April 24, 2023 at 7:00 PM - Somers Board of Education Meeting

Rationale:  The Board to review and approve the draft minutes from the Board meeting on March 27, 2023.

Rationale:  The Board to review and approve the draft minutes from the BOE retreat on April 3, 2023.

Rationale:  Stephanie Levin, Director of Business Services, will update the Board on the details of the March budget.

Rationale:  The Board to review and consent to the warrant of April 17, 2023.

Rationale:  The Board to review and consent to the warrant of April 24, 2023.

Rationale: 

• Tracy Coro, SES Special Education FAB Teacher, resigned effective April 3, 2023.
• Mackenzie Irish, MBA Paraeducator, will resign at the end of the 2022-23 school year.

Rationale:  Dana Levesque, SES Special Education Teacher, will retire at the end of the 2022-2023 school year after 22 years of service at SPS.

Rationale:  Superintendent Galloway received costs regarding upgrading the HVAC system at SES.  Presently, the system does not recirculate fresh air into the building.  The attached cost proposal is divided into three phases.  The recommendation is to upgrade the HVAC system and replace it with a system that can recirculate air and provide air conditioning for the over six hundred students at SES.  The Superintendent is seeking authorization to bring the recommended options, either doing a complete replacement of the system for $9.2 million or ventilation only for $4.5 million, to the Board of Finance on April 25, 2023.

Rationale:  The Board to approve the Graduation date for Friday, June 9, 2023.  The last day of school for grades 6-12 is Friday, 6/9/23.  The last day of school for grades PreK-5 is Monday, 6/12/23.