001going to start with the Pledge of Allegiance Pledge of aliance to the of the United States of America to the Republic for stands one nation God indivisible with liy and justice for thank you roll call I believe all the board members are here Full House I take a motion approve the agenda I'll make a motion thank you Cindy do I have a second I'll second thank you Dennis all those in favor I I motion passes and approval of the minutes of the last Boe meeting and executive session on February 10th 2025 I believe we were all here um anyone have any comments or questions about those minutes executive session minuts if not I'll take a motion to approve I'll make a motion thank you Mike do I have a second second thank you Dawn all
002those in favor I I announcements do we have any announcements on the board hearing none I'll move on to correspondence no correspondence I'm aware of unfinished business no Unfinished Business board reports um facilities committee meeting who would like to give that I'm giving that tonight thank you the facilities committee met on February 13th at Harris Hill Elementary we discussed um the capital project up updates we met with the um parkitects for the Harris Hill playground the engineers discussed um some traffic studies that were being done at the middle and high school and we will have the technology department go over the upgrades that are necessary we also went over a few mechanical items um talked about some lighting and boiler and assessing um in all of the buildings and we are currently on track with
003our anticipating or anticip ated planning timeline we also reviewed some spaces at Sheridan Hill um we discussed it it'll be brought up further in the agenda um receiving a donation from the Clarence rotary they want to put a um LED ticker tape in the um high school so that's really a really nice donation and we thank them for that and then we did talk about some safety enhancements um and we set our next meeting and for we just give a quick recap of what happened if you're interested in the full minutes they're on the website on the board page thank you thank you Don M CF Don any updates um no we're meeting tomorrow okay um PTO meetings who's been to PTO meetings since the last meeting Trisha um I attended the Harris Hill PTO
004meeting um they had this past month they had the silent disco which was a lot of fun um the students won this for good behavior they had a Valentine's Day assembly where there were some contests for teachers and students they also revealed to the students um the playground design the new playground design at Harris Hill there's a new big husky logo in the front hall that do the donations from the PTO it's kind of really cool looking it's pretty huge and right when you walk in there's a big Husky um they had a dance with K to 5 with a parent um fun was had by all there they are also running a summer camp again this year and March 27th They're bringing back the bedtime and books in person since first time since Co
005and on March 21st there is their meat raffle thank you Trisha any other PTO meeting updates yeah I I attended the middle school PTO meeting last Thursday it was a fairly brief meeting um I provided the those in attendance with an update on our budget conversations to date U then Ashley provided some building updates a lot of interest in the traffic study with the uh the congestion here at the middle school and and when the the timing of the project is going to commence um Ashley also shared that some high school students came down to speak to the middle school students about uh life uh up in the big building and shared uh I guess foreshadowed that there's going to be some changes coming to midterm week next year which uh parents were interested to
006find out more uh the other big event they have coming up is the annual Scoops for Scholars which they're starting their planning for that's all I had thank you Mike Erie County associate School Board Representatives any updates what meetings are this I have meetings this week Trisha um I attended the delegate assembly this past Thursday um Erie County school board has upcoming events the spring speed boarding event which is going to be held on April 10th it's called Twist on Tech and it's being held at irie1 Bose's career and tech center on Arrow Drive um if you go if any of us attends you get to pick three different areas and see what a day in the life of that particular student is um so you'll get to attend three sessions on that night um
007and the lastly the legislative wrap-up dinner is being held May 22nd thank you Trisha um super attendance reports Dr frame thank you Mr boli we have two different reports this evening uh saving the best for last we have our Sheridan Hill report as you know our Board of Education visits all six of our school buildings on an annual basis and this morning they made their last visit of the six and spent time at Sheridan Hill um it was a a really neat morning this is a Royo had arranged for a group of student leaders to give board members a tour of the building and we're fortunate that uh some members of the fifth grade leadership team are with Mrs aoo tonight uh to give an update so two different reports uh the first is a
008Sheridan Hill update and then the second will be our regular student body update so Mrs aroyo I'm going to turn things over to you and your team thank you Dr frame and Board of Education and community members that came here tonight we are very excited to share with you a little presentation um for those of you who were not able to be with us this morning we did tour around the school to see especially how our special areas really tap into the interests and hobbies uh for our kids and how they see themselves in their future because here at Sheran hill we have really big dreams um and we're starting Young by taking those small steps to make those dreams come true so I have with me um some student Lighthouse members a few third
