001Good evening and welcome to the Wilson Central School District Board of Education meeting for Tuesday, April 26, 2025. My name is Tim Carter, superintendent of schools. As I usually mention, if you're here in the in in person, you have the opportunity to speak to the board at the end of the meeting during public comment section. And uh if you're here either watching virtually or uh after the fact, you have the ability to pick up the phone and call um the district clerk, Mrs. Levon, at 716751-9399. Um and she'll get your comment, question, and concern to the board. At this time, I'll turn the board meeting over to President Carter. Thank you, Superintendent Carter. Please stand and join me in the pledge to flag algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to
002the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Item 1B, approve meeting minutes dated April 8, 2025. Do I have a motion? So move. Second. Second. Any questions? All in favor? I opposed. Motion carry. Item two, special presentations. I'll have Superintendent Carter take care of that. board members. In our usual uh fashion, we like to recognize our students and their achievements um as they progress throughout the school year. We actually have two sets of uh um recognitions this uh this evening. The first one we're going to do is our Scholastic Bull uh champion. If I could have Mr. Nevin, if you come up here, Mr. Neans, the adviser for our Scholastic Bowl team, he's down in his Scholastic Bull shirt. Um, he's going to tell you a
003little bit about what Scholastic Bowl is. Thank you. Uh, Scholastic Bowl is a radio based quiz show for local schools. We compete with six or eight other schools. It varies from year to year, year to year. Uh it's general knowledge and academic uh based quiz show and as of 3 or four years ago the station was taken over by a new owner. You may may be familiar with WL unless you're going to it. You never pass it. It's like a little bomb shelter on Michigan Street. So it's got new ownership and they now pay $1,000 to the winners. So we decided to hold off on winning until that money was on the table. So we won last year, we won again this year. That's $2,000. Uh we got bowling shirts with some of the money
004last year. Uh got the team names on it. And this year we got baseball hats and t-shirts on the way for the team members. We have some of our team members here. Uh Eli Rick was the captain last year. Received a battlefield uh on the field promotion to field marshall this year. Field Marshall Rail, Alex Gentile, Kyle Hammers, Parker Millie, uh all senior veterans of the team. um big part of the championship run. So, the Scholastic Bull Team Championship 2025, don't you come on up over here for I forgot to mention Derek. He's not a senior my PSR. This is not Parker. Congratulations. We're gonna take a picture here in a second. Congratulations. Congratulations. Awesome job. Thank you. Congratulations. So, I'm going to come up over here. Yep. Put your certificate behind you. And you
005guys, if you're not holding the trophy, you can hold the certificate here. So, you want to go down the other Well, can we congratulate we'll make sure we get the students that are coming out here. Next, I'd like to introd by the way, those of you that are here, we're going to have cupcakes at the end, so we'll run away. Um, I should have said that first. I think we lost them. Um, I'm going to introduce Mr. Winer and Mr. Robertson. Um, in a moment, we'll have them come up come up. We're going to recognize our Skills USA regional champion, first place, second place, and third place. Um, We'll give them an opportunity to talk a little bit about Skills USA, what it is, and what's what's next for our kids. You guys over. Thank
006you very much, Superintendent Carter. Uh, hello. I'm Michael Wy. I'm the director of CT Adult Instructional Services for Orce. With me is Robinson. This is principal Niger Career and Technical Education Center. I was going to give you a quick rundown of what Skills USA is as far as a student leadership team and then we'll talk a little bit about what happened in March or regionals as well as what's coming as of tomorrow morning for states. Right. So, Skills USA is a student organization that is for any kid who's enrolled in any current tech building or current tech program and they help students excel in their field that they choose. So the industry partners are really involved with our our skills USA and they help them hone their skills and they they learn leadership skills. They
