J-D Board of Education Meeting Agenda: October 28, 2024

The Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District Board of Education will meet at 6:00 p.m. on October 28, 2024 at Moses DeWitt Elementary School,  and via Zoom. The Zoom link will also be shared on the district website.  Zoom

Meeting ID: 961 0558 4552, Passcode: 896912
Or by phone: +16465189805, Pin: 896912

Members of the public who have questions about the agenda prior to the meeting should contact Dr. Peter Smith, J-D Superintendent of Schools, at 315-445-8304 or psmith@jd.cnyric.org.

Following the meeting, the board will share a transcript of the meeting, as well as meeting minutes, on the district website.

Meeting Agenda

 1.  Call to Order: Mr. Gross (6:00 P.M.)

 2.  Adjourn to executive session to discuss the employment history of particular persons.

 3.  Resume public session (7:00 P.M.)

 4.  Presentation: Mrs. Sylvester, Moses DeWitt Principal

 5.  Red Ram Recognition: Mr. Gross

 6.  Community Comment Time 1: Mr. Gross

If you would like to make a comment, please fill out the Google Form to speak at Community Comment Time. If attending the meeting in-person, please give the paper form to the Board Clerk before the meeting begins.

To allow for public participation, one period not to exceed 30 minutes shall be set aside during the first part of each board meeting for public comment, with priority given to comments on items on the meeting’s agenda. A second 30-minute community comment time period will be set aside at the end of the meeting. More information is available in the Ground Rules for Community Comment Time section of the website.

 7.  Board Action

a.  Routine Business

i.  Approve Consent Agenda. Items in the consent agenda are to be enacted under one motion and as a single vote.  There will be no separate discussion of these items prior to the time the Board votes, unless a Board member requests an item to be removed from the Consent Agenda for the Board Meeting.

1.  Superintendent’s Personnel Recommendations and
     Substitute Appointments

2.  CPSE and CSE Recommendations

3.  Internal Claims Auditor’s Report

4.  Approve Overnight Field Trip Request

5.  Approve Treasurer’s Reports

6.  Accept External Auditor Report and Corrective Action
      Plan

7.  Approve Minutes of the September 30, 2024,  Board
     Meeting

b.  New Business

  i.  Approve Land Lease Agreement Between the District and
      Bell Atlantic Mobile Systems LLC d/b/a Verizon Wireless

 ii.  Approve Capital Project Resolution

iii.  Approve SEQRA Resolution

iv.  Board Policy:  First Reading

              1. New Policy 3100: Considerations for when the administration and/or the board of education respond to political and social issues

v.  Potential Consideration for Future Meetings

 8.  Reports

a.  Superintendent’s Report: Dr. Smith

 i.  Strategic Planning 

ii.  Upcoming events

b.  Committee Reports

i.  Policy Committee

c.  Board President’s Report: Mr. Gross

 i.  NYSSBA

ii.  Meeting with the Town of DeWitt

d.  Student Board Member Report:  Mr. Mantalios

 9.  Community Comment Time 2:  Mr. Gross

If you would like to make a comment, please fill out the Google Form to speak at Community Comment Time. If attending the meeting in-person, please give the paper form to the Board Clerk before the meeting begins.

To allow for public participation, one period not to exceed 30 minutes shall be set aside during the first part of each board meeting for public comment, with priority given to comments on items on the meeting’s agenda. A second 30-minute community comment time period will be set aside at the end of the meeting. More information is available in the Ground Rules for Community Comment Time section of the website.

10.  Unfinished and Continuing Business

11.  Adjourn to executive session to consider the appeal of a suspension

Next Meeting:  November 18, 2024 at Jamesville-DeWitt High School