# BOE Meeting 10/13/26


**Body:** Arlington Communications
**Date:** October 12, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Professional Services, Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding


The Arlington Communications Board of Education meeting on October 13, 2026, included discussion of a proposed New York State permanent-and-total-disability veterans’ property tax exemption. No decision was made; the board plans to continue reviewing eligibility and potential tax shifts, and would need to hold a public hearing and adopt a resolution by the applicable deadline to offer the exemption. The board also approved an agreement with Align to research potential federal tax incentives for the district’s Overlook geothermal project at no cost. No competitive bids or contract awards were identified. During the consent agenda, the board acknowledged a $20,000 donation to Vale Farm for an outdoor community space and approved grant-supported funding to make a special-education supervisor position full-time.

Other discussions covered school operations, class sizes, student achievement goals, and a first reading of a revised student-organization policy, with no vote on that policy. The consent agenda and several individual resolutions passed. The meeting also included a school report highlighting an added universal pre-K classroom and instructional programs; no additional procurement decisions were reported.

**Source:** Arlington Communications