001Please stand for the pledge. I pledge 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. >> And now we will have oath of allegiance of our two new board members. First up is Tom Bulcheski. Did I say it right this time? >> So you're just gonna stand up handing board. >> I, Thomas Washeski, do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of New York and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the Office of Board of Education member according to the best of my ability. Okay, thank you. >> And our tax officio student board member, Grace Tavier. I, Grace Tavern, do solemnly swear that
002I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of New York and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of exeicio student board of education member according to the best of my ability. And next, the oath of allegiance will be administered to Kathy Fabatos, our interim superintendent. I'm going to try to memorize it. I, Caitlyn Fabiato Dalman, swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of New York, and I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of the superintendent according to the best of my abilities. Okay, I will now open the floor for nominations for president of the Holland Board of Education. >> I nominate Andrew St. Okay. Um, any other nominations? Anybody? Okay. Um, so
003now we're going to take a vote. Um, please raise your hand. Um, an I vote for Andrew Stang. >> I >> Okay, so we're all in agreement. You can vote though. >> That's fun to participate. >> Okay. So, Andrew Stang was elected as president of the board of education by a vote of seven eyes and zero nos. And now the oath of office will be administered to Andrew. >> I don't have your name in there because I did not know who it would be, but you can still read it. >> All right. Um, I Andrew Stang do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of New York and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of BOE president according to the
004best of my ability. >> Thank you. Okay. And now the meeting is turned over to our president, Andrew. >> Okay. I need a motion to nominate vice president of the board of education. >> I nominate Kelly Kenzie. >> I second. >> Okay. Any other nominations? Another ra show of hands. >> Okay. Uh we need individual vote of I for Kelly for vice president. >> I ants please. >> Well, I got embarrassed. >> She really did. Resolve that the board of education approve the nomination of Kelly McKenzie as vice president of the board of education for the 202526 school year. And we have the oath of office. I Kelly Constitution United States and Constitution State of New York and I will faithfully discharge the office of the board of education vice president. Okay. Uh, resolved upon
005the recommendation of the superintendent of schools, the board of education approve appointment and authorization items 4B through 4 triple S and regular meeting consent agenda items 15A cse and CPSE recommendations and items 16 A throughJ financial reports. We have a motion >> second. Second, Russ. All in favor? >> Any opposed? >> 7. Resolved that Sue Redki be appointed as district clerk and board of education secretary of the Holland Central School District for the 2025 2026 school year. uh a total stipend of $7,350 >> that was included in the vote that we just did on a >> Oh, I'm sorry. >> So that's okay. Chris, you're going to go all the way down past RR SSS. Okay. >> So there isn't an SSS listed. >> So is there supposed to be another one? >> It stops
006at RRS >> R. It goes through R. Say R. >> It says R there. It says S and then text but R on the left. >> So we can just correct the agenda and say R text just like it does on the right. >> And we have some votes of office. Uh R our R needs a roll call vote. >> Okay. Resolve that the Holland Central School Board of Education approve the attached revenue anticipation note resolution. Should be open on the screen. Yes. Um, I need a roll call vote individually. Start. >> Okay. I need a motion to approve. >> Second. Kelly. >> Now. Any discussion? We'll have a roll call vote. Starting with Mary Joe. >> Yes. Yes, >> that's okay. Yes. >> Now we office. I guess that's me now. I, Sueki, do
007solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of New York and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of district clerk according to the best of my ability. >> Thank you. We have oath of office for the district treasurer >> would be good. Um they will do that tomorrow. Um okay just treasurer and auditor. >> Okay on to committees. >> So we have to discuss and build these first direct agreeing vote on it. >> Yes. >> Okay. So we have the NISBA annual business meeting. We need a delegate and an alternate. >> He's a delegate. It's mandatory, >> Tom. >> It is mandatory. There's a long meeting that I've done the past two years. So, good luck. >> It's so I can
008be the alterate. >> Who is the delegate? >> This is voting delegate. >> Um, and ultimate Andrew. >> Kelly's the boss. And then we then we have the board subcommittees. So we have the policy committee. >> Who's currently on it? Me. >> Jerry. >> I've got the current ones. Jerry. Mary Joe Paul. Stay on it. I would like to stay. >> Mary Joe. Yes. >> And the third one. Then we have negotiations. >> Who took the third spot? >> I we currently have Russ, Kelly, and Mary Joe on negotiations. I'm good. >> Is that okay? >> Same. Good. >> Yep. Wall of honor. Follow Are we still doing that? >> The tech plan on that one. >> It was just you. >> It was just me. I welcome another board member if anybody would like
009to join me on that one. >> Pumpkin. Would you like to be friends with Andrew? >> I could. I'm not a very techy person, but >> that's good. Balance agreements are good. All right. Sure. >> And then we have finance and audit, which again, I think I was on that. >> Jerry, Bonnie, Andrew, >> continue that. I can't. >> Anyone else? You want to join finance? >> Bobby. Yeah, I can stand. >> Two stand. >> We have two for then we have facilities. >> Kelly, Russ, and Bonnie. Stay on that. >> Yeah, I'm good. >> Bonnie, you good? I'm good. Unless you know Tom wants to get >> I'll do that one. >> Facilities. >> Sure. >> Tell me about transportation. There's nothing there. >> Well, we need >> it will be with the electric
010buses and all that stuff. I mean, typically we sort of handle that facilities, but >> we started we started transportation because we wanted to build a new transportation building kind of get put on the way. >> So, transportation was on >> Kelly and Andrew. I'll I'll stay there. >> Sure. >> Anyone else join us? >> I will. >> So, three of you. >> Um, so resolve that the board of education approve the following committee representatives as just discussed. May I have a motion? >> Second. >> Okay. Any discussion? All in favor say I. >> Any opposed? 70. There's nothing attached to this one. >> Do you have a list? Um so you have you have your ECAC delegate assembly representative, ECASB budget and finance team and legislative team. They have representatives and an alternate. And
