Reorganizing for the new school year: East Meadow swears in new and old board members

The East Meadow School District Board of Education held its annual reorganization meeting on July 5. The meeting saw the installation of the board president and vice president as well as two trustees being sworn in.

District Clerk Judy Kandel opened the meeting by swearing in Kenneth A. Card Jr., for his seventh year as superintendent of schools. Similarly, new board trustees David Carl and Jessica Ricco-Simeone took their oaths of office each for three-year terms. Additionally, Judy Kandel was sworn in as the district clerk while Jeanne Puma was sworn in as the district treasurer.

Following nominations, Matthew Melnick was elected president and Eileen Napolitano was elected vice president of the board of education for the coming school year. The board looks forward to another successful school year and the district would like to congratulate the trustees as they embark on an ambitious agenda.