Board Meetings

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Regular meetings of the Guilderland Board of Education are usually held Tuesday evenings, twice a month. The meetings begin at 7 p.m. and are held in the high school large group instruction (LGI) room. All meetings are open to the public and broadcast live on Spectrum Cable Channel 1302/33 within the Town of Guilderland.

Due to the Governor’s executive order temporarily changing the laws governing public meetings during the COVID-19 public health crisis, the Board of Education meetings will take place via videoconferencing or in-person and livestreamed to YouTube until further notice. 

• Meeting agendas and minutes are posted on the district’s online board portal, which provides community members with comprehensive information about the GCSD Board of Education activities.
• Persons wishing to speak under the “Public Comment” section of the meetings should contact the District Clerk at 518-456-6200 ext. 3125 or via email livingstonl@guilderlandschools.net with “Public Comment” in the subject line.
• Watch the recording of board meetings on the GHS Media YouTube page.
  1. Go to the GHS Media YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3rV9PpqTNs1vkdrS7xHE4w
  2. Click on Videos
  3. Click on “Board of Education meeting, [date]”

2020-21 Meeting Schedule

• July 1: Organizational Meeting.  Watch the July 1 meeting on YouTube.
• July 21: Goal setting.  Watch the July 21 meeting onYouTube.
• Aug. 11: Set tax rate. Watch th Aug. 11 meeting on YouTube.
• Sept. 15: Regular meeting. Watch the Sept. 15 meeting on YouTube.
• Sept. 23: Goal setting. Watch the Sept. 23 meeting on YouTube. 
• Oct. 6: Employee Recognition Award and regular meeting. Watch the Oct. 6 meeting on YouTube.
• Oct. 20: Regular meeting. Watch the Oct. 20 meeting YouTube.
• Nov. 10: Regular meeting. State of the district presented, financials reviewed, the next steps for the Equity & Diversity Committee discussed, and more. Watch the Nov. 10 meeting on YouTube. 
• Nov. 17: Special Meeting to discuss the selection of members for the Equity and Diversity Committee. Not open to the public.
• Dec. 8: Regular meeting. Watch the Dec. 8 meeting on Youtube. 
• Jan. 12, 2021: Regular meeting to include updates on 2021-22 budget development and COVID-19 testing in schools. Watch the Jan. 12 meeting on YouTube.
• Jan. 26: Regular meeting to include an outline of state aid and tax levy limit for the 2021-22 school year in addition to an overview of the bus and vehicle proposition voters will decide on.  Watch the Jan. 26 meeting on YouTube.
• Feb. 9: Regular meeting to include a presentation about social and emotional learning and mental health support in the district,  results of the budget Thoughtexchanges and more. Watch the Feb. 9 meeting on YouTube.
• March 2: Regular meeting
• March 16: Superintendent’s Draft Budget Presentation
• March 23: Budget Q&A
• March 30: Board’s Budget Workshop
• April 13: Board action to adopt the proposed budget
• April 22: BOCES Budget Vote and Election at 8:00 a.m.
• May 4: Budget Hearing
• May 18: Budget Vote and Election
  
• May 25: Regular meeting
  
• June 8:  Regular meeting 
• July 1: Organizational and regular meeting