The Harrison Central School District board accepted 10 teacher retirements Jan. 7, 2026, and approved routine personnel appointments and clearance items as part of the consent agenda; retirees will be honored at a June meeting.
The Harrison Central School District board approved its finance and facilities report Jan. 7, 2026, which included a resolution authorizing a bus fleet electrification study, disposal of various assets, and contract and appropriation items tied to ongoing bond projects.
The board honored high-school athletes and coaches Jan. 7, applauding sectional wins and team cohesion and presenting certificates to students. Coaches Alejandro, Hadar and John Flores were acknowledged; students were photographed for the district website.
At a brief Dec. 17 meeting, the Harrison Central School District Board of Education approved multiple contract awards and one change order for work at Harrison Ave and Samuel J. Preston elementary schools; no public comments were made. The board set its next meeting for Jan. 7, 2026.
The Harrison Central School District on Dec. 10 announced that all four elementary schools achieved IB PYP authorization and that the district is now a full K–12 International Baccalaureate district; the board also approved routine personnel, administrative and finance items by voice vote.
At its Nov. 18 meeting the Harrison Central School District Board approved routine personnel, administrative and finance consent items, heard international and arts recognitions, and was briefed on an emergency early‑dismissal drill that will use QR-code pickup verification for K–5 parents affecting about 3,800 students.
Harrison High School on Nov. 5 told the Board of Education it has been reworking extracurricular programs so students lead clubs and make consequential decisions — a shift advisers say builds leadership and belonging and that internal research links to lower absenteeism.
The Harrison Central School District Board of Education approved multiple consent items Oct. 22, 2025, including acceptance of the districts audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2025, personnel appointments, field trips and a SEQRA Type II determination for a boiler replacement at Parsons Memorial Elementary School.
External auditors gave Harrison Central School District an unmodified (clean) opinion on the 2024–25 financial statements, reporting higher-than-budgeted revenues and a planned $5 million transfer to capital that reduced the districts fund balance to $32.2 million.
At its Oct. 8 meeting the Harrison Central School District Board of Education approved multiple consent items including personnel appointments, administrative field trips and a finance/facilities package that included a SEQRA Type II determination for an electrical switchboard project.