Board of Directors
(July 20-21, 2025)

  • Motion: All Zones, regardless of whether or not they utilize the central office registration software and processes, will be subject to a fee for each professional member & non-member zone conference registrant. The 2025-2026 fee assessed by the state office for zone conference registrants will be $5 for professional members and $20 for professional non-members. Fee to be proposed by the Central Office and approved by the Board of Directors annually.
  • 1st: L. Pizzella    2nd: L. Bifarella  Passed: unanimous
  • Motion: The Board directs the Executive Director to pursue and negotiate contracts with Turning Stone for the 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030 conferences.
  • 1st: L. Bifarella    2nd: K. Seago    passed: unanimous
  • Motion: Proceed with a financial review instead of an audit as allowed by NYS Attorney General Regulations
  • 1st: K. Seago    2nd: L. Bifarella Passed: Unanimous

Executive Council
(July 21-23, 2025)

  • Motion: To accept the Zone Operating Code Changes as presented.
  • 1st: M. Morgan    2nd: E. Bolger  Abstentions: S. Orozco   Passed: 21, 0, 1
  • Motion: To remove part VI B from the operating codes for Distinguished Service Award/Professional of the Year Award and rewrite letter A to read that ‘must have been’ a member of NYS AHPERD for 25+ years.
  • 1st: M. Wolfe    2nd: P. Summit    passed: unanimous
  • Motion: To add qualifications of candidates for NYS AHPERD Professional of the Year Award and Distinguished Service Award to the operating codes as presented.
  • 1st: N. O’Gorman    2nd: C. McHeard  Passed: Unanimous
  • Motion: To add qualifications of candidates for the NYS AHPERD Joy of Effort Award to the operating codes as presented.
  • 1st: T. Gendron    2nd: C. McHeard  Passed: Unanimous
  • Motion: To add qualifications of candidates for the NYS AHPERD Award of Distinction for a School Leader to the operating codes as presented.
  • 1st: M. Wolfe    2nd: N. O’Gorman  Passed: Unanimous
  • Motion: To add ‘job responsibilities in the past 3 years must include teaching in the discipline for which you have been nominated; in part IV, C of the operating codes for the Teacher of the Year Award Committee.
  • 1st: N. O’Gorman    2nd: D. Hallberg  Passed: Unanimous