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Board affirms HIB report, authorizes emergency staffing appointments, approves para hires and accepts IDEA grants
Summary
The board affirmed the December HIB report, authorized the superintendent to make emergency staffing appointments through Jan. 2026, approved para‑professional and substitute hires, and accepted IDEA Basic ($85,128) and Preschool ($3,727) grants.
The Ogdensburg Borough Board of Education on Jan. 2 affirmed the superintendent’s Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying (HIB) report for December 2024, authorized emergency and substitute staffing appointments, approved new para‑professional staff and a substitute/leave-replacement teacher, and accepted IDEA grant funds for the 2024–25 school year.
By roll-call vote the board affirmed the HIB report as presented, with options to affirm, reject or modify the report as part of its responsibilities. The board passed a resolution authorizing the superintendent to recommend and appoint personnel to fill unforeseen vacancies or emergent needs between scheduled meetings, subject to notifying the board president and ratification at the next meeting; that authority remains in effect through January 2026.
Personnel actions approved included appointment of Ashley Miller as a part‑time para‑professional aide (hourly rate $18.19) contingent on required state and federal criminal history checks, and approval of Craig Gianinno as a substitute/leave replacement teacher at $120 per day for the first 20 days and the MA Step 1 daily rate thereafter; the estimated leave replacement period is Jan. 20–Apr. 15, 2025.
The board also accepted IDEA Basic grant funds for 2024–25 totaling $85,128 (detailed line items listed in minutes) and IDEA Preschool funds of $3,727; financial reports and monthly transfer reports for November 2024 were accepted as presented.
