001to 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 for a moment of silent reflection. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, liberty and justice for all. [Music] Thank you. All right, moving on to 4.0 presentations. 4.0 we 4.1 we have a presentation from our culture climate and inclusivity um CCI um and I'll have pass it over to Miss Bonnie Glenn. Thank you. Since the art department is following me, I got to beef
002up this presentation a little bit. My name is Bonnie Blatner and I am the culture, climate, and inclusivity coordinator. And today I have four fantastic presenters here with us. I have Kaylee Jackson who is a senior this year and she has been with us a long time. So I'm a little sad that she's leaving us. Um, I also have Sa Pickball who is a junior, Lucy Green who is a sophomore, and Bel Kajjobi who is an eighth grader here to present today. Unfortunately, I'm Miriam Eloise could not be here today, so we, uh, sort of adjusted our sales a little bit, and we're going to be presenting with our four students here. So um our LCSD uh goals for CCI uh first and foremost was to expand the opportunities to have students interact with people
003who are different from them um whether it's different uh backgrounds, interests, perspectives uh to build understanding and acceptance and connectedness and also for professional development for our teachers uh to start um educating them on the different parts of CCF. Um and throughout this presentation today, we are going to be taking a look at how we try to meet our goals this year and looking forward to next year and the new adventures ahead. So with this, our mission statement is to continue to cultivate a school community where everybody feels safe, valued, and connected. And we say continue to cultivate because we already know there's some amazing things going on out there in our classrooms. Um but we want to expand it and make sure that everybody feels seen. And these are responses from the students as
004I have gone and taught and seen with the students when we said what does our school look like and feel like if every single student felt safe, valued and connected, things came up like brighter, more exciting, louder. I'm always like, "What do you mean louder?" And they were like, "Well, they wouldn't be afraid to talk. They'd raise their hand more. They wouldn't be afraid to mess up." And I'm like, "Oh my gosh, that's amazing." All right. Pay attention. Increased eye contact. Work is done. Achievements accomplished. Better attendance. and if they're actually in school, they might actually do better. So, that's super exciting. And then obviously better performance and work ethic. So, every time I go and teach or the students go and teach, we always talk about that safe, valued, and connected. And the reason
005why, oops, there was two more. This is the why. I was that student when I was in school. Okay? I used to be super shy and quiet. I know what happened to me. Um, but I know what that feels like. And I think there's a lot of students in our schools that know exactly what that feels like. So what we want to do is when I say to the kids, do we all want we all have to be best friends? And they're like, no. I'm like, I'm just asking you to be a decent human being towards other people who are different from you. And we talk about that difference is uncomfortable like me standing up here presenting to all of y'all. Um so if I can do this, you can do it too. And the
006more you do it, the better you get at it. Um, uh, Kaylee Jackson is going to speak to us on the history of CCI. Hello everyone. My name is Kaylee and I have been an active member since the very beginning. Um, I'm a graduating senior this year and I'm very sad to leave, but I'm so excited to see what CCI can accomplish further. The kind of culture and inclusivity committee began in 2022 with just five students who came together during the tragic racially motivated Buffalo shooting on May 14th, 2022. What started as honest and emotional conversations later about fear, unity, and community responsibility has grown into a powerful movement with over 50 active members between the high school and middle school. The committee was formed to create a safe space for students to express how
007national and local events impact them personally and to offer support, education, and action. From the beginning, the goal has been clear to make sure every student feels safe, valued, and connected. CCI now hosts monthly meetings and smaller group discussions focused on encouraging empathy, understanding, and inclusivity. Topics include how to respectfully ask questions about someone's race, identity, or culture, how certain language and wordage can be harmful, and how embracing differences strengthens our community. The committee encourages open conversations, teaches positive communication strategies, and works to ensure that no student feels alone in their thoughts or experiences. What started it as five voices has become a movement building a school culture fostering respect, empathy, and unity. As we continue to grow, our mission remains strong to empower students to become advocates for change both within our school and
008beyond. We hope to inspire others to listen, learn, and lead with compassion. Together, we are creating a future where every student feels safe, valued, and connected. Thank you. [Music] Next up, next day talking about Legendary Day of Planning. [Applause] My name is Seda and I'm a junior in Lancaster High. CCI has really changed my life. When I first got here, I was super shy as being an English language learner. I didn't talk in class. My teacher would call home and tell my parents that I don't talk and it was surprising to hear because you don't really hear that. And I was scared to ask for help which really got my grace worse and because of it I joined the CCI community inclusively club and I met Miss Blatner. She believed in me. She told me
