Votes at a glance: Board approves minutes, budget transfers, personnel, grants, contracts and a small change order
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Summary
At its Jan. 23 meeting the Niagara Falls Board of Education approved a series of routine and substantive actions, including minutes, budget transfers, personnel reports, grant acceptances totaling $1,628,799, multiple short‑term contracts, contractor payments and a $5,000 change order for a capital project.
The Niagara Falls City School District Board of Education on Jan. 23 approved a slate of routine and substantive items during its business session. The board voted on minutes, budget transfers, personnel reports, committee reports, contract approvals, grant acceptances and a small change order for an active capital project.
Key actions approved by roll call (all motions passed as recorded in the meeting minutes):
- Approval of the minutes of the December 2024 meeting and approval of Budget Transfer Number 6 (motion, second; roll call approved). - Receipt and filing of the treasurer’s report and the budget status report. - Personnel reports: multiple personnel items were approved by roll call, including certifications and short‑term contract appointments. - Committee on Special Education and Preschool Special Education reports were filed and approved. - Eleven short‑term contracts were approved (including agreements with Niagara University, Curriculum Associates, UB and several extracurricular/service providers) as presented in the packet. - Head Start monthly report acknowledged (presentation and Q&A recorded). - Acceptance of funds for four grants (ESEA Title I; health supports grant; school board mental health providers pipeline; PETALS grant). Administration stated the four grants total $1,628,799 and will be coded to separate grant accounts. - Appointments: board authorized building‑level school safety teams and appointed members to required safety, code‑of‑conduct and registration boards for the upcoming budget and board election cycle. - Contracts for student services and behavioral health were approved (Hogel; Makita Brooks; BestSelf Behavioral Health). - Change order SCC‑09: the board approved a $5,000 change order for an unforeseen code‑related condition encountered while installing a secured vestibule at a school; administration said change orders remain near 1% on the $29.3 million project. - Contractor payments: payment applications to contractors (Scriffari, Danforth, Fry Electric and StarTech) were approved as presented; administration noted the contractors are local firms and praised timely work. - A property damage claim payment was approved; administration noted the responsible individual remains incarcerated and the board approved the teacher’s deductible per policy. - Policy 701 (on artificial intelligence) was tabled for further review at the board’s request.
All recorded votes were approved by roll call in favor (meeting record shows eight voting members present on roll calls noted during the session). The board adjourned the meeting with memorials for several community members and district retirees.
