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Highland Central School District
320 Pancake Hollow Road
HighlandNY 12528
Phone: (845) 691-1000
Fax: (845) 691-1039

highland-k12.org/

Board of Education

Alan Barone Alan Barone
Title: President
Work phone:
Home phone:
Email: ABarone2@highland-k12.org
President
Thomas A. Miller Thomas A. Miller
Title: Vice President
Work phone:
Home phone:
Email: TMiller@highland-k12.org
Vice President
Mike Bakatsias Mike Bakatsias
Title: Board Member
Work phone:
Home phone:
Email: MBakatsias@highland-k12.org
Board Member
Jenn Becker Jenn Becker
Title: Board Member
Work phone:
Home phone:
Email: jbecker@highland-k12.org
Board Member
Jeanine Gemmell Jeanine Gemmell
Title: Board Member
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Home phone:
Email: JGemmell@highland-k12.org
Board Member
Ed Meisel Ed Meisel
Title: Board Member
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Home phone:
Email: EMeisel@highland-k12.org
Board Member
Heather Welch Heather Welch
Title: Board Member
Work phone:
Home phone:
Email: HWelch@highland-k12.org
Board Member
Joel E. Freer Joel E. Freer
Title: Superintendent of Schools
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Home phone:
Email: jfreer@highland-k12.org
Superintendent of Schools
William F. Zimmer William F. Zimmer
Title: Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction
Work phone:
Home phone:
Email: wzimmer@highland-k12.org
Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction
Dr. Patrick Boyd Dr. Patrick Boyd
Title: Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources & Pupil Personnel Svcs.
Work phone:
Home phone:
Email: PBoyd@highland-k12.org
Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources & Pupil Personnel Svcs.
Desmond Barnett Desmond Barnett
Title: School Business Administrator
Work phone: (845) 691-1008
Home phone:
Email: dbarnett@highland-k12.org
School Business Administrator
Lisa Cerniglia Lisa Cerniglia
Title: District Clerk
Work phone: (845) 214-6670
Home phone:
Email: lcerniglia@highland-k12.org
District Clerk

 

The following is the schedule for the 2024-2025 Board of Education Meetings, to be held in the Board Room (E-32 @ High School) unless otherwise stated:
 

Date Time
July 1, 2024  7:00 am
July 23, 2024 * 5:00 pm
August 6, 2024 5:00 pm
August 20, 2024  5:00 pm
September 3, 2024 7:00 pm
September 17, 2024 7:00 pm
October 1, 2024 7:00 pm
October 15, 2024 7:00 pm
November 12, 2024 7:00 pm
December 10, 2024 7:00 pm
January 14, 2025 7:00 pm
February 11, 2025 7:00 pm
March 4, 2025 7:00 pm
March 18, 2025 7:00 pm
April 1, 2025 7:00 pm
April 22, 2025 7:00 pm
May 6, 2025 ** 7:00 pm
May 20, 2025 7:00 pm
June 3, 2025  *** 7:00 pm

*       tentative
**     location - HHS Cafe. (Budget Forum @ 6pm)
***   location - HHS Cafe
.


Board of Education Mission Statement:

We are a diverse group of individuals who strive to engage our community in providing quality education by lending our experiences and perspectives that will positively affect the future of each and every student within the means of the community.

Board of Education Goals:

  • Develop Superintendent Evaluation Tool
  • Conduct Retreats & Self Evaluations twice a year
  • Get Mandated Training
  • Monitor to Control Micro-Managing
  • Set Up Long Range Strategic Plans for Finance/Programs & Services
  • Explore Different Ways to Engage Staff
  • Seek Fair and Cost Effective Settlements to Contracts
  • Deliver a Budget that Supports Education and is Affordable to the Public

District Goals:

  • Achieve academic success and excellence
  • Incorporate quality management practices in all aspects of district and board operations
  • Build public confidence and involvement in our schools
  • Develop and implement a five year strategic plan that meets the faculty, transportation, educational, and administrative needs of the district

Protocol for Public Comment:

The school board encourages public participation at its meetings. To allow for efficiency in conducting meetings and to give each speaker a fair opportunity to present his/her views the following shall apply to the public speaking portion of the agenda.

  • Each speaker shall state their name
  • Each speaker shall be limited to a time agreed upon by the Board.
  • The Board will not permit discussion involving individual personnel or students.
  • Direct all remarks to chair. Community members may not poll individual board members nor debate other community members in attendance.

Members of the community are encouraged to also present their comments in writing.
Undue interruption or other interference with the orderly conduct of the Board of Education business will not be allowed. Defamatory or abusive remarks are always out of order.


To contact DISTRICT CLERK, please send email to:  LCERNIGLIA@HIGHLAND-K12.ORG

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