Lynbrook Appoints Officers at BOE Meeting

At its annual reorganization meeting on July 7, the Lynbrook Board of Education officially appointed its officers for the 2015-16 school year.

The Board appointed re-elected incumbent Robert Paskoff and newly elected trustee Lesli Deninno; newly elected trustee David Yaker was unable to attend the meeting. Trustee William Belmont was elected to serve as president of the Board, while Heather Hanson was re-elected to the position of secretary. After a split vote for vice president between Paskoff and Ellen Marcus, the Board tabled the vote until the Aug. 12 meeting, when the full Board will be in attendance. Alicemarie Bresnihan was appointed to serve as the Board’s legislative representative, while Hanson and Deninno were appointed as adult education advisor and PTA Council delegate, respectively.

After adjourning the reorganization meeting, the Board proceeded to the regular meeting agenda. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Melissa Burak announced that both Bresnihan and Paskoff had been recognized by the New York State School Boards Association for their commitment to attending conferences to advance their training.

Dr. Burak also announced that the five summer programs offered by the district have begun, including the summer playground program for students in grades K-8, the middle school STEM Academy, the middle school and high school summer school programs, and the evening recreation program for students in grades 9-12.

Dr. Paul Lynch, assistant superintendent for finance, operations and information systems, provided the Board with a capital projects update. The construction of the addition at North Middle School should be completed by mid- summer. The new field at North will be planted in the fall and is expected to be ready to use by the spring. The addition of air conditioning in the South Middle School general purpose room is currently underway, as is the boiler replacement project at the high school. Bathroom replacements are underway at South Middle and Marion Street schools.

Submitted by Lynbrook Schools