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Hamilton Central board elects leadership, approves appointments and modest budget adjustments
Summary
At its July 14 meeting the Hamilton Central School District board held oaths, elected Michelle Jacobson president and Jennifer Jones vice president, approved committee assignments and multiple personnel and program items, and approved a $43,625.10 budget amendment tied to insurance proceeds.
The Hamilton Central School District Board of Education on July 14 completed its organizational business, swearing in board members, electing leadership and approving a series of appointments and budget adjustments for the 2026-27 school year.
Michelle Jacobson was nominated and approved as board president, and Jennifer Jones was elected vice president. The board moved through routine organizational items, approving the slate of recommended school officers (3.1–3.16), board committee assignments and authorizations recommended by the superintendent. The actions were approved by voice vote.
Board members discussed committee service and volunteered for roles: the audit committee will be the whole board; policy committee, inclusivity, elementary and secondary steering committees and the School Board Institute appointments were set according to members' stated preferences. Chair (S1) read the recommended assignments and the board approved them as presented.
The board approved several personnel and operational items as presented by the superintendent and administrators. The motions approved included coaching appointments for the 2026-27 school year, a conversion of Cassandra Britton from a probationary office assistant position to a permanent civil service appointment effective Aug. 1, and the addition of Stephanie Marengo to the substitute cleaner roster. The board also approved the recommendations of the committees on special education and preschool special education, with discussion of specific personnel matters to occur in executive session.
In financial business, the board voted to increase the 2025-26 general fund budget by $43,625.10 using proceeds from an insurance claim received in fall 2025. The board also accepted several monetary donations and increased the budget by those amounts as recommended by the business manager and superintendent.
Other approvals included setting the nonresident tuition rate at $7,036 for the 2026-27 school year for listed preexisting students, authorizing overnight FFA and Model UN trips for the coming school year (with the board reserving the right to cancel if safety concerns arise), and approving Hamilton’s participation in combined sports programs with the understanding that transportation to and from host schools is the responsibility of parents or guardians.
The meeting concluded organizational business and the board voted to enter executive session to discuss the employment history of particular persons; the board stated it would not return to public session afterward.
This article is based on actions recorded in the meeting transcript and voice votes as noted by the chair; where the transcript records only a voice vote, tallies are not specified.
