001Good evening. I'd like to call the Springfield High School or the Springfield Local Schools board meeting for August 19, 2025 to order. Uh Mr. Adams, >> Mrs. Fola, >> yes, >> Mr. >> M. Terry >> here. >> Mr. Over >> here. >> Mr. Furlong >> here. >> Mr. Mason >> here. >> Thank you. All right. Would you please stand your full voice? All right. Yes, ma'am. >> I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you. >> Um, >> yeah. Um this is um as you may know Tom Fleming retired uh this year. Uh we have his bell here and we'll just we'll mail it to him. So Tom decided uh um
002he retired on June 1st of 2025. He taught in the district for 32 years and he was hired as a junior high science teacher and that's where he spent his 32 years. >> Wow. >> So you know and he he touched a lot of kids and he is definitely going to be missed. He also coached both basketball and track throughout his tenure. So, so uh um he will be um he'll be missed. >> Excuse me. Uh board members in uh informal. Um we'll start with the birthday girl. >> Happy 29th. >> Um I can't believe how fast summer went. I am not ready for this year only because of one of my kids being a senior, but um I'm excited with all the new faces and new people and everything like that. Um the buildings
003look great. Gone through like two. I haven't gone in shop, but everything looks great and uh I'm excited. So I know Donnie has a lot. I don't want to like step on his toes. I think >> Oh, you don't? Okay. But that's all I have. >> Just large print for old people. Um, I don't have any comments. >> Um, just had a few. I just wanted to thank all the boosters this summer for the band and sports teams. Um, Tara, Miranda, Kