Hudson City School District · Board of Education · Transcript

School Board, Regular Meeting

Tuesday, July 7, 2026 · 1:23:03

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  13. 2:33Oh, okay. Okay.
  14. 2:38Yeah. I
  15. 2:51do solemnly swear the United States of America of the United States of America York York. and I will faithfully discharge the
  16. 3:11according to the best of my abilities.
  17. 3:22I got another one here.
  18. 3:26That's all right. when you come back.
  19. 3:33Okay. So, I went out of order.
  20. 3:40Mark Deace
  21. 3:42Amanda Grubler
  22. 3:45Diana Howard
  23. 3:47Matthew Macker
  24. 3:50L Zap
  25. 3:52Uh Moren Sheridan
  26. 3:56And Mike Zabella
  27. 4:02Okay. believe it or not, I have had one elections. Um what that has made me do book around all the parameters that are for officers in an organization such as So I want to read to you uh some of understand the operating systems here. any board member can call out the name themselves. which is different than most of the nominated for more than one office, A member can't nominate more than one had the opportunity to make their own could nominate someone. Everyone else someone else if you'd like to.
  28. 5:08They can remain in the room when the counted, obviously, because they are please do stay. A member can decide to nomination process, and I would suggest please decline before people vote you in And after each nomination, I'll repeat in which they have been nominated for. for president, I'll say Mike Sabella for for the position of president? And we'll there's not. And then um when it appears nominations, I'll ask for the for that particular office. And it needs In other words, five of the seven board close. And if we're not ready to close,
  29. 6:06I don't propose that that will be a And if the nominated for any position, I'll call they were nominated. Each board member and um
  30. 6:30I would like to nominate Mike Zabella. have further nominations for president?
  31. 6:42Mark to Pace for President. Do I have Moren, can you hear us? Okay. It's very muffled. It's very hard for me
  32. 7:03Okay.
  33. 7:10Can you put on the closed captions?
  34. 7:18Good suggestion. Uh right in the Well, let's see if that's any better. working on the problem as we speak.
  35. 7:32Okay, Diana had was uh put turning on the which I think is where the three dots of the screen.
  36. 7:49Maybe Austin's going to do that, too.
  37. 7:55Yeah, I think she has to turn it on not what we see. Moren. for the position of board president, asked if there were any further
  38. 8:18Brian, I will say at this time I don't would
  39. 8:25handle it. So,
  40. 8:27I appreciate the nomination. I just time
  41. 8:32Okay. So uh Mike has deferred. So we for president. Do we have any further
  42. 8:45All right. Do I have a motion to close
  43. 8:48So moved.
  44. 8:51All right. All in favor? closed the nominations for the position May I have a tally of those in favor of of Education? All right. Thank you very much. Okay. Thank you. both the president and vice president at Do I have nominations for the role of
  45. 9:35I would like to nominate Mike Zabella
  46. 9:39Mike Zabella for vice president. the position of vice president?
  47. 9:51Matt Macker for the position of vice nominations for vice president?
  48. 9:59I'll nominate Diana.
  49. 10:04I'll nominate Diana. of board vice president. board vice president? Do I have a motion to close the
  50. 10:27again, time frame. I don't know if I
  51. 10:32Fair.
  52. 10:34If I do something, I'll do 100%. And I
  53. 10:37True. Macker for vice president and Diana any additional nominations for vice Okay. Do I have a motion to close
  54. 10:57Yes, Thank you. All in favor? president. Let's see. For the role of vice president, I have appointing Matt Macker as the vice Okay. So, with the majority, we won't do and congratulations. Matt Macker will be education. And Leslie, you'll swear you both in Thank you all.
  55. 11:54Leslie, can you do it from the podium so you.
  56. 12:10And she'll start with with you, Mark, your right hand.
  57. 12:19I
  58. 12:22Mark Depase
  59. 12:24do solemnly swear the United States of America the United States of America York York of of board president abilities. Okay.
