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Pittsford Central School District board meeting, Jul 14, 2026

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What happened at this meeting

Pittsford school board approves president nomination, annual appointments and transportation contracts 3:19

  • The board opened with a reorganizational meeting that included oaths of office and a motion on the nomination of a board president for the '26-'27 school year, which passed. 0:05
  • Members of the district robotics team asked the district to cover the $6,500 registration cost for the team's first competition each season and to help find a permanent practice space. 12:43
  • Motions carried on a student transportation contract with BOCES and on the consent agenda. 29:24
  • A motion carried to hold an executive session to discuss the employment of a particular individual. 34:52
Item by item (14)
  1. Opening and oaths of office 0:05
    • A staff member called the reorganizational meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:05
    • Oaths of office were given to the district clerk and to board members. 0:31
    • A staff member asked for a motion to approve the reorganization meeting agenda and called for those in favor. 2:47
  2. Board officer nominations 3:07
    • A speaker nominated a board member as president of the Board of Education for the '26-'27 school year. 3:19
    • A speaker nominated a current board member as vice president for the upcoming year and called for those in favor and opposed. 5:14
    • The nomination for president of the Board of Education passed. 3:19
  3. Annual appointments and committee assignments 6:16
    • An oath of office was given to the superintendent of schools. 6:16
    • The board president listed board member assignments to Monroe County School Boards Association committees and said district and board committee assignments would be presented at the next meeting in August. 7:48
    • Motions carried to approve the appointments, designations and authorizations for the 2026⁠-⁠27 school year, and a motion carried to approve the agenda for the regular meeting. 7:48
  4. Robotics team presentation 10:25
    • Team members said Team 3181 won the Finger Lakes Regional at RIT and finished 30th out of 74 teams in its division at the World Championship. 11:36
    • A team member said the team spent approximately $90,000 this year and asked the district to consider covering the $6,500 registration cost for the first competition, noting a second competition costs an additional $3,000. 12:43
    • Team members also asked for help finding a permanent practice space and for recognition of the team's own identity, and a staff member said the district was happy to continue working with the team on space. 13:33
  5. Minutes and board reports 21:01
    • A speaker said the next regularly scheduled meeting is on August 11th at a 5 PM start. 21:27
    • A motion carried to approve the minutes from the June meeting. 21:01
  6. Board governing mission 21:09
    • Speakers read aloud the board's governing mission, which includes partnering with the superintendent and setting direction and policy for the district. 22:02
    • A motion carried to adopt the board governing mission for the school year. 24:20
  7. Board communications agreement 24:20
    • Robin Scott read that board members agree to act and make decisions only as a unit rather than as a collection of 7 individuals. 24:50
    • The agreement read aloud states that the Board of Education president is the spokesperson for the board. 25:52
    • A motion carried to adopt the board communications agreement for the school year. 26:10
  8. Treasurer's report 26:10
    • A speaker presenting the financial report said first quarter sales tax revenue to the district was $1,712,794, a decrease of $99,638 from one year prior. 26:10
    • A speaker said the district earned $394,798 in interest earnings allocated to the reserves in May. 26:56
    • A motion carried to accept the treasurer's report. 27:25
  9. Special education transportation contracts 27:46
    • A speaker described a transportation contract with BOCES for special education students in the extended school year program over the summer and a similar contract for the 10-month school year. 27:46
    • Asked about money from the state, a speaker said the transportation aid is generated in the following school year once the state aid reports are filed. 28:09
    • Motions carried to accept both student transportation contracts. 29:00
  10. Change orders and data privacy agreements 29:45
    • A speaker said the change order resolution gives the superintendent authority to sign off on change orders up to $35,000. 29:45
    • A speaker said a resolution authorizes the Regional Information Center to set up data privacy agreements when the district purchases software through BOCES that involves student personal identifiable information. 30:22
    • Motions carried to accept both resolutions. 30:04
  11. Food waste grant and bid awards 31:05
    • A speaker said the speaker thought the intermunicipal agreement with Monroe County for the food waste diversion grant is a continuation into the '26-'27 school year. 31:05
    • A speaker presented a recommendation for competitive bid awards conducted by the purchasing agent in the business office. 31:46
    • A motion carried to approve the intermunicipal agreement for the food waste diversion grant. 31:26
  12. Human resources reports 31:57
    • A staff member presented the professional staff report, including 8 certificated staff appointments, and the support staff report, including 7 custodial maintenance appointments. 32:00
    • The staff member said the per diem substitute rates add a line for substitutes who serve for a month or more and allow the superintendent to approve rates outside of the list when necessary. 33:18
    • Motions carried to accept the professional and support staff reports and to approve the per diem substitute and special salaries for the 2026⁠-⁠27 school year. 32:40
  13. Superintendent's report and executive session 34:36
    • The superintendent said there was a need for an executive session to discuss the employment of a particular individual. 34:52
    • The superintendent noted donations on the consent agenda, including $20,000 from the Pittsford Education Foundation for 2 new modified soccer teams, $60,000 for the software program Panorama and $46,542 from the PTSA for cultural arts and field trips. 35:14
    • The superintendent said over 85 people took part in the leadership retreat that day and that work on the strategic plan would continue tomorrow. 35:14
    • A motion carried to approve the executive session. 35:01
  14. Consent agenda and adjournment 40:58
    • A speaker said no public comments were received for the meeting. ~41:04
    • A motion carried to approve the consent agenda, and the meeting was adjourned. 41:04

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