001Call the meeting to order. Please rise for the pledge of allegiance. >> 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. So everybody knows we are experiencing some technical difficulties. The meeting is being recorded and will be posted live YouTube as soon as we can possibly get it up. We were just advised that the IT department is having some technical difficulties. We'll move into the acceptance of the minutes of the August 19th, 2025 meeting. >> So moved. >> Moved and seconded. Seconded. Uh discussion. All those in favor? Opposed? No one. Motion carries. Public forum for this evening. Okay. I have four people listed on the public forum. Three of them are waving their
002time and deferring their minutes to Stacy Armbster. Uh, Miss Arburster, uh, you can come up. I just want to remind you that, um, you will have 12 minutes to speak about your issue, but we cannot under furpa discuss particular students or particular personnel. >> But I'm allowed to discuss my daughter without mentioning her name. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Do I start now? >> Yes. >> Okay. So, I just wanted to talk about my daughter. She's been in this school since kindergarten. She's been um discriminated against and treated very poorly by the staff and administration since the fifth grade. She just entered the ninth grade. Um in fifth grade, she was bullied by five different girls. We went to the school about it. They were threatening to jump her every day. The school did nothing.
003They said, "We can't do anything because the proof you're showing us is social media posts from outside of school and we can't do anything about outside of school things." Um, the only reason that that was solved is because I found out where where all those kids were because I asked if they can have a meeting with all the parents. They said no. They weren't allowed to give me their information. They wouldn't connect us. I found out where all they where they all lived. I went to all their houses and it stopped. I told their parents. Um, the next year, my daughter had hot sauce thrown in her eyes by another girl. She brought it to school in a water bottle. She My daughter got off the bus. The girl threw hot sauce in her eyes
004and started to hit my daughter. My daughter fought back. She was suspended for the same amount of time as the girl who threw hot sauce in her eyes. And I was told, "We have a no um no hands policy. Same punishment regardless if you defend yourself or not." Um the following year in 7th grade, uh my daughter was being harassed by another girl. Uh over and over again, she reported it. Nothing was done. The girl continued to do it. A Friday night, we went to a football game. I'm in the stands watching the game and I look over, there's a crowd of kids. So, I said, "Let me just walk over there, make sure my kids aren't getting into anything." And I walked over and I find my daughter walking away from the entire crowd,
005yelling back at them. I'm not fighting her. There were staff all around. They all saw it. Security, teachers, no one did anything. The following Monday, this was Friday. Monday, the girl attacked her in the hall. My daughter fought back. She was seen as the aggressor and suspended for the same amount of time as the girl who attacked her. Um the next year in 8th grade um oh sorry the same year in seventh grade my daughter was involved in in involved in a fight. She went to the bathroom with two of her friends. She was trying to mediate with another girl. Two of her friends had problems with the other girl. The two she was with ended up jumping the other girl. My daughter tried to break it up. She got hit. She instinctively hit back
006and she was suspended for the rest of the year, the same amount of time as the two girls that jumped the other girls, the other girl. And they went there with the intentions on that. We had a hearing for that and the hearing officer determined that my daughter was not involved in jumping them. She's still friends with the other girl to this day. Um the girl that she hit because she just swung instinctively. Um she was given another way, the Another Way program. And the first day of the another way program, we had gotten a letter in the mail telling her what what classroom to go to. So she went to that classroom security letter in the school. She went to the classroom. She was yelled at and told that she was she was told
007she was at the wrong classroom and told to go to a different classroom. So she went to that classroom where she finished the day for another way. The next day she reported to that classroom and was yelled at for being at that classroom and was told to go to another classroom. So, she went to a different classroom and when she got there, she was yelled at and sent to the principal's office for being at that classroom. And both times it was principles who told her to to go to these classrooms. When she got to the principal's office, the principal had her escorted off school property by herself. I wasn't notified. She didn't have a cell phone. We don't even live in in this town. We live in Napanox. So, she couldn't have walked home. She
008was just getting pushed off the edge of the school property with no adult supervision at 13 years old. When I confronted the school, I was told, "We have no excuse. We're sorry." Um, I did make the principles apologize to my daughter as well. They invited her back to the Another Way program and she didn't go because she didn't feel safe doing that. Um she before uh I confronted the school, I was also told she was kicked out of the another way program and and this was just because she listened to the wrong principal or both of them because one told her to go to one place and then when she got there one told her to go somewhere else. Um no one checked on her. Uh no one offered her a tutor. Nothing nothing to
009that. She she just was home by herself for the rest of the school year. Uh the rest of the 15 days. Um so the start of eighth grade she we were required to do a re-entry to school meeting which we did and they said things would change fresh start. Um that didn't happen during the eighth grade. A student broke her wrist and he wasn't even given a detention. Nothing happened. They just their excuse to me was they were both playing around. Um the doctor ordered that my daughter needed a scribe. Nothing like that was provided. They just told her don't do your work. we'll just pass you. Um then in in or around January or February of 2025, she um my daughter reported another student for distributing nude pictures of a boy around the school.
