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Johnsburg Central School District special meeting, date not confirmed yet

27 min · 1 public speaker

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What happened

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Johnsburg board approves agreement cutting retiree insurance service requirement to 5 years 3:39

  • The board approved an MOA that a staff member said changes the years of district service needed to keep insurance in retirement from 10 years to 5 years. 3:23
  • Discussion also covered busing plans, including late bus runs for sports, after a staff member said a bus driver had taken a job elsewhere. 17:51
Item by item (5)
  1. Opening and agenda 0:19
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a call for agenda changes and visitor comments. 0:25
  2. Visitor comments 0:51
    • A speaker at public comment said a resigning teacher would be a loss to students and asked whether exit interviews had been done. 0:51
    • The speaker said a math teacher applicant had been turned away for lacking chemistry, which the speaker said the posting did not require. 1:41
    • The presiding officer asked whether the speaker would meet with a district staff member to go over the questions, and the speaker agreed. 2:38
  3. Item 3:23
    • A staff member said the teachers' contract requires 10 years of work in the district to keep insurance in retirement and that the union and district agreed to change that to 5 years. 3:39
    • The staff member said the change could help attract teachers and ends at the end of the contract, when it could be negotiated again. 3:39
    • The motion carried. ~5:15
  4. Busing and transportation planning 21:16
    • Tara Sears asked whether a person the district expected regarding busing had come in August and asked what the district would do for students after it lost staff. 21:16
    • A staff member said the district has a plan, a mechanic is working on getting a permit, and the ADs were told some modified schools might see the district show up later. 21:43
    • An unidentified speaker said parents constantly ask about busing and sports and asked for an update when more is known. 23:54
  5. Closing comments and adjournment 24:55
    • A speaker at public comment raised bus driver recruitment and suggested making the job more worth drivers' while. 25:10
    • The speaker also said teachers given new assignments on short notice should be given more leeway. 25:10
    • A motion to adjourn was made and seconded. 27:03

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Video: posted by the district as “Special Board of Education Meeting”