District updates: auditorium progress, calendar changes, bus‑electrification seminar and quick response to school power outage
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Summary
Superintendent-level reports described auditorium renovations nearing completion, a draft joint management team calendar based on a 188‑day schedule, a January 20 regional electrification seminar with National Grid, NYSEG and NYSERDA, and an operational response to a morning power outage at Colonial Village that kept students safe.
Unidentified Speaker 3 provided a multi-part operational update to the Board of Education of the NIAGARA‑WHEATFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT covering facilities, calendar alignment, fleet planning and an incident response.
The speaker said auditorium renovation work is nearing completion, with infrastructure and seating arriving and the high-school tech room now operational; the district aims to hold its musical in the renovated auditorium if equipment and readiness permit. A draft Joint Management Team calendar — developed with four BOCES partners — was presented and is based on a 188‑day school year; professional development days have been moved into September because school begins the day after Labor Day, and the day before Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve are not scheduled as days off next year.
On transportation planning, the superintendent announced an electrification seminar on Jan. 20 hosted by the Erie‑Niagara School Superintendents association and said invited participants include National Grid, NYSEG and NYSERDA to explain current technology and what upgrades may be needed for districts and utilities. “We’re looking to get that information,” the speaker said, noting districts will review survey results and discuss potential budget implications after the district completes its budget process.
The speaker also described a morning power outage at Colonial Village that occurred while students were being picked up. Staff brought students inside, provided breakfast and prepared to send students home if the outage was expected to continue; power was restored within minutes and the district kept students at school. The superintendent specifically thanked principals and staff and named Jeff Casiccia (principal of Colonial Village), Mark Plasick and Dave Caldwell for their rapid response.
The board accepted these reports; no formal board decisions were made on electrification or construction timelines at the meeting.