The Baldwinsville Central School District Board of Education approved a bond resolution to purchase new student transportation vehicles and separately authorized settling a lawsuit against the Town of Van Buren, according to minutes of its June 1 regular meeting held at the district's Transportation Center. The bond measure, formally titled the Bond Resolution for Purchase Authorization for Student Transportation Vehicles, was moved by board member Luke Gasowski and seconded by Thomas Bull. It passed on a roll-call vote, with all nine board members — Bull, Jeremy Cali, Wayne Davison Jr, Gasowski, Andrew Henty, Victor Jenkins, Donald Miller, Christina Pavetto and Sherry Schraven — voting "Yea". The minutes do not specify the bond amount, the number or type of vehicles, or the district's borrowing terms. Later in the meeting, the board approved a Resolution Authorizing Settlement of DG Empire Lumen 2023, LLC v. The Town of Van Buren, moved by Donald Miller and seconded by Wayne Davison Jr. The vote was 8-0, with Jeremy Cali recorded as not present; he had exited the meeting at 7:40 p.m. The minutes disclose no terms, dollar amount, or underlying facts of the litigation or settlement beyond the resolution's title. Also in new business, the board voted 7-2 to approve, on second reading, the "Arts & Letters" textbook series from Great Minds Publishers for K-6 English Language Arts classes; Gasowski and Miller voted no. Board members said they had sought additional input before the vote — Gasowski thanked district staff for answering questions he had raised, and Cali said he had reached out to a "science of reading expert." The board also voted 9-0 to approve the district's Universal Pre-K plan for 2026-2027. Superintendent Dr. Joseph DeBarbieri said the annual partnership will again be with the YMCA, with an off-site enrollment of roughly 18 to 20 students. In other action, the board voted 8-0, with Cali not present, to accept a $1,275 donation from the Friends of Beaver Lake Nature Center, received May 4, 2026, to send a student to the Summer BOCES Adirondack Field Studies Program; a donation from the American Federation of Teachers, with no dollar amount specified in the minutes; and a $1,606 donation from Annal's Angels, received May 26, 2026, supporting the Save a Life Tour Safe Driving Awareness Program. The board also voted 8-0 to nominate its president, Victor Jenkins, for the 2026 Everett R. Dyer Award for Distinguished School Board Service. Earlier, the board approved its consent agenda, 9-0, which included recognition of Shannon Brinkman's appointment as Assistant Principal for Durgee Junior High School. During public participation, Scott Christenson addressed LGBTQ+ issues and Quinn Rost addressed restrictions on queer representation; the minutes record no board response or vote on either. In a round-table discussion, DeBarbieri presented an updated proposal on school start and end times, prompted by the district's ongoing middle-school grade reconfiguration. The revised plan would shift secondary students' start times later while minimizing changes for elementary and intermediate schedules, with up to two years allowed for implementation. Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment Renee Burnett reviewed research linking later start times to reduced sleep deprivation and improved student mental health, academic performance and safety. Board members asked for more information on staffing, transportation planning and outreach to families of students in grades 10-12. A first reading of a formal resolution is planned for the district's July organizational meeting, with possible approval considered in August; no vote on start times was taken at this meeting. The board also entered executive session twice — once at the start of the meeting to discuss a particular person's employment history and an attorney-client privileged matter, and again at 8:09 p.m. to discuss confidential student discipline matters. After reconvening at 8:45 p.m., the board voted 8-0 to sustain a Superintendent's Hearing Decision on appeal; the minutes do not describe the underlying matter.