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\"Out of the approximately a thousand students at Southside ... about 200 people, including students, enter the school from Fireman's Field,\" Kolisch said. \"There is no designated crosswalk or area or someone present to help cross the paved area between the security booth and Southside's main entrance.\" She described multiple \"close calls and nerve wracking situations\" at morning drop-off and during evening events and suggested a painted crosswalk or marked stanchions to alert drivers.

Kolisch offered to collect signatures from students, faculty and staff to expedite the request and said the change could be \"a very simple way to help increase the safety of all.\" The board took her comments during the public-statement portion of the meeting; the transcript does not record an immediate decision or formal action in response.

Why it matters: the request concerns pedestrian safety for students, employees and visitors entering campus through a commonly used entrance. A simple marked crossing or signage is a low-cost option often used to reduce driver-pedestrian conflicts.

Next steps: staff or board members may refer the suggestion to facilities or safety staff for evaluation and any required traffic or village approvals; Kolisch offered to provide signatures representing student and staff support to assist the district evaluation.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Education Regular Meeting and Code of Conduct Public Hearing - Thurs, May 29 2025 at 7PM","oneSentenceSummary","A Southside High School junior told the board there is no marked crosswalk between the security booth at Fireman's Field and the school's main entrance and asked the district to add a designated crossing to improve pedestrian safety during drop-off, pick-up and evening events.","taxTitle","ROCKVILLE CENTRE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, School Districts, New York","taxId",55785,"location","New York","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":42,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6220210,"Rockville Centre budget passes; board accepts three community gifts and recognizes staff milestones",1200000,1380000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3618154-3c60666f4e89c307e135ea5812468737&start=1200&end=1380","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3618154-3c60666f4e89c307e135ea5812468737/thumbnail_1200000.jpg","/articles/6220210/New-York/Rockville-Centre-budget-passes-board-accepts-three-community-gifts-and-recognizes-staff-milestones","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6220210-5867fdc2bcb73768075914de9043a0f2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771198259&Signature=dsG3ko7pUtszFD80X5jP4iQ8bMqwF6w1fPm-Fic1txsy5VnPqmSMDw-~GjO1A1bDWWr0zUjNxBPE2W8IuejiiaiMjkppKD90Jv1AF6EGlWQKsGWf-0yDWrGjKWb0Gm7joMqD94kQUsIE~KIJu~LdraZ3gXTipuJWbUlyPESa3q3RThwhmQVtGl4lymH4EOUvDCi2Cnd~tPtZi~KvGx3vao2jDWKpiRKGU9NpgWegXbjSSTaID1WaT73Y77Kc39Bix9ElY8B9VkXKrRmPjeyyYEd2k0CSVkju3eUoi8Mh8X2No2IezAyci1S9dn5EqUBpHJQJaXWo31Ypm98zYycS1Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Rockville Centre voters approved the district budget this year and re-elected trustees in the annual vote, the superintendent reported during the May 29 Board of Education meeting. The board also accepted three community gifts and offered public recognition to newly tenured staff and retirees.

\"We just wanted to, send our sincere appreciation to the entire community for supporting this year's budget. We successfully passed our budget this year,\" Superintendent Patrick Gavin said during an early meeting update.

The board accepted three gifts: a PTA consortium gift to fund the AIMS arts program described in the meeting as \"$94,791 and $30.35 cents,\" a $462 donation from the Ryan Patrick O’Shea Foundation to buy supplies for a Sources of Strength day, and $73,988 from the Rockville Centre Education Foundation for spring grants across the district. The board moved to accept the gifts and the chair called for the vote; a voice vote recorded \"Aye.\" The meeting record includes a formal motion to accept the gifts with a second and a board voice vote in favor.

The meeting included a ceremonial recognition of tenured staff across district buildings and remarks honoring retirees and long-serving staff. The board passed a motion regarding agenda item T17 (recognitions) with a voice vote of \"Aye.\" The details of tenure were read aloud by administrators and the board took a group photograph with honorees.

