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Board members moved and seconded the personnel agenda items as presented by the personnel officer and the chair announced the motion carried. The transcript records the formal motion and the public meeting vote: \"All in favor? Aye. Motion carries.\" The district did not provide additional public detail about contract length, start date or salary in the presentation recorded at the meeting; those items were marked as personnel details in the agenda packet.

Why it matters: The appointment establishes district leadership in human resources and continues the district's internal succession planning for the HR office.

Clarifying details

- Personnel agenda motion presented by the personnel officer (recorded on the public agenda).
- Public vote on the personnel motion recorded as \"Aye\" and the chair announced the motion carried; the transcript does not list individual roll-call vote counts or mover/second names.
- The meeting included prior remarks acknowledging outgoing or transferring staff; the transcript includes appreciations for past service but no additional personnel specifics beyond the approved appointment.

Sources and evidence

Agenda presentation by the personnel officer; board motion and public vote recorded in the meeting transcript.

Ending

The board approved the personnel slate and members offered public congratulations to the newly appointed human resources official during board reports.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Monroe-Woodbury Board of Education Regular Meeting - April 9, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Monroe-Woodbury Board of Education approved personnel items Wednesday and confirmed Chris Berger as deputy assistant superintendent for human resources, with an expectation he will assume the assistant superintendent role in time.","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},6607976,"Monroe-Woodbury presents $236.7 million budget, $16.6 million capital proposition including classroom air conditioning",817,94000,911000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2945475-40ae6fd6c89959458f01653f71d019fb&start=94&end=911","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2945475-40ae6fd6c89959458f01653f71d019fb/thumbnail_94000.jpg","/articles/6607976/New-York/Monroe-Woodbury-presents-2367-million-budget-166-million-capital-proposition-including-classroom-air-conditioning","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6607976-fa5dde26dd19c928be181a56b2402ac1/orig.mp4?Expires=1773376300&Signature=UYBV8824RPQLgbgo5LmAdTsr1xqMAlIYSJaolcyl8QYUiMiC7UZe5BlIBhMGf03aTTr0HwZVA7hV0gq0wzOt1uLTuyNIHGhps-e75ZFNDe3B8TE1rkHdwpoGF9q50IRz3jOy7SNfVeqowZ7oLDdalZsORGO19Qqm6B-47lfa0tHexqJvr2iwsLjLW5aGPt0nCxb-qBScr81q-m32SI9zflak8eLog4N7L0A1z1gank86tBE0ujqDdZ62~eAVzn~M8yCXm8ZCVN55799Tr6b71QRAVxTckh3NbHGdbX9oWP3~EhRjxm0ZJwJx8MuDsm1ODATraBDzaGEg0LBFD4~Ssw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Superintendent Tracy Norman presented the Monroe-Woodbury Central School District's recommended 2025-26 budget Wednesday, proposing a $236,700,000 general fund budget and a 1.5% tax levy increase.

Norman said the district's recommended levy is well below the state tax cap for the year, which the presentation identified as 3.55%. \"The tax levy that we are proposing is 1.5%, which is well below the maximum,\" Norman said, and the presentation attributed the lower levy largely to an increase in state aid from approximately $88 million to about $94 million.

The recommendation includes Proposition 2, a separate capital authorization of up to $16,600,000 to complement an existing $98,000,000 capital program. District business staff said the plan would use $5,300,000 from the district's capital reserve and borrow the remaining $11,300,000; staff said debt service repayment is expected to be offset by building aid over roughly 15 years so the work would have \"no tax impact.\" The capital work described in the presentation would add air conditioning to classrooms at Pine Tree, North Main and Central Valley elementary schools and install walls and doors to enclose open-plan classrooms at North Main.

Why it matters: The budget sets the district's spending and local tax impact and the capital proposition would fund building changes tied to safety, instructional needs and a new state requirement on classroom temperature.

Details and context

Ira Silkler, who presented the budget numbers, summarized the key totals: a $236.7 million general fund (a 5.88% budget-to-budget increase in the presentation), a proposed tax levy of $133.3 million (1.5% increase), and non-property revenues of roughly $99.5 million. Silkler described proposed uses of district reserves including the employee benefit accrued liability reserve and unemployment reserve; the presentation listed a planned appropriation from the assigned fund balance of $1,425,000 to reduce next year's levy.

On the capital side, Silkler and the superintendent said planned work includes electrical upgrades and a mix of short-, medium- and long-term solutions to meet cooling needs in some older school buildings. Norman told the board the district is developing short-term cooling plans and a longer-term plan tied to Proposition 2 work.

