001I would like to call the Lancaster Central School District Board of Education meeting to order. In the unlikely event of an emergency, if we have to evacuate the room, please note the locations of the exits. At this time, I ask you to silence your cell phones and rise for the Pledge of Allegiance. Please remain standing. We will move the sockets. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, with liberty and justice for all. Today we remain standing for Dennis Priscuta, a phys ed teacher from 1966 through 2000 who passed away on April 13th, 2025. And for Mary Walsh, a special education teacher from 1985 through 2021 who passed away on May 4th, 2025. Before we get started, I would just like
002to excuse Mr. Sage and Mr. Davenport. And also just ask for your cooperation and grace as I do my first meeting. So hopefully I don't botch it too badly. So thank you all. There have been enough presentations. So 4.0 presentations. There are no more presentations for this evening. Moving to 5.0, correspondence. 5.1, we received an email from Megan Vaughn on May 5th, 2025. 6.0, approval of minutes. We have a motion to adopt the meeting minutes from the regular session held on April 22, 2025. Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 7.0, items from staff organizations. Do we have anybody from the Lancaster Administrative and Supervisory Association? Jamie Burgess is the principal Lancaster High School. We'd just first like to recognize the terrific job that Leah Wallin, student union president, student
003here at Lancaster did in moderating tonight's Meet the Candidates program. We'd also like to wish the candidates the best of luck in the upcoming election. And we'd also like to thank the Board of Education for preparing a sensible and balanced budget that continues to retain programs for our students here at Lancaster High School. Thank you. Thank you very much. Anybody from the Lancaster Central Teacher Association? Good evening, we have a few items to share. First and foremost, the LCTA would like to extend special condolences to the families of two of our members, Aaron Pruscuta for the passing of his father, Dennis Pruscuta, and Shailene McCabe for the passing of her mother, Mary Walsh, both of whom were former Lancaster educators. As a former phys ed teacher and coach, Dennis impacted many lives along his educational
004journey, including both of his sons following in his footsteps to become Lancaster educators as well. As a dedicated special education teacher, Mary embodied all the characteristics of an exceptional teacher. She was kind, compassionate, and cared deeply for her students. She was a positive presence in any situation. Her beautiful soul and smile will be remembered by all, especially those of us who were lucky enough to call her friend. Second, the LCTA would like to congratulate John Armstrong and Jackie Bowe on their upcoming retirements. And we look forward to working with Aaron Gannon and Greg Hare as they continue in their footsteps for many years to come. Third, while the LCTA is comprised of classroom teachers, special area teachers, counselors, and psychologists, our main priority is the education of each and every one of our students, but
005we are also an organization that cares deeply about the families and communities where we teach. While we all may not reside in Lancaster, our union is dedicated to our students outside of the classroom as well. I'd like to share some of the extraordinary commitments to our students that the LCTA has made over the past couple of months. LCTA members at the high school held three different dress-down days with the approval of Dr. Kufel. These days raise funds for a student who lost everything in a house fire, for another student involved in a tragic car accident, and another in support of the Jermaine Schofield Memorial Scholarship Fund that provides scholarships for unified athletes and their helpers. Many of our schools have created special committees that collect monetary donations for families in need, such as the Kindness
006and Condolences Team at William Street School and the CARES Closet at Como Park. We purchased two tables for the Lancaster Depew Boys and Girls Club dinner, which provides a safe space for many of our students. We provided thousands of dollars worth of donated teen gifts to the Youth Bureau for Christmas and 20 plus boxes of supplies for the Youth Bureau Easter baskets. We provide multiple scholarships for our graduating seniors to help offset college and career choices. We make donations to multiple area facilities such as the YMCA, Trinity Food Pantry, and the Lancaster Youth Bureau. We provided monetary funds for many of our sports teams for their travel expenses and team dinners. We support the academies at the high school with funds to offset their functions and fundraisers. That's just in the last couple months. We
007are proud to be part of an organization that not only supports our students in the classroom, but also supports them in their community, their aspirations, and in their times of need. And finally, the officers of the LCTA and members of our executive board met with all three candidates for the open Board of Education seats over the past two weeks. And at this time, the LCTA would like to officially endorse all three candidates. Thank you. Thank you, Ms. Ferrer. I just want to say it is greatly appreciated all the things that you do in the classroom as well as outside the classroom. The fundraisers and whatnot over the last couple of months are truly wonderful. So thank you so much for all of your work and your members. Anybody from the Lancaster Association of Service Personnel