Why it matters: community donations fund classroom programs and extracurricular activities not fully covered by the operating budget, while tenure and retirements signal personnel changes that affect staffing and institutional memory.

Next steps: funds accepted as gifts will be processed through the district’s finance office and used for the purposes described by donors; tenure and retirements will be reflected in personnel records and building staffing plans.","Voters approved the district budget and school-board election; the board accepted $94,791.30 from PTAs for arts programming, $462 from the Ryan Patrick O'Shea Foundation for high-school mental-health supplies, and $73,988 from the Rockville Centre Education Foundation for spring grants, and it recognized tenured staff and retirees.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6220215,"District athletic director outlines multiyear plan to expand physical education, unified sports and facilities",1620,5040000,6660000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3618154-3c60666f4e89c307e135ea5812468737&start=5040&end=6660","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3618154-3c60666f4e89c307e135ea5812468737/thumbnail_5040000.jpg","/articles/6220215/New-York/District-athletic-director-outlines-multiyear-plan-to-expand-physical-education-unified-sports-and-facilities","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6220215-f1a023c6a2db541f8947d783c46af582/orig.mp4?Expires=1771198259&Signature=NBHD7UeUnL8~gIiNWT~SZB8UwxHetm7r6w~W134U7NbsAdrcvbmNJkgyM-vyahH5qa7mSUw3eQc-ob3L6WWx6C3IEBq3VJs9afW9MSLNi3Guwfub~cwiwdIVcBk1htU8U67bNN~Qf3ieIwAh0ADrmeW2pfMZD0NGOpLNNzgSXpA1zM5xdedfishlnPMLHkTf6ONRGL4IpHZGuFVRhMDLTl~Nn-cEISB3YK1X1g07WdHfBCFkYhF4Sg9GobNotllW0j1np652Maa4f3p0pPsNGsy9b-HVkcRwiGAUZ3UgrH77Gs9f6I4VIKlifBRy0xdJtX6vdV2Ug0E7w2xRQWtxGg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Patrick McGuire, the district director of physical education, health and athletics, presented a multiyear plan May 29 to update health and physical-education curricula, add elective offerings and expand athletics and facility improvements across the Rockville Centre schools.

McGuire said the plan will be phased over three years to align with board goals on budget oversight, student opportunities and community partnerships. \"We wanna phase the implementation. We wanna take, over the next 3 years, we wanna implement these recommendations,\" he said, noting partnerships with the Village of Rockville Centre and Molloy University and a newly signed three-year Letter of Agreement with Positive Coaching Alliance for workshops for athletes, coaches and parents.

Key items in McGuire’s proposal include: adopting HealthSmart as a k–12, standards-based health curriculum beginning with a comprehensive revision of middle-school health this summer; piloting high-school physical-education electives (sport-education units, advanced fitness, lifetime activities); expanding unified sports (adding varsity unified bowling this year and exploring other unified offerings); and exploring varsity additions such as bowling, badminton and varsity dance. McGuire said unified sports blend students with and without disabilities on the same team and are sanctioned by Nassau County and the state.

McGuire also outlined facility priorities over multiple years: improved signage to direct visitors to gym and fields, windscreens and press-box maintenance, reconfiguring the Southside track and turf fields, new visitor bleachers, feasibility work on a Southside gym air-conditioning system, and a proposed Wilson Elementary \"mega gym\" that could host varsity gymnastics, wrestling and larger practice blocks.

On staffing and support, McGuire proposed contracting a strength-and-conditioning coach and exploring a mental-performance coach, and creating a coach-mentor program and a student-athlete leadership conference that could grow from a Southside event to a broader Nassau County program.

Board members praised the plan’s scope and asked follow-up questions on elective selection, student interest, middle-school team logistics and field scheduling. McGuire described an athlete-selection process for his \"Athletes Helping Athletes\" student leadership program: an application, teacher and coach feedback forms, and interviews to select 12 members from a candidate pool.

