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Actions recorded in the meeting minutes included:

- Approval of the minutes from the March 5, 2025 meeting. The presiding officer called for a motion; following a second the board voted \"Aye\" and the motion carried.

- First reading approvals: The board took first reading action on two policies (an ex‑officio student board member policy and a school district records policy). The harassment grievance policy was noted as under attorney review. The board voted in favor of the first readings after a motion and second.

- Scheduling the annual budget vote for May 20, 2025: The board moved and seconded a motion to accept the annual budget vote date; the board voted \"Aye\" and the motion carried.

- Approval of a stipulation agreement and acceptance of special-education recommendations: Both items were presented and approved after motions, seconds and affirmative votes.

- Personnel approvals: The board approved the personnel items presented by district staff, including the appointment of Christopher Moccio as assistant school lunch manager.

- Business and financial items: The board approved the business and financial items presented by the business office.

- Executive session: The board voted to enter executive session to discuss personnel matters; the motion carried.

Most motions were recorded in the transcript as \"Motion\" and \"Second\" with an \"All in favor? Aye. Motion carries.\" The transcript did not name movers and seconders for every motion, nor did it include a roll‑call vote with counts in the public portion of the record.

Where the transcript did not provide a mover, seconder or a roll‑call tally, the minutes reflect that the motions carried as announced during the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Monroe-Woodbury Board of Education Regular Meeting - March 19, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At the March 19 board meeting trustees approved the minutes, advanced two policies for first reading, scheduled the annual budget vote for May 20, and carried several routine personnel and business items; the board also voted to enter executive session to discuss personnel.","taxTitle","MONROE-WOODBURY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, School Districts, New York","taxId",66403,"location","New York","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6628905,"Board to seek $16.6 million in May ballot proposition to add air conditioning, no tax impact claimed",678,1222000,1900000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2711701-2f0d7e8580e4b084487352bcbac82118&start=1222&end=1900","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2711701-2f0d7e8580e4b084487352bcbac82118/thumbnail_1222000.jpg","/articles/6628905/New-York/Board-to-seek-166-million-in-May-ballot-proposition-to-add-air-conditioning-no-tax-impact-claimed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6628905-3bd0fababed6d4f49f86ea7f5fabe839/orig.mp4?Expires=1777785325&Signature=du4H1UoE6FOSvI7fwQdvY2l5JqnvOF1l-kcnJuxUkSuzz86q0woPBnQpv0bNuaAa0rv0D9epjdkW4Z89GaciZwFqqZw21uhc5nSM7yyHO-ttMs-C535~QU2dS7w9j3dkfvG4J~zJ2L5rfP-qGeWTQviN9u46tniB3DLaQdL8Geiy7zapQ1R44szF3rupTkcgU-FjBOsbcrjcqcJIkKBRlNS9gm4bRu1PVlsOOt2qEN8nHYJ5ALOcWD8XHuR82ByujY625nM8sGzdfTpX30zkp1FkVdjHa2Kj~Za37PhjE2DtEQzbFHL-Vny4uxSgDfz7VOFISuoeFWn2HfUzGitK2g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mister Cahill, a district business official, described a capital proposition the board expects to place on the May 20, 2025 ballot that would authorize $16,600,000 for additional work tied to the district’s ongoing capital project.

Cahill said the request would fund air-conditioning work at three buildings — Pine Tree, North Main and Central Valley — and related conversions from steam heating to hot-water systems. He described the technical scope as installing a new boiler, new piping and new unit ventilators so classrooms can be air conditioned. The board also intends to add walls and doors at North Main to close portions of open‑plan classrooms and to perform electrical upgrades at other buildings, which Cahill said would allow the installation of window‑mounted air conditioners if needed.

\"The total cost of that proposition would be $16,600,000,\" Cahill said, and described the proposal as \"Proposition 2\" for the May ballot.

Cahill told the board the district planned to use $5,300,000 from its capital reserve and borrow the remainder; he said projected debt service would be offset by state building aid so the package would have \"no tax impact.\" Cahill framed the timing as cost effective while the larger $98 million construction project is in the design and early construction phase.

The presentation also referenced a recently enacted New York State \"heat index\" requirement that limits occupancy of instructional spaces above 88 degrees; Cahill said that requirement increases the urgency of adding cooling or other mitigations in classrooms.

Board members and the capital project task force will discuss the plan further at upcoming meetings, including a capital advisory task force session scheduled for March 27, and during the construction phase of the broader $98 million project planned to begin in the summer.

