001Good evening. Welcome to the Wilson Central School District Board of Education meeting for Tuesday, June 10th, 2025. I'm Tim Roberts, superintendent of schools. Um, as I usually mention, if you're here in person, you have the opportunity to say a few words at the uh public uh forum portion. If you're not here and you're watching this uh by video or live uh right now, you can certainly call the district clerk's office at 7167519399 and she will make sure she can get the uh the message to the board for comments or questions. At this time, I'll turn the board meeting over. Please stand for To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all second. Any questions? All item
0022 A result said school district board of education approve the following items through B and financial consent agenda as submitted by motion. So move a second. Any questions? All in favor? I opposed. It three special presentation. Thank you. Um this reminds me of my first uh superintendence conference day. All the teachers sat in the back room. So I feel like I had to go in the middle of the room. So I'm for some reason I'm just going to turn these chairs around and sit right there. But I won't do that. Good evening everyone. We have two presentations and I'll do them with the ones that don't fall. Two separate presentations this evening. First of all, we have students that represented Wilson Central School District at the Skilled USA um competition. and the skills USA if
003you were watching our last board meeting or here in attendance in in attendance it's a competition um based out of ories vocational center [ __ ] have students compete in a number of different competitions based upon certain categories and I'll tell you what uh what category each one of these one the one we did earlier uh last month was the sort of the final in the regional state are regional and these are the students that placed first or second at the state level competition. So I will begin. All right. So this is Kyle Hammers. Kyle uh placed second place at the to in the power equipment technology competition. So on behalf of this central school district this certificate of excellence hereby granted to Kyle Hammers for outstanding performance in the 2025 New York State Skills USA competition
004second place power equipment um technology competition. Congratulations Joey, [Music] this is Joey Dean Jones and Joey placed second place in the teamworks competition. As I understood, what's teamwork? Uh, I work at the the poor man's roof and I was part of it. We um we had to build a pair of walls with plumbing, electrical, masonry, and that's up in like so if I need help just just so this uh on behalf of the Wilson Central School District certificate of excellence here bike granted to Joey Dane Jones for outstanding performance in the 2025 New York State Skills USA competition. obtaining second place in the teamworks competition. Congratulations, Kyle. I'm not sure was not signed by the board president. That must have been must have been Joey's. So this one, sometimes they stick together. I'll grab it
005when we're done. John, come on up. Excellent. All right. So, this is Sean Crop and he placed second place in the tech computer application competition. Do you want to tell us what that one is? Bas competition based on computer applications like PowerPoint access. The rest didn't get on behalf of the Wilson Central School District certificate of excelling performance in the 2025 New York State Skills USA competition. He attained second place in the tech computer app competition. Congratulations. And the next presentations have to do with uh number of our staff members who are retiring this year. Usually in May we have our tenure reception. In June we have our retirees reception. That's what this is. After it's all done, we take a break have cake. Please don't make a mess. This is horrible. We don't want
006that. No. So I u I am going to start with mom. Well, Parker's a little too young to retire. Um but he has represented the voice students at both Central School District for the past school year. Um he has done an awesome job and we wanted to recognize him for great certificate talking about. So, uh, on behalf of the Wilson Central School District, Parker, uh, we want to give this, uh, certificate and grateful appreciation to Parker for dedicated service as an exio student board member from September 10, 2024 to June 30th, 2025. I'm going to turn it over to begin. Come on. So, everybody knows I'd like to start off by saying 29. Yeah. dedicated service. I've only known for about 900 years, but I think when I when people retired, you just start thinking
007about the tree. The tree that I think about Grant is u how serious she takes her job. Ever since I I started, she was the leader at the my time at the high school here and uh she was always so serious. Um, she voiced her opinion, which I always appreciate. I know some people I don't appreciate that, but the more honest you are with me, the more I appreciate and I always appreciated that I didn't have to worry about if something happened that night, number one, friend would take care of it or number two, friend would reach out to who she knew had to take care of it. So, um, she's dependable. Um I could always count on her. She's a master of her her her job. I mean there's no better than knowing her
008job during co it got really hectic here and um she was one of the pillars that made us strong enough to be able to get through what we had to do. So as she journeys into her retirement here I hope she can do everything that she enjoys to do. I just want to thank her again and congratulate her on her retirement. behalf of On behalf of the Wilson Central School District to honor your retirement um given this grateful appreciation to Francis Kaziki for dedicated service during an honorable career 28.9 years. Unfortunately, two of the high school teachers were not able to make it this evening. So, but we're still going to recognize them. Whoever you like to meet. [Music] All right. So, Mary Johnson graduate and learn from me of the 1986 state championship softball
009team. Yeah. Um, Mr. Johnson started in 1996, started out as an eighth grade science teacher. God bless her for that. And moved up to the high school in 2000, um, and was a biology environment teacher, uh, since. Um, she was a sophomore class advisor for a number of years. Um, helped out in the summer academic assistance program. Um, I think the biggest thing that I learned from Mary when I came over and took over her dad, um, she's just really passionate about what she does, really cares about her students, holds her students to a very high standard both academically, behaviorally. Um, and I think that really does benefit kids in the long run. Um, consistently her kids achieve really well with sessions and that's a testament to, you know, all the time and effort she
010put into preparing. Um, so really just, you know, thank you for everything you've done. greatly appreciated being missed and wish you all the best and we get to spend a lot of time with thank you um something I found out Mary from Mary the first uh first year I was here and I want to thank her for her service military Upon your retirement from the Wilson Central School District, given in grateful appreciation to Mary Johnson dedicated service during an honorable career. Right. So, we have two other retired high school that randomly will be here tonight. I'll start with Marcy and Nino. So, Mrs. Andino was hired in 1994 as a special education teacher. Um, she worked with a number of general education teachers across various grade levels and disciplines over the years. Um, she was
011also part of the summer academic assistance program in the past. Um and just want to thank her for u the impact she had on our students while she was here and I wish her all the best in retirement. And then we have Claudia Andre. So Mrs. Andre was hired at Wilson in 2005 and served as the school director um for years since she started here. Um in 2013, Mrs. Andreas was named a distinguished alumnest of the Newport Central School District and was also selected as the Youngstown Citizen of the Year by the Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce. Um just recently in 2025, Mrs. Andress received the BPO NCMEA award for excellence in music education. Um bottom line, her impact on her students in our community is remarkable. um she really does so much for
012to promote this education um not only for our kids here but just you know communitywide as well. Um so I really want to thank her for everything she's done um with her time here and again wish her all the best for retirement. Let's go. Loves the line. Miss Mahar is uh yeah. All right. Moren Moahar, legend, 30 years of service. Before entering the world of education, Mo lived a glamorous life agency where deadlines were soul crushing. Eventually, she decided molding young mind like stress and we were lucky to hire her. Mo started out as substitute teacher as well as a home teacher before officially becoming our beloved library media specialist in 1996. And from that day on, she never stopped adding job titles to her resume faster than most of us do emails to her
013inbox. So just a few of Mo's unofficial and official um job descriptions. She was a yearbook adviser at one point. She was a JV and varsity softball coach and a member of the 1986. Yes, that was a big feat. So, three. Yes. Yes. Class of 1987, you're older than me. Uh Mo is also t-shirt coordinator for the district. Anytime you need a t-shirt or a fundraiser, this is our uh she's a tech wizard. a lot better than Bonnie. Everybody let you talk. Mo is the staff counselor as well. That desk right there, she's an unpaid counselor for the district. She's uh counsled a lot of staff as well as as students. So basically an unpaid therapist. She is the United Way. She was the United Way chairperson at one point for the district and she'll
014guilt you into taking money out of your walls. She was a grant. She did write a grant for the district as well. Maybe more than one. Mr. Z said you did. Her file will probably be thick. It's probably thicker than Dan Johnson. No, just with all the um Mo was instrumental in designing this library that we're in right now. Just think it's great that we're here honoring you in this library this evening. So, welcome. Oh, dang. And of course, Mo was the knower of all things. Oh, Todd's gone. Okay. Um, well, that's coming. Uh, she also holds statistical record for work orders submitted. Mo wants something. In one of Mo's evaluations, Mo was quoted as saying, "All eyes on me." A phrase that pretty much sums up her classroom presence. So she has Beyonce level
015authority. Uh she never lets students coast because why she wants students. Uh she once said that her worst day teaching will still be her best day at the ad agency. We believe that now she's going to be trading over library books and work order forms for time with her blood dogs and congratulations. Thanks. retirement school district by the way [Music] from New York giving appreciation to Marin for your service during honorable career. Thank you. That's all. That was fun. What do you hear? a try. Yeah, she's been super. So, uh, Meg is retiring after an incredible 304 year career in education. She taught fourth grade for 17 years and spent the last 10 years teaching fit impacted hundreds of students along the way with her steady presence and deep understanding of math and literacy. I
