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Wilson Central School District board meeting, Oct 6, 2026

1 h 01 min · 0 public speakers

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Board approves high school principal appointment effective October 19th, 2026 5:30

  • The board also approved new business consent agenda items B through O. 3:23
  • After no one addressed the board at the public forum, a staff member went through proposed amendments and resolutions from the New York State School Board. 15:26

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Item by item (14)
  1. Opening and meeting minutes 0:04
    • A staff member said resolutions from the New York State School Board would be taken up at the end of the meeting. 0:39
    • The board took up approval of the meeting minutes dated September 8th, 2026. 1:42
    • The motion to approve the minutes carried. 1:54
  2. Financial consent agenda and audit report 2:04
    • The board took up items B through E in the financial consent agenda. 2:04
    • A speaker said there were no major findings in the 2025 audit and that board members receive copies of the audit. 2:38
    • The motion on the financial consent agenda carried. 2:22
  3. New business consent agenda 2:38
    • The board took up new business consent agenda items B through O. 3:23
    • The motion carried. ~3:42
  4. Personnel resignations and rescindments 3:49
    • The board took up personnel resignation and rescindment consent agenda items B through G. 3:49
    • The motion carried. ~4:12
  5. Personnel and special education consent items 6:45
    • The board took up personnel consent agenda items B through D. 6:45
    • The board then took up CPSC, CSE and 504 meeting minutes and IEP recommendations dated October 6th, 2026. 7:04
    • Both motions carried. ~7:04
  6. Item 7:31
    • The board took up private parochial transportation requests, conference requests and fundraiser requests. 7:31
    • Each of the motions carried. ~7:55
  7. Overnight choral field trip 9:12
    • The board took up an overnight field trip for high school choral students to perform at the NYSSMA Area All-State Concert at SUNY Fredonia on November 20th through 21st, 2026. 9:12
    • The motion carried. ~9:56
  8. Board, student and superintendent reports 10:01
    • Kathy Stewart announced a meeting on November 5th with presentations from area districts and the Special Olympics. 10:23
    • The student board representative reported on homecoming activities, new clubs and a varsity girls soccer fundraiser that raised around $600. 11:29
    • A staff member thanked district staff for their work at the start of the school year, and a staff member also noted that National School Lunch Week is next week. 13:04
  9. Public forum 15:26
    • The board opened the public forum, and no one addressed the board. 15:26
  10. State association bylaw amendments 18:57
    • A staff member reviewed proposed amendments to the bylaws of the New York State School Board and said of the first one that the staff member had no opinion. 19:42
    • The staff member said a change to the financial report would mean one report handed out during the annual meeting and said that was okay. 22:16
  11. Item 22:25
    • On a resolution to streamline teacher certification, a staff member said the district has no 8th grade science teacher. 24:03
    • On a proposed state bond act for capital needs, a staff member cited a cost of $13 million, with a chunk going to upgrade electrical, and said the board should say yes. 30:55
    • On a resolution to allow fees for FOIL requests, a staff member said the district has hundreds of dollars in lawyer fees on one request. 32:55
  12. Item 36:44
    • On a paper and pencil testing option for grades 3 to 5, one board member said they should be allowed to do it, speaking from an elementary teacher point of view. 36:44
    • A staff member said the staff member would say no to a resolution calling for a state study of test administration methods. 40:28
    • On a dyslexia literacy resolution, Kathy Stewart asked whether the district already has something in place. 44:47
  13. Item 48:51
    • A staff member said water currently cannot be considered an allowable drink for reimbursement. 48:51
    • On a resolution about community-based UPK providers, one board member said they were okay with a no. 49:27
    • A staff member said athletics contests generally are excluded from transportation aid and that the district would be crazy not to say yes to the resolution. 52:55
  14. Resolutions not recommended for adoption 54:39
    • A staff member said absolutely no to a resolution to reduce the required number of lockdown drills. 55:15
    • A staff member said the staff member would oppose pausing the requirement to offer full-day pre-K to every 4-year-old starting in 2028⁠-⁠29. 57:31
    • On a resolution barring spouses of district employees from serving on the board, a staff member said there goes our board. 58:25

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Video: posted by the district as “WilsonCSD Board of Education Meeting 10-6-2026”