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Votes at a glance: board approves construction change orders, appointments and new procedures; creates ad hoc committee to review start times
Summary
The Horseheads Central School District Board of Education approved multiple consent items including construction change orders, personnel recommendations and policy updates; it also directed the president to propose an ad hoc committee to study start times and approved a new agenda process for association comments.
The Board of Education handled several routine action items on Oct. 16 and took two governance votes to change how association input and schedule review will be handled.
Key votes and outcomes:
- Executive session: The board adjourned to executive session to discuss individual tenure reviews and returned to public session at approximately 6 p.m. with no action taken during the executive session.
- Approval of minutes: The board approved the draft minutes of the Sept. 18, 2025 regular meeting (motion passed; roll call voice votes recorded as aye).
- Construction change orders (agenda items 7.03–7.11): The board approved items 7.03 through 7.11 as presented. One board member abstained on item 7.11; the remainder voted aye and the motion carried. (Vote: approved; abstention noted on 7.11.)
- Personnel recommendations (8.02): The board approved human resources recommendations on the personnel agenda including resignations and retirements as presented.
- Appointment (9.02): The board appointed Stacy McCauley as deputy treasurer for 2025–26 (motion approved by voice vote).
- Miscellaneous action items (10.02–10.05): The board approved items 10.02 through 10.05 as presented.
- Policies (11.03 and first‑read items): Policy 11.03 (federal funds changes as presented) passed on second reading with five yes, one no and one abstention. Two other policies were presented for first reading and discussion; no final action was taken on those first readings.
- Board communication and association comment procedures: The board voted against a motion to modify policy to publish individual board member district email addresses on the district website (motion failed). Separately the board voted unanimously to direct the administration and policy committee to develop a policy to allow for association comments on the agenda and to propose procedures and guardrails for that process.
- Ad hoc committee: The board voted to direct the board president to propose scope, membership and timeline for an ad hoc committee to review start times, consolidated schedule impacts, transportation and related operational matters; the motion passed.
Several votes were recorded by voice; where tallies or roll calls were stated in public comment the minutes reflect abstentions and dissenting votes as spoken during the meeting.
