid compliance officer.
Committee rosters: the board reviewed and recorded committee memberships and liaisons for audit, grievance, policy, facilities, legislative advocacy, PBIS, equity, BOCES, communications, SEL, curriculum review and others. Members volunteered, accepted alternates and noted that committee assignments can be revisited during the upcoming retreat.
Votes and procedure: most reorganization and consent items were approved by voice vote during the meeting; the transcript records motions carried with “Aye” responses rather than roll-call tallies. The board then moved into a short executive session to discuss personnel matters.
