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Ballston Spa Central School District board meeting, Sep 16, 2026

20 min

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  2. Katie WhittemoreVice President
What happened

What happened at this meeting

Ballston Spa board approves bidding Phase 1B capital project 16:30

  • During the superintendent's report, a presenter gave an update on Phase 1B of the district's capital project, covering work at Wood Road, Milton Terrace North, transportation and the Eastern Avenue building. 2:55
  • The presenter said the project is scheduled to go out to bid October 15th, with a bid opening on November 10th and a hoped-for board award on December 2nd. 11:45
  • The board also passed resolutions on agreements and student placements and a consent agenda of resolutions 174 through 189. 16:09
  • The board passed Resolution 170, approval to bid the Phase 1B capital project. 16:30
Item by item (11)
  1. Opening 0:00
    • Katie Whittemore called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:00
    • A staff member said there were no recognitions. ~0:48
  2. Student government report 0:50
    • A student said student council meetings in the elementary and middle schools would start in early October. 1:01
    • A student said student government was planning homecoming events, including a dance on Saturday, October 17th at 7 PM and a street fair on Friday, October 16th at 4 PM. 1:31
    • A student said the high school will host college fairs on September 24th and October 7th for interested juniors and seniors. 1:41
  3. Approval of minutes 2:37
    • The board considered the minutes from the September 2nd regular meeting. 2:37
    • The meeting minutes were approved. ~2:55
  4. Capital project Phase 1B update 2:55
    • A presenter said Phase 1A, the cooling tower replacement at the high school, was completed, and that Phase 1B work at Wood Road and Milton Terrace North includes parking lot reconstruction, play surfaces, sidewalks and fencing, while playfield improvements are being held off. 3:03
    • The presenter said physical construction would start in June and run into April of 2028, and told a questioner there are a few gates in the planned fence around the elementary school property. 5:58
    • The presenter said electric vehicle infrastructure at transportation will be deferred because the mandate for electric buses has been deferred for 5 years. 10:30
  5. Committee reports 13:59
    • Katie Whittemore reported that the Audit and Finance Committee distributed its charter and purchasing policy and reviewed an internal audit on Medicaid for the 2026 school year. 13:59
    • Katie Whittemore said 8 sections were reviewed, 1 section had an area of improvement, and the district has already made those adjustments. 14:29
  6. Correspondence and announcements 14:57
    • A speaker said Meet the Teacher nights run through September 29th, September 25th is a half day for staff development, and the next Board of Ed meeting is October 7th. 15:16
  7. Agreements and 403B plan 15:43
    • Katie Whittemore asked for a motion to approve Resolution 167, Agreement Athletics. 15:43
    • Resolutions 167, 168 and 169 passed. 16:09
  8. Approval to bid capital project 16:30
    • The board considered Resolution 170, approval to bid the Phase 1B capital project. 16:30
    • Resolution 170 passed. 17:18
  9. Obsolete items and student placements 17:18
    • The board considered Resolution 171 on obsolete items, Resolution 172 on placement of students with disabilities and Resolution 173 on placement of preschool students with disabilities. 17:18
    • Resolutions 171, 172 and 173 passed. 17:48
  10. Consent agenda 18:35
    • Resolutions 174 through 189 were taken up as the consent agenda. 18:35
    • The consent agenda passed. 18:35
  11. Closing and adjournment 19:22
    • Katie Whittemore said there was no PTA report and called for public comment before asking for a motion to adjourn. 19:22
    • The meeting was adjourned. ~20:08

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