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Marcellus Central School District board meeting, Jul 13, 2026

43 min

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Marcellus board elects officers, approves 2026⁠-⁠2027 reorganization appointments 3:06

  • The Marcellus Board of Education held its reorganizational meeting, at which new board members recited the oath of office and the board elected a president and a vice president for the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year. 0:00
  • The board approved appointments for the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year, and a speaker said school districts are required to designate the positions by July 15th. 5:50
  • In the regular meeting, the board approved 2026⁠-⁠2027 breakfast and lunch prices, which were unchanged, and accepted a $3,500 gift from the University of Rochester. 30:24
Item by item (15)
  1. Opening and oath for new members 0:00
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:00
    • New board members recited the oath of office in unison. 0:40
  2. Board president nomination and vote 1:31
    • Nominations were requested for president of the Board of Education for the 2026⁠-⁠27 school year, and the board voted by roll call. 1:31
    • The newly elected president took the oath of office and was handed the meeting. 3:06
  3. Vice president nomination and vote 3:56
    • A resolution was read electing a vice president for the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year. 4:48
    • Erica Poquadeck took the oath of office as vice president. 5:24
  4. Annual district appointments 5:50
    • A district staff member said school districts in New York State are required by July 15 each year to designate these positions, and that the listed individuals were the same ones who held them previously. 6:19
    • The appointments were approved. ~6:57
  5. External auditor and financial advisor 6:57
    • A district staff member said the district has used the auditing firm for many years, issued a request for proposal last year as a best practice done every 5 years, and expects the firm to report to the board in October. 7:28
    • Asked how long the district has used the auditor, the staff member said it has been at least 10 years. 8:05
    • A staff member said the financial advisor helps the district choose bonds, such as for a recent bus purchase, and will be involved in planning the next capital project starting next year. 8:49
    • No opposition was heard on either appointment. 8:14
  6. Staff role appointments and designations 9:28
    • A staff member said some roles were redistributed among the team and that districts must publish who holds each designated role. 10:07
    • A staff member said the designations cover the banks the district uses, the official newspaper and regular meeting dates. 11:12
    • Both the role appointments and the designations carried. 10:43
  7. Authorizations and certified lead evaluators 11:51
    • A staff member said the state requires the training so that administrators who conduct teacher observations are calibrated the same way. 12:21
    • A resolution was read recognizing listed staff as certified lead evaluators under the STEPS system after training provided by the OCM BOCES. 13:19
  8. Special education committees, hearing officer, bonding 14:12
    • The board took up appointments to the Committee on Special Education, the Committee on Preschool Special Education and subcommittees on special education for 2026⁠-⁠2027. 14:29
    • A staff member said an impartial hearing officer hears cases when a parent disagrees with a CSE recommendation, and confirmed the officer is an external person. 17:26
    • A staff member said bonding of personnel protects individuals in the roles they hold. 18:30
    • The committee appointments, the hearing officer authorization and the bonding items carried. 15:12
  9. Board committee structure 18:41
    • A staff member said the board has operated as a committee of the whole for audit and policy, while the Facilities Committee has had one to three board members and meets at 7:30 in the morning. 19:29
    • The board agreed to stay with the committee of the whole for audit and policy. 22:16
    • A staff member said more facilities meetings will be needed this year to plan for launching the capital project. 23:08
    • The consent items carried, and the reorganizational meeting was adjourned and the regular meeting convened. 23:50
  10. District report and recognitions 23:50
    • The staff member said teachers return on September 2nd. 24:24
    • A district staff member welcomed the new board members and the new student board member for the 26⁠-⁠27 school year. 24:38
    • The staff member said the district held its 133rd commencement ceremony on June 27th and that 14 students attended the National FCCLA conference from July 6th through July 10th. 25:09
  11. School breakfast and lunch prices 30:24
    • The resolution noted that breakfast and lunch rates are unchanged for the upcoming school year. 30:58
    • A speaker said free lunches will continue and prices have to be set in case a student purchases a second lunch. 31:53
    • The prices carried. ~32:28
  12. Legal counsel and counseling plan 32:28
    • The board took up continuing to retain the law firm of Bond, Schoenack, and King for the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year. 32:49
    • A speaker said the firm has served the district at least 10 years. 33:47
    • The legal counsel appointment and the 2026⁠-⁠2027 counseling plan both carried. 33:57
  13. Superintendent agreement and gift acceptance 34:26
    • The board took up a $3,500 gift from the University of Rochester to buy equipment for a new industrial electricity course. 35:44
    • A speaker said the $3,500 came with an award, called the Singer Award, after a former Marcellus student wrote an essay about a teacher. 36:24
    • The gift acceptance carried. 37:24
  14. Personnel items and consent agenda 37:24
    • A speaker said overnight trips were being put forward early to get accommodations and the best rates. 38:52
    • A speaker said outdated textbook materials and musical instruments that are no longer functional would be disposed of, with the instruments first put forward to the art department and CTE department. 38:52
    • The personnel items and the consent agenda carried. 37:24
  15. Informational items and adjournment 40:08
    • A speaker said a new family picnic is set for Wednesday, September 2nd, and that a 5K run is planned for July 25th. 40:15
    • A speaker said the next meeting is the 24th of August. 42:35
    • The motion to adjourn carried. 42:26

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Video: posted by the district as “July 13th 2026 BOE Reorganizational Meeting”