Below are highlights of what occurred at the August 26, 2008 Board of Education meeting.  Complete minutes of the meeting will be posted on the Board of Education section of the District’s website at www.hflcsd.org upon approval at the subsequent Board meeting.

Capital Project Update:  Work has continued over the summer on the EXCEL funded capital project.  As part of the project, technology upgrades will be made to network cabling and hardware.  The plan for the technology segment of the project is awaiting State Education Department approval.  Budget savings of $100,000 are predicted.  The funds will be used for classroom technology materials, as recommended by the Teaching, Learning and Technology Committee.  All work planned for the summer, and some items not anticipated to be completed until after the summer, were completed by the opening of school, including improvements to High School science classrooms, new flooring, hot water tank replacement at the High School, and front door security and buzzer systems in three buildings.

Efforts to Reduce Fuel Costs:  The Wednesday afternoon after-school activity bus will no longer run to help compensate for a $50,000 shortfall in fuel costs.  Ending this bus run will save the District approximately $10,000.  The District will study additional ways to cut fuel costs in the areas of field trips and athletics.  Schools have seen an 80% increase in fuel costs in the last two years. HF-L will be working with the Greater Rochester Quality Council as demo site for the application of quality tools to further reduce fuel costs and we have applied for grant funds to retrofit buses for increased fuelk efficiency.

Elimination of High School Homerooms:  In an effort to continue to improve prompt arrival to school, High School students will no longer attend homerooms and will report directly to their first set classes each morning.  A report on student attendance shows a commendable overall rate of attendance at 96.02%.

School Report Card:  The NYSED Report Card for the 2006-07 school year has been released and can be accessed at the following link:  https://www.nystart.gov/publicweb/District.do?year=2007&county=MONROE&district=260901060000.  Highlights include strong mastery levels in Math, LOTE, elementary Science and increasing graduation rates.  Middle School English Language Arts mastery was targeted as an area for improvement.  Regarding subgroup performance, a separate report on Special Education showed a significant increase in classified students achieving Regents and Advanced Designation Regents Diplomas. 

Superintendent’s Report:  Superintendent Dr. Michelle Kavanaugh thanked Honeoye Falls - Lima Village officials for their efforts to place safety crosswalk signs on roads in front of our schools.  Tree cutting is expected to occur on East and Main Streets during the first full week of school.  This should ultimately reduce power outages at the schools.  Although reports from Captain Siena of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office show police report incidences are low, Honeoye Falls Mayor Rick Milne is scheduling a community meeting to discuss youth congregating in Harry Allen Park due to ongoing complaints.  The District is anticipating a new record retentions grant of $40,000.  The District is monitoring student enrollment.  On average, class sizes are in line with projections.