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Marcellus board approves budget policy changes and personnel items, hears opening reports 3:47
- Principals reported on the opening of each building and their goals for the year, after a district staff member gave an opening-day report. 3:47
- The board approved the second and final reading of budget policies, including deleting Policy 5150 on the contingency budget as duplicative of Policy 5140. 30:00
- Motions were also made on a data privacy agreement, French textbooks and consent agenda items. 31:27
- The board also approved personnel items 6.1.1 through 6.1.12. 33:52
Item by item (11)
- Opening 0:01
- The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:01
- Recognitions 0:29
- A district staff member recognized a coach who was named All CNY Girls Track Coach of the Year. 0:30
- The staff member thanked the administrative team, buildings and grounds, food service, transportation and teaching staff for a smooth opening day. 1:03
- The staff member also thanked a historical society for an invitation to speak about the district. 2:58
- Opening day and building reports 3:47
- A district staff member described opening day with staff, including student performances, and a new family picnic held with the Marcellus Rotary Club. 3:47
- Principals described building openings and goals, including moving 7th grade orientation to 6 PM and expanding Mustang Spark to 3 5-week sessions. 12:39
- A district staff member said the STEPS teacher evaluation plan is a New York State mandate that schools have till 2032 to implement, and the district adopted it as soon as it came out. 28:58
- Residents' comments 29:34
- The board read its public expression guidelines and asked for residents' comments before moving to business. 29:34
- Budget administration policies 29:34
- The board took up the second and final reading of Policy 5140, Administration of the Budget, and Policy 5150, Contingency Budget. 30:08
- A district staff member said Policy 5140 covers the contingency budget, so the recommendation was to delete Policy 5150 and make a few modifications to Policy 5140. 30:45
- The motion carried. ~31:27
- Data privacy agreement 31:27
- The board considered authorizing the CNY RIC Risk Operations Center to negotiate data privacy agreements on behalf of the district, which the resolution said ensures compliance with state law and reduces administrative burden. 31:27
- French textbook adoption 31:27
- Personnel items 33:52
- Consent agenda 34:20
- The board considered consent agenda items 7.1.1 through 7.1.4. 34:20
- A district staff member said the equipment disposals included outdated books in poor condition and musical instruments in disrepair that could not be auctioned, and that the instruments would first be offered to art or CTE teachers for repurposing. 34:59
- Upcoming events 36:02
- A district staff member listed upcoming events, including a 7th, 8th grade open house on September 17th and a first 6th grade curriculum night and high school open house on October 7th. 36:02
- Adjournment 36:46
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Video: posted by the district as “September 14th 2026 Board of Education Regular Meeting”