At its Feb. 12 meeting, the Middletown board approved multiple routine actions: minutes, personnel memoranda (instructional and non‑instructional), financial and special‑services memoranda, six construction change orders, certified election workers list, and an MOA for directors and supervisors. Trustee Moore abstained on one instructional personnel item.
Retired Middletown High School director of choirs Gregory Bennett told the board that current and former employees described instances of retaliation, harassment, and bullying by the superintendent and the director of human resources, and read a letter signed by several former employees asking the board to adopt 10 protective measures and investigate the claims.
Trustee Perino reported on the Teaching and Learning Committee: the district is using data‑driven approaches, piloting whiteboard tables and Beanstack to support reading, and cited sample changes in English and Algebra II performance between 2024–25 and 2025–26 marking periods.
The Enlarged City School District of Middletown board on Feb. 12 approved a resolution appointing Capital Region BOCES attorney Bethany Citron to represent Trustee Edwin Estrada in a proceeding filed with the state commissioner of education under Section 306 of New York State Education Law. The board ratified an intermunicipal agreement with BOCES; one trustee called the action a misuse of funds and one abstained.
The board recognized James Hicks as student of the month, showed a district 'Legacy' video highlighting leadership programs, and community speakers described support after the death of 6‑year‑old Megan Alicia Ortiz Guzman and timelines for GoFundMe and donations.
Mayor Joe DeStefano and multiple public commenters urged the board to release an outside investigative report into Superintendent Amy Creedon’s suspension and questioned why she remains on paid leave months after the board renewed her contract.
On Jan. 15 the board approved minutes and multiple personnel and financial memoranda, adopted board goals and norms, upheld two disciplinary appeals, approved Twin Towers change orders, and recorded failed amendments to release an investigative report and to rescind the superintendent’s leave.
Municipal Solutions presented a multi‑year budget outlook to the board, noting current stability, a AA3 Moody's rating, potential state aid changes that could benefit the district, and out‑year fiscal risks tied to state aid and utility/retirement cost pressures.
Board recognized student achievements (Elks Student of the Month, NJROTC, honor roll) and the district presented an elementary legacy plan video outlining programs like Leader in Me, STEMscopes and dual-language initiatives.
Board members approved several operational items — adopting a compensated-absences accounting policy and authorizing emergency electrical replacement at the high school — while tabling the school resource officer contract for further clarification; the board also approved change orders and adjusted the district minimum wage to $16 per hour effective Jan. 1, 2026.