009I could speak up and I did. On the legendary day of learning, I spoke in front of 500 teachers and which I never thought I could do. As being a student who never spoke in front of anyone or any teacher, ask for help. That day really made change my life. I never thought I could do that. My ENL teacher said how proud she was from me and my growth. That day I talked about what students need from teachers like support and when we are struggling or being bullied. Sometimes just asking are you okay can really help. At the day of legendary of legendary day of learning all students share powerful messages with teachers focusing on the improvement of inclusivity and respectful classroom environment. The day we address how to respond to comments and challenging assumptions
010about kids and their background and their encourage to education to reflect on how their classroom set up personal bias and may impact the students experience. Some feedbacks that we got from the teachers on the legendary of learning. 154 faculty said that CCI was their favorite moment of the presentation that happened that day. They loved the CCI students and their expression of the school. My favorite moment was the CCI plane. The plane was amazing. Hands down, CCI was the best part of the presentation that day. Hearing students voice and their honest opinion. It was wonderful to hear their point of view of the students in the CCI. Now I feel more confidence to ask questions in class and talk more. My grades are improved so much. I went from a D student to a A+ student
011and thanks to Miss Gladner. I couldn't have done it without her. I really appreciate this club. [Applause] Next up, we have Kaylee speaking about our elementary CCI presentations. Hello again, everyone. As a part of our mission to promote that feeling of being safe, valued, and connected, the climate culture and inclusivity committee extended our work beyond the high school into the elementary schools within our district. We believe that the greatest change starts young, at an age when biases haven't formed yet and children are still learning how to view the world and the people in it. By introducing the ideas of diversity and inclusion early on, we hope to shape more compassionate and open-minded future generations. We visited every K through three elementary school in the district to read books and lead discussions with second and third
012graders. In second grade, we read a book called The Cray Box That Talked. A story about a cray box that doesn't get along until they realize that by working together, each in their own unique color, they can create something truly beautiful. This story helps children see that everyone is different in their own special, unique way, and that those differences are what make a colorful and meaningful life. In third grade, we read Where Oliver Fits. Oliver struggles to find his place, trying to fit into each puzzle after puzzle, but none feels quite right. In the end, Oliver learns that he doesn't need to change himself to fit it. He just he just needs to be himself. Throughout the story, we emphasize that being different isn't something that needs to be fixed, but it is something that
013needs to be embraced. Our goal in these sessions is simple but powerful to teach young students that diversity is not a bad thing. It's a beautiful and necessary part of life. We break down the words diversity and inclusion in ways that make sense to the students. We explain that diversity means we are all different and that is a very good thing. We also show them that inclusion making sure that means making sure that no one feels left out. looking for the word include and inclusion to help people remember. By planting these seeds early, we hope to prevent harmful assumptions, rude questions, or exclusion based on skin color, clothing, culture, or ability. We want to make sure that every child will understand that being different is okay. And even more than that, it's something to be
014celebrated. This year, our schools focused on creating a more inclusive and supportive environment by implementing three core themes: unity, kindness, and acceptance. Through classroom lessons, schoolwide activities, and daily interactions, students learned what it meant to treat others with empathy and respect. Teachers introduced lessons that encouraged teamwork, celebrated differences, and reinforced positive behaviors. Activities like kindness challenges, buddy programs, and inclusive classroom discussions help students build stronger connections with their peers. Schools also celebrated themes, themed months, and spirit days that highlighted the importance of standing together, helping others, and appreciating what what makes each person unique. By weaving these themes into school culture, our elementary students are learning to make everyone feel safe, valued, and connected, not just this year, but for more years to come. [Applause] Okay, that's better. All right, next up we have Belleie
015who's going to speak on our eighth grade uh seventh seventh grade presentation. Um and she actually taught her own fellow students, so it's pretty sweet. Hello everyone. My name is Bria Joy and I am going to be an eighth grader this upcoming year at LMS. I am here to share about the presentation CCI did for the seventh grade classes on May 12th about bringing awareness to hurtful comments made and told to others in our school's environment. Our committee chairperson pay a 9th grader at LHS noticed hurtful speech and slurs being used around the school. She created a lesson plan to address this issue. herself along with 13 other freshmen and five seventh and eighth graders presented this lesson. In this presentation, we talked about the categories and topics of the hurtful words that were heard
