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City asks district to consider absorbing crossing-guard costs; board to invite city representative
Summary
The superintendent reported a request from the city (via Vince DeSantis) asking the Gloversville City School District to consider covering five crossing guards (pre-COVID costs ~ $42—4k; now over $90k). Board members noted state rules generally treat crossing guards as municipality responsibilities and agreed to invite a city representative to discuss the issue in November.
The superintendent told the board that Vince DeSantis approached district leadership seeking help covering crossing-guard costs. The superintendent said pre-COVID costs were roughly $42,000—4,000 and that the current contract is now over $90,000 for five crossing guards.
The superintendent said she had told the mayor she would put the request before the board and suggested inviting the mayor (or a city representative) to the November meeting to discuss options prior to the district's January 1 budget cycle.
She also noted statutory and practice constraints: crossing guards are generally considered municipal responsibilities and are not district employees, and she cautioned the board about entering into employment arrangements that may lie outside the district's typical authority.
Board members asked clarifying questions about hours (about four hours a day per guard) and the third-party contractor reportedly supplying guards; the board agreed to invite the city representative to provide more clarity at the November meeting.
