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Shenendehowa Central School District board meeting, Sep 22, 2026

1 h 16 min · 0 public speakers

Chronic absenteeism ▶ 33:21AI in schools ▶ 20:06Phones in school ▶ 20:06Reading and test scores ▶ 38:03

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Shenendehowa board approves staffing recommendations, including 3 tenure recommendations 1:07:20

  • The board approved the agenda, a NAREC purchase for panels and the staffing recommendations, each with 6 in favor. 9:25
  • District leaders presented plans tied to district policies, including the counseling plan, the technology plan and the cybersecurity incident response plan. 10:57
  • A district staff member gave updates on first-day transportation delays and on New York Inspires, saying Regents exams are not being eliminated. 11:39
Item by item (13)
  1. Opening and agenda 9:05
    • The board returned from an executive session held to discuss a personnel matter. 9:25
    • The presiding speaker said the meeting was a study session with no public comment and that public comment would be available at the next meeting on October 6th. 9:25
    • A new Senate representative was introduced. 9:25
    • The agenda was approved with 6 in favor. 9:49
  2. Superintendent's report 10:45
    • The superintendent said a plan developed over a year ago with transportation staff and outside agencies could not be executed on the first day of school because of traffic congestion, and that individual bus runs were still running late. 10:57
    • The superintendent said the district will always need more drivers and that it needs to improve communication about individual late runs. 10:57
    • On New York Inspires, the superintendent said Regents exams are not being eliminated and that districts will be asked to create multiple pathways for students to demonstrate proficiency. 17:24
  3. Counseling plan and survey results 10:57
    • The director of student growth and innovation said one of the counseling advisory committee's goals this year is to increase family engagement and promote a sense of community and belonging. 20:06
    • The director said a Welcome Back Fair would be held Saturday at High School East from 9 to 11. 23:16
    • The director said a survey found 54% of teachers reported a decrease in behavioral redirections and 51% noted higher student engagement after the cell phone policy. 23:54
  4. Chemical hygiene plan 28:39
    • A staff member said the chemical hygiene plan is a requirement of the OSHA PESH lab standard and outlines practices for laboratory activities in science labs. 28:55
    • The staff member said the plan is reviewed annually and that annual training for teachers was taking place the next day. 30:33
  5. Multi-tiered systems of support plan 33:00
    • A presenter said kindergarten assessments were reduced from 3 times a year to 2 times a year by using information gathered at orientation. 36:56
    • A presenter said all teachers of English 9 and 9 Honors are administering the STAAR reading assessment for the first time this year. 40:17
  6. Professional learning plan 41:57
    • The director of professional learning said the district added KickUp as an automated platform last year and now has a baseline year of data on professional learning hours. 41:57
    • The director said the transition to the STEPS evaluation system must be tied into the plan this year. 41:57
  7. Special education plan 48:20
    • A staff member said the district added an Academic Skills 15:1 program at the middle school for 26⁠-⁠27 based on student need. 50:49
    • The staff member said 2 additional classrooms were added because of the number of students requiring that level of programming. 50:51
  8. Technology integration plan 52:53
    • A staff member said the district outfitted 80 spaces at Atria Maxwell with technology. 53:36
    • The staff member said the badge printing model reduced equipment by probably 60% and that the 3-year tech plan was submitted to New York State in April. 55:51
    • The staff member said the district plans to automate staff account creation and introduce a new password policy. 57:03
  9. Cybersecurity incident response plan 1:00:50
    • The staff member said the incident response plan follows a NIST framework and that not much changed in it except names and contacts. 1:00:50
    • The staff member said MS-ISAC is reviewing the plan and will help with a disaster recovery plan. 1:01:50
    • A staff member said each plan has its own state submission timeline and the district chooses to review them annually. 1:03:41
  10. NAREC purchase 1:06:51
    • The board considered a motion to approve a NAREC purchase for panels. 1:06:51
    • The motion passed with 6 in favor. 1:06:51
  11. Staffing recommendations 1:07:15
    • A staff member said the staffing recommendations included 3 tenure recommendations and one retirement after 37 years of service. 1:07:20
    • The board voted on the staffing recommendations and tenure recommendations as one motion. 1:09:23
    • The motion passed with 6 in favor. 1:09:43
  12. Student representative reports 1:09:43
    • A student representative said the group passed a bill to fund homecoming for $3,000 and a bill for $250 in starting materials for a new Sew Together Club. 1:10:37
    • A student representative said a club fair would be held Thursday and school pictures were this week. 1:12:30
  13. Board comments and announcements 1:12:58
    • Board members were invited to share comments, and two students were recognized for accomplishments. ~1:12:58
    • The presiding speaker said the audit committee meeting is on Monday, September 28th at 3:30 PM in district office. 1:15:37
    • The meeting was adjourned with 6 in favor. 1:15:37

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Video: posted by the district as “Shenendehowa Board of Education Meeting | September 22, 2026”