016in the middle school. Whether it was in the hallways or other places in the building, most kids agreed to have heard these hurtful comments said around school. The topics of herful comments were on race, religion, ethnicity, orientation, body size, socioeconomic status, home life, clothing/hair, looks, where they live, education level, and disability. We also played a video called The Lie, which was a very meaningful and impactful video. It addressed why they are being said, lack of awareness, peer influence, seeking attention or reaction, intentional bullying or harm, normalization of media and pop culture, and more. Lesson also talked about how they affect others and how we can stop others from saying them. Finally, we explored how these comments make students feel unsafe, undervalued, and disconnected from our school community. This presentation touched on very important topics of
017problems in our school community and I believe it was very important for us to educate students on these topics. I'm hoping we can continue to give presentations like these again and touch even more kids of even younger ages or not just these topics but also other topics and areas as well so we can prevent problems more often before they begin. I look forward to doing this again if possible and thank you very much for your time. [Applause] Next up, we have Lucy Green speaking at our Best Buddies program here at the high school. [Applause] Hello, I'm Lucy Green. Inclusion, acceptance, and diversity. These are three words that are commonly shared in around our um community. While everyone everyone wants to feel like they belong, the hard truth is many aren't quite there yet. Best Buddies
018is a group of people who share the same passion, expanding on inclusion, acceptance, and diversity. This group has given countless individuals the opportunity to meet new people, learn about themselves, and become inspired by our mission. Best Buddy Best Buddies works directly with the self-contained students. We ensure that each student feels a connection no matter how big or small. Throughout my time here at LA at Lancaster High School, I have personally worked with the self-contained students on v various occasions. This past year, I was graciously given the opportunity to be a co-chair for the group I hold so closely to my heart. My personal goal for Best Buddies was to include the general population, and I did just that. I worked diligently to create a presentation on neurodeiversity along with activities including a kabuki, a book,
019and a craft. During this event, a self-contained student was paired with the general education student. By the end of the event, the partners when the partners were saying their goodbyes and I saw their raw emotions, I knew our goal was met. After the inclusion event, I saw students working walking in the hall together and or even a simple wave in the hallway. Students may not have found their lifelong best friend. However, or maybe they're maybe they're dead. However, they found somebody, someone who was there for them during the good and during the bad. This is just one of many examples of us meeting our goal, including and accepting everyone and embracing diversity. I'm incredibly proud to say that this year myself along with the whole best ways group has met our incredibly important goal. Thank
020you. [Applause] Right. Uh thank you again. I you have a place in my heart and you all know that. Uh so um with that these are just some of the lessons that I pushed into um between fourth and 9th grade uh just because there was a space to do that. Um in fourth grade we did a celebrating diversity a little flower there. Um in sixth grade in foundations uh for success the diversity and differences. Um in sixth grade health we talked about gossip rumors and slurs. Seventh grade, we talked about class meetings and how to help run your class. Um, eighth grade, we did a lesson on hate. Ninth grade health, we just did a basic culture, climate, and inclusivity. And then in foundations, um, I actually pushed in and did four different lessons about
021building our cultural capacity about learning about different people's uh, cultures and their hair and their dress and their names and their food and everything like that. Um, we also looked at different winter holidays. Um, and then also a little 716 history of, uh, right before the May 14th anniversary. Um, and lastly, uh, some different, uh, professional development that I ran, um, and my high school friends here, um, actually helped us at the high school, um, professional development, which was awesome, um, between summer professional development or, um, within each of the schools, um, we're starting to work on that road, uh, for the teachers um, to help make sure that all of their students feel safe, feeling, and connected. So, I want to thank my students again. I want to thank you for the opportunity to
022speak with you today. Um, and is there any questions? All right. Thank you so much. [Applause] Mrs. Mrs. Latner and uh the students I want to thank you so much for uh coming to the meeting. Um your bravery and standing up and uh talking in front of a lot of people uh does does show a lot of bravery. You all are doing some very important work, right? And Miss Gladner, I'm glad that you're helping coordinate, but it really is you all that uh is doing this work and it's important work and uh thank you for coming back after graduation. Um but uh you know kindness is so important in the world today and as you each go out and you talk to other students and other students feel more comfortable that's how we all grow.
