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Tri-Valley Central School District board meeting, Aug 26, 2026

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Budget cuts and layoffs ▶ 28:34

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Tri-Valley board approves tax warrant, handbooks and superintendent appointments 1:12:34

  • The boys' and girls' head cross-country coaches presented a planned team trip to a meet in Irvine, California, and George Dean asked about the district's legal responsibility for the trip. 4:48
  • Administrators gave summer updates on grant funding, technology, school programs and athletics. 25:06
  • The board approved the consent agenda except items 8C and 8D, the tax warrant for the 26⁠-⁠27 school year and the school handbooks, each by unanimous vote. 1:12:41
  • The board then voted to enter executive session at 7:11 PM. 1:42:51

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Item by item (15)
  1. Opening and superintendent oath 1:50
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. 1:50
    • The new superintendent took the oath of office. 2:17
  2. Correspondence 3:26
    • A letter was read from a law firm thanking the board for reappointing the firm as its legal representative for the 26⁠-⁠27 school year. 3:51
  3. Cross-country trip presentation 3:26
    • The coaches said a booster club would provide flights, lodging, transportation and meals, and asked the district for busing to the airport and the meet entry cost of $280. 7:46
    • The coaches said the team would leave on Wednesday, September 16th, and return on Sunday, September 20th, with 3 chaperones. 9:47
    • George Dean asked about the district's legal responsibility and whether the trip was sanctioned, and a coach said it was a sanctioned meet and a school trip. 21:11
  4. Grant funding and office updates 25:06
    • A district staff member said Title I funding had dropped from almost $400,000 four years ago to about $250,000. 25:06
    • Asked about the summer program, the staff member said the district was $50,000 to $60,000 short to run a summer enrichment program. 28:34
    • Another staff member said the 611 and 619 grants had stayed basically the same. 31:30
  5. Back-to-school event report 32:25
    • A speaker said a $3,500 grant financed the district's summer back-to-school event, which had 345 visitors and stayed under budget. 32:25
  6. Technology department update 35:23
    • A staff member said the district was moving to a new phishing training system and hoped to finish a new phone system over winter break. 35:23
    • The staff member said student workers repaired 31 Chromebooks in a single day and that an in-house hall pass system would roll out mid-fall. 39:04
  7. School schedule and program changes 41:02
    • A speaker described a new advisory lab blocking an hour midday for every 7 through 12 student, and a move to an alphabetical counseling model for grades 9 and 10 this year. 42:03
    • A speaker said the school hit its attendance goal of 93% and set a goal of 94% this year. 46:28
  8. Athletics update and eligibility questions 48:52
    • A staff member said the new Bound app had about 100 JV varsity registrations and about 43 modified registrations. 48:52
    • A speaker asked what protocol ensures athletes remain eligible, and the staff member said students need a student ID to register and rosters are reviewed by the coach and athletic staff. 54:57
  9. Superintendent's report 58:33
    • The superintendent said early work would center on an entry plan of listening and learning, with regular updates and a culminating report to the board. 59:07
  10. Consent agenda and claims warrants 1:01:50
    • George Dean asked that items on two warrants be pulled from the consent agenda, and they were considered separately as 8C and 8D. 1:02:05
    • A staff member said the claims auditor's notations did not necessarily mean something was wrong and that the auditor was new. 1:05:53
    • A staff member said a windshield replacement on the minivan was paid by the district because it was below the deductible. 1:08:51
    • The consent agenda minus 8C and 8D passed unanimously, and the chair said the vote on warrant 2 in the amount of $695,508.98 appeared unanimous. 1:03:04
  11. Board committee reports 1:09:46
    • A board member said the policy committee planned to meet from 5:30 to 6:45 before the September 10th board meeting. 1:10:33
  12. Tax warrant and appointments 1:11:57
    • The board took up the tax warrant for the 26⁠-⁠27 school year, official appointments for the superintendent and impartial hearing officers. 1:12:41
    • A staff member said the district was following the process under New York State Ed Law 4404. 1:14:06
    • The tax warrant, the superintendent's official appointments and the appointment of an impartial hearing officer for a case each passed unanimously. 1:12:31
  13. Approval of school handbooks 1:15:53
    • George Dean asked whether approval of the handbooks could be put off to the next meeting, and a staff member said school would start before then. 1:16:35
    • A staff member said an addendum could be issued to the handbooks if a policy listed in them were changed. 1:17:23
    • The handbooks, an Audit Committee meeting on October 8th, 2026 at 6 PM and a 0.4 FTE part-time ENL teacher appointment each passed unanimously. 1:17:46
  14. Board comments 1:21:32
    • George Dean asked about a recent audit, and a staff member said the district should be at its 4% fund balance. 1:23:52
    • One board member asked for a way to let the public know more about the protocol for speaking at meetings. 1:25:07
    • Travis Hartman asked that the board discuss lights for the sports complex in the future. 1:31:22
  15. Executive session 1:42:08
    • A motion was made to enter executive session to discuss the medical, financial, credit or employment history of a particular person or corporation. 1:42:08
    • The board voted to enter executive session at 7:11 PM. 1:42:51

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Video: posted by the district as “Board of Education Meeting August 26th, 2026”