Rockville Centre board approves personnel report, accepts $104,000 in PTA gifts and other donations

At its June 4 meeting the Rockville Centre Board of Education formalized personnel recognitions and accepted several community donations.

President Barry asked for a motion to approve the personnel action report so that tenure recommendations and retirements could be made official. The transcript records a motion, a second and approval by voice vote; no roll-call tally or mover/second names are recorded.

The board also reviewed and accepted six community gifts. The board thanked PTAs from Covert, UIT, River (Riverside), Watson and Wilson schools and the high school PTAs for a combined gift of $104,000 to fund the AIM programs. The board additionally accepted a tree donation from the Watson PTA to replace a tree on the Watson field; two trees from the RVC Conservancy for Southside High School and/or Southside Middle School; a trombone donated to the Southside music department from Campion Quinn; a $1,000 annual scholarship from Croxley's; and a $1,500 annual scholarship from the RBC Coalition for the Youth. A motion to accept the gifts was made and seconded and approved by voice vote as recorded in the transcript.

Superintendent Gavin gave an end-of-year report that included congratulations for spring performances, and he said the district’s senior scholarship awards distributed more than $140,000 this year. He also previewed final concerts and noted the girls varsity lacrosse team captured a county championship and will play for the Long Island championship at Stony Brook University on Sunday at 3 p.m.

The board then moved to approve consent/action items (I2 through L19) by motion and to adjourn; the meeting was closed and the board announced its next meeting for June 16 as a public works session.