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Board members and administrators recounted Beauvais’s tenure with the district (hired circa 2016), her academic credentials (master’s degree from Niagara University and a doctorate from the University at Buffalo) and her work updating middle-school programs and expanding social-emotional learning in K–5 classrooms. Administrators said Beauvais helped implement new programs in a way that engaged staff and focused on student outcomes. Board members and attendees acknowledged Beauvais’s role in supporting staff and students and presented her with a plaque; family members joined by Zoom for the recognition.

Beauvais thanked the board and district leaders and said she appreciates the support of the district and colleagues. No formal action or funding was attached to the recognition.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","February 24, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The board recognized Andrea Nicolia Beauvais, a Starpoint staff member selected for the inaugural cohort of the New York State Master Counselor Program and recounted her contributions to social-emotional learning and district counseling programs.","taxTitle","STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, School Districts, New York","taxId",59548,"location","New York","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6309674,"Board approves AI policy, contracts and personnel motions; votes recorded as unanimous 'Aye' on consent items",89,3136000,3225000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2410488-4411a77bf897cc1a1006a2151624ed8a&start=3136&end=3225","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2410488-4411a77bf897cc1a1006a2151624ed8a/thumbnail_3136000.jpg","/articles/6309674/New-York/Board-approves-AI-policy-contracts-and-personnel-motions-votes-recorded-as-unanimous-Aye-on-consent-items","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6309674-1359594c32c2994069ee9172fef560e5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771193078&Signature=EeXV0DcvGcxqNPVX6o3Y6ZTWxgFzRxeF5rC~lEaV4lH8nZrtkhN5ZhCx-agL-7agDQt8rcPAaUafhcZdDZzTkxgDKvXdoMDMrEGowCampLw8M-3w8Ano-tNY3Yqr0O2Kh427XgLAwzX3XQGOv8P8MG1b6lGxyaVnHsWXFWABDdbniOPyF1ReqtUJUwOGu2IHTpOTYGBRw28EZbqTbjWAUVg~Eg7NHJgtRI00tjbrt2Jpyx9sRN0lWETM5qFBmbF0D8k3QT6DRaMal8syEXjA9nXc1zlTnOCLw4HKu5dTxLXIoNUGl3WtlcqQN~LGzdhGS7tMLLDXMy81WUectoq6VA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Starpoint Central School District Board of Education moved and approved a series of consent and new-business items during the meeting. The motions were handled largely as blocks or individual consent items; each was called, seconded and approved by a voice vote recorded in the transcript as “Aye.” The items included the following approvals.

Votes at a glance

- Second reading and adoption: Board of Education policy 5840, Artificial Intelligence (AI). Motion approved by voice vote (recorded as “Aye”). The board directed administration to begin staff and faculty communications and rollout to support teachers.

- Personnel and appointments: Resignations, a retirement and leaves of absence were placed on the consent agenda and accepted by voice vote (recorded as “Aye”). The board also approved three student-teacher appointments by voice vote (recorded as “Aye”).

- Sole-source purchasing resolutions: The board approved a sole-source purchase resolution for TMZ Integrations for the Starpoint 2023 capital projects and a separate sole-source purchase resolution for Johnson Controls Fire Protection for the same capital project. Both motions were approved by voice vote (recorded as “Aye”).

- Contract awards and construction items: The board approved notice of award and notice to proceed for contract BP102B (mechanical work) and contract BP106B (plumbing work) to John W. Danforth Company. Motion approved by voice vote (recorded as “Aye”).

- Sick bank and leave requests: The board approved a request to use sick days from the CSEA sick bank. Motion approved by voice vote (recorded as “Aye”).

- Other routine items: The board approved a block motion accepting the consensus agenda, and approved student teacher placements and other agenda items listed under the consent agenda; each motion was seconded and approved by a voice vote (recorded as “Aye”).

Transcript notes: the meeting record logs a single voice response line “All in favor? Aye.” for the motions in each case; no roll-call tally with individual member names or numerical tallies was recorded in the transcript excerpt provided.