010She had warned the girl um if you keep doing that, I'm going to tell on you. And the girl said that I don't care. I'm going to keep doing it. So my daughter told on her. She got in pretty big trouble. And the girl knew it was my daughter who told on her because she told her she was going to and started threatening her over and over again. My daughter reported it. She showed them proof. Um and then her sister, the other girl's sister started doing it too. They were both threatening my daughter. Then they also started threatening my other daughter. The school was notified. They were shown proof. Things were posted on social media. The school was shown proof. The girls were calling my kids' phones hundreds of times in one day while they
011were in school. They showed the office. They showed the principles. Nothing was done. Um, this went on for months until April 2nd. My daughter was jumped by three girls. Two of the girls were 16 years old. They came from the high school into the middle school to jump my daughter. They met up with the other middle school kid and all three of them jumped my daughter. Only two of them were suspended. Um, no security stopped these girls. On the on the recording, there was a security guard like in in the in a little cut in the like the entry to the doors. There was one there and they walked right past him. And the only reason I know he was there cuz when watching the video after the fight happened, he came out. So, he
012was just standing there the whole time. They walked past him. He didn't stop and say, "What are you guys doing in the middle school?" He just let them walk right by where they then proceeded to jump my daughter. Um, unfortunately later that day, my daughters saw one of the 16-year-olds that jumped her at the gas station and they jumped her back because she said, "I'll do it again." They said, "Why would you, you know, jump?" My daughter said, "Why would you jump my sister?" And she said, "I'll do it again." And they jumped on her. Um, I'm not proud of that, but um, my daughters received a suspension of almost 35 days, which was the same as two of the the two girls out of the three that were suspended. And the year prior, those
013two same girls jumped someone else. So, the second time they jumped somebody, they received the same suspension as my daughters. And not only that, but teachers were talking about my kids in classes, saying that what my girls did was horrible. But nobody thought what happened to my 14-year-old daughter in the school on school grounds under the supervision of school was horrible. One of them said that what my daughters did was really horrible and they felt really bad for the other girl. But nobody feels bad for my daughter because the school doesn't like her. Um my my youngest daughter was in sixth grade last year and her teacher said to him, "I hope you don't turn out like your sisters." And it's just crazy that the school spread the news of what my daughters did but
014not what happened to my daughter on school property. I guess maybe they were ashamed that it happened on their time. I don't know. again they were suspended and um they were I was told they were get tutoring my oldest daughter her tutor contacted her immediately and my younger daughter's tutor only contacted her after seven days of me emailing the superintendent each day one no tutor day two no tutor until I got to day seven no tutor and I'm sure she got tired of my emails so she contacted her and told her to get in get in touch with my daughter Um, neither of my daughters were offered the Another Way program. Um, now we're in nth grade this year and we had another re-entry to school meeting at the beginning of the year which they
015called and told me was offered and I said, "Is it required?" And they said, "No, it's offered." I said, "Do I have to be there?" She said, "Yes." I said, "Okay, so it is required." And again, they were I was told like, "We have to build trust. I have to the school has to build trust with me." me and I said, you know, it needs to stop. And on the first day of school, my daughter was suspended. Surprise, surprise. I expected it to happen. A boy hit her. Um, another boy hit her and she hit them back and only her hitting them back was caught on camera because when they hit her, it it was earlier in the day. She ran into one of them later in the hall and like gave him a little
016smack on the back of the head and that was on camera. So, she's suspended. Um, and when I said something, they said, "Well, that's all that we have on camera. There's no proof that the kid hit your daughter." And so, um, I went home that night and made a post on Facebook. And the next morning, one of those kids got suspended. So, that that was just weird, um, that my daughter was suspended at 5:30 at night and this kid was about to get on the bus and that's when he suspended after I made a post on Facebook and it was shared 15 times and liked 83. Um, so also another thing is that every time my daughter is um gets in trouble and I I ask, "Well, what is the other kid getting? We can't
017discuss that with you." Well, on Monday night, um, I got my mail and in the mail was another kid's suspension letter and referral, the other kid that was involved on the first day of school that hit my daughter. Um, so where's my daughter's? I want to know where that went to because I think that's a brief breach of confidentiality that my daughter's was mailed somewhere else and I got someone else's kids referral and suspension letter. Um so basically my my um my point here is that my daughter's not treated the same as others. My my oldest daughter, she skips class. She walks the halls. She hangs out in the office during class if she doesn't want to go, but she's a straight A student and the teachers like her. She's a little bit of a
018brown noser and I love her for that. Um, but it's okay. And and if my other daughter, the one I'm speaking about here, if she goes to the wrong bathroom, she gets in trouble. Detention ISS, that that's the those are the kind of things that happen to her. Um, last year I had a big problem. One of my friends daughters got in a fight and I I saw the video because you know all these kids record it and um both of the girls were hitting each other but only one got suspended and I I thought it was funny because um when my daughter fights back she gets suspended. She's not allowed to defend herself but when that girl defended herself it was okay and she didn't get suspended again. When the kid broke her arm
