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Olean City School District board meeting, Jun 23, 2026

1 h 15 min

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Olean school board approves code of conduct and administrators contract through 2030 54:25

  • The board presented a New York State School Boards Association Lifetime Achievement Award, and outgoing board members gave farewell remarks. 3:43
  • A board report recapped the year, including a 0% increase on the tax levy, a cell phone policy and a livestream of meetings. 24:25
  • The board approved the code of conduct, a contract with the administrators association effective July 1st, 2026 through June 30th, 2030, and a district reserve plan. 55:52
  • The board later amended the reserve plan to list a capital vehicle reserve in place of the employee benefit accrued liability reserve. 1:08:30
Item by item (15)
  1. Opening and agenda approval 0:01
    • The meeting was called to order on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026, with the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:01
    • The agenda was approved. ~0:01
  2. Recognitions and farewells 0:01
    • The board presented a New York State School Boards Association Lifetime Achievement Award for 10 years of service to the district. 3:43
    • The student board members spoke about what they learned serving on the board. 6:27
    • Two departing board members gave farewell remarks, one citing 5 years of service and the other 10 years. 12:46
  3. Board year-end report 24:25
    • A speaker giving the board report cited improvements in the cafeteria and a 0% increase on the tax levy. 26:01
    • The speaker cited a state survey of 600 teachers in which 80% reported better student engagement after the cell phone policy and 60% said bullying declined. 27:16
    • The speaker said the board needed consistent enforcement of the code of conduct and to continue working on bullying, test scores and attendance. 32:43
  4. Tenure recognitions 34:42
    • A district staff member asked to recognize teachers who achieved tenure but were not recognized at the last meeting. 34:42
    • Administrators described the work of an 8th grade technology teacher and of the district's family engagement counselor. 35:21
  5. Committee reports 41:39
    • A district staff member said the district-wide safety plan will go to a public hearing in August after about 6 weeks of community feedback. 42:08
    • Kevin Stevens said the cafeteria is projected to show well over $100,000 profit and that the committee recommended allowing the TRS reserve to increase potentially up to $300,000. 45:49
    • Alex Calbi said the operations committee discussed the code of conduct and Connecting Communities in Action contracts for homeschool liaisons. 49:37
  6. Agenda amendment and ex officio member appointments 51:52
    • A district staff member asked to add an agreement to retroactively adjust a coaching stipend, a difference of about $6,000. 52:25
    • A district staff member said the new board members would do their training in the summer and be sworn in in September. 53:52
    • The consent agenda, the agenda amendment and the appointment of ex officio board members for 2026⁠-⁠27 each carried. 52:16
  7. Code of conduct 54:25
    • A speaker asked whether the document reflected the 2026⁠-⁠27 code of conduct. 54:37
    • A speaker said artificial intelligence is evolving quickly and policies will need sustained effort to keep up. 55:15
    • The motion to accept the code of conduct carried. 55:52
  8. Administrators association contract 55:52
    • The collective bargaining agreement with the administrators association will be effective July 1st, 2026 through June 30th, 2030. 56:11
    • The motion carried. ~55:52
  9. Meeting schedule and technology plan 55:52
    • A speaker noted the September meeting falls on the 22nd because school starts September 8th. 58:02
    • Motions on the meeting schedule and the technology plan carried. 58:02
  10. Appendix B extracurricular schedule revisions 58:31
    • A district staff member said the revisions reduced excess clubs and renegotiated the percentages used to calculate stipends. 59:30
  11. Summer transportation and surplus equipment 59:54
    • The summer transportation contracts cover July 6th, 2026 to August 19th, 2026. 1:00:19
    • The surplus item was a Bobcat 3650 UTV with plow, sander and broom, sold as is. 1:00:29
    • Both motions carried. ~1:00:29
  12. Reserve plan and financial reports 1:01:19
    • The reserve plan directs excess general fund revenues exceeding the 4% limit to reserve funds. 1:01:19
    • A speaker said the internal audit acceptance was redone because the state required the motion to specifically identify the corrective action plan. 1:03:43
    • The reserve plan, the GASB 75 report and the 2024⁠-⁠25 internal audit and action plan each carried. 1:02:25
  13. Service contracts and coaching stipend agreement 1:04:26
    • The ESI contract for the Employee Assistance Program costs $12,080.25, or $26.55 per employee per year. 1:04:26
    • A district staff member said the agreement provides a one-time lump sum of $5,329 to a coach for 3 uncredited years of service. 1:06:31
    • The Connecting Communities in Action, ESI and coaching stipend items each carried. 1:04:26
  14. Reserve plan correction 1:08:07
    • A speaker noted a typo and said the employee benefit accrued liability reserve should be the capital vehicle reserve. 1:08:30
    • The amendment carried. ~1:09:27
  15. Personnel items and executive session 1:09:55
    • The board's reorganizational meeting was set for July 21st at 3:30 PM. 1:13:04
    • The summer school appointments and the 2026⁠-⁠27 extra personnel assignments carried. 1:11:57

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