Board approves employment agreement and donation, posts safety plan for 30-day public comment

The East Rockaway Union Free School District Board of Education on May 27 approved several routine actions, accepted a donation for senior activities and opened a 30-day public comment period on the 2026–27 district safety plan.

The board reintroduced and approved item 3A, which authorizes the employment agreement for Susan Torborg and empowers the superintendent to execute the agreement. The motion to approve item 3A was moved and seconded and carried on a voice vote. The board also accepted item 3B: an unrestricted $6,000 donation from Community Chest Southshore to the Extra Classroom Student Activity Fund to support the class of 2026; the board recorded that unused funds may be carried forward at the district's discretion.

The board formed a consent agenda including superintendent personnel schedules (items 5A–F), other listed items (6A–K), CSE/CPSE recommendations and budget transfers; the consent agenda was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. The minutes from the April 21 special/work session and the April 28 regular meeting were also approved earlier in the evening.

Superintendent Damaso announced the 2026–27 districtwide safety plan is posted on the district website for a 30-day public comment period and invited community feedback by email; after the comment period the board plans to adopt the safety plan at a future meeting. The superintendent also thanked the community for supporting the school budget and said the result was "three people away from a 70% approval rating," a phrasing he used to characterize the community vote totals reported to the board.

No roll-call vote tallies were recorded in the public transcript for the motions that were approved; the meeting adjourned at 8:24 p.m.