  60. 12:54I, Matt Macker,
  61. 12:57do solemnly swear
  62. 12:59that I will support the Constitution of
  63. 13:02that I will support the Constitution of
  64. 13:04and the Constitution of the State of New
  65. 13:06and the Constitution of the State of New
  66. 13:08and I will faithfully discharge the
  67. 13:10And I will faithfully discharge the
  68. 13:13according to the best of my abilities.
  69. 13:29Okay. Thank you, Leslie. Thank you, Dr. Would like to make a motion to accept
  70. 13:38Second. Um, we did not we don't have board you had something you wanted to want to just uh mention that Moren and I graduation this year. Uh, which was because these kids actually were my shutdown. Um, but to see all their decorated their caps and to hear their their their plans and their backup plans nice to engage in that conversation. So, me do that and, uh, congratulations to awesome. Uh, so that I wanted to say clarify a comment that I made last the DD Barrett thing. And what I was
  71. 14:38about the tour at all. It wasn't about outdoor classroom or anything. I didn't part that um I was trying to say, but I my thought. So, but thanks for letting
  72. 14:54Of course. Thank you for sharing. Um, to recognize that this is Dr. Billy's and wanted to thank you on behalf of the Uh, you stepped into our district when showed us all that it's possible to do compassion, and grace. You led with respect and somehow managed to face Uh you may have only been with us for a always a Blue Hawk. Uh we wish you the thank you again for your service and you've done for our students, our staff,
  73. 15:43Thank you, Brian.
  74. 15:45Thank you. Okay. Uh, school district officers school district officers for the 2627 resolution.
  75. 16:06All in favor? And now uh we need to I
  76. 16:40do solemnly swear
  77. 16:43that I will support the Constitution of
  78. 16:45that I will support the Constitution of
  79. 16:48and the Constitution of the State of New
  80. 16:50and the Constitution for the State of
  81. 16:52and I will faithfully discharge the
  82. 16:55And I will faithfully discharge the
  83. 16:58according to the best of my abilities And I would have stood up if I could get the stage. I'm sorry. All right. Uh, designation of committee We can have up to three members on each with interest on serving on policy
  84. 17:24Feel like at this point I'd like to see I will do it again.
  85. 17:31Unless someone else wants my spot. Well, I don't necessarily want your you need me to
  86. 17:45Cool. interested. I don't want to take your three and that'll be three. So, I should
  87. 17:54I'd be happy to take the third spot express interest. if somebody else wants to. I don't know
  88. 18:13which committees? and Diana was saying that she was is interested,
  89. 18:25she
  90. 18:29do you want to be on the uh policy Sure.
  91. 18:41I mean, that was the question. I don't
  92. 18:45We'll just let her say first what she
  93. 18:54my my preference to just stick with
  94. 19:01Okay. Thank you. All right. So, we'll So, Mark, Uh, so make the motion to appoint the committee for the 2627 school year. Mark Debace.
  95. 19:25All in favor? I would actually like to join this one.
  96. 19:34Okay. on finance. All right. Make a motion to appoint the committee for the 2026 2027 school year. Sheridan.
  97. 19:55All in favor? uh facilities.
  98. 20:04Then we would have three with Mike uh
  99. 20:12So make a motion to appoint the facilities committee uh for the 26 27 and Mike Zabella. Second. Um, and audit committee uh would be
  100. 20:37I'll stay on that one. Also,
  101. 20:42Yeah, I guess I'll do that. following board members to the audit Uh, Mark Depe, Matt Macker, and Mike
  102. 20:56Second. All in favor?
  103. 21:01Yeah. up um the addition of doing like an probably wouldn't be able to vote on it think it's something that Dr. Bailey discussed as a board and I think like a student data. I think from the TSI list, but also from the perspective, and re redefining what the definition of we're not just talking about, you know, an opportunity to really like look at Um, and really look at that. Um, so propose not a monthly committee because committee, but I think something that like bid, you know, check I think could
  104. 21:54elevate and celebrate and sort of success in our district. Um I don't know besides me just saying it,
  105. 22:05I think over the summertime Todd will be into next month, but in the month and a you'll have ample time to do exactly magic of it is we we wanted to do are progressing. It's really hard to do business. And when you have a small staff members who are trying to execute then just like facilities and audit, board level um of some really trying to understand all the you're right. All you do is you would
  106. 22:58Yeah. Well, we we would need a charter
  107. 23:01Yeah.
  108. 23:04We'll write one and then we can add it. points of business, the first um facilities committee to do is uh figure accepting letters of interest for have uh some folks who were on it last but also have uh spots for other folks committee needs to with our internal auditor. right, is when we would appoint a
  109. 23:49Yes. Yeah. Yeah. The committees appoint
  110. 23:52Yeah.
  111. 23:56Um Okay. Uh audit committee members need I
  112. 24:22do solemnly swear
  113. 24:24that I will support the Constitution of
  114. 24:27that I will support the Constitution of
  115. 24:30and the Constitution of the State of New
  116. 24:33and the Constitution of the State of New the duties of duties of
  117. 24:42audit committee member
  118. 24:45according to the best of my abilities. All right. Uh, now school district uh make a motion to appoint the instruction and technology as the for the 2627 school year.
  119. 25:30All in favor and make a motion to appoint associate coordinators for the 2627 school year. uh make a motion to appoint title 9 investigators for the 26 27 school years curriculum instruction and technology is Elementary School principal is an principal as investigator. Director of executive director of business and
  120. 26:18Second. School district attorneys make a motion LLP as bond attorney for the 26 27th
  121. 26:33Second. Make a motion to appoint Keenan Bean PC school year pursuant to the terms of the
  122. 26:50Second. Make a motion to appoint Raymond Pursuer auditor for the 2627 school year to
  123. 27:07Second. All in favor, school district consultants Insurance as the district broker and consultant/carrier for the 2627 school
  124. 27:24Second. Make a motion to appoint Philadelphia accident insurance carrier for the 2627 Second.
  125. 27:42Make a motion to appoint Weston and the district architect for the 2627
  126. 27:51Second. Make a motion to appoint Bernard P. consulting services for the 2627 school
  127. 28:03Second. All Uh Uh make a motion to designate the Bank
  128. 28:16You skipped a few things.
  129. 28:19District designates. Uh make a motion to to the following designations for the officer, Medicaid compliance officer, children and youth, opioid program services, and HIPPA compliance officer.
  130. 28:42All in favor. Make a motion to appoint the emergency officer.
  131. 28:53All in favor? Um, make a motion to appoint the designations as listed below for the
  132. 29:06Second.
  133. 29:11Now we're at official depositories. County, TD Bank, Webster Bank, and NY school funds for the 2627 school year.
  134. 29:24All in favor? Make a motion to designate the Bank of funds listed in the 2627 school year.
  135. 29:40All in favor. Make a motion to designate TD Bank for 2627 school year. Extra Classroom Classroom Activity Fund Hudson Junior
  136. 29:55Second. All in favor? this point.
  137. 30:05What was the question? senior high school, will we need to have similarly, will we need to have two What we were trying to accomplish is as number of changes this year. Uh there'll that were in the separate buildings, but year, but I would keep as much the same
  138. 30:37That makes sense. Uh, make a motion to designate NY class listed below for the 2627 school year.
  139. 30:52All in favor? Make a motion to designate TD Bank, York, US Bank, Burkster Bank, Municipal Bank to be used from time to time for depending on rates for the 2627 school
  140. 31:13Second. Um, now we have our policies uh up for policies later on in the agenda that are but have been worked on and are ready read them out you can let us know if but I think the only one is code of talked last time about how the parent was missing just like one line that information going home in students home on here.
  141. 31:56But it's literally one line. It's in
  142. 31:59Okay. Uh so the first one is uh policy to adopt the second reading of policy school year.
  143. 32:14All in favor?
  144. 32:19Um about attendance, which we talked about adopting this now because it's required needs to go through the attendance revamp holistically so it matches the like moving the needle on attendance. placeholder, but we know that that is policy. We sent it off to the attendance at the end of the year when I don't at it. So, we need to like revisit that
  145. 32:51Right. And this was the one where the Francis gets a chance to uh review it as Um, so make a motion to adopt policy year.
  146. 33:08All in favor? Code of conduct. M got any notes for us?
