The Board of Education reorganized and prepared for the 2019-20 school year during the July 2 meeting. 

In addition to welcoming newly elected trustees Melissa Aruta, E. Anne Hayes and Clyde Parker to the board, the trustees nominated and elected Ms. Hayes as president and Jack Nix as vice president.  

In addition, the trustees decided who would serve as liaisons between the schools and the board of education. The list is as follows: Melissa Aruta – Frank P. Long Intermediate School; Lisa Di Santo – South Haven Early Childhood Center; E. Anne Hayes – Brookhaven Elementary School; Jack Nix – Kreamer Street Elementary School; Clyde Parker – Bellport Middle School; Chris Picini – Verne W. Critz Elementary School; and Cameron Trent – Bellport High School.

The trustees also determined who would serve on the district’s Board Advisory Committees as follows: Strategic Planning - E. Anne Hayes, Jack Nix and Cameron Trent; Teaching and Learning – Melissa Aruta and Lisa Di Santo; Health and Safety – Lisa Di Santo, Jack Nix and Cameron Trent; Finance and Facilities – Clyde Parker and Chris Picini.