Members Present
Dr. Archer
Mr. Baxter
Mrs. DeForest
Mr. Gross
Mrs. James Murad
Mrs. Scott
Mr. Mantalios (Student Board Member)
Members Absent
Mr. Babikian
Mrs. Cortese
Mr. Zoghby
Administration Present
Dr. Smith. Superintendent
Mr. Reyes, Assistant Superintendent
Mr. Franz, Assistant Superintendent
Mr. Bartlett, Business Administrator
Others in attendance: Randy Arnold, Katie Centonella, Bob Burdick, Jing Lei, Dylan Black, Sam Macie, Vinnie Sobey, Laurin Haddad, Olivia Ogata, Isabella Menendez, Sonia Kragh, and Michael Fitzpatrick
Mr. Gross called the Annual Meeting and Budget Hearing to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Large Group Room of the High School and via Zoom.
Mr. Gross welcomed members of the community and introduced Mr. Bartlett, who read the Annual Meeting Notice.
Dr. Smith and Mr. Bartlett presented the $75,327,667 budget with propositions.
Mr. Gross read the names of the four candidates running for election (three 3-year terms) to the Board of Education: Jing Lei, Sharon Archer, Laurin Haddad and Lorianne DeForest. Each candidate introduced themselves and spoke about their reasons for running for the Board of Education.
Ms. Katie Centolella, President of the Board of Trustees of the Community Library of DeWitt and Jamesville presented the library proposition.
At 7:53 p.m., Mr. Baxter moved, and Mrs. DeForest seconded the motion to adjourn the Annual Meeting and Budget Hearing.
Motion carried. (6-0-0)
Respectfully submitted,
Brian Bartlett
Clerk of the Board
BOARD APPROVED: June 2, 2025