  147. 33:16Code of conduct went through one since through one more round of staff feedback conduct subcommittee through a round of legal feedback. So be consistent on using red versus yellow to make it extra obvious here is everything that was new in the last Anything that's added um is new. It of strengthened the clarity of when, used. We got rid of some ambiguity that you could use a level one response um like updated legal language around language and stuff that came from the changes that were made are more about
  148. 34:17changes in content. um and work that still needs to be done like go up in board docs that's just colorcoded prettier version which can can be you know in other spaces. Um and was to make kind of a student facing this based content. Um Cheryl and I are to talk a little bit about some of the her perspective and her new role as instruction and technology who will be administrator some with this um and then summer uh that you can meet with the around for the summer and kind of hear
  149. 35:11this. It's a pretty dramatic difference so and there's a document of are what we're going to need to sort of idea of having an implementation like keep tabs on such a big revamp and there things that we need to further year?
  150. 35:38Awesome. Thank you for all the hard work comments? Okay. Well, yeah. Thank you to all the staff and faculty members who gave motion to adopt policy 5300, code of
  151. 36:03Second. Um, investments. make no changes. Yeah. Make a motion to for the 26 27th school year.
  152. 36:29All in favor? Uh we have uh 6700 and 6700R So make a motion to adopt policy 6700 year.
  153. 36:53All in favor? 6710. make a motion to adopt policy
  154. 37:06Second.
  155. 37:09Last thing I'll say about those two, and votes that just happened. Um, there is those two into one. So, we played around than a quick fix to merge them into one pasting the text of the second after the to revisit merging into those into one need the content of both.
  156. 37:37Next, we have independent education adopt district level independent below for the 2627 school year.
  157. 37:53All in favor? Right. At this time, the board of education has for the purposes of discussing the person or persons. Make a motion to that,
  158. 38:14because I I notice in the audience we and they've come to the least And before we leave the room uh to go least uh recognize and give you the u you'll miss the the actual approval of right after we come back from executive staff who are being recognized tonight of next year. And it's a huge received tenure five times and I think I is great and actually I will encourage back again in September. We're going to be much more entertaining than this for acknowledge because Ryan's here.
  159. 39:19Would you like to give a speech?
  160. 39:28No, we're very happy for you.
  161. 39:33Nope.
  162. 39:35Um, yes. Congratulations. And yes, come Um, so make a motion to enter executive discussing the employment history of a
  163. 39:51Second. exit executive session at 7 p.m.
  164. 56:14All in favor? Okay. Personnel agenda. agenda items A 2 through 14 and B 1
  165. 56:32Second. And now go back and uh make a motion to
  166. 56:45Second. And Lou? name. Um, and congratulations to all our Uh, tenure celebration. Brings us to public for uh forum.
  167. 57:14Signed up. Okay. uh make a motion to open a 30-day safety plan uh beginning today, July 7th hearing scheduled for August 25th, 2026 meeting.
  168. 57:40All in favor?
  169. 57:44Oh yes. Now that the season is open, uh some consideration for whether we senior high individual physical plants organizational things that are looked at enlist our uh Boseis um health and because I'm sure that they've said in a few things, there isn't harm that are described in here because the principle. Um, it's a small in the small thing uh because all the rest of there. The other thing we want to ensure names and we ensure that it's just someone is out on leave or is no longer
  170. 58:47have to go in and change the plan each those things need to happen already. Cool. Um and that's something that happens at the
  171. 59:09Yeah. committees and they level. So, it'll be discussed um with uh coordinator and our um Questar person helps us. Um
  172. 59:37Oh, wow. That's wild.
