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Niskayuna school board re-elects president, fills officer posts and approves routine appointments
Summary
At its July 7 organizational meeting the Niskayuna Central School District Board of Education re-elected Jessica Lefex as president, confirmed a vice president and several district officers, approved the consent agenda and moved to executive session to discuss legal and personnel matters.
The Board of Education of the NISKAYUNA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT re-elected Jessica Lefex as president and confirmed its slate of officers during the district's organizational meeting on July 7, 2026.
Jessica Lefex retained the presidency after a nomination and voice vote; the board then confirmed a vice president for the 2026–27 school year. Motions to appoint Cynthia Gagnon as district clerk and Sean Terry Garcia as district treasurer were moved, seconded and approved. Assistant Superintendent Matthew Leon was confirmed as deputy district clerk and deputy district treasurer and took the oath for those roles.
The board approved a set of routine appointments recommended by the superintendent that covered positions A through AE in the packet and appointed two ex officio student members for two-year terms beginning July 1, 2026. Speaker reading of oaths was recorded for the newly seated members. "I, Cynthia Gagnon, do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of New York," was read on the record when district clerk Cynthia Gagnon took her oath (oath text recorded in meeting transcript).
Board members also approved committee assignments and a sequence of authorizations including public-employee blanket bond amounts and several designations recommended by administration.
Before adjourning the organizational meeting the board called the July 7 regular meeting to order, approved the regular-meeting agenda and accepted minutes from the June 16, 2026 meeting. The board later voted to convene to executive session to discuss a specific legal matter and a specific personnel matter.
