The Croton-Harmon school board approved a $126,439.05 change order for the high-school parking lot on September 4, 2025, as the new school year opened. All seven trustees voted for the consent agenda that included the Pierotti Corp. work. This article is written solely from the meeting's official minutes; croton.news had no reporter present. The change order covered paving under a construction bulletin and full-depth replacement in areas shown on the project drawing. It increased the stated contract total from $12,796,076.52 to $12,922,515.57. The approval authorized the additional work; the minutes do not establish its completion date. The student ex-officio representative gave a positive account of the new school spaces, including the cafeteria and Spencer Field. The representative said concerns about the new schedule had not materialized and described a benefit from keeping phones out of class, while noting students could use them during free periods and off campus. That was a student report, not a board revision to the phone policy. During public comment, a parent questioned the evidence-based practices consulted before the cellphone policy was adopted and requested a response. Another speaker asked whether the district would follow the village in endorsing the IHRA definition. A later speaker questioned changes to the elementary-school playground and said parents could have been consulted about fundraising. The minutes record those requests and concerns without a substantive board response in those public-comment sections. Superintendent Stephen Walker’s report covered new faculty, curriculum coordinators and instructional coaches, the first day of school and Policy 5695 on students and personal electronic devices. Board President Ana Teague reported that school-board goals were being developed and noted the September 10 Spencer Field ribbon cutting and September 20 homecoming dance. Trustees approved the Pierre Van Cortlandt Middle School Quebec Club’s trip to Quebec City, Canada, for February 15–18, 2026, to experience Francophone culture and practice French. They also approved two tutor and home-instructor appointments at $60 an hour, coaching and non-instructional appointments, and educational-service agreements with Yorktown, Byram Hills and the Hawthorne Foundation. Other consent actions included a meal-pricing resolution, June treasurer’s reports, August 21 meeting minutes, and the retirement resignation of high-school custodian Mohammed Aggoub, effective December 30, 2025. Trustees also discussed committee work and plans for a September 18 work session on school-building goals.