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Waterloo superintendent’s contract extension pulled from board meeting agenda at last minute: Public speaks in support of Bavis on Thursday

Waterloo superintendent’s contract extension pulled from board meeting agenda at last minute: Public speaks in support of Bavis on Thursday

Around 80 people showed up to a Waterloo School Board meeting on Thursday after two failed votes to get a budget passed.

One issue that was expected to be acted on, but wasn’t, was a contract extension for Superintendent Terri Bavis.


Finger Lakes News Radio was there, reporting that nearly everyone in attendance supported the superintendent.

The first proposed budget was defeated by a slim margin. Then after a re-vote this week, the second budget was defeated by one.

Finger Lakes News Radio asked Board President Ellen Hughes why Bavis’ contract extension was pulled from the agenda- and she was stopped from answering the question.

Finger Lakes Partners (Billboard)

While Superintendent Bavis has come under fire on social media, none of that energy was visible at Thursday’s meeting- where support for her was resounding.

The board has been forced to adopt a contingency budget as result of the two failed votes.

Waterloo superintendent’s contract extension pulled from board meeting agenda at last minute: Public speaks in support of Bavis on Thursday
Credit: Greg Cotterill, Finger Lakes News Radio.


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