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Apr 9, 2026 · Croton-Harmon Board Honors Student Leaders, Reviews Building...
Packet documents (27)
Every attachment from the meeting packet, grouped by agenda item. Summaries are AI-generated from the document text — the original PDF is always the authoritative version.
Action (Consent) - 2026-2027 Athletic Merger -- Modified, JV, and Varsity Boys Volleyball
Action (Consent) - 2026-2027 Athletic Merger -- Varsity Girls Swimming and Diving
Action (Consent) - Agreement between Croton-Harmon UFSD and the County of Westchester
An agreement between the Croton-Harmon School District and the County of Westchester for the district's use of county-owned electronic voting machines, privacy booths and technicians for the school election on May 19, 2026, and, if the budget is rejected and a revote held, for June 16, 2026. The district must transport the machines at its own expense with transportation and printed ballots approved by both commissioners of the county Board of Elections, maintain chain of custody and security of the voting systems, and indemnify the county, with the agreement running May 15, 2026 through June 17, 2026.
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Action (Consent) - Budget Increase - BAN Premium
Bid results for the Croton-Harmon UFSD $41,132,178 Bond Anticipation Notes, 2025 Series A, sold June 10, 2025 with an issue date of June 26, 2025 and maturity of June 26, 2026, rated MIG-1 by Moody's with an Aa2 underlying rating. Four bidders competed, and BNY Mellon Capital Markets won with a 4.000 percent coupon and a premium of $408,491.89, producing a net interest cost of $1,236,795.23, or a 3.0069 percent net interest rate. Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP served as bond counsel and Capital Markets Advisors, LLC as financial advisor.
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Action (Consent) - Budget Transfers - Facilities
Action (Consent) - Fixed Asset Disposition - Technology
A Croton-Harmon School District fixed asset disposition form dated April 7, 2026 for technology items, with the itemized list referenced as attached rather than entered on the form itself. The form's instructions require submission to the business office for fixed assets costing more than $500, note that assets may be surplused, sold or discarded, and state that all items to be sold must be bid and processed through the business office, with four authorization signatures required.
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Action (Consent) - PNW BOCES Cooperative Bids - Commodities, Materials, Equipment and Supplies
A blank PNW BOCES cooperative bidding blanket resolution form by which a school district agrees to bid jointly with other districts on listed categories such as asbestos abatement and mold remediation, asphalt paving, fence installation, construction trades, welding, carpentry, HVAC, plumbing and electricity supplies, fine paper, science hardware and art supplies, printing services, overhead garage doors, floor covering, fuel tank maintenance, glazing and blacktop care. The resolution would remain in effect until June 30, 2027, with bids advertised in the Journal News under Section 103 of the General Municipal Law; the district-specific selections are unmarked in this copy.
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Instructions from PNW BOCES Purchasing Agent Don Mahler for participating in cooperative bids, noting that state purchasing law requires each school board to pass a resolution and return it to BOCES before any bid award. The document lists the 2026-2027 cooperative bids with anticipated effective dates, ranging from July 1, 2026 through October 31, 2027 depending on the category, and states that PNW BOCES currently charges districts no fees for participation, with greater participation yielding lower vendor pricing.
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Action (Consent) - Treasurers Reports -- February 2026
The February 2026 appropriation status report for Croton-Harmon UFSD, run March 17, 2026 and covering the fiscal year from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. It shows the general fund's original $60,996,050 budget adjusted by $1,414,913.81 to $62,410,963.81, itemized by function from Board of Education and administration through instruction, transportation, employee benefits and debt service, with regular-school teaching the largest instructional line. Separate sections cover the $1,015,000 school lunch fund and special revenue funds.
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The February 2026 budget transfer report for Croton-Harmon UFSD lists thirteen transfers, reference numbers 1428 through 1440, made between February 2 and February 27, 2026, totaling $21,032.51. Individual transfers range from $126 to $4,105.60 and cover purposes stated as paying outstanding invoices, school bus parts, library supplies, band instrument repairs, classroom and nurse's office supplies, a BOCES math conference for faculty, a vapor recovery system and two 30-hour basic driver courses.
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The revenue status report for Croton-Harmon UFSD covering July 1, 2025 through February 28, 2026, showing a revised general fund revenue budget of $61,005,269 with $52,015,490.97 earned and $8,989,778.03 unearned. Real property taxes of $43,740,410.92 and STAR reimbursement of $1,682,161.08 are fully recognized, while basic formula state aid shows $2,511,380.72 earned of a $6,846,131 budget. The report also covers the $1,015,000 school lunch fund, which shows $491,999.99 earned, plus scholarship and extraclassroom activity accounts.
