BCSD Board Meeting Brief: July 14, 2025 - Organizational Meeting

The BCSD Board Meeting Brief is designed to be a quick, high-level rundown of Bedford Central School District’s Board of Education meetings. While the full information is always available to the public on BoardDocs, we know you’re busy and we want to deliver an easily digestible overview of each of our meetings.

• Oath of Office
  • Sandra Speyer, District Clerk
  • Dina Mikulewicz, District Treasurer
  • Newly elected and reelected Board of Education Trustees: Gilian Klein, Prasad Krishnan, Blakeley Lowry
• Election of Board Officers for 2025-26
  • Gilian Klein, President; Steve Matlin, Vice President
• Board Announcements
  • Commented on summer programming taking place
  • Gave thanks for end-of-year ceremonies and activities
• Superintendent Announcements
  • Bond Construction is moving along
  • Capital projects are at full swing at all of the buildings
• Policies Adopted
  • #3310 Public Access to Records
  • #5685 Temperatures in School Buildings and Indoor Facilities
  • #7316 Use of Internet-Enabled Devices During the School Day
• New Business
  • 2025-26 Board Committee Assignments
    • Audit Subcommittee: Leo Sposato, Lisa Mitchell, Prasad Krishnan
    • Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Subcommittee: Blakeley Lowry, Gilian Klein, Leo Sposato
    • Facilities Subcommittee: Gilian Klein, Lisa Mitchell, Steve Matlin
    • Finance Subcommittee: Gilian Klein, Prasad Krishnan, Steve Matlin
    • Policy Subcommittee: Betsy Sharma, Blakeley Lowry, Lisa Mitchell
    • Bond Construction Advisory Committee: Betsy Sharma, Leo Sposato, Steve Matlin
    • Budget Advisory Committee: Prasad Krishnan
    • Special Education Advisory Committee: pending Board discussion
    • BOCES Representative: Leo Sposato
    • WPSBA Representative: Gilian Klein
    • Safety & Security Representative: Gilian Klein
    • Health Counsel Representative: Blakeley Lowry
    • Parent Presidents Representative: Betsy Sharma
  • All Calls will go out for the Budget Advisory Committee and the Bond Construction Committee
  • The District Safety Plan is posted on the website for community review. A Public Hearing will take place at the August 27 Board of Education meeting, where it’s anticipated that the Board will adopt the plan
  • Earlier start time discussion: Dr. Glass has a small group of administrators and parents gathering information. There could be a recommendation to move into further discussion by November. The Board asked to send out an All Call to the community to get more voices

To view the Consent Agenda, as well as the meeting minutes, visit BoardDocs.