Board approves MOA with RSTA, consultant contract, field trips and donations

During routine business on Oct. 29, the Riverhead Central School District Board of Education approved several items by motion and voice vote.

The board approved a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with RSTA (motion and second recorded). Trustees also approved a consultant services contract with St. Charles Hospital.

Athletic travel was approved for three field trips: a varsity boys cross‑country trip to Queensbury, N.Y., for the NYSPHSAA championships in November (estimated district cost $909); up to 14 winter varsity cheer athletes and two coaches to Wilkes‑Barre, Pa., on Dec. 7, 2024, for the UCA Pocono Regional (approx. $1,272); and four winter varsity cheer athletes and two coaches to Bridgewater, N.J., on Jan. 12, 2025, for the UCA Garden State Regional (approx. $1,080). Board members wished the teams luck before approving the motions.

The board accepted two donations: a Blue Waves Baseball Booster Club pledge to purchase and install 325 feet of fence for the varsity baseball field (approximate value $6,200) and a $3,000 donation from Eleanor Daley of Jamesport for a Riverhead High School courtyard project.

All motions were made and seconded on the record and passed by voice vote; the meeting minutes record no recorded dissent. No additional financial details beyond the stated approximate costs were provided during the meeting.