Board of Education

The Scotia-Glenville Board of Education is composed of seven non-paid members who serve three-year terms. Members are elected by the voters in the district to establish policy and govern the schools. The board works cooperatively with the Scotia-Glenville Central School District to ensure all students are provided with the highest quality educational experience possible.

The Board of Education typically meets on the second and fourth Mondays of the month (though that may be altered in months with Monday holidays). All meetings begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Meetings are held at the various school locations throughout the Scotia-Glenville community. Locations may change, so please check back before a meeting to confirm the location.

The district livestreams Board meetings on YouTube

2024-25 School Year

All meetings begin at 7 p.m. in the middle school cafeteria unless otherwise noted

Click the link of each date to read the days agenda and supporting documents

Calendar for 2025-26 budget development

Follow the budget process schedule using this link.

Former Board of Education Agendas and Minutes

Click this link for 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 Board of Education Agendas.

Foundation Aid Education Funding Formula

A review of New York State’s Foundation Aid Education Funding Formula with recommendations for improvement, click here. 

Board adopts goals for the 2024-25 school year

  1. The Board of Education Policy Committee, in conjunction with the Superintendent, will complete the first review of the district policies from 4000 to 6900 and make recommendations for updates, insertions, and deletions. The Policy Committee will report on progress to date at the monthly business meeting. The Board of Education will also determine whether to include new policies such as weighted grades and the Athletic Placement Process (APP); and if so, draft and approve the same.
  2. The Board of Education will review learning opportunities and support to provide for district students outside of, or in addition to, traditional programming and resources such as STEM offerings, job fairs, Career and Technical Education Programs, Distance Learning, AP and College in the High School programs and mental health resources.
  3. The Board of Education, in conjunction with the Superintendent, will plan and conduct community forum(s) for the purpose of gathering community feedback in regard to policies, mandates, pre-budget fact finding and overall climate within SGCSD.

 

In addition, the Superintendent and her team are working on the following items:

  1. The feasibility of creating a regional UPK program for Scotia-Glenville, Niskayuna, and Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake students.
  2. A study of, and recommendation, regarding weighted grading.
  3. Superintendent’s DEI Council and Assistant Superintendent’s DEI Workgroup are working through several DEI initiatives.
  4. A study on the declining enrollment, including gathering of statistics throughout the region and the state, where appropriate, and the solutions implemented in other school districts.

    Interested in running for the Board of Education?

    The New York State School Boards Association has created this webpage entitled The School Board Member Experience to answer questions from new and potential school board members. Check it out!

    To run for office:

    • download this petition and collect signatures from 25 qualified voters in the Scotia-Glenville School District. The completed nominating petitions must be returned to the Business Office, 900 Preddice Parkway, Scotia by April 22, 2024.
    • Biographical information sheet for newsletter and website writeups
    • This form has to be submitted three times (as per these state requirements), indicating how much candidates spent on the election. The dates required for 2024 are April 22, May 16, and June 10.

    Board members serve three-year terms with no salary. They are responsible for overseeing the activities and policies of the school district. Meetings are typically held at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of each month.

    Click here for an overview from the New York State School Boards Association that details the responsibilities of a Board of Education member.

    New York State Open Meetings Law

    In accordance with recent changes to the state Open Meetings Law, the following supplemental files are provided from the Board of Education’s meeting.

    The revisions to the Open Meetings Law address two types of records that are “scheduled to be the subject of a discussion” during an open meeting:

    • Those that are required to be made available pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law; and
    • Proposed resolutions, law, rules, regulations, policies or amendments thereto.

    When either type of document is scheduled to be discussed during an open meeting, the law requires that they be made available to the public, to the extent practicable, either prior to or at the meeting. A school district or government body may either make copies available at the meeting for a fee, typically 25 cents per page, or may post them on the agency’s maintained website prior to the meeting.

    The Scotia-Glenville Central School District agrees with the Committee on Open Government that “through the disclosure of records scheduled to be discussed during open meetings, the public can gain the ability to better understand and appreciate the issues faced by government.”

    Here is a link about the Open Meetings Law: http://www.dos.ny.gov/coog/openmeetlaw.html

    New York State’s Freedom of Information Law

    The Freedom of Information Law reaffirms your right to know how your government operates. It provides rights of access to records reflective of governmental decisions and policies that affect the lives of every New Yorker. The law preserves the Committee on Open Government, which was created by the enactment of the original Freedom of Information Law in 1974.

    Here is more information about the Freedom of Information Law.