What’s next: McGuire said pilots and phased rollouts could begin in 2025–26 pending board approval, budget planning and staff professional development. Facility projects will require feasibility work and capital planning; some upgrades could be pursued through partnerships with village and college partners.","Patrick McGuire, the district director of physical education, health and athletics, presented a three-year plan to update health curriculum, add electives and unified sports, explore new varsity teams and pursue facility upgrades, including a possible 'mega gym' at Wilson Elementary.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6220220,"Rockville Centre board begins public review of updated code of conduct as state orders 'bell-to-bell' phone policy",3660,0,3660000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3618154-3c60666f4e89c307e135ea5812468737&start=0&end=3660","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3618154-3c60666f4e89c307e135ea5812468737/thumbnail_0.jpg","/articles/6220220/New-York/Rockville-Centre-board-begins-public-review-of-updated-code-of-conduct-as-state-orders-bell-to-bell-phone-policy","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6220220-b86b5fb7473a4b34fcee58ba045fdb33/orig.mp4?Expires=1771198259&Signature=CE7pbIE8CDIdgFguCgLzxBaJTX1uOGESzJDon8qWPW0Mu2XHNhy~0kRq7tWnBL4EoYi7sTZwkwhcFQNcisySgKGAUnYLilK~-N1EQ40cpf6rN9oValJCZOIa8S~3sMU63gx~lowZxVJ2H8clelkWOiymrBEn1jm9NQP921tYw9WBRC33M4VgwkRxlleSr4la78sdWWHLoQXCn2MdelmlZeBFUvLir4DfbciSndEhYky7X4av~zvAj9JqdrLqdkPPwsO9GECTd6te-9xnvDkhtE9AkQ99BBLJYzOT0giyBvQPWl7Ib9Z~WeTPdUy2F~qkElRh1yEZE5eeo1m8guB0yg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Rockville Centre Board of Education opened a 30-day public review of a revised district code of conduct at its May 29 meeting and discussed how to implement a separate state mandate to prohibit unsanctioned student use of internet-enabled devices during the school day.

The district’s code-of-conduct committee \"included various stakeholders in the district, which encompass parents, student members, teachers, board members, building, and district leaders,\" said Marie Dalton, who summarized the committee’s work. \"The revised draft of the code of conduct is available now for public view on the district website for a 30 day period, and is scheduled for adoption on July 1.\" Dalton said the updates aim to align language across policies and include guidance on the use of artificial intelligence and behavioral intervention plans.

Why it matters: the code of conduct defines expectations and disciplinary benchmarks for students across buildings. Board members pressed staff about clarity and consistent enforcement, and the superintendent flagged an overlapping statewide policy change that will affect local rules.

Board members asked for clearer wording in the draft, especially around student identification requirements and whether middle-school IDs will become an expectation. One board member raised concerns about equity and consistent application of discipline: \"there is a feeling and conversation that there are certain groups of people ... who feel that the rules are not equitably applied,\" the member said, urging further monitoring and community communication.

Superintendent Patrick Gavin told the board that Governor Kathy Hochul included a new requirement in the state budget that will compel districts to adopt a \"bell to bell\" cell phone-free policy for the 2025–26 school year. \"The core of this mandate is the prohibition of unsanctioned uses of smartphones and other internet-enabled personal devices ... from the moment a student enters until they leave,\" Gavin said, noting the district must now plan both policy language and practical enforcement measures. He added that while sanctions for unauthorized possession may be allowed under the new law, suspension is not an available penalty under the state rules.

Next steps: the district will continue public discussion and expects to bring the code of conduct to a July 1 adoption vote after the 30-day comment period. The board scheduled further conversation on the state cellphone mandate at an upcoming June meeting so administrators, teachers, students and bargaining units can help craft district procedures that comply with state requirements while addressing equity and privacy concerns.

The meeting record shows the code-of-conduct draft and the public comment timeline; adoption is scheduled but has not occurred.","The Rockville Centre Board of Education opened public review of a revised district code of conduct that includes guidance on artificial intelligence and behavioral intervention plans, and discussed a new New York State mandate that would require a districtwide 'bell-to-bell' cellphone restriction starting in the 2026 school year.","actionData","errors"]

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