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Gates-Chili Central School District public hearing, Jul 1, 2026

30 min · 2 public speakers

Safety, weapons and police ▶ 10:13
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  1. Who spoke · first speaks at
  2. Kathryn DavisBoard President
What happened

What happened at this meeting

Gates-Chili board holds hearings on safety plan and code of conduct changes 10:13

  • The board paused its reorganizational meeting to hold public hearings on the school safety plan and the code of conduct, then resumed the reorganizational meeting. 10:13
  • A staff member said no updates were required for the 2026⁠-⁠2027 district-wide safety plan, and the deputy superintendent presented 4 targeted language adjustments and 1 new appendix to the code of conduct and support. 10:58
  • Speakers at public comment asked the district to reconsider a denied request for private school transportation for a student. 18:13
  • The board approved, by unanimous votes, the appointment of the superintendent of schools, its consent items and a tentative agreement for the school bus mechanics. 22:16
Item by item (11)
  1. Opening and clerk appointments 0:00
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:00
    • Both clerk appointments passed unanimously. 0:32
  2. Board member oaths of office 2:16
    • Board members took the oath of office for the term of July 1st, 2026, through June 30th, 2029. 2:16
  3. Selection of board officers 3:14
    • The board took a roll call on a single nomination for board president, and a staff member announced 7 votes with 1 abstention and 1 absence. 4:30
    • Kathryn Davis then called for nominations for board vice president and led a roll call on one nominee. 7:39
    • The vice president took the oath of office for the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year. 9:24
    • A staff member announced that Davis was president of the Board of Education for the 26⁠-⁠27 school year, and Kathryn Davis then presided. 6:51
  4. Code of ethics acknowledgment 9:51
    • A staff member asked board members to sign the annual acknowledgment of the code of ethics and return it at the end of the meeting. 9:51
    • The board voted unanimously to pause the reorganizational meeting for public hearings on the school safety plan and the code of conduct. 10:13
    • The vote to pause the meeting was unanimous. 10:13
  5. Public hearing on school safety plan 10:13
    • The executive director of operations and security said a full review found the plan in full compliance with New York State minimum standards and that no updates were required for 2026⁠-⁠2027. 10:58
    • The staff member said the last update was made last fall for Dadesha's Law, bringing the district into compliance by the January 2026 deadline. 11:25
    • No public comment was given on the safety plan. 12:21
    • The board voted unanimously to adjourn the hearing. 12:32
  6. Public hearing on code of conduct 12:32
    • The deputy superintendent said this is the second year of the code of conduct and support and that the proposed revisions were not substantive, consisting of 4 targeted language adjustments and 1 new appendix. 13:03
    • The changes add leaving campus without permission as a Tier 3 behavior example, state that VPNs are not permitted, add unaccompanied students in grades K through 8 outside school hours to the trespassing definition and add items that resemble a weapon to the weapon definition. 13:03
    • A new Appendix E provides a framework for student behavior expectations, interventions and responses on school buses and transportation. 15:15
    • No public comment was given, and the board voted to resume the reorganizational meeting. ~16:03
  7. Agenda changes and public comment 16:03
    • A staff member said there were no agenda changes. ~16:36
    • A speaker at public comment asked the board to reconsider a request for private school transportation for a student that was denied due to a late submission, citing a New York State guideline on reasonable explanations for delays. 18:13
    • A second speaker asked the district to consider providing the student transportation. 21:22
  8. District officer appointments 22:16
    • The board voted to appoint the superintendent of schools for the '26-'27 school year, and the superintendent took the oath of office. 22:16
    • The board voted to appoint the district treasurer, deputy district treasurer, district claims auditor and deputy claims auditor, with both auditor positions at a rate of $22.75 per hour. 23:20
    • Each appointment vote was unanimous. 22:16
  9. Consent agenda items 23:20
    • The board voted on consent items for business C through N. 23:20
    • The board voted on consent items for appointments C through AA, designations C through O and authorizations C through V. 26:06
    • Each consent vote was unanimous. 23:20
  10. Employment agreements and administrative appointments 26:06
    • The board voted on terms and conditions of employment for the elementary education lead effective June 29th, 2026 through June 30th, 2027, and for the director of student and staff success effective July 1st, 2026 through June 30th, 2028. 27:50
    • The board voted unanimously to approve a tentative agreement for the school bus mechanics effective July 1st, 2026 through June 30th, 2028, and a resolution for probationary administrative appointments. 27:50
    • Each action item passed unanimously. 26:06
  11. Superintendent comments and adjournment 29:27
    • A staff member said there would be no superintendent comments, citing the first day of July and the holiday weekend. 29:27
    • Kathryn Davis announced the meeting was adjourned. 29:36

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Video: posted by the district as “Gates Chili BOE: Reorganizational Meeting, Code of Conduct and Safety Plan Public Hearings”