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Newark Central School District board meeting, Sep 2, 2026

1 h 20 min

Chronic absenteeism ▶ 3:03Reading and test scores ▶ 40:16Safety, weapons and police ▶ 37:06

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Newark board adopts revised Policy 6190 on workplace violence prevention 52:23

  • A district staff member presented the district's strategic plan for year 5 of 5 together with the district comprehensive improvement plan, covering academic programming, culture and climate, and school and community partnerships. 3:03
  • The staff member said the district had moved from 19 to 7 indicators and had 1 school left in corrective action, down from 3 in 2022. 11:18
  • The board took up the second reading and adoption of revised Policy 6190, and the presiding speaker said the vote was all in favor. 1:18:40
Item by item (13)
  1. Opening, agenda and minutes 0:39
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:39
    • The board took up approval of the agenda and of the minutes of the regular meeting on August 19th and the special meeting on August 31st. 1:04
  2. Strategic plan and improvement plan presentation 3:03
    • A district staff member said the district would run a pilot of two elementary math programs, Amplify and Ready Math, and select one at the end of the year, and described a new software application called ThinkTech for real-time assessment feedback. 15:25
    • The staff member said the district was looking to purchase mobile walk-through metal detectors and that fixing the PA system in one building would cost $200,000, leading to plans for a uniform PA system. 28:42
    • A speaker who said they were on the board asked why report cards did not match Regents or AP exam results, and the staff member said ThinkTech should align district assessments more closely with those exams. 44:55
  3. Public comment 47:50
    • A speaker at public comment proposed a deeper treatment of Thomas Paine's Common Sense in the district's history lessons. 50:44
    • The speaker said they would send the board three documents, including the Federalist No. 1 and George Washington's Farewell Address. 51:40
  4. Old business and board goals 52:23
    • A concern about Policy 6190, Workplace Violence Prevention, raised at public comment on August 19th was referred to the Policy Committee. 52:23
    • The presiding speaker said a proposed set of board initiatives would be drafted from the district and superintendent goals for review at the next meeting. 53:00
  5. Instructional report 53:56
    • A district staff member said opening days for the 2026⁠-⁠27 school year included training for both math pilot programs and ThinkTech training for most staff. 54:02
  6. Business and facilities report 56:25
    • A district staff member said the audit's on-site work was complete and state reporting was due by October 15th. 56:25
    • The staff member said tax bills were mailed on the 31st, were posted online at taxlookup.net and had to be paid at Lions National Bank. 56:44
    • The staff member said a Facilities Committee meeting was scheduled for September 23rd to begin discussing EV transportation. 57:40
  7. Staff opening remarks 1:01:54
    • A speaker thanked staff and the board for the special meeting on hiring and said the district was ready for students next Tuesday. 1:01:54
  8. Student reports 1:04:03
    • A student said freshman orientation went well and described link leaders leading freshmen through games and a building tour. 1:04:10
    • A speaker said student council had held its first meeting and was planning the homecoming dance. 1:04:37
  9. Consent agenda 1:06:55
    • The board took up review and approval of the consent agenda. 1:06:55
  10. Legislative committee report 1:07:26
    • Julie Nevelizer asked board members for feedback on state legislative positions by next week and said the legislative committee's first meeting was on the 12th. 1:07:28
    • Julie Nevelizer said the legislative committee lobbies in Albany in February. 1:07:28
    • A speaker said the board would need to go through the association's resolutions book at the next meeting. 1:10:05
  11. Facilities Committee minutes and board reports 1:13:09
    • The board took up a motion to accept the Facilities Committee meeting minutes. 1:13:31
    • A speaker suggested board members visit local businesses displaying student work. 1:13:52
    • A speaker said the District Safety Committee meeting was on September 18th and asked whether another board member could attend. 1:15:35
  12. Revised workplace violence prevention policy 1:18:40
    • The board took up the second reading and adoption of revised Policy 6190. 1:18:40
    • The presiding speaker said the vote was all in favor and the item was done. 1:19:21
  13. Future agenda items and adjournment 1:19:31
    • The presiding speaker listed data for grades 3 to 11 for September 16th and building plans from the building principals as future agenda items. 1:19:31

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