008and the Lancaster Association of Substitute Teachers? To 8.0 board reports, does anybody have anything to report? So I went to two concerts at William Street in the last couple weeks here, a band concert and a chorus concert. They do a really great job, really, really great job. The kids are fantastic. The music program over there. The kids that are so young are so good. They're so good and they're just starting out. So it's impressive to watch just the difference between fourth grade to fifth grade to sixth grade. It's fantastic. So I just wanted to say that. There's a lot of stuff coming up in the district, a lot of other concerts at the high school and middle school as well. So if you are interested, please get out and see some. 9.0 Superintendent's Administrative Report,
009Dr. Kufel. Thank you, Mr. Tallarico. We already mentioned it. It's an amazing time of year for so many reasons. You know, Grawl continues to support the school, the students, the teachers, administrators, and we've opened enough today, so I'm going to turn it back over to you there, Mr. Tallarico. Thank you very much. 10.0, old business. Does anybody have any old business to discuss? Old business. 11.1, personnel items. 11.1.1, may I have a motion to approve the personnel changes from May 12, 2025? So moved. Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 11.2, the education items. 11.2.1, the Committee on Special Education, may I have a motion to accept? Second. Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 11.2.2, may I have a motion on the Committee for
010Preschool Special Education? So moved. Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 11.2.3, textbook approval. May I have a motion on the textbook approval? Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 11.2.4, may I have a motion on the textbook approval? Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Carries. Moving to 12.0, business and financial items. 12.1, may I have a motion on the financial reports as submitted? Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Carries. 12.2, may I have a motion on the textbook approval? motion to adopt policy number 3311 notification of disclosure of employee disciplinary records any comments or questions all those in favor anyone against motion carries 12.3 may have a motion to adopt policy number 7513 medication and personal
011care items any comments or questions all those in favor anyone against motion carries 12.4 through 12.6 are policies being submitted for a second reading and will be up for adoption at our June 9th meetings. That is 12.4, policy 1210, board members, nomination, and election. 12.5, policy 7220, graduation requirements. And 12.6, policy 7223, advanced coursework. 12.7 through 12.9 are policies being submitted for a first reading and will be up for a second reading at the June 9th meeting. That's 12.7, policy 7556, equal educational opportunities. 12.8, policy 7471, student government. 12.9, policy 8340, instructional materials and non-public school students. 12.10, food service. Operating reports. May I have a motion to accept the food service operating reports? Second. Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 12.11. May I have a motion to approve
012the contract with Associated Physical and Occupational Therapist, PLLC? Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 12.12, may I have a motion to approve the contract with YMCA Buffalo Niagara? Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 12.13, may I have a motion to approve a new club, Legendary Creations of the Middle School, and a club called Legendary Looks, also at the middle school? Comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 12.14, may I have a motion to declare surplus equipment as submitted? Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 12.15, may I have a motion to declare surplus books as submitted? Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Against? Motion carries. 12.16 may have a motion to approve
013the bid award extension to Cassell Waste Management of New York Inc. for the 2025-2026 school year. Comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 12.17 may have a motion to approve the construction change orders as submitted. Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 12.18, may I have a motion to approve the $6 million band principal payment and related general fund budget transfer as submitted? So moved. Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Against? Motion carries. 12.19, may I have a motion to approve the NYSEG easement as submitted? So moved. All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. All right, 13.0 public hearing. We have no speakers signed up tonight. And 14.0. So at this time, we will be entering into an executive session, but before I
014call that, our next meeting is the annual district budget vote and election on May 20th at the high school, as we've talked about all night. And our next regular session is June 9th at Williams Street. May I have a motion to go into executive session to discuss a student discipline matter? So all those in favor Anyone against? All right. Thank you everybody for all intents and purposes. This will end our meeting for this evening We hope to see you at the budget vote and election on May 20th. Thank you Are you sure? Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Oh, that's her. Okay. oh