Board Committees
The Board of Education values input and participation by members of the school community and has established board committees.
These committees are chaired by a member or members of the Board of Education. These committees are not empowered to act beyond reporting to the Board of Education. The committees meet at the discretion of the chairperson.
If you are interested in serving on a committee, please email the District Clerk at murrays@esmonline.org with your name, contact information and what committee you are interested in serving on. All committee meetings are held in the Board Room at the Junior-Senior High School.
To learn more about the committees, click a link to the left and scroll down the page.
AD HOC COMMITTEE
From time to time, the Board of Education may establish an Ad Hoc Committee to be tasked with a specific purpose.
The Board of Education has created an Ad Hoc Goal Setting Committee to develop a “plan to a plan” for the Board to set annual goals.
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AD HOC GOALS COMMITTEE
Chairpersons: Christine Racca & Cristina Costanza
Meeting Dates
- September 18th at 5:00 PM CANCELLED
- September 27th at 6:00 PM
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BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Chairpersons: Christine Racca
Meeting Dates
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FACILITIES COMMITTEE
Chairpersons: Jeffrey Goldhammer & Joseph Sammarco
Meeting Dates
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HEALTH, SAFETY & SECURITY COMMITTEE
Chairpersons: Jeffrey Goldhammer & David Samartino
Meeting Dates
- September 26th at 6:30 p.m.
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LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
Chairpersons: David Samartino & Tina Costanza
Meeting Dates
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POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE
Chairpersons: Cristina Costanza & Francesco Ferraro
Meeting Dates
- September 7th - 3:30pm
- September 20th - 3:30pm to 4:30pm
- October 11th
- November 29th CANCELLED
- December 13th - 2:30pm
*All meetings are held at 2:30pm in the BoardRoom at the Junior Senior High School.
*Agenda Notes will be available after each policy meeting.
Please email Linda Weiss to RSVP your interest in attending a meeting.
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SPECIAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Chairpersons: Jeffrey Goldhammer & Francesco Ferraro
Meeting Dates
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AUDIT COMMITTEE
Virtual meeting: Nov. 1, 2023 6:30pm
The Audit Committee is advisory only and is charged with the following specific duties:
- Recommend external auditors to the Board
- Review and discuss with the external auditor any risk assessment of the district's fiscal situation
- Receive and review the draft annual audit report and accompanying draft management letter; interpret these documents working directly with the external auditor
- Make recommendations to the Board on accepting the annual audit report
- Review every corrective action plan developed
The Audit Committee is also responsible for helping oversee the mandatory internal audit. In this capacity, they recommend internal auditors; review significant findings of internal audits; monitor the implementation of the recommendations and evaluate the performance of the internal audit function.
There is no prerequisite for becoming a member of the Audit Committee, however, financial background would be helpful.
If you are interested, please contact Sharon Murray, District Clerk, at 631-801-3045 or murrays@esmonline.org.
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