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 "city": "Smithtown Central School District",
 "state": "NY",
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 "attribution": "MyTown / The Boring Parts — CC BY 4.0. Summaries AI-generated from official sources.",
 "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "generated": "2026-08-31",
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  {
   "date": "2026-08-25",
   "body": "Special Meeting - Joseph M. Barton Building - 26 New York Avenue, Smithtown, NY 11787",
   "headline": "School board to approve administrator contract and employee settlement",
   "summary": "The Smithtown Central School District Board of Education is holding a special meeting to consider several personnel and administrative actions. The board will vote on a memorandum of agreement with the Smithtown Schools Administrators' Association and a settlement agreement with an unnamed employee. A consent agenda bundles routine items including field trips, appointments, resignations, and facility use approvals.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-08-11",
   "body": "Regular Meeting - Joseph M. Barton Building - 26 New York Avenue, Smithtown, NY 11787",
   "headline": "Board approves 2026-2027 school safety plan and teacher contract agreements",
   "summary": "The Smithtown Central School District Board of Education held a regular meeting on August 11, 2026, where it approved the 2026-2027 District-Wide School Safety Plan, adopted Board goals, and ratified multiple memoranda of agreement with teacher and administrator unions. The board also adopted revised policies on data privacy and computer resources. The meeting included an executive session for litigation and other confidential matters.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-08-11",
   "body": "Public Hearing on District-Wide School Safety Plan - Joseph M. Barton Building, 26 New York Avenue, Smithtown, NY",
   "headline": "Public hearing on 2026-2027 school safety plan",
   "summary": "The Smithtown Central School District Board of Education is holding a public hearing on the 2026-2027 District-Wide School Safety Plan. The hearing includes a presentation of the plan followed by public input. A regular Board of Education meeting will immediately follow the hearing.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-07-30",
   "body": "Special Meeting -Joseph M. Barton Building - 26 New York Avenue, Smithtown, NY 11787",
   "headline": "School board approves union agreements and personnel actions",
   "summary": "The Smithtown Central School District Board of Education held a special meeting on July 30, 2026, moving into executive session to discuss personnel appointments before reconvening publicly. The board approved memoranda of agreement with the administrators' and teachers' associations, and passed several personnel actions including resignations, a leave of absence, and appointments.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-07-07",
   "body": "Regular Meeting - Joseph M. Barton Building - 26 New York Avenue, Smithtown, NY 11787",
   "headline": "Smithtown school board adopts revised attendance and grading policies",
   "summary": "The Smithtown Central School District Board of Education will hold a regular meeting, starting with an executive session before reconvening publicly. The board is expected to adopt revised policies on attendance (5100) and grading (4710), and will receive first readings of three data-privacy policies. It will also accept the Claims Auditor's Report totaling $22,798,464.13 and handle routine consent agenda items.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-07-01",
   "body": "Annual Organizational Meeting - Joseph M. Barton Building - 26 New York Avenue, Smithtown, NY 11787",
   "headline": "Smithtown school board appoints officers, auditors, and legal counsel for 2026-27",
   "summary": "The Smithtown Central School District Board of Education held its annual organizational meeting, swearing in newly elected board members and the superintendent, and electing a president and vice president. The board approved appointments for district clerk, treasurer, auditors, and legal counsel, along with other routine annual positions. All actions were carried unanimously.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-06-23",
   "body": "Policy Committee Meeting- 6:00pm Joseph M. Barton Building 26 New York Ave., Smithtown NY 11787",
   "headline": "School board committee to discuss attendance and grading policies",
   "summary": "The Smithtown Central School District Policy Committee is meeting to discuss two policies: 5100 Attendance and 4710 Grading. Both items are listed for discussion and information only; no votes are scheduled. The meeting is procedural and focused on policy review.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-06-23",
   "body": "Regular Meeting - Joseph M. Barton Building - 26 New York Avenue, Smithtown, NY 11787",
   "headline": "Board approves employee settlement and re-adopts professional learning plan",
   "summary": "The Smithtown Central School District Board of Education held a regular meeting that began with an executive session and reconvened in open session. The board voted to approve a settlement agreement with an unnamed employee, re-adopt the 2024-2027 Professional Learning Plan, and discussed first readings of revised policies on attendance and grading. The agenda also included consent agenda items covering textbook adoptions and special education placements.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-06-09",
   "body": "Regular Meeting - Joseph M. Barton Building - 26 New York Avenue, Smithtown, NY 11787",
