Buffalo City School District board meeting, Sep 16, 2026
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Buffalo board tables Resolution 23A for committee discussion in November 1:31:15
- District staff presented attendance, suspension and state test data from the last school year, and board members asked questions about the results. 33:12
- The board also approved the minutes and the consent agenda. 56:11
- The board discussed Resolution 23A on smarter school choice, which asked the district to initiate a transformation plan on elementary school assignment. 57:59
- The board approved a motion to table the resolution and move it to the Executive Affairs Committee at the November session. 1:30:34
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Item by item (11)
- Opening and executive session report 0:00
- The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a land acknowledgment read by Adrianna K. Zullich. 0:00
- Janita Everhart read the board's guardrails, including that the board shall not invest less than 50% of its minutes each month into monitoring student outcome goals. 2:34
- Kathy Evans-Brown said the board had met in executive session to discuss potential litigation, the employment history of a specific district employee and to receive legal advice, and that no action was taken. 3:48
- Student board member oath 3:48
- Kathy Evans-Brown administered the oath of office to a senior serving as student board member for the 26th 27 school year. 4:29
- Retirement recognition 7:01
- Public comment on classroom screen time 20:32
- A speaker at public comment said over 270 parents, teachers and community members signed a petition asking the district to adopt a comprehensive screen time policy. 21:52
- A district staff member said the district was doing work around AI to create policy language and was looking at ways to limit screen time. 25:21
- Hispanic Heritage Month and school opening update 24:29
- Student outcome data presentation 32:52
- A presenter said the district improved its average daily attendance rate by 0.27% and had an 8.35 percent decrease in its short-term suspension rate. 33:12
- A presenter said grades 3 through 8 English proficiency dipped slightly, mainly due to grades 3 and 5, and that the first administration of the new English Regents had a 60.47% proficiency rate. 35:24
- Board questions on student data 43:52
- Adrianna K. Zullich said third grade ELA proficiency went from 31 to 20.95%, while the state went from 54 to 43%, and a staff member said the state had been outperforming the district for many years. 50:21
- A staff member said final statewide numbers were not expected to be released until November. 52:41
- Student board member remarks 54:35
- The student board member said the first Inter-High Student Council meeting would be held Thursday, September 17th. 55:03
- Minutes and consent agenda 56:11
- Resolution on elementary school assignment 57:59
- Lawrence Scott read the resolution, which cited First Student reporting that 19% of buses are still late and a study finding that 55% of elementary students were not assigned to a school they applied for in '23-'24. 58:29
- One board member said the resolution put the cart before the horse and that something like it should be presented with a permanent superintendent. 1:03:45
- One board member said they would vote for the resolution, a second said it was rushed, and a third said it did not have their full support. 1:09:08
- The board approved a motion to table Resolution 23A and send it to the Executive Affairs Committee for discussion in November. 1:30:34
- McKinley incident report 1:36:07
- One board member said they had been asking questions about an incident at McKinley High School and wanted transparency. 1:36:07
- A staff member said the 2022 incident at McKinley resulted in litigation that is still pending and that the board had been advised not to publicly disclose the investigation report at this time. 1:36:35
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What was said
What board members said, in order
We have administrators throughout the district that are working 12-hour days because the buses are not coming on time, and it's costing the district money in the long run. We also have— when these kids get left behind, there's no nurses in these buildings, and this could continue to happen throughout the winter months. Where a child could get sick.Erik T. Bohen · Board member1:06:42
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