The Yorktown Central School District Board of Education adopted amendments to its districtwide safety plan to comply with Desha's Law, requiring AED access for field trips or that portable AEDs accompany students. The law takes effect Jan. 20; district officials said building‑level plans were submitted confidentially to the state.
The board approved the consent agenda, including a $30,000 state aid budget adjustment tied to a grant secured with Assemblymember Dana Levenberg for music instruments at the middle and high schools, and recorded gifts and donations totaling at least $11,859.94.
The board approved amendments to the district's code of conduct to permit designated assistant principals to participate in student interview/investigations and to expand language about substance use and counterfeit/synthetic/unauthorized prescription drugs. The changes were adopted after a public hearing.
An unidentified presenter told the Yorktown Central School District that building additions at Mohansic and Brookside remain on budget and are expected to open in September; the turf baseball field should be ready by the end of this school year while a second field is expected around 2027.
Board meeting opened with student 'good news' presentations: sixth‑grade technology projects in Adobe Photoshop and recognition of 16 high‑school seniors for academic honors including National Merit and Regeneron STS distinctions.
The Yorktown Central School District announced a Board of Education meeting at 7 p.m. tonight in the Mildred East Strang Middle School cafeteria and invited the public to attend.
The district listed upcoming events: a Crown Pond PTA ice skating party Jan. 17 at Brewster Ice Arena; Yorktown High School Dance Company Jan. 30–Feb. 1; band swing dance Feb. 7; The Wizard of Oz on March 6–7; and reminded that schools are closed Jan. 19 for Dr. King’s birthday.