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Board approves consent agenda, personnel actions and donations; key votes summarized

Watertown City School District Board of Education · February 25, 2026

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Summary

The board approved routine consent items including contracts, donations (Home Depot, Northern NY Community Foundation, Stuart's Shop), personnel appointments and tenure recommendations, and approved selection of Day Automation to perform a comprehensive energy audit. All motions carried as read.

At its meeting at Watertown High School the Watertown City School District Board of Education approved a consent agenda and a slate of routine motions including contracts, donations and personnel actions.

Key actions included:

- Approval of the districts 202627 tax-cap calculation (2.6%) and related resolution (agenda item a). - Approval of the health and welfare services contract for Watertown students attending a nonpublic school in the Carthage Central School District (agenda item b). - Authorization to auction surplus custodial supplies, a maintenance vehicle and several 3-D printers (agenda item c). - Nomination and support for Peter E. Monocle as a candidate for election to the Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton-Herkimer-Oneida BOCES board (agenda item d). - Personnel approvals: resignations, leaves, probationary and nonprobationary appointments, substitutes and other personnel items (agenda item e). - Tenure appointments approved for Melissa Lott (special education), effective 04/07/2026, and Tessa Gady (elementary), effective 08/31/2026 (agenda item f). - Approval to discontinue a noninstructional probationary appointment effective 02/24/2026 (agenda item o). - Acceptance of multiple donations (Northern New York Community Foundation $500 for environmental club and science fair; safe-driver kits from Youth Alliance; transportation services from First Student; Stewarts donation of ice-cream supplies; Home Depot materials valued at about $164 for advanced manufacturing) (agenda items jk, m, n). - Approval of revised board policies including district digital information systems, homebound instruction and associated forms (agenda item h).

Most motions were moved, seconded and carried with an "Aye" on voice vote; the record in the meeting transcript shows the motions carried as read. Where the transcript recorded no roll-call tally, the minutes reflect that motions were approved by voice vote and the chair declared the motions carried.

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