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Marion Central School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Marion board weighs public hearing on disabled veteran tax exemption, approves financial report 49:34

  • Junior/senior high school staff presented the school improvement plan for the 2026⁠-⁠27 school year, alongside members of the counseling office who described how the counseling plan supports it. 6:31
  • A district staff member told the board that the 100% disabled veterans tax exemption is no longer automatic and asked whether the board wanted a public hearing on it. 49:34
  • A motion was made to go into executive session to discuss the employment history and tenure track of particular employees, pending litigation and contractual terms of a particular person. 1:23:00
Item by item (13)
  1. Opening and agenda 5:05
    • The meeting was called to order, and the record showed all board members present except one. 5:05
    • No one signed up for community comment on agenda items. 5:59
    • A motion passed. ~5:55
  2. Junior/senior high school improvement plan 6:31
    • A presenter said the building's goal is to get below 20% chronic absenteeism, after a rate of 22% last year. 9:57
    • The school social worker said all students in 10th or 12th grade health class will earn a Teen Mental Health First Aid certificate. 12:31
    • A presenter said last year's course pass goal of 80% was missed by 2%, and that all students in grades 7 through 12 are expected to have a Xello portfolio with at least 7 artifacts. 13:28
  3. Board reports and legislative priorities 31:10
    • The board reviewed its policy review schedule and was asked to pick its top 3 priorities from the state position paper for the legislative committee. 31:10
    • A staff member raised flexibility around certification and hiring retirees without a cap, and another staff member raised increases in health insurance costs. 36:19
  4. Student representative report 38:57
    • The student representative reported on homecoming week, held September 14th through the 18th, including spirit days and athletic games. 38:57
    • The student representative said girls varsity soccer won 5⁠-⁠0 and boys varsity soccer lost 2⁠-⁠1 in overtime. 39:28
  5. Conference and foundation grant pilot 42:50
    • A staff member reported on the Strive Together conference, which is linked to the district's Wallace Foundation grant. 42:50
    • The staff member said the pilot focuses on grades 7 through 10 and calls for 120 hours per student per school year of out-of-school time experiences, with at least 3 distinct experiences. 45:58
    • Asked whether the experiences would involve community members, the staff member said the goal is to partner with community agencies. 48:11
  6. Disabled veterans tax exemption 49:34
    • A staff member said the exemption switched back in July to no longer being automatic and can only be offered if the board adopts a resolution. 49:34
    • The staff member said a public hearing would be needed before a decision and would cover the tax burden shift to other members of the community. 53:56
    • One speaker said they were in favor of a public hearing but leaning toward not adopting the exemption, and a speaker suggested scheduling the hearing a little before an upcoming meeting. 55:34
  7. Community budget education sessions 58:58
    • A staff member said the district already knows it will have a budget gap and that the next budget education session, on options for closing a gap, will be on the 20th at 5:30. 58:58
  8. Financial report 1:01:35
    • The staff member said there is about a $3.5 million difference between last year's and this year's starting fund balance. 1:01:35
    • A staff member said an insurance company denied a claim for the fiber network, resulting in a $53,000 expense from this year's budget. 1:02:17
    • A motion passed. ~1:03:54
  9. Tax collection report 1:03:56
    • A staff member said about 80% of taxes, or $5,660,000, were collected by the end of September, and an updated report showed 88.2%. 1:03:56
    • The staff member said collections were about 85% at the same point last year and less than $1.4 million is left to collect. 1:04:38
  10. Safety camera project 1:05:51
    • A staff member said the district receives $35,000 in state aid each year for cameras or door hardening and plans a camera project up to that amount. 1:05:51
    • The staff member said the project would remove 14 old cameras and put 2 cameras in the bus garage. 1:05:51
  11. Administrator reports 1:06:44
    • An administrator said conference day will include the rollout of the new STEPS evaluation plan replacing the APPR plan. 1:07:23
    • An administrator reported 60 504 plans in the district and 142 school-aged students receiving special education services. 1:11:38
    • An administrator said 135 students participated in BOOST programming last year, and another said 9 students are in AgriPath this year. 1:15:56
  12. Consent agenda 1:22:32
    • The board considered a motion to approve the consent agenda. 1:22:45
    • The consent agenda passed. 1:23:00
  13. Executive session 1:23:00
    • A motion was made to enter executive session to discuss the employment history and tenure track of particular employees, pending litigation and contractual terms of a particular person. 1:23:00
    • The motion to enter executive session passed. 1:23:40

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Video: posted by the district as “Board of Education Meeting 10/6/26”