011last year, the name >> Mary Joe was the delegate for >> I did it all to >> um delegate representative. Mary Joe was the representative. Andrew was alternate. >> That's fine. >> Again, um I'll be on legislative Uh, I can do all three. It's >> I can be alternative for legislative. >> Okay. Well, let let's start with the delegate. Who's Mary Joe? >> Yeah. >> Delegate. Alternates. Kelly. >> No. Andrew. >> Oh, Andrew. >> Uh, budget and finance team. on that. >> No, I was at negotiation. >> I had married Joe and no alter alternate last year. I was just married. >> I can do it again. >> I was legislated. >> Any alternate on budget and finance? >> I can be an alter. >> And then legislative gel. >> Yeah. >> And who's the
012alternate for that? >> You going to stay as legit alternate? I know I'm trying to be better. Okay. All right. So, we have those. >> Yeah. Action item on that one, too. So, represent >> resolve that the board of education approve the uh discussed committee representatives. Um, I need a motion. Move to >> a second. >> Second, Ross. Uh, any discussion? All in favor? I >> I >> Any opposed? >> Okay. 70. >> Should we close this? >> Hey, round table. Can we discuss some other committees adding a couple? >> Is that a good time for it? >> Is it already an agenda item? >> It should be. No. So we'll do it at round table and then you can put it on agenda item >> because you have to add it to the committees.
013>> Yeah. >> But I think we should discuss, >> right? >> Yes. >> Do we need to close the reorg before we open? >> Okay. The regular meeting is called to order at 6:17 p.m. We already did. Do we already do all of these? >> A you'll start with >> Okay. Um resolved upon the recommendation of the superintendent of schools that the board of education approve personnel items 11 through 14. I need a motion >> follow second. Second Russ any discussion all in favor >> I have one question on the athletic secretary. I see that. Or not secretary, I'm sorry, the athletic director. >> It says Brian Lombardo. Are we combining services? >> That's for the um >> director. Director P. >> Because we used to have our principal do it. We had people do
014it. Um so services. Okay. So go to the meeting. Actually, we didn't last year. So she she'll help >> he's got his own he's going to be our director of it's not for it's her director of PE and athletics but it's something that they have expect us to have they have meetings they give us curriculum they come >> who does that now >> um so Matt has had it in the past who did it last Carl has done it in the past you know we have to somebody to do it. >> Okay, everybody in favor say I. >> I. >> Anyone opposed? 70. Uh approval resolved that the board of education approve the minutes from the regular meeting of June 23rd, 2025. I have a motion. >> Second. Bonnie. Any discussion? All in favor? >>
015I. >> All any opposed? 70. We have any amendments or adjustments to the agenda? >> Discuss. >> Okay. Next we have a presentation to discuss the BOE safety plans uh with Mr. Kevin Bird. >> Hi everyone. >> Hi. Hello. >> I'm Kevin Bird from Wamosis. Uh we provide health, safety, and risk management services to the district. I'm here tonight to present your district level safety plan for the 2526 school year. It's required that we present it and open it for a 30-day public comment period. So, we will do that tonight and you uh we'll take any comments under advisement and uh it is will be available for review by the public and uh and then we'll uh you'll approve that at your August meeting. Um I know you've heard this before members. So, I'll move
016through it as quickly as possible. Uh but it is some good information. uh the save all of the everything related to districtwide safety as a result of the save legislation act that was passed in 2000 subsequent to Coline that required school districts to take a number of steps to in ensure school safety. Those items are listed in those bullet points. You have to develop district-wide and building level emergency response plans. You have to form districtwide and building level emergency response safety teams. uh you have to decide or determine how you're going to coordinate with local law enforcement. Uh we have to develop and implement policies and procedures for annual school safety training for all of our staff and students. And in 2016, legislation was added that requires annual violence prevention and mental health training for
017all students. Uh the district-wide safety plan that we're presenting tonight is a public document. It's available on the district website. Contains a lot of important information uh including the items listed in these bullet points. How are we going to contact law enforcement in the event of an emergency? How are we going to notify parents uh and guardians that we might have an emergency at the school or we need to have an early dismissal? How are we going to let them know? Uh how will we utilize our school resource officers, security devices, metal detectors, wands, etc. What are our appropriate responses to emergencies? How are we going to respond to acts of violence either implied or direct by students to others uh or to faculty and staff or on themselves? Uh if a student is thinking
018of doing harm to themselves, we are required to notify the parents of that. So again, important information, but because it's a public document, people will say, well, where's the meat and potatoes? Where's the nuts and bolts of this thing? That's not in this plan because we don't want it out there for public consumption if someone is considering doing harm to our population. But know that all of that information exists. That exists in your building level emergency response plan. Those are confidential and not subject to disclosure under the public officers law. Uh we had a lot of conversations with your principles today on these. Um they spent a lot of time on these over the summer and they're working on them now. Uh they contain important information like who's on our emergency response teams, what's our
019chain of command, what are their cell phone numbers, what's the superintendent cell phone number, what's our SRO's cell phone number, all of that information. Uh where are we going to go in the case of of an emergency? Where are we going to evacuate to off-campus and onampus? Primary as well as secondary locations. Again, those locations are kept confidential. Uh we provide first responders with floor plans, uh very detailed plans with uh certain items labeled on them, utility shut offs, uh emergency information that might be valuable to them. Uh and we also have uh plans for our review of these, how we're going to conduct drills, uh how are we going to coordinate with our local and county responders and emergency preparedness officials. All of that included in your building level plan. You won't ever see
