N O T I C E
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, The Longwood Central School District continues to take steps to reduce the potential for exposure to the coronavirus (COVID-19). The District’s efforts in this regard are made in furtherance of federal, state, and local mandates to limit all public gatherings.
The Board of Education of the Longwood Central School District has scheduled the following meetings for the month of December 2020:
Saturday, December 12, 2020 – Special Meeting – 9:00 a.m. – H.S. Board of Education Room
Thursday, December 17, 2020 – Regular Meeting – 7:00 p.m. – via Zoom
As authorized by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s Executive Order 202.72, issued on November 3, 2020, the public will not be permitted to attend the meetings in-person. In the event the Executive Order 202.72 is not extended, the School District will publish a supplemental notice outlining the manner in which Board meetings will be conducted.
The public can participate in the Citizen Speak portion of the meeting. Please send the topic of your comment within 24 hours of the scheduled meeting to the District Clerk, Lillian Pizzolo at Lillian.pizzolo@longwoodcsd.org. Please provide your email address. To speak on a concern that is not on the Agenda, you will be called upon to speak during the Citizen’s Speak portion of the meeting. To speak on a concern that is on the Agenda, you will be called upon to speak when that item comes up on the Agenda. Comments are limited to 3 minutes. The December 17th meeting will be held via Zoom, Live Stream, audio recorded and transcribed. Registered speakers will be provided, via email, with the Zoom meeting link prior to the meeting.
It is anticipated that the Board of Education will make a motion at the beginning of the meetings setting forth the manner in which the meetings will be conducted and waiving any applicable policies or common practices with respect to the conduct of the meetings. At the commencement of the December 12th meeting, it is anticipated that the Board of Education will entertain a motion to go into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing the employment of a particular individual.
It is further anticipated that the public participation portion of the meetings will be suspended with the exception of the Citizen Speak portion listed above. The meetings will be recorded and later transcribed in accordance with Executive Order 202.72.
In the event the Executive Order 202.72 is not extended, the school district will publish a supplemental notice outlining the manner in which Board meetings will be conducted.
The following Board Committees meetings will be held virtually:
Legislative Committee – Thursday, December 3, 2020 – 7:00 p.m.
Safety Committee – Tuesday, December 22, 2020 – 7:00 p.m.
Lillian M. Pizzolo
District Clerk