019he didn't get suspended. It's okay for people to put their hands on my daughter but it's not okay for her to put her hands on anyone back. And and when the three girls jumped my daughter and only two of them got suspended, it was okay for one of them to put their hands on my daughter but not her. So, I'll just finish up cuz I think you're going to tell me I'm out of time. But I really just want to know my question is um how do I get my daughter on the list of kids who get a pass? Because my other three kids are on it and one of the girls that jumped her is on that list and um the kid that broke her wrist is on that list and that other little
020girl that got in a fight last year and hit the other girl, she's on that list. So, how do I get my daughter on the list of kids that get a pass for Oh, they were just playing around. >> Thank you, Mrs. AR Miss Armbster. I'm going to um refer defer to the superintendent. Um if you want to stay up there, she can respond to you and then if you would like to make an appointment and meet with the superintendent, you can also do that. >> I've done that many times. >> Then she's she's right here. >> That's why I'm here. >> Yeah, she's right here. >> So, I I cannot address I I can't Stacy. there are issues and privacy. So, I can't address that publicly. >> I do have uh information and timelines
021that I will share with the board at our next executive session. Um and I'm we're always willing to meet with you. So, if you'd like to come in and meet with the team, I can have the administrative team. >> The problem is every time I meet with you, there's no resolution. It's always that we're going to make it better. We're going to make it right. We're going to make it right and then it's never right. >> I think that it's important to keep meeting. So, I don't think it's gonna hurt any I don't think it's >> Some of us have jobs. >> Well, >> I can't keep meeting. I don't want to be here. I don't want to come to the school once a week like I have in the past four years. I don't
022want to have to do that. >> Create some more order here, please. >> Yeah. >> I'm sorry. >> Thank you. >> Um I've let the uh the board members asking for order uh for the superintendent to respond and then if uh if if time permits, I'll I'll allow you to respond, but please allow the superintendent to respond to you. >> Okay. we can work around your schedule and I think that we should continue to meet and I will tell you that nobody's dismissing you even though you feel that way. I'm not trying to tell you that. I'm not trying to negate your feelings, Miss Armbster, but I think that we should have a meeting and we will work around your schedule. and and I know it's difficult and I know you have a job and
023and certainly it's going to be hard to take off and but I think um I you know we we as a board can't be at this meeting you you know the meeting would have to be with the superintendent her administrative team. I did hear you talk about the wrong letter getting home uh getting sent home. The superintendent has advised me tonight that that is being fully investigated. Um and you will get a response to that. Um that is you know >> I haven't to the email I sent. No, you will get I'm telling you now, you're going to get a response to it. We were made aware of it tonight. You're going to get a response to it. She's having it investigated and you will get a response. Uh that was um you know, that's
024obviously concerning. Um and then, um if you could come in, find a time, please. I mean, you know, superintendent's flexible. um you know if you I don't know what your work hours are but I would encourage you to to try to come forward and meet with the superintendent her administrative team just to see if you can get to that point where there would be an amicable resolution to this um and and your concerns can be addressed because you know quite frankly you raised a lot of concerns you you had a lot of uh information and maybe some of it you know you don't we just don't know so I would encourage you to sit down and meet with the superintendent her administrative team at a time that's convenient for you and at a time that
025could be mutually agreeable with the superintendent and her administrative team. If I mean that's what you're going to work to is a resolution. If you want to work to a resolution, the superintendent has assured me that she's willing to sit down and and have her administrative team so that you can get some semblance of of a resolution. And maybe at the end of the day there's, you know, maybe at the end of the day you'll you'll you'll see that there can be some common ground. I I can't answer that until you meet with her first. Please meet with her and then come back and advise us. Am I allowed to speak now? >> Uh, go ahead. >> How many times have we met? >> We've met a few times. >> How many resolutions have there
026been? It's always we're going to change things. We're going to make it better. We're going to make it right. >> All right. >> And it's never made right. >> Miss Armbster, it I I can't change the past. I cannot undo the past. >> And that's what everybody says every time. We can't change the past. We can go forward. >> I will I will just say this to you. Please take one more opportunity. give us one more opportunity to meet with her and meet with her administrative team and then come back to us with what that resol if there was a resolution or if there wasn't or you couldn't work something out come back to us. >> I will be here every board meeting if I have to because I'm done with my daughter being treated
027this way. >> I'm asking you to meet and give the chance and then come back and advise us how you made out. >> Okay. I expect a phone call from you tomorrow. >> Thank you. Okay. We will move on this evening to reports. I'd like to ask a report from Mr. Burns in reference to the Athletic Hall of Fame. Thank you, Mr. President. I knew you would so I came prepared. Uh on October 11th, we will have our 7th annual Ellenville Athletic Hall of Fame inductions. This year, there are four inductions. uh Ay Roberts who graduated Elville in 1956 and I always appreciate when inductees are older than me. Uh former athletic director here, played three sports and gained uh state and national kudos. Uh he went to Springfield College, was an all-American soccer player,
028led them to a national championship. Uh he spent 18 years at East Stradsburg as an administrator and a coach and eventually became a 20-year athletic director at Courtland University uh at Sunni Courtland where he gives given most credit for building their enormous and beautiful athletic facility to this day which remains one of the best division 3 facilities. Unfortunately, Mr. Roberts is in his late 80s and can't make it up from Florida, but we're hoping his daughter will come from Pennsylvania and accept on his behalf. uh and talking with him. His wife was a former phys teacher in the 60s in Ellenville. So, it's really he's an amazing man. Uh Ray Younger Jr. graduated in 1993. He's being inducted for his football and basketball exploits. Uh he won sectional and state awards in both of those.
