A Change at the Top

We opened the new Board of Education session with an organization meeting. The first business meeting will take place on January 22th at Bradley Elementary School with the public portion of the meeting beginning at 6:30pm.

The first order of business was the announcement and swearing in of Board members Jean Grossman, Barbara Lesinski and Britney Ramos for three-year terms and Nadine Morris to fill the remaining year on the seat vacated by Joe Grillo.

The new board elected a new president and vice president during this reorganization meeting. Both Stephanie Ackerman and Wendi Glassman were nominated by factions of the new sitting board. With a 5-4 vote Stephanie Ackerman was appointed President.

Barbara Lesinski and Wendi Glassman were both nominated by factions of the new sitting board for the position of Vice President. With a 5-4 vote, Barbara Lesinski was appointed as Vice President.

Voting was as follows for President: 5 votes for Ackerman: Ackerman, Grossman, Lesinski, Latorraca, Ricks; and 4 votes went for Glassman – Glassman, Mahgsood, Ramos, Morris.

Voting for President

Voting was as follows for President: 5 votes for Ackerman: Ackerman, Grossman, Lesinski, Latorraca, Ricks; and 4 votes went for Glassman – Glassman, Mahgsood, Ramos, Morris.

Voting for Vice President

Voting for Vice President went along the same lines: 5 votes for Lesinski: Lesinski, Ackerman, Grossman, Lattoraca, Ricks. Four votes went for Glassman: Glassman, Mahgsood, Ramos, Morris.

Ackerman and Lesinski succeed Guiseppe Grillo and Wendi Glassman from the previous term. Standing committees were approved for the Board’s term unanimously as well as other basic operations for the board (newspaper of record, bylaws and parliamentary procedures).

The public comments section was opened and closed without comment.

The Board members were asked to take an ethics pledge. In past boards, the ethics requirements prevented board members from voting on issues directly impacting their households, for example, decisions about leadership at the school district and voting on the terms of employment contracts when members of the board member’s household worked at the school district. Currently, newly elected Board Member Brittney Ramos’s husband works as a teacher’s aide in the district.

Meeting dates for 2026 were announced: Jan 22th, Feb 26th, Mar 26th, Apr 23rd, May 28th, Jun 25th, Jul 23rd, Aug 27th, Sep 24th, Oct 29th , Nov 19th, Dec 17th All meetings will take place at Bradley Elementary School at 5:30 for executive session and 6:30 to open the meeting to the general public.