Where the transcript recorded follow-up or implementation steps (for example, administration email rollout for the new AI policy and faculty meetings), the board directed staff to proceed with the communications and training steps identified in the presentations.","At the meeting the board approved several consent and business items by voice vote, including adoption of Board policy 5840 on artificial intelligence, student-teacher appointments, multiple sole-source resolutions and contract awards; recorded responses at roll call for each motion were 'Aye.'",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6309678,"Starpoint plans staff wellness and professional learning day with vendors, wellness fair and staff-led sessions",742,2366000,3108000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2410488-4411a77bf897cc1a1006a2151624ed8a&start=2366&end=3108","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2410488-4411a77bf897cc1a1006a2151624ed8a/thumbnail_2366000.jpg","/articles/6309678/New-York/Starpoint-plans-staff-wellness-and-professional-learning-day-with-vendors-wellness-fair-and-staff-led-sessions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6309678-a262539d398c88aae589ed131ecd5014/orig.mp4?Expires=1771193078&Signature=STKfKLOUon9Js-XBRC~Mo9SmtGjmcu-Lh~qIF9rbJIhvXKIPiLGB~BVfLkfsOxfGTbcNnJT2DKtqz80lV1f5T~YE2e0j20F5yHPhvcU0X~5SejhfXs4vKT4qJI4fe6aRN~ctihVr30hvZkrqz7n85MJUM6UFiLyrg8dC1rfTJBQFrFdKxGlfA-r77IPOuGJZTRbvBNNwduMrBpyGqKXVXNSOfXrv8VObCwFlp9Smky6SSLgi22GPAsccK3Wb9DRxOkxAxV3zrLkYyvjfOmtHtSHb7emevUpI36j6unLsGrWghKsffevRx2sfpvNBpCuhJoKKuuYDGVjSlk3rSH1b1g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Starpoint announced details for its upcoming professional learning and staff wellness day: an open-sessions format with more than 30 in-district presenters, a wellness fair with outside vendors and screenings, and community activities ranging from yoga and ballroom dancing to sound therapy and a Taylor Swift–themed staff center.

Presenters and organizers said the open-sessions format produced high satisfaction in prior years, and the district adjusted logistics after last year to manage lunch sign-ups more effectively. The schedule offers staff the choice to work in classrooms, attend wellness activities such as yoga or massage (some services were distributed by lottery), and visit vendor tables for financial and health-plan information.

The wellness fair will feature community partners including Wegmans Health (screenings by appointment), Niagara County Department of Public Health and Emergency Preparedness, Heartland Haven, and other local providers. The district said chair massages and a limited number of facials were allocated by lottery after more than 250 staff entered for roughly 50 slots. The PTA is coordinating a basket raffle and will help with lunch service for staff on the day.

Organizers listed a wide range of sessions and vendors in the meeting materials: classroom- and tech-focused professional-development offerings, fitness and movement classes, journaling and meditation sessions, and community tables on retirement planning and benefits. The district also again plans volunteer-driven community-service activities tied to the day, including making peanut butter-and-jelly sandwiches for local nonprofits and a staff “trash-to-treasure” exchange of surplus classroom materials.