029He scored over a thousand points and one of the best athletes to ever come through Ellenville. Uh Desiree Montinez was a um all state selection in field hockey and also did a great job as a basketball player. Came up just short of a thousand points. She's going in and then uh always fun to have a group like the 1972 football team which finished I think seven and three but won their first uh Olter County Athletic Association uh championship in that year and the year before they finished 1-1. So that was a great turnaround. Uh their head coach is also in his 80s and uh said that he's very excited to come back and reunite with his boys. You know, as a a teacher or a coach, whenever we think back about someone, you always remember
030them at that age. So to coach these these are his boys. They're still they're still kids in high school. So that's going to happen. And we're expecting an enormous crowd. So uh that starts, I believe, at 11:00 11:30 in the elementary cafeteria. induction ceremonies. I also want to report that uh you know I'm on the board of directors for the New York State Rural Schools Association and I was contacted by President Dave Little who is holding 10 regional meetings throughout the state this year to discuss forums about rural issues. You know for anybody that's listening we face a lot of different issues than Newberg or Monroe. um you know the electric bus issue. We travel hundreds of miles of roads and uh he wants this forum to be held here in Ellenville as one of
031the 10. And I asked Lisa and I got back to Mr. Little and he said for us to give him three dates in November at our convenience, week nights, weekday nights. Um and he wants to invite students and teachers, businesses, um other school leaders. Uh, so I'll be gathering all of that information and I'll have a report at our next meeting hopefully on what exactly that is. But this gentleman, Mr. Little, he's been here a couple times to present awards to our students. Does a great job because every time the state ed commissioner or the governor issues a mandate or they pass a law, it affects us differently than it does the larger schools and the city schools. So he hopes to do that in November here in Ellenville and that should be really interesting
032for people that could attend that. Thank you. >> So you might u would your um with the awards that you're handing out, you might want to use that Dean Martin reference that you used earlier. Somebody may remember that. >> Somebody may remember it >> for you. >> Mr. President, if I may, Trusty Burns, one more time, the date for the ceremony, >> uh, the date for the, uh, Hall of Fame is October 11th, and any of the board members uh, that would like to attend, if you just give Kim or a call in the athletic office because we have to give her number for the breakfast. >> It's always a nice event. Does a really nice job, your committee, and you do it really and we thank you for the job you do on this
033and the effort you put in. It means a lot to everybody that um is either nominated and and been there and also to the community as a whole. >> And if you've if you've attended any of these things, Lisa can confirm this. Last year, every single inductee said the most important thing and why it was important for them to get back in the Hall of Fame was the support and love they received from the community while they were in Elville. >> Yeah. >> Was really a touching moment. Bring a tissue. >> It is important. I will. Um Jody, the arts hall of fame. Anything? >> We have not met yet since the event. Um we'll be meeting shortly to start up for the new um event that we'll have this year. >> And I would
034like uh personal just to say that uh I want to thank the buildings and grounds and the administrative team. Uh what a super opening day and and the grounds looked uh superb and you know if you drive by it just looks really really nice and the construction went really well and everything was done really well. So my hats off to the buildings and grounds department as well as anybody who had uh a hand at especially administrative team and making uh the the appearance of the school just looks super out there. It looks like a brand new a brand new area. So thank you very much on that. Mrs. Mr. Mcculick, I know you're here tonight and I know you didn't speak, but I just want to assure you the board did receive your email and
035uh you will be hearing I'm my understanding is you did hear from the superintendent, but you will be hearing uh with her um in reference to the issue you brought to us. So, thank you. >> I just want to assure you that we did get we did get your email and we did have a response to it. >> Thank you. Yes, Miles was in touch with me. I'm very satisfied. Thank you very much. >> Thank you very much and thank you for bringing that to our attention. >> Yep. >> Thank you. Other board members? >> Nobody. >> Oh, >> tomorrow evening is uh 911 remembrance at Liberty Square 6:00 and we're trying to have everybody participate. It' be good if we just come and remember. I didn't turn it on. I talk loud. >> They
036need to hear you out on the TV land. >> 6 o'clock tomorrow evening in Liberty Square. Thank you, Reverend Collins. Uh, anybody else? Our student representative is absent with notice. Um, and we will move on to our superintendent, Mrs. Lisa Wilds. >> So, just to um I'll turn mine on. Also, just to follow up with Reverend Collins, uh, for the 911 uh, memorial ceremony, we will have uh, members of our band playing, I believe, two pieces tomorrow night. So, we'll be represented. the school be represented there. So, I just want you to know that. I do want to follow up also on uh what Phil was saying. We did have a really great opening day. Um we moved this year. I not we didn't have the discussion before, but the elementary school open house was
037held on the first night of the superintendent conference day. So, on September 2nd, definitely a change for us. There were so many parents and students here that got to visit their classrooms, look through the buildings and it was really a change of pace and we believe that that had a huge impact when the students came back. They had a had an opportunity to go into their classrooms to meet their teachers, to meet some of their classmates, and we did not have we we always have some um resistance to come in the building in the elementary school to start out with, but it was really significantly lessened. So, um kudos for the elementary school BLT that really pushed the um envelope to get that to happen. And we're very happy that it happened. And it looks
038like there'll be a new tradition for us. We used to do it just for prek and K. Now we do it prek through six. And it was we had um community- based organizations in the cafeteria. It was a great great night. >> I could tell you that um just from traffic alone. Normally the first two days of traffic here um for us is it's a it's a nightmare. Parents want to park. They want to get out, bring their kids into school. There's angst on the children. But I directly um correlate the success of the the uh opening house to the fact that we had no issues with traffic. People just came in, dropped their kids and just kept it moving and traffic was uh it was a PL. We were all just waiting for the
039the massive, you know, backlog of traffic and I'm standing there standing there with my officers and I'm like, what's going on? >> Yeah, it was great. >> And it was just great. It worked really well. Um, the second thing I want to report on also is that we had a pretty successful summer with regard to construction. Um, the windows are in. Um, if you notice there's there were still some and down in the elementary school some of those tan panels underneath the windows. Um, for the windows we didn't replace, they remained tan, but uh we had someone come in and put vinyl covering on them so it looks very consistent and thorough. Uh parking lot was if you got the opportunity to seen it was taken down like two feet. Um we have new walkways.