009graders a few fifth graders and you might see someone who's not shared in Hill currently but certainly a shared and Hill alumnist um that would also like to speak with you um our presentation will just help speak their words but we have a very short video to show you um that helps start us off with us thinking about at Sheridan Hill what we want to be when we grow up when we're older really ex what anybody words ideas can change the world come on my [Applause] [Music] boy so those were the hands of some of our fifth graders and Mrs meda's and Mrs skul's class and you notice some things that with their teacher giving them high fives because they cannot wait to become a lawyer an engineer an astrophysicist a nail stylist and even
010a bus driver let's keep that kid in mind here at clearance um but we're going to take um a little Glimpse now we're going to I'd like to introduce you to Bridget she's one of our fifth grade students and she's going to talk a little bit about what her future looks like and what she's done at Sheridan Hill to help her get there hi my name is Bridget wilinski and I'm in Miss Esposito's fifth grade class when I grow up I want to be a teacher my favorite subject is math because it's everywhere whether you're baking shopping or even playing Sports math is always being used in different ways I love learning different math strategies and one day I want to teach students the best ways to solve math problems I think I would be
011an awesome teacher because I want to help kids get excited about learning even in subjects they don't like At first a great teacher makes learning fun and that's exactly what I want to do thank you Bridget so just to think about um Bridget wants to be an educator but she's really doing that right now being part of our student Lighthouse team and some of our pictures that we have are our kids teaching our kids whether it's through um peer modeling um and also our buddy classes or uh sharing helpful hands while we're at specials um our kids are doing that and it's not just the adults in the building next up we have Lola hi hi there my name is Lil Stokes and I am from Miss Esposito's fifth grade class when I grow up
012I want to be a marine biologist my favorite subject in school is science because I really like when we do Hands-On experiments like when we learned about ecosystems we also get to read books about ocean life and even do research projects just like real marine biologists I feel like I will be an amazing marine biologist because at sherid and hill we have a lot of opportunities to work in groups this helps with social skills and as a marine biologist I know I will be working with a team of other professionals we also have learned how to research and have great study habits thank you Lola also just to connect the outside world with what we're doing in the classroom we're able to to provide some awesome field trips that connect interest hobbies and what they're
013currently learning in the classroom to what they see that they can be in the outside world next up we have Cadence from third grade good evening my name is Kane spet and I'm from Mr Middle's third grade class when I grow up I want to be a pop singer I'm inspired like by artists like ara Grande and my favorite subject in school is writing because I love writing stories and having people read them as a singer I write lyrics and when I make songs I love to have people hear them I feel like I'll be a great singer because at Sheron hill we have music class with Miss gr Jack and sing songs there are so many ways I can practice my musical Talent like like singing at assemblies when I sang at when I
014sang the national anthem on Flag Day and course and the talent show I also like being part of the musical theater Club most of all I love to sing for my [Music] family so Cadence has shown that she has really found her voice in her singing but we also want to make sure that we have student voice throughout our school whether that's through students leading the assemblies or even taking part in most recently our election day not necessarily for the president but for things that do impact our school like our next schoolwide movie day thank you so much our next person we have is Arabella a third grader at Sheridan Hill good evening my name is Arabella Seth and I'm from Miss fal's third grade class when I grow up I want to be a
015sanctuary keeper a sanctuary keeper is like a zookeeper but Sanctuary Keepers allow animals to live in their natural habitats my favorite subject in school is science because I like to test ideas with experiments my favorite is actually working with magnets I think this will help me be a sanctuary keeper because I can test different enrichment activities for the animals I feel like I will be an awesome Sanctuary keeper because at Sheridan hill we are supported care for and loved Mr Ro and our teachers are like Sanctuary Keepers they plan activities like voting and assemblies for us that keep us engaged entertained and help us grow thank you Arabella I will have to say that the kids did a great job writing their scripts um at Sheridan Hill you'll also notice that there is such an
016importance for helping others and building that sense of community as a school but also having that community outreach to the outside Community um you'll notice up here that one of our pictures is not from this school year um but it is from when one of our alumnist was um at Sheridan Hill whether we're collecting um pop cans for a bottle drive at oai making blankets collecting coins for the most recent La fires that kids brought to our attention hey we see this going on in the news we want to help what can we do and our fifth graders you know wanted to ship supplies but their teacher actually in the building right now Mrs esposo had them looking into costs of flights to deliver this material so what are feasible ways that even the smallest
