7-9-2024 Agenda

Edwards-Knox Central School
Board of Education
Reorganizational Meeting 
July 9, 2024
Partial Agenda

l.   Call to order by Chairman Pro-Tem                                          Board Action

ll.  Oath of Allegiance (Newly Elected Board of Education Members) 

lll.  Election of Officers:

            President                                                                           Board Action

            Vice-President                                                                   Board Action

lV. Oath of Allegiance (P, V-P)

V.  Public Participation

VI. Consent Agenda                                                                       Board Action

     a.  District Appointments:

            BOE Clerk                                                                         

            District Treasurer                                                               

            Deputy District Treasurer                                                  

            Purchasing Agent                                                              

            Deputy Purchasing Agent                                                  

            Tax Collector                                                                      

            Attendance Officer                                                             

            Chief Emergency Officer                                                   

            Designated Education Official                                           

            School Pesticide Representative                                       

            Chemical Hygiene Officer                                                  

            Chief Financial Officer (Board President)                          

            Reviewing Official (Child Nutrition Program)                     

            Hearing Official (Child Nutrition Program)                         

            Official Newspaper                                                            

            Official Depository                                                             

            Check Signer                                                                     

            Alternate Check Signer                                                      

            Monthly Meeting Dates                                                      

            School Attorney                                                                  

            Extracurricular Treasurer                                                    

            Extracurricular Accounts Advisor                                        

            School External Auditor Firm                                              

            School Claims Auditor                                                        

            School Lunch Signer                                                          

            Record Management Officer                                              

            Record Access Officer                                                        

            Data Privacy Officer                                                            

            LEA AHERA Designee                                                        

            Payroll Officer                                                                     

            Compliance Officer                                                              

            NYSSBA Voting Delegates/Liaisons                                    

            Legislative Liaison                                                               

            CSE Chairperson                                                                

            Title II Coordinator                                                               

            Title VI Coordinator                                                           

            Title IX Coordinator                                                              

            Screening Committee                                                          

            CSE Committee                                                                   

            Policy Committee                                                                 

            School Physician                                                                 

            District Appeals Officer                                                         

            DASA Coordinators                                                             

            McKinney-Vento Coordinator                                              

            Neglected/Delinquent Transition Liaison                             

            Driver’s Education Instructor                                                

            Audit Committee                                                                    

            District Labor Relations Committee                                      

            District Negotiations Committee                                           

            Community Schools Agreement                                           

            Rural Schools Association Membership                               

            NYSSBA Membership                                                          

     b.  Oath of Allegiance (Supt., Clerk, Treasurer’s, Attendance Officer) (Tax Collector & Internal Claims Auditor)

     c.   Authorizations:

            Establishment of Petty Cash Funds                                     

            Payment of Utilities and Ins.                                                 

            Borrowing, Investing & Accepting Funds                              

            Budget Transfers                                                                  

            Tuition Rate                                                                          

            Mileage Rate                                                                        

            Substitute Pay Rates                                                            

            Long Term Substitute Rates                                                 

            In-House Professional Development 

            Professional Development                                                    

            Personnel Employment                                                         

            BOCES Contracts                                                                 

            Professional Services                                                           

            Grants in Aid   

     d.  Business/Personnel:  

            Approval of Minutes       

            Payment of Warrants    6/20/24  6/28/24

            Claims Auditor Reports 6/20/24  6/28/24

            Treasurer’s Report

            BOCES Cooperative Purchasing Agreement                             

            Workers Comp./Medical Plan Delegates                                     

            Building Level & District Level Safety Plan                           

            Building Level & District Level Safety Plan Summary

            Donation Acceptance

            Appointments

            CSE/CPSE            

VII.   Reports/Administrative & Board Member Discussion                

VIII.  Other

  IX.  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.

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