Class Size, Reopening Plans: 2 Clarkstown BOE Meetings Coming Up

CLARKSTOWN, NY — The Clarkstown Board of Education has scheduled two meetings for the upcoming week, a special meeting Monday on class size and its regular meeting Thursday, where the district's reopening plans will be on the agenda.

The Special Meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. in the Clarkstown High School South Auditorium and two topics are on the agenda: an elementary class size presentation and discussion and an update about the federal pandemic funding.

Public comments will be limited to agenda items only; people wishing to comment will be able to sign up.

The school board's next regular meeting is on Thursday in the Clarkstown High School South
Auditorium.

The board will convene at 7 p.m. and go into executive session, returning for public session at 8 p.m. One item on the agenda is the 2021-22 reopening plan, about which parents have expressed worry, anxiety and anger.

The board did not complete a meeting Aug. 12 because at the start a large group of attendees refused to wear masks and yelled, cursed and mocked school officials. They said they oppose the district's decision on universal indoor masking and laughed uproariously at a school official who mentioned the delta variant.

District trustees met briefly the next morning to vote on a few necessary actions.

For those wishing to attend the meetings in person, district officials have set three criteria: The maximum number of attendees is 370, the social-distance requirement is 3 feet, and masks should be worn at both meetings.

Both meetings will be also live-streamed here. Recordings will be posted within a few days of the meetings.

Board of Education meeting agendas are available through the BoardDocs link on the district's website.

School starts in Clarkstown Sept. 1. SEE: Clarkstown School Calendar 2021-22: First Day Of School