017um amount can help and they did an awesome coin drive that raised over $500 in 4 days that we were able to help some displaced animals due to the LA wildfires so next up we have Jack from fifth grade hello I am Jack Weber and I am from Miss McKenna's fifth grade class when I grow up I want to be a professional basketball player but basketball isn't just about being fast or jumping high it's also about thinking smart my favorite subject in school is math and I've learned that angles are super important when making the perfect shot at Sheridan Hill I learned how to use protractors in math class and that helps me understand the best angles to shoot from if I want to sink a three-pointer I need to know the right Arc and
018force to use math helps with strategy to whether it's calculating shooting percentages or figuring out the best passing place so even in the classroom I'm training for my future on the [Music] court thank you so much Jack um at sharidan Hill also like the other elementary schools we have some wonderful PTO clubs something that's unique about Sheridan Hill is all of the PTO clubs are actually run by our teachers in the building which really helps bring their passions whether it's rocks and minerals or um any sorts of uh different activities um that really tap into kids their hobbies and how that can transfer into the real world so we have one more person who really wanted to be with us today but she is in Mexico uh so we're just going to listen in um
019on Lucy she perfor she has a video for us just to let you know what she wanted to be when she grows up for so a little shout out to Lucy who's in Mexico right now but really still wanted to share that with you um and we really hope that we just Inspire that next Generation not just of teachers um but as lifelong Learners that we want to have coming out of Sheridan Hill and of clearance um so we were really hoping that through our Sheridan Hill doors that momentum would keep going so I reached out to a Clarence high schooler to see are we still on track with those small steps that we've gained at Sheridan Hill so I'd like to introduce Aisha who is in high school hi my name is Aisha ganga
020I'm a Sheran Hill Elementary graduate and I'm a freshman at Clarence High School I aspired to go into the journalism field after high school and college while at Sheron Hill I had many opportunities to speak in front of people and research various topics and I always loved it at my fifth grade graduation I gave a speech for my class and I gave a few presentations in front of a adults and teachers during the end of my time at the elementary school which cemented what I knew I wanted to do in the future one of my biggest accomplishments at Shon Hill was when a group of my friends and I ran a bottle and can drive to raise money for the osai Children's Hospital in the third grade I loved spreading Awareness on that topic and
021being in front of large groups of people really helped me understand and get ready for what was to come in the future overall Sheran Hill was the place where I realized my love of public speaking and writing for different audiences I'm glad that I built a strong Foundation at such a young age that will carry with me out of school and into the real world thank you thank you so much for sharing that I was able to really dig in the archive too um Aisha didn't share but she also had one of our leading roles in our fourth grade play that I just had to find a little picture of so thank you for that so all right we knew that throughout Sheridan Hill these kids are getting ready to take those small steps we
022were going through high school and I thought man are we really going full circle well we are because we have a number of Clarance graduates who are teachers at Sheridan Hill and throughout Clarance and you can see that when you walk through our Halls every day how they Inspire and enrich the kids that go to school here um Mrs cisar couldn't be with us today but she wanted to share that she always remembers how supportive the adults were at Sheridan Hill and how they made her feel they welcomed her and her cap um the capability of accomplishing anything and this is what really what led her to her career in supporting others so she could so they could be excuse me seen heard and valued so we'd like to thank Mrs ciscar for being able
023to share that that Not only was she um went through Sheridan Hill but she even came back just wanted to thank you for taking a few minutes to hear from us and also to let you know that to extend our leadership and extend our uh journey into um career Readiness we will have our leadership um our leadership night on March 27 from 5:30 to 7: we do welcome you um to take the journey with us as we go through our Hobbies our interests our passions all the way into figuring out what work ethics will help lead us to our future careers thank you so much thank you Mrs aroyo and student leaders for being here tonight for members of our board questions or comments for our group while we've got them here I'd just like
024to thank them and the students that gave us the tour this morning they did a great job and we're always super excited when we can be in the buildings with students so thanks well thank you as they were presenting at that Holy Smokes in fifth grade I was nowhere near that articulated in fifth grade and certainly not not today so uh for our parents in the audience um you should be really really proud uh job well done uh and thank you for sharing your sons and daughters with us tonight tonight um and for Mrs aroyo and her team of faculty and staff U just an incredible job what we're about is opening opportunities for students so that they can find what they're passionate about and as I was listening to the presentation where I was
