by Kassadee Bradshaw | November 10, 2021 12:41 pm
FULTON – The Fulton Board of Education met virtually[1] last night, Tuesday, November 9, and discussed several updates including the district’s fall sports season and COVID-19 testing.
During Superintendent Brian Pulvino’s report, he recognized transportation and custodial staff members and the work they do for the district.
“It’s the behind the scenes stuff that we don’t see, but it is essential to the work we do each and every day,” Pulvino said. “You are very much a part of making sure that our kids are here safely and engaged in learning.”
Director of Health, Physical Education and Athletics Christopher Ells and students highlighted the athletic department’s fall sports season.
Student representative Reagan LaPage introduced student athlete Abigail Mainville who then led the presentation.
Executive Director of Instruction and Achievement Daniel Carroll then gave a professional development overview from the November 5 Superintendent’s Conference Day, and Pulvino gave a highlight of the budget timeline for next year. The budget timeline can be found here[2].
Pulvino said there is to be an adjustment to the instructional calendar. April 8 will be an early release day for parent-teacher conferences. The calendar can be found here[3].
As the final part of the Superintendent’s report, Pulvino updated the board on COVID-19 testing. He said the district got 1,500 antigen tests, which will be used with Golden Sun. The district will also be using a molecular test for those with COVID-19 symptoms.
Ells explained that when a student goes to the nurse’s office, if they have one of the 14 symptoms of COVID-19, they are sent home and cannot return until they have a negative test or wait out a 10-day quarantine time period. Ells said you often have to wait a few days to get test results, which creates even more loss of instruction time.
Pulvino said the idea is to expedite the process of those who have been tested to return to school. He said the machines needed have arrived but the district now needs to get its hands on the tests to go with it.
As for pool testing, those tests have arrived and the district is preparing to start pool testing next week. This testing is for unvaccinated staff and faculty. Ells said district nurses are being trained for testing, and they plan to hire another nurse for this purpose.
Pulvino said the district is still working to finalize a contract with Oswego County for costs.
This clinic is through the Oswego County Health Department. Pulvino said he believes health professionals should be leading testing and vaccine events, and the district is just providing the opportunity and location.
The board also spoke about vaccinations for children ages 5 and older. Ells clarified that students aged 5 to 11 must have an adult present when they are vaccinated, and there are no mandatory, forced vaccinations for children. Pulvino said that choice is up to the parents.
The board then moved on to the agenda, which can be found here[5].
The full meeting can be viewed here[6].
The next scheduled meeting will be Tuesday night, November 23, and can be viewed on the Fulton Communications YouTube channel.
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