040The buildings look great. They finishing putting blinds up tonight on those windows. Primarily the windows that were done were in the um senior high school up here that are in the old sections of the buildings and in both um in all the gyms. We had those glass blocks taken out and put into the um and replaced in the elementary gym, the uh junior high and senior high gyms. So, the construction went considerably more smooth than we had last year, and we're still working on some things. So, that brings me into a reminder that we're having a construction committee meeting on September 15th at 3:30. will be talking about how the pool and the impact of the pool on the capital project and then at 5:30 we'll go over um where we are with the project.
041We did the press box uh was submitted to state ed and was approved. So we're starting to get approvals. Things are moving quick more quickly than usual through state ed which will bring us we're on target right now with bidding and all of that. Um, I did talk about it and I think we gave you the slides for opening day. Uh, that was, you know, that's another tradition that was started here to do where we've been last year, where we the summer, where we were, and where we're going. It's a lot of data. There'll be a presentation sometime this fall on our student performance where we've seen, you know, more growth. Um, but there's still more areas to grow on, especially our subgroups. So, we will have a presentation like we did last year at
042one of the board meetings. We'll put that up. Um, but if you haven't had the opportunity to look at that presentation, um, please do. And it shows all the work that happened here, you know, over the summer. >> Jody has a question. Jody, >> so with the construction moving forward, um, will graduation possibly be impacted next year? >> Have we had a meeting with the >> class? So, we did put out um a request to see if we could have the graduation at Sullivan County Community College like we've done case of inclement weather or that one year we had it at the college, but they're not um available that Friday night. So, we will not be able to have graduation on the football field because it will be ripped up. So, tech we're thinking about
043doing it in the auditorium. We are looking at other areas, but graduation's definitely going to be impacted 2026 and a possibility of 2027 depending upon when the football field gets turned back over to us. So, Mr. Salomone with athletics is right now coordinating to see where we're going to play our football uh games next year, where we'll have our track meets. Um, I know we're going to look at Rond out in other areas to see where we we can do that and my understanding his first conversations have gone well and he's in the process of planning all of that. >> Okay. We can explore other ideas for graduation. >> We're open to them. We just need a venue big enough, you know, that we can hold everybody. >> Okay. >> Alter County Community College. Have
044you checked with them? >> Yeah. Yeah. But they don't their facility is not set up like their gym's not as big as as Sullivan County Community College. We we've looked at it. We went over and looked. We can look again. Um >> I know a guy at Orange. >> We We could look and we have for families that can't travel, it would be nice to have it. And if it what we liked about Sullivan, we got push back either way that it wasn't in the community, but when we had it at Sullivan, we were able to have no tickets. every everybody in the family could go. So, and we we set up a couple of buses here for families that needed it. They weren't really used. We brought our own security. We, you know, we
045paid a fee and we've been paying a fee to hold the date, but they can't even hold the date for us. I think I think another school district might be having their graduation there. There was a conflict. So, um yeah, but we're open to it if anyone has any ideas. It's early enough now to to look at different areas. We did look at Olter that year, but the setup for it, we couldn't have a full open, you know, forum for it. >> What about moving it to the night before on Thursday? I know some schools do it on Thursday night. >> I mean, that's something we could look at. It depends on like Friday is a rating day, so I'm not sure. We can look at it. You good? >> Nope. Sorry. Um I want
046to report on the implementation of our cell phone policy. Um we've been in school. Today is I believe day five as of yesterday. Um we are using the yonder packs was you know definitely um a shift. Um but things are going well with that. uh the feedback from security, the teachers and everybody or students are talking to each other. For the four days that we looked at, we've only had eight infractions um out of four days and 665 students, which is good news. But the better news is that um they're away and kids are talking the hallway. We implemented a smart pass electronic system for bathroom passes and we're easing into that and that's going well. But the feedback in the building so far is that it's made a difference and we're early on. We
