West Irondequoit board approves financial statements, personnel and audits; accepts extra-classroom audit with corrective plan

The West Irondequoit Central School District Board of Education on Oct. 16 approved a series of routine administrative and fiscal items, including acceptance of the district’s basic financial statements for the year ending June 30, 2025, approval of personnel recommendations and stipend adjustments, and acceptance of an extra-classroom audit with a corrective action plan.

The board voted, by 6–0 tallies where recorded, to approve the meeting agenda and minutes for Sept. 18 and Oct. 2; accept the Sept. 30, 2025 financial statements and treasurer’s report; and approve the personnel agenda dated Oct. 16, 2025. The personnel report included resignations, recommended tenure for several staff members, appointments across certificated and classified positions, and a recommended permanent civil service appointment. The personnel presentation listed tenure recommendations for a school counselor, a speech-language pathologist, a social worker, two special-education teachers and multiple teaching assistants, and noted a change in employment status from food-service helper to cook.

Business officer remarks described the district’s annual process to upload financial and attendance data to New York State and noted revenues and expenses are tracking on par with prior years. The board accepted the basic financial statements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025; presenters said the auditors issued no findings on that report.

The board also accepted the extra-classroom audit and the accompanying management letter and corrective action plan. Business staff said the management letter identified three areas for ongoing procedural improvement focused on documentation and signatures for club and fundraising accounts; staff said they will work with club advisors and principals to implement the recommended changes.

A separate single-audit — the federal funds audit that covers programs such as Title funding and the National School Lunch program — remains in draft form pending a federal compliance supplement; staff said that audit is not due until March 31, 2026 and they expect to complete it before the deadline.

The board approved winter coaching stipends and extracurricular stipends, with administrators noting the revised stipend column reflects changes required by a newly ratified WIDA contract. The board also approved the 2025–26 Board of Education goals and a consent agenda that included recommendations of the Committee on Special Education, a bid award for fine paper, and approval of surplus equipment.

At the meeting’s close, the board voted to enter executive session to discuss the employment history of an IESA member.

All formal motions recorded during the regular meeting passed with votes recorded as 6–0 unless otherwise noted in the minutes; no motions were reported as failed or tabled during the session.