  173. 59:43Yeah, Moren, just turn your camera off that fixes the problem we're having. All right. Uh, brings us to our consent consent agenda items? All right. I make a motion to accept
  174. 1:00:11Second. Uh, all right. Our second policy Amanda. um second policy section has the ORC maybe Brian can speak to that wasn't a so much. Um disclosure of wrongful last time. a new policy um that was around policies to exactly that. And 530.65 better names for those. But um those are realized that the code of conduct was 26 pages worth of stuff that related to into the code of conduct is visitors to property, right? But there are also many talk about staff conduct in general, so we pulled out visitors to schools and
  175. 1:01:29their own policies so that the code of which is a student code of conduct. Um, them from what has been in there in the own separate policies now. And then Brian, is there anything you
  176. 1:01:53This is an extremely consolidated highlights that are meaningful are this because they do play a very the house. um HR personnel um will be supervised as of business and finance knowing that of the central office functions HR is and and we show the consolidation of the other than that it looks fairly familiar
  177. 1:02:42Any questions, comments? Uh, so make a chart.
  178. 1:02:51All in favor, uh adopt policy 9645, disclosure of
  179. 1:03:05Second. And these next two are just first
  180. 1:03:13Yep. So they don't have to get on the
  181. 1:03:15Can can I ask a question about this?
  182. 1:03:17So we just amended the code of conduct
  183. 1:03:22These were parts of the code of conduct separate from the code of conduct parts of the code of conduct that feel cohesiveness of the rest of the anything?
  184. 1:03:38File to cover these now. So approve those tonight then.
  185. 1:03:44Any objections to approving these on a
  186. 1:03:50There's no changes to what was in them
  187. 1:03:56And the only thing that might change in itself. will no longer be 53. a section of so we're just going to have
  188. 1:04:10Cool. Um visitors to the schools on a first
  189. 1:04:22Second. Um and make a motion uh to adopt policy public conduct on school property on a
  190. 1:04:36Second. Um new business. We have our annual New York this year, uh October 22nd Um it is a very uh informative event and additionally Leslie and Matt have both member um uh development. Um there is July in Albany upcoming uh superintendent evaluation board members uh get all of the are um pressing because the hotels sell sure this year if anybody is interested as possible so that as soon as the hotel be first in line.
  191. 1:05:51Cool. Mike? Buffalo one, too.
  192. 1:06:00I did uh learn quite a bit last year. there. So, I think I did six conferences
  193. 1:06:09cool.
  194. 1:06:15If you want to go to the one in July, too.
  195. 1:06:20It's just in Albany.
  196. 1:06:24Okay. but I know some board members in the
  197. 1:06:30Is the date on that one? 24 and 25.
  198. 1:06:36Yeah. So, Leslie, I would like to go to
  199. 1:06:39I got check my schedule for that.
  200. 1:06:42And the one in Buffalo, I don't need a hotel though. let me know by the end of July?
  201. 1:07:00I think cheaper rate.
  202. 1:07:11How about by the next board meeting? be sure to hit those deadlines because 10 o'clock in the morning and every to get the same hotel room. class I have to take?
  203. 1:07:32No. Yeah, it's a separate thing. There you can take as well. Um I'm not sure
  204. 1:07:41This you can do it online at night when
  205. 1:07:49Um okay. So, old business, we have uh here at the last board meeting and are for a play that they're putting on with students. Um I know part of the issue it seems like we've found a another they uh decided on? Um I don't know other space they can use. Um but this is the rental fees. it's not going to cost us anything extra with that. I think given our like budget we if we are going to have to cover the on or if there's like any additional
  206. 1:08:50position right now budgetarily to wave in over something going on here. There's that's just my question is is is the fee fee what covers us from having to spend sure we're not
  207. 1:09:14if we wave this fee are we waving for an argument
  208. 1:09:20the policy says no waivers
  209. 1:09:24yeah I mean booster club or don't know has a determination made for
  210. 1:09:34Group two, it looks like charged for regular meetings. So, if I can't say I know all the definitions it's a regular meeting, then they would
  211. 1:09:50since it does if it's uh it does say uh support the school district or the uses booster clubs PTA or similar group
  212. 1:10:04group too I think they're category three group who happens to have some of our
  213. 1:10:12as opposed to like directly a school
  214. 1:10:15the actual play is not going to be Right. Like examples of these groups would have kids who are here, but it's sponsor. I think they're group three. a group three groups primarily composed educational, cultural activities which agencies. Kuanas, Rotary Garden Club, they are districts. this category of like category four is Category three is we just need to make
  215. 1:11:02Is how I
  216. 1:11:06I agree with that. may and category four uses the
  217. 1:11:14which makes this even writer of their own to
  218. 1:11:25I just think we need to be sure that internally would intern charge them for those fees in this Okay. Uh, well,
  219. 1:11:50I just want to point out that this is a few months to get permission to use. they've been waiting patiently to hear using the facility to practice with our We should keep that in mind two or three months after they pass, place because it was taking so long.
  220. 1:12:25Well, I guess I I don't know what the policy spells out how groups are So, I don't know. I mean, it sounds like that we're not permitted to give is what Are they still asking? last month.
  221. 1:12:50They're not asking to use the space.
  222. 1:12:53Yeah.
  223. 1:13:01Um since uh November of 2025. involved will be getting paid a stipen performance of it for free for the addition to performing at winter walk.
  224. 1:13:27So um the paperwork? I guess the question is, is there it just adhering to the policy, which is charged is if we would uh if they would appears here, it doesn't seem like they It says all of their rehearsals will So there'll be people here, there'll be There shouldn't be any additional costs
  225. 1:14:25I mean, the category 3 schedule's in in
  226. 1:14:291500. If it's a category 3, wouldn't they have requirement?
  227. 1:14:57Does it have that? make them an affiliated organization. category. They would theater. I just don't think we're in a organizations and like feed the space tight. Like I hate to I hate to sound have a fit with in the policy.
  228. 1:15:36but I, you know, defer to other folks on
  229. 1:15:42making profit off this. their thing. I I guess what I would just is, you know, our job to intervene. I be executed by things. this is the
  230. 1:16:06Okay. Uh I mean there's no resolution. and here to policy as stated. Um Anybody got anything else to add? Diana seems like it was a wonderful event.
  231. 1:16:33Yeah, it always is. Um, I wanted to just highlight um there on Warren Street is doing a program um school students to get a free pair of to a summerlong uh running program. Um, businesses to support our students and see uh, businesses from our community ways like this. So, if you know of any there, get fitted for a pair of a running program.
  232. 1:17:23Uh, I believe he does. There you go. uh nodding your head. So, um Uh brings it to public forum. Leslie,
  233. 1:17:43Nobody signed up?
  234. 1:17:48Joseph. You know everybody Joe I think somebody in the audience might
  235. 1:18:41Oh, that's awesome. Yeah, they are very cool shirts indeed.
  236. 1:18:52Yeah, Kristen designed them and made proceeds to the booster club. It's
  237. 1:19:02Oh. Uh there's no superintendent report. you have anything to say? Bye.
  238. 1:19:13Just a just a few things. We had uh yesterday. The extended school year disabilities has about 50 students in districts who are paying tuition for the for our children and for our staff who weeks. We also have our ASP program that program that runs after school during program. And also this week is the Fame. So it's it's pretty crowded at the runs for this one week. Um and we were tuition for that from our Title Five I did notice that uh we had a fantastic and uh she leans over as students are
  239. 1:20:14ever been to a Hudson graduation?" I She said, "They're really loud really was really touching. Um, you the speech before the students came up Ladies and gentlemen, This is an event for your parents today. And you will conduct yourselves person on the stage conducted themselves proud of as they go out into the world. Maria as after a decade of service in I spoke with DD Barrett's office today. for the grant monies for the outdoor and I hand off all the great diverse group of people to help ensure
  240. 1:21:26doing the absolute greatest good with Um, and I believe it will be a blessing very excited to see what comes from that saying uh what I said in my graduation year. Hudson's story. Uh but I am very become part of the family for this year. is saying a lot after 33 years. I'm so opportunity. So thank you for asking me Todd. um because he'll he'll do great
  241. 1:22:13Well, thank you. Thank you very much
  242. 1:22:18Um all right. Important dates. The 21st, 2026, regular board of education 6 PM. Tuesday, August 11th, 2026, School Auditorium, 6 PM. Uh, Tuesday, high school auditorium 6 p.m. second executive session at 7:26 p.m. employment history of a particular
  243. 1:22:54Second. All in favor? this executive session. Uh thank you all
  244. 1:23:03Thank you.

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