Board continues budget discussion; staff detail software, summer programs, copier costs, BOCES options and lunch operations

The Ossining Union Free School District held a work‑session discussion focused on the current budget and operational items, with Superintendent Mary Fox Alter and financial and program staff responding to board questions about software contracts, summer programs, copier costs, BOCES career and technical education (CTE) options, and cafeteria operations and funding.

Maria (district staff) explained that Frontline is used primarily for personnel and HR functions, and that Branching Minds is the district’s MTSS (multi‑tiered systems of support) platform used to gather student data and manage tiered interventions. Maria told the board that Frontline includes a module (IEP Direct) used to produce IEPs and 504 plans and that the district is transitioning analytics from Tableau to Forecast5 under the Frontline parent company.

On summer programming, administrators said the district has historically used grants to fund summer school; with some grants sunsetting this year, the district shifted funding for summer school into the general fund. The district described three summer offerings: the Summer Learning Academy (incoming kindergarten through incoming fifth graders), A&D programming (incoming…