Editor’s note: This press release was provided by the Pelham Union Free School District. The Pelham Examiner publishes press releases in the form received as a service to the community.

The Board of Education will meet at 6pm on Wednesday, November 29, 2023 in Room 280 in Pelham Middle School, 28 Franklin Place, Pelham, NY 10803. It is anticipated that the Board will immediately consider a motion to enter executive session to discuss matters relating to collective bargaining negotiations with the Pelham Teachers Association pursuant to Article 14 of the Civil Service Law. The Board is expected to reconvene in public in the Pelham Middle School Library at approximately 7pm for a Work Session on the Story of the District’s Two Most Recent Strategic Plans. The meeting can be viewed on YouTube live.

Members of the public may attend the meeting in-person.

At the work session, which provides the Board with an opportunity to take a deep dive into a particular topic, the Board will be joined by members of the District’s Administrative Team who will explore different areas of growth experienced by the District over the past 5-10 years.

The Board will also honor PMHS School Counselor Luis Barcelo and Math Teacher AJ Quackenbush who were recently honored as part of the New York State Master Teacher program as well as Siwanoy Principal Farid Johnson, who was nominated for the Westchester/East Putnam PTAs’ Heroes In Education Award.

Following the Work Session, the Board will conduct a brief business 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 “November 29, 2023” meeting.

Please note that Board of Education Trustee Annemarie Garcia will participate in this meeting remotely via Google Meet. Ms. Garcia’s physical location will be 425 Sixth Avenue, Pelham, NY 10803.

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