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Board appoints Eric Scalise to fill French‑teacher position
Summary
The board approved the appointment of Eric Scalise as a French teacher at Niagara‑Wheatfield High School after an introduction by district staff; the appointment was approved by voice vote at the meeting.
The Niagara‑Wheatfield Central School District Board of Education voted to appoint Eric Scalise to a French teacher position at the high school.
Stuart Schneck (introduced at the meeting as a staff member handling personnel items) presented Eric Scalise, noting Scalise is a Grand Island native who attended Hofstra University and the University at Buffalo and is multilingual in French and Spanish. Schneck said Scalise has been active in community extracurriculars, including umpiring with Grand Island Little League for 12 years, and that Scalise attended the meeting with family members. The board asked for support for the appointment and called the motion; the transcript records the voice vote with members saying “Aye.”
No roll‑call vote tally or names of mover/second were recorded in the public transcript. The appointment was included on the meeting’s personnel consent items and was approved by voice vote as part of that agenda sequence.
Why this matters: the appointment fills an instructional staff vacancy in modern‑language instruction at the district high school; the candidate’s local ties and language background were noted during the introduction.