025talking about playing basketball in the math angles was thinking about that question that all educators of fear getting in class of when am I going to need to know this um but listening to the presentations tonight a direct connection between the experience now and the opportunities and and the doors that they want to see open later on in life so really really nice job you should be proud we're going to give you one last round of applause we know that there's a lot of week left and probably some homework waiting to be completed after dinner um so we will not be offended if folks take off but thank you again for being with us tonight and Matt we have yet another speak Sheridan Hill speaker we do so this is a Sheridan Hill evening all
026right we'll turn things over to you Olivia uh for a student representative report okay okay I think I got it um I will keep this very short tonight um because lot's been happening but I'll keep it short uh The Faculty basketball game is coming up and I love watching The Faculty play and it's a great time it is so funny watching everyone play cuz you don't expect to see your teacher playing out on the court and then you do it and it's Best Time Ever uh Clarence High School athletics hosted the St gymnastics competition where we had one of our very own gymnast Place fourth in the state and wrestling also did very well and we had an athlete finish third in the state most sports are done however but we have six indoor track
027runners that are headed to States and some even placed top 50 in the states in the state with their time at sectionals this past weekend Spring sports are starting soon and hopefully the weather gets warmer for that Clarence High School drama department is putting on the Hunchback of Notre Dame the story of the Notre Dame Cathedral and its bell ringer and it will have its opening night in less than two weeks this past weekend Clarence Wind Ensemble traveled to fonia State and played in a side-by-side concert with fonia's Wind Ensemble it was a great learning opportunity while also a unique experience where students could tour the music areas and play in the vast Music Hall and Clarence mock Tri won their second round this past weekend at the Buffalo City Courts and are advancing to
028the next trying to head back to states to win the title that's all I have today thank you all right thank you Olivia and that is uh it Mr ble for reports this evening thank you Dr frame um we have public comment now um I have two cards I will call you up Donna zangara and Mary Beth Kel and if I mispronounce your names I apologize um please state your name when you come up and um we generally have some ground rules three minutes and um if we're going to talk about teachers or students we like to take that offline and not use any names so the floor is yours no teacher are students got it um I'm Mary Beth from The Little Red Schoolhouse and this is Donna from the Eastern Hills Wesley and
029preschool program uh Jean from Claren Center preschool was unable to be here tonight but she said that we could speak for her um we are all part of the local Child Care industry and we would like to request busing for all the local Child Care Centers from the district elementary schools um Encore has been part of the community for 35 years years uh Jee from Claren Center uh 38 years and we've been in since 1984 and we decided to come as a as an industry to talk about this um we know there's a child care shortage for elementary school students times are changing children need after school care for regular school days half days days off and snow days so we would like to help more with this need L red has been transporting children
030since 1984 and it was great when the schools um dismissed time was staggered it used to be like 210 220 and 230 and with those schedules we were able to use our school bus to pick up kids from all the different schools now they're 215 220 and 222 and this limits which schools we can pick up at which limits the number of children that we can help we have were asked we asked the Clarence School District back in June if they would be able to drop off at the Little Red Schoolhouse and the um school's attorney said that they were unable to accommodate our request so that was Little Red School House individually we wanted to come together as an industry to show you the need that is out there um so we are asking
031again there are 12 out of 15 surrounding school districts that drop off at Childcare centers within the whole school district not just the school zone so the 12 out of the 15 is Williamsville Lancaster Dew akan chaga Pembrook Sweet Home West Sonica staro marville Kenton and Orchard Park so we're just wondering if there's any chance that in the future you guys might be able to consider having some of the schools um the buses drop off at some of the local centers um if you're unable to deliver schools from the centers we're wondering if you could just do even one more school just to help us out so we can have more children to help fill the need that the uh districts have Miss Donna my name is Donna zanga I am the executive director of
032children's ministries at Eastern Hills Church and the preschool director for our daytime uh preschool we just started Encore kids to meet a need that parents were expressing to us that they had said that our understanding was that for every child in our district who got into an after school program that there were three on a waiting list so we decided to use our facility and resources that we had to be able to try and help meet that need and uh we have presently 20 children that are coming after school Monday through Friday to our uh our location and we are enjoying getting to know them we love being able to be Community Partners with all of you they come from these fantastic schools where they've been well cared for and kept safe all day and
