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Boquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport board meeting, Jun 11, 2026

1 h 32 min

Chronic absenteeism ▶ 36:00AI in schools ▶ 1:13:32Reading and test scores ▶ 36:00

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  3. Darlene HooperBoard member
What happened

What happened at this meeting

Board hears $31.6 million capital project estimate, approves consent agenda items 7:40

  • A district staff member reported preliminary capital project figures, including a maximum cost allowance of about $25.5 million and a whole-project estimate of $31.6 million. 8:16
  • The board approved financial items, the consent agenda and the personnel consent agenda as amended. 30:49
  • Administrators gave end-of-year reports on attendance, reading and math results, special education compliance and facilities work. 36:00
  • A district staff member presented proposed district goals for next year and said the board would be asked to adopt them at the reorganization meeting. 1:03:26
Item by item (15)
  1. Opening and roll call 0:03
    • Darlene Hooper called the meeting to order at 6 PM, led the Pledge of Allegiance and asked for the roll call. 0:03
  2. Recognition of retiring employees 1:21
    • Darlene Hooper said the board decided to start a tradition of recognizing retiring employees and would recognize those who retired or will retire in 2025 and 2026 together. 1:21
    • Darlene Hooper said the board was recognizing 9 individuals and presented certificates of recognition. 1:21
  3. Capital project update 7:33
    • A district staff member said the maximum cost allowance was about $25.5 million, an increase of $2.5 million, and the whole project was estimated at $31.6 million, with the construction manager updating estimates. 7:40
    • A staff member said the energy performance contract could be aided at 80.1% and that an additional 10% would bring it back up to 90.1%. 11:07
    • The staff member showed initial exterior renderings and said color and materials were yet to be determined. 12:17
  4. Transfer of unused backstop 15:30
    • Darlene Hooper said a district staff member was to check the legality of transferring an old unused backstop to the Youth Commission. 15:30
    • The staff member said the district can do that and the item does not have enough value to require a board vote. 15:52
    • Darlene Hooper asked that the minutes reflect that all board members agreed. 16:31
  5. Committee updates 17:05
    • Darlene Hooper noted that the Policy Committee and Joint Study had not met. 17:05
    • Paige Cotter Saltamach said the Youth Commission met Monday and had started the soccer conversation, with baseball and softball ending soon. 17:36
  6. Protocol for recognizing retirees 17:56
    • Darlene Hooper asked for recommendations on a future protocol for recognizing retirees, including whether to base it on the school year or fiscal year. 17:56
    • Darlene Hooper described the protocol as recognizing employees who retire from September to August 31st. 22:15
  7. Public comment and executive session 22:46
    • Darlene Hooper asked for public comment, and no one came forward. ~22:46
    • Darlene Hooper announced that motions passed to enter executive session and later to reconvene into regular session. 24:21
  8. Student board member report 24:52
    • The student report covered sports, field trips, dances, fundraisers, cultural assemblies and a career fair. 25:19
    • Darlene Hooper recognized the first ex officio student school board member with a certificate of recognition. 28:26
  9. Agenda, minutes and financial items 29:42
    • Darlene Hooper asked for a motion to approve items 12A and B plus an addendum adding 8B2 and 16C. 29:42
    • The motion to amend the agenda, financial items 13A 1 through 4 and motion 14A were announced as approved. 30:23
  10. Consent agenda 31:33
    • Asked whether parents must provide transportation for combined teams, a district staff member said it depends. 31:56
    • Asked about closing the certiorari account, a district staff member said the district has no pending cases. 33:00
    • Items 15A through K were announced as accepted. 34:04
  11. Personnel consent agenda 34:04
    • The board considered a motion to approve items 16A through N with the addendum. 34:04
    • Items 16A through N1 as amended were announced as accepted. 35:13
  12. End-of-year administrator reports 35:13
    • A Lakeview campus administrator reported average daily attendance just under 95% and chronic absenteeism just under 8%, compared with a state average of around 30%. 36:00
    • A staff member said the department earned the Meets Requirements designation and reported 100% compliance. 45:44
    • A speaker said almost every classroom space in both buildings has an air conditioner and said the law requires preventative measures at 82 degrees and moving to another space at 88 degrees. 53:45
  13. Superintendent's update 57:41
    • A district staff member outlined proposed goals for next year on previous initiatives, facilities, Portrait of a Graduate, and wellness and attendance. 1:04:09
    • A speaker said the capital project reserve reached the $6 million threshold, allowing a switch that adds 0.25% in interest. 1:18:42
    • A district staff member said that if the board wanted to continue to move forward, official language from the attorney would be needed for the public hearing. 1:22:17
  14. Second public comment 1:26:01
    • A speaker at public comment thanked teachers and administrators at the Mountain View campus and thanked those who helped with student trips. 1:27:10
    • A student spoke about the yearbook, the senior play and learning to use AI properly. 1:28:00
  15. Next meeting and executive session 1:30:22
    • The next meeting was announced as a reorganizational and regular meeting on Wednesday, July 1st, 2026 at 6:00 PM at the Mountain View campus. 1:30:22
    • The motion to enter executive session was announced as passed. 1:31:56

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