The North Syracuse Central School District Board of Education abolished the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources position effective July 1, 2026, and created a Director of Human Resources position effective the same date, according to a resolution the board approved by a vote of nine yes votes at its May 12 meeting. The board's stated reason, per the resolution, was that the district had determined "it is necessary to abolish and create certain administrative positions" for reasons of efficiency. The seat did not stay empty. Later in the same meeting, the board hired Sarah Jones, principal of Gillette Road Middle School, as the new Director of Human Resources, at an annual salary of $151,606 effective July 1, 2026. The personnel record lists her hire as replacing Michael Baroody, Ed.D., who is listed among those present at the meeting as Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources. In a separate personnel action, Jones's resignation as Gillette Road Middle School principal was recorded effective June 30, 2026, with the stated reason that she is leaving to take the Director of Human Resources position. The board approved a second abolish-and-create resolution affecting the Technology Department. The 1.0 FTE Systems Administrator position was abolished effective September 1, 2026, and a new 1.0 FTE Help Desk Supervisor position was created effective July 6, 2026. As with the human resources resolution, the district's stated rationale was efficiency in job duties and necessary tasks. Both resolutions carried with nine yes votes. On the facilities side, the board awarded the 2025/26 Capital Outlay Project contract to Brick-Tek in the amount of $72,000, for King & King Project #26-44-9106. Bids were opened Tuesday, May 5, 2026, with Karen Beck of the Business Office and Matt Erwin of Maintenance & Operations representing the district. Brick-Tek's base bid was $44,800, with alternates of $17,500 and $10,000, for the $72,000 total; the minutes list four other bidders, including CDM, which submitted the lowest base bid of $35,150 but a higher total bid of $107,650 once its alternates were included. The board's motion described Brick-Tek as the lowest responsible bidder meeting the project specifications. The board also created a new 1.0 FTE LPN position at RRMS effective September 22, 2025, citing student support needs tied to the 2025-2026 adopted budget. Personnel actions approved that evening included new instructional hires such as Naomi Holliday, hired as a long-term substitute Science Teacher at Roxboro Road Middle School at $78,510, and Kyle Scalzo, appointed a probationary Mathematics Teacher at North Syracuse Junior High School at $76,577 under a four-year probationary term running to September 1, 2030, pursuant to section 3012 of the Education Law. Support-staff personnel actions included newly created Occupational Therapist positions for Caroline Biscardi ($84,870.48) and Hailey Pascarella ($84,252.44), a newly created Physical Therapist position for Jocelyn Forbes ($93,419.47), and a newly created Systems Consultant position for John Holland ($83,000). Several teachers' voluntary transfers and leave requests were also acknowledged, along with substitute teacher and teaching assistant appointments. On routine business, the board approved the classification and placement of disabled and preschool disabled students certified eligible for special education by the district's Committee on Special Education, and appointed poll inspectors, poll site managers, a certified machine technician and absentee/mail-in ballot counters for Districts 1 and 2. Minutes of the board's May 4, 2026 meeting were approved. All items carried with nine yes votes, matching the nine board members recorded present, with no board members listed absent. During reports, board member Robert Crabtree said the Legislative Committee had met the previous week and again discussed the state budget, and recognized student representatives Bridget and Liam for their work with Ms. Bryson and Mr. Bryson helping eligible 18-year-old students register and prepare to vote in November. Superintendent Dr. Terry Ward announced the district's Special Olympics event was rescheduled to the rain date of May 28, and that OCSIA Chairwoman Nicole Watts had asked the district to host a regional discussion on PILOTs and their impact on school districts, scheduled for Wednesday, May 27 at 4:30 p.m. in the junior high library. Board member Joshua Ludden thanked Dr. Ward, Donald F.X. Keegan and the cabinet for their work during challenging financial times and emphasized maintaining investments in fine arts, athletics and facilities while remaining fiscally responsible, and encouraged community members to vote on May 19. Board member Paul Farfaglia noted the board is sponsoring a hole at the June 7 Dollars Scholars Golf Tournament. Several board members praised the recent CNS Late Show production, crediting John Nadler, Danielle Russa and Forty Productions, and noted North Syracuse students had recently been inducted into the OCM BOCES National Honor Society at the Innovation Tech program. Student ex-officio Brigid Gill reported a successful week for CNS athletics in baseball, girls lacrosse and softball, and gave an update on the student voter registration initiative she and Liam have led in senior government and economics classes. The meeting opened with a moment of silence for Ronald Dickson, a district retiree, and Peter Zaleski and Lina Miller, both district graduates. The CNS Optimist Club was recognized for its community work, and the board heard that Emma VanBeveren won the local and district essay contest and a $2,500 scholarship, while Joey Cox won the district oratorical contest, also earning a $2,500 scholarship and a spot in the regional competition in St. Louis. There were no comments from the audience. The board moved into executive session to review one personnel item, with no action to follow, before adjourning at 6:54 p.m.