The regular monthly business meeting of the Port Jefferson School District Board of Education will be held on June 11, 2019, 7:30 p.m., at Edna Louise Spear Elementary School. Call to order will be 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of entering executive session to discuss legal and personnel matters. Regular business meetings of the Board of Education are live-streamed via the school district website. Business meeting agendas are available on the district’s website the day prior to the meeting.

No School Closures for Weather Emergencies this School Year
NO SCHOOL on April 17, May 24, May 28
As a result of not losing any school days due to weather emergencies or any other reason this school year, the following changes are being made to the Port Jefferson School District’s calendar for the remainder of the 2018-19 school year.
All schools will be closed for classes on: Wednesday, April 17th, Friday, May 24th and Tuesday, May 28th.

The Port Jefferson Board of Education approved a motion at their meeting on Tuesday night, March 26, 2019, to rescind the appeal of the State Supreme Court Short Form Order. The decision by Justice Emerson on August 15, 2018 had dismissed all of Port Jefferson School District’s pending causes of action against the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA). Since that time, the Town of Brookhaven entered into an agreement with LIPA on December 14, 2018 regarding property tax assessment of the plant which indirectly impacts the District.

Although the District believes the State Supreme Court decision was in error, the Town’s settlement and the ongoing cost of contesting the decision were main considerations in the Board’s decision. The Port Jefferson School District is ready to move forward and meet the fiscal challenges in the post Town-LIPA settlement era.