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- Adoption of meeting agenda and approval of minutes (April 23 board meeting and May 7 work session): Motion carried by voice vote after motion; recorded as carried.

- Acceptance of certified results of the annual district meeting and election (May 20, 2025): Motion to accept certification presented by the district clerk; roll call vote taken in alphabetical order with yays recorded. Motion carried; certified results entered into the official election record.

- SEED Center resolution (piloting expanded program and partnership for 2025–26): Moved by Board Member Jamaica; seconded by Vice President Nohalani. Motion carried by voice vote.

- Internal audit resolution (transportation audit): Motion to accept the internal audit report and recommendations; motion carried by voice vote.

- Consent agenda (items 10a–b and other routine items): Motion to approve consent agenda; motion carried.

- Executive session: Board moved into executive session to discuss a personnel matter related to misconduct; motion carried.

All actions listed above were recorded in the meeting minutes and entered into the official record. Where roll calls occurred (certified election acceptance) the clerk recorded board members' yea votes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Education Meeting: 5/21/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Summary of formal motions and votes recorded during the Schenectady City School District Board meeting on May 21, 2025, including adoption of minutes, certification acceptance, SEED Center resolution, internal audit and consent agenda.","taxTitle","Schenectady City School District, School Districts, New York","taxId",14410,"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},6543640,"Board reviews internal audit on transportation costs; committee recommends efficiency study",61,3040000,3101000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3430539-8ed67acb1755fee7cce888131694fe28&start=3040&end=3101","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3430539-8ed67acb1755fee7cce888131694fe28/thumbnail_3040000.jpg","/articles/6543640/New-York/Board-reviews-internal-audit-on-transportation-costs-committee-recommends-efficiency-study","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6543640-e9554563a4641fb386935232012ed99b/orig.mp4?Expires=1776565062&Signature=VSF-R7gjFmgMiNLvTfOzZPgSVM6fAd7U9m-KsPzFBcMwhmJiePxb4nU8zLUcTxvqYN3p-gWr97QsVTlFFtvz0Y2ExpPwQXRfbtSDUpPvBpgqnqW~oSacpNieCyeC4tcUgcD~l96SKrYqot9DkXs8OPVaZpiknERSlC~lEPGj3LUohfAS6ZIeK0-nblSIvWDNsDxccjIPIOjVXn-DvqUmSrZYsD7mklOyoxGFEwZhJhQT6CZvxJkosu6cRhPhzG5chJgb5tN9EJgakJmgC0cjKOJIAHxzy2KFgB3OsSmhhsMccoO0SwCF1LbhXyQ3kkf5EnZN2ia5HDLuRZR9psfHng__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Schenectady City School District Board of Education heard a summary of an internal audit focused on rising transportation costs for the district and approved the internal audit resolution.

Kathy, chair of the internal audit committee, presented the audit summary and said the committee selected transportation because costs increased substantially between the last two audited years. “It went up over $5,000,000 between 2022–23 and 2023–24,” she said, summarizing the committee's finding that routing, address data and other administrative procedures merit tightening to improve efficiency.

The audit was conducted by West and Company, the district's internal auditor. The committee recommended targeted administrative fixes and said the board will consider hiring an external firm to examine routing and broader efficiencies. The internal audit is a separate, yearly supplement to the district's external audit; past committee topics have included school lunch, benefits participation, fixed assets and other operational reviews.

The board then moved and seconded a resolution to accept the internal audit report and recommendations; members approved the resolution by voice vote.

Why it matters: Transportation is a major operating expense for the district. The committee's recommendation to investigate routing inefficiencies and data accuracy aims to control costs and improve service delivery.

Next steps: The board indicated it will solicit proposals for an efficiency study and will review suggested administrative changes from the audit committee.","The board received a summary of an internal audit on rising transportation costs and voted to accept the audit report and recommendations to pursue further efficiency analysis.",{"_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},6543645,"District clerk certifies 05/20/2025 budget and board election; board accepts results",162,1606000,1768000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3430539-8ed67acb1755fee7cce888131694fe28&start=1606&end=1768","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3430539-8ed67acb1755fee7cce888131694fe28/thumbnail_1606000.jpg","/articles/6543645/New-York/District-clerk-certifies-05202025-budget-and-board-election-board-accepts-results","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6543645-f47ea349f13752a8c61cd39e4d4876b9/orig.mp4?Expires=1776565062&Signature=Sn66TRIGd2aN7bSU97F9tbF90qXBQ-LZLsxdmRh0Jpwyigp6YEL3Ac5gijrs~5TI1yTPOuGOzEFpNhl1Pb0R1JYPrgW~8bO~jcM~R4WyYRwpkMkbEL5rqiGqzDhFi-oRObnQaIXsSU4RbxnHRORAi88UhaCNzVjhYqCX9bgId0yflbUj-pKd51GKJ0gTJinBn3ultjrladIdBbxSbOdtkmVtM~8krtnf93XoDRAuBT-54dXmIYumNKgaphJbmQVArDy5GFg26xvT1wC2E5CpGbKHgsHLQZ47UzlJYeo7gnLzOsvhLfDH8KUECmDnhVedYDeqaSj8euP6qFhhEBtqOw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Schenectady City School District clerk presented the certified results of the annual budget vote and Board of Education election held May 20, 2025, and the board accepted the certification in a roll call vote during the May 21 board meeting.

Michelle, the district clerk, read the certified totals into the record. Proposition 1, the 2025–26 school budget, received 684 yes votes and 13 no votes. The clerk also reported certified counts for the board election: Kathy Lewis, 468 votes; Vivian Parsons, 405 votes; Renny Glasgow, 324 votes; and Badwadi and Bachchan, 234 votes. The clerk said a full report has been entered into the official election record.

