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Menands Union Free School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Board awards $2,937,000 general construction contract for capital project 37:35

  • A district staff member recommended awarding the capital project contracts on the base bid and holding off on the bid alternates, and said the affected contractors were willing to hold their numbers for at least 60 days. 2:24
  • A district staff member presented priorities for the upcoming school year, including work on assessments and a new morning period for middle school students. 18:26
  • The board approved a general construction contract for the capital project with Bettencring LLC of Latham, New York, in the amount of $2,937,000, contingent on execution of an owner-contractor agreement. 37:35
  • A staff member described new arrival procedures and a morning support period called PAWS for grades 6 through 8, during which students would sign in using a computer with staff monitoring. 54:04
Item by item (13)
  1. Opening and approval of minutes 0:33
    • The meeting was called to order at 6:32. 0:33
    • A resolution was read to accept the minutes of the August 10th, 2026 meeting. 1:43
    • The motion carried. ~1:51
  2. Capital project bid briefing 1:59
    • A staff member recommended awarding contracts on the base bid and holding off on bid alternates, and said affected contractors were willing to hold their numbers for at least 60 days. 2:56
    • The staff member said crews hoped to get in the ground by the end of September and that the intent was to have the addition complete at the end of the school year in June. 4:31
    • The staff member recommended a threshold of at least $50,000 for the superintendent to approve changes during construction, and a speaker said the district's general number for budget transfers is $10,000. 14:33
  3. Priorities for the upcoming school year 18:26
    • The staff member described a new morning period from about 8 to 8:35 for middle school students and a pilot of the Positivity Project for K-5. 18:26
    • A district staff member said the district would begin a 3-year progression of work on assessments and pilot a middle school version of its reading curriculum, called ARC Fusion, in grades 6, 7 and 8. 21:14
  4. Tax warrant 33:41
    • A resolution was read to accept the 2026⁠-⁠2027 tax warrant resolution. 33:50
    • The motion carried. ~34:06
  5. Contracts for the school year 34:06
    • A speaker asked why the South County contract listed terms of January 27th, '26 through June 30th, '26. 34:29
    • A staff member asked to table that contract temporarily to review it. 34:55
    • The resolution was limited to the Parsons Child and Family Center agreement and the medical service contract. 35:50
    • The motion carried. ~36:12
  6. Donations, disposals and salary agreements 36:12
    • Resolutions were read to accept donations and disposals as listed. 36:23
    • A resolution was read to approve the 2026⁠-⁠2027 annual acknowledgment of salary agreements for non-instructional and administrative staff. 37:09
    • The chair announced that each motion carried. 36:30
  7. Capital project construction bid awards 37:24
    • The general construction contract was awarded in the amount of $2,937,000 and the mechanical construction contract in the amount of $1,745,000. 37:35
    • The electrical construction contract was awarded in the amount of $427,800. 39:42
    • The plumbing construction contract was awarded in the amount of $365,600, and that motion also carried. 40:38
    • The chair announced that the general, mechanical and electrical motions carried. 38:26
  8. Special inspection and testing services 41:24
    • A resolution was read to approve a proposal from Atlantic Testing Laboratories for special inspection and construction materials engineering and testing services. 41:35
    • The motion carried. ~41:52
  9. Personnel matters 41:52
    • A resolution was read to approve club and sports advisors for the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year, and that motion carried. 42:05
    • A speaker said a few positions were still open and the authority would allow temporary appointments before the school year starts. 42:59
    • The staffing motion carried. 42:59
  10. CSE and CPSE recommendations 42:59
    • A resolution was read to approve the CSE-CPSE recommendations as submitted. 43:43
    • The motion carried. ~43:54
  11. Enrollment update 43:54
    • A speaker said projected enrollment for the 26⁠-⁠27 school year is 287 and that there is a waitlist for pre-K. 44:00
    • A staff member said there were 2 or 3 open aid vacancies and that 2 additional pre-K students would be added once staffing allowed. 44:24
    • A staff member said 287 is lower than where the district ended the year but typical for this time of year. 44:41
  12. Principal updates and new arrival procedures 45:35
    • A staff member reported on a summer middle school STEM program and kindergarten warm-up week. 45:54
    • The staff member said PAWS support would run between 8 and 8:30 for grades 6 through 8, with students signing in on computers at the entrance, and that sign-ins after 8:20 would be considered late. 54:04
    • The staff member described a program pairing new families with existing families and said orientation would be Thursday at 9:00 AM. 1:08:30
  13. Miscellaneous, public comment and adjournment 1:16:28
    • The chair asked whether anyone was online for public comment, and the answer was no. 1:16:28
    • The meeting was adjourned. ~1:17:31

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Video: posted by the district as “Board of Education Meeting - August 24, 2026”