Meeting of the Board of Regents | July 2009
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THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234 |
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TO: |
Full Board |
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FROM: |
Johanna Duncan-Poitier
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SUBJECT: |
Appointment to the Roosevelt Union Free School District Interim Board of Education |
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DATE: |
July 23, 2009
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STRATEGIC GOAL: |
Goals 1 and 2 |
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SUMMARY
Issue for Decision
Should the Board of Regents approve the appointment of Heather M. Palmore to fill the remaining term of Gayle Stevens Haynes on the Interim Board of Education of the Roosevelt Union Free School District? Furthermore, should the Board approve the appointment of Bishop J. Raymond Mackey as President for the Interim Board of Education of the Roosevelt Union Free School District?
Reason(s) for Consideration
Required by State statute. Chapter 33 of the Laws of 2002.
Proposed Handling
The question will come before the full Board of Regents at its July 2009 meeting for action.
Background Information
Under Chapter 33 of the Laws of 2002, the Board of Regents appointed members to the Interim Board of Education of the Roosevelt Union Free School District. If any vacancy occurs in these appointed positions, the Board of Regents is authorized to appoint a new member to the Interim Board.
Effective July 31, 2009, Regents appointee Gayle Stevens Haynes will resign from the Board. The Senior Deputy Commissioner is recommending that Heather M. Palmore be appointed to fill the remainder of the term of the resigning Board member. Ms. Palmore previously served as a member of the Roosevelt Union Free School District Interim Board of Education as a Regent appointee.
With the resignation of Gayle Stevens Haynes from the Interim Board of Education, there is now a vacancy for the Board President position. The Senior Deputy Commissioner recommends that Bishop J. Raymond Mackey (the longest serving member on the interim Board of Education for the Roosevelt Union Free School District and an elected member) be appointed as President of the Interim Board of Education.
Recommendation
I recommend that the Regents take the following action:
VOTED: That the Board of Regents approve the appointment of Heather M. Palmore effective August 1, 2009 to fill a vacancy on the Interim Board of Education of the Roosevelt Union Free School District and to serve the remainder of the unexpired term ending June 30, 2011.
VOTED: That the Board of Regents approve the appointment of Bishop J. Raymond Mackey as President of the Interim Board of Education of the Roosevelt Union Free School District ending June 30, 2011.