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East Rockaway Board names Peter McNally president, Maureen Doyle vice president; appoints student ex officio
Summary
At its July 8 organization meeting, the East Rockaway Board of Education elected Peter McNally president and Maureen Doyle vice president, appointed Nora Smith as a nonvoting student ex officio for 2026–27, established committee liaisons and approved consent items and minutes by voice vote.
The East Rockaway Board of Education held its organization meeting on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, electing Peter McNally as board president and Maureen Doyle as vice president and appointing Nora Smith as a nonvoting student ex officio for the 2026–27 school year.
The board opened the meeting at 5:05 p.m. and heard a superintendent’s report from James de Tomaso, who highlighted the Class of 2026 and the district’s academic results. “First and foremost, this is our fourth consecutive year of having a 100% graduation rate at East Rockaway,” de Tomaso said, and noted rising Regents and AP scores.
After taking the oath of office, McNally was nominated and approved by the board to serve as president for the coming school year. Maureen Doyle was nominated, seconded and approved to serve as vice president and subsequently took the oath for that office. The board then considered a resolution naming Nora Smith, a junior at East Rockaway Junior–Senior High School, as an ex officio student member for a one‑year term beginning July 1, 2026; the resolution specifies that the student may attend regular meetings and participate in discussion but shall not vote or attend executive sessions. Nora Smith recited the student oath upon appointment.
The board set standing committee liaisons for the coming year, including assignments for the Education Foundation, the Policy Committee, the Super PTA liaison and the District Safety Committee; individual assignments were discussed and tentative names were mentioned by members during the meeting.
Administratively, the superintendent recommended and the board created a consent agenda covering routine personnel appointments, CSE/CSE recommendations, budget transfers and other standard items. The board approved the consent agenda and then voted to accept the contained items by voice. The board also approved minutes from the June 16, 2026 regular meeting and the June 30, 2026 special meeting.
Several district policies were placed on the review calendar for reconsideration at a future meeting. Policies listed for review included Policy 5100 (student attendance); Policy 2210 (board organizational meeting); Policy 8121.2 (automated external defibrillators); Policy 8130 (school safety plans and teams); Policy 8505 (charging meals and other food items); Policy 8520 (free meal services); Policy 5422 (diapering and toileting protocols); Policy 5151 (students in temporary housing); and Policy 4765 (virtual, blended and remote learning).
The meeting closed with condolences offered to district staff on a recent bereavement and brief board member remarks welcoming new members and congratulating graduates. The July 8 meeting adjourned at 5:29 p.m.
The board’s actions were procedural and focused on officer appointments, approvals of routine consent items and scheduling policy reviews; no contentious votes or public-comment controversies were recorded in the transcript.
