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The Niagara‑Wheatfield board recognized fall-season teams and individual honors — girls tennis (12–2), girls volleyball (14–2), boys soccer (8–4), boys golf league champions and continued cross-country success — and coaches highlighted high GPAs and community support.
New York / School Districts / NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
The board approved the consensus agenda and personnel reports (one item pulled), granted tenure to Kylie Robinson in elementary education, held a public hearing on a charter-school design amendment with no comments, and heard a preliminary tax‑cap calculation of 2.14% due March 1.
New York / School Districts / NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Orleans‑Niagara BOCES leaders told the Niagara‑Wheatfield board they will open several new learning centers for 2026–27, expand programs (CTE, adult education, suspension/alternative ed) and asked component districts to consider a 10.86% administrative-budget increase; Niagara‑Wheatfield’s share was projected at about 9.48% (~$35,000).
New York / School Districts / NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Superintendent-level reports described auditorium renovations nearing completion, a draft joint management team calendar based on a 188‑day schedule, a January 20 regional electrification seminar with National Grid, NYSEG and NYSERDA, and an operational response to a morning power outage at Colonial Village that kept students safe.
New York / School Districts / NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
A parent told the Niagara‑Wheatfield Board of Education that vendor-scored Grade 3 ELA constructed responses may have been scored inconsistently and asked the board for written vendor scoring protocols and an independent audit of a sample of responses.
New York / School Districts / NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Administrators presented the district’s Comprehensive District Educational Plan, emphasizing student safety, restorative practices, and expanded partnerships including SUNY Niagara and New York State Power Authority programs. The board took no formal action on the plan during the meeting.
New York / School Districts / NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
The board approved the consent agenda and confirmed two personnel hires: a long-term fourth-grade substitute at West Street and a probationary math teacher at Edward Town Middle School; transcript contains inconsistent last-name transcriptions for both appointees.
New York / School Districts / NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Susan Taylor Maroney requested the district host a student screening of the documentary Common Ground (about 1 hour 42 minutes), citing free educator screenings and describing the film’s focus on regenerative agriculture and soil health.
New York / School Districts / NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary school leaders told the Niagara-Wheatfield board that new safety procedures and technology for reunification are in place, and they presented ELA proficiency gains and a drop in students identified as high risk, while piloting new grades 3–5 literacy curriculum.
New York / School Districts / NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Niagara‑Wheatfield board approved consensus agenda items 1–7 and personnel items (expanded to include item 23) by voice vote, recorded as carried; meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn.