Scotia-Glenville board approves teacher agreement, tuition rates and multiple donations

The Scotia-Glenville Central School District Board of Education approved a memorandum of agreement with the Scotia-Glenville Teachers Association and moved a series of budget and personnel items during its meeting on January (date not specified).

The board voted to approve the memorandum of agreement by and between Scotia-Glenville Central School District and the Scotia-Glenville Teachers Association after a motion and second; the chair called for the vote and members responded “Aye.” The board also approved the district’s nonresident student tuition rates for 2024–25 and accepted multiple gifts and donations for district programs and scholarships.

Why it matters: The teacher memorandum of agreement sets terms between the district and its professional staff; changes to nonresident tuition affect families and revenue calculations for 2024–25; several donations directed to curricular and extracurricular programs provide immediate support for those departments.

Board discussion and clarifications Board members asked for clarification on how the district calculates nonresident tuition rates. A member asked for an explanation and district staff member Drew responded: "Enrollment. The elementary schools were a little more stable in the prior year. So and it basically takes all the expenses by the secondary and k through 6 level and divides them up. But it's really a factor of the enrollment in those sectors that, affects that increase or decrease in the prior year." When pressed whether a higher number of pupils would reduce the per‑pupil rate, Drew said, "Expenses go up and if the and if the enrollment goes down in the prior year, you're going to see an increase in the the tuition rate in that." The board moved the tuition schedule as submitted.

The board approved a package of gift and donation resolutions (resolutions 8–14), which included contributions to the music department, Glendale Elementary School, scholarship funds and the technology department. The board also approved a motion to establish the Scotiabank Alumni Association Award and approved routine communications, staffing items and placements of students with disabilities as submitted.

A staffing item prompted a brief question about overlapping dates and pay rates for a staff member who will serve temporarily at a substitute teacher rate before returning to a teaching assistant appointment. District staff explained the short substitute stint uses a different pay rate, then the employee will revert to the TA appointment after the maternity leave ends.

Votes at a glance - Memorandum of agreement between Scotia‑Glenville Central School District and Scotia‑Glenville Teachers Association — motion approved (voice vote; mover not specified, second not specified). (topic provenance attached) - Nonresident student tuition rates for 2024–25 — approved. Mover: Pam (board member). Second: Chad (board member). (discussion included staff explanation; topic provenance attached) - Gift and donation resolutions (Resolutions 8–14) — accepted and appropriated (approved; mover not specified, second not specified). (topic provenance attached) - Establish Scotiabank Alumni Association Award — approved (mover/second not specified). (topic provenance attached) - Communications A–L, staffing items 1–14, and placements of students with disabilities — approved (mover not specified, second not specified). (topic provenance attached) - Minutes of the Dec. 9, 2024 regular meeting — approved (one abstention recorded; mover not specified, second: Jim). (topic provenance attached)

What the board did not decide The meeting record shows questions and clarifications but no additional changes or amendments to the items above. No motion failed or was tabled during the recorded items.

Ending: The board closed the second hearing from the floor with no comments and adjourned the meeting by voice vote.