007learn the skills for their trade and they get to display those skills when they go to the regional competition which is in Alfred State. I always get it. State and then from Alfred State, they go to Syracuse for the state competition. And then if they place first place there, then they have a chance to go to our national. I like to the national competition which I believe is in Atlanta. Good. So tonight you're recognizing the students from the regional competition who place first, second or third in the individual competitions. I'll start with third place. third place in let me see a computer one technology uh program and the competition is inter networking it's third place in the regional goes to Tristan Holder Tristan are you here we have a couple second place uh winners um
008in the computer technology one program. Um, also in the competition for internet working, um, Blake East for two. Good thing I chair. I know it's not I know you didn't get a shout out. I saw. All right. second place in the dieseltech he tubby equipment 2 program and the competition's power equipment tech um Kyle Hammers congratulations You get to stand here. Mr. Winer stand next to you. We have a one first place winner. First place the program's automotive technology. second um and the competition small engine service. Um and winning first place is Arthur Lawson the third. Thank you. All right, those are our presentations for our awards. I'll turn it back over to congratulations to all and great accomplishments. Yeah, I forgot we I I promised cupcakes and I almost buzzed right by. So, we're
009going to take a board 10 to 15 minute break. Um Mrs. The bond is going to have the cupcakes. You're going to have to actually get up and go over to her, eat your cupcake. If you don't eat it here, you can take it with you if you so choose, whatever you'd rather do. Um, but the cupcakes are here, so get them. Don't leave them for me to eat. cupcake. How's it going? Thanks for coming. That's awesome. Wilson where they listened every time. How are you? Good. Thanks for coming. You going to let your work? There's 11 cupcakes up here still. That's way too many for me to eat. one town. Exactly. It's like everything that I think is like really I want to see what you say and then go to the next rotate.
010I never like That makes good. in the room. Hopefully everybody got cupcakes that wando. If not, um after the meeting, you're welcome to grab one and take it home. We're going to regroup that uh for our meeting. Okay. Item three, uh, consent agenda for financial operations, uh, 3A, resolve that the Wilson Central School District Board of Education approve the following items B through C in the financial consent agenda as submitted by the administration. I had a motion. So, second. Any questions? All in favor? I opposed. Motion carried. Item four, other resolved that the board of education of the Wilson Central School District hereby approves the proposed 2025 2026 administrative budget for the orleans Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services in the amount of 3,369,485. Can I have a motion? So move. A second. Second. Any
011questions? All in favor? I oppose. Motion carried. 4 B. resolved that the board of education of the Wilson Central School District cast one vote for each vacancy to be filled on the n on the Orleans Niagara BOSI's board of cooperative educational services. There are four vacancies to be filled at the annual election held on April 22nd, 2025. The four candidates are Vincent and Semi Senior, Niagara Falls, New York, Niagara Falls, uh, City School District. Timothy Crop, Wilson, New York, Wilson Central School District. Robert McDermott, Niagara Falls, New York, Niagara Wheatfield Central School District. And Colleen Osborne, Northwanda, New York, Northtown City School District. Can I have a motion? Mr. President Carlin, before we have a motion, can I just say something because I've been on the Bose seat board. I've worked with all of these
012people for as long as I've been on the board and they are a real tribute to the Bose seats uh program and uh they warrant being elected. Do I have a motion? So, a second. Second. Any questions? All in favor? I I opposed. Motion carried. Thank you again uh Trusty Crop for your service with representing Wilson and Moses board. Item C approved the agreement between the Wilson Central School District and Lavella Associates DPC to provide all necessary architecture and engineering services for the 2025 2026 capital outlay project scheduled to be completed at the Wilson High and Middle School. Can I have a motion? So moved. A second. Second. Any questions? All in favor? I oppose. Motion carried. Item D, approve Fry Electric as lowest responsible electrical bidder for phase 2 of the 2021 through 2024
