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2 h 33 min · 31 public speakers

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Superintendent pulls Buffalo school closure plan from board agenda, sets Monday meeting 36:30

  • Speakers at public comment asked the board not to close several schools, including School 33, School 90 and Riverside. 13:03
  • The superintendent said agenda items 14A and 22A would be pulled, would not be voted on that day, and that another meeting would be held Monday from 5:30 to 7:30. 36:30
  • The consent agenda passed, with Adrianna K. Zullich taking an exception on item 15E. 2:24:48
Item by item (14)
  1. Opening and board guardrails 0:01
    • The McKinley High School JROTC posted the colors and led the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:01
    • Roscoe Henderson read the district's land acknowledgement. 3:59
    • Erik T. Bohen read the board's guardrails, including that the board should not invest less than 50% of its minutes each month into monitoring student outcome goals. 5:28
  2. School board recognition month 6:44
    • Kathy Evans-Brown said it was school board recognition month and that board members received baskets from the McKinley student team. 6:44
  3. Public comment on proposed school closures 9:08
    • A speaker asked the board to pause the decision and said a delay of a month would give people time to coalesce. 12:03
    • A speaker asked the board to reconsider closing School 33, saying its enrollment is 97% Hispanic and 30% students with disabilities. 13:03
    • Speakers said Riverside had zero fights last year and met its graduation target. 24:47
  4. Closure items pulled from agenda 36:10
    • The superintendent said agenda items 14A and 22A would be pulled and that another meeting would be held Monday. 36:30
    • The superintendent said people could continue to send email, post comments in feedback forms and attend a Monday session from 5:30 to 7:30. 38:47
    • The superintendent said the items were pulled and would not be voted on that day. ~38:47
  5. Further public comment on Riverside 39:22
    • A speaker said it was unconscionable that Riverside was included in the district's plan to close 8 schools in advance of next school year. 52:30
    • A speaker asked how many central office positions were being cut. 54:09
    • A speaker asked the board to consider giving the community more time to speak. 1:00:14
  6. Item 1:01:47
    • Speakers thanked officials for a proposal keeping Da Vinci and Research Lab as 2 separate schools sharing a building. 1:01:55
    • The principal of School 59 said the school serves 300 students, with 99% economically disadvantaged and 28% students with disabilities. 1:18:41
    • A speaker asked the board to keep School 59 open as an elementary and middle school. 1:23:23
  7. Public comment on East and other schools 1:26:26
    • A speaker said they were there to support Board Policy 7552 on student gender identity. 1:27:05
    • A speaker asked where the racial equity and socioeconomic impact analyses of the proposal were. 1:30:40
    • Adrianna K. Zullich said one iteration of the plan came out October 2nd and an amendment came out 2 days ago. 1:54:40
  8. Superintendent response to speakers 1:55:23
    • The superintendent said the plan has changed based on community feedback and is posted on the district website with FAQ pages. 1:55:39
    • The superintendent said the superintendent supports the district's gender policy. 1:58:53
  9. Student representative report 2:00:41
    • The student representative described a 2-day leadership conference and said a service project had not yet been chosen. 2:00:50
  10. Superintendent update 2:02:49
    • A district staff member said staff members were collecting questions during public comment and would circle back to respond to them as they could. 2:02:49
    • The staff member said the district needs to do a better job clarifying and speaking clearly, and will do better. 2:03:52
    • The staff member said the group would hear what the public had to say at Monday's session. 2:05:32
  11. Approval of minutes 2:10:40
    • Kathy Evans-Brown called for a motion to approve the minutes from the September 16th, 2026 board meeting. 2:10:47
    • The motion passed. ~2:11:00
  12. Consent agenda and college partnership contract 2:11:03
    • Lewis D. Hawkins asked about the cost of a contract with Buff State and Middle Early College, and a district staff member cited figures of $23,932 and $392,670. 2:13:19
    • Talia Rodriguez asked whether district students on SUNY campuses have access to meal plans and athletic facilities. 2:18:57
    • Adrianna K. Zullich took an exception on item 15E, saying questions had not been answered. 2:24:48
    • The consent agenda passed. 2:25:12
  13. Unfinished business and conferences 2:25:20
    • Kathy Evans-Brown shared a student's letter proposing a district-wide student voice initiative. 2:25:22
    • Kathy Evans-Brown announced upcoming conferences, including a Big Five conference breakfast and lunch at the Emerson Culinary Arts. 2:28:16
  14. Adjournment 2:33:00
    • Kathy Evans-Brown asked for a motion to adjourn. 2:33:00

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Video: posted by the district as “BPS - Board Meeting 10-21-26”