001I pledge allegiance 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. 4.0 4.01 superintendence report. Dr. Bon. >> Thank you, President Johnson, members of the board of education, and members of the Wingers Schools community. I was extremely overjoyed the first day of classes last Thursday as I had an opportunity to visit all 15 of our schools and the culture and the climate and the zest for learning and the excitement and the enthusiasm that I saw from students, staff and families is unparalleled. We have certainly started off on the right foot. I need to thank all of the staff who worked tirelessly over the summer in preparation for the first day of classes. I also had an
002opportunity on Friday evening to attend both of our high school varsity football games. I spent the first half at the John J. Pine Bush game. I spent the second half at the Royce C Ketchum FDR game, packed crowds, enthusiastic crowds, school spirit, families, community, togetherness, and of course, how could it be any better? Both of our varsity football teams won their first contest. So, this is the beginning of what we look forward. Yes, absolutely. This is the beginning of what we look forward to in the 2526 school year as we focus on today and we prepare for tomorrow. Thank you. >> Thank you, Dr. Bond. >> 5.01 public comments on agenda items. Is there any comments? No comments. 5.02 O2 communications and announcement received by the board of education. Does anybody have anything to say,
003Miss Nigs? Yes. I want to say that although Dr. Bon and I probably passed each other somewhere between the two buildings, >> was that you? >> That was me. I uh I also had the opportunity to attend both the football games and was very impressed with both of our football teams. And I also want to um give kudos again to our athletic program that we highlighted in the past um as being one of the top in New York State. So far this school year, we have three baseball division one commitments across the district. We have Ketchum athletes who have committed to Monmouth University and St. Peters University and a John J student who has committed to St. adventure and I'd like to congratulate all three. [Applause] Okay. Um I'd like to say that I had
004the pleasure of greeting the new teachers at a teacher orientation and also speaking with administrators at their retreat which was a lot of fun. I do love our teachers and our administrators. I got to pop into the bubble party over at uh Vassor to welcome those little kiddos back and the new kindergarteners which was a lot of fun. I along with most of our board took uh toward our schools um last week or the week before last. And I want to thank everyone involved for the summer work projects and overall efforts to get the buildings ready to welcome back our students. A huge shout out to all the custodians, administrators, groundskeepers. we ask a lot of these guys to do in a very very short period of time during this summer and they sometimes pull
005off miracles that I just don't understand how they do it. They are really really great guys and women I'm sorry great folks and I want to thank the staff so the the overall staff transportation food service secretarial administrators nurses senior staff and of course our superintendent for a very successful open to our school last week. Um it was a very huge team effort and I want to thank everybody involved in that and Mr. Morgan for having the foresight to start us off already on our audit meetings and I want to thank him for that as well. That being said, let us go. Oh, Miss Kellen, I'm sorry. Uh I would like to mention also the orientations that were done at the schools for the entering students, the incoming kindergarteners and uh at the junior high
006and senior highs. Also, uh I too had the opportunity to attend popsicles with the principal and um bubble uh bubble parties at a number of the elementary schools. And it was very encouraging to see how happy and engaged the PE uh children and the families were. >> Mr. Lumia, >> I want to wish all our staff a very good year. most importantly all our students to have an academic year. Study hard. >> Thank you, Mr. Mr. >> 5.03 committee reports. We're going to start it off with the board tours and superintendent Bon. >> Well, I believe I I formally need to Thank you very much, President Johnson. I believe that I believe that I formerly need to give the report on the board tours. As as President Johnson indicated, uh it was a pleasure as
007it always is to accompany the board uh touring the 15 uh schools throughout our district to make sure that they are prepared and ready to open for staff and students. And uh again, it's always an opportunity to uh have conversation between the board and the superintendent and the administration and the faculty and staff. It's just a great way to welcome our 10-month staff back. And as you indicated, uh our custodians, our facilities and operations staff, uh food service getting things prepared. I'd like to thank Director Brois, uh, facilities and operations, uh, our WFW employees, our steps employees, our food service employees, and everyone else who you mentioned, I think I named most that were, and our administrators, of course. Um, as I said in the uh, communication that I sent out this week, it truly
008takes a community to contribute to the success of all of our students. I'm very very proud of this community and the way that we pulled together and um again I thank the board uh for participating in the board tours. Uh it's always an opportunity that I relish. Thank you. >> So what you're saying is you enjoyed my the time with me walking around with my little black book again making more notes. >> I wasn't going to say that but you just did. So thank you. It's always it's always good to see what we've accomplished over the year in repairs, what what's still out there and and I just would like to thank everybody for their efforts for audit chairman Morgan. >> Thank you, President Johnson. The uh audit committee of the board of education had
009a uh formal meeting earlier this evening uh on September 8th. We worked on the charter which will come before the board of education in our next meeting um on September 22nd for approval of the um of the changes that we that we propose to that. Um and we were we've also worked on the uh the agenda which will be a full agenda for our next meeting which is before the board meeting um on September 22nd also. Thank you. >> Thank you Mr. Morgan for DC Boseies. Mr. McFarland. >> Uh thank you, President Thompson. Uh just like to announce that we had a great opening uh for our first day. All the students did come back. We're really excited. So uh moving forward, uh hopefully we're going to continue to have a great great year this