   "headline": "Smithtown school board adopts revised meal and copyright policies",
   "summary": "The Smithtown Central School District Board of Education will hold its regular meeting, starting with an executive session for personnel and legal matters, then reconvening publicly. The board will vote on adopting revised policies for school meal services and copyright compliance, accept the claims auditor's report, and hear committee and superintendent updates.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-05-26",
   "body": "Regular Meeting - Joseph M. Barton Building - 26 New York Avenue, Smithtown, NY 11787",
   "headline": "Board to approve nurses' agreement, policies, and consent items",
   "summary": "The Smithtown Central School District Board of Education will convene in executive session for negotiations and legal matters, then reconvene to discuss and act on several items. Key actions include approving a memorandum of agreement with the Association of Smithtown Professional Nurses, first readings of revised policies on school meal services and copyright compliance, and a consent agenda covering bids, budget transfers, and special education placements. The meeting includes public comment on agenda items only.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-05-19",
   "body": "Annual District Meeting - Board of Education",
   "headline": "School board certifies annual election results and budget vote",
   "summary": "The Smithtown Central School District Board of Education is meeting to certify the results of the annual district election and budget vote. The board will adopt a resolution declaring the vote tallies for the budget proposition and the election of three board members. This is a procedural meeting to formalize the election outcomes.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-05-18",
   "body": "Special Meeting -Executive Session Only Joseph M. Barton Building - 26 New York Avenue, Smithtown, NY 11787",
   "headline": "School board holds executive session for legal advice on employment history",
   "summary": "The Smithtown Central School District Board held a special meeting solely for an executive session to seek legal advice from the Board's Attorney regarding the employment history of a particular person. The board voted unanimously to convene in executive session and did not intend to return to public session for any action. The meeting adjourned at 6:30pm.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-05-12",
   "body": "Regular Meeting - Joseph M. Barton Building - 26 New York Avenue, Smithtown, NY 11787",
   "headline": "Smithtown school board adopts policies, approves $17.1M claims report",
   "summary": "The Smithtown Central School District Board of Education held a regular meeting on May 12, 2026, moving into executive session for personnel and legal matters before reconvening. The board took action on several items, including accepting the Claims Auditor's Report totaling $17,149,994.05, adopting revised and new policies, and approving a memorandum of agreement with the Smithtown Schools Employees' Association. The agenda also included committee reports, a Points of Pride presentation, and public comment on agenda items.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-05-12",
   "body": "Public Budget Hearing",
   "headline": "Smithtown school board presents 2026-27 budget at public hearing",
   "summary": "The Smithtown Central School District Board is holding a public budget hearing to present the 2026-2027 budget. The board will enter executive session first, then reconvene for the presentation and audience participation. No specific budget figures are listed in the agenda.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-05-12",
   "body": "Policy Committee Meeting- 6:00pm Joseph M. Barton Building 26 New York Ave., Smithtown NY 11787",
   "headline": "Smithtown school board policy committee to review AI, attendance, conduct policies",
   "summary": "The Smithtown Central School District Policy Committee is meeting to discuss and review multiple district policies, including annual reviews of parental involvement, AI use, attendance, code of conduct, investments, and purchasing. The committee will also discuss policies on hazard reporting, pesticides, building maintenance, school meals, data privacy, copyright, and student vehicle use. Future considerations include admissions/residency, attendance, and grading systems.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-04-28",
   "body": "Regular Meeting - Dogwood Elementary School - 50 Dogwood Drive, Smithtown, NY",
   "headline": "Smithtown school board adopts revised policies on AEDs, health services, safety plans",
   "summary": "The Smithtown Central School District Board of Education held a regular meeting on April 28, 2026, at Dogwood Elementary School. The board moved into executive session to discuss employment history and legal advice, then reconvened to adopt several revised policies, including those on board meetings, entrance age, automatic external defibrillators, student health services, and school safety plans. The board also discussed first readings of additional policy changes and received reports from committees and the superintendent.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-04-28",
   "body": "Instructional Services Committee Meeting- Dogwood Elementary 50 Dogwood Drive, Smithtown NY 11787",
   "headline": "Smithtown school committee to discuss fifth-grade robotics program",
   "summary": "The Instructional Services Committee of the Smithtown Central School District is meeting to discuss a fifth-grade robotics enrichment program. The agenda lists this as a discussion/information item, with no decisions scheduled. Future meeting topics are to be determined.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-04-21",
