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Board approves substitute pay and facilities fees, restructures committee assignments
Summary
The board approved a 2026–27 substitute pay schedule and updated facilities-use fees, authorized committee appointments with a rotating approach to assignments, and approved the 2026–27 meeting calendar; the board also discussed greater student engagement and formalizing a recurring student liaison role.
At its July 1 meeting the Saranac Lake Central School District board approved several administrative resolutions, including a new 2026–27 substitute and extra-pay schedule, revised facilities-use rates, committee appointments under a rotational selection process, and the board calendar for the coming school year.
Financial presenter Nikki reported there were no budget transfers at the start of the fiscal year. The board approved the extra-pay/substitute schedule (resolution referenced as 003), with substitutes for teacher roles calculated using a step-one teacher daily rate and educational substitutes paid at 55% of that rate.
The board also approved a revised facilities-use schedule (resolution 04 267) that raises some fees to reflect higher electricity costs and bases indoor charges on square footage; fields and locker-room fees were discussed as separate line items and staff said they will return with more precise figures. A patrol fuel-fence item from old business (resolution 0056) was discussed at length — members debated student-submitted slogans and design choices — but the transcript does not record a final named vote or explicit outcome for the fence selection within the provided segments.
Board members reworked committee assignments by seniority to refresh membership and allow trades among members before the next meeting; the board recorded and approved committee appointments (resolution 267). Members also discussed a plan to formalize recurring student engagement (for example, meeting regularly with high school student leaders to prepare for advocacy and district involvement) and agreed to place a formal proposal on the next agenda for further consideration. Lastly, the board approved the meeting calendar for 2026–27 (resolution 01026), with meetings generally set for the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month and potential venue changes noted while district facilities are being used or relocated.
Where vote tallies and mover/second names are not explicitly reported in the transcript, the meeting text records that the resolutions were approved or the item was tabled as noted.
