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Superintendent highlights student recognition, facility upgrades and a social-media safety alert
Summary
The superintendent summarized facilities work underway (new boilers, playground, roof and bathroom renovations, ADA-access walkway), recognized a student for community restoration work, and warned the board about a circulating social-media hoax that the district has monitored but found no credible threat to North Rose-Wolcott.
The district superintendent gave a short update at the North Rose-Wolcott Board of Education's first 2026 meeting, highlighting a student recognition, recent and ongoing facility work, and a social-media safety notice the district circulated to parents and staff.
Student recognition and community spotlight: the superintendent noted that a student named Parker received recognition from Assemblyman Manktelow and was featured on local television and social media for restoration work he's posted online. "It's always nice when our students are out in the public being recognized," the superintendent said.
Facilities and projects: the superintendent reviewed project photos and status updates. He said the elementary-school boilers installed last spring have been fired up and are expected to improve conditions there; a new playground is installed pending final architect and engineer sign-off; restroom renovations near the high-school auditorium are in active construction with plumbers working to meet a deadline tied to the high-school musical; roof replacement work at the high school and remediation at the transportation facility have been completed. He described a planned secure front entrance and an ADA-compliant walkway connecting athletic facilities.
Safety notice and social media: the superintendent told the board he had seen a circulating social-media video that has prompted responses from school resource officers, the FBI, the Joint Terrorism Task Force and New York State Troopers in other districts. "Nothing credible has come about with North Rose Wolcott," he said, adding that the district is reminding the community to "see something, say something" and to use the Safe Schools helpline.
Curriculum and workshops: board members also discussed scheduling workshops. Leslie asked for a curriculum-articulation session so the board can learn what materials and programs are in use and how schools evaluate effectiveness, saying, "I would be interested to know what curriculums we use and how the schools feel like they're being effective or not effective." The superintendent said he would prepare digestible proposals and recommended starting with a capital-improvement communication workshop, followed by curriculum topics in a subsequent meeting.
What comes next: the superintendent will prepare proposals and materials for the board's workshop schedule; the board added a capital-improvement communications workshop to the list and discussed follow-up curriculum sessions and the district's April budget workshop.
