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Troy City School District board meeting, Sep 9, 2026

56 min · 0 public speakers

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What happened at this meeting

Troy school board hears construction update and New York Inspires presentation 3:01

  • A district staff member gave an update on capital projects, saying the district had done $150 million of work in the last decade plus, with $135 million of state aid that comes over 20 years. 5:56
  • Another staff member presented the state's New York Inspires framework and Portrait of a Graduate, and speakers asked about Regents exams and how changes would be communicated to parents. 26:51
  • The board took motions on minutes and consent agenda items and a motion to go into executive session, but no results were announced. 52:22
Item by item (8)
  1. Opening and public input 0:09
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:09
    • The presiding speaker invited members of the audience to speak on agenda and non-agenda items. 0:32
  2. Public hearing on district safety plan 0:32
    • A staff member said changes to the district safety plan relate to Desha's Law, which requires a cardiac emergency response plan, and correspond with changes to the AED policy. 0:47
    • The staff member said the AED policy would be approved at the next board meeting. 0:47
    • The staff member said building plans contain more specifics and are not public, while the district plan is a public document. 1:10
  3. Construction and capital projects update 2:03
    • A staff member said secure vestibules under construction at School 2 were not done for opening day and work would continue through September and October. 8:16
    • The staff member said the new North End access road is open and middle school buses will exit through it from the rear of the building. 9:35
    • The staff member said the district is currently 50% funded on its $6 million capital reserve. 15:28
  4. New York Inspires and Portrait of a Graduate 26:11
    • A staff member said the state has identified 6 attributes it wants all students to have upon graduation and is moving toward a competency-based system and one high school diploma. 26:51
    • The staff member said no diploma assessment is required starting the '27-'28 school year, but federal rules still require students to take 3 Regents exams. 37:39
    • The staff member said the district will create its own Portrait of a Graduate this year and will put together a committee of teachers and administrators, with some students and possibly board members. 44:55
  5. June and July financial report 51:16
    • A staff member said the first payroll in September will consist of all paper checks, as requested by the auditors. 51:50
    • The staff member said the external auditors visited last week and there were no big issues as of yet. 51:56
  6. Minutes and consent agenda 52:22
    • Motions were placed on the floor for approval of minutes from August 26th, 2026, and consent agenda items for unclassified staff, classified staff, programs and board resolutions. 52:22
  7. District announcements 53:38
    • The presiding speaker said future board meetings will be held at the middle school at 6:00 PM, with the next meeting September 23rd and the second October meeting moved to Tuesday, October 20th. 53:38
    • The presiding speaker said incoming 9th graders attended freshman orientation and reported week 1 wins for varsity and JV football. 54:35
  8. Executive session 54:35
    • A motion was made to go into executive session to discuss the employment of a particular person, and the presiding speaker said the board would not reconvene in public session. 55:36

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Video: posted by the district as “Board of Education Meeting - September 9, 2026”