November 4, 2025
Edwards-Knox Central School
Board of Education
Regular Meeting
November 4, 2025
Partial Agenda
I. Call to order by Chairman
II. Public Participation
III. Reports/Administrative & Board Member Discussion
IV. Consent Agenda Board Action
a. Approval of Minutes 10/7/25
b. Payment of Warrants 10/8/25 10/22/25
c. Claims Auditor Rpts. 10/8/25 10/22/25
d. Treasurer’s Rpts. 9/30/25
e. Extracurricular Quarterly Rpt.
g. Audit 6/30/25 Financial Statements Federal Awards Programs DRAFT
h. Audit Corrective Action Plan
i. Climate Summit Overnight Trip Itinerary
j. Town of Edwards Sand Contract
k. First Read Policies:
5140– Administration of the Budget
5210– Revenues
5220– District Investments
5230– Acceptance of Gifts, Grants, and Bequests to the District
5250– Sale and Disposal of District Property
5310– Bonding of Employees and Board Members
5320– Expenditures of District Funds
5323– Reimbursement for Meals/Refreshments
5410– Purchasing: Competitive Bidding and Offering
5610– Insurance
5571– Allegations of Fraud
5570– Financial Accountability
5560– Use of Federal Funds for Political Expenditures
5550– Maintenance of Fiscal Effort (Title 1 Programs)
5540– Publication of District’s Annual Financial Statement
5520– Extraclassroom Activity Fund
5512– Reserve Funds
5413– Procurement: Uniform Grant Guidance for Federal Awards
5412– Alternative Formats for Instructional Materials
1333– Duties of the Tax Collector
3220– Use of Assistance Animals
3280– Use of School Facilities, Materials, and Equipment
3290– Operation of Motor-Driven Vehicles on District Property
5630– Facilities: Inspection, Operation, and Maintenance
5631– Hazardous Waste and Handling of Toxic Substances by
Employees
5632– Pest Management and Pesticide Use
5633– Gender Neutral Single-Occupancy Bathrooms
5650– Energy Conservation and Recycling in the Schools
8420– Opening Exercises
7450– Fundraising by Students
6111– Testing Misconduct and Mandatory Reporting Requirements
3271– Solicitation of Charitable Donations
3272– Advertising in the Schools
7222– Diploma or Credential Options for Students with Disabilities
7610– Special Education: District Plan
7611– Children with Disabilities
7612– Grouping by Similarity of Needs
7613– The Role of the Board in Implementing a Student’s
Individualized Education Program
7614– Preschool Special Education Program
7615– Least Restrictive Environment
7616– Prereferral Intervention Strategies
7617– Declassification of Students with Disabilities
7620– Students with Disabilities Participating in District Programs
7621– Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
7630– Committee on Special Education (CSE)/Committee on Preschool
Special Education (CPSE)
7640– Student Individualized Education Program (IEP): Development
and Provision
7641– Transition Services
7642– Extended School Year Services and/or Programs
7650– Identification and Register of Children with Disabilities (Child
Find)
7660– Parent Involvement for Children with Disabilities
7670– Due Process Complaints: Selection and Board Appointment of
Impartial Hearing Officers
7643– Transfer Students with Disabilities
7690– Special Education Mediation
l. Second & Final Read Policies:
1110– School District and Board of Education Legal Status and
Authority
1120– Board of Education: Qualification, Numbers and Terms of Office
1220– Reporting of Expenditures and Contributions
1230– Resignations and Vacancies on the Board
1310– Powers and Duties of the Board
1320– Nomination and Election of Board Officers and Duties of the
President and Vice President
1330– Appointments and Designations by the Board
1332– Duties of the District Treasurer
1334– Duties of the External (Independent) Auditor
1335– Appointment and Duties of the Claims Auditor
1336– Duties of the Extraclassroom Activity Fund Central Treasurer
and Faculty Auditor
1339– Duties of the Internal Auditor
1410– Policy and Administrative Regulations
1510– Regular Board Meetings and Rules (Quorum and Parliamentary
Procedure)
1520– Special Meeting of the Board
1540– Executive Sessions
2330– Compensation and Expenses
2340– Board Self-Evaluation
2110– Orienting and Training Board Members
6420– Employee personnel Records and Release of Information
5130– Budget Adoption
5120– School District Budget Hearing
5110– Budget Planning and Development
6562– Employment of Retired Persons
6560– Determination of Employment Status: Employee or
Independent Contractor
6552– Military Leaves of Absence
6550– Leaves of Absence
6450– Theft of Services or Property
6430– Employee Political Activities
6320– Supplementary School Personnel
6310– Appointment-Support Staff
6220– Temporary Personnel
6217– Professional Staff: Separation
6216– Disciplining a Tenured Teacher or Certified Personnel
6214– Incidental Teaching
6110– Code of ethics for Board Members and All District Personnel
6540– Defense and Indemnification of Board Members and
Employees
3230– Public Complaints
3110– Media/Municipal Governments/Senior Citizens
1337– Duties of the School Attorney
3510– Emergency School Closings
3520– Extraordinary Circumstances
4110– Administrative personnel
4210– Administrative Organization and Operation
4220– Administrative Authority
4230– District Communities
4240– Evaluation of the Superintendent and other Administrative Staff
4310– Superintendent of Schools
4320– Superintendent-Board Relations
1650– Submission of Questions and Propositions at the Annual
Meeting and Election and Special District Meetings
1530– Minutes
1331– Duties of the District Clerk
1611– Business of the Annual District Election
1610– Annual District Meeting and Election/Budget Vote
1630– Legal Qualifications of Voters at District Meetings
1620– Annual Organizational Meeting
1640– Absentee, Military, and Early Mail Ballots
3430– Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the District
2210– Committees of the Board
m. Visitation Committee/Board Appointment
n. NYSSBA Advocacy Liaison/Board Appointment
o. CSE
V. Personnel/Appointments
a. Boys’ Modified Basketball Coach
b. 2025/2026 Substitutes
VI. New Business-Board Discussion
VII. 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.