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Board approves personnel hires, retirements, contracts, MOA and policy changes; votes at a glance
Summary
The Frontier Central School District board approved a bundle of consent and personnel items, including commendations, new positions for the Falcon Center, a retirement, staff appointments, a payroll contract, a memorandum of agreement with the employees association, and several policy retirements and adoptions.
At its regular meeting the Frontier Central School District Board of Education approved a group of consent items and personnel actions, including curriculum and personnel recognitions, new Falcon Center positions, a retirement, several staff appointments, a payroll contract, a memorandum of agreement with the Frontier Central Employees Association and a set of policy retirements and adoptions.
Votes at a glance
- Commendation of Top 10 seniors (class of 2025): Motion moved by Mr. Bodo, seconded by Mr. Kilpoyne; voice vote "Aye," carried.
- Commendation of Frontier Central School building nurses for National School Nurses Day (May 7, 2025): Motion moved and seconded; voice vote carried.
- Commendation of teachers for National Teacher Appreciation Day (May 6, 2025): Motion moved and seconded; voice vote carried.
- Creation of Falcon Center positions (registered nurse; custodian; laborer; cook; food service helper; two school lunch managers) and other business-office clerical changes: Motion moved by Mr. Cortier, seconded by Mr. Boyle; voice vote carried.
- Acceptance of retirement resignation: Sharon Anger, laborer at the high school, effective July 26, 2025. Motion moved and seconded; voice vote carried.
- Transfer appointment: Lisa Nowak, senior account clerk, prorated salary $55,000, effective May 7, 2025; motion moved and seconded; voice vote carried. The district noted fingerprint clearance from the New York State Education Department.
- Appointments to support staff (salaries per FCEA agreement): Carrie Ann Mekas (food service helper), Nicole Susak (school lunch monitor at Cloverbank), Jonah Galley (bus attendant), Nicholas Todd (bus attendant). Motion moved and seconded; voice vote carried.
- Memorandum of agreement in funding between the Frontier Central School District and the Frontier Central Employees Association: Motion moved and seconded; voice vote carried.
- Business management reports and warrant report acceptance: Motion moved and seconded; voice vote carried.
- Contract approval: Agreement with Amy Sekola to serve as payroll clerk, effective April 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2025, at $37 per hour as needed. Motion moved and seconded; board discussion noted the contract supports bringing payroll work in-house and training new payroll staff; voice vote carried.
- Policies retired (11.3): 52 40 (school tax assessment and collection); 52 41 (property tax exemption for senior citizens); 50 412 (authorization for purchasing requests); 54 13 (storeroom requisitions); 55 80 (financial accountability—allegations of fraud). Motion moved and seconded; voice vote carried.
- Policies adopted on second reading (11.4): 75 12 (student physicals); 70 515 (students with life-threatening health conditions); 82 71 (Internet safety/content filtering). Motion moved and seconded; voice vote carried.
- Nomination: Board nominated David Lowery to serve as the BOCES 301 director for a two-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2026; motion moved and seconded; voice vote carried.
Most motions were moved and seconded on the consent agenda with unanimous voice votes recorded as "Aye" and carried. Several items included administrative clarifications (fingerprint clearances and aidable categories) noted in the motions. The board scheduled follow-up and implementation steps where required (for example, payroll training and capital project contracting).
