During the Jan. 14 meeting the board approved a series of routine items including minutes and financial reports, accepted the 2024–25 independent audit and corrective action plan, approved multiple personnel recommendations, and voted to ratify a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Oceanside Federation of Teachers establishing a teacher contract through 2031.
The district presented 'Let Grow', a Parent University initiative to build student independence across elementary, middle and high schools, showcased student videos and announced an AI workshop for parents on Jan. 13 featuring Dr. Fred Munch.
Superintendent Dr. Harrington and district security director Sean Sharkey told the board that two students were seriously injured in a recent e-bike accident; the district will add e-bikes to its code of conduct as prohibited on school property and urged community reporting while Nassau County increases enforcement under a recently enacted local law.
At its Dec. 17 meeting the Oceanside Board approved minutes, financial reports, multiple personnel recommendations, a memorandum of agreement with nurses (including a $5,000 signing bonus), and an updated 2025 districtwide safety plan that adds staff requirements such as knowing AED locations.
At its Nov. 19 meeting, the Oceanside board approved meeting minutes, financial reports, multiple use‑of‑facilities requests, professional and civil‑service personnel recommendations, the Faccaro Family Scholarship and several other routine items recorded by motion and voice vote.
The Oceanside board voted to adopt the 2026–27 school calendar (teachers back Aug. 31; students Sept. 1) and approved raising the district hourly minimum wage to $17 an hour effective Jan. 1, 2026; both motions passed unanimously at the Nov. 19 meeting.
The Oceanside Union Free School District presented multiple new high‑school course proposals for 2026–27 — including AP African American Studies, a national AP in business with personal finance, and a data‑analytics course — and highlighted expanded dual‑enrollment partnerships and CTE pathway growth.
Oceanside Union Free School District officials presented an overview of the district's special‑education continuum to the Board of Education, saying Oceanside "meets requirements" under the New York State Education Department's Results Driven Accountability matrix and outlining programs that span preschool through high school and into community‑based work experiences.
During public comment at the Oct. 15 meeting, a parent asked what policies the district has to protect undocumented students and how the district would handle Immigration and Customs Enforcement on school grounds; Superintendent Doctor Harrington said state-education guidance directs the district and that building principals are trained on procedures.
The Oceanside Union Free School District Board of Education accepted an external audit with an unmodified opinion, approved related corrective-action plans and internal audit responses, and heard administrators say the district is intentionally holding an unassigned fund balance above the state-recommended 4% to blunt a multiyear tax revenue loss.