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The Croton-Harmon UFSD trial balance report for July 1, 2025 through February 28, 2026, with general fund debits and credits balanced at $165,335,718.48. Listed assets include $26,897,659.93 in the NYCLASS general fund account and NYCLASS reserve accounts for tax certiorari, capital, ERS, TRS, workers' compensation, unemployment, liability, transportation and repairs, with general fund expenditures of $28,831,575.90 and encumbrances of $23,329,893.92 to date. The capital fund section shows $41,461,118 in bond anticipation notes payable.
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Action - CTA Side Letter of Agreement
A side letter of agreement between the Croton-Harmon Union Free School District and the Croton Teachers' Association granting probationary teacher Ashley Lupfer an unpaid leave of absence for the 2026-2027 school year, notwithstanding contract language reserving such leaves for tenured teachers. Lupfer must notify the Superintendent by March 1, 2027 whether she will return for 2027-2028 or seek a one-year extension at the Board of Education's non-grievable discretion, and she will receive no seniority or tenure credit while on leave. The agreement is expressly non-precedential and subject to Board of Education approval.
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Action - Donation - CHHS PTSA - CHHS PTSA Scholarships
A listing of 2026 CHHS PTSA senior awards and scholarships, each requiring the common scholarship application. Most awards are $300, including the PTSA Art, Book, Carol Loatman Music, Environmental, Fred Blais Actor, French, Mandarin, Marge Valzania Memorial Student Service, Mary Marrin, Sara Tykol Memorial journalism, Science Research, Spanish, Stage Crew, Theater Crew and Virginia McGrath awards, while the Josephine Neff Memorial Award is $250. Criteria vary by award across academics, pursuit of higher education, school involvement, community service and athletics.
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Action - Donation - Croton Democratic Committee - Frances Allen Scholarship
Action - Donation - Croton Democratic Committee - John Habib Scholarship
Action - Donation - Croton Police Association, Inc. - Officer Charles Riegel Scholarship
Action - Donation - Franzoso Contracting, Inc. - Erica Illescas Memorial Award
Action - Donation - Susan McCormack - Class of 1985 Scholarship Fund
Action - Scissor Lift for grounds maintenance - Bid Recommendation
Discussion - 2026-2027 Budget Reports: Building-Level and Pupil Personnel Budgets
Slides from the April 9, 2026 budget presentation on building-level and pupil personnel services, walking through 2026-2027 proposed budget priorities at Carrie E. Tompkins Elementary, Pierre Van Cortlandt Middle School and Croton-Harmon High School. Fall 2025 school climate results are highlighted, including 98.4 percent of CET students reporting they feel emotionally safe and comfortable at school and 96.5 percent of PVC students reporting they feel they belong. Plans include expanded team teaching at CET, new PVC electives and clubs, and new CHHS offerings such as AP Business with Personal Finance, AP Psychology, Project Lead the Way Principles of Engineering, Robotics, Theater and Modern Journalism.
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Discussion - Policies for First Reading
A first-reading draft, dated April 9, 2026, of a revised Policy 0000, retitled Vision Statement and Educational Philosophy, presented alongside the current policy it would replace, which was adopted November 14, 1994 and last revised March 12, 2015. The new version states the Board's vision that all members of the learning community demonstrate enduring curiosity, and says the District values face-to-face dialogue, hands-on learning, outdoor activity, reading physical texts and collaborative problem-solving, and will ensure technology use is developmentally appropriate, active, intentional and adds to the student experience.
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A first-reading draft, dated April 9, 2026, of revisions to Policy 2510, New Board Member Orientation, shown in track changes against the version adopted November 14, 1994. The revised policy directs that each Board member-elect be pointed to publicly available information including the policy manual, a year of meeting agendas and minutes, and School Boards Association materials, be given the Board's Norms and Protocols handbook and a calendar of remaining meetings, meet with the Superintendent and administrators, and be encouraged to attend new board member training from the state and Westchester Putnam school boards associations.
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Recognition - Leaders of Tomorrow Presentation
A presentation to the Board of Education by Leaders of Tomorrow, a student-led peer mentorship program under the motto "Tomorrow's leaders start today," presented by president and co-founder Nicky Mukherjee and vice president Laila Asghar with teacher advisors Robin Woolley and Tammiann Trudel. The club aims to empower younger students to see themselves as future leaders and conducts lessons at CET every Tiger Tuesday. Cited accomplishments include more than 80 student volunteers, standing as the largest club at CHHS, and connecting with more than 250 CET students.
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