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Key actions recorded on the meeting record:

- Approval of the agenda as presented (motion carried by voice vote).
- Approval of the consent agenda as presented (motion carried by voice vote). The consent agenda included routine personnel and operational items; the board specifically noted three upcoming teacher retirements with years of service of 31, 29 and 19 years.
- Approval of the 2025–26 instructional calendar for the Depew Union Free School District (motion carried by voice vote).
- Acceptance of a donation of approximately $3,000 from the Cayuga Heights PTO to purchase a wireless body-pack microphone system for Cayuga Heights musicals (motion carried by voice vote).
- Approval to recognize Inferno Baseball’s nonprofit status and to waive associated facility-use fees for designated district facilities (motion carried by voice vote).
- Authorization to enter an Article 5 intermunicipal arrangement among four BOCES to improve vendor management and data security/privacy practices (motion carried by voice vote).
- Award of capital project contracts and authorization for architects to issue notices to proceed: the board authorized Young and Bright (or Young and Wright—transcript contains two similar architecture firm names) to prepare contract documents and issue a notice to proceed with selected contractors presented during the meeting, and approved awarding a contract to DV Brown as presented (motions carried by voice vote). Specific contract amounts and contractor bid details were not specified in the public motion language on the record.
- Appointment of Jeff Bridal as pro tempore clerk so the district clerk could be excused for the executive-session portion of the meeting (motion carried by voice vote).

Each motion was seconded and approved by a voice vote of the board. The transcript records these outcomes as “Aye” with motions carried; the meeting did not record a roll-call tally with member-by-member votes in the public portion of the transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Depew UFSD Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Depew Board of Education approved the consent agenda, accepted a donation, approved an instructional calendar, waived facility fees for a youth baseball group, authorized an intermunicipal BOCES arrangement, and awarded multiple capital contracts; all motions carried by voice vote.","taxTitle","DEPEW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, School Districts, New York","taxId",70130,"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},6309287,"Depew students and staff highlight extracurriculars; board honors longtime coach",692,1324000,2016000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2413525-fecddf64c37004faeb53385282c296b7&start=1324&end=2016","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2413525-fecddf64c37004faeb53385282c296b7/thumbnail_1324000.jpg","/articles/6309287/New-York/Depew-students-and-staff-highlight-extracurriculars-board-honors-longtime-coach","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6309287-18f15e77483af450be8ba6bf60ddbb8f/orig.mp4?Expires=1773736205&Signature=ee9VWBElh5ZQquxbNHo0bJ1UWv3YrVa03~go95tFmslOSlByyUUgBZCALWrfD08kBsO3NsIsVxrz4Fo38Hrrz276EPJs2FbX2gF5XgeC0qHAP-T0qLwAA~XIjqgY~JTv0GbWjcJbUz2Xh7qdBo6Z-luGYm2VXtyi8NEBJK09KDCeGzLEbauYAPSCi54aXQrUOj69rs7XXnWuOHYREu-VcdWF5xiBwWvWS9ZIeUyEFWX81Cd~nrv0H1lXuMRutmn3nGgTL~bhVaMEDfegq8X2iAly66smNjjHD43n5NqwUzFu6sFqgojkeGEQvgTwyg8E0VFrZ1A-4zab4fEx2L0dkg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Teachers, students and building leaders provided routine school updates to the Board of Education, highlighting recent field trips, musical and arts activities, character education events and upcoming performances.

A middle-school student summarized participation in an Innovation Station trip and noted that a student team won a “player’s choice” award at a Buffalo-area event; staff also reported participation in music auditions and schoolwide character-theme activities. The high-school student presenters described an Academy of Fine Arts trip to Universal Studios focused on marketing strategies, Sources of Strength activities that included messages of encouragement placed around the school and details about upcoming class and social events, including a student-hosted Neon Dance and the spring musical (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory).

The board recognized a longtime coach and teacher for his years of service. The athletic director introduced the honoree, noting a 36½-year teaching career, multiple decades advising clubs and coaching programs (including founding girls golf and unified bowling teams) and awards including a 2019 New York State girls golf coach of the year honor and a 2022 section hall of fame induction. The board invited the coach to accept recognition and posed for photographs.

Administrators also reminded the public that universal pre-K and kindergarten registration is under way for the 2025–26 school year and reviewed schedules for spring athletics and arts events.

