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Board members said the business manager, district clerk and committee members will schedule meetings to review and finalize edits before the end of the month. Policy Committee Chair Mister Rhett identified immediate priorities and asked Clerk Crystal Monterrey and Business Manager Mike Tuttle to coordinate dates for working sessions.

During the board’s community and professional-development updates, a trustee summarized a recent U.S. Supreme Court per curiam decision that left in place a lower-court invalidation of a proposed Oklahoma religious charter school (the Isidore of Seville Academy). The trustee described the 4–4 split decision as non-precedential, and said it could mean similar charter-related litigation may return to the high court. He framed the topic as background the board should watch because funding and charter approvals can affect district enrollment and local tax revenues.

The board did not take formal action on charter-school policy or funding at the meeting; the comments were provided as an informational update and as context for local planning. Board members said they will monitor legal developments and keep the district’s policy review moving so that local rules are current.

The policy committee membership was discussed publicly: Dr. Patricia de Jesus, Mister Moore and Mister Rhett remain on the committee; Doctor De Jesus was added as a committee member for immediate policy work, and Pastor Williams requested assignment to the diversity committee and as a city liaison. The board president asked trustees to submit any preferred committee assignments within a week so the board can finalize committee and building liaisons.

The district clerk will circulate meeting norms and prior-year goals to inform the upcoming committee work and help prepare policy drafts for the board to consider at a future meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Middletown City School Board Meeting 7-1-2025","oneSentenceSummary","Trustees directed the policy committee to meet with district staff to revise three policies — extreme heat, student electronic devices and district credit-card use — and one trustee summarized a recent split U.S. Supreme Court decision on religious charter schools during board updates.","taxTitle","MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, School Districts, New York","taxId",38804,"location","New York","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_46":81,"_48":82,"_50":83,"_52":84,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":85,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":86,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6511730,"Middletown school board elects officers, approves routine personnel and financial actions in reorganization meeting",1050,2036000,3086000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5134232-43107080b885b16745178b319b5ea7f5&start=2036&end=3086","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5134232-43107080b885b16745178b319b5ea7f5/thumbnail_2036000.jpg","/articles/6511730/New-York/Middletown-school-board-elects-officers-approves-routine-personnel-and-financial-actions-in-reorganization-meeting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6511730-fcee33d37d600686ba0cb81d37908c29/orig.mp4?Expires=1770950457&Signature=biVf~uPrJtrjRztlhCrHE4OPlg69GRRpDhgNngYYAZTUagRiqaMFjr~Rrq~nTOJrzBhXZX34hQzPIQvQMOxzntWlBjGn02Y7AgSfw~E90iZThPyyV8UBmGpXho~rXKA1xYn1HCQU0y0iE3eUJuUvcLpMIfjO246XQ0E5cGM4XtPhYh0TAdb3bAn~haGhwKByt5o-WjFRFbzIOI26YDY3hHH6WeX2Etc0ZZ3Fh05JTlbhxKaEj6lK9ra6SWNnXgIkoqJRPCqDyZzWuaLinOnb61SBZm~occcMnkwjpcIlN1I4LSwff~~1h-mbB9c9ZbtRW9r~z7wZSOzEU5-oJqecwg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Education of the Enlarged City School District of Middletown on July 1, 2025 elected Edward Estrada as board president and Denise Romero as vice president and approved a package of routine organizational, personnel and financial actions, all by unanimous votes of members present.

The reorganization meeting — followed by the district’s first regular meeting for the 2025–26 fiscal year — included oaths of office, designation of routine appointments and a series of motions that carried 8–0. Superintendent Crede told the board the district achieved “a graduation rate of 88.5 percent,” praise the board and staff received during the meeting.

Board members voted to appoint Estrada president after nominations and a roll-call vote. Denise Romero was nominated and confirmed as vice president. The board then unanimously approved waiving the reading of the annual board appointments for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 and approved the appointments as presented. The board also approved a set of administrative and personnel memoranda covering administrative, instructional (numbers 1–18), and noninstructional appointments, and accepted the regular meeting minutes from June 18, 2025.

On routine financial delegations and approvals, the board unanimously approved Financial Memorandum 1A (items 1–5) and Financial Memorandum 2D (items 1–6). The board granted the superintendent authority to approve conference attendance as funded in the current-year budget, and separately approved delegating to the superintendent the authority to make budget transfers up to $5,000. The board approved the slate of election inspectors for the 2025–26 school year and authorized the superintendent to apply for local, state and federal grants-in-aid as opportunities arise.

The board also approved membership renewals in school board organizations including NISBA, OXPA, Mid-Hudson School Study Council, Small Cities and the Caucus of Black School Board Members. A special services memorandum (1E, items 1–2) was approved and members reported no construction change orders.

All motions reported “motion carries 8–0” in the meeting minutes for the items above. Pastor John Williams was absent for roll call and votes.

The board adjourned the reorganization meeting and proceeded into the regularly scheduled July 1 meeting, where trustees shared community updates and asked staff to proceed with routine follow-up as needed.

Minutes and the public record for these votes will be posted on the district website per the board’s statement at the meeting.","At its July 1 reorganization meeting, the Board of Education of the Enlarged City School District of Middletown elected Edward Estrada president and Denise Romero vice president, and approved a slate of routine personnel, financial and administrative items by unanimous votes.","actionData","errors"]

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Middletown board tasks policy committee with immediate review of three policies; trustee outlines charter-school Supreme Court development

Middletown school board elects officers, approves routine personnel and financial actions in reorganization meeting