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Iroquois Central School District board meeting, Sep 16, 2026

2 h 06 min · 0 public speakers

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What happened at this meeting

Iroquois board appoints BOCES district superintendent as superintendent search consultant 2:03:22

  • Board members also discussed proposed NISBA resolutions ahead of the organization's annual business meeting on October 15th. 1:02:56
  • A board member outlined four options for conducting a superintendent search, with costs ranging from about $5,000 for the district superintendent option to as high as $50,000 for an outside search firm. 1:26:44
  • The board voted unanimously to add a resolution appointing the Erie 2 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES district superintendent as search consultant at no compensation, then unanimously approved consent agenda items 11.01 through 18.09. 2:03:04

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Item by item (8)
  1. Opening and executive session 17:16
    • The board voted to enter executive session at 6:30 and reconvened in public at 7 PM. 17:16
    • The chair said public comment was limited to 15 minutes total, with each speaker allowed up to 3 minutes. 48:36
    • The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 49:39
    • The motion to enter executive session passed unanimously. 17:16
  2. Student government report 50:36
    • Student government representatives said the homecoming dance would be on October 17th with the theme A Night in Nashville, and that around 400 or more students typically attend. 53:37
    • The representatives said a new Winter Carnival in January would replace holly hanging, with admission of one food item per person to be donated to a local food bank. 55:58
    • Asked about timing, a student representative said the carnival would likely be held on a Saturday, outside school hours. 1:01:07
  3. NISBA resolutions discussion 1:02:40
    • Heather Becker said each member district sends one delegate to the October 15th annual business meeting and asked for feedback on resolutions 1 through 25. 1:02:56
    • One board member said there were reservations about proposed Resolution 2 and concern about fast-tracking teacher certification from out of state. 1:04:02
    • One board member said the resolutions are never written really well and read more like a child's Christmas list than actual resolutions. 1:08:46
  4. Superintendent search 1:19:53
    • A letter read to the board said the board would seek to hire the Erie 2 CCBOCES district superintendent as a search consultant to help find an interim superintendent. 1:19:53
    • A board member said the Western New York Education Service Council search would cost about $22,000 to $25,000 and an outside search firm would cost in excess of $30,000. 1:31:54
    • Speakers during the discussion said they would go with option 2, using the district superintendent. 1:41:59
  5. Delegate assembly report 1:48:34
    • A speaker reported attending the delegate assembly on September 10th and said fiscal oversight training for new board members could move online to improve turnout. 1:48:42
    • The speaker said the organization announced a partnership with a company that makes a language translation device. 1:48:42
  6. Superintendent's report 1:52:09
    • The superintendent said the district had been in school for 6 days and that an insurance company review found the district well kept up. 1:52:16
    • The superintendent said buses left main campus in one of the shortest times ever on opening days. 1:52:16
  7. Immigrant student rights policy 1:54:52
    • A district staff member said policy 1801 on safeguarding the rights of immigrant students is a new policy the state requires, said the state must be notified it is in place by September 21st, and asked the board to adopt it as it stands. 1:55:07
    • The superintendent said the policy provides that immigration authorities without proper court orders will not be permitted on grounds. 1:59:07
    • A speaker welcomed new district employees, including a health teacher and a bus driver. 2:00:53
  8. Consent agenda and agenda changes 2:01:38
    • The board considered changing item 18.01 from a first reading of the policy to adopting it. 2:02:44
    • A motion was requested to add an agenda item appointing the district superintendent of schools of Erie 2 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-Boces as search consultant for the superintendent position at no compensation, with the board reimbursing incidental costs of the search. 2:03:04
    • Both changes passed unanimously, and the board unanimously approved consent agenda items 11.01 through 18.09 before adjourning. 2:03:04

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