047are early on and we'll see where we go. But everyone's encouraged. So I just wanted to report out on that. Um, the last thing I do want to talk about is that um, if you received your tax bill, um, first let me say that we moved to a new bank, the Bank of Green County, and we had to move to the Bank of Green County because we used to do Catskill Hudson Bank. Catskill Hudson sold to a um, credit union and school districts, public school districts in New York State are not allowed to bank with credit unions. So we had to find another bank to do the collection. Bank of Green County has taken over a lot of the schools in Olter County and others and we ended up going with them. So they're responsible
048for working with us. We give them all the information. They put the bill together and what happened is when they put the bill together, the return address on the bill says the Bank of Green County, you know, Elville Central School District, Bank of Green County, the whole address. And then the zip code is 12428, not where the bank is. So, it got brought to our attention. We put a notification up on our website um our tax collectors answering any questions. And in the envelope, there is in the back of the bill um a flyer that was put in with the proper address, but we're finding because it's in the back of the bill, people are tossing and we've gotten some feedback today also that they didn't see that. Sue did a great Sue Schwall did
049a great job with Denise Avery. They went over to the post office and they made sure that the post office isn't going to divert when mail is sorted. It's sorted by zip code. So if they see that they're on alert, they're not going to send the mail back. They're going to send it to us. If anybody has any issues or questions with that, please contact our offices. Um either the business office or central office. We're on the website. But I do want to disclose that. And there is information on our website about that. And that's all I have tonight. >> Thank you. We'll move on to Deputy Superintendent Kelly White. >> Good evening. Um, I just want to remind our parents that we do have a parent and family engagement survey out um on our
050website, Facebook page, and there are also hard copies mailed home. Um, this is part of our title one parent and family engagement policy review. Um so in addition to that survey, we will be having um a meeting coming up, two meetings um a school day meeting and an evening meeting for parents just to do um get some input from from our parents and families uh regarding our policy and I'll be bringing that back to the the policy committee for consideration. Um and we are excited to share that we will be bringing Wild Earth back to our elementary school for this year for guided recess. They'll be starting in later uh September and we'll be here two days a week. Um the students and staff are really excited to welcome them back in again this year.
051>> Thank you. We'll move on to assistant superintendent for personnel curriculum and instruction support Scott Pro. >> Good evening. Uh in addition to a great start of the school year, we just want to also recognize that we had our new hire orientation at the end of August. and just to celebrate our newest employees who are excited, eager and um they are a great fit to the already existing staff that we have and we had a really great day and um we just want to officially welcome them into our family. >> Thank you. Move on to personnel resolutions for this evening. Under 5.1, building strategic planning committee. Upon the recommendation, superintendent of schools be resolved that the following teachers be approved to work on the building strategic planning committee from September 11, 2025 through June 30th,
0522026, not to exceed 40 hours work at a rate. The list has been moved. >> Seconded discussion. All those in favor? Opposed? No one. Motion carries. >> 5.2 social studies teacher. Upon a recommendation, superintendent of schools be it resolved that John Camelet, who holds an initial New York State certificate in the area of social studies, grade 712, be appointed to a 4-year probationary uh position in the tenure area of social studies 712 effective September. It's been moved. >> Seconded discussion all those in favor? Opposed? No. One motion carries 5.3 memorandum of agreement. Upon the recommendation, superintendent of schools be resolved. The memorandum of agreement between the Allenville Central School District and the ETSRPA teachers unit be approved as attached number 2526-7. We have further resolved that the July 29th, 2025 appointment of Olivia Eman uh
053as a long-term substitute teacher be modified in accordance with the memorandum of agreement. >> Move. >> Second. >> Moved and seconded discussion. IRS >> question. >> What is a long-term daily sub? >> So, in this particular case, um, sorry about that. In this particular case, uh, Miss Eid, if she's moved out of the assignment she's in now, she'll report every day and she will just substitute around the building. Um, she'll have like the first choice to sub >> and that'll be for this this year, >> just through November 30th right now. And is this the only time you've ever done this? >> Yes, under the circumstances. >> So, are we is this something we're trying out as something to go forward with in the future or you know what would the reason be for it?
