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Superintendent: OCM BOCES capital project vote set for Nov. 19; district equity and safety training ongoing
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Ruka told the board the OCM BOCES capital project — described as a $30,000,000 investment — will be on the ballot Nov. 19 with polling 10:00–20:00; he also outlined equity-team facilitator training across five buildings and districtwide threat‑assessment training.
Superintendent Dr. Ruka used his Nov. 17 report to notify the Jamesville‑Dewitt Board that the OCM BOCES capital project — described in his remarks as a $30,000,000 proposal, the largest in more than 30 years — will appear on the ballot Wednesday, Nov. 19, with polling open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at four locations.
“It is a $30,000,000 project, 1st time this size project in over 30 years. The vote day is the 19th, Wednesday, it's from 10:00 to 08:00,” Dr. Ruka said, adding the district distributed a video and brochure to the community ahead of the vote.
Ruka also summarized district equity work: facilitator training for equity teams in all five buildings has already occurred, teams will meet multiple times, and building facilitators will return to implement actions to address identified disproportionalities. He said the district has identified inequities and will now move to develop actionable steps at each building.
On safety, Ruka reported that full threat‑assessment teams from every building have received coordinated training in partnership with the Onondaga County threat assessment team to standardize responses to threats of violence or self‑harm.
Board members did not take a formal vote on the capital project at this meeting; Ruka's briefing served as a public notification and a reminder about the upcoming community vote.
