Niagara‑Wheatfield board approves two personnel appointments and consensus agenda

The Niagara‑Wheatfield Central School District Board approved its consent agenda and two personnel appointments at the public meeting.

Presiding board members called for and approved the consent agenda items 1–5 following an announcement that no residents had signed up for public comment. The motion passed by voice vote.

A staff member filling in for Tom recommended appointing a Niagara‑Wheatfield graduate to a long-term fourth-grade substitute role at West Street Elementary. The board moved, seconded and approved the appointment by voice vote. The recording/transcript contains inconsistent last names for that appointee (the speaker first referred to "Sierra Papa" and later the appointment name was transcribed as "Sierra Houtett"); the board approved the appointment as presented.

The same staff presenter recommended a probationary 1.0 FTE mathematics teacher appointment at Edward Town Middle School, citing the candidate's master's degree and an academic achievement award. The motion to approve was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. The transcript variably transcribes the candidate’s last name as "Siflin" and "Lisonbee"; the board approved the appointment as presented.

No roll-call tallies or individual vote names were recorded in the transcript; outcomes were announced as "motion carries." The board also received routine updates from the capital budget and audit committees and scheduled a board walkthrough for March 18 during the day.

The meeting concluded after brief board comments and holiday wishes and a motion to adjourn.

Notes on names: the transcript contains inconsistent renderings of several personal names for the two appointees; the article reports that ambiguity rather than assigning a corrected spelling.