Superintendent remarks earlier in the meeting noted that the budget passed with an 86% approval rate and congratulated the two reelected trustees. The board then moved to accept the district clerk's certification “in the spirit of transparency” and took a roll call vote; board members responded with recorded yays and the motion carried.

Why it matters: Certification is a legal record required by New York State Education Law for annual district elections and documents both the budget approval and the seating of board members. The formal acceptance at the May 21 meeting was procedural and intended as a public acknowledgment of the certified results.

Action details: A motion to accept the certified results was made and seconded; the board conducted a roll call in alphabetical order and recorded yays. The clerk entered the certified results into the official record.

Next steps: District staff said the certified results will be filed in the official election record and that routine administrative follow‑up — including thanking poll workers and partner organizations who hosted candidate forums — will proceed.","The district clerk certified the annual budget and Board of Education election results for May 20, 2025. The $20?25–20?26 budget passed and two incumbent trustees were reelected; the board formally accepted the certified results by roll call.",{"_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},6543650,"Board approves pilot partnership with SEED Center to serve over‑age, under‑credited students",3247,2065000,5312000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3430539-8ed67acb1755fee7cce888131694fe28&start=2065&end=5312","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3430539-8ed67acb1755fee7cce888131694fe28/thumbnail_2065000.jpg","/articles/6543650/New-York/Board-approves-pilot-partnership-with-SEED-Center-to-serve-overage-undercredited-students","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6543650-4e2e1a9fe1b27226efca585ad30ec437/orig.mp4?Expires=1776565062&Signature=de1RXYXq7gqWzpXcZw0eeFkOYqq81mlJq0RGOmAFMM3KbKLWeeZwQHyVF~6yjPM9M7DAmz-CgC3EsGnEGnuXsjSr6My-0520l5XiuLBWrrl3U6oSJhNJLiqVDIwgzvD~WAKD~HccRTK0Xtjz2CBQIm6LX4SSd~S6OjIBJpELn7IW-Q393kI5TcY~EFPi32KXZnbxSNOqpw~Qn9XIqB6lckFjDOyyJ-PifEMqFqDpYZ7TStHdB~fxumVG2CS0eeTyKC1-oodV6vvLCfEMb2yzO8gxy1Z73gqJcLUotOUh-RVeQ2boIYzyd9qNiKlpSqfnQ9G2PvPQiHy1fjSNegZH0g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Schenectady City School District Board of Education voted to approve a resolution to expand a pilot partnership with the SEED Center, a Schenectady‑based social enterprise that provides workforce training and career preparation. The board approved the resolution by voice vote after presentations from district staff and SEED Center partners.

District staff described the pilot as a targeted program for students who are over age and do not have enough credits to remain on a typical graduation path. “Let's start a pilot with, you know, 8 students who have a great deal of potential but are struggling in our current, traditional setting,” said Dennis Green, principal of the high school, explaining the original cohort selection. Board members and SEED Center leaders said the pilot mixes hands‑on career tracks with virtual coursework to provide seat time and credit recovery.

The nut graf: supporters say the program is intended to be an alternative pathway to keep students engaged and on track to graduate — combining vocational training, industry‑recognized credentials and online credit recovery — rather than a replacement for existing high school programs.

In presentations, district and partner staff outlined the model. Tyrone O'Meary, the district's education director for secondary schools, said the district worked with community partners and the Cooperative Virtual Learning Academy (CVLA) to design the schedule so students receive both in‑person instruction and credit recovery. Mike Solovsky, deputy director at the Northeastern Regional Information Center (part of Capital Region BOCES), described CVLA as a virtual academy that can operate alongside in‑person supports: “This program can be very fluid. It can be for fully virtual students. It can be for students that are in the SEED Center that they're in person, but... there's a lot of in between there too.”

Jennifer Lawrence, CEO of the SEED Center, described non‑academic program elements: Leadership Mondays, service learning, and hands‑on occupational tracks that include construction, culinary, and film/audio production. The SEED Center said students receive foundational industry credentials such as OSHA 10 and ServSafe and can pursue higher levels or pre‑apprenticeship pathways.

The pilot started with eight students; partners said a little more than half remain actively participating as the program tests scheduling, wraparound supports and credentialing. Staff said the students attend the SEED Center full time in the district building, access virtual classes through CVLA and use Edgenuity for credit recovery. The district provided CDTA bus passes for the initial cohort.

Board members pressed on capacity, funding and expansion plans. Board member Jamaica moved to approve the resolution; the motion was seconded by Vice President Nohalani. The board approved the resolution by voice vote. The motion carried.

District staff said the pilot contract available for review covered the current school year and that the resolution authorizes a partnership for the 2025–26 school year; staff noted the pilot contract and the resolution dates differ and said an updated contract would be prepared to reflect the 2025–26 term. The district also said some program costs are reimbursable through BOCES arrangements.

The board and partners described the initiative as an effort to provide another pathway so students who have struggled in traditional settings can still earn credentials and graduate. Leaders said the district will monitor outcomes and consider larger cohorts in future years.","The Schenectady Board of Education approved a resolution to expand a pilot with the SEED (Social Enterprise and Training) Center, creating a full‑day program that pairs vocational tracks with virtual and credit‑recovery coursework for students who are over age and under credited.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Schenectady Board actions, May 21, 2025

Board reviews internal audit on transportation costs; committee recommends efficiency study

District clerk certifies 05/20/2025 budget and board election; board accepts results

Board approves pilot partnership with SEED Center to serve over‑age, under‑credited students