PUBLIC NOTICE OF SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
OTTER VALLEY UNIFIED UNION SCHOOL BOARD
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
OVUHS Library
Virtual Option Available
6:00 PM
All School Board meeting information, including a link to participate remotely, can be found online at
https://www.rnesu.org/page/district-information-school-boards
SCHOOL BOARD AGENDA
I. 6:00 p.m. Call the Meeting to Order
● Review and Accept Agenda
II. 6:02 p.m. Communications with Parents/Citizens/Staff (Policy 4.2)
Thank you for coming to speak to the Board. We appreciate your time and are interested in hearing your questions and thoughts. Before you begin, please state your name and the particular agenda item or topic to which you’d like to speak. After you have finished, the Board may ask clarifying questions and the Superintendent or Board Chair may of er helpful resources about your topic, but the Board will not discuss any topics other than those listed on the published agenda. If there is an issue that the Board should act on that is not on the published agenda, the Superintendent may be directed to bring it to the Board for future discussion through the agenda planning process. In order to permit fair and orderly expression of comment, speaking time may be limited per individual due to the volume of speakers (but no less than two minutes per individual). The Board Chair may rule any speaker out of order for
inappropriate statements. Comments may also be shared with the Board using the Reach Out button on each school and district website.
● January 2026 Reach Out! - Report
● Board “Reach Out” Communications
III. 6:05 p.m. Consent Agenda (Policy 4.3)
Items that the Board has previously delegated to the Superintendent, but that an external authority
requires the Board to “approve.” The entire Consent Agenda is adopted by one motion, without
discussion. However, any item can be removed from the Consent Agenda for discussion, following
the Board’s policy.
A. Minutes
B. Orders
C. Monthly Financials
D. Personnel Changes
E. RNESU Policy for Action
IV. 6:10 p.m. Global Ends Monitoring (Policy 1.0)
● Global Ends Interim Report:
○ 1.2 Communication
○ 1.3 Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
○ 1.4 Global Citizenship
○ 1.5 Learning Agency
○ 1.6 Well-Being
V. Board Professional Development (Policy 4.7)
No items identified by the Board for discussion at this time.
VI. 6:25 p.m. Executive Limitations Monitoring Report (Policy 2.0)
● Monitoring Report: 2.7 Compensation & Benefits
VII. Board Management Delegation (Policy 3.0)
No items identified by the Board for discussion at this time.
VIII. 6:35 p.m. Governance Process (Policy 4.0)
● Governing Style (4.1.6)
The board will monitor and discuss the board’s process and performance on a regular basis.
Self-monitoring will include comparison of board activity and discipline to policies in the
Governance Process and Board-Management Delegation categories.
○ Monitoring Report: 4.4 Chair’s Role
● Validation of OVUUSD Annual District Warning
○ Motion to to ratify, confirm, and re-adopt the action taken at the meeting
of the OVUU Board held on January 13, 2026 to adopt the OVUUSD
Annual District Warning, notwithstanding an error in the original warning
that incorrectly stated the Whiting Representative seat as a three-year
term, when in fact the position represents one year remaining of a
three-year term; and to ratify, confirm, and approve any acts or actions
taken by municipal of icers or agents pursuant to that action and to
authorize and approve any corrective actions needed to ensure the
warning accurately reflects the term of of ice.
● Annual District Meeting Planning
○ Finalize Budget Presentation
○ Discuss Bond Proposal Presentation
● FY27 Lothrop PreK Program
○ Consideration of Motion to Reinstate PreK Program at Caverly
● Board Member Seats for March Elections
Brandon - 3-year term
Leicester - 3-year term
Pittsford - 1 year remaining of a 3-year term
Whiting - 1 year remaining of a 3-year term
At-Large* - 3-year term
At-Large* - 3-year term
At-Large* - 1 year remaining of a 3-year term
*At-Large Candidates can be from any of the OVUUSD towns: Brandon; Goshen;
Leicester; Pittsford; Sudbury; and Whiting
● Overview of all Funds, including Non-Trust Funds
● Discussion: Cell Phone Ban Policy
● Community Linkage
○ Budget Outreach at Transfer Stations
■ Sat. Feb. 21 - 8:00 - 10:00 AM - Brandon (at Hayes Pallets)
■ Sat. Feb. 21 - 10:30 - 12:00 PM - Leicester (near OCA Leicester)
■ Sat. Feb. 28 - 8:30 - 9:30 AM - Pittsford (499 Depot Hill Road)
■ Sat. Feb. 28 - 10:00 - 11:00 AM - Whiting (near OCA Whiting)
○ Future Outreach
■ Community Groups (bone builders)
■ Senior Centers
■ Selectboards
● Advocacy (4.2.5)
○ Legislative Reps to Future OVUU Mtg.
● RNESU Board Update
● Other Business - for future consideration
● Review Board Annual Work Plan
IX. 7:40 p.m. Communication and Support to the Board (Policy 2.8)
● Superintendent’s Announcements
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