Clarkstown School Trustees Call Special Closed Session

CLARKSTOWN, NY — The Clarkstown Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Friday via Zoom.

The trustees missed the board's self-imposed deadline for picking a new superintendent. The search for a replacement for Martin Cox, ousted in September, has gone on for more than four months. SEE: Cox Out As Superintendent Of Clarkstown Schools

The trustees hired consultants McPherson & Jacobson, L.L.C. in December and set May 5 as the deadline for announcing a new superintendent. Closing date for applications was March 4; the board interviewed semifinalists the week of April 18; finalist interviews started at the end of April.

The trustees expect that there will be a brief public session at the beginning of the 7 p.m. meeting before they go into executive session, which is closed to the public.

Board of Education Meeting Agendas are available through the BoardDocs link
at https://go.boarddocs.com/ny/clarkcsd/Board.nsf/Public.

The school board and budget vote is May 17. SEE: Proposed $230.7M Clarkstown School Budget On The Ballot May 17. Trustee Daniel Cazes is running for re-election but current board President Walter Litvak is not seeking another term. Also on the ballot: Brian Montes, former school Trustee Phillip DeGaetano, Jason Bass, Alana Rao and John Maltbie. You can watch the candidate forum here.

Meetings of the Board of Education are held at Clarkstown High School South Auditorium. Public sessions will also be available for viewing (live) on the CCSD website at ccsd.edu/boestream.