Tioga Central School District board appoints Anjelica Cappellino as impartial hearing officer

The Tioga Central School District Board of Education voted to appoint Anjelica Cappellino as an impartial hearing officer after receiving a Request for Due Process under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). A motion to approve the Old/New Business agenda, which included the resolution naming Cappellino, was recorded as made by Board Member Aaron Lounsbury and seconded by Board Member Scot Taylor; the motion carried by a vote of 5-0.

The written resolution states that the board “hereby appoints Anjelica Cappellino as Impartial Hearing Officer and requests them to issue a decision within the appropriate time period of the law and regulations.” The meeting minutes record Board President Cathi Root calling the special meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.; the session was adjourned at 4:04 p.m. following a separate motion to adjourn that was recorded as made by Pamela Zwierlein and seconded by Gregory Schweiger. Clerk Kristy Robertson is listed on the record as clerk.

The minutes list the following attendance: present — Cathi Root (President), Pamela Zwierlein (Vice‑President), Gregory Schweiger (Member), Robert Seymour (Member), and Scot Taylor (Member); absent — Aaron Lounsbury and Lee Wood. The transcript records a motion attributed to Aaron Lounsbury approving the Old/New Business agenda, which creates an inconsistency between the attendance roster and the motion record; the minutes do not explain that discrepancy.

The resolution cites a Request for Due Process pursuant to IDEA and refers to Part 200 (the applicable regulations). The text asks that the appointed impartial hearing officer issue a decision within the timeframes required by law; the minutes do not specify exact deadlines or the particulars of the due‑process request.