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SCCSD Board of Education Meeting - August 12, 2025

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YouTube / Salamanca City Central School District
Date
2025-08-12
Location
Cattaraugus County, NY
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1,091 words · about 7 min
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2026-06-30

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001Um just as a note, Mr. Early is um excused for tonight. Do we have any changes to the agenda? >> Uh yes, we added item 4B to the new business, which is the uh approval of the district-wide safety plan, which has been posted to our website for public comment for the past month. and we modified personnel action item number one to remove the appointment of Justine Pelgro who accepted a position elsewhere. >> Then with that we need a motion to approve the agenda. >> motion by Dale. >> Second by Tad. All in favor? >> I opposed abstain. Motion carried. I should note that Mr. John is zooming. Okay. Old business. Uh we have policy. So we need a uh motion to approve um policy 7316 and delete policy 7317. >> Motion by Tracy. >> Second

002by Dale. Are there any questions? >> Can I just make one comment? Levi brought it to your attention. The number the 7316 may change when I send it to Boseis. They have it as that number, but we do have a policy that's that number. >> Okay. >> So, it might be they might have to pick a different. >> Okay. So, are we still okay making the motion based on these? >> Okay. All in favor? >> I opposed. >> I carries an I. You see, you is a you said opposed, you said I. He's actually for it, correct? >> All in favor. >> Yes, I'm in favor. >> Opposed. >> Abstain. Motion carried. >> I know it was delayed, but since it's uh under new business, we have our STA memorandum of agreement. So, we need

003a motion to approve the SDA MOA. >> Motion by TA. Second by Christian. Are there any questions? All in favor? >> I I >> I am in favor. >> All opposed. Obstayain. Motion carried. Item B is our districtwide safety plan for 2526. We need a motion to approve the safety plan. >> Motion by Tad, second by Dale. Are there any questions? Yeah, I actually had a question. >> Okay, >> so Mark, you mentioned that this was up for public comment, but nobody commented on some of the I I see some errors in it. Um, one of them under notifications. It was to WGWE. That hasn't been a thing for several years. >> Okay. >> Um, and then I just had a odd question. Under the emergencies, we list a lot of different things, but I'm

004just curious, have we ever received communication or heard anything from West Valley when they're doing their transportations through Salamanca, either by rail or semi? >> We have not. >> Okay. Well, they've been decommissioning that for years and periodically they have nuclear waste driving through Salamanca or on rail through Salamanca. Right. Um I think we identified the railway of prospect in there. I will make a note though that this plan is the districtwide plan and each one of the buildings has exceptionally more detailed plans that are not um public. So, I understand your concern that it should be identified as at least I think I understand that it should be noted that um as a potential area of concern, but I'll confirm that that's in the detailed plans uh and we'll review those collectively. Those get

005done every year uh in significantly more detail. So this is sort of the general plan to ensure the community that we have a plan. Um but the other ones that each building is required to have goes through significantly more detail with more contact information, actual action steps, um specific locations of where we would evacuate to and the such. >> All right. Thanks, >> Christian. Did you have a question? >> That that was good for you. >> All right. So, do we need to modify um this plan to remove WGWE or >> I don't think so. Worst case scenario is we notify them and they're not there. But we all know that they've been gone for a while. I think it's they have pizza there now. Or maybe that's even gone, too. So, yeah. >> Okay.

006>> All right. Then we have a motion uh to approve the districtwide safety plan by Chad, second by Dale. All in favor? >> I'm in favor. >> Opposed? Abstain. Motion carried. Next, we have our personnel consent uh action number one. And then we have our personnel consent uh action number two, which is coaching and athletics and team leaders. And then we have our personnel action number three which is our summer appointments. Now we need to approve actions A, B, and C. I need a motion to approve that motion. >> Second motion by Christian, second by Dale. Are there any questions in any of the actions in A, B, or C? All in favor? >> I am in favor. opposed. Abstain. Motion carried. We have anybody that we would like to introduce? >> We do. So,

007um just a note because uh especially for our board members, but our audience might not know this. Uh we're relatively lightly attended tonight. Um that's because the entire administrative and leadership team is at a workshop today, a leadership workshop in Orchard Park. So, I believe they are actually still meeting. Um but Mr. long sent this along in anticipation of Mr. McCauley being here. So, I'll read what he uh stated. I am pleased to recommend John McCaulay uh known to many as JC for his appointment as a technology teacher at Salama High School. As a long-standing community member and dedicated coach of three high school sports, JC has consistently demonstrated his commitment to our youth. In his previous role as a teacher assistant, he showed strong classroom management skills, uh, clear structure and an eagerness to

008collaborate with colleagues. JC actively seeks feedback to refine his craft and readily offers support to others, making him an asset to both students and staff. His dedication, leadership, and collaborative spirit will serve the technology program and our school community exceptionally well. So, we'd like to welcome JC in a new capacity to our warrior family. >> Congratulations. >> Thanks for coming tonight. >> You have anything you want to share? >> Excited to go. >> All right. We're excited, too. Um, we have our board information reports and discussion. I know public comments weren't on, but I know you wrote down to speak, correct? Or >> Yeah. Well, I was wondering about the your plan for the property property because it bordered my property on two sides. I'm only 30 feet away from the on the south side,

009>> right? >> You know, where I live, >> that's my concern. Well, >> you know, if it I don't know if the school has it yet, but I know you're going to handle that. >> Yeah, we don't have it yet. >> You know, if if it comes up to where this to sell anything around here, >> you know, I'd like interest. >> Okay. Yeah. I mean, we um we haven't acquired the property yet, but when we do, you know, we can reach out hopefully if we do. Well, I don't like to say do you have do you have any plans for >> nothing firm nothing firm sentence though it really depends and if we do have anything it's not going to be for few years just the way state is and approval of properties you

010know there's been ideas but nothing is set in stone >> but that was that was my interest as far as >> maybe acquiring some of it if if it does for sale in case you decide to get rid of any of them. >> And if we do anything, we will definitely have public meetings to discuss what we're going to do and we welcome all input then and you should know that the school tries to be good neighbors to everybody. So we welcome input. So please when that time comes if that time comes please come and and share your thoughts. >> Sure. Thanks. >> Okay. >> Um all right then we'll move on to board information. We have our second reading of policy maybe 7316, maybe not. See, EBD, we did delete policy 7317. Uh item

011C, we have our back to school picnic menu. Uh and then we have our upcoming event. So the 22nd we have the health and wellness fair that's going to be at the high school from 8 to 3. the 25th uh attendance form to be held 9 to noon at uh right here in the LGI. 26th and 27th is our staff development days. And of course, our next board of education meeting is going to be 6 o' uh it's the 26th, 6 o'clock at Prospect. So, don't be like me and forget and then show up here. So, and then the 26th we do have our welcome back picnic at Prospect. The 27th at Senica and the high school. Y >> the that that on the 22nd is that the health and wellness fair. Is that the

012one that Kimberly Mlan's doing? Okay. Just want to make sure. Thank you. >> That's pretty cool. >> Yeah, it is. >> All right. And with that, we need a motion to adjurnn. >> Motion by Christian. >> Second by Dale. All in favor? >> I posted. Motion carried. Thank you everyone for coming. >> Thanks everyone. >> Thank you.

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