District leaders encouraged board members and staff to attend and thanked the many volunteers and staff committee members responsible for programming, logistics and vendor coordination. No fiscal totals for the event were presented at the meeting.","The district’s annual staff professional learning/wellness day will include 30-plus in-district presenters, community vendors, a wellness fair with screenings and chair massages, a PTA raffle and activities ranging from yoga to sound therapy.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6309683,"Starpoint officials report 2025 budget baseline up 3.43%; district remains fiscally ‘lean’ with 4% unassigned fund balance",1418,3211000,4629000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2410488-4411a77bf897cc1a1006a2151624ed8a&start=3211&end=4629","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2410488-4411a77bf897cc1a1006a2151624ed8a/thumbnail_3211000.jpg","/articles/6309683/New-York/Starpoint-officials-report-2025-budget-baseline-up-343-district-remains-fiscally-lean-with-4-unassigned-fund-balance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6309683-c7b900184446c537762dee4830a67d73/orig.mp4?Expires=1771193078&Signature=TlAxxEIweXnEeiIaTweF2pWgpFjpfh4XndOr1N0a6Z~nFrolBKuqm-z1f2zI6KtIkkuiSm3LvK-fFPMhZWUKsYazi7meAKky79xgdBWRgF4ujLNEa7qZ8unbgxK4HehTc4pSXmetY7Q0vIwMh1M~asm8-B8OaTpscBzzfhkWXa4KXZLptAxuCrQueAyVxNV8lIOCuY5m1Uog46XVnEe9OH1wfMBeu4j8eoF7QmhhaBpATbOfCMqq5qar-XxkcDvIWZJ18FKxSl4cL1OgMtWqwxKny8BbU~gjgvrt-cf2ieEKblce65kzdqgXmar5LxMcFpNW8T0XkJJ8EV8fyc6DsA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Starpoint Central School District officials briefed the board on budget planning for fiscal year 2025–26, laying out staffing assumptions, benefit-cost movements and where the district stands against state fiscal metrics.

The district presented a baseline year-to-year staffing and program roll-forward that produced an initial budget-to-budget increase of 3.43%. When the new capital project debt is included, the presenter reported the budget-to-budget increase rises to 5.12%. Administrators said assumptions currently include no net new instructional staff beyond replacements for leaves and that the district expects about $950,000 in increased personnel costs (approximately 3.15% in personnel spending) for the coming year.

On benefits, the presentation listed several drivers: the employer contribution rate to the New York State Employees’ Retirement System is expected to rise from 15.2% to 16.5% (an estimated increase near $35,000 for that line), and the district expects a roughly 6% budget-to-budget increase for the self-funded health plan line. The presenter said the New York State Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS) rate is decreasing this year, producing an estimated savings of about $128,000. Other benefit lines (dental, unemployment and workers’ compensation) were described as stable or carrying modest increases in renewal rates.

The board received an overview of BOCES costs: Orleans Niagara BOCES placements and occupational education together were cited as principal drivers of a roughly $540,000 increase in BOCES-related costs, including anticipated higher costs for special-education placements and increased participation in occupational programs. District officials noted that some new costs are partially offset by state aid, which often arrives a year after a service’s first-year cost.

Officials reported the district’s unassigned fund balance is at the 4% level allowed under state guidance; the chief financial presenter noted that Starpoint typically runs a “lean” operation and compares below many peer districts on fund-balance and cash-on-hand ratios but that the state’s fiscal stress score remains 0, indicating no fiscal stress under the published metrics. The district noted that lower relative fund balances result in smaller available internal reserves for large capital projects, so some projects rely on voter-approved borrowing rather than accumulated surplus.

The presenter said staff will finalize parts of the budget between now and the next board meeting after a final month of health-insurance experience, transportation costs and any updated state-aid information. The district plans to re-run its budget model and publish updated baseline numbers and the anticipated fiscal stress score before the next meeting.","District business officials presented staffing and benefits assumptions for the 2025–26 budget, reporting a baseline budget-to-budget increase of 3.43% (5.12% including capital debt) and noting a 4% unassigned fund balance and a fiscal stress score of 0 from New York State.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6309688,"Starpoint Middle School rolls out weekly \"Spartan Circles\" to build student social-emotional skills",1172,896000,2068000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2410488-4411a77bf897cc1a1006a2151624ed8a&start=896&end=2068","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2410488-4411a77bf897cc1a1006a2151624ed8a/thumbnail_896000.jpg","/articles/6309688/New-York/Starpoint-Middle-School-rolls-out-weekly-Spartan-Circles-to-build-student-social-emotional-skills","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6309688-7c4298c8477a1a1cfc273d6d0973ba7d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771193078&Signature=ase64cA4gYY6eKIxfNcnkkRCpSJCw27MOz1HmlI7RlLkpIb7dWPDLoEZNFvPyjSO279hO-wtMjEdsOBihwIPYcHo8AQxdguyGD-I6L5OurMOHvRJ0HQNLQcyiq1MbzBc9sEyHriNG~6WEJox-fxYfs2yGh~Cjeb2GwsgHxTZ6UoziFEtMV7rppLxJuzI1qQcr0CNuHm5Bzj1ATPIjFUCSJJEkGUKh6zGq3quOQ3SwakGnxWHMMD2gf7wRibB74ktGu8K3w1Px2i4ej7DpFjEHc1npNCnuTEv6ZNm~PYYNPJAt5TXSlHJlEZmeY116V2kKrXLcl8OBZD58moo0nn5wQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Starpoint Middle School has implemented a districtwide program of weekly community circles — branded “Spartan Circles” — that runs for 30 minutes on Wednesday mornings during an adjusted homeroom schedule and aims to build students’ social-emotional skills and connections.

