White Plains City School District public meetings in 2020
9 substantive meetings from 2020, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
The White Plains City School District Board of Education will hold a regular meeting via Zoom, primarily reviewing the superintendent's Long-Range Plan for 2020-2025 and acting on a consent agenda that includes donations, special education placements, and numerous staffing changes. The meeting includes public participation and recognition of scholar-athletes.
- Donations: $3,000 from MAS PTA for Outdoor Learning Center; $250 for Morton Zucker Memorial Scholarship; $100-$250 for Greenstein Memorial Music Scholarship
- Special Education: Approval for services for 24 CPSE and 60 CSE cases, plus a settlement in Impartial Hearing Case No. 540414
- Staffing: Resignations, appointments, and leaves for classified and certified staff, including new hires and salary adjustments
- Facilities: Ridgeway Alliance Church added to permitted facility users
- Long-Range Plan 2020-2025 presentation
REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING (ZOOM Distance Meeting (COVID-19, Executive Order 202.55)
The White Plains City School District Board of Education will meet via Zoom to consider consent agenda items, including approving previous meeting minutes, revising the 2020-21 school calendar, accepting donations, and approving staffing appointments. The board will also hear public comments and receive the superintendent's report.
- Revision to 2020-21 calendar: Sept 9 becomes Superintendent's Conference Day; Nov 3 becomes Remote Learning Day
- Acceptance of donations: 5,000 masks from Huaxia Chinese School, 200 clear-panel masks from JBS Ltd., $32,173 for Mamaroneck Ave outdoor learning space, $4,110 in gift cards, $1,500 memorial fund, drumset, $50 scholarship
- Approval of special education services for 44 CPSE and 470 CSE cases
- Permanent appointment of Marcy Moskowitz as School Business Administrator
- Various classified and certified staffing appointments, resignations, and leaves
REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING (ZOOM Distance Meeting (COVID-19, Executive Order 202.4)
The White Plains City School District Board of Education will hold a public hearing on the Code of Conduct and consider a series of consent agenda items, including donations, staffing appointments, and contracts for audiology and STAC services. The meeting is held via Zoom due to COVID-19.
- Public hearing on the Code of Conduct
- Donations: $1,000 from NYSIR for virtual graduation, $200 from Janet Pulcini, clothing from Liv Hoexter
- Contract award to All About Kids SLP, OT, PT, LMSW, Psychology PLLC for audiology services ($330/evaluation, $600/central audit)
- Contract award to Management Advisory Group Business Operations, LLC for STAC services ($15,000 annually)
- Staffing actions: appointments, resignations, and salary changes for teachers and support staff
SPECIAL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING (ZOOM Distance Meeting (COVID-19, Executive Order 202.4))
The White Plains City School District Board of Education is holding a special meeting via Zoom to decide on several COVID-19-related changes, including a revised school calendar ending June 19, 2020, and rescheduling the annual budget vote and election to June 9, 2020, by absentee ballot only. The board will also consider routine items such as staff appointments, special education placements, and contracts for maintenance services.
- Resolution to change last day of school to June 19, 2020 (from June 26)
- Resolution to hold budget vote/election on June 9, 2020, remotely by absentee ballot
- Acceptance of $8,000 donation from Brian M. Robinson Fundation Inc. for Food Bank Fund
- Award contracts: American Petroleum (oil tank monitoring), All Self Carpentry (fire systems), Automated Elevator Systems (elevator maintenance), Suburban Carting (compost disposal)
- Approve probationary appointments for four teachers, including salaries up to $87,537
REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
The White Plains City School District Board of Education will vote on consent agenda items including staffing appointments, special education services, and business contracts. The board will also accept donations and approve minutes from prior meetings.
- Approval of 13 probationary teacher appointments with salaries ranging from $58,438 to $87,301
- Acceptance of donations totaling $3,786 for scholarships and masks from RENU/Promise of Hope Foundation
- Award of Bid #F2020-36 for asphalt pavement repairs districtwide to Pat Paving Inc. for 2020-2021
- Award of Bid #F2020-45 for asbestos abatement districtwide for 2020-2021
- Approval of special education services for 47 CPSE and 377 CSE cases
REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
The White Plains City School District Board of Education will meet via Zoom to consider consent agenda items, including approval of minutes, special education placements, staffing appointments, and budget transfers. Key actions include a $962,680 transfer for facilities projects, a $75,000 transfer for special education nursing services, and authorization to settle two tax certiorari cases totaling $93,668.49. The board will also accept two grants and approve numerous personnel appointments and resignations.
- Approve $962,680 budget transfer for Facilities and Operations maintenance projects
- Authorize tax certiorari settlements totaling $93,668.49 (140 Grand Street LLC and 31 Westmoreland)
- Approve $75,000 budget transfer for special education nursing services
- Accept My Brother's Keeper Fellows grant of $11,900 and Hurricane Education grant of $210
- Approve probationary appointments for 14 teachers and social workers, with salaries ranging from $67,248 to $87,522
SPECIAL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING (ZOOM Distance Meeting (COVID-19, Executive Order 202.4))
The White Plains City School District Board of Education is holding a special meeting via Zoom due to COVID-19. The board will receive a COVID-19 update and review the preliminary 2020-2021 budget, and will vote on budget transfers totaling $1,737,217.51 for one-time purchases and a $5,259,596 payoff of the Energy Performance Capital Lease. Public comments are limited to three minutes per person, with a 25-minute total cap.
- Budget transfers of $1,737,217.51 for infrastructure, fixed asset inventory, records retention, and instructional equipment
- Payoff of Energy Performance Capital Lease in the amount of $5,259,596
- COVID-19 update from the superintendent
- 2020-2021 preliminary budget review
- Public participation with 3-minute limit per speaker, 25-minute total
REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
The White Plains City School District Board of Education will hold a regular meeting with public participation, a superintendent's report on the 2020-2021 instructional budget, and a series of consent agenda items. These include approving the 2020-21 school calendar, donations, facility use, special education services, staffing changes, and business operations such as tax certiorari settlements totaling $218,501.19.
- 2020-2021 Instructional Budget Presentation
- Tax certiorari settlements totaling $218,501.19, including $118,103.48 for 3 Barker Ave
- Approval of 2020-21 school calendar
- Donations including $2,500 for E. Glenn Creative Writing Scholarship
- Retirements of 16 teachers and 2 teaching assistants
REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
The White Plains Board of Education will hold a regular meeting with public comment, a superintendent's report on the long-range plan, and votes on consent agenda items including staffing, donations, and business operations. Notable actions include approving a three-year installment purchase agreement with Southern Westchester BOCES for computer services not to exceed $785,000 plus interest, and settling tax certiorari cases totaling $53,958.47. The board will also consider policy adoptions and a tenure appointment.
- Approve installment purchase agreement with Southern Westchester BOCES for computer services, not to exceed $785,000 plus $55,648 interest, for 3 years.
- Authorize tax certiorari settlements totaling $53,958.47 (Ben Paul Siino $48,382.35, Gabmar $5,576.12) and appropriate from reserve.
- Approve donations: a flute from Rogers Family for George Washington School and $424 from BSN Sports for Highlands Middle School.
- Approve election preparations for May 19, 2020 budget vote, including agreement with Westchester County for voting machines and appointment of Board of Registration.
- Approve creation of two new positions (Office Assistant II and Security Assistant at Education House) funded from 2019-2020 contingency budget.