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Sauquoit Valley Central School District board meeting, Aug 25, 2026

30 min · 0 public speakers

Chronic absenteeism ▶ 6:41

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Sauquoit Valley board approves new business items 7.1 through 7.14 21:05

  • A district director presented an update on special education and the annual school counseling plan, then answered board questions. 0:35
  • Asked how many students must go out of district because the district lacks a place for them, a staff member said 43. 6:28
  • The board approved new business items 7.1 through 7.14, which included personnel appointments, minutes, bill payments and Committee on Special Education recommendations. 21:05
  • Under miscellaneous topics, members discussed parking problems during Pop Warner football on campus. 24:52

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Item by item (7)
  1. Opening and Pledge of Allegiance 0:05
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance before moving to a presentation as the first order of business. ~0:05
  2. Special education update and counseling plan 0:35
    • The presenter said special education percentages have stayed at about 15⁠-⁠16%, and that the high school is opening a 1211 class for the first time this year. 1:22
    • The presenter said 43 students are placed out of district and that the elementary school is joining a pilot of a behavioral support program called Seed and Sow. 6:37
    • The presenter said chronic absenteeism went from 17.91% to 15.1%, short of a 12.5% target, and invited ideas for this year's counseling goals. 8:13
  3. Superintendent's report 17:01
    • A staff member said the Policy Committee will meet at 5:30 before the next board meeting. 17:04
    • The staff member said energy performance contract work has installed new pumps and boilers in the middle and elementary schools. 17:04
    • Asked about work once school starts, the staff member said most lighting work is expected in October without interrupting instructional time. 17:58
  4. Old business updates 18:10
    • A staff member said seniors are painting spaces in the front parking lot using a special kind of paint. 18:15
    • A staff member said yearbooks from 1927 to 2009 are archived on the district website through a grant of just under $3,000 from the Central Library Regional Council. 19:04
    • A staff member said another grant application is planned to digitize yearbooks from 2020 forward. 20:38
  5. New business personnel and routine items 21:05
    • The items also included minutes from the August 4th, 2026 meeting, payment of bills and Committee on Special Education recommendations. 21:57
    • Items 7.1 through 7.14 were approved. 21:57
  6. Miscellaneous topics 22:44
    • A speaker said the fall soccer season has started with a tournament on September 3rd and 5th. 22:44
    • A speaker described parking problems during Pop Warner football, and Patty Collins asked about using reflective vests. 24:52
    • One board member complimented the high school orientation, and a speaker said the musical will be Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. 27:59
  7. Adjournment 29:51
    • The chair called for a motion to adjourn if there was no public participation. 29:51

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Video: posted by the district as “BOE Meeting, August 25, 2026”