016can personally say that I learned just as much math um as her students have from you. So, thank you for that. Um Megan has also been one of my go-to people when I needed a sounding board or a straight answer. Her insight and honesty has never been very beyond the classroom. Me dedicated 25 years to serving her colleagues. 10 years as a building representative, followed by 15 years as the WTA president. She led through some of the district's most challenging moments. A school merger, three rounds of contract negotiation, the pandemic, countless MOAs. So, her leadership, her resilience, and her advocacy has made a lasting mark for her colleagues. Outside of school, I learned a lot about Maggie, which is really cool. So, she coached for Wilson for 18 years, including a championship winning varsity girls
017soccer team. She is a two-time Wilson Hall of Fame inductee, once for coaching, once for softball. And she's earned spots in the Western New York State and Kenishious College Hall of Fame. and she still holds the batting average record atious. Um, so I know that I never brought a bat to my office. Uh, she brought the same joy and energy to every part of her life. Um, I heard about leading St. Patrick's Day parach serving at her church. She was on the local hospital boards and just had done a lot for this community. Um, above all, um, what I believe meant the most to her, was teaching alongside her family, including 23 years with her sister, her best friend, and finishing her career teaching on the same team as her niece. Um, it was a
018bond that added something really special to our school community. Mag loves teaching. She loves kids. She loves bringing joy to those around her. Wilson is her home, has been 55 years, and the school has been for 45. Um, saying goodbye to Maggie is going to be very hard for her students, her colleagues, for me, um, for for everyone. And she's going to be deeply missed. She leaves behind a legacy of a lot of leadership, a love for learning, and laughter. Um, congratulations. [Applause] I thought it was just me. I'm the first six years I was here. That's was your job was you did well on your retirement from Wilson Central School District giving grateful appreciation Margaret Thompson dedicated service during her career 1234 but this says 31 so it's got to be between 31 and
01934 [Music] Thank you. Then I'll talk about Julia Jeff. She's our music teacher who's retiring um after almost 30 years uh at service to the district. Um you know something that with with Julia is the fun that she put into the music classroom. She loves to sing with the kids and help them find their voice. She's fostered self-exploration in the elementary classroom by encouraging students to create their own rhythms and songs through dance and instruments. She has built confidence in students uh in the classroom and in public performance with the way she's instructed the chorus. Uh her focus has been on teaching children through music rather than just teaching them music. She's a beloved colleague and friend to all uh her uh colleagues at the school and specifically the musical department. She's had a very
020positive impact on her kids, our community, everyone who's worked for and with her and uh she is going to be very much missed. So congratulations to Julia Jeffers. And that concludes our retirement portion of the reception. Can we get a picture of all the retirees? We'd like to have a group picture of the retired face so we can have all together one last time. You guys, you guys. Yep. Very good. Jason, a little bit more. One, two, three. And then we'll have the 1986 softball winner. All right. One, two, three. Time for We're going to take a 10 15 minute break for cupcakes. So, uh please ending on June 30th, 206. So, a second. Any questions? All in favor? I oppose. All right. I do my pledge to declare that I will support the constitution
021of the United States of America of New York and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of Wilson Central School District as student board member according to the best. Awesome. Hi Okay. Item 7 A reservation of employee number 261 May 16, 2025. Do I have a motion? So move a second. Second. Any questions? All in favor? I opposed. Motion carries. Item B accept the resignation of Courtney Brown science teacher June 26, 2025. Motion. So move a second. Second. Any questions? All in favor? Opposed? Motion carried. Item C res by press country middle school running program supervised effect June 4th 2025 motion a second. Any questions? All those in favor I eight personnel appointments 8 a Madison Wright as 1.0 O FB long-term elementary substitute teacher for the WPA reader effective September 2nd
0222025 substitute has met New York State second any question all in favor I repeat Sandra Rainy as summer's student intern at the historical palace theater, New York to complete up to 80 hours for the Wilson Academy of Finance Navrack certification under the direction of Timothy Carter, superintendent at a rate of $15.50 50 cents per hour. Okay, I have a motion. A second. Second. Any questions? All in favor? I opposed motion car. Item C. Webster Nash winner is unpaid assistant for varsity baseball for the 2025 2026 spring season under the direct supervision of Coach William Atlas. Can I have a motion? So move a second. Second. Any questions? All in favor? post. Item nine, summer hours for staff 9A, resolve that the Wilson Central School District Board of Education approve the following summer 2025 hours for
