NFCSD Board of Education Meeting - 10/29/2026

The NFCSD Board of Education meeting on October 29, 2026, reviewed the district’s annual financial audit and approved routine business and service agreements. Dresser & McLe(a)ki reported an unmodified (clean) opinion, no reportable internal-control findings, and reliable financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026. The auditors noted a roughly $2.8 million decrease in the general fund and pressure from rising expenses; they also discussed the school lunch fund, reserves, and the district’s limited unassigned fund balance. The board approved filing the audit and a transfer from the employee retirement system to the teachers’ retirement system to maximize the TRS reserve. The agenda listed no bids.

The board approved a lease with the Francis Center for part of 60th Street School and multiple service agreements, including alternative transportation with Arrow Transportation; cultural-responsive-practices consulting for $10,500; a $10,000 esports program; SUNY Niagara coursework for $7,830; “Because I Tried” services for $39,000; and Niagara Alliance for Restorative Practices sessions for $12,500. Other agreements covered student transportation, medical and behavioral services, trauma-informed practices, and after-school programming; the transcript does not clearly state all amounts. The board also authorized participation in a New York State RIC consortium to negotiate data-privacy agreements and adopted an updated student and teacher data-security policy using the NIST framework. Several programs were identified as grant-funded. No vendor-selection or bid-award vote was reported.