Katonah‑Lewisboro trustees honor tenure recipients and retirees; board grants tenure 6–0
June 05, 2026 | KATONAH-LEWISBORO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, School Districts, New York
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The Katonah‑Lewisboro Union Free School District board on June 4 combined its regular meeting with a ceremony recognizing 22 staff members recommended for tenure and 33 retirees for years of service.
Administrators and colleagues presented short tributes for each honoree—principals, directors and assistant superintendents highlighted instructional leadership, program development and long service. Neil Leba, assistant superintendent for human resources, and multiple building leaders introduced recipients and summarized contributions in counseling, special education, art, family consumer science, speech and language pathology and operations.
Board action: After the presentations, a resolution to grant tenure to the staff recognized that evening was moved (Barber) and seconded (Arwin). The board voted 6–0 to approve the resolution. Trustees also accepted PTO gifts totaling up to $4,000 for an outdoor shade structure at Katonah Elementary and approved professional audio equipment for an elementary auditorium; both votes were 6–0.
Why it matters: Tenure and retiree recognitions are formal personnel actions and morale moments for the district; by approving the tenure resolution the board completed a required governance step to formalize personnel status.
Provenance: presentations and remarks honoring tenure recipients and retirees (topic introduced SEG 150; presentations continued through SEG 1512); the tenure resolution vote occurred at SEG 2269–2274 and the gift acceptance vote at SEG 3464–3481.
Closing: trustees outlined upcoming meetings and committee schedules; the board adjourned following a 6–0 closing vote.
Administrators and colleagues presented short tributes for each honoree—principals, directors and assistant superintendents highlighted instructional leadership, program development and long service. Neil Leba, assistant superintendent for human resources, and multiple building leaders introduced recipients and summarized contributions in counseling, special education, art, family consumer science, speech and language pathology and operations.
Board action: After the presentations, a resolution to grant tenure to the staff recognized that evening was moved (Barber) and seconded (Arwin). The board voted 6–0 to approve the resolution. Trustees also accepted PTO gifts totaling up to $4,000 for an outdoor shade structure at Katonah Elementary and approved professional audio equipment for an elementary auditorium; both votes were 6–0.
Why it matters: Tenure and retiree recognitions are formal personnel actions and morale moments for the district; by approving the tenure resolution the board completed a required governance step to formalize personnel status.
Provenance: presentations and remarks honoring tenure recipients and retirees (topic introduced SEG 150; presentations continued through SEG 1512); the tenure resolution vote occurred at SEG 2269–2274 and the gift acceptance vote at SEG 3464–3481.
Closing: trustees outlined upcoming meetings and committee schedules; the board adjourned following a 6–0 closing vote.
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