020those. Again, they're confidential, but know that they exist. Uh know that your administrators spend a lot of time on these over the summer and that there is a plan for the school year uh moving forward. All right. They've been submitted. I'm sorry. >> Just question. So, where are they kept? >> Uh they're kept in a secure portal. There's a secure portal that the principles submit them to. >> Via state ed. They go to state ed and they go to the state police. Um they are provided to the county sheriff uh and the New York State Police uh electronically as well. >> So if the principal is not in the office that they and someone else is stepping in for them, how does that first be another principal? >> You be another principal can access >>
021they usually do have most principles have a hard copy of it in a in a binder in their office uh just for that reason. But most of them definitely keep a secure copy in their office. >> Do we have an SR? >> No. >> Okay. >> I apologize. I heard I'd heard that, but >> um so we will uh have conversations with the sheriff in the area and the state police person that is in this area about that. >> And so everybody has like transportation, will know. Do you know what I mean? Now there's they've added another big piece to it for transportation like how are we going to transport students between the buildings and stuff like that which we already have anyway because let's say there's something happening here we might go over to
022the middle school right something happens to district we might go somewhere who knows right um but we have you know everybody has those there in the state they're not that administrators have access to but obviously we don't want the public to know what their plans are >> uh there have been some changes and additions uh to this plan uh over the past number of years. In uh 2122, we were required to add a public health emergency continuation of operations plan. That was postco. Basically, if something like that ever happened again, if there was a public health emergency that required schools to close for an extended period of time, state ed wanted you to have your plan online for them to see. Um and this is how they check it. So in other words, how, you
023know, if we ever have to close for an extended period of time again, how are we going to pay our people? How are we going to pay our vendors? How are we going to accept money? How are we going to continue to operate from a business perspective? Uh, and in 2324 along those same lines, we were required uh to include an emergency remote instruction plan. Uh, again, as a result of COVID, how are we going to instruct our students if this if the school has to be closed for an extended period of time? How are they going to access devices? How are they going to get online? Make sure that provisions for that uh can be utilized in a public health emergency, but you know, can also be utilized if you're going to be closed
024for an extended weather emergency. Snow again. >> Yeah. Uh if you're closed for a few days, the city of Buffalo went to it last year. You know, usually not using it for a snow day, but if you're going to be off for a week, you could activate that plan. That's reviewed annually. Uh, and that's part of this as well. So, just know that that's in there. Uh, last year, uh, there were some relatively significant changes made due to concerns raised nationwide about unattended trauma or harm to students that might result from drills that are not communicated as being practiced rather than a actual emergency. So, we were required now to conduct uh drills that are held in a traumainformed, developmentally, and age appropriate manner. We're not allowed to use props, actors, simulations, or other tactics
025intended to mimic a school shooting. Uh, and students have students and staff have to be informed when we're conducting a drill that it is in fact a drill. This was nothing new for Holland. This was nothing new for any of our districts in the area. Uh, you know, every year you read something about somebody's in another state usually thinks it's a good idea, fire off a starter pistol during a lockdown drill or whatever. We don't do that here. Uh we also have to include bus drivers and monitors in our districtwide school safety team. You were already doing that. Um we have to include information about behavioral threat assessment teams. Holland does have a threat assessment team. Your principles, your administrators are trained in threat assessment. In other words, what do we do if we have
026a situation with a student that makes a threat? You know, what do we do with them? We have to act quickly to determine what we're going to do. how are we going to reintroduce them to the population uh if and when they come back to school. So all of that is handled by your threat assessment team. Uh and we are also required to establish procedures regarding notifications of parents uh regarding drills. So we have to inform parents that we are conducting drills now. So if you're getting a lot of remind or whatever software >> parent square uh why are they sending me all these? We're required to tell parents now if they want to have that conversation with their child or student about drills, they can do that. Right? So that was 2024. Uh and
027some other items related to building level plans. Again, trauma informed drills, expanded maps, a lot more information on the maps for emergency responders. Uh this year there are some changes somewhat significant. We've used the same terms in emergencies for a number of years and for a variety of reasons state has decided to tweak those a little bit. So there will be some training and an adjustment for our faculty, our administrators. Uh regarding those terms, some of them are the same. Evacuate and evacuation is obvious. Think fire drill. Uh shelter and shelter in place will now be associated with weather emergencies. If we're concerned about a tornado or something like that and we need to shelter our students in the building, we'll use shelter in place. Lockdown remains the same, immediate threat to life inside the
028building. Uh hold and hold in place is a term that's been added. Uh we're using that for what we used to use shelter in place for. So hold or hold in place, we're restricting movement within the building. We have an ambulance coming to transport student from the nurse nurse's office. We want to restrict movement there. We're going to utilize hold and hold in place. Um, what do we have? >> We have bouncy balls going down. >> Bouncy balls going down the stairs. We need to restrict movement. I don't know what goes on out here. Uh, we're going to use hold in place. And the term lockout uh because there was some confusion. Lock out, lock down. They've now made lockout secure lockout. So supposedly that'll solve that problem. These are issues on the state level.
