Editor’s note: This article previews a scheduled meeting based on the published agenda packet. After the meeting is held and video is released, coverage will be updated with the actual discussion and any votes taken. School-building rental costs, an arts booster group’s request for a fee waiver, and proposed statewide positions on artificial intelligence in education are among the issues before the Croton-Harmon school board on October 1. The business meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. in the Croton-Harmon High School library, according to the district’s meeting calendar. This agenda preview draws on the posted BoardDocs agenda and its original attachments; the listed actions remain proposals.

Facility fees and an arts fundraiser

The board will consider a 2026–27 facility-use fee schedule with hourly rates ranging from $15 for a regular classroom to $200 for the Spencer turf field with stadium lighting. The schedule lists $45 for a library or multipurpose room/cafeteria, $60 for the high-school auditorium, and $75 for the PVC turf field. Custodial charges are separate: the schedule lists $65 an hour outside regular custodial hours on weekdays and Saturdays, and $90 on Sundays and holidays, with a two-hour minimum. It says custodial fees apply when a custodian is not already scheduled or additional staff is needed. Those conditions matter for organizations calculating the full cost of an event. A separate consent-agenda item would grant a 2026–27 facility-use fee waiver to CHAMP, the Croton-Harmon Arts, Music, Performance boosters. In its September 22 request, the group seeks building-use fees to be waived and, where permitted, custodial fees for district-approved events at all three schools. The request specifically includes CET art-room tile fundraisers on January 15, February 12 and February 26, 2027, when participating families would paint ceiling tiles for the art room. The letter says “waiving these fees will allow the funds raised through our events to go directly toward our mission”. CHAMP also commits to the district’s application, supervision, insurance and facility-use requirements.

Statewide advocacy, including AI safeguards

The board is scheduled to discuss proposed New York State School Boards Association resolutions. The attached regional worksheet covers 28 resolutions and five bylaw amendments, including education funding, health-insurance costs, charter-school accountability, testing and artificial intelligence. One proposal calls for state action that “prohibits artificial intelligence from serving as the educator of record”, alongside restrictions on AI independently assigning grades or making consequential student decisions. Other proposals address safety and privacy standards for student-facing AI products and notice when vendors add AI features. These are proposed association advocacy positions, not new Croton-Harmon classroom rules. The NYSSBA delegates’ guide explains that proposals become association positions only if voting delegates adopt them. Its cover memorandum schedules the association’s vote for October 15.

Budget adjustment and other business

The consent agenda includes a $130,000 facilities budget transfer: $118,900 from an operations-and-maintenance general account and $11,100 from supplies and materials, both going to assessments on school property. The attached transfer form describes a year-end audit adjustment for sewer assessment. This is a reassignment between accounts, not a proposed $130,000 construction contract. Other listed business includes a teachers’ association memorandum of agreement, co-curricular adviser changes, non-instructional personnel recommendations, disposal of four AED units, and approval of September 17 minutes. The opening presentation is scheduled to recognize two National Merit Scholarship semifinalists and three commended students. The agenda provides two opportunities for public comment. Its participation guidelines limit speakers to three minutes and say the board listens during the meeting, with follow-up by an appropriate administrator or board member as applicable.

Source documents

Read the complete October 1 agenda and the original documents linked above. The fee schedule and waiver request are separate proposed actions; the board may discuss individual consent items before voting.