023staff items through 11. So move second. Any questions? All in favor item 10 other 10 a accept the results of the May 2020 2025 AB budget vote and election. I have a motion to move second. Any questions? All in favor? I oppose here. It would be approved with board of education meeting schedule for the 2025 2026 school year. I have a motion. Second. Second. Any questions? All in favor? Opposed. Item C. Approve the disposal of 2024 2025 ballots for May 21st, 2024 budget vote election per retention and disposal schedule for New York City government records. She has one. Can I have a motion? Second. Second. Any questions? All in favor? Close motion approved the agreement between the Wilson Central School District and the Wilson administrative personnel unit WAPU effective July 3rd 1st 2025 through June
02430th 2030. Can I have a motion? So move a second. All in favor? I oppose. Motion car. Item B approved the agreement between Wilson Central School District Cassidy Dice to assist the superintendent of schools with media projects for the 2025 2026 school year in the amount of 2020 or $26 per hour not to exceed $5,000. A second. Second. All in favor? I oppose motion here. Nothing under policies. Item 12 committee on special education preschool special education 504 plan recommendations. 5A approve or I'm sorry 12. Approve the CPSSE CSC 504 meeting minutes and IEP recommendations dated June 10th, 2025. Can I have a motion? Second. Second. Any questions? All in favor? Opposed? Motion carried. Conference request. 13A. Approve conference request per the June 10th, 2025 agenda. Lighting speed would be a motion. So move second. Second.
025Any questions? All in favor? I oppose. 14 field trips action required. Approve field trips request for the June 10th, 2025 agenda. Items B through C. B through C. Can I motion? Some move. A second. Second. Any questions? All in favor? I opposer. Do you have a report? Uh, I just wanted to say uh it's the last week of school school. It's senior week. So, uh, we're just kind of cruising on by for the last week. To be honest with you, um, as for me, I just want to say it truly has been an honor to serve in this position. I feel like collectively as a school board, we we did a lot this year. Um, I'm very happy with the progress we've made. Um, and this is a great start to what I hope to
026be many years of service for myself. So, thank you so much for the opportunity and uh yeah, that's that's about it. I'm really happy. Thank you. Superintendent report. Welcome. Thank you everyone for being here this evening and for honoring our retirees. Good move on their part. Um, congratulations on obviously for the retire this graduation season. Um, besides my own grandson graduating up prek across the street on the 19th. Not that you guys want to be there, but I just thought I'd throw that out. Our UPK graduation is going to be on the 23rd of June along with our kindergarten graduations. A time, I'm sure, to be determined. Um and our fifth grade graduation is going to be on the 24th of June. Our high school baloria for the seniors uh is going to be across
027the street St. Brendan's lake at 7 o'clock on 20 Thursday the 26th. That's the same evening as the orangeman award. The Orangeman award starts between 5 and 5:30 6:00ish and then the balorates uh right after and then of course on uh board members on June 28th 9:00 is our graduation and I hope that everybody will be there and if you're not able just let know that is a clo and danger only So, uh, we're also in the middle of hiring season and we still, uh, there's three remaining, uh, staff members to hire, two of which are now the finalists, um, that I'll be meeting with in the next couple days, next week or so, and then we still have one, uh, hiring committee to go through. So, um we should hopefully by our June board
028meeting um have uh that all the positions fil. Um couple things I wrote are uh honoring uh I think that this Friday is being a pretty special day. I love Flag Day. Love honoring our country. Um I'm looking forward to uh being there giving my address to the uh the Wilson community on Flag Day. That's uh this this coming Friday at 9:30ish in the morning. Um so if you want to come view the parade, you should know the route. Um and then if you don't want to view the parade from the the sidelines, you're welcome to come to the in front of the high school lawn, weather permitting. Um never done one in the rain, so hopefully we're going to be beautiful skies. Did you order it? We're all set. possibly. And board members, what
029I'm not going to go into a whole tonic here, but I just want to at least voice the fact that district is certainly aware of the heroic efforts of many of our community members and staff members last Wednesday night and one of the coaches visiting team at a cardiac institute. We're going to honor the many of the people as possible. We're in gathering a list mode at our second board meeting in June. We're going to honor those numbers very similar to what happens and also the the students to spend some time and recognize not only the community members and staff members that were there who put a uh I keep saying this because it absolutely strikes me as a coach who thank God is okay right now on his way to being said, "If it
