Orange-Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services

This document details the athletic alignments and competitive structures for various sports and divisions within the OCIAA for the 2025-2026 academic years. It categorizes schools into divisions based on class and size for numerous sports including soccer, volleyball, basketball, football, wrestling, swimming, track, tennis, golf, lacrosse, cheerleading, and bowling, across varsity, junior varsity, and modified levels. The primary objective is to establish clear and organized competitive groupings for interscholastic athletic events.

The meeting addressed several key areas including the approval of the agenda and the minutes from the previous meeting. A student voice segment featured shared paintings from Spirit Week and updates on upcoming prom and CTE visitation events. Personnel actions, including appointments, leaves, resignations, and retirements, were approved, with special thanks extended to two retirees. The Audit Committee minutes and subsequent reports, including the Internal Audit and Single Audit Reports, were accepted. A series of consent items related to financial reports (Treasurer's, Budget Status, Budgetary Transfer, Budget Adjustment, Claims Auditor), donations, bid awards, and obsolete equipment were approved. Action items included approving costs for the Skills USA Competition, the 2026-2027 Student Calendar, and the 2026-2027 Cooperative Board Meeting Schedule. A lease resolution with the County of Orange for space at Arden Hill was approved. Several revised policies regarding school safety plans, annual organizational meetings, medication, and life-threatening health conditions underwent a first reading and were adopted. Capital Project Change Orders for the Arden Hill Gymnasium/REC were approved. Furthermore, the Board rescinded the Notice of Award to S&L Plumbing & Heating Corp. for a plumbing contract due to failure to submit required bonds and subsequently awarded the contract to the next lowest bidder, Joe Lombardo Plumbing & Heating of Rockland, Inc. Operational updates included commendations for the organization of the Odyssey of the Mind event and highlights from the SkillsUSA event. The meeting concluded with an executive session to discuss the employment history of a particular person.

The meeting included procedural items such as the approval of the agenda for March 11, 2026. Key discussions centered on the review of the Draft Internal Audit Report presented by Nugent & Haeussler, P.C., and the review of the Single Audit Report, including an overview of Internal Controls provided by Bonadio & Co., LLP, and subsequent discussion regarding the Corrective Action Plan for the Single Audit.

The document pertains to the second part of the Odyssey of the Mind Region 5 Award Ceremony for the year 2026. The proceedings included a sound check for audience engagement, acknowledgments of various supporting personnel such as coaches, administrators, board members, volunteers, judges, sponsors, and staff members, as well as recognizing the support of the students' families. Key activities involved leading the Pledge of Allegiance and celebrating the accomplishments of the participants, emphasizing the value of ingenuity, dedication, and teamwork demonstrated throughout the competition. Awards were distributed across different problems and divisions, including Problem One (Divisions One and Two) and Problem Two (Divisions One and Two), with mention of ties in one category. The event concluded with closing remarks congratulating all teams and wishing them well.

The meeting commenced with the Cooperative Board entering and subsequently exiting an executive session to discuss the employment history of a particular person. Key discussions during the regular session included updates on student engagement during Spirit Week and concerns regarding student transitions between campuses and parking availability. Personnel actions, including appointments, leaves of absence, resignations, retirements, and terminations, were approved. The board accepted several financial reports for December 2025 and January 2026, including the Treasurer's Report, Budgetary Transfer Report, Budget Status Report, Budget Adjustment Report, and Claims Auditor Report, along with approving obsolete equipment and bid awards. Textbook approvals for Special Education programs (grades K-12) were completed, and the Corporal Punishment Report for the second half of 2025 (showing no incidents) was accepted. New policies concerning Artificial Intelligence, Data Networks and Security Access, Cybersecurity Incident Response, and revisions to policies on Procurement and Concussion Management were all approved on the first reading. Several capital project change orders related to Arden Hill Gymnasium/REC and Axelrod projects were addressed, with one motion failing. Finally, the 2026-2027 Proposed Budgets for Administration, Capital, Rental, and Programs, totaling over $197 million, were presented and adopted. Reports included an update on the availability of Presidential Park for Summer School and the Strategic Plan Committee's timeline.