North Syracuse Board Hires Director of Pupil Personnel Services, Creates New $115,000 Security Post

Key Actions & Decisions

• ◆ Hired Jennifer Stanton as Director of Pupil Personnel Services at $145,000 annually, with a probationary period of Feb. 17, 2026 through Feb. 16, 2029, replacing Julie Darmody-Latham, following a closed-door executive session on "one personnel item."
• ◆ Earlier in the same meeting, formally hired Rocco Nalli -- the consultant listed on the agenda to present results of the district's recent Special Education Audit -- as Interim Director of Pupil Personnel Services at $600 per day for actual days worked, effective Jan. 13, 2026.
• ◆ Created a new Director of Security position, hiring Kate Loveland Kehn at an annual salary of $115,000, effective Jan. 13, 2026.
• ◆ Filled two newly created Transportation Department positions: School Bus Driver Jason Davidson ($30.95 per hour) and School Bus Attendant Maria Hernandez ($23.37 per hour), both effective Dec. 16, 2025.
• ◆ Approved a SEQR resolution declaring the Board "Lead Agency" and finding a Type II action for the "Roxboro Road Middle School Acoustic Panel Installation Project" -- though the resolution's own text repeatedly refers to it as a "renovation of the greenhouse" and the "C-NS Greenhouse Renovation Project."
• ◆ Acknowledged final property tax reconciliation reports from the Cicero, Clay and Salina tax collectors and directed that uncollected taxes be forwarded to the Onondaga County Treasurer for reimbursement.
• ◆ Approved agreements with Soliant Health, LLC for related service provider services and with Access CNY for applied behavior analysis services, both effective Jan. 13, 2026; the minutes list no dollar amounts for either.
• ◆ Bids for an Auditorium Lighting & Accessories project were opened, showing BMI Supply at $127,154.41 and Sweetwater Sound at $9,553.67; the minutes record no vote or award decision following the opening.
• ◆ Approved gifts of $1,000 from Stewart's Shops for the GRMS Outdoor Recreation Project and a $200 Wegmans gift card for teacher refreshments, and acknowledged the retirement of Associate Principal Charles Yonko, effective June 30, 2026, with 19.10 years of service.