   "body": "Special Meeting - Joseph M. Barton Building - 26 New York Avenue, Smithtown, NY 11787",
   "headline": "Smithtown school board approves Western Suffolk BOCES budget and board vote",
   "summary": "The Smithtown Central School District Board of Education held a special meeting on April 21, 2026, to act on two items related to Western Suffolk BOCES. The board approved the 2026-2027 administrative budget for Western Suffolk BOCES and voted to cast its votes for two BOCES board members. The meeting was brief, starting at 4:30 PM and adjourning at 4:35 PM.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-04-14",
   "body": "Regular Meeting - Joseph M. Barton Building - 26 New York Avenue, Smithtown, NY 11787",
   "headline": "Smithtown school board to review policy changes on AEDs, safety plans, and student health",
   "summary": "The Smithtown Central School District Board of Education will hold a regular meeting on April 14, 2026, starting with an executive session, then reconvening publicly. The board will discuss first readings of several revised policies, including those on board meeting procedures, entrance age, automatic external defibrillators, student health services, and school safety plans, with second readings scheduled for April 28. The board will also accept the Claims Auditor's Report for February 2026 in the amount of $17,271,785.63 and approve a consent agenda covering minutes, correspondence, and an overnight DECA field trip.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-04-14",
   "body": "Policy Committee Meeting- 6:00pm Joseph M. Barton Building 26 New York Ave., Smithtown NY 11787",
   "headline": "Policy committee reviews code of conduct, parental involvement, therapy dogs",
   "summary": "The Smithtown Central School District Policy Committee is meeting to review and discuss several district policies. Items up for annual review include parental involvement and the code of conduct. Policies for discussion include the process for forming policies, child abuse in educational settings, therapy dogs, and tributes. Future considerations include attendance and school meal services.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-03-24",
   "body": "Policy Committee Meeting- 6:00pm Joseph M. Barton Building 26 New York Ave., Smithtown NY 11787",
   "headline": "Policy Committee reviews seven district policies including purchasing and safety plans",
   "summary": "The Smithtown Central School District Policy Committee will discuss seven specific policies, ranging from board meeting procedures to student health services. All items are listed for discussion and information purposes only, with no final votes scheduled on this agenda. The meeting also includes a review of future meeting dates.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-03-24",
   "body": "Regular Meeting - Joseph M. Barton Building - 26 New York Avenue, Smithtown, NY 11787",
   "headline": "Board approves MOAs with administrators and teachers unions",
   "summary": "The Smithtown Central School District Board of Education held its regular meeting on March 24, 2026, where it approved several action items, including memoranda of agreement with the Smithtown Schools Administrators' Association and the Smithtown Teachers' Association, a settlement agreement with an employee, and a revised purchasing policy. The board also moved into executive session to discuss negotiations and legal matters, then reconvened for public session. The agenda included routine reports and public comment procedures.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-03-10",
   "body": "Regular Meeting - Joseph M. Barton Building - 26 New York Avenue, Smithtown, NY 11787",
   "headline": "Smithtown school board approves tech plan, claims reports, and consent agenda",
   "summary": "The Smithtown Central School District Board of Education is holding a regular meeting with an executive session for personnel and legal matters. The board will vote on accepting claims auditor reports, adopting the 2026-2029 Instructional Technology Plan, and approving a consent agenda covering minutes, correspondence, and special education placements.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-03-05",
   "body": "Legislative Committee Meeting- Joseph M. Barton Building- 26 New York Avenue, Smithtown, NY 11787",
   "headline": "Smithtown school board to discuss state aid and charter schools",
   "summary": "The Smithtown Central School District's Legislative Committee is meeting to discuss two topics: state aid and charter schools. The agenda lists these as discussion items, with no decisions or votes scheduled. Future meeting dates are to be determined.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-02-25",
   "body": "Public Hearing on SECTION 471 (Surviving Spouses of Police Officers Killed in the Line of Duty Tax Exemption- Great Hollow Middle School 150 Southern Blvd., Nesconset, NY(This hearing was orginally scheduled for February 24, 2026).",
   "headline": "Public hearing on tax exemption for surviving spouses of police officers killed in line of duty",
   "summary": "The Smithtown Central School District Board of Education is holding a public hearing on a proposed tax exemption under Section 471 for surviving spouses of police officers killed in the line of duty. The hearing, originally scheduled for February 24, 2026, will be followed by a regular Board of Education meeting. Public input will be accepted during the hearing.",
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