029So secure lockout will replace lockout. Uh that's the table, that's the chart. This is a public document. This will replace everything in district uh written information related to our emergency response actions. So there's the five of them and we'll move to do that districtwide over the summer to make sure everything you know if the teachers have flip charts or these in their desk somewhere uh or we'll make sure they're providing these new ones to get rid of anything else uh to make sure there's no confusion and this is provided by state. Okay, 30-day public comment period starts now. All right, any questions? Thank you all for your time. Appreciate you. >> Thank you. >> Are there any comments related to the school safety plan for discussion before we come forward? >> Actually, heaven forbid something
030like this. Does that tell us with the children who were actually involved potentially traumatized? Will we have counselors on hand? level. >> Yep. All of that. There's a little bit included in the districtwide plan. There's a lot of it included in the building level plan. There is a post incident response team that your principles are required to have designated. Um it varies a little bit from building to building, but there's a lot of the same common people uh involved in it. your, you know, your counselors, uh, therapists, there's resources at the county level, uh, that are provided. Um, so yeah, there's there's a lot involved in it, but again, absolutely that that team is designated and that information is in the building as well. >> Great. Thanks. >> Do we have any special matters or
031recognitions? So tonight I have a couple first of all congratulations as well. Um we're going to try to get her printed agenda. Okay. So maybe she can get it when she meets with Jason so we can help her go through it. Um so I'm letting her read. I'm sure she's thrilled when she's in school with the teacher again. And I'm really sorry Grace. Um but um un very unfortunately we have sad news. Um we lost one of our cafeteria workers. Um the wake is Wednesday. I sent the information out. We do have counselors coming tomorrow to be available because a lot of our support staff work very closely with them. Um so it's most unfortunate. Um pretty much I'll leave it there. Any correspondents from the floor? >> No more presentations for the administrative reports.
032You're the only one, >> I guess. So, um, our C was approved again, was renewed and approved through June of 2029. So, credit to that goes to Jess Shields, our food service director, as well as Christopher Yaki, because that data is uh difficult to collect and format the way the state wants it. Um, so they spent a lot of time and effort on that, but now we're good for a few more years, which is great for our kids. Uh, the tax roles are starting to come in from all the townships. You will see that in August to certify the tax rates for all of our towns. um working on closing out the year, getting prepared for the auditors to come in and just want to give a shout out to Sue. This meeting is a
033lot to put together. We talk about reor probably starting tomorrow for the rest of the year getting ready for this year. Um this agenda is a lot of work. So, credit to her for doing that and as well as she does it. >> Any questions? >> Thanks. Um Kathy, do you have any more for us? Yeah, a little bit. Um, UPK we don't have a waiting list at the moment. Um, we um still having some movement teacher wise, right? We always the summers schedules are being finalized. Um, you saw some personnel items that just happened like we felt some people back from Peliss. um you know we have resignation and um we have reassigned you know a special ed person that lost someone because we get student placements that have changed. Um we're working on
034the safety plan um and we have building level and district level plans and they have to be submitted. So we're working on those so that we can submit them. There's numerous other reports um some special ed reports and some other things that have to happen in the next few weeks. We're working on that. Um I'm happy to report um that Linda I guess because she knows the district has picked up fairly well over there and Lori of Reky and Kate Presian um they've been very very helpful. They've come in and they've trained with her. So Britney, I called her today. I had called her last week or something and she actually had numbers for me and knew. So it was it was a good thing. I was impressed. Um Emma will start but Emma has
035an email. Thank you, Christopher. And so we're um pushing off things to her. They're already signed up for trainings. She's already signed up for trainings. I think she goes to the first one like two days after she starts. Um I'm working on a mentor with her that I'm pretty sure I can run through. So whatever whatever time, you know, he gives they give to her um we'll be able to get the eight back on it. Um I think pretty much I don't I don't know. There's a lot um but but we're we're doing well. Primarily right now we want to close out the year so we can move on next year and so we're kind of hanging in limbo and waiting on them. You know I'm chopping a bit and making them crazy but I
036think we're going to get there very soon. >> All right. Maybe a little crazy. >> But technically you know where you think you're landing number one. We think >> I have a good idea. Yes, but I don't ever say exactly until everything is close out. We still have invoices that we're paying. We just finished a payroll on Friday that straddled two fiscal years. Um >> invoices invoices that are still coming in from last year. >> Like special ed stuff. >> Special ed when it's supposed to. And that's the other thing we're working on too. And I think you some of you will remember that we did this when I got here the first time. We're looking at our Medicaid and our stacks and the stuff that Heather does. She's not here indefinitely, you know. So
037we talked to a company today, but we also think that BOSIES and another Boseies that we can um cross contract with maybe can provide us with services. They just started a new one for both Medicaid and the HUD stack. So we think you know we'll be able to have somebody ensure that everything's being filed properly that we in fact can bill you can go back a year. So I'm hoping if we missed anything at least we can collect which if you recall we've done we had a company come in and find >> we had a company. I'm hoping not to do that this time. Um I don't think we're in the shape we were then, I guess I'll say. So I think that either with the Quest of Boseies that can help us or this
038small company that's low, you know, not too far away from us, we might be able to to pull that off. I I don't think we're in the same shape. I just to give you a little background since I've gone, they've gone to anniversary dates because I think they thought that was coming down from the state and we decided to jump on it for whatever reason. Big districts do anniversary dates because it's like too much all at once for us. It's a lot. It's a perpetual meeting going on which means scripts that are written for a year expire. We got to remember to get them renewed otherwise we don't have them proper so that they can go for reimbursement. So um we probably will go back to the annuals but it's kind of a year and
039a half I think process that we talked about before we can actually Yeah, every all of it. All of it. So, we're just going to have people look at this stuff. Um, make sure that we're, you know, maximizing our aid. Obviously, that's what we want. Um, we're getting Linda trained. We're getting, you know, Emma trained >> who normally does this. I mean, it was Heather. >> Well, so Nicole N Heather still comes in and does like the the >> How long she going to do that for? >> My point. That's why I'm fixing this now. So, we're going to work on it. >> So, are we going to hire a person or just try to tie? >> No, right now. I don't think your department could do it. I'm not sure department of two could
040ever do it. That's why we had Heather do it. That's why we're looking at hosties in this company. Boseies is our most efficient so we get paid back on it. Um, and then, you know, if we think the time comes that they're well versed and they're able to take it back, yeah, great. But somebody and they're only as good as the information they give. So that's why we want to make sure our people understand completely that what has to be given to them and what has to be biled appropriately. So we're just crossing some eyes and dotting some te's and making sure that we're efficient and we're doing what we're supposed to be doing. So um we hope to have that wrapped up for this summer anyway because Heather know is can't do this indefinitely.
041So we'll have her do some overlap, you know, make sure everybody understands what they're doing now. What I guess my question is if it's not a lot of work, if it's a specialized work, could we just not have her keep coming back to do it? I mean, we used to had someone that only get a couple hours a week, but we had a lot of work. >> So, it's more than >> especially with these anniversary dates. So, it's like more work than she's willing to do or you want her to do or whatever. >> I I would say both. I don't ever want to speak with her without her being here. But it's also it should be more her knowledge is fantastic. >> We just we need someone in district that is here more consistently
042to do it. Like right now a stack comes in I drop it off in her mailbox or she comes and pick it picks it up. It's just not >> it's hard to get the communication. >> Yeah, >> I guess. >> And that was something typically that Medicaid and staff wouldn't typically live in the business office. Heather started off in special ed. So when she moved over to business office, it stayed with her. >> That's what she brought her for. Yeah. >> Do you remember that? >> She was the only one that knew and was trained in to do it. So when that left that was >> But the person who took her position was not been well trained in it or did >> there is no person that took her. Oh, are you talking about
043the treasur? >> Treasurer would almost never the new gentleman is there. >> Yeah. No, I I think our best option eventually, and I'm not saying, you know, when as as soon as we see what we have and what we do is going to be the Bosey's option, >> you know, so as soon as we have our ducks in the row and helps us make sure, you know, and it just so happened like we didn't think they didn't do Medicaid, but Britney Pal, you're not going to believe this. They just started that new service. So, we'll see. We'll we'll keep you posted. I just want to make sure we're getting what we should be getting. It's right there. >> Okay, we're moving on to discussion items. >> Can I ask one more question about personal? So,
044when you pull somebody back off the PEL's list, >> okay, that was like someone that we just released like maybe a year or two ago. >> Uhhuh. >> You released that person June 30th and we had a situation where somebody went to get an administrative job and so we called them right back. And so, you know, when somebody's on the PEL, they're basically on pause. So, that means their seniority is on pause, their salary is on pause. If they were set to come back the next step, that's what they would come back at. Yeah. Like, it's it was we were chuckling today. It's kind of like a one day turnaround basically. But you we'd already acted on it, so >> that's why we have those things in place. >> That's exactly All set with Kathy's
045report >> and it's seven years. Just for those that don't know, it's a sevenyear unless you're in a big city, the big five forever. >> All right. Discussion items are next. Correct. Um resolved that upon the recommendation of the committee on special education and the committee on preschool education the student placements are approved on the following dates for section 504 cse and CPSSE May 30th June 18th 20th 23rd 24th 25th and 26 >> that was in with the consent oh >> it ended at 14 >> yeah that's Okay. >> So, we did personnel. So, now you're on >> um >> B. No 15B. >> Got it. >> Resolved that the Holland Board of Education adopt policies as follows. Whereas the board of education of the Holland Central School District is authorized by education law 1709
046to adopt bylaws and policies as necessary for the effective and orderly operations of the schools. And whereas the board of education has reviewed its policies and makes revisions and changes thereto. Therefore, be it resolved that the board of education hereby adopts the policies for the district as located and maintained on board docks. And be it resolved that the policies shall supersede all previous policies adopted by the board of education which are hereby revoked and rendered null and fully. And be it resolved that the right to amend or revoke these current policies at any time is reserved to the board of education. And be it resolved that the in the event any policy, part of policy or section of the bylaws is judged to be inconsistent with law, inoperative by a court of competent jurisdiction or
047is invalidated by policy or contract newly adopted by this board, the remaining bylaw, policies and parts of policy shall remain in full effect. May I have a motion? So move second >> Paula but I I want to note that >> discussion >> yeah we are >> basically sent policies to from department of education we don't make up policies. >> So Andrew you as long as it's on the screen unless something particular we won't make you read out that's having fun. She's like, you know, you feel free if you'd like. >> So, all in favor? >> Any opposed? >> Pass 70. >> All right. >> You can just read the very first part of that. >> That the board of education approve the following Bosey's cooperative bidding for food service products. Have a motion. Second second
048rest. Any discussion? All in favor? >> Any opposed? 70. >> Resolve that the Hall Board of Education approve the district participation in the federal free and reduced lunch program for the 2025 2026 school year. I have a motion. >> Second. Here. >> Any discussion? Do we have anything in place to make the parents know how important it is to fill out? >> You keep trying. >> I I want to know if we tell the parents about how important it is to fill the forms. >> We do. >> Okay. >> And and and it's in that newsletter. We post it on the website. Um I'll try to do some kind of a drop down when they send the applications out again. Um start of the year, you know, like you know how we have the banners
049once in a while. So we'll try to do something like that. I'll try to get them pushed out on social media just for that. I know cuz really the the one of the biggest things is college applications. I mean you don't some colleges you don't have to pay at all. Some you pay a small portion. They're not cheap. >> It's a nice >> Can we push it out on our Facebook page? >> Yeah. I think she I asked if she put that out in social media and she said yes when she came in tomorrow she would push it out again. So that's my hope. >> All in favor? Any opposed? pass 70. Uh resolve that the board of education approve the rates for community use of transportation at $1.25 per mile, $17 per hour for
050bus attendance, and $29 per hour for drivers. I have a motion. >> Second, Russ. Any discussion? All in favor? >> Any oppos? pass 70 sub resolve that the town of Holland be appointed a tax collector for the Holland Central School District for the 2025 2026 school year with a payment to the town of Holland of $7,282.80 may have a motion that second >> any discussion all in favor. Any opposed? Passes 70. Resolve upon the recommendation of the superintendent of schools that the board of education adopt the following policy. Uh use of internet enabled devices during the school day. We have a motion. >> So move second. >> Any discussion? So, you know, this we were like the leader in this for the college. We probably could have written the policy. We did have our policy.
