Niagara Falls board accepts more than $10 million in grants and approves multiple service contracts
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Summary
The board voted to accept over $10.5 million in grants (including Title I/II/IV and early college funds), approved short-term contracts and several professional-service agreements, and provisionally appointed a new school business administrator during routine business.
The Niagara Falls City School District board on its regular agenda approved acceptance of more than $10,535,788 in grants and entitlement funds, authorized a slate of short-term contracts and professional-service agreements, and provisionally appointed a new school business administrator.
The superintendent summarized the package as "over $10,000,000 worth of grants" and said roughly $6 million of that total comes from federal Title I, II and IV funds. He said the district will apply cable-franchise fees to support the high school TV studio and will amend Head Start expenditures to reallocate $10,000 for a safety officer.
Major approvals on the consent and new-business agenda included:
- Acceptance of grants and entitlements (agenda items 601–605) including US Pre-K, early college high-school funding, Title I/II/IV allocations, Head Start amendment and cable-fee support for district media; motion by Mr. Bilson, second by Mr. Vilardo; roll call recorded with affirmative votes.
- A package of short-term contracts (Saturday academies, community programs, field-trip providers and Saturday/after-school vendors) approved by motion and roll call.
- Contracts for services (agenda items 607–615) approved by roll call, including agreements with Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center for physical and occupational therapy, BestSelf Behavioral Health, Native Language Service LLC, and the Research Foundation at SUNY for professional consulting.
- Lease and facilities use approvals (items 616, 617) and a state capital improvement resolution (item 618) to advance the LaSalle Prep emergency generator project; items 616 and 618 were taken together and passed with roll-call votes.
Personnel business: The board moved and approved certificated and classified personnel reports. During the classified-personnel discussion the superintendent asked members to support a provisional appointment of Julie Jacqueline as the district’s new school business administrator; members voted in favor. The superintendent noted she will be required to pass the appropriate exam at the required time.
Board members asked procedural and funding questions; the superintendent said follow-up information would be provided as needed before the district’s budget and election process in spring.
Provenance: Vote motions, roll-call results and superintendent explanations appear in the meeting transcript for the described agenda items.