054>> So, um it's connected to um specific personnel matter. >> Okay. >> So, yeah. >> All right. We'll leave it there. I can talk to you about it another time. >> Any further discussion? All those in favor? Opposed? No one. Motion carries. Long-term sub 5.4. Final recommendation superintendent schools be resolved that Jenna Risco be appointed as a long-term substitute teacher at a contractual rate of $61,900. Step one been moved and seconded. Discussion. All those in favor? Opposed? No. One. Motion carries. 55. Memorandum agreement SRP. Upon the recommendation, superintendent of schools be resolved memorandum agreement between the elible central school district and the ETSRP. Second. >> It's been moved and seconded. Discussion. All those in favor? Opposed? No one. Motion carries. 56. Intramural sports. Upon the recommendation, superintendent of schools be resolved the following individuals be
055approved for before and after school intramural sports for the 2526 school year at a contractual rate not to see 25 hours per sport. >> So moved. >> It has been moved and seconded. Discussion on intramurals. No one. All those in favor? Opposed? Motion carries. Resignation 57 upon the recommendation superintendent of schools be it resolved the resignation of Amy Matah art teacher be accepted effective September 27th 2025 >> been moved and seconded discussion all those in favor opposed no one motion carries 58 leave absence upon recommendation superintendent of schools be resolved that Raymond D younger's request for an unpaid leave of absence be granted >> so moved >> and it is moved >> seconded discussion all those In favor? Opposed? No one. Motion carries. 59. Substitute personnel. Upon the recommendation, superintendent of schools be resolved the
056following substitute personnel be appointed for the 2526 school year. Such appointments are contingent upon the district receipt of it's been moved. >> Second. Discussion. All those in favor? Opposed? No one. Motion carries. 510 registered nurse additional services. >> Be resolved that Jessica Graham be authorized to work up to additional >> second. Moved and seconded. Discussion. All those in favor? Opposed? No one. Motion carries. 511 co-curricular. So move second. >> It's been moved and seconded. Discussion. All those in favor? Opposed? No one. 512 co-curricular positions abolished. Upon the recommendation superintendent of schools be resolved. The following co-curricular positions be abolished. And there are several. >> So moved. Second. been moved and seconded discussion. Iris, >> I just wanted to clarify because I think I missed part of this discussion before um that the um clubs and
057and activities that are being abolished right now can be put back in place if they go through the the standard procedure. >> Those could be or any others that are of student interest. >> And I also wonder if there isn't more we can do to encourage after school clubs. We've been talking in the buildings about having um a club fair. Um I know that at open house they've been trying to get clubs out at tables also for students. Um but I will speak to the junior junior senior high and the elementary. >> Yeah, I think it's important enough to really try and and encourage this a little bit more than we are. >> Thanks. >> Point of information. >> Yes, Mr. President. >> Mr. President, we've advertised these positions several times. This motion would abolish
058these positions at least for this school year. >> Am I correct? >> Yes. If we if we if we abolish the positions, they could come back if an advisor has 10 students that have an interest, let's say, in a chemistry club. So, we're not opposed to bringing them back. Right now, we've had multiple years of no advisor and no students participating in these. >> So, for this year, these will be abolished. >> The for the this year, they're going to be abolished, but I'm not unless the board wants us to repost next year, we could, >> but I'm saying for this year, they're abolished. >> That's correct. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Willie, you had a question? >> I did. Um, so how how are the leadership posts for these clubs advertised to the community?
059So initially we um post internally because the contractually staff here has the right of first refusal for the existing clubs. So that's in our contract. After if nobody applies for these positions, we could go out and advertise for the community. So we could put them out in the newspaper. we can put them on FA, you know, on our website that these are open. Um, we haven't done that before because in the contract, um, contractually it's the work of the unions here and they have first right to these. >> I thought that there was an MOA negotiated. >> There was the MOA that we negotiated it opened it up to the SRP unit, not just the teachers unit. >> Yes. Okay. >> So now it's the SRP that also have right of first refusal and that
060they can't be bumped from a position that they're in. >> Gotcha. So, so then we don't have an established protocol for advertising these posts to the >> I had a discussion with the union and said we would be for the clubs that met last year um and had advisors last year that we did not have advisors. We posted it one last time internally and I did notify the union that we would be um advertising outside of the of the building if no one put in for these. So we can advertise. We can do it on our website. We can put it in the local paper that we have these clubs available. >> Can we establish a protocol? >> Sure. >> For advertising to the community. >> Yes. >> When these posts go um when these
061posts go empty prior to abolishing not this not this motion, but in the future. >> In the future. Yeah. >> Thank you. >> Any other discussion? If not, all those in favor? Opposed? No one. Motion carries. 513 Junior High School is extended day. Amended. Upon recommendation, superintendent of schools be resolved the resolutions passed by the board of education on July 29th and August 19th regarding the appointment of junior senior high school extended day personnel be amended to revise. Excuse me. >> Move the list. >> He moved it. >> Second discussion. John, >> is there a minimum number of students that need to be present? >> We don't have a minimum number on this. >> Well, we try to get as many kids as we can, but if students don't, if one student shows up, we're
