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District leadership presented candidates and sought board approval for a package of personnel items that included administrators, teachers and specialists. The board approved the consensus agenda items and then moved through separated personnel items; recorded votes in the meeting transcript were by voice and recorded as \"Aye.\" No roll‑call vote totals are in the transcript.

Key appointments the board approved (as presented at the meeting) included:
- Michelle Pirella — appointed principal of Eric Road School; presenter noted her experience as assistant principal at the high school and her strong connections to students and families.
- Kristin Laduka — appointed to assistant director of curriculum, instruction and technology (presenter described classroom and curriculum experience).
- Deanna Rosinski — appointed assistant superintendent for finance and management; presenter cited her accounting background, master's degree and prior auditing experience with the state controller's office.
- Matt Contreaux — appointed as a music teacher at Tuscarora Elementary School; presenter noted his local performance activity and musical background.
- Jennifer (Jen) — appointed district‑wide school psychologist (presenter said she had served as a long‑term substitute and was being converted to a full‑time position).
- Rachel Gaut — appointed probationary district‑wide school psychologist; presenter noted she is a University at Buffalo graduate and a U.S. Navy veteran.
- Connor Wood — appointed probationary social studies teacher at Niagara Wheatfield Senior High School with seven years' experience and prior AP teaching.
- Mikayla (Michaela) Chani/Cuddy — appointed AIS English teacher at the district middle school with four years' sixth‑grade experience.
- Avery Andrews — appointed probationary district‑wide speech‑language pathologist; presenter noted a master's in communicative disorders and prior clinical placement in the district.

Presenters offered short professional summaries of the candidates during introductions, citing degrees, prior positions and some personal details (for example, military service and community ties). One presenter noted the difficulty in filling school‑psychologist roles and described the district as \"very lucky\" to have candidates willing to accept the positions.

The board moved to accept the tentative meeting schedule for 2025–26 and approved it by voice vote later in the meeting. Several appointments were adopted by individual motions and seconded; each was followed by the board's voice vote of \"Aye.\" The transcript does not list dissenting votes or abstentions for these appointments.

The approvals conclude the board's hiring actions presented that evening; the transcript records no conditions or contingencies attached to the appointments and does not show any appeals or motions to reconsider.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Education Meeting 5/21/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Niagara‑Wheatfield Central School District board approved a slate of personnel actions, appointing principals, district psychologists, a speech‑language pathologist, teachers and finance leadership. Appointments were presented by district leadership and approved by voice vote.","taxTitle","NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, School Districts, New York","taxId",38843,"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},6228511,"Parent urges Niagara‑Wheatfield board to clarify code of conduct after delayed appeal and missed alternative instruction",276,1785000,2061000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3472075-b3d708364229a659721063902f151582&start=1785&end=2061","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3472075-b3d708364229a659721063902f151582/thumbnail_1785000.jpg","/articles/6228511/New-York/Parent-urges-NiagaraWheatfield-board-to-clarify-code-of-conduct-after-delayed-appeal-and-missed-alternative-instruction","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6228511-d7a403c13ed991b848b0de336c06527b/orig.mp4?Expires=1775407436&Signature=WZ91B6cxDJ4Gu2~ihOxgRlgywx7jP6eAh5KyqgTVgD4MGDJrTxEo0U4e3D2obxQMu1oyFOeB7A3oPGjQJVjcJCy2vUwkMogS-M9uHI1xalSrtw56qI3U5VaXz6rPEGyqdQuCsCyQGgdIU8G2UmNx1R43i7kp6YUVwM9Vs7e~ZUoy4POASDNk-ecEJPGY74Kmkq5taZIo1bVabJ81D-3lPhnCzRRqm3ZJFJHTlQXwA8wRD1KxbsMWwpDAyTgN5fHZFX~ptc1s70QWTA-mr9FRL3Sp5YW~a94bOyLEJe5FRdgO-H7hHIm5kYYUC5bEWX1UTQtOhS7gxdS9YSxrPdpIgA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A parent urged the Niagara‑Wheatfield Central School District board on Monday to clarify its code of conduct and to enforce timelines for appeals and alternative instruction after what she said were delays that harmed her child.

\"Tonight I am here to demand clarity, accountability, and fairness,\" said Britney, a parent who spoke during the board's public‑comment period. She described a sequence of procedural problems, including what she called an ambiguous definition of \"defamation\" in the district code of conduct, unclear appeal timelines and a delay in the district's offer of alternative instruction for her child.

Britney said the district's code of conduct defines defamation as \"making false or unprivileged statements that harm an individual or an identical and identifiable group by demeaning them,\" and that the definition is \"overly broad and vague\" in practice. \"It is overly broad and vague, failing to distinguish between childish behavior, legitimate criticism, and malicious attacks,\" she said.

She also described specific timeline concerns: the code requires appeals be addressed within 10 days but does not say whether those are calendar or business days. \"If 10 days means calendar days, my appeal should have been addressed by May 1; I received a response only on May 13,\" she said. Regarding alternative instruction, the parent said the code requires it be provided within one day when available, but her child did not receive an offer until May 16 — about two weeks after the issue began.

\"Families should never have to appeal twice to secure proper education,\" Britney said, asking the board to provide \"substantive responses in all appeals, no vague citations, only clear detailed explanations, conduct a formal review of parental free speech protections ... and overhaul these ambiguous disciplinary policies.\"

Board President said the district's policy committee will review the policies and the code of conduct going forward. \"The policy committee will be reviewing all that going forward to see if there's any changes that need to take place,\" the Board President said, noting the board already reviews the code annually but that the committee will examine possible clarifications.

No formal board vote was recorded on the public comment; the board president's remarks described an administrative referral to the policy committee rather than an immediate policy change. The public comment period and the president's statement make clear the issue will move to the policy committee for review; the transcript does not specify a timeline for that committee review or any required public input.

The parent's remarks and the president's response came during the district's public‑comment period. The board did not make a formal policy amendment at the meeting. The parent asked the board to state whether appeal timelines are calendar days or business days, to ensure timely provision of alternative instruction, and to provide clearer standards for what the code considers defamation.","At a Niagara‑Wheatfield Central School District board meeting, a parent called for a formal review of the district's code of conduct, saying appeals timelines and the district's provision of alternative instruction were unclear and delayed. The board president said the policy committee will review the code and related policies.","actionData","errors"]

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Niagara‑Wheatfield board approves multiple hires, including new principals, psychologists and teachers

Parent urges Niagara‑Wheatfield board to clarify code of conduct after delayed appeal and missed alternative instruction