The board did not adopt final construction contracts at the March 19 meeting; Cahill presented the proposition and financing approach for board review and future action by voters.","Trustees described a Proposition 2 asking voters to authorize $16.6 million for capital work including air conditioning in three elementary buildings and facility upgrades; district officials said the plan uses reserves and building aid to avoid a tax increase.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6628908,"Monroe-Woodbury board reviews 2025–26 personnel plan, proposes small net FTE increase",976,127000,1103000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2711701-2f0d7e8580e4b084487352bcbac82118&start=127&end=1103","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2711701-2f0d7e8580e4b084487352bcbac82118/thumbnail_127000.jpg","/articles/6628908/New-York/Monroe-Woodbury-board-reviews-202526-personnel-plan-proposes-small-net-FTE-increase","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6628908-c9e22e4a3485961794e00751a3dbc14f/orig.mp4?Expires=1777785325&Signature=Ou3~~wrO2951C~o3vES2Lt5IQD4Kgbf1Ai2E8vJPTed~O1YMPh7QtQQObS814wzWL7QjXVBHavczZDhubLn5dQ4yuM4Yck~~LpMOl0QwF~-iVwKqUdH2oppaY1iI3wWuYsaWDOKeIiwS9YFreZe6ESE5AyXSQSdzWM5rKGuL1DBw0yg1oc5vvbXtg3APF9PIbFZgS3S2-Ys0BSpKjLcE2xtRh1DfvtQMIxV4tDQc0QkOI2eNfM9F9Hna4SX2Pxjvbm9tcx2o0Uyyb8xamZ6raBON3vzsEcoAV1XT1~xuK-v73JLjqeV5Ig61B-hKnkGl98qL6B7OOR7s6M3ewqcP3Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Miss Hawk, a district staff member, presented the Monroe-Woodbury Central School District’s personnel budget for the 2025–26 school year at the Board of Education meeting on March 19.

\"We have proposed a total of 1,128.68 FTEs for next year, which represents an overall year to year addition of 6.17 FTEs or a 0.55% increase,\" Miss Hawk said, and walked the board through year-to-year changes by department.

The presentation noted the district is effectively restoring positions cut the previous year: Hawk said the proposed total recovers the 6.17 positions reduced in 2023–24. For strictly new positions for 2025–26 the district is proposing a net increase of 4.6 FTEs after reallocations tied to modest enrollment declines.

Hawk listed new or reallocated positions that drove the change: two special-education teachers, two English‑language learners teachers, a writer’s workshop teacher, several teaching assistants, and a 0.6 ELL coordinator. She said 4.75 of the added FTEs were filled during the current year but were not in that year’s adopted budget because the needs arose after adoption.

The presentation highlighted a drop in transportation FTEs of 7.97, which Hawk said reflects the removal of unfilled positions that were added in the prior year to expand in‑house bus runs; those vacant positions will be deleted from next year’s budget while the district continues to recruit drivers.

On costs, Hawk presented a proposed total staff salary line of $112,689,974 and described that as a 3.53% increase driven largely by step increases and contractual raises. She also pointed out a large percentage change in a small category labeled \"other,\" which includes health‑insurance buyouts and vacation payouts and represents about 1.2% of staffing expenditures.

Business office staff told the board that employee benefits are forecast to rise by about 0.1% overall. The presentation said health insurance for active employees and retirees accounts for about 56% of benefit spending and that the projected increase for health insurance is approximately 2.6%, attributed to higher premiums through the Orange‑Ulster health plan. The district expects a roughly 7% rise in \"other insurances\" (workers’ compensation, life insurance and unemployment), driven in part by higher required contributions to the BOCES workers’ compensation consortium. Contributions to the state retirement systems (ERS and TRS) were presented as decreasing by roughly 6.5% compared with the current year.

Board members asked about FICA and how it appears on the benefit pie chart; business office staff explained that the pie chart reports FICA as 15% of total fringe‑benefit spending and noted the statutory FICA payroll rate is 7.65% of wages. The presenter did not provide a line‑by‑line reconciliation beyond the charts shown.

Hawk closed the presentation by summarizing the district’s priorities: restoring positions cut in the prior year, allocating additional instructional staff to meet student needs, and exercising financial restraint to limit taxpayer impact.

The board did not take a final budget vote at the meeting; the presentation was delivered as part of the regular agenda.","At its March 19 meeting the Monroe-Woodbury Central School District reviewed a personnel budget proposing 1,128.68 total FTEs for 2025–26, a net increase of 4.6 FTEs and a 3.53% rise in staff salary costs; benefits are projected to rise 0.1%.","actionData","errors"]

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