Gates Chili BOE: Regular Business Meeting 10.20.26

The Gates Chili Central School District Board of Education’s regular business meeting on October 20, 2026, included a capital project update. Phase one contracts totaled about $7.8 million and were reported at approximately 82% build; the update also listed phase two at $21.3 million, phase three at $17.9 million, and phase four at $18.3 million. The project had about $4.5 million in contingency funds and approximately $87,000 in allowances expended. Phase two was out to bid, with contracts expected to be presented for award at the next meeting; construction is planned to begin in spring 2027, with closeout anticipated at the end of 2028. Campus Construction and SEI Design Group described planned work across nine buildings, including mechanical-system upgrades, library renovations, digital signs, site improvements, and roofing. No contract award or procurement vote occurred at this meeting.

The board unanimously approved policy 7,134 on safeguarding immigrant students and a memorandum of agreement with the teachers’ association regarding compensation corrections. Administrators also presented a proposed high-school RISE alternative-education program for an estimated six to eight students; it is expected to use existing staff and require no additional FTE this year, and the superintendent said the district intended to move forward without board approval. Other reports covered student leadership and belonging initiatives, homecoming, and district activities; no additional procurement decisions were identified.