Ballston Spa Board approves attendance policy draft and package of resolutions; accepts donation from TCT Federal Credit Union

The Ballston Spa Central School District Board of Education approved a slate of resolutions at its Jan. 22, 2025 meeting, including adoption of a comprehensive attendance policy draft, an early attendance‑areas draft, multiple field‑trip authorizations, scholarship changes and a formal acceptance of a donation from a community partner.

Board President called for individual motions on resolutions 349 through 358; each was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote with no roll‑call totals recorded in the meeting minutes. Resolutions 359–368 were designated and approved as a consent agenda and were adopted together by voice vote.

Key items passed (motion numbers and brief descriptions as stated at the meeting):

- Resolution 349 — Board of Education policy manual file 7110, comprehensive attendance policy draft. Outcome: approved by voice vote.

- Resolution 350 — Board of Education policy manual file 7132, early attendance areas draft. Outcome: approved by voice vote.

- Resolution 351 — Board of Education policy manual file 8460, field trips and student travel draft. Outcome: approved by voice vote.

- Resolution 352 — Obsolete equipment. Outcome: approved by voice vote.

- Resolution 353 — Scholarship changes. Outcome: approved by voice vote.

- Resolution 354 — Acceptance of donation. Outcome: approved by voice vote. Earlier in the meeting administrators recognized TCT Federal Credit Union for a $25,100 donation to support Scotty’s Backpack and sponsor‑scholar programs; Jeanne Dickinson (Community Relations Manager) and Donna Denninger (Milton branch manager) presented a ceremonial check.

- Resolution 355 — Field trip: varsity indoor track. Outcome: approved by voice vote.

- Resolution 356 — Field trip: varsity wrestling. Outcome: approved by voice vote.

- Resolution 357 — Placement of students with disabilities. Outcome: approved by voice vote.

- Resolution 358 — Placement of preschool students with disabilities. Outcome: approved by voice vote.

- Resolutions 359–368 — Recognized as a consent agenda and approved together by voice vote; the meeting text lists them as a grouped consent agenda number and records approval. Outcome: approved by voice vote.

The meeting record shows routine voice votes: board members responded verbally to roll calls of “All those in favor? Aye.” The audio/transcript does not record individual yes/no tallies or named roll‑call votes for these items. Where a mover and seconder were indicated in the transcript, the speaker names were not given; the meeting log records only that motions were moved and seconded.

No dissenting votes or abstentions were recorded in the transcript for the listed motions. The board adjourned to executive session at the end of the public meeting and did not return to open session.

For records and auditing: the Jan. 22 transcript shows the attendance‑policy motion was introduced under “New business” and the donation recognition occurred earlier under “Recognitions.”