Red Creek Central School District board meeting, Sep 16, 2026

47 min

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What happened at this meeting

Red Creek board hears pool ductwork repairs will push reopening to early 2027 4:41

  • A presenter asked whether the board would hold a special meeting about 2 weeks out to act on contractor change proposals for the pool work. 7:25
  • Board members discussed goals for the year, and one board member suggested board development, communication and governance as the three goals. 39:14
  • A speaker said a draft of the goals would be emailed to board members for changes. 44:16

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Item by item (13)
  1. Capital project progress update 0:22
    • A presenter said Phase 1, which included roof replacement and playground installation, was done in 2025. 2:03
    • The presenter said all Phase 2 work, including the auditorium, middle school toilet rooms, elementary library and parking lot reconstruction, was essentially complete with the exception of the pool. 2:03
    • A presenter said the elementary school water heating system was replaced this summer using money left in the referendum. 4:08
  2. Pool repairs and project finances 4:41
    • A presenter said demolition at the pool uncovered deteriorated deck drains and underground supply ductwork, and another presenter said the pool was now expected to open sometime in early 2027. 4:41
    • A presenter said 75% of contracts were completed financially and gave an estimate of $600,000 remaining, and another presenter asked the board to consider a special meeting about 2 weeks out to approve change proposals. 6:37
    • A presenter said a possible Phase 4 could include a music suite renovation and railing replacements in the pool space if funds are available. 9:59
  3. Introduction of student representatives and staff 11:57
    • A staff member introduced two of the district's three student board members and the new assistant principal. 12:02
  4. Minutes of prior meeting 14:00
    • The board took up the minutes of the August 26th, 2026 meeting. 14:00
  5. Financial reports 14:16
    • Nancy J. Henner Dingman moved to approve items D1 through 5. 14:23
  6. Consent agenda 14:54
    • Nancy J. Henner Dingman made a motion on items E1 through 5. 14:59
  7. New business items 15:39
    • A motion was made and seconded on items F1 through 8. 15:45
  8. Student representative role 16:15
    • A staff member said the student representatives raised questions about high school lockers and lunch food and drink offerings. 16:38
    • The staff member said the student representatives might be involved in surveys to bring information back to the board. 16:59
  9. New administrative report format 17:45
    • A staff member asked for feedback on a new format for the administrative report. 17:45
    • Another speaker said the format was easy on the eyes but missed seeing more information from each administrator. 18:12
    • One board member said the new format was liked because much in earlier reports had already appeared on Facebook or in emails, and another board member said the single attachment was liked. 18:43
  10. Enrollment update 19:17
    • A staff member said total enrollment in June was 742 with 64 graduates and that current enrollment was 736. 19:41
    • Nancy J. Henner Dingman asked whether the homeschool decrease meant students graduated or re-enrolled, and the staff member said both. 22:04
    • The staff member said the district had 90 homeschool students last year and 69 this year. 22:10
  11. Board goals for the year 23:45
    • One board member suggested adding a section to the board member handbook on communication and chain of command. 24:05
    • One board member suggested a board member code of ethics, onboarding and ongoing professional development, communication protocols and board norms. 26:52
    • One board member said the board could keep three goals so they could be reached and proposed board development, communication and governance. 28:08
  12. NISBA conference attendance 44:16
    • A speaker said the conference was October 22nd through the 24th and asked whether board members were interested in attending. 44:38
    • One board member said a virtual option could tie into board development, and a staff member said staff could get information on the virtual option. 45:19
  13. Personnel matter 46:39
    • A motion was requested to address a particular personnel matter. 46:39

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