Editor’s note: This press release was provided by the Pelham Union Free School Board.

The Pelham Board of Education will meet virtually at 6:30pm on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 and is expected to immediately enter into executive session to discuss the employment history of a particular person(s) and items related to collective negotiations. The Board is expected to reconvene in public session for a regular business meeting at approximately 7:30pm, which can be viewed on YouTube live.

At the public meeting, Dr. Champ will provide the Superintendent’s Mid-Year Report on the Strategic Plan. Additionally, the Board may review and/or adopt the following policies: 5676 – Privacy and Security for Student Data and Teacher and Principal Data (3rd reading), and 3420 – Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment in the District (3rd reading). These policies will be available for review on BoardDocs as part of the meeting agenda which will be available for viewing 24 hours before the meeting.

In addition to Dr. Champ’s Superintendent’s report, the agenda may include updates from each School Board committee, Finances and Facilities, and the three goal areas of the Strategic Plan: Cultural Competence, Authentic Learning, and the Whole Child.

Those wishing to make public comment may do so by sending an email to Board of Education President Jessica DeDomenico at [email protected] by 8:15pm. We ask that comments be kept brief to the extent possible as they will be read into the public record at the meeting.

The full meeting agenda will be available approximately 24 hours before the meeting on BoardDocs. To access the agenda once it has been posted, visit www.pelhamschools.org and click “Meetings and Coffees” under the “Board of Education” tab. Then click the button for “Agendas and Minutes” and click the link for the “Wednesday, January 20, 2021” meeting.

This meeting is being held in accordance with the notices and health advisories issued by Federal, State and Local officials and pursuant to Executive Order 202.1 of the Governor of the State of New York, dated March 12, 2020.