The Cohoes Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, September 16 to discuss options for the district in anticipation of significant reductions in state aid.

Recently, The New York State Division of the Budget announced a projected revenue loss of $14.5 billion due to COVID-19. In response, the state announced it would temporarily hold back 20 percent of payments to localities, which include school districts. State leaders are seeking additional funding from the federal government to avoid permanent reductions in aid.

Board members will meet in-person, but in order to adhere to social distancing guidelines the meeting will not be open to members of the public. A livestream will be available, with a recording of the meeting posted to our Board of Education page the following day.

Follow this link to join the meeting.

Follow along with the meeting agenda.

Event password: tigers (this should autofill)
Event number: 172 316 2431

If you are unable to attend, a recording of the meeting will be made available the following day on our board page.

Tech Tips

• If you’re using a mobile device to attend the meeting, please download the Cisco WebEx App.
• If you experience issues joining the meeting using the WebEx app or desktop extension, please try the “Join by browser” feature underneath the “Join Now” button. “Join by browser” is a separate button, even though it doesn’t look like it. Chrome or Firefox are recommended.
  
• If you join the meeting but cannot hear it, please be sure to enable audio on your device by tapping the icon that looks like a phone.
  
• You can join the meeting by phone. Call 1-415-655-0001 and enter the event number.

Public Comment

Submissions for public comment can be emailed to boecomment@cohoes.org.

As with in-person board meetings, public comments should adhere to the guidelines set forth in board policy #1230 regarding public participation at meetings.

Given the extraordinary circumstances surrounding COVID-19, we plan to conduct all board meetings remotely for the time being.