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Votes at a glance: South Colonie Board approves minutes, policies, personnel, sole-source pre-K curriculum and emergency pesticide resolution
Summary
The South Colonie board approved multiple routine and substantive motions on March 11, 2025, by unanimous votes including minutes, policy updates, personnel changes, a sole-source pre-K curriculum purchase and an emergency pesticide-use authorization for specified fields.
The South Colonie Central School District Board of Education recorded multiple formal motions and unanimous votes at its March 11, 2025 meeting. The actions below summarize each motion, the mover/second when recorded in the transcript, and the recorded outcome.
Votes at a glance
1) Approval of minutes (02/25/2025) Motion: Approve minutes of the regular meeting of Feb. 25, 2025. Mover: Thomas Blakely; Second: Rose Giglielo. Outcome: Approved, 9-0.
2) Policy committee: policy revisions (8130; 8131 pandemic plan) Motion: Approve recommended revisions presented by the policy committee. Mover: Committee chair (named in transcript as Christopher Rarity); Second: not specified in the motion language. Outcome: Approved, 9-0.
3) Reports and recommendations (letters a-e) Motion: Approve items a through e (reports and recommendations) as presented. Mover: Michael Keane; Second: Robert Miesick. Outcome: Approved, 9-0.
4) Instruction personnel changes (pages 9-10) Motion: Approve instruction personnel changes listed on attached sheets dated 03/11/2025. Mover: Bridal Casey; Second: Michael Keane. Outcome: Approved, 9-0.
5) Support personnel changes (pages 11-13) Motion: Approve support personnel changes listed on attached sheets dated 03/11/2025. Mover: Thomas Blakely; Second: Robert Miesick. Outcome: Approved, 9-0.
6) Resolutions: National Autism Awareness Month and National School Library Month Motion: Approve the stated resolutions recognizing National Autism Awareness Month and National School Library Month. Mover: Christopher Larrabee; Second: Bridal Casey. Outcome: Approved, 9-0.
7) Sole-source resolution: pre-K curriculum (Pre-K On My Way / Scholastic Educational Solutions) Motion: Authorize purchase of the Pre-K "On My Way" curriculum as a sole-source purchase (as presented). Mover: Rose Giglielo; Second: Thomas Blakely. Outcome: Approved, 9-0. (Board discussion included a request for clarification about the use of the term "sole source.")
8) Emergency pesticide-use resolution Motion: Authorize temporary emergency pesticide use on prescribed high-school fields to treat invasive weeds/crabgrass as recommended by facilities staff. Mover: Bridal Casey; Second: Christopher Larrabee. Outcome: Approved, 9-0. (Board discussion included questions about parental notification, MSDS information and application scheduling.)
9) Adjournment Motion: Adjourn meeting. Mover: Michael Keane; Second: Thomas Blakely. Outcome: Approved, 9-0.
Nut graf: All recorded motions in the transcript passed by unanimous 9-0 votes. Several items (policy revisions; curriculum purchase; emergency pesticide authorization) had brief questions or clarifications during discussion before the motions were adopted.
Ending: Where the transcript recorded follow-up actions (for example, clarifying sole-source language or parental notifications about pesticide application), staff were asked to return with further information.
