January 20, 2026
Edwards-Knox Central School
Board of Education
Regular Meeting
January 20, 2026
Partial Agenda
I. Call to order by Chairman
II. Public Participation
III. Presentation: Cougars Go Green (Students & Bobbie Trudeau)
IV. Reports/Administrative & Board Member Discussion
V. Consent Agenda Board Action
a. Approval of Minutes 12/9/25
b. Payment of Warrants 12/18/25 1/8/26
c. Claims Auditor Rpts. 12/18/25 1/8/26
e. Budget Status, Budget Transfer and Revenue Status Rpts.
f. Donation
g. Second & Final Read Policies:
5510– Accounting of Funds
5720– Transportation of Students
5740– Qualifications of Bus Drivers
8460– Field Trips
5710– Transportation Program
5730– School Bus Safety
5551– Allocation of Title 1, Part A Funds in the District
5411– Procurement of Goods and Services
5620– Fixed Asset Inventories, Accounting, and Tracking
7212– Response to Intervention (RTI) Process
7150– Remote Instruction
7224– Virtual Instruction
8250– Animals in the School (Instructional Purposes)
8280– Instruction for English Language Learners
8110– Curriculum Development, Resources, and Evaluation
5741– Drug and Alcohol Testing for School Bus Drivers
3412– Threats of Violence in School
3420– Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment in the District
6161– Conference/Travel Expense Reimbursement
5321– District Credit Card Use
6190– Workplace Violence Prevention Policy Statement
6551– Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
6570– Remote Working
3421– Title IX and Sex Discrimination
8440– Home Schooling
2320– Attendance by Board Members at Conference, Conventions,
and Workshops
5572– Audit Committee
h. First Read Policies:
1338– Duties of the School Physician/Nurse Practitioner
3140– Flag Display
3150– School Volunteers
3281– Use of Facilities by the Boy Scouts of America and Patriotic
Youth Groups
3410– Code of Conduct
5322– District Cell Phone Use
5511– Maintenance of Fund Balance
5530– Petty Cash Funds and Cash in School Buildings
5640– Smoking, Tobacco, and Cannabis (Marijuana) Use
5682– Cardiac Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in Public
School Facilities
5690– Exposure Control Program
5691– Communicable Diseases
5692– Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Related Illnesses
6180– Staff-Student Relations (Fraternization)
7110– Comprehensive Student Attendance
7121– Diagnostic Screening of Students
7210– Student Evaluation, Promotion, and Placement
7250– Student Privacy, Parental Access to Information, and
Administration of Certain Physical Examinations to Minors
7311– Loss or Destruction of District Property or Resources
7313– Suspension of Students
7314– Students Presumed to have a Disability for Discipline Purposes
7320– Alcohol, Tobacco, Drugs, and Other Substances (Students)
7330– Searches and Interrogations of Students
7350– Timeout and Physical Restraint
7410– Extracurricular Activities
7430– Contests for Students, Student Awards and Scholarships
7460– Constitutionally Protected Prayer in the Public Schools
7510– School Health Services
7511– Immunization of Students
7512– Student Physicals
7513– Medication and Personal Care Items
7514– Student Health Records
7520– Accidents and Medical Emergencies
7521– Students with Life-Threatening Health Conditions
7522– Concussion Management
7554– Equal Educational Opportunities
7570– Supervision of Students
7680– Independent Educational Evaluations
8210– Safety Conditions and Prevention Instruction
i. CSE/CPSE
VI. Personnel
a. Appointments:
School Resource Officer
Substitutes
VII. New Business-Board Discussion
VIII. Adjournment
Board of Education Goals
- Student Focus: All students will have access to a challenging, fulfilling and effective learning experience aligned to college and career readiness through opportunities that foster creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, communication and citizenship.
- Health and Safety: The district will support and sustain a safe, nurturing, respectful environment where staff, students and community members are supported emotionally, physically and academically.
- Engaged Community: The Edwards-Knox Central School District will continue to encourage the school community to contribute in the growth and development of our students through open and honest communication and collaborative partnerships.
- Fiscal Responsibility: The district is committed to fiscal stability through transparent budgeting, securing available sources of funding that supports our academic goals and that reflect our community’s values.
Public Participation Protocol During Board Meetings
The Board desires community members of the district to attend its sessions so that they may become better acquainted with the operation and programs of the schools and that the Board may have the opportunity to hear the wishes and ideas of the public.
In order to assure that individuals wishing to appear before the Board may be heard and at the same time conduct its meetings properly and efficiently, the Board has adopted the following procedures and rules pertaining to public participation.
• Individuals wishing to address the Board are asked to sign up in advance of the meeting or prior to the beginning of the meeting, giving their name, address, and topic to be discussed, to the district clerk. Names will be placed on a Speaker’s List and the speakers will be called in the order signed up. Speakers will be limited to five minutes. Open session will not exceed a total of thirty minutes without the Board’s discretion to allow more time.
• The BOE will designate a time-keeper and parliamentarian for each meeting.
• Speakers may offer such objective criticisms of school operations and programs as concern them. In Public session, the Board will not hear complaints of school personnel nor against any person connected with the school system.
• Personal attacks by anyone in attendance at the Board Meeting are unacceptable. Persons engaging in such attacks will be required to leave the Board Meeting immediately.
• It should be noted that Board of Education meetings are open to the public; however, they are not considered public forums. Undue interruptions or other interference with the orderly conduct of Board of Education business cannot be allowed. Only the speaker recognized by the President has the authority to speak.
• The Board vests in its president, or other presiding officer, authority to terminate the remarks of any individual when they do not adhere to the rules established above. The presiding officer may terminate the speaker’s privilege to speak, if, after being called to order, the speaker persists in improper conduct or remarks.