023So again I appreciate this. Thank you all. All right. Now um 4.2 2. We have a K12 district art show. Uh, Mrs. Melanie Barry. Hi. Good evening. How's everybody? Good. Great. Um, welcome to tonight's board meeting. You've already been here. I don't know why I said that. Uh, my name is Melanie Barry and I am a middle school art teacher. Um, and this year's art department chairperson. Questionable, but here we are. Um, it's with great enthusiasm that I have the honor of presenting a select group of students with this year's K through2 district art show award. Um, this prestigious honor is awarded to one or two students from each grade level every year. These 15 special artists were chosen from thousands throughout the district. The stellar artwork is on display in our gallery which is
024right outside um here at the high school through the summer months. Please join us after the presentation to get a photo of your student with their artwork. Additionally, the work will be displayed for the entirety of next year in the Central Avenue boardroom. When you hear your name, please come up to receive your award. Parents, get your cameras ready. Um so first we have Eastston Garlo with beautiful heart. He is in kindergarten um from Koma Park Elementary and his teacher is Mrs. Thomaso. Hello Eastston. Are you here? [Applause] Um, the trophies were made by Miss Scapalado. She's my tech support. Her gallery kids, the classes made them. They're great. Um, next we have Wesley Erle with Falling Leaves. He's in first grade at Hillview Elementary and his teacher is Mrs. Morris. [Applause] Great job, Wesley.
025[Music] Next we have Alexander Train with Flower Still Life. He is in first grade at Komo Park Elementary with Mrs. Thomas. [Applause] I teach middle school, so like I love the little kids. Okay. Um, next we have Graa Lanir with Winter Skaters. Second grade Hillview Elementary with Mrs. Rousa, [Applause] [Music] [Applause] now we have Cassidy Wheeler with color blocked in second grade. Johnny Scholley, Mrs. Radka. [Applause] Um, now we have Ryan Crow with Paragreen Falcon, fourth grade, William Street School. Mrs. Sigourney. [Applause] Next, we have Elliot Zabala with a self-portrait. Amazing. Fifth grade, William Street School. Mrs. Chambers. [Applause] Next we have Zoe Reno with Untitled six Sixth Grade William Street School. Mr. Casti [Music] [Applause] Now we have Cecilia Kaznowski, my favorite place, 7th grade, Lancaster Middle School. Mrs. Groy [Applause] Next we have
026Ava Dayori, self-portrait 8th grade Lancaster Middle School. She is my student. I don't think she's here. Clap for her anyway. Look at it. Next we have Abby Howard with memories. 9th grade Lancaster Middle School. Miss Galado. [Applause] Next we have Maria Trophy Muk with Purple Lightning. 10th grade Lancaster High School. Mrs. Dempky. [Applause] And now we have Alexis Pellini with Untitled 11th grade Lancaster High School, Miss Hafner. [Applause] So pretty. Um, now we have Olivia Zernki. Float in your stress. 12th grade Lancaster High School. Mr. Filler. [Music] And then finally, we have William Blum, double vision, 12th grade, Lancaster High School. Miss Hafner, let's go. [Applause] Um, thank you all for attending and supporting the arts. I will invite you to the gallery which is just outside and to the right um for pictures with
027your artwork and we would love to have a group photo of all the students in front of the gallery wall. Thank you guys. [Music] All right. Yes, please feel free to get up and uh I I know pictures are coming up, but also, you know, it might be a nice night for ice cream, you know, might be a nice So, great work to all of the students. This is uh one of my favorite nights of the year. I love to see all this artwork. Thank you all for coming. Yeah. [Music] All right. Um for note, uh Mr. Talbet is excused from the uh meeting this evening. We're going to add uh with no objection 4.3 presentation. Um I've got Mr. Fraser and Mrs. Whitmire. Good evening. Um tonight we have the distinct pleasure of recognizing
028a an absolutely remarkable school leader uh who was recently recognized for receiving tenure. Uh, and that individual is none other than the principal of Lancaster High School. That's Mr. Michael Kandal. [Applause] Personally, I've had the pleasure of working with Mike my entire tenure in the Lancaster Central School District. From alternative program coordinator to assistant principal and now principal of Lancaster High School, it has truly been an honor and a privilege to work alongside this incredible educator along with his administration team and the faculty and staff at Lancaster High School. He is the captain of an incredibly huge ship that works incredibly hard to truly make Lancaster High School a very special place. Mr. Pandela is a charismatic leader who puts students at the forefront of his decision-making process. He works tirelessly to create an educational
029environment where students are empowered to be leaders, take calculated risks, and challenge their abilities to grow for the future. In addition to his passion for student empowerment, he has high standards for his own performance as well as for the team in which he leads. He works collaboratively with his administrative team where he emphasizes values, perspective, and character to make decisions, formulate pro programming, and execute procedures to maximize the experience for students at Lancaster High School. Mr. Candela is also a strong supporter of the faculty and staff at the building. With over 175 certified professionals and an additional 100 support staff at the high school, he treats everyone with dignity, respect, and is always available to provide assistance and support as it is needed. Mr. Candella has high expectations and does everything he can to make
030sure that everyone on the LHS team holds to those same expectations and are given the appropriate level of support to achieve them. His decisions are firm, fair, and thoroughly examined before being finalized. He is not one to jump to conclusions as he always handles himself in a professional manner. In addition to Mike's incredibly strong leadership skills, he's also an incredibly reflective practitioner. He consistently examines practices, decisions, and interactions to better understand their impact on students, teachers, staff, in the school community as a whole. Mr. Kandala reviews various data sets, analyzes student and teacher outcomes, along with constantly selfassessing his work. And truth be told, he's his own artist critic. And it's all in an effort to continuously improve. He models the values of lifelong learning, adapting to meet evolving needs and make intentional changes to
031help create a high achieving school culture. In my 24 years as an educator, I'm incredibly thankful for the opportunity to work and get to know Mike as a professional, but also as a person. He's a member of this community, family man who loves and values his wife, daughters, and he works as hard as he can to make LHS a special place for them. The Lancaster, we say hire the best. Without question, Mike's the best. And without hesitation, I stand by the decision that we did to give him tenure earlier this month. Congratulations. [Applause] So, uh, we we do we we always say hire the best and, uh, we do we hire the best. I specifically remember, um, I don't know why we were in room 122, um, when when Mr. Kandala was hired as the
032principal. Um, I don't I don't remember anything else about that night except for how much heart he had in the speech that he, you know, when he talked about being the principal at Lancaster and how proud he was. Um, and you could just feel it. Um, this school is a special place and Mr. Candelli, you're a special guy. Thank you. [Applause] Dr. [Music] I was going to save it for my report, but I'll just I'll just chime in and echo everything that's already been said. and um proud to work with Mike for now I think nearly a decade if not a decade. Um this is a small city, right? Like we talk about that all the time. Mr. Marky talked about that there's 2,000 plus individuals here when you put together our our faculty, our
033staff, our students and all that support the kiddos here and and Mr. Candella his team that's here today to support him which speaks volumes about him as an individual and as a leader. Um so thank you guys for being here. I know Mike appreciates for sure. um the things that I'm going to say are just really just hammer and home. He puts students first, right? And I have here cares deeply about the entire high school community and and Mr. Save just talking about that passion, right? That that drives uh Mike and that was on display in room 122 cuz I remember it as well. Um and and that's that that desire to make this the best school it can be for our students in that community is on display each and every day. Um he's
034driven by by his principles. Bad joke there maybe. Um but and and strong values. Thank you for catching that. Um but he does he's you took the words versus Mr. Great there. The focus on continuous improvement and never being never settling right never really settling for which is a gift and a curse. I get that. but is also very thoughtful, um, very intentional in everything that he does and everything he does for for the students of Lancaster. Um, in short, I have two words here. He he's awesome. So, keep being awesome and congratulations. [Applause] All right. 5.0 score correspondence. We don't have many correspondence to note. 6.0 Approval of minutes 6.1 Can I have a motion to approve the regular session from June 9th, 2025? So move. Any comments or questions? All those in favor?
