Last Updated 5/9/08
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Board Meeting Minutes Summaries
Reorganization Meeting of July 2, 2007
Meeting of July 2, 2007
Meeting of August 7, 2007
Meeting of August 29th, 2007
Meeting of September 10th, 2007
Meeting of September 25th, 2007
Meeting of October 9th, 2007
Meeting of October 23rd, 2007
Meeting of November 11th, 2007
Meeting of November 27th, 2007
Meeting of December 11th, 2007
Meeting of January 8th, 2008
Meeting of January 22nd, 2008
Meeting of February 26th, 2008
Meeting of March 11th, 2008
Meeting of April 1st, 2008
Meeting of April 15th, 2008
Meeting of May 6th, 2008

Upcoming Board Meeting Agenda

The Board at Pearl River consists of five members - a president, vice president and three members. They are elected at large for three year terms.
Bruce Bond / Michael T. Clohessy / Jackie Curtiss / Rob Davis /  Peggy Powers / 


About the Board
The Board functions as a unit and makes resolutions about the district’s educational programs and financial matters. Their actions have the force of law in the district’s schools and the control and supervision of school district property. Within the framework of education law, the Board concerns itself with broad questions of policy, both their own and those recommended by its executive officer, the Superintendent of Schools. As the legislative and policy-making body of the district, the Board is firmly committed to provide the best education possible within the resources of the Pearl River School District, always striving for continuous improvement.
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The 2007-2008 PRSD Board of Education
Michael T. Clohessy (president) is a graduate of Pearl River High School and currently serves as detective for the Impersonation Investigation Unit at the New York Police Department. He joined the NYPD in 1985 and has also worked in the 44th Precinct. Following his graduation from PRHS, Clohessy attended Rockland Community College where he received an associate's degree and Mercy College where he received a bachelor's degree, both in criminal justice. Clohessy is a member of the Rockland County Shields, the Ancient Order of Hibernians, and St. Margaret's parish. He also served as chairperson of the 2004 PRSD Bond Committee. He and his wife, Lana, live on No. Magnolia Street with their son, who attends Pearl River High School, and their daughter, who attends Pearl River Middle School. Clohessy was appointed by the board to fill a vacant seat and subsequently elected by the voters in May 2001. This is his second term as president after serving three terms as vice president. His board term expires in June 2010.  (To Top)

Rob Davis (vice president) was appointed to the school board in December 2003 and subsequently elected by the voters in May 2004. This is his second term as vice president. A district resident for 35 years, he currently lives on Gilbert Avenue with his wife, Caryn, and their three children - two attend PRHS and one attends PRMS. Davis graduated from Pearl River High School. He holds a B.S. in zoology and minor in chemistry from University of Rhode Island and an MBA from Long Island University. Davis is the director of quality control laboratory operations at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals in Pearl River. He has also been a substitute science and mathematics teacher at PRHS and PRMS.  Davis coached Pearl River Little League, Orangetown Mighty Midget Football and Soccer, and St. Aedan's CYO Basketball. He is a member of the Community Advisory Panel at Wyeth, the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Pearl River Elks Club, the Knights of Columbus; and St. Aedan's parish. He formerly served as High View II Condominium board president, as well as on the PRSD facilities committee. His term expires in June 2010.(To Top)

Bruce Bond, a board member since 1988, past president for five terms and past vice president for one, graduated from Pearl River High School in 1971. He has three grown children, all who graduated Pearl River High School and college. Bruce is an account agent for Allstate Insurance Company on Middletown Road in Pearl River. He has been involved in many school and community events, some of which include Pearl River Little League, Touchdown Club, and the Annual PR/Nanuet Alumni Football Game. Bruce also served on the Lincoln Avenue Planning Committee, Superintendent Search Committees and Office Space Utilization Committee. He currently serves as chair of the Orangetown Planning Board. His term with the school board expires in June 2009. (To Top)

Jackie Curtiss is serving her second term as a school board member. Jackie comes to the board with an active history in the district Parent Teacher Associations, including past presidencies of the middle school and Lincoln Avenue PTAs. She chaired the Lincoln Avenue Playground Committee and served on the elementary principal search committee in 1999. She is founder of the PTA mom's bowling league, served on the Pearl River Ice Hockey Club board and established their first travel team, served as a Girl Scout troop leader and as kitchen coordinator for the Pearl River Little League. She is a member of St. Margaret's parish. Jackie attended the Grace Institute in Manhattan and worked as an advertising assistant for the Chicago Tribune and at Small Steps Early Intervention Program in Orangeburg. She has lived in Pearl River for 10 years with her husband and three children, two who attend Pearl River High School and one who attends Ardsley Middle School. Her term expires in 2009.(To Top)

Peggy Powers  began her first term on the board in July 2004, winning the unexpired term of Quinton Van Wynen and re-election in May 2005. Peggy has lived in the district on South Middletown Road for the past 26 years with her husband, Kevin. They have four daughters, one who has graduated college and is employed in business, one in college, and two who attend PRHS. Powers holds a bachelor in fine arts from the College of New Rochelle. For over 12 years, she has run her own fundraising business specifically helping non-profit organizations raise needed funds. Powers is past president of the Franklin Avenue PTA, PRMS PTA, and PRHS PTA. She has served the district in many varied capacities including other numerous PTA and PTSA committees and projects, search committees, the Policy Advisory Committee, budget vote committees, and Pirates for the Cure. She volunteers with Meals on Wheels, the Pearl River Little League, Buddy Ball Soccer, and the March of Dimes Mother's March, and is a past member of the Rotary Club of Pearl River. Her term expires in June 2008 .(To Top)

Student Representatives
Two student representatives, a junior and senior in good standing at Pearl River High School, participate actively on the Board. They are elected by the student body in their junior year to a two-year term. They represent the student body and report to the board on district activities and accomplishments at each meeting.
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