013capital reconstruction project at the total cost of $634,000. Can I have a motion? So move a second. Second. Any questions? All in favor? I opposed. Motion carried. Item B, Justin Roberts, a student enrolled at Sunni Auiggo to complete 35 classroom observation hours in the middle school with Scott Harvey, technology teacher between May 12th and June 6, 2025. Can I have a motion? So move second. Any questions? All in favor? I oppose. Motion carry. Nothing under section five. Section six. Use the facilities request. 6A. Class of 1975 50th reunion. requests a middle high school walkthrough on Friday, August 1st, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. through 11:00 a.m. I have a motion. So move a second. Second. Any questions? All in favor? I opposed. Motion carried. Item seven, field trips. Action required. 7 A approve field trip request
014B through C per the April 22nd 2025 agenda. Can I have a motion? So move second. Second. Any questions? All in favor? I opposed. Motion carried. Item eight, field trips. No action. Uh Mrs. Stewart's absent. So there's Do you have anything for I do have one just uh board members and uh anybody watching the um Niagara Lean School Boards Association knows that is holding um a a night with David Little. He's the rural schools director. It was in news and notes and it will be in news and notes again. Um there are directions on making reservations. It's my understanding they're having dinner also. Um but that's going to be on uh May 8th at 6:30. So um that's every that's everything. Thank you. Superintendent Carter 10 Parker really report. Nothing really. We're happy with our
015break and we're ready to get back to it. That's about it. Excellent. You love the enthusiasm. Uh item 11, uh Superintendent Carter for your report. Want to thank and uh welcome those that are new to the board meeting, but also thank those of you that did uh come join us this evening. Congratulations with our Skills USA. um the students that were recognized at the regional and the state and hopefully the national competition will be holding those recognitions also. And of course our 2025 Scholastic Bolt Champions, thank you very much for coming here and uh letting the district uh recognize you and celebrate your vic victory this year and hopefully more to come. A three P would be great. Board members, just a quick reminder. I think next Friday is the deadline for my evaluation. Uh,
016email one out. We have four board members that haven't started it yet. If you haven't, that's okay. Just giving that a reminder uh by Friday of next week. Um, that'll give us time for President Cland to and I to consolidate it. um and then the board to take a look at it during one executive session and then um for us to approve it. So it has to be done by June 30th. So that gives us the May and the June board meeting to take care of those two things. Um, oh, today, uh, myself and, uh, our district clerk observed the drawing of the names on the ballot for this year's, uh, candidates for the board of education. And the candidates were also promptly uh, given notice of what their order will be in the order
017of names. We have two candidates for two open board seats. Um Jason Wilson will be first on the list on the ballot and Cath Kathy Stewart Kathleen Stewart will be second on the for uh for this coming board uh board election. Just a reminder for those uh that plan to participate um this Thursday at 6 o'clock there's the Young Writers Showcase. It'll be in the library media center in that area. Um that's this Thursday the 24th 6:00 young writers showcase. And that's everything I have. Thank you, Superintendent. What's the date on the vote? What's your vote? May 20th. May 20th. Okay. Just a reminder. Um I'd like to congratulate again all the Skills USA winners. Great accomplishment. Uh hopefully um they'll uh continue on with their success. Uh the other is uh again the Scholastic
018Bowl champions. Congratulations. Congratulations, Mr. Evans. Hopefully, it's the start of a dynasty year. We'll rub off on the bills. Um, and uh, again, I'm glad to see everyone back from their vacation and sounds like everything was a smooth start to the first day of school today. So, um, I have nothing further. Does any board members wish to make any comments or bring anything up? Okay, with that then this uh brings us to the public comment portion of the agenda. This portion of the agenda provides an opportunity for residents of the Wilson Central School District to be heard. Any person who wishes to address the board 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 and will not
019be allowed. The board may not respond to questions. They should be referred to the superintendent schools at another time. Please be respectful and limit your comments to three minutes. Anybody wish to approach the board at this time? Hearing none. There's no need for an executive session tonight since it's past meeting. So I'll entertain a motion to move. Second. Second. Any questions? All in favor? I opposed. Motion carried. Good night.