035Anyone against? Motion carries. 7.0 from staff organizations. Anyone from the Lancaster Administrative and Supervisory Association? Anyone from the Lancaster Central Teachers Association? [Music] Good evening. We just have a couple congratulations and welcomes tonight. Um, we'd like to congratulate Mr. Tresman on his new uh position as assistant director of special education. We want to welcome Amy Bashel on her new position as one of William Street School's assistant principles. We would like to congratulate Mr. Telerico uh on his return to the board seat. And we'd like to welcome Mr. Van Nordwick and Mrs. Payne Smith on their uh new seats on the board. And we'd like to congratulate all of our seniors on their graduation last Wednesday. and we wish all of our students and their families a restful and safe summer vacation. Thank you. Thank you,
036Mrs. Far. Anyone from the Lancaster Association of Service Personnel and anyone from the Lancaster Association of Substitute Teachers? 8.0 Board Reports. Um 8.1 we've got a review of the 2024 2025 district goals. Mr. John, uh, real quick before we get into the district goals, um, last meeting I actually completely forgot um to mentioned in my board report that I was invited to the Project Lead the Way final presentations uh, back in May um, by Mr. Matthew Bayer. I did attend one of the sessions. Um, it was incredible. I went last year as well. Uh, but it was in the Blackbox Theater. It was an incredible production. Uh the kids who presented did an amazing job. Um it really goes to show um how uh kind of the the entire class ends in this final presentation
037as a senior uh where you pick a project, find a problem, and then essentially create an invention to fix the problem. Um our kids do a really great job. Um, and if uh if you do get invited to it as a faculty member or uh administrative uh member next year, it's worth it to go because the kids do a really really great job. So, I just wanted to give a shout out to the project leadway staff and Mr. Bear. [Music] Uh in the last uh I think it was last week or the week before I was invited to attend squirm put on at Hillview by Mr. for duties class, Miss Bladget. It was a very cool presentation that they did in a little theatrics, a lot of singing and dancing and fun stuff that was
038very fun. Um, and I just want to mention uh last week was graduation. We all attended and just the it was an awesome it was my first graduation here with Lancaster. It was awesome. Whoever was in charge of putting that in, they did a phenomenal job and it was it was awesome to be part of. So, great job. [Music] All right. Um, back to the review of the district goals. Um, want to note that, um, each of the reflections for the goals are online this year. Um, that you'll be able to review those online. Um, and then 8.2. Um, I wanted to take a uh a moment to um you know to recognize one of our own. Uh Mr. Davenport, I want to thank you for the six years of dedication that you've put forth
039um for this district. Uh you know, it takes a lot to become um a board member and it's a super important position, not because we're important, right? But the district is so important that you've got to have good people that you know, you know, are are willing to to stand up here and uh to put the work in uh and to volunteer for this school district. And Mr. Devport. Um, you know, I really appreciate the six years that you've put in, uh, the care that you had for the students of Lancaster and the students of, uh, you know, all students really, uh, the work you put in education even before being on the board. Um, so, um, I can't take any credit, um, for for the sourcing of this gift, but wanted to provide you
040something. [Applause] and 9.0 Superintendent's administrative report. All [Music] right, kind of picking up where we left off last meeting in terms of this the season of celebration. I want to thank Mr. Davenport for his years of service, his perspective, his thoughtfulness, his uh his sacrifice, right? Because it's time away from family, time away from um loved ones. So um but but as Mr. Sage said hugely hugely important position um in that helping shape the future of our district and has helped shape the future of our district. So thank you. Thank you. Um so celebrations continue uh moving up days, kindergarten celebrations, class picnics, field trips, kickballs, plays as Mr. Lyman mentioned, field days at Hillview, Shely Court Street, Koma Park, and William Street School. Um so just once again echoing what we said last time.
