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Depew board certifies May 19 vote, joins cooperative purchasing and authorizes data-privacy agreements
Summary
The Depew Union Free School District Board of Education approved certification of the May 19 budget and election results, accepted a $500 donation for a middle-school contest, authorized membership in the TIPS cooperative purchasing program and authorized the use of BOCES-negotiated data‑processing agreements to address student data protections.
The Depew Union Free School District Board of Education on May 20 approved several administrative actions, including certifying the results of the district’s May 19 budget vote and election, accepting a $500 donation for the middle school’s Freedom in America contest, and authorizing participation in the national TIPS cooperative purchasing program.
Superintendent Mrs. Smith opened the business portion of the meeting by thanking community members who voted in the district election and noting that three propositions and three trustees were returned to the board. “So first, thank you to all who came out to vote for our budget vote in election on May 19,” Mrs. Smith said, noting the community turnout and the passing of the propositions.
On procurement and technology, the board adopted a resolution to participate in TIPS, a national cooperative purchasing program that provides competitively bid vendor contracts intended to realize savings for local taxpayers. The board also authorized the use of Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) negotiated by a coalition of BOCES and a regional risk operations center, with the district reserving the right to review any specific DPA with its own counsel before execution. The board’s resolution referenced compliance with New York State education law and related regulations concerning protection of student personally identifiable information.
The board accepted a $500 donation from Patrick and Margaret Law to support the middle school’s Freedom in America contest, and approved several summer programs including the 2026 DHS Wildcats football camp (coordinator Joe Pagano), the Wildcats volleyball camp (coordinator Lindsay Ama) and the Wildcat swimming camp (coordinators Jen Loecek and Paige Wilson). The board also approved a fee waiver to allow a Chick‑fil‑A–sponsored Western New York Trendy Trikes community event for students with disabilities to use designated district facilities.
All motions reported in the meeting were moved, seconded and recorded as carried by voice vote; recorded roll-call tallies by name were not read into the public transcript for these items. The board later entered executive session to discuss the superintendent’s evaluation and reconvened before adjourning.
Authorities and procedural notes: the board explicitly referenced New York State education law provisions related to data privacy and the use of DPAs; the adopted DPAs were described as not requiring additional budgeted funds. Where the transcript did not provide a numerical roll-call vote, the meeting record shows motions were carried by unanimous voice vote (“Aye”) with no negative votes spoken on the record.
The board’s next scheduled meeting was announced for June 16 in the high‑school cafeteria.
