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Board accepts PTA/SEPTA grants, approves $4,999 donation and program gift
Summary
The board voted 5-0 to accept a $4,999.10 donation from CEPTA and a $900 donation from the Jeffrey Ratner Robert Seaman PTA, and the board recognized multiple SEPTA teacher grants totaling several thousand dollars for classroom materials and accessibility supports.
The Jericho Union Free School District Board voted to accept multiple PTA and SEPTA contributions and teacher grants during the meeting.
Chair introduced a motion to accept a $4,999.10 donation from "CEPTA" to be used as indicated in the attached materials; the motion was seconded and later recorded as approved. The board also accepted a $900 donation from the Jeffrey Ratner Robert Seaman PTA to fund a "Crazy Science" program scheduled for June 1, 2026. The recorded vote on these donations was 5-0.
Separately, SEPTA and Jericho SEPTA president Marissa Amato announced four teacher grants awarded this cycle: $1,330 for 13 whiteboard-top desks to support flexible seating in an elementary ICT coaching classroom; $2,902.40 for an interactive multi-touch communication table for the middle-school skills-development class that uses LAMP AAC devices; $565.72 for adaptive kitchen tools and instructional resources in the high-school career-and-skills class; and $200.98 for materials to support a hands-on flower-dissection lab.
Board members thanked the PTA units and SEPTA representatives for fundraising and for supporting inclusive classroom needs. The donations and grant acceptances were incorporated into the evening's motions and recorded in the minutes.