Administrators said the program began in September 2024 and uses a scripted binder of prompts and supporting slides so any teacher can lead a circle. The school reorganized homerooms so almost every teacher now has a homeroom of about 12–15 students; on Wednesdays homeroom runs from 7:40 a.m. to 8:10 a.m. and other class periods are shortened across the day to accommodate the change.

School leaders said the decision responded to increases in referrals and suspensions and to research on restorative practices. A district presenter summarized independent literature reviews showing that community circles can increase connectedness, improve academic outcomes and reduce absenteeism, bullying and suspensions. Building staff led the rollout after participating in summer training and small-group practice sessions.

Teachers use a dated, scripted binder for each weekly prompt; each page pairs an opening quote, a scaffolded prompt and a closing reflection. A slideshow of the prompt is emailed to teachers each Tuesday and displayed during circles. Classrooms are arranged in a physical circle, and each homeroom has a shared centerpiece and a “talking piece” to structure conversation and equalize speaking time. Staff said the structure helps draw out quieter students and gives all students a weekly chance to speak in a low-stakes setting.

Administrators reported early qualitative results: teachers and administrators observed students who rarely spoke begin sharing in circles, and staff noted improved day-to-day conversations linked to circle topics. The district has created a Google form for teachers to submit immediate feedback about prompts (for example that a prompt was “too difficult” for a grade level) and plans a student survey in the coming months to gather broader input from the roughly 720 students in the building.

School leaders described a phased approach: earlier prompts are intentionally lighter to build comfort, later prompts dig deeper after months of practice, and prompts are adjusted annually using the accumulated feedback. Staff members and administrators said one goal is to increase student ownership over time so students will help facilitate circles and bring personal talking pieces.

Administrators said weekly Spartan Circles run in conjunction with other building initiatives — including month-long character traits and PBIS-related Spartan Time — so that circle prompts align with schoolwide themes. The district plans to track outcomes longitudinally to look for effects on referrals, suspensions and attendance, but no quantitative results were offered at the meeting.

Questions from board members and staff at the meeting emphasized practical rollout details — scheduling, teacher workload and the binder’s usability — and praised the staff-driven nature of implementation. The school credited a small teacher team that worked over the summer to build the materials, and multiple board members and attendees described seeing the program in action on a recent district tour.

The program is ongoing; administrators said they will use teacher forms, faculty meetings and the student survey to refine prompts and schedule details over the summer and into next year.","Starpoint Middle School has launched a district-backed program of weekly community circles called Spartan Circles, with scripted materials, teacher training and a revised homeroom schedule intended to increase student connectedness and reduce disciplinary referrals.","actionData","errors"]

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Starpoint honors Andrea Nicolia Beauvais for selection to New York State Master Counselor Program

Board approves AI policy, contracts and personnel motions; votes recorded as unanimous 'Aye' on consent items

Starpoint plans staff wellness and professional learning day with vendors, wellness fair and staff-led sessions

Starpoint officials report 2025 budget baseline up 3.43%; district remains fiscally ‘lean’ with 4% unassigned fund balance

Starpoint Middle School rolls out weekly "Spartan Circles" to build student social-emotional skills