062still going to provide the support for them. Um, if someone doesn't show, if they have nobody that shows up, and we're working on this, they get paid for, you know, a portion of the time. Um, but we're trying to streamline the process so we have students, but students have to show up. >> We have any data to show what's gone on in the past? >> Um, we can we can pull some stuff together data on attendance. >> Yep. >> Any further discussion? If not, all those in favor? Opposed? No one? Motion carries. 5.14 teacher aid appointment found a recommendation superintendent of schools be resolved that Elizabeth Maldonado be appointed to a 1.0 full-time equivalent teacher aid position >> moved and seconded discussion all those in favor opposed no one motion carries rescend appointment 515 resolved
063the board of education hereby rescends the resolution set forth on the agenda item 6.9 under personnel on the agenda of July 1st 2025 regarding the appointment of Bridget Mr. Roki, adult education instructor for the New York State 5-hour pre-licicensing course. >> Been moved and seconded. Discussion. Iris. >> So, does somebody come in her place at some point? I mean, we've been doing it for years. I'm assuming this is the same person. So, >> this is the same person. She's >> retired, right? Um, we could try to post and see if there's anybody else interested in doing it, but these are really hard um, positions or >> what brought her here? >> I don't know. She's been here a very long time. >> The Department of Motor Vehicles doesn't have anybody they could suggest or something
064like that. I mean we could check but you know driver's ed courses that is used to it used to be shop teachers that taught those classes and you cannot it's very difficult to find certified driver's ed classes because we used to do that too and then have a driving component >> but then we that fell through because we couldn't find the driver's ed. So at least students had the ability to take the 5h hour course >> and they were always full. >> They were full. We we'll we'll do some we'll reaching out to see if we can find somebody that that'll do it. Okay. >> Any further discussion? If not, all those in favor? Opposed? No one. Motion carries. 516 teacher aid appointment superintendent of schools be resolved that Christina Connley be appointed to a
0651.0 full-time equivalent. >> Second. >> It's been moved and seconded. Discussion. All those in favor? Opposed? No one. Cafeteria monitor appointment 517. Upon recommendation, superintendent of schools be resolved that GMA Shabbaz be appointed as a cafeteria monitor at a rate. It's been moved, seconded. All those in favor? Opposed? No one. Motion carries. 5.18 cafeteria monitor. Upon a recommendation, superintendent of schools be it resolved that Christa Sales be appointed as a cafeteria monitor. >> Moved and seconded. Discussion. All those in favor? Opposed? No one. Motion carries. 5.19. Appointment of officers. Resolve the following persons to be appointed for the 2526 school year. >> Move the list. >> Second. >> The list has been moved and seconded. Discussion. >> Mr. President, uh, Mrs. Michelle Maloney, that's you. >> Okay. You are the deputy district clerk. Okay. Thank
066you. Understood. I had to put the face with the name. I It wasn't familiar. I'm sorry. Thank you, Mr. President. >> Thank you, Mr. Bruce. All those uh any further discussion? >> All those in favor? [Laughter] >> Wow. Okay. All those in favor? Opposed? No one. Motion carries. >> We'll move on to >> You didn't refresh. >> Didn't refresh here. I did refresh and now I got to refresh again. Come on, Scott. I could have given you my computer. >> No, it's not refreshing. >> Hit the hit the meeting on the left. >> I did. It's not doing now. It's finally back. Okay, we're back. >> 5.2. >> No, I got it. 5.2 20 independent medical evaluation be resolved that pursuant to education law section 913 in the absence of an employee consent for section
067913 examination the board hereby orders employee number 09-10-25-1 to undergo a section 913 examination by an examiner specified by the superintendent or superintendent's designate the cost of which are to be a district expense and to execute the HIPPA authorizations for all medical records requested by the 193 the 93 13 examiner. >> It has been moved and seconded. Discussion. All those in favor? Opposed? Motion carries. Okay, we'll move on to legal resolution 6.1. Somebody want to move that. >> Moved. Second. >> All discussion. >> Just real quick question. How many more I think three, >> maybe four. >> We'll get you an update at the next meeting, a spreadsheet. >> All those in favor? Opposed? No one. Motion carries. Under education resolutions 7.1 be resolved. Tach list of student IEPs be acknowledged as appropriate. There are
06842. >> The list is presented. >> Second. >> List has been moved and seconded. Discussion. All those in favor? Opposed? No one. 7.2 volunteer. Resolve. The following volunteer be approved for the 2526 school year. Second. >> It's been moved and seconded. >> Discussion. All those in favor? Opposed? No one. Under 73, special education placements. Somebody want to move that. >> It's been moved. >> Second. Discussion. All those in favor? Opposed? No one. Motion carries. Under construction resolutions. >> It's been moved and seconded. Discussion. All those in favor? Opposed? No one under other for this evening move second >> moved and seconded discussion. All those in favor opposed? No one. Motion carries. Ladies and gentlemen, mark your calendars. The next meeting will take place on Tuesday, September 30th. Is there anything anybody wants on the agenda
069for the next meeting? >> Mr. President, assistant superintendent for uh Scott Pro sent out an advertisement for um extra co-curricular posts. I'd like to understand how long Um the the uh faculty has or union members have to respond to that >> 15 days and after that 15 days what is the next step? And you don't have to say now. >> No 15 day. After 15 days we look at who applies. If it's internal um we interview them but they it's exclusive work internally. If no one else applies, um we would go through some interview processes if anyone in the community. >> if there's no response, the clubs will remain vacant this year. Um and then we'll have a discussion as to whether or not we want to abolish them moving forward. >> Thank you, Madam
070Superintendent. Thank you, Mr. President. >> Hey, no further uh >> no further discussion. I entertain a motion to adjurnn. >> Moved and seconded. Before we go, I'd like Mr. Bruce to introduce you to Michelle Maloney. She'll be joining us. Uh >> thank you so very much, Mr. President. Pleasure to meet you, M. >> Uh thank you. Uh it's been moved and seconded. No, no further discussion. All those in favor? Opposed? No one. We're ajourned.