033then we receive them and we keep them safe until Mom and Dad pick them up at the end of the day and we love being able to be a part of it it has been very stressful though in regard to the the transportation piece of it I know that little red has invested a lot of money in their bus and just up keeping those buses and trying to get to the schools it just puts an extra burden on us as the providers and we're just hoping that as you look to the Future our communities changing we have several uh developments that are happening right on Griner road right now and so there are going to be children and all of those home sites and how we're going to be able to accommodate all of them
034is going to be up to us as a community to make some maybe better decisions and perhaps decide not to uh transport by Zone but to do it by district and so that's what we're asking today again we want to give those kids a great Foundation we appreciate you giving us the time tonight thank thank you very much thank you are there any questions no great thank you thank you next I have Sarah McGowan Aid pay little nervous okay hello my name is Sarah Macwan and I'm a teacher Aid at Sheridan Hill in the Clarance School District I work as an aid in the kindergarten and first grade special education classroom and this is my second year in the position I'm here to take today to discuss the daily challenges we face and our often
035times thankless roles and what I believe can and should be done to ensure that not only only are we fairly compensated for our efforts but that the children we care for on a daily basis are well taken care of when I first accepted the position I was unaware of what the role might entail although I knew it would be challenging I did not expect the stressful environment that it could be and because of the smaller class sizes in the special education classrooms I believe it often goes unnoticed I love my job and genuinely care about the children I'm responsible for assisting each day but I think it is important that everyone who does not understand or has never worked in this role is able to understand understand the specifics of what we are responsible for
036and expected to do our day regularly begins with us getting our students or as we like to call them our friends off of the bus and out of car seats during multiple different inclement weather and bringing them inside to begin their day despite being anywhere from 5 to 7 years of age several of our students are still not toilet train and require diaper changes creating sanitation issues in the classroom this also creates health hazards for our other students that may not understand certain boundaries or basic hygiene practices to add to this complicated Dynamic some of the parents have expectations that we are responsible for toilet training their young children despite not committing to these habits at home making the process be much longer than it needs to our friends have been known to become upset
037with unfamiliar or uncomfortable in their surroundings which regular result regularly results in them biting scrunching punching kicking or spitting on the AIDS in teachers I have on several occasions come home with marks or bites or illnesses that most certainly are related to saliva or other bodily fluids spreading a virus we have students who become so upset during the day that they begin abruptly turning over desks and chairs leading to an incredibly increasingly unstable environment that caus further issues with other children in the class this becomes a difficult cycle to break free from and can often lead to setbacks in their goals of our day on a regular basis other teachers teachers and AIDS in the school will comment on how difficult are challenges in this in this role that comes with and they express relief
038that these are not issues that they face in the general education classroom when I speak to friends or family about these issues they are shocked and how often this happens with how low our hourly rate of pay is we regularly have substitute AIDS and teachers decline their placement once it is revealed that is a special ed classroom which indicates just how stressful the job could be our friends often do not know how to properly eat change their clothes wipe noses wash their hands or perform basic functions that other kindergarten or first grade graders do without limitting ations are able to do this leaves us despite having several AIDS in one room overwhelmed at times we have been fortunate that this has not resulted in com in a compromised safety for our children in the class
039but I could see how this becoming a problem if just one more issue was to arise during the moment during these tough moments we are also fortunate that our head teacher is so well organized and prepared for many of the curve buls that we are thrown on a regular basis we work very well as a team in her classroom and that should not go unnotice this job can be rewarding but it can often be emotionally draining for us the low pay does not help as an aid in the special ed classroom I truly believe that I have one of the more challenging jobs in the building and possibly in the district because our friends are not capable of commun communicating their needs in the same manner as a student in in a gened classroom it
040is not uncomon for our bathroom breaks for the AIDS to be skipped or lunch breaks to need to be shortened so that we don't leave our colleague stranded our friends are of a higher risk of injury due to their inability to understand the risk that their surroundings present this includes choking running into walls climbing on furniture running the hallways eloping from the classroom and then often times running out of the school this I believe is unacceptable in a state that Prides itself on the quality of public education provided to our youth and a state where Union employment is encouraged by politicians on both side of the aisle if these positions paid more money they would attract more candidates I implore those of you who have influence over this decision to consider a higher rate of
