Meeting started on time Agenda and Minutes can be viewed by clicking below. Video of meeting has not been posted by the board on district website. We will update as video becomes available.
CRONM brought up the vote on use of comment cards. Meg Ryan advised that Board would visit and vote on the use of cards during unfinished business.
Meg Ryan made a motion to eliminate use of comment cards. Robert Crowley seconded the motion. The Board then discussed the use of comment cards. The discussion was in public as it should have been all along .
Gordon asked Ryan why the motion was made. Ryan stated, because the residents have expressed their dislike for the cards and desire to have them eliminated. It is Board’s job to listen to residents. Gordon then remarked that she was the mastermind behind the cards being introduced in 2018. She thought the cards were a great idea and kept order during meetings. Corona, Lentini and Miller all voiced their support for the continued use of the Comment Cards.
After much back and forth there was a vote on this motion. Final Resolution: Motion Failed Yes: Megan Ryan, Robert Crowley, Steve Enella No: Vincent Lentini, Tracey Miller, Michelle Gordon, Ed Corona.
No surprise that Gordon, Corona, Miller and Lentini all voted as one united block and continued to ignore the voice of residents and push their own agenda.
The Board of Education agreed to hold its first town hall meeting on November 20, 2019 at 7:00 PM at the North Merrick Library.
Next Board meeting is December 10, 2019.