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Marion Central School District board meeting, Sep 8, 2026

53 min · 0 public speakers

Budget cuts and layoffs ▶ 28:05

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Marion board approves annual professional learning plan 6:05

  • A district staff member presented the annual professional learning plan, which the board has to take action on, and the board approved it. 6:05
  • A district staff member outlined the 26⁠-⁠27 board presentation schedule, new budget education sessions and a regional optimization study. 25:56
  • The board approved the financial report and the consent agenda. 41:52
Item by item (10)
  1. Opening and agenda changes 3:47
    • The meeting was called to order at 6 o'clock, followed by the pledge. 3:47
    • A speaker said the internal audit report was removed from the board section and consent agenda items were added for approval of a substitute sports supervisor and a volunteer volleyball coach. 4:27
    • No one was present for community comments. 5:22
    • The motion to approve the agenda passed. 5:22
  2. Annual professional learning plan 6:05
    • A district staff member said the plan includes the state's required goals and that the district is shifting from the Danielson Framework for Teaching version 2013 to version 2022. 6:41
    • The staff member said the district is moving from the old APPR plan to the new plan called STEPS, under which tenure teachers need to be fully observed on all 7 New York State teaching standards every 3 years. 18:28
    • The staff member said the part of teachers' composite scores based on the region's performance would go away, so there would be no more assessment. 20:20
    • The motion to approve the plan passed. 22:20
  3. Board reports 22:20
    • A board member offered to serve again as the voting delegate for the NISPA business meeting and accepted the role. 22:43
  4. Student representative report 24:35
    • The student representative reported that seniors have been painting their parking spots for about a week. 24:45
  5. Presentation schedule and budget education sessions 25:18
    • A district staff member outlined the 26⁠-⁠27 board presentation schedule, including high school and junior high building plans in October and November and a budget presentation in May. 25:56
    • The staff member said new budget education sessions would be held from 5:30 to 6:00 before the second board meeting each month, citing financial constraints the district is facing. 28:05
    • The staff member said the first session, on the 22nd, would cover tax assessments and the tax levy. 29:47
  6. Regional optimization study 32:29
    • A district staff member said school districts across the region and BOCES were participating in an RFP process to bring in a third-party vendor to study regional services that could be shared between districts. 32:29
    • The staff member said the study is not a decision and does not lock the district into anything. 32:29
  7. Audit and capital project updates 36:18
    • A district staff member said the audit was pushed back and the hands-on work started that day, so no reserve fund update was available. 36:48
    • The staff member said water continues to enter the elementary basement and that the water table at its highest is 7 feet below ground level while the basement is about 10 feet below ground level. 37:48
    • The staff member said the district would likely close a basement corridor and cut a hole through the slab over Christmas break to monitor water levels. 37:48
  8. Financial report 40:59
    • A district staff member said the report for last year is unchanged because nothing has been audited yet, and that expenditures this year are expected to be about the same as last year. 40:59
    • The motion to approve the financial report passed. 42:10
  9. Administrative team report 42:22
    • A district staff member said kindergarten, 4th, 7th and 10th graders will receive new Chromebooks and that 82 technology tickets were closed in the last 2 weeks. 42:27
    • The staff member said 41 student athletes registered for modified teams and 85 for JV and varsity teams. 45:48
    • The staff member said the garden at MES produced over 150 pounds of fresh produce. 46:42
  10. Consent agenda and adjournment 51:47
    • No one from the community spoke at the second comment section. 52:10
    • The motions to approve the consent agenda and to adjourn passed. 52:10

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Video: posted by the district as “Board of Education Meeting 9/8/26”