041pay for all AIDS both General and special education with the more generous stien for those of us who work in these substantially more stressful environments I understand that government employment comes with health insurance and access to a pension system that the private sector would not provide at this rate of pay but I encourage the board to consider that Erie County and New York State as well as the feder federal government to have entry level jobs that do not require college degrees offering comparable benefits and a much higher hourly rate with uh much lower stress levels some of our AIDS must work second or third jobs just to provide for their household which not be necessary during the school in the district of in a New York state district we pride ourselves in the quality of
042Education that we provide to our students and I believe students in special ed classrooms are the most vulnerable who need stability more than the other classrooms in District providing a better pay for teacher aids will improve retention stability and workplace morale to be blunt I cannot see AIDS in the district remaining in the special ed special ed roles for much longer and to experience I'm sorry I cannot see AIDS in the district remaining in special ed roles for too long an experience in a job like this can be crucial to learning the behavioral patterns and needs of the students in the classroom this is a position I genuine genuinely love being in and it is one of that I hope I continue in for the foreseeable future but the district should understand that the incentive
043to remain in these roles is not as strong as it could be especially when other other District starting the same position is almost $10 more an hour and just a few miles down the road thank you for your time and consideration in this matter and thank you for the work that you all do for the students in the clearance School District thank [Applause] you um just would like to take a quick minute to um thank uh the folks that made public comments tonight uh maybe just with the most recent um to thank you for a really articulate and um accurate and honest public comment um we're really fortunate to have an incredible team is the word that you used and and that's accurate at shared and Hill making sure that every single child has the
044support that they need and adults in their life that can help them to actualize their potential and so I'm looking at colleagues um in the audience tonight and I'm really thankful for the incredible work that you do every day so thank you again for really articulate and compelling public comment um with regard to Transportation um everything that you said is accurate we would love nothing more than to be able to provide some flexibility um we have a couple challenges right now that make it really difficult for us to consider outof Zone Transportation um like many school districts we have a driver shortage and just transporting students to and from school today uh each day is really challenging we have members of our uh Transportation main office that are oftentimes covering runs just so that we
045can can make sure every child is safely transported um combined with the geographic size of our district uh which is relatively large compared to some of the Suburban schools in Erie County um and being able to extend at a policy level and a practice level the same courtesy or the same service to not just our our um organizational Child Care Centers but our inhome child care centers and then um parents and residents that request some specialty Transportation just really difficult for us at this particular point in time we're hoping that we'll start to see the transport Market change that'll allow us some more flexibility there's maybe one last thing to highlight when it comes to Transportation after school and it's the fact that with the way that we dismiss our elementary run goes out and
046then they have to get back very quickly to pick up middle and high school students to get them home and then to Circle back for athletics and different extracurricular opportunities so it's tight so when we think about in a relatively large Geographic District um going out of Zone and transporting and then getting back to the middle and high school we wish we could do it we just don't have the capacity right now so we're always willing to reconsider our policies and practices um it's it's just so close that it's difficult for for our team to think about um extending something else at this particular point in time but everything that you said is is completely true and we know the important role that child care plays in our community and just as you said it's
047only becoming more and more uh important for our families as time goes on so um just know that your words were heard tonight and that we will um consider those in the future and we're hoping that uh that our transport that the the transportation of driver shortage that we're experiencing right now does um does tend to move in a better Direction so thank you thank you Dr FR hearing no further public comment we'll move on to finance um Dr rco thank you um I I'm asking for um acceptance of the financial Port reports bills and check warrant for January 2025 um I'm asking for approval of a donation for a Stock Market ticker and that is donated by the Rotary Club of Clarence it's in the amount of uh 13,780 and that will be for
