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Board Meetings

Board of Education meetings are held in the Board Room at the Main Street Building on the first and third Monday of each month, except when Monday is a holiday. Meetings typically begin at 6:30 p.m. Exceptions to this schedule are noted in the school calendar and on the district website.

View meeting agendas and minutes via Board Docs

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The Board of Education uses Board Docs, an easy-to-use paperless meeting management software, in order to streamline important Board information, including:

  • Meeting agendas
  • Board meeting calendar
  • District policies
  • Presentations
  • Meeting minutes

Click here to access Board Docs.

Want to watch a Board meeting?

Board meetings are open to the public to attend in-person; however, they are also livestreamed and recorded via the district’s YouTube channel. Visit the district’s YouTube channel to view the recordings and livestreams in real time. Meetings are automatically close captioned via YouTube

Public Comment

Privilege of the Floor is available for district residents to speak to the Board of Education at the beginning and end of Board of Education meetings. The policy for Privilege of the Floor is as follows:

“Persons wishing to speak should first be recognized by the President, then identify themselves. Any group or organization wishing to address the Board must identify a single spokesperson.

Comments shall be brief and concise, generally not exceeding four (4) minutes in length per speaker, which may be extended at the discretion of the Board President. Each Privilege of the Floor session is not to exceed 32 minutes in length. Speakers may comment on matters related to District business only.

The Board will not permit in public session discussions involving individual district personnel, by name or by title, or students. Persons wishing to discuss matters involving individual District personnel or students should present their comments and/or concerns to the Superintendent during regular business hours.

All speakers are to conduct themselves in a civil manner. Obscene language, libelous statements, threats of violence, statements advocating racial, religious, or other forms of prejudice will not be tolerated.”

2023-24 Board Meeting Schedule (subject to change)

  • July 10, 2023 – Re-Organization Meeting & Regular Meeting
  • August 7, 2023
  • August 21, 2023
  • September 5, 2023 (Tues.) – 9/4 Labor Day & BOE Tour of the Buildings
  • September 18, 2023
  • October 3, 2023 (Tues.) – 10/2 NYSCOSS Conference
  • October 16, 2023
  • November 6, 2023
  • November 20, 2023
  • December 4, 2023
  • December 18, 2023
  • January 16, 2024
  • February 12, 2024
  • March 4, 2024
  • March 18, 2024
  • April 8, 2024 (Tues.) – 4/1 Spring Break
  • April 18, 2024 (Thurs.) – Orange-Ulster BOCES Budget Vote
  • April 22, 2024
  • May 7, 2024 (Tues.) – Public Budget Hearing
  • May 21, 2024 (Tues.) – No Meeting – Annual Budget Vote and Board Elections
  • May 22, 2024 (Weds.)
  • June 10, 2024
  • June 24, 2024

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Members for 2023-24

Tom Loftus, president
Brett Weeden, vice president
Billy Castellane
Shannon Johnson
Ashley Salte
Scot Selbo
John Sullivan


District Clerk
Maureen Farrell

(845) 615-6720
maureen.farrell@gcsny.org


Email the Board

To contact the Board of Education, please email them at boe.comments@gcsny.org.