Minutes November 21, 2019
OFFICIAL MINUTES
CHAPPAQUA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Thursday, November 21, 2019, 10:00 AM
Conference Room - Education Center
Presiding Officer: Jane Kimmel Shepardson
Pledge of Allegiance: Holly McCall
Present: Board of Education
Jane Kimmel Shepardson, President
Holly McCall, Vice President
Hilary Grasso
Warren Messner
Victoria Tipp
Staff Members:
Christine Ackerman, Superintendent of Schools
John Chow, Assistant Superintendent for Business
Liisa Elsner, District Clerk
Margo May, District Counsel – Shaw, May, Perelson & Lambert LLC
1. Call the Meeting to Order at 10:00 am
Motioned by Victoria Tipp to open the public meeting at 10:02 am. Seconded by Holly McCall. Motion carried 5-0.
2. District Solar Project Discussion
3. Proposed Executive Session, subject to Board approval, to discuss litigation
Motioned by Jane Kimmel Shepardson to enter into executive session at 11:10 am to discuss litigation and real estate, discussion of which, in public, would substantially affect property value. Seconded by Warren Messner. Motion carried 5-0.
Board member Hilary Grasso left the meeting at 12:15 pm.
4. Re-convene Public Meeting
Motioned by Jane Kimmel Shepardson to adjourn out of Executive Session at 12:22 pm. Seconded by Holly McCall. Motion carried 4-0. Board member Hilary Grasso was absent.
Motioned by Victoria Tipp to reopen the public meeting at 12:23 pm. Seconded by Holly McCall. Motion carried 4-0. Board member Hilary Grasso was absent.
5. Notice of Future Meetings
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
HGHS Select Ensemble & Douglas Grafflin Student Presentation
Horace Greeley High School – Academic Commons
Wednesday, January 8, 2020 7:30 pm
Budget Preview
Horace Greeley High School – Academic Commons
6. Adjournment
Motioned by Victoria Tipp to adjourn the meeting at 12:23 pm. Seconded by Holly McCall. Motion carried 4-0. Board member Hilary Grasso was absent.
Respectfully submitted,
Liisa Elsner
District Clerk / Secretary to the Superintendent
/lke