051It was a lot more robust to be honest, but they've come up with a couple things they wanted in there and one of them was a posting to parents. So, we included what was there and we're having you approve again, you know, to do our due diligence. >> Okay. All in favor? >> Any opposed? >> That's 70. Resolved that the board of education approves the resolution as attached for the districts to authorize the is ROC >> the ROC >> regional operations center >> to negotiate data privacy agreements with vendors and third party contractors on the district's behalf. I have a motion second. >> Any discussion? >> All in favor? >> Any opposed? We should pass 70. Whereas by section 912 of the education law school, >> therefore, be it resolved that the board of education
052of the Holland Central School District does hereby authorize health and welfare services agreements to the following school districts for the 202425 school year. This is in the past. Willingsville Central School District, one student at $71,982. May I have a motion? So move >> second. >> All in favor? I. >> Any opposed? 70. >> Those are services we pay other schools for. It comes up pretty regularly. different range, different schools, >> and they should have got it in way sooner than getting in the mail today because it is for the last school year. >> We start getting them in in like January and then there's always a straggler or two. >> There's a couple of these we have to call out on financial reports, right? Just donations or >> There's donation. There's a donation. Yeah. Okay.
053So, we have a couple of donations. We have window graphics from the class of 1975. >> Is that what's on there now? >> Awesome. >> Yes, it looks very good. >> That was an estimated value of $22. So, thank you to the class of 1975. And we had another donation. >> No, that's it's just one. There's >> one two attachments about >> just got it. >> Okay. Committee reports >> question in our list of um things being discarded is all of the stuff for project adventure. Does that mean we can no longer climb outside? >> No, they can climb outside. The helmets, the lanyards, and the climbing harnesses are all being um there are some things that need that need to be replaced that they can't use, but they can still use it. Okay. Just
054a little constantly some waiting though. A lot of safety stuff has an expiration date. >> Yes. >> Okay. We have our committee reports um ECASB and RSA and we uh chose our new committee members today or returning ones. Um anything do with any of those? ECAB, ECASB is having their um mixer at the uh Hamburg boards and grooms at Hamburg. >> It's Thursday. >> And then the um back to school dinner is the 21st, August 21st, >> where our married Joe is getting an award. I encourage everybody to join if they can. >> And then um they They're having a law conference on the 6th and trying to think there's one thing. Oh, we're having legislative subcommittee this week. So, we'll go over everything that we're going to focus on for legislative this year. >>
055So, Britney and I are signed up for the law conference. I'll eat your dinner. >> Yeah. >> And I'm not going Thursday cuz none of you were going. >> I'm going. >> Well, we didn't know. sign up was last week. >> It was the third was the dead because I never >> I know they send a lot of emails, but there is a lot of information in those. >> There's a ton >> and they I know there's a lot of them and it's hard to sit there and look at everything. But >> that's the one you can't get Sue's help with. >> You have to register yourself. >> They're like give your district clerk a break. ordinary. I really wanted to go registering your >> You can still go a drink coupon or something. >>
056Paula, >> you can still go >> email him. >> Yeah, just email Dave. >> Yeah, >> he's slowly. >> I'm always late. >> I like his stuff, too. >> Oh, that's awesome. >> I would say >> rural schools. We had talked about going to the summer conference, but I'm guessing you didn't weren't >> feel like waiting financially. >> We talked about it if they had anything that was really worth our time and money, >> but we are renewed. So, >> we didn't have to pay for it because of last year not getting the information. >> Should we be getting like a newsletter or I get one? Do you >> I will make So, >> after Sue got angry, nailed it. With the renewal, I have to give them everybody's name again. >> Like RSA. It
057says RSA. I have to give the title. >> So just you getting there. >> I can't see it. >> Yeah, you guys seen it. >> I have not seen it. I will make sure I have a new sheet. >> Make sure everybody's names are on it. >> Thank you. So if I guess if we get something Andrew, we'll ask everybody else if they got it once I get >> forward it to everybody. You'll ask Samuel when we get on >> by the end of the week. I'll have everybody's name in there. >> No, I want it too. >> And then NISPA res registration opens up August 12th soon. So whoever's going conference in October, it's August 12th is the opening. So you got to do >> that's New York City for the >> kind of
058training thing. >> Yeah, I would I encourage anybody that's new to go. I learned so much my first two years and I'm going again to try and pick up on some of that. >> It's only really the professional development get unless you go to the ES. >> It's usually very good. Like there are some sponsored events that you know they're they're led by whoever pays for it, but there are a lot that are not. They're just, you know, people that work in different posties and different districts that it's real real solid information >> August 12th. >> Yep. So we got to tell because she's got registered us and then we got to figure out don't talk we got to figure out >> this year to you I'm going >> this year right >> what >>
059Russ originally was making it later in the week so I thought we >> I think that's right 22 >> yeah the 23rd through the 25th Yes. And you can fly from New York City to Charlotte because the Bills game is in Charlotte that Sunday. >> $4. >> What? >> I didn't budget for that. >> It's only $40. >> Yeah, it's cheaper than the return flight. >> The return flight will expensive. >> 129. If I send my stuff home with you and fly Frontier, >> what do you think? >> This isn't board discussion. Um, you want to know who you have everybody that is intending to go. >> Well, we can email her before the 12th >> and make sure if you're going to the back to school dinner, you give me your food choice, too.
