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Fredonia board approves tenure, hires and accepts tax‑collection report
Summary
The board approved tenure for an elementary teacher, appointed a probationary business‑education teacher and named three interim administrators at Wheelock through Jan. 31, 2025; it also approved a transportation contract and accepted the tax‑collector’s report showing $14,435,000 collected (about 93.9% of the levy).
At its Nov. 19 meeting the Fredonia Central School Board approved several personnel recommendations, accepted the district’s tax‑collection report and moved a transportation contract onto the agenda for approval.
The board voted to grant tenure to an elementary teacher, Emily Fee, after the superintendent read a prepared statement from Fee expressing appreciation for the district’s support since joining in 2020. Trustees praised Fee’s growth and commitment before approving the tenure recommendation by voice vote.
The board also approved the appointment of Colleen (docket name provided as Colleen Stroke) to a probationary teaching position in the middle‑school business/computers area, filling a vacancy left by Maddie Webb. Committee members noted the candidate’s second‑career business experience and a planned transition period with long‑term substitute Kim Powell.
Separately, the board approved three daily interim building administrators to support Wheelock Early Childhood Center through Jan. 31, 2025: Maria DeJoy, Yvada Haidt (referenced in the meeting as helping last year) and Todd Crandall (referred to in discussion as a longtime administrator). Superintendent Grant Ziliacs explained they will rotate days and have begun taking steps to support families and staff.
Finance items approved included bringing a transportation contract to the table (the winning bidder offered a rate slightly below a prior 31‑day interim contract) and acceptance of the annual tax‑collection report. John Forbes reported the district collected $14,435,000, representing approximately 93.9% of the levy (compared with 93.41% the prior year); Forbes explained the county will re‑levy unpaid amounts and make the district whole in late March or early April following established collection procedures.
All approvals in the meeting were taken by voice vote; no roll‑call tallies were recorded in the publicly read transcript.
