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Oswego City School District public hearing, date not confirmed yet

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What happened at this meeting

Oswego board holds public hearing on $26.5 million 2026 capital project 3:19

  • The board held a public hearing on the 2026 capital improvement project, which a presenter described as a $26.5 million project with work at four buildings. 3:19
  • The board approved the OHS Travel Club trip to Dublin and London in 2028. 29:25
  • The middle school and high school principals presented annual building action plans with goals for literacy, math, attendance and engagement. 30:35
Item by item (9)
  1. Call to order and pledge 2:57
    • The meeting was called to order and attendees recited the Pledge of Allegiance. 2:57
  2. Public hearing on 2026 capital project 3:19
    • The presenter said about 76% of the cost, about $20 million, is estimated to be state aid, that no capital reserve would be used and that there is no additional tax impact. 6:05
    • A presenter said the 2026 project is $26.5 million, with work at the high school, the middle school, Charles E. Riley and Minetto, and is about $15 million less than the original long-range plan. 6:10
    • A speaker at public comment asked how the district manages design review and construction contracts and suggested adding the middle school locker rooms; the superintendent said the district works closely with construction management firms and described a labor shortage. 17:27
    • The chair closed the public hearing after no other speakers signed up. 25:29
  3. Acknowledgments and student representative report 25:29
    • Building updates included a career expo at the middle school and a gold award for spread design for the 2026 Paradox yearbook. 26:30
    • The student representative reported on homecoming week and membership in the New York Student Board Member Association. 28:58
  4. High school Travel Club trip 29:25
    • The board considered item 7A, an OHS Travel Club trip to Dublin and London in 2028. 29:25
    • A board member asked how many students use the scholarship offered by Global Citizen. 29:48
    • The motion carried. ~30:19
  5. Secondary building action plans 30:35
    • The middle school principal said about 70% of students were below grade level in the fall and set a goal of moving vocabulary on grade level from 30% to 75% by June 2027. 31:46
    • The high school principal said 78% of students tested were at least one grade level below in literacy and set a goal of 25 to 35%, along with reducing chronically absent students from 191 to 118. 48:04
  6. Policy first readings 57:03
    • The board held a first reading of Policy 5153, which would allow some elementary school assignment decisions at the discretion of the superintendent. 57:03
    • The board also held a first reading of new Policy 1300 on student and staff memorializations, with votes on both policies set for the next meeting. 59:03
  7. Visitation committee report 1:00:14
    • A committee member reported on a tour of a school's building and grounds, including recent and planned projects. 1:00:57
    • The committee member said the school has a fully inclusive playground. 1:01:52
  8. Consent, personnel and finance items 1:02:39
    • The board grouped consent agenda items 11A and 11B, personnel items A through H and finance items 13A through F. 1:02:39
    • During discussion of the finance items, a speaker asked whether the meteorologist was new this year, and the reply was that it was. 1:04:13
    • The motions on the consent, personnel and finance items each carried. 1:02:56
  9. Board items and executive session 1:04:41
    • A board member said the city will hold a ribbon cutting for a new facility on November 5th, followed by a social mixer for the Oswego County School Boards Association. 1:04:41
    • The chair said an executive session was needed with no vote to follow. 1:05:39
    • The motion to move to executive session carried. 1:05:59

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Video: posted by the district as “OCSD BOE Meeting and Public Hearing on the 2026 Capital Project Oct. 20, 2026”