Menu

Batavia City School District board meeting, Aug 24, 2026

55 min · 0 public speakers

This board doesn’t post agenda times. Click a board member to jump to where they first speak; we list only members whose voice our check named. Video length 55 min.

  1. Who spoke · first speaks at
What happened

What happened at this meeting

Batavia school board passes medication policy update, hears capital project report 33:48

  • A district staff member gave a report on capital projects, building reconfiguration and hiring. 33:48
  • The board took motions on the 2026⁠-⁠2027 district safety plan, the 2026⁠-⁠2027 Code of Conduct, the 2025 to 2030 professional learning plan and several policy updates. 40:18
  • An update to Policy 7513, Medication and Personal Care Items, was announced as passing. 44:50
  • The board also took a motion to accept a $600 donation from the VFW Post 1602 for supplies at the district's 3 elementary schools. 49:31

Until Nov 4, lines where a board member takes a side don't name the member. Why →

Item by item (15)
  1. Opening, public comment and good news 14:42
    • When asked whether anyone was coming for public to be heard, a staff member said no. 14:42
    • A speaker recognized the buildings and grounds teams for summer cleaning and room moves and said the summer meal program served 9,108 meals in July alone. 15:13
    • The board took a motion to enter executive session on personnel matters and later returned to regular session. 16:00
  2. Summer curriculum work 32:21
    • A staff member said teams worked on curriculum writing this summer with support from a Solution Tree coach and that survey feedback was very good. 32:21
    • A staff member welcomed a new middle school assistant principal who was on the agenda for approval. 33:22
  3. Capital projects and building reconfiguration 33:48
    • A staff member gave a capital project update, including work on the BHS boiler room and the field, and said the ribbon cutting would be on September 14th. 33:48
    • The staff member said classroom moves were settled about the first 2 weeks in July and teachers have been unpacking. 35:21
    • The staff member said moves bringing 5th grade, 2nd grade and kindergarten to different schools would happen around September 8th. 35:47
  4. Hiring and upcoming dates 35:47
    • A staff member said BMS science, art at the middle school and teacher aide positions remained open. 35:47
    • The staff member said opening day for staff was Tuesday the 1st in the high school gym and the first day of school was the 8th. 36:45
    • A speaker asked about district-wide spirit week dates, and a staff member said the regular high school spirit week would be in October. 37:45
  5. Consent grouping 38:41
    • The board took a motion on a consent grouping of agenda items. 38:41
    • One board member raised a concern about one personnel appointment on the consent grouping. 38:58
  6. Safety plan, code of conduct and learning plan 40:15
    • The board took up a motion to approve the district safety plan. 40:18
    • The board took motions on the 2026⁠-⁠2027 Code of Conduct and the 2025 to 2030 professional learning plan. 40:45
  7. Tenure recommendations 41:39
    • The board took a motion on tenure recommendations. 41:39
    • One board member said they needed to abstain from voting on one of the tenure recommendations. 41:57
  8. Upcoming tenure notice and balance write-off 42:07
    • A staff member said an upcoming tenure recommendation required no motion and was for information only. 42:44
    • A speaker read a resolution authorizing the district to write off de minimis balances due to the district, and the board took a motion on it. 43:00
  9. Board policy update 43:30
    • The board took up a motion on changes to Policy 1210. 43:30
    • A staff member said the board's student member had completed training and would join in September. 43:56
  10. Medication policy update 44:15
    • A staff member said the policy was on first reading and the board could pass it or move it to a second reading. 44:39
    • A speaker said the changes to Policy 7513, Medication and Personal Care Items, were recommended by BOCES Policy Services, reviewed by the legal team and reviewed by the school nurse practitioner. 44:50
    • A speaker asked whether the district was keeping a district option in the policy, and another speaker said it was. 45:48
    • The policy update was announced as passing. 46:45
  11. Field trip and health conditions policies 46:45
    • The board took a motion on an update to Policy 8460 on field trips, which a speaker said the policy committee agreed with. 46:45
    • A staff member said the policy committee met on the last policy, had some questions and met with the nurse practitioner. 47:37
    • A speaker said the speaker recommended passing Policy 7521, Students with Life-Threatening Health Conditions and/or Anaphylaxis, at first reading, and the board took a motion to pass it. 47:58
  12. Employee discrimination records policy 49:03
    • The board took a motion on new Policy 3311, Notification of Disclosure of Employee Discrimination Records, at first reading. 49:03
  13. Donation for elementary schools 49:31
    • The board took a motion to accept a $600 donation from the VFW Post 1602, split between the 3 elementary schools for supplies. 49:31
    • A speaker suggested students at the schools write thank you notes to the VFW. 50:27
  14. Reports and board comments 51:10
    • A speaker said administrative reports, including the business administration and curriculum and instruction reports, were on the district website. 51:10
    • A speaker said a meeting at the middle school covered the SEL program and school culture. 51:37
    • Speakers noted fall sports had started and students had taken part in a theater production and a concert band. 52:01
  15. Closing executive session 54:02
    • The board took a motion to adjourn into executive session on litigation and personnel matters and said it would not return afterward. 54:02

Written by software from the meeting's transcript and checked sentence by sentence against it.

Other meetings

Other meetings of this board

Video: posted by the district as “BCSD Board of Education August 24, 2026”