Norman also referenced a recently enacted state \"heat index\" requirement that the district must address. The presentation said the law, effective Sept. 1, 2025, requires action when certain nonstructural classroom temperatures reach 88 degrees: \"when classrooms . . . hit 88 degrees, the mandate is that you can't occupy the space anymore,\" the superintendent said, adding the district will have short-term measures in place and longer-term capital planning to comply.

What the board did and next steps

The presentation was informational; no formal board vote on the budget recommendation or the propositions was recorded in the public portion of the meeting. District presenters encouraged public participation in upcoming budget votes and listed forthcoming budget dates.

Clarifying details

- Proposed general fund budget: $236,700,000 (presentation figure).
- Proposed tax levy: $133,300,000 (1.5%).
- Proposed budget-to-budget increase: 5.88% (presentation figure).
- State aid: presentation compared roughly $88,000,000 (prior year) to about $94,000,000 (projected).
- Proposed use of reserves: $2,470,000 (various reserves named in the presentation) plus assigned fund balance of $1,425,000.
- Proposition 2 authorization: up to $16,600,000; $5,300,000 from capital reserve; borrow $11,300,000; plan engineered to have \"no tax impact\" based on projected building aid over ~15 years.
- Schools named for air conditioning work: Pine Tree, North Main, Central Valley elementary schools.

Meeting context

The budget presentation and related capital details comprised the main substantive agenda item of the public meeting. Board members and district staff discussed compliance planning for the state heat-index requirement and short-, medium- and long-term cooling solutions. Presenters invited community participation in upcoming budget-related outreach and votes.

Sources and evidence

'Tracy Norman, superintendent' presentation of budget recommendation; Ira Silkler, business presenter, summary of budget totals and capital proposition. The public presentation included slides summarizing tax-cap calculation, revenue composition, reserve use and capital scope.

Ending

District staff said additional public information and outreach will continue in the coming weeks ahead of the budget vote and that more detailed descriptions of the Proposition 2 projects and timelines will be provided to families and posted on the district website.","Superintendent Tracy Norman presented the Monroe-Woodbury Central School District's recommended 2025-26 budget, proposing a $236.7 million general fund budget and a 1.5% tax levy.",{"_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},6607962,"Student representative reports survey: most students say they feel safe, many do not report upsetting incidents to teachers",303,1459000,1762000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2945475-40ae6fd6c89959458f01653f71d019fb&start=1459&end=1762","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2945475-40ae6fd6c89959458f01653f71d019fb/thumbnail_1459000.jpg","/articles/6607962/New-York/Student-representative-reports-survey-most-students-say-they-feel-safe-many-do-not-report-upsetting-incidents-to-teachers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6607962-81eecc7627facaffbef94b923647ce32/orig.mp4?Expires=1773376300&Signature=MA~4gZ5rIEUk8RMeHCcSnTpMvD~efGZwMRTrmqZ4m1mpdcP2JiywZOJaCN-k~FJLGKgKk1l6WITEm2BYzPp0TQ6TpLVX5DdczKpLmzKUtoXUGxLJjRnVO1RW3d5TjH1mhjZHbSWGXQv~z3Q-pknevfFY0Yqwxk1I3cFi~qqrPrnQCrHlZ8n4r54My-MsMkuQDlHcw1Sg2S7-pck4z9dKZ-topStUDu7AiQpgr-ME6CeAz-s7KN8ulHcH7G-MWqq5pwyaGOTp7H3XaTNQhWszg1FKNsx1q60~oIBYybFN6WdbbJPTChzoWWP~BYMlcsRQeqsOAnF04fXV4WeJ00qcHw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The student representative reported results from a classroom survey conducted at Pine Tree and Central Valley elementary schools, saying most students said they feel safe but a notable share said they had experienced upsetting incidents they did not tell a teacher.

On the record, the student representative (identified in the meeting as the student representative, Escobar) said the survey asked students four Likert-scale questions and six yes/no questions. The presentation cited these results: the average response to \"How comfortable do you feel at school?\" was 3.7 at Pine Tree and 4.0 at Central Valley; responses to \"Do you feel safe at school?\" had 21 of 24 Central Valley respondents say yes and 15 of 15 Pine Tree respondents say yes. However, when asked whether something had made them upset but they did not tell a teacher, 15 of 20 at Pine Tree and 19 of 25 at Central Valley said yes.

