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Board approves administrative budget items, personnel actions and donations in unanimous voice votes
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Summary
The Watertown City School District board approved the MOCES administrative budget, cast BOCES election votes, extended an instructional employee probationary period, accepted multiple donations, and approved a combined varsity hockey agreement, among other routine actions.
At its meeting, the Watertown City School District Board of Education approved a slate of routine motions by voice vote, including budget and personnel items, policy revisions and multiple donations.
The board moved and approved the consent agenda and then approved the proposed 2026-27 administrative budget for the Jefferson-Lewis-Herkimer-Hamilton-Oneida Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) as presented. The board also cast its component-district votes for four BOCES candidates nominated for the April 21 election.
On personnel matters, the board approved a personnel report that included appointments, probationary instructional appointments, retirements and resignations, and later approved an amendment changing an instructional employees resignation effective date to April 20, 2026. The board also resolved to approve an agreement to extend the probationary period for an instructional employee through Aug. 31, 2027, as recommended by the superintendent and signed with the Watertown Educational Association president.
The board adopted revised policies including home instruction policy 8200 and its regulation 8200.1, adding an appeals process. The board accepted a $5,000 technology and engineering grant from the Jean Haas Foundation designated to support the Watertown High School advanced manufacturing program and a $200 donation from the Italian American Ladies Auxiliary to the districts Food for Families program.
The board also resolved to enter a combined varsity boys hockey agreement with Immaculate Heart Central School for the 2026-27 season, under which Watertown students will be part of the IHC varsity team.
Most motions were approved by general voice vote with "Aye" from board members and no recorded opposition; one participant stated an abstention on a donation vote. The board did not take controversial or divisive votes at this meeting and provided few roll-call tallies in the public record for these items.
The board noted upcoming procedural dates: community budget presentation April 27, petitions due April 29, ballot draw April 30, and a public hearing on the school budget May 5.
