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Board approves school renaming and facility resolutions, settles two lawsuits; interim COO appointment not approved
Summary
At the March 18 meeting the Buffalo Board of Education unanimously approved renaming PS 53 for Nan E. Woods and adopted a resolution seeking transfer of the Jack Donahue Memorial Track to district control; the board also approved two litigation settlements and left an interim chief operating officer appointment unresolved.
The Buffalo Board of Education voted on a series of formal actions at its March 18 meeting, adopting resolutions on school naming and facilities and approving settlement amounts for pending litigation.
Renaming PS 53: The board unanimously approved a resolution to rename Community School PS 53 the Nan E. Woods Community School of Excellence after testimony from Daryl Keith Woods and community supporters about Nan E. Woods’s decades of educational leadership. General counsel will process the district paperwork and submit the resolution to the state for final administrative action.
Jack Donahue Memorial Track: Board member Eric Bowen introduced a resolution requesting that the superintendent and chief operating officer work with the City of Buffalo Division of Real Estate to transfer the Jack Donahue Memorial Track (behind PS 93) to Buffalo Public Schools for repair and student use. The motion passed unanimously.
Settlements: The board authorized two settlements: one to resolve a matter identified as JMH 2200/Doe v. Buffalo City School District (NYS Supreme Court index 811495/2019) not to exceed $500,000, and one for matters identified as Dixon v. Buffalo City School District (index numbers 803734/2020 and 806461/2022) not to exceed $25,000. Motions were approved as recorded in the meeting.
Consent agenda and interim COO: The consent agenda was approved with exceptions; notably item 9D line one (the interim chief operating officer appointment) was not approved and the board requested a special meeting to consider another interim appointment. Several board members recused or registered exceptions on specific personnel lines as recorded in the roll call.
Ending: The board completed the evening’s business, listed bereavements and adjourned. Several items (personnel and capital allocations) remain under review and will return to the board for further action.
