Board meetings, strategic plans, and buyer signals from Courtney Johnston’s organization
Jun 16, 2026·StrategicPlan
Board
Poland Central School District Instructional Technology Plan 2026-2029
The Poland Central School District's Instructional Technology Plan outlines its strategic approach to integrating technology into education from 2026 to 2029. The plan aims to foster academic excellence and prepare productive citizens by being responsive to changing needs. Key strategic goals include ensuring a robust and reliable technology infrastructure, developing a collaborative professional development plan for continuous technology integration support for educators, and implementing cohesive classroom technology solutions such as interactive displays and student Chromebooks. The plan seeks to improve student performance, academic standards, and provide equitable learning opportunities through expanded access to high-quality digital learning tools, resources, and experiences, facilitating differentiated instruction, and enhancing student engagement.
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The meeting included a presentation on electric vehicle conversion for student transportation, a transportation supervisor's report on driver shortages and DOT inspections, and the approval of a resolution authorizing Frontier Energy to conduct a site assessment and feasibility analysis. Reports were given on regionalization planning, school tax collection, and the status of the district audit. Committee reports covered legal updates, BOCES capital projects, policy revisions, and Herkimer BOCES matters. The board approved policies related to nursing employees expressing breast milk and student medications/allergies, authorized the return of uncollected real property taxes to county treasurers, approved budget transfers, surplus property disposition, and the combining of athletic programs with other school districts. Personnel matters, including substitute assignments, coaching appointments, and the interim chief faculty counselor appointment, were also addressed. Finally, the board approved the Superintendent's contract term.
Sep 19, 2024·BoardMeeting
Board
Regular Meeting of the Board of Education
The meeting will include a presentation on a student council advisor's proposal for overnight travel, administrative reports covering school opening, staffing, newsletter, building principal reports, treasurer and tax collector reports, and transportation. Key discussion topics include policy development (Title IX grievance process, Title IX regulation, student dismissal), approval of Bakken Books for the elementary school, approval of student council overnight travel, approval of the annual professional development plan, and resolutions for the certification of lead evaluators for classroom teachers and building principals/administrators. An executive session is proposed to discuss pending litigation, collective negotiations, personnel matters, and other confidential information.
Sep 3, 2024·BoardMeeting
Board
Special Meeting of the Board of Education
The meeting's agenda included reports on grading and attendance, policy development (student attendance, grading, student registration, and facility use), a personnel report for instructional and non-instructional staff, and new business items. New business items included amending the school calendar to reflect an early release day for professional development, approving BOCES free software opt-in agreements, and approving an emergency declaration for broadleaf herbicide control application on school fields to address safety hazards caused by uneven weed growth. The herbicide application will be followed by actions to reduce future applications, including overseeding with endophyte-enhanced perennial ryegrasses, routine fertilization, and other cultural practices.
Extracted from official board minutes, strategic plans, and video transcripts.
