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Madeline Smith is given a wooden Pelican by fellow Board Trustee Tom Imperato.

Editor’s note: This press release was provided by the Pelham School District.

Retiring Board of Education Trustee Stephen Molineaux and President Madeline Smith were honored Wednesday, June 20 for their years of service to the Pelham Public Schools.

Mr. Molineaux first joined the Board in 2014 when he was appointed to fill a vacancy and was elected to a full three-year term in 2015. Throughout his tenure, Mr. Molineaux has been a member of the Board’s Audit Committee, serving as its chair this school year. He has provided strong oversight of the District’s annual budgets, working to create efficiencies while also expanding the educational program through initiatives such as FLES, Mandarin Chinese, and STEAM offerings.

In recognition of his service to the Board, Mr. Molineaux was presented a proclamation from the Board of Education, a commemorative school bell from the District, and a plaque from the New York State School Boards Association.

Ms. Smith is retiring after serving two terms on the Board having been elected in 2012 and re-elected in 2015. She served as vice president in 2016-17 and president in 2017-18. Throughout her tenure on the Board, Ms. Smith has been a champion of transparency, advocacy, and community engagement. She is the founder of the Community Advocacy and Community Engagement and Outreach committees (now Community Engagement and Advocacy Committee), instituted monthly Board of Education Coffees, and advocated for the Pelham Public Schools at the state and national level, earning her the New York State School Boards Association Advocate of the Year award in 2015. Ms. Smith supported a number of educational initiatives, such as the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme, FLES, STEAM courses, and Mandarin Chinese and was a leading voice during the Strategic Planning process. Additionally, she has worked to approve fiscally responsible budgets and most recently was instrumental in informing the community about the capital facilities bond, which was approved in May and includes a new Hutchinson School as well as a variety of other important projects.

In recognition of her service to the Board, Ms. Smith was presented proclamations from the Board of Education, the Village of Pelham Manor, the Village of Pelham, and the Town of Pelham, a commemorative school bell from the District, and a plaque from the New York State School Boards Association.