010year. And I want to thank all the faculty and staff for all the work they do up there. If I can just interject, uh I also want to congratulate Duchess Boseies. Uh they are a phenomenal organization that we collaborate with uh in many initiatives and um again very very proud to uh see all of the positive achievements over there. We look forward to our continued work together. >> Thank you. >> So 5.04, 04 our student board representatives. How did your first day at school go guys? Who wants to go first? >> Winter down. Um hello honor to be here and I just want to say just how excellently my first day at school went. Um the first three days as I've known them have been absolutely incredible. Um to circle back to a topic that
011Dr. Bon earlier mentioned that football game I believe we won what was it 41 to8 >> yes I believe it was 41 to8 John J was victorious >> that is absolutely incredible um absolutely we are extremely dominant and again that is owing completely to that's right owing completely to our excellent athletics programs so I just thank everyone that's part of that and of course the students that have put countless I think um in our news they said like ninehour days just completely dedicated to the sport. I think that takes a level of dedication, completely unparalleled. And so I'd just like to say that incredibly incredibly awesome um to put it lightly. Um the elf in the room, the cell phone policy. >> Um I I get things to say. I won't I won't go the
012house down too much here. Um so far from what I have seen, it has been going incredibly well. I've heard of very little conflict and from what I have observed in my classes, students have been happier. They've been conversing more often. They've been doing things that previously social media and stuff like that had taken away. I think that, you know, school is important and the public policy, you know, while I may have mixed feelings about it myself, I think that right now is being followed extraordinarily well. And again, I think we owe that to the administration of especially Donjai High School and I'm sure as we're going to see um the other buildings because it's incredibly it's absolutely incredible what they've been able to do. The level of enforcement not only but also just how
013happy the students are. It's absolutely incredible. Um the student board members, um I believe one of us will be attending virtually, but uh the other two of us will be attending in person a conference on how to better serve the board, which I'm incredibly excited for. Again, thank you guys for the opportunity to be able to attend that. I want to be able to serve my post here as absolutely best as I can, and I think that's definitely going to help me tremendously. The end of year assembly, again, nothing to really write home about. And again, just to end off, Wer Central School District has such an excellent and unique spirit of learning that, you know, is absolutely unparalleled and I'm incredibly incredibly blessed to be part of such an amazing school district school. Thank
014you. [Applause] >> Thank you. That was beautiful. Ash, how how was how was or worship you opening up? >> Yesterday was fine. Um, we had a few fresh new faces within the freshman class. Um, we had some workshops yesterday on safety, gratitude, civil discourse. We have like a little intro like that sometimes. Um, we also took we outlined our three main expectations to take care of yourselves, take care of others, and your home. Um, we also did not have any problems with cell phone policy. Same as winter. Uh, since I think late of last year, we've implemented cell phone policy with wall lockers against the wall. From beginning bell to end bell, just no phones at all. And with every other uh tactic used to keep phones away during the day, I'd say this is
015the most successful out of pouches, out of like taking it away out of like all the other things. This has I've seen the best results and the least complaints from what I've seen. So >> Emma, how since we're in your great hallowed halls, how was your first couple days? It was pretty good, I would say. Um, we had our football game on Friday, which we won 10 to6 against FDR and then our varsity soccer team won 5-2 against Suffer. So, it was pretty good athletic year to start. Um, I know next Saturday we have another football game against Grand Rap, which I'm going to be there and, you know, show my school spirit. It was very loud at the last football game. parents, teachers, students, just all coming together. We had a tailgate of war
016in the parking lot just cooking food, all enjoying our time together without having our phones out. Cell phone policy um has been working pretty well. I mean, I've seen few people have to go down to administration because not everyone's going to follow the rules, but I've been seeing a lot of people just keeping their cards in their backpack. Not being on it hasn't really caused any problems. >> Awesome. Thank you so much, guys. Okay, 6.01 consent agenda resolution. Does anybody want anything to be pulled? Seeing none, resolved. The board of education does hereby approve the following consent agenda items as stated. 6.02, 6.03, 3 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 and 6.11. Do I have a motion? Miss Kellen. Second, Mr. Lumia. All those in favor? Unanimous. 7.01. Members may request additional agenda items.
017Miss Migs, >> I would like to make a motion to amend the agenda to add a resolution regarding an overnight field trip. >> Mr. Morgan, second, Miss Kellen. All those in favor of amending the agenda? Unanimous. Under the resolution, I need to see it. resolved that the board of education hereby approves an overnight trip for the RCK cross-country team to Queensberry, New York on September 12th, 2025 to September 13, 2025 to attend early season cross an early season cross country meet to afford athletes the opportunity to preview the course before the meet. Do I have a motion, Mr. Lumio? Second, Miss Kellen. All those all those in favor unanimous. 8.01 comments from the public seeing none. 9.01. Can I get >> Oh, yeah. Resolve that the board of education does hereby adjourn the September 8th,
0182025 board of education meeting. The time is 7:56. Keith Odum second. Mr. McFarland. All those in favor? Unanimous. Thank you everyone.