The student representative said many students who did not report upsetting incidents said they avoided doing so because they did not want to be seen as a \"snitch\" or to \"start more drama.\" To address that concern the representative recommended teachers provide an anonymous classroom comment box (paper slips and a pencil) so students can discretely inform a teacher about problems.

Why it matters: The results highlight student perceptions of safety and also indicate barriers to reporting incidents to staff, which could guide classroom practice and school-based interventions.

Clarifying details

- Surveyed schools: Pine Tree and Central Valley elementary schools (student representative visited additional schools later).
- Example outcomes: Comfort average: Pine Tree 3.7, Central Valley 4.0; \"Do you feel safe at school?\": Central Valley 21/24 yes; Pine Tree 15/15 yes; \"Had something make you upset but you didn't tell a teacher?\": Pine Tree 15/20 yes; Central Valley 19/25 yes.
- Student recommendation: anonymous classroom comment box for discreet reporting; the district's anonymous alert system exists but the student representative proposed a classroom-level option routed directly to the teacher.

Sources and evidence

On-the-record report by the student representative during the meeting; specific numbers and recommendations read into the record by the student representative.

Ending

The student representative said they will expand the survey to additional schools and report back to the board at a future meeting.","The student representative reported survey results from visits to Pine Tree and Central Valley elementary schools finding high reported feelings of safety but many students said they had experienced upsetting incidents they did not report to teachers; the representative recommended anonymous classroom comment boxes.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6607970,"School district cites procurement review for photography services, reports lower prices for families",112,1012000,1124000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2945475-40ae6fd6c89959458f01653f71d019fb&start=1012&end=1124","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2945475-40ae6fd6c89959458f01653f71d019fb/thumbnail_1012000.jpg","/articles/6607970/New-York/School-district-cites-procurement-review-for-photography-services-reports-lower-prices-for-families","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6607970-6f3f98ba6f1fac05f1718191e76a89b2/orig.mp4?Expires=1773376300&Signature=WfVAQ4NrpA2HvI~bLZWKRwEuvDh-FS2BaDKXmMfS7HSHqVwsUe7x6Xj5Xkos~KolProfd4BooiXcZtm7mzSsLN3C-Wka4TuoGaC0p1wUpPZuoI8etMiC7iMXQ~GZtmxZSaokql0TsvB~Tn7Y-RoJLjdmE-vhtqDPNA~gxi4xpeEa0iC1AAl5B0qlPaFMh6rFUw-6JBtLyYNxEB~xuvH4dELfWopJZ5A-vNhlngFOfvx~JZ-rdCYdB99sLlhLXDLVleLZ53B-acmcPvU1Dbu7XfiNBQ0-RzzOVEWm8ysnAy00W-1kNSs4BHe09w7l4oa53rYEkGTXc6tXqVFqNCpRjA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District business staff told the Board of Education that a request-for-proposals process for school photography narrowed roughly five respondents to a final vendor and produced lower prices for families.

Ira Silkler summarized the procurement and said teams from the high school and business office conducted interviews and unbundled services to clarify what families purchase. \"Overall, lower the price . . . it turned out that in a lot of cases, there were these free . . . services, which . . . are not free because they're passed along in higher prices to the families,\" Silkler said.

Doctor Hassler (as identified in the public record) said the RFP scope covered two main items: senior portraits and underclass portraits (freshmen through juniors). The presentation reported an average 22% reduction in senior portrait pricing and an average 44% reduction in underclass portrait package pricing. The district also said the new contract will be for one year with an option to renew; graduation photography remains a separately contracted service.

Why it matters: The procurement change affects families who purchase school portrait packages and the district said the goal was greater transparency and lower out-of-pocket costs for households.

Board action

Business and financial items (agenda items 10.1 through 10.6), which staff said included the photography contract, were brought forward and approved in the public meeting. The board voted \"Aye\" on the motion and the chair announced the motion carries.

Clarifying details

- Number of RFP respondents: about five (presentation stated \"approximately 5 respondents\").
- Price reductions reported: ~22% average reduction for senior portraits; ~44% average reduction for underclass portraits (freshmen through juniors).
- Contract length: one year with an option to renew (presentation statement).
- Graduation photography: currently a separate contract and was not included in the RFP scope.

Sources and evidence

Statements by Ira Silkler and Doctor Hassler during the business and financial agenda item and the board's recorded vote approving the business and financial items.

Ending

District staff said they may revisit additional services, such as graduation photography, in future procurement work and invited continued parental input.","After an RFP process for school photography, district staff said senior portrait prices fell about 22% on average and underclass portrait packages fell about 44%; board approved business and financial items that included the contract change.","actionData","errors"]

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