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Granville board drafts extreme-heat policy, agrees to amend travel/hotel language for state competition trips
Summary
Trustees directed staff to formalize an extreme-heat policy that triggers responses when classroom temperatures reach 88°F and to amend competition-travel language so the district can approve paying above state-per-diem hotel rates when required by state athletic sections; the board named district contacts and asked for clarified final language.
The Granville board voted to draft an extreme-heat policy into formal language and asked staff to include clear operational steps for building administrators when classrooms reach 88°F.
Under the draft, if temperatures in a classroom reach 88°F, building administrators must implement plans to relocate students and staff to cooler spaces; staff noted that isolated rooms would be handled locally while an entire building exceeding the threshold would require different arrangements. The board named Danny Daigle and the building nurse as responsible district contacts for implementation.
Trustees also discussed a related travel policy for students attending state-level competitions. One trustee raised concerns about a provision stating hotel payments "shall not exceed New York State present rates," pointing out that state athletic sections sometimes designate event hotels whose rates can exceed the standard state per‑diem. The trustee warned that the clause could separate district athletes from section-designated teammates if the district could not pay higher rates. Staff and trustees agreed to amend the language to allow the board to approve paying above state rates when necessary for inclusion and logistics.
The motions to draft the extreme-heat policy and to amend the competition-travel policy both passed in public session; trustees said the amended drafts will return for final approval. The board did not disclose specific budgetary figures for covering any additional hotel costs during the meeting.
