December 9, 2025
Edwards-Knox Central School
Board of Education
Regular Meeting
December 9, 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 11/4/2025
b. Payment of Warrants 11/6/2025 11/19/2025 12/3/2025
c. Claims Auditor Rpts. 11/6/2025 11/19/2025 12/3/2025
d. Treasurer’s Rpts. 10/31/2025 11/30/2025
e. Budget Status, Budget Transfer and Revenue Status Rpts.
f. Reserve Transfers
h. Donation
i. First 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
j. Second & Final 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
k. CSE/CPSE
V. Personnel
a. Resignations
b. Appointments
Music Teacher
Girls’ Modified Basketball Coach
Custodial Worker
Custodial Worker
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.