060>> Okay. >> That was directed. >> Um, all right. Uh, policy. Is there any new policy updates? >> No. Nobody would have met. >> Yeah. Negotiations. Nothing to discuss. All honor, nothing, no transportation, nothing new. Tech plan, our tech team has a big big cut over in a couple weeks. A lot of work to do. We're we're bringing some services back in house. So, but nothing else related to the to plan has been discussed that I'm aware of. Uh finance and audit, if there's anything new, >> same kind of summer, early fall. Yeah. Um, and facilities we haven't been since our last meeting. >> 7:29. >> It's a weird meeting now. 2:00 Tuesday. >> Yeah. Like >> who who called that? >> So, we were going to do it at 4:30. I called 2:00. >>
061That's what the invite. >> Yeah, I saw the invite. We had said 4:30 because we run over and we do that that we make people wait. >> Um, >> but that's not >> Yeah, they might have done it. That's it. I didn't say 2:00. They asked me and I said 4:30. >> So >> that's what I believe facilities will be moving forward when they are >> on the upcoming >> the schedule meeting back a half an hour. >> Yeah. Especially project stuff. >> Yeah. Because we don't maybe when we don't have the project we can do. >> Yeah. >> Um just an update to V did send um an update with all of the equipment, the canopy, the concrete, everything. 356. So, you know, remember how we went back and forth with the playground. >>
062Are they going to get the the extra swings? >> 10 foot swings. >> They should have been the larger ones for the middle school. >> They were the 10 footers. >> I know what you're talking about, Kelly. I don't know 100%, but he said all the equipment we discussed at the last meeting is what it said. >> I don't know if they'll remember that, >> right? for the second set of swings to go. >> So that's upcoming facilities meeting we already talked about. Uh the next regular meeting is August 25th for our board uh here at 6 p.m. Do we have any second privilege of the floor? Okay, >> I would like to invite Emily Keing up to speak. >> Thanks. Thank you. Um, so I'm a Helen resident and I'm a parent. I'm a
063middle schooler and I read everything that I get on my emails and everything and I come to the board meetings as often as I can and I I did see an email a few months ago that said we were going to get rid of at least four instructional positions from grades 5 through 12. That would be social studies, one social studies teacher, one science teacher, one ELA teacher. I can't remember, but um I I've never heard any like followup on that. And I wondered I I thought we were going to talk about that on agenda number 12 and agenda 12 was skipped. So I'm I'm asking can someone fill us in? Like are we getting rid of these these positions or did I read the email incorrectly? like um you know how is this going
064to be restructured if we lose like one core teacher in middle school to high school just getting blank stairs like >> okay so that was done quite a while ago so the cuts were made back in >> March >> right and I yeah >> like how how is that going to work because I I understood there were like one you know one ELA teacher for grade five six and one four six seven and I don't know how high school works because I'm only involved in middle school but like how Is that going to happen like going forward in the in it seems like they're cut in this coming year like how is the restructuring going to happen? So that's an administration question, not a word question. So they wouldn't >> we probably shouldn't have back
065and forth here, but and I wasn't here when the cuts happened, but um they did not make the record when we had to knew. Okay, I'm going to speak for you guys and somebody correct me. My understanding is when we knew that we needed to cut positions because we needed to do something about our budget, all of the administration sat down and tried to figure out how they were going to service the students accordingly. And we can. We have lost a great deal of enrollment since 2019. Probably >> I'm not questioning the decision. I'm wondering like how is it happening like like are and are are the parents going to be informed before school starts? I mean like like I yeah the email came out in March but I have not any followup on that.