048the high school Lobby uh approval of contract for geotechnical testing associated with our upcoming Capital project and this is primarily for parking lot borings approval of budget transfers for Community Education um there will be Revenue costs offsetting this this transfer of funds um approval of Community Education instructors approval of an independent Transportation contract for a student for a half a year who's attending Bose's and finally a resolution to approve a transfer to capital reserve of $3 million from the general fund thank you Dr carka any comments or questions on items F1 through f8 hearing none I'll take a motion to approve items F1 through f8 make a motion thank you Dennis I have a second thank you Adrien all those in favor I hi I any opposed the motion passes Mr Michelle Personnel the 1
049March meeting is always very Bittersweet this evening we accept the resignations for retirement purposes of 14 very talented teachers with a collective service to the district of almost 400 years of combined service thank you to all of them we wish them the best we'll celebrate them quite a bit before they leave uh P2 we have a regular substitute for Sheridan Hill and a substitute appointments this month we have various advisors and a mentor for a new teacher P4 three notifications for tenure this is informational only we will vote on those next month P5 is presentation compensation and P6 are changes to our substitute list uh Andrea Stones is actually Alexandria Stones so it should be corrected okay thank you Mr Michelle any questions it P1 through P6 hearing none I'll take an it a motion
050to approve items P1 through P3 and P5 and P6 I'll make a motion James thank you Don do I have a second second thank you Trisha all those in favor I I any against motion passes Mr Michelle non- instructional non- instructional this evening we have three resignations one of which is for retirement um congratulations to miss connley one of our School nurses for her service to the district p8 is a change in status for one of our aids to support students After School Prior appointments for this meeting we have one teacher Aid and a substitute clerical position uh appointments we are appointing one part-time nurse and P1 are changes to our substitute list thank you Mr Michelle any questions on p7 through P1 hearing none I'll take a motion approve items p7 through P1 make
051a motion thank you Cy do dri have a second second James thank you Dawn all those in favor I I um M shishka special needs and Student Activities the committee on special education met for seven days and is asking for approval on the recommended services for 13 students and the committee on preschool special education met for 4 days and is asking for approval on the recommended services for eight students thank you does anyone have any questions hearing n I'll take a motion to approve items S1 and S2 thank you Adrian do I have a second second thank you Trisha all those in favor I I Dr frame board development policy yep uh B1 is a recommendation to approve our annual trip for e8th graders to Washington DC B2 our annual trip to Quebec uh for
052e8th graders B3 is our 2025 26 uh school calendar which is um largely in alignment with what we see at irie1 bosis and Erie County Schools it does reflect uh our different expectations and traditions here in Clarence um there are a series of policies B4 B5 B6 and B7 that were reviewed at the last board meeting in our honest action items uh there are two first read policies and just to give a little little context around these um in uh New York State there are two policy services that school districts tend to use one is through nisba the New York State School boards Association and the other is um irie1 Bose's right here in in Western New York um so Public Schools tend to rely on one of those two services to assist with policy
053development uh we got a message from them a couple weeks ago recommending that we make a couple policy recommendations in response to a um a federal district court ruling back in January that took place in Kentucky so if you remember when we adopted um a series of policy recommendations back in November uh one of them dealt with Title 9 regulations so this particular court ruling um moved uh from an interpretation of 2024 title n uh understandings back to 2020 and so our policy service recommended that uh that school districts go back to the 2020 interpretations as soon as possible so that's why you see them on as first reads tonight uh and also as action items thank you do I have any questions on B1 through B9 fin only question I have different a quick
054question on the school calendar I know that this year we Chang graduation to Thursday but we were going to see how that went before we locked into that for for years to come is that not the case saying that now we're scheduling it for Thursday yeah our recommendation would be uh to move forward with with what the committee thinks we also know that with regard to graduation we'll go through this year if it doesn't work we can always make a change and communicate it at the start of the year for the class of 2026 and their family members thank you I know there was some travel concerns that parents had sure yeah you were com action items B7 B8 and B9 today uh B9 recommending them uh as action items and again this aligns with
055Erie one's uh recommendation that we that we move quickly okay I'll take a motion to approve items B1 through B9 I'll make a motion thank you cind do I have a second second thank you Trisha all those in favor I the motion passes commit the whole items and items of information you have a schedule of our next of our upcoming meetings our next meeting is March 17th St Patrick's day and then um upcoming events they in your packet hearing no more business I'll take a motion to adjourn make a motion thank you Trisha do I have a second second thank you Dennis all those in favor I thank you very much