Those items were presented as informational updates; no additional board action on programming or personnel was taken beyond the recognitions and routine consent approvals later in the meeting.","Middle- and high-school students presented activity updates and a coach with decades of service was recognized by the board for his career contributions.",{"_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},6309292,"Depew board hears 2025–26 budget outlook, proposed $8–9 million capital project to go to May vote",1088,2188000,3276000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2413525-fecddf64c37004faeb53385282c296b7&start=2188&end=3276","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2413525-fecddf64c37004faeb53385282c296b7/thumbnail_2188000.jpg","/articles/6309292/New-York/Depew-board-hears-202526-budget-outlook-proposed-89-million-capital-project-to-go-to-May-vote","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6309292-326826b5dd18da86536e0aa9af27da2d/orig.mp4?Expires=1773736205&Signature=TKIexdJyethgMbv5TXXOPycEIHLzbVG9qSD5rw8sEjnjxJTE4V9EzpXWY6S5eK6mlf9IqKj~drMyqQftSJyDe33UInFK~2eDhXJoV-NEviOM-jM4IRyTTMeGEsX6jqdcZ~8Bzxd7bkOgTo0CavV~gvf23ZrXs7MuRpe45~3fOS0cn91Idspdl3b6hRj0GFRKRLxrbzpE3QJO7zAxaTO6v1IHZf3AER~qfs1YPVBuv~Q0BfLtkMhOOF3rBV3pEPjgNrsluDLEd93SagVc-NLEknqgwc~py3qxHKBBx0rMUNzhFhl6dq6H4TG6cLbqvWT~9V4yeF0WjTVanT8YkqUtXg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Depew Union Free School District’s interim superintendent presented the district’s Feb. budget update, telling the Board of Education the draft 2025–26 budget contains a $785,301 gap and that the board will consider a capital project for voter approval in May.

The presentation projected 1,779 students for fall 2025 (cohort size about 38) and described key cost drivers: a combined 6.8% increase for retirement systems (ERS/TRS), a 6.3% estimated increase in health insurance and a 4.7% increase from negotiated salary commitments. District staff said those factors account for roughly $1.7 million of increased costs in the fiscal plan.

The superintendent reviewed state budget signals the district is monitoring: a Division of Budget midyear update that projected a $1 billion structural deficit for 2025–26 and the governor’s preliminary executive budget that the presenter said proposes a 4.7% increase in total aid and a 5.8% increase in foundation aid. The presenter told the board that about 55% of districts would be on “safe harmless” under the governor’s approach, up from just under 50% the previous year, and said the district expects continuing negotiation and clarification of state aid through the April budget process.

On local revenue and levy calculations, staff described the tax-cap formula steps used by the district, including use of the Office of Real Property Tax Services (ORPTS) growth factors and payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs). Staff projected a tax levy increase of about 4.61% — described as roughly $942,761 — after applying allowable exemptions and adding planned capital expenses back into the levy calculation. The presenter emphasized the district would remain under the statutory cap and noted the district’s combined wealth ratio (about 0.608), free-and-reduced-lunch rate (48.5%) and census poverty measure (5.2%) as local context for levy decisions.

The presenter outlined planned uses of reserves for 2025–26: approximately $1.3 million from the Employee Benefit Accrued Liability Reserve (for retiree sick- and vacation-day buyouts) and about $800,000 from a capital reserve (principally for bus purchases), for a total planned reserve draw of $2.1 million.

District administrators listed current new budget requests totaling approximately $291,000, including a new reading program ($230,000), BOCES curriculum supports ($30,000), $25,000 for high-school equipment tied to a capital project and building-level furniture/equipment requests. The draft budget presented was $55,451,247 with draft revenues of $54,665,946, leaving the $785,301 shortfall staff said they would close by protecting programming, prioritizing requests, seeking final state aid figures in March/April and using fewer reserves if aid increases materialize.

Staff also described capital-outlay rules under current state law that allow districts to undertake a modest, single-trade project annually (the presenter noted a current $100,000 limit under discussion at the state level to be raised toward $250,000–$350,000). For a larger scope, the district plans a capital project — described as an $8 million to $9 million proposal with “minimal tax impact” — that would be placed before voters in May. The proposed scope includes unfinished items from a prior project (bathrooms, HVAC/air conditioning), track resurfacing, parking-lot and site-lighting repairs, bus garage roof and masonry restoration, and conversion of a Hugo Heights multipurpose area into a family support center with outside access and added storage. The presenter outlined a projected schedule: design work in summer 2025, State Education Department (SED) review in fall/winter 2025 and construction starting in spring/summer 2026 if approved.

Board members asked clarifying questions about PILOT agreements and their typical terms; staff answered that PILOTs noted in the presentation generally run about 10 years and come through local IDAs. The board did not take a formal vote on the budget or the capital project at the meeting; staff said additional draft budget presentations would occur in March before adoption in April and a public hearing and vote in May.","Interim district leaders presented a draft 2025–26 budget showing a $785,301 shortfall and a proposed capital project of roughly $8–9 million with minimal tax impact; trustees were briefed on enrollment, state-aid projections, reserve use and a planned May vote.","actionData","errors"]

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