The Arbitration Between South Orange-Town Central School District

In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 75 to stay arbitration, petitioner, South Orangetown Central School District (district), appeals from so much of a judgment of *643the Supreme Court, Rockland County (Meehan, J.), entered February 25, 1983, as directed it to resume payment of respondent Hawley’s salary and referred to arbitration the issue of mitigation of damages.

Judgment modified, on the law, by deleting the provision directing the parties to proceed to arbitration and substituting therefor a provision staying arbitration. As so modified, judgment affirmed, insofar as appealed from,…