041Another big thank you to all the faculty, staff, parents involved in making these events a reality. Um it doesn't happen without the hard work, the effort, the dedication of so many. Um and that's that's that's appreciated and and certainly noticed. Um a few other things that occurred since our last meeting, the Academy of Visual Performing Arts uh ceremony, healthcare academy sash stash presentation sealed by literacy awards. All wonderful events that allow our students really to to shine uh to connect as you heard earlier with um some of our other students who are like-minded and that set them on a journey on a path towards uh where they hope to go uh as their journey continues to be on Lancaster. Um you know to use the leave a legacy we had the grad walk actually on
042William Street uh talking to Mr. here and one of the students, if you don't know what the grad walk is, that was a nice precursor to the graduation ceremony. And the grad walk is a wonderful event where our seniors go from building to building all of our K3s to William Street um and essentially high-five, shake hands, uh with our our youngest students. And I'm not sure who looks forward that and enjoys it the most. um our graduating seniors, the kids who get to high-five our graduating seniors, or our faculty and staff who get to see the kids come back full circle from when they're in kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade to now on their on their next adventure. Um but what I will say is uh you don't know your legacy. That started
043as a pretty small graduation walk. I want to say two or three buses and this year I think there were seven buses I believe. Um and one of our current substitute teachers started that as her leadership academy um project and that was probably five, six, seven years ago. Time is all blended together. But but kind of a neat piece when you say leave a legacy cuz she was actually at William Street when I was there seeing the kiddos do their thing. Um state champions in softball. First time in district history and I believe one of the only times a team sport has won the state championship girls volleyball a few years back. quite an accomplishment that occurred a few weeks ago and then just echoing um beautiful ceremony and shades. Uh unbelievable culmination of the
044hard work, the commitment, the dedication of so many um leading up to that moment on June 18th that occurs not just when they're seniors or in ninth grade here at this building, but all the way through from our youngest kiddos before they even enter kindergarten in some cases. So, an amazing amazing ceremony. um the first of its kind from Lancaster. A big thank you to all the administration, the music department, school resource officers, uh the police department, support staff, teachers who volunteered and dedicated their time to really make that a memorable uh occasion for our kiddos to to celebrate them. Um speaking of celebrations, I will say a very quick one here. Uh John Armstrong was riding off into the sunset uh most likely on his tractor and uh after nearly 30 years of service
045to the Lancaster Central Schools. Uh our students and the community um it is a well-deserved retirement. Uh he's been the director of special education since 2003. Um John along with the help of so many others because we can't do it alone has really built a special education department that is second to none. that is um the envy of those around Western New York and around the state. Um I know John is always looked at as the wise sage uh in his regional and statewide committees. Um so I know his colleagues will miss him uh from around the area and other districts, but he will be missed uh for the work that he does um on a day-to-day basis, but basically but more importantly for who he is as a as a human being and as
046a person and as a friend. Um, so John, I just want to say thank you uh for everything that you've done for our kiddos and for the Lancaster community. [Applause] And then lastly, I'll just say a lot goes into a school year. We're coming to the last few days, right? We have nearly or over a thousand employees, 5,500 students. Um, just thank you to the entire Lancaster school community because a lot goes into a school year and and and in Lancaster it's it's beyond the academics, right? And it's the experience that these students get and you you you probably felt a little bit of it from the presentations today of uh how Lancaster is certainly special. So, I just want to say thank you to everybody. Certainly be safe, enjoy the summer months and uh
047you know we'll be back here soon and still still plenty of meeting left but enjoy the summer months. Thank you Dr. Coop. Uh and I I don't regularly speak uh after your comments Dr. But um you know I just have to echo your sentiments uh about Mr. Armstrong. I uh I have a there's a special place in my heart as I say this often to you John um for special education um and the amount of you know work that you've done for you know the students of Lancaster just insurmountable um you know so I really um enjoy when people get to to retire so I wish you the absolute best and uh you definitely deserve it. Thanks John. [Applause] 10.0 Old Business. Does anyone have any old business to discuss? 11.0 new business. 11.1 Personnel
048items. 11.1.1 Can I have a motion to amend the director of special education probationary period? Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 11.1.2. Can I have a motion the superintendent's employment contract? Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 11.1.3. Can I have a motion on the personnel changes? Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 11.2 Education Items. 11.2.1. Can I have a motion of the committee on special education? Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 11.2.2. Can I have a motion in the committee on preschool special education? Second. Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 12.0 business and financial items. 12.1. Can I have a motion on the financial items?
049Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 12.2. Could I have a motion on the policy adoption 7556 equal educational opportunities? Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 12.3. Can I have a motion policy adoption 7471, student government? Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 12.4. Can I have a motion? Motion on policy adoption 8340, instructional materials and non-public school students. Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 12.5 through 12.9 are all policy readings. 12.5 uh 12.5 policy second readings 6470 acceptable use policy. 12.6 policy second readings 7316 use of internet enabled devices during the school day. 12.7 policy second reading 5685 maximum temperature for school buildings and indoor facilities. 12.8 policy second reading 5672 information
050security breach and notification. 12.9 policy second reading 5673 employee personal identifying information. These are all uh for information only. will vote on these at a subsequent meeting. Okay. Um I just want to go back for a second here um to our personnel changes. It appears we have one of our new social studies teachers here, um Riley Cromer. Um I I want to congratulate you and I want to thank you for um wanting to work with our kiddos. Um we have a a saying here. We said it earlier about a few people, but hire the best, right? So if you made it through um you know the the interviews and the committees and were hired here at Lancaster, you truly are um the best. So I congratulate you and I can't wait for you to get
051to to work with our kiddos. [Applause] 12.10 payment from employee benefits acrewed liability reserve. Can I have a motion? Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 12.11. Can I have a motion on the bid award for tires? Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 12.12. Can I have a motion for the bid award for transportation of students with disabilities? Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 12.13. Any kind of a motion on the bid award for printing and stationary? So move that. Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 12.14. Can I have a motion on the contractor playing Caster Youth football and cheerleading for facility use? Second. Any comments or questions? All those in favor?
052Anyone against? Motion carries. 12.15. Can I have a motion on the contract with Lancaster Youth Football and Cheerleading for storage? Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 12.16. Can I have a motion on the contract this with Sound Transformation Music Therapy Services? Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 12.17. Can I have a motion on the contract with OG instruction, reading instruction for the summer? Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 12.18. Can I have a motion on the contract with OG instruction, reading instruction for the 2025 2026 school year? Second. Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 12.19. Can I have a motion on the contract with Pediatric Home Nursing Services, Inc., DBA, Pavina
053Healthcare? Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 12.20. Can I have a motion on the contract with the summit center behavior consult consultation? Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 12.21. Can I have a motion on the contract with the summit center parent training? Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 12.22. 22. Can I have a motion on the contract with the Summit Center for Parent Training? Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 12.23. Can I have a motion on the contract with Buffalo Construction Consultants? Second. Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 12.2. 24. I have a motion on the contract with Eric Leman. Second. Any comments or questions?
054All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 12.25. Can I have a motion on the contract extension for summer transportation? Second. Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 12.26. Can I have a motion on the contract with Kenmore Town of Tana Union Free School District? So move second. Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 12.27. Can I have a motion on the surplus equipment? Second. Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 12.28. Can I have a motion on the surplus textbooks? Second. Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 12.29. Can I have a motion on the separation agreement? So, any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 1230 Lancaster Central Teachers
055Association Memorandum of Agreement. Can I have a motion? So move second. Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. 13.0 is our public hearing. We do not have anyone signed up to speak this evening. 14.0 is an executive session to discuss the employment of a particular person. Um that effectively will end the meeting, but I do want to before we go into executive session, um mention that we have our annual organization meeting on July 14th, 2025 in the Lancaster High School right here at 700 p.m. 14.0. Can I have a motion to go into executive session? So move. Any comments or questions? All those in favor? Anyone against? Motion carries. All right, that effectively ends the meeting for this evening. Thank you all for coming out.