Families and preschool operators urged the Croton-Harmon school board on December 4, 2025, to help close the funding gap for universal prekindergarten, while Superintendent Stephen Walker cautioned that redirecting K–12 money would affect district programs. This article is written solely from the meeting's official minutes; croton.news had no reporter present. Sarah Forth, a co-owner of Childrenspace North, described its UPK program as rewarding but inadequately funded. Co-owner and co-director Staci Hall said the provider could no longer subsidize the program beyond that school year. Families asked the board to preserve access, contribute district funding and continue pressing the state for support. Responding to the public comments, Walker said the district’s early adoption of UPK had disadvantaged it under the funding system. He warned against expecting the state to solve the problem within a year. The district was considering other options and working with other districts, he said; taking funds from K–12 would affect programs because little school-budget funding was discretionary. Trustees approved an agreement with BusPatrol America, LLC for internal bus safety equipment by a 6–1 vote. Assistant Superintendent for Business Denise Harrington-Cohen described an opportunity for free internal-camera installation after negotiations over privacy and ownership. Allison Samuels cast the dissenting vote, citing concerns about biometric information. The minutes distinguish this agreement from the external stop-arm cameras approved in September 2024. The board separately adopted Student Privacy Policy 5550 unanimously after a second reading. Policy Committee Chair Neal Haber described revisions following board and community feedback. The policy barred student biometric-identification technology except where specifically authorized by law. Anamika Bhatnagar said school-issued devices did not have biometric recognition enabled. The board also unanimously accepted Assistant Superintendent John Griffiths’s resignation for retirement, effective at the close of business on June 30, 2026. When Samuels later asked about filling the position, Walker said a plan would be shared. Financial actions included approval of a tax-certiorari settlement and a related $5,891.99 budget increase funded from the Tax Certiorari Reserve. The consent agenda also included a $12,000.00 credit from TWP Plumbing & Heating, Inc. for propane-tank work deleted from the Buildings & Grounds plumbing scope. Other discussion covered middle-school English language arts proficiency and growth, proposed board goals, and concerns from public speakers about screen use and enforcement of the cellphone ban. Walker presented the Pierre Van Cortlandt Middle School data, and Acting Principal Nichole Kelly discussed how the school had reached those results. The minutes list the presentation topics without numerical proficiency results.