Jennifer L. Brown

The board participated in the election of board members for the Clinton-Essex-Warren-Washington Board of Cooperative Educational Services and approved its administrative budget for the 2026-27 school year. Additional actions included amending a civil service probationary appointment, approving a resignation, appointing instructional substitutes, and authorizing elementary extra-curricular activities for the final quarter. The board also approved the appointment of occasional drivers, accepted the extra classroom activities quarterly report, and reviewed the district treasurer's report.

The board conducted a budget hearing and addressed numerous action items including special education recommendations, personnel actions such as resignations, tenure appointments, and temporary appointments. Administrative approvals were granted for posting vacancies, additional staff hours, and budgetary transfers. The board held discussions regarding a proposed town sewer pipeline, facility usage fee structures, and the current fiscal year budget management. Additionally, an executive session was held to discuss employment history and collective negotiations.

The board reviewed the proposed 2026-27 school budget and adopted it in the amount of $40,350,628. They also approved the Annual Meeting notice for the upcoming school district election and budget vote. Additionally, the board approved the resignation of the business manager and authorized the posting for the vacancy. Other actions included the appointment of occasional drivers, adoption of SEQRA resolutions for door lock upgrades at elementary schools and an emergency bus lift project at the bus garage, and the authorization of ARP/ESSER grant funds for the door lock replacement project. The board also convened into an executive session to discuss personnel matters.

The meeting included the review of the 2026-27 Proposed Budget by the Superintendent and Business Manager, alongside a discussion about establishing a Capital Reserve Fund. Action items addressed the approval of the agenda, recommendations from the Committee on Special Education across multiple prior dates, and the approval of several personnel actions: a retirement resignation for Mary Guay, a standard resignation for Brigitte Calisti, an Unpaid Leave of Absence for Ingrid Jelen, and a Temporary Appointment for Brinley Lafountain as a Speech Language Pathologist. The Board also approved Instructional and Non-Instructional Substitute appointments, approved Occasional Drivers, authorized the Unified Basketball Merger with Beekmantown Central School District, approved the Independent Internal Claims Auditor Report for the period covering October 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025, and nominated Kathy Comins-Hunter as the NCCS candidate for the CVES Board of Cooperative Educational Services. Discussions covered current instructional coaching engagement strategies and the status of the Electric Bus Purchase waiver and Fleet Electrification Plan process. The session concluded with an Executive Session regarding personnel matters.

The meeting included approval of the agenda and action items covering several personnel matters. The Board approved rescinding a previous letter of intent for retirement for Michelle Vaughn and accepted a revised letter, and approved the resignation for retirement of Robert Knowles. They also approved a resignation from Jenna Dutil, several Civil Service appointments (permanent and probationary), and an unpaid Leave of Absence for an employee. Stipends were approved for a Lunch Duty Supervisor, and appointments for Instructional Substitutes, Non-Instructional Substitutes, and Coaches were confirmed. The Board approved several Elementary Extracurricular/Intermural Activities for Quarter 3. Administrative actions included approving Occasional Drivers, appointing a Subcommittee Chairperson for Special Education meetings, and approving a request to post for a Technology Integration Specialist. Further actions included approving the Section VII Merger Application for Track and Field with Northern Adirondack Central School, agreeing to participate in the NY/Island Cooperative Bid Program, approving the Second Amendment to the Energy Performance Contract with Danforth Company, and awarding the bid for the 2025-26 Capital Outlay Project - HVAC Controls Upgrade to Core Climate Systems, LLC. The Board also approved the District Treasurer's Reports for December 2025 and January 2026, and Budgetary Transfers for Quarter 2 2025-26. The meeting concluded with an Executive Session to discuss matters related to the employment history or appointment of a particular person.