🎓 Board of Education
Reorganized School Board Seats Two New Trustees and Two Student Members, With Bhatnagar as President
Jul 16, 2026
At its July 16 organizational meeting, the Croton-Harmon Board of Education swore in newly elected trustees, elevated Anamika Bhatnagar to president and Omar Mayyasi to vice president, seated two student ex-officio trustees for the first time, appointed an interim athletic director, and — after a trustee flagged unchecked AI-generated committee minutes — made an AI policy a priority.
Key Actions & Decisions
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Administered oaths of office to newly elected board members; Jacob Day and Elizabeth Laird joined the board
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Elected Anamika Bhatnagar president and Omar Mayyasi vice president for 2026-2027, each abstaining on their own election
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Appointed Nikhil Mukherjee as ex-officio student trustee and Madeline Kramer as associate ex-officio student trustee — the first year the board has two student members
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Appointed Bari Suman as interim Director of Health, Wellness, Physical Education and Athletics through June 30, 2027
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Approved a cooperative transportation agreement with seven neighboring school districts running July 2026 through June 2031
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Accepted nine donations totaling $3,100 to the Lacey Carr Memorial Scholarship and a $38,490 state technology grant for multi-factor authentication tokens
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Named Teri Lukin community member of the Health & Safety Committee and completed the annual organizational consent agenda