Board approves lease to Chenango Nursery School; several personnel, trip and program items pass

At its Aug. 15 meeting the Hamilton Central School District Board of Education approved a resolution to declare certain real property surplus and to approve a lease with Chenango Nursery School to operate a childcare program on district property. The chair called for a roll‑call vote; after roll call the chair announced, “Motion passed.”

The board also approved a slate of routine personnel and program items by motion and voice vote: mentor assignments (Sue Lehman for Connor Carroll; Allison Farrar for Rebecca Hamilton; Elizabeth Merrill for Brian Nutella), the addition of William Walker to the substitute list, acceptance of extracurricular and co‑curricular advisors for 2024–25, and approval of FFA and Model United Nations overnight trips for 2024–25 (the board reserved the right to cancel trips for student safety). The board approved an ex‑officio student board member (Colin Olsen) for the 2024–25 year and moved to certify the district’s APPR implementation for submission to SED.

Votes at a glance: • Property surplus and lease to Chenango Nursery School — approved (roll call; motion passed). • Approve mentors and substitute appointment William Walker — approved (voice votes). • Approve FFA and Model UN overnight trips — approved (voice vote). • Approve ex‑officio student board member (Colin Olsen) — approved (motion and second). • APPR implementation certification for 2024–25 (to submit to SED) — approved (motion and second).

Where votes were not recorded with individual tallies in the transcript, the outcome is recorded here as “approved” because the board indicated approval by voice or roll call. If the board publishes official minutes with roll‑call tallies, those minutes will provide the definitive record.