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Board approves personnel moves, substitutes and New York State minimum wage update
Summary
The board approved an extra teaching period for a social studies teacher (Jan. 29–June 16, 2026), hired substitutes pending clearance, granted additional sick days to a teacher, and implemented the NYS-mandated minimum wage increase to $17.00/hour effective Jan. 1, 2026.
The Board approved multiple personnel items Dec. 8, including pay and staffing changes tied to the 2025–26 school year.
The Board accepted the superintendent’s recommendation to assign Peter Miedema, Social Studies 7–12 Teacher, one extra teaching period per day from Jan. 29, 2026 through June 16, 2026 at a total rate of $12,313.17. The district also approved increasing the minimum wage for district employees from $16.50/hour to $17.00/hour, effective Jan. 1, 2026, "pursuant to the modifications set forth in the FY 2024 New York State Budget Bill, modified Labor Law Section 652," according to the minutes. The Board approved two additional substitute aides (Reagan Treharne and Luke Weir) and a substitute cafeteria worker (Laurene Meehan), all pending fingerprint clearance, and granted ten additional sick days to Elizabeth Eklund in accordance with the Shelter Island Faculty Association collective bargaining agreement.
Why it matters: The wage increase implements state minimum-wage changes for district employees; the extra period and substitute hires address staffing and instructional coverage for the remainder of the school year.