066>> Informed as into what is a teacher or your child has their classes all the classes are there. The schedules are done. you know, they've done nothing that they would have done except for the music department has been cut substantially and so there are more of the regulation. >> Did I read it incorrectly and and we're not losing a social studies teacher, a science teacher, and >> we still can accommodate the instruction is what we're saying to you? >> Yeah. >> We have very small classes. All of our core classes are in place. Sorry. Yeah. All of our core classes are in place. We didn't we didn't lose we we just one teacher from the middle school is >> I'd be happy to talk to you if you want to call my office. >> So
067only one music teacher was cut. >> No two >> and no other core teachers. >> Yes. Just >> correct. There are no other core teachers. There's no we they 11 and a half positions initially and I think now we're at nine and a half or something. I believe yes absolutely they cut but we can accommodate instruction and the number of students that we have we have lost enrollment. >> So just to try to explain if you had if you had an English class that only had 12 and an English class that had 16. They cut one now some of them went to this one and some of them went to the other one. if classes are still there. She would be a teacher in the middle school to kind of kind of explain some of
068that a little better to you. But they moved the students to different classrooms, but they still have the teachers. I mean, it just some of the sizes are bigger. Like we had some classes that only kids, >> but there were Okay. There were nine at least nine and a half teachers laid up. Why? I don't know why I just heard there were just two music teachers like >> So there was nine positions cut. >> Yes. >> But the kids core classes are not affected by that. They the core teachers cut. >> Yes, but they've restructured them so that the core so that the core classes are covered. They're just >> Okay. >> So, if there were if there were, for example, two social studies teachers in middle school and I don't know, I'm guessing there
069were probably two in high school and now there's three total, like how is that going to look? Like, classes will be some some classes will be larger than they might have been in previous years. So, I think as Kylie was saying, finding actual grades into >> just literally like class size. So sometimes class because we were spread out some classes some teachers might have had a class of six some teachers might have had teaching the same content area teaching the same social studies level might have had a class of 11 two separate teachers doing that. So now they'll have one teacher teaching that one class with a class of 20. To me, it doesn't make sense. Like, if there were four total social studies teachers and there was there's only three social studies teachers, I
070guess I can call your office, but like it doesn't make sense how that is actually how that makes sense. Like, that doesn't make sense to me. >> I would recommend calling the middle school principal and he can explain it better than we can. >> I actually think you should call me in. >> Okay. >> I have the schedule. >> Okay. Okay. Thank you. You're welcome. Thank you. And I mean and one follow like why didn't we talk why did we just skip number 12 like approval to abolish position resignation? Like >> we approved number 12 in a group of a lot of other items that we review ahead of time and it's just out here for public consumption but we we approve them all at once. >> Okay. >> So we did approve number 12.
071It was part of a a larger approval process. >> Okay. All right. Thank you. Just give me my secretary. Well, he should set something up for us. Appreciate it. Of course. >> Okay. Um, we have round table discussion. Um, Tom, anything to to talk about? This is the time of the meeting where if there's anything that you want to bring up that is, you know, not personnel or or that kind of stuff related that would be in executive session, new items, things we want to discuss as a group and then we just kind of go around the board and and bring it up and discuss. So, anything for nothing right now? I'm just wondering on the sub subcommittee with the community still my thing >> Russ. >> Oh yeah. I wanted to open the discussion
072about a couple committees I think we should add to include include public members whether it be a committee or more informal not like the town hall because it's a little bit hard to control um just a smaller set. There were some interested members. >> So, you saw the email for from the one lady that came. >> Did you guys get the email? Yeah. >> From Emily. It's And she listed a whole bunch of different subcommunities things that people were talking about at these retreat, you know, these things. Some of those, you know, like um I'm going to say the advocacy um you know, for the music that was our big thing that we talked about how we went to about it. How do we start planning this to try to help get some of those
073programs back into our school? How do we fund raise? How do we budget for that? So, but we, you know, we can't do any of this without teachers and administrators to help spearhead because we don't know anything about these things. >> So, basically, these committees would be ad hoc committees. They wouldn't be based on what we already have. >> Correct. Correct. >> They have to be ad hoc committees. They have to be we have to give them a specific purpose and then they work on that. >> They're not voting members. So they make recommendations and suggestions. One of you will probably sit there as like you said an appropriate administrator or someone to >> Yeah. So I think we want to come up with a a good list of at least three maybe maybe four
074um committees where we can invite public members to join. Advocacy is a good one. Um that's a a broad base and you can talk about athletic advocacy talk about you know arts advocacy all that. So I think that would be a good one. We have a bunch of other suggestions that have been thrown out there. But I guess we just need to decide what they are and then send the invite out for community members and um I think set a cap on how many people are on each committee. We don't we don't want 30 people, you know, getting together, but we do want a good representation of of what they are and then assign. >> Each committee needs at least one board member because you bring findings back. >> So that's what I was going
075to say because it's a board committee. One of you has to be the lead, right? >> Absolutely. >> Sue can send out your board invites and whatever, right? And then you can make you have to be kind of one of you, whoever's interested in that committee. Yes. So maybe we start with everybody wants to come up with one that they feel strongly about they feel they could provide the most and we'll kind of look at what those >> the direction of those and go from there and then have an agenda item to our next to the next meeting trying to >> and then we can reach out for volunteers >> um have a board um add that to like a board retreat. We can discuss that and fine-tune everything before you put it out. >>
076Perfect. Is that the floor next meeting? >> It can be. >> It mean dates yet, but it can be >> for sure. >> We probably should back to school, >> right? >> Yeah. Yeah. I'd like to have it go up before September. >> Okay. >> I think so. Um, Bonnie, anything for discussion? >> Thank you, >> Mary Joe. >> Okay. >> Normally, Grace, we do Do you have anything you want to say? >> She doesn't get to vote, but she gets her own table. I have to remember that. >> She does. Okay. >> But this would be a good spot for you if there's something in the student body that, you know, they're want to discuss or bring up to the board. This is when your chance would be to let us know if you
077hadn't like emailed us or let us know during the week, what not. But now a good time where you can use your your voice as the student >> representative to represent your class. >> All right. Uh resolve that the meeting adjourn to executive session at 7:11 p.m. for the purposes of discussing personnel. So move a second. >> Second. >> All in favor? I >> I. >> Any opposed? >> 70. Thank you everybody. >> Thank you.