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Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District board meeting, Oct 7, 2026

32 min · 1 public speaker

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Niagara-Wheatfield auditor reports clean opinion on district's 2026 financial statements 0:35

  • The district's external audit partner presented the audit and said the firm was presenting an unmodified or clean opinion on the financial statements for the year ended June 30th, 2026. 0:35
  • The audit partner said general fund revenues were $86.5 million and expenditures were $86.3 million. 5:37
Item by item (8)
  1. Opening and external audit presentation 0:00
    • The audit partner said the firm was presenting an unmodified or clean opinion and found no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses. 0:35
    • The audit partner said the restricted fund balance was $23.6 million and increased by $1.5 million this year. 7:42
    • The audit partner said the school lunch fund was about 61%, above the 50% limit, and the state could ask for a corrective action plan. 12:25
  2. Consensus agenda 15:06
    • The chair called for a motion to accept the consensus agenda as submitted. 15:06
    • The motion carried. ~15:22
  3. Personnel report 15:25
    • The board separated item 5 and voted on items 1 through 4 and 6 through 23. 15:25
    • A staff member introduced a candidate for item 5 and asked the board to approve the position in grade 5 at Colonial Village. 16:28
    • The chair called for a vote on accepting the candidate as a volunteer sub at Colonial Village Elementary. 18:01
    • With item 5 separated, a motion to accept items 1 through 4 and 6 through 23 of the personnel report carried. 15:25
  4. Committee and student member reports 18:18
    • A speaker said the policy committee met and had nothing new to bring forth. 18:31
    • A speaker said it was one of the best audits since the speaker had been there. 18:39
    • The student member said there was nothing new to report. 19:18
  5. Superintendent's report 19:48
    • A staff member filling in for the superintendent said 50 students, staff, Kiwanis and Rotary members planted 11 trees on the campus on October 3rd. 20:37
    • The staff member said over 100 students are now signed up for DECA after the board added an advisor position. 21:26
    • The staff member said 15 student musicians were selected for the New York State Zone 1 Music Festival. 22:59
  6. Community members for standing committees 24:23
    • A speaker read the list of community representatives for the Audit Committee and Policy Committee. 25:40
    • The speaker said there were no community members for the Capital Project committee and the superintendent would post the openings on the website. 26:05
    • The motion to accept the listed members carried. 27:07
  7. Public comment 27:17
    • A speaker at public comment asked questions for a class project about community engagement and the budget. 27:30
    • A speaker responded that the board's budget process usually starts in January and that the audit looks back at how estimates compared with results. 28:50
    • A staff member said student pride was a strength of the student body. 30:47
  8. Adjournment 32:01
    • The chair called for a motion to adjourn. 32:01
    • The motion carried and the meeting adjourned. 32:18

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Video: posted by the district as “Board of Education Meeting 10/7/2026”