030wasn't for the quick of our community and our staff, his 15year-old son watched the pretty uh so I have a little have a fairly long presentation to give to them. My hope is that those community members, the staff members along with the Wilson Fire Department, South Chiefs here to honor them, the great work they did out here. So that's the our next board meeting. So it'll be, you know, a 7:00 start. It is listed as a board workshop. We've already made it a board meeting because we have some business to take care of before the end of the school. That's my report. Thank you, Super Skills USA students. Uh, great job. Um, and retirees and years of experience removing see. Um, is there a special presentation tomorrow? Oh, that's right. Thank you. Um, tomorrow, I
031believe it's 2:30. I don't have it in my but I didn't bring my phone. There's a historical marker that's going to be dedicated um at Hoover Park. So, that's open to all board members. It was in my from the helm last week and I will get this Friday there'll be the actual pictures from the ceremony celebration. Thank you. Um, and again, thanks to the administrators for all the work you've been doing to get the school year wound up. We appreciate all the hard work. Appreciate the work on the administrative uh negotiating team too getting that up, but professionals appreciate, you know, working with them. So, other than that, Anybody any other board members have anything? I just like to Thompson and Parker again. I mean I we were at a uh a legislative breakfast and
032we all sat around after the breakfast and just talked to each other and Senator Orc was there and Parker right away went up to talk to Senator Orc. Didn't even bother him. Just right out there. Everybody else would sit there going I'm not going to talk to you. Parker did it and uh that's the way you've been all year. you know, you're not afraid to say what's going on in the school. And I think uh I think your fellow students really appreciate what you do. Thank you for what you've done. Sure. Go ahead, Parker. I hope you keep in touch with us. I will. Thank you. And I want to say I wish the retirees were here. I remember in 1989 when that high school softball team pulled me to Wilson because we didn't have
033key fobs on. I was a teacher and I had to get the key from the custodian to get paint and paper and we made the things with uh Scott helped me out because your wife helped me. She was on the bus. She was on her way back, right? Yeah, that's right. Yeah. Okay. That's why she must have called me. I don't know. But anyway, so I remember that. And then I also remember my daughter going to a uh school fair at at Lancaster High School and she met the coach from uh Kenishious and as soon as he found out she was from Wil Me Thompson's name came up and those girls played basketball for her at the time and they were thrilled. We just don't know the impact that the teachers make on the kids,
034the students, whether they're in the classroom, whether they're coaching them. And also um it wasn't announced that um Mary Johnson was also field hockey coach and she did a phenomenal job with the girls. So, uh, and I wish them all good luck because Wilson is a great place to end your career and sooner or later they'll take my place on the board. Thank you. Anyone else? Could I make a brief comment? Sure. Absolutely. Uh just briefly, uh I know the retirees aren't here anymore, but for the purposes of saying it on the record, uh having been a part of the Wilson community as both a student and now, you know, over here at the board of events, seeing how complicated the business of running a school district actually is, uh I think I have a
035slightly unique position to say that, you know, all these retireers going to be sorting this. I mean, it's the people who make this place such a special uh community to be a part of and their legacy is going to be a really really important one and I think they're going to set a great example for people try to uh you know keep that going. I don't think we'll have problem. Um, also, uh, partner, uh, I just wanted to, uh, thank you from, uh, where I sit, uh, so much of like good governance, good policy at any level, whether we're talking about, what we're doing now, or all the way at the top comes from showing up, wanting to help people, and speaking up. And I think that you've done those things every time. And I
036think that you know that's a lesson for all of us especially any of the students here like you know making a difference uh you know starts with showing up and starting a conversation and uh you know it takes one lead then after that it's pretty easy. Uh well, thank you and good luck with [Music] Miss Thompson isn't here, but I person couldn't speak a word of English. So the first day we brought him to school and she was his teacher in fourth grade and he was terrified. But um he says today that that if it wasn't for her and he doesn't know how successful with that getting off the ground but she was just wonderful with him. He tried to run out of school she got something she was quick enough to catch. So, but
037again, we appreciated uh her work and all the effort she put into his uh early education. So, again, she this is br out to the public uh forum. So, this portion of the agenda provides an opportunity for residents of the most central school district to be heard. Any person who wishes to school address the world is invited to do so at this time. Please state your name and address. Complaints or criticism about individual school personnel are not appropriate in this forum that would not be allowed. Board may not respond to questions. They should be referred to the superintendent school of schools at another time. Please be respectful and limit your comments to three minutes. Um, anybody wish to address the board? Hearing none, I'll entertain a moment. Motion to move. Second. Any questions? All in
038favor? Oppos?