The Depew Union Free School District Board of Education on Oct. 21 approved a bond resolution to finance a capital improvement project with a maximum estimated cost of $9,000,000 and authorized the issuance of serial bonds or other obligations to pay for the work.

The board also voted to adopt a student data privacy consortium resolution and accepted multiple donations including $300 from the Depew Teachers Organization for a Wandering Wildcat book bus little free library, a $300 “kindness suitcase” donation from the Buffalo Jewish Federation for Cayuga Heights Elementary, and $1,500 from the Western New York Certified Football Officials to buy goal-post pads and down markers. The board approved requests to recognize several community groups as not-for-profit and to waive facility fees for Girl Scouts troops 31907 and 32712, and for Southside Little League.

The bond resolution, described in the motion as authorizing “the district to undertake an approved capital improvement project 2025, consisting of the reconstruction, rehabilitation, and renovation in part and the construction of improvements and upgrades to various district buildings and facilities” sets an aggregate principal limit “not to exceed $9,000,000” and delegates the power to issue bond anticipation notes to the board president as presented at the meeting. The motion passed after a second and the board responded “Aye” when asked to vote; the meeting record states the motion carried.

Superintendent Katie Smith presented the student-data privacy resolution on the superintendent’s recommendation; the board approved that resolution with no recorded discussion. The donations and fee-waiver requests were presented on the superintendent’s recommendation and were approved individually with unanimous “Aye” responses recorded in the minutes.

Votes at a glance
- Bond resolution dated 10/21/2025 authorizing capital improvement project 2025 (aggregate principal not to exceed $9,000,000): motion moved and seconded; vote: “Aye,” motion carried. (Vote tally not specified in meeting record.)
- Student Data Privacy Consortium resolution: motion moved and seconded; vote: “Aye,” motion carried. (Vote tally not specified.)
- Donation: $300 from Depew Teachers Organization to Wandering Wildcats book bus: motion moved and seconded; vote: “Aye,” motion carried.
- Donation: Kindness suitcase (15 books, activities, Paddington Bear), value $300, from Buffalo Jewish Federation for Cayuga Heights Library: motion moved and seconded; vote: “Aye,” motion carried.
- Donation: $1,500 from Western New York Certified Football Officials for goal-post pads and down markers: motion moved and seconded; vote: “Aye,” motion carried.
- Approve Girl Scouts troop 31907 not-for-profit status and waive fees: motion moved and seconded; vote: “Aye,” motion carried.
- Approve Girl Scouts troop 32712 not-for-profit status and waive fees: motion moved and seconded; vote: “Aye,” motion carried.
- Approve Southside Little League not-for-profit status and waive fees: motion moved and seconded; vote: “Aye,” motion carried.

No roll-call tallies listing individual yes/no votes were read into the record for these items; the minutes record the board’s unanimous “Aye” responses and the methods for each motion were the superintendent’s recommendation followed by a member moving and another member seconding as presented.