Nate Brace

The meeting included acceptance of the CPSE/CSE report, the Treasurer's Report for December, and Appropriation Transfers for December. Warrants for General, Federal, School Lunch, and Capital Funds for December 2025 were accepted. Key personnel actions included accepting resignations from two Part-Time Bus Monitors and approving appointments for Substitute Teachers, Substitute Bus Monitors, a Full-Time Custodial Worker, and a Part-Time Custodial Worker. The Board approved the 2026-2027 Budget Development Calendar and the merger of several spring and fall sports teams with Spencer-Van Etten School District for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school years, respectively. A Kolpak Walk-In Outdoor Freezer was approved for purchase, and intermunicipal agreements concerning CTE Machining & Manufacturing Program hosting and various student transportation services were approved. Administrator reports covered instructional strategies, midterms/Regents exams, updates on modified sports, elementary nurse visits and state assessment practice, technology funding utilization, transportation procedural updates, and maintenance work conducted during the recess. A significant administrative change involved restructuring the instructional leadership by creating a PreK-12 Director of Instruction, Learning, and Assessment (filled by Sara Loomis) and a Director of Pupil Services (filled by Holly Carling), resulting in a reduction of one administrative team member. Updates were provided on emergency closing procedures and three pending New York State legislative bills related to tax exemptions/reductions. The Board entered into an executive session to discuss personnel matters.

The primary action of the special meeting involved the acceptance and award of the 2025-2026 Capital Outlay Project bid for General Construction Work. The Board accepted the bid from Daniel J. Lynch, Inc. for the Base Bid amount of $58,493.00, subject to contingencies including the receipt of Performance and Labor and Material Bonds and Insurance Certificates, and the execution of the Owner-Contractor Agreement. Additionally, the Board approved the appointment of Non-Instructional Substitutes for the 2025-2026 school year, including two Substitute Bus Monitors, pending successful criminal history background checks.

Key discussions during the meeting included the acceptance of CPSE/CSE reports for November 2025, the Treasurer's Report for November 2025, and the Appropriation Status Report for November 2025. Warrants for November 2025 across the General Fund, Federal Fund, School Lunch Fund, and Capital Fund were accepted. Under considerations, the Board accepted the Federal Single Audit report and the Extra-classroom Activity Funds Audit report, both pertaining to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and subsequently accepted the Corrective Action Plan related to the Extra-classroom Activity Funds Audit. The consent agenda addressed personnel items, including acknowledging a resignation for a position not accepted, approving substitute teachers and various Extra-Curricular Activities appointments, and accepting a Family Medical Leave Request. A memorandum of agreement with the Candor Faculty Association regarding compensation for covering medical leave was also accepted, along with bids for surplus items. Administrator reports covered the Jr/Sr High School's adoption of the Seal of Civic Readiness, athletic achievements, elementary school compliance with Erin's Law regarding child safety prevention training, community support programs like MACS, updates on network security assessment results, planning for the Smart Schools Bond Act proposal presentation, transportation updates including the arrival of new buses and participation in a regionalization study, facility work including accepting bids for elementary flooring replacement, and curriculum discussions focusing on number sense and standards-based grading implementation. The Superintendent also provided an update on administrative staffing, planning for Summer School 2026, and the status of Phase II of the 2023 Capital Project.

The Board of Education held a regular meeting where they accepted CPSE/CSE reports, Treasurer's Reports for June and July 2024, Appropriation Transfers for June and July 2024, and July 2024 warrants. The board approved several resignations and appointments, including Sarah Gordner as a Part-Time Teacher Aide and Colleen Lopez as a Full-Time Food Service Worker. They also approved the appointment of the Substitute Teacher List and Non-Instructional Substitute List for 2024-2025. Additionally, the board granted Jonathan Wolfe tenure, approved the Substitute Teacher Pay Schedule and Non-Instructional Substitute Pay Schedule for 2024-2025, and approved discarding a Global Meat Slicer. They approved the Tax Warrant for the 2024-2025 school year and the Contract for Health and Welfare Services with Ithaca City School District for the 2023-2024 school year. The board also approved a settlement agreement release resolution, accepted the draft version of the Board Policy 3100: Workplace Violence Prevention as a second reading, and approved the District Wide Safety Plan for the 2024-2025 school year, along with two memoranda of agreement for CCSD Employees Unit.

The Board of Education meeting included a capital project presentation with updates on current and upcoming projects. The CPSE/CSE report, Treasurer's Report, Appropriation Transfers reports, and warrants were accepted. The consent agenda included personnel items such as resignations, retirements, and appointments, including the creation of a Girls Golf Coach position. Reports were given by the Jr/Sr High School Principal, Elementary Principal, Director of Instructional Technology, Facilities Working Supervisor, Transportation Supervisor, Food Services Manager, Director of Elementary Instruction, Learning, and Assessment, Director of Secondary Instruction, Learning, and Assessment, Asst. Supt. of Curriculum, Instruction, and Pupil Services, School Business Official, and Superintendent. Discussions covered topics such as regents exam results, cellphone policy, athletics, computer-based testing practice, before and after-school programs, student behavior, website traffic, emergency lockdown system upgrade, transportation, food services, oral reading fluency, staff temperature check, pacing guides, support for Students with Disabilities, state aid projections, health insurance costs, policy manual proceedings, summer school program, regionalization, culture and climate surveys, and athletics and extra-curricular information. The meeting also included board comments and recognition of visitors.