Depew board installs officers, appoints district clerk and approves first reading of device policy

The Depew Union Free School District Board of Education conducted its reorganizational meeting and took several formal actions: trustees were sworn in, the board elected Bartholomew McLoyne as president and Patrick Law as vice president, the board appointed Jessica Neishall as district clerk with a $7,350 stipend, approved the consent agenda and carried the first reading of district policy 7316 governing the use of Internet‑enabled devices during the school day.

The meeting began with a roll call of trustees and motions to approve the meeting agenda; voice votes during the session recorded "Aye" and the chair stated "Motion carried" for routine items. A motion to appoint Jessica Neishall as district clerk with a stipend of $7,350 was moved and seconded and carried by voice vote. Trustees then proceeded with nominations and votes for board officers: Bartholomew McLoyne was nominated and elected president; Patrick Law was nominated and elected vice president. The transcript records voice votes of "Aye" and the chair announcing motions carried for those elections.

The board approved the consent agenda and moved to approve volunteer and representative appointments, including delegates for the Erie County associated school board meetings and the NISBRA annual business meeting. The meeting also recorded a student representative appointment: Alisa Overton as student representative and Kendra Jalewski as alternate, "in accordance with board policy." The board approved the first reading of district policy 7316, "Use of Internet‑enabled devices during the school day," on a motion that was seconded and carried by voice vote.

Superintendent Katie Smith delivered her first superintendent's report to the board and welcomed several newly hired staff whose appointments were on the agenda, including Shannon Orden, Jennifer Bajoussy, Rachel Harrington, Haley Pond, Nathaniel Johnson, a new social worker identified as Erin (last name not specified in the transcript), and new assistant principal Jamie Rowe. Smith also noted the successful budget vote and various school events, and said the next board meeting is scheduled for Aug. 19.

All formal motions recorded in the transcript were adopted by voice vote with the chair announcing "Motion carried." Where a mover or seconder is not named in the transcript, the article does not attribute the motion to a specific trustee.

The reorganizational actions set the board's leadership and administrative appointments for the coming school year.