White Plains City School District public meetings in 2020
4 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
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
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