Minutes of February 6, 2023 Public Hearing

Members Present

Dr. Archer
Mrs. DeForest
Mr. Gross
Mr. Leach
Mrs. James Murad 
Ms. McKenney (attended remotely
Mrs. Souser (attended remotely)
Mr. Zoghby
Ms. Aljerari (Student Board Member)

Members Absent

Mrs. Austin

Administration Present

Dr. Smith. Superintendent
Mr. Reyes, Assistant Superintendent
Mr. Franz, Assistant Superintendent
Mr. Furlong, Interim Business Administrator

Mrs. DeForest called the Public Hearing to order at 7:00 p.m. in the cafeteria at Jamesville Elementary School and via Zoom.

In Attendance:

Emily Lynch, Anastasia Arriaga, Katie Deehan and Corinne Campbell

Presentation of the Proposed Changes to the District Safety Plan, Dr. Smith

Dr. Smith presented the proposed changes to the District Safety Plan.  The district will accept comments on the plan through February 22, 2023.  The Board will vote to adopt the plan at the next meeting, February 27, 2023.  The proposal includes:

    • Conducting a comprehensive safety audit
    • Conducting a cellphone reception audit
    • Hiring an additional School Resource Officer
    • Hiring a guard at each elementary school
    • Hiring a security consultant to evaluate preparedness
    • Upgrade access controls by expanding installation of interior door FOBs at all buildings
    • Intall panic buttons in each building
    • Develop threat assessment protocols to be used at leach level
    • Expand surveillance camera coverage
    • Upgrade access controls by expanding the installation of exterior door FOBs at all buildings
    • Upgrade the Emergency Response Notification System in all buildings

Community Comment Time

There were no community comments.   Comments on the plan can be sent to Dr. Peter Smith, Superintendent of Schools at psmith@jd.cnyric.org.

At 7:16 p.m. Mr. Leach moved and Mrs. James Murad seconded the motion to adjourn the Public Hearing and begin the Regular Meeting.

Motion carried (8-0-0).

Respectfully submitted,

 

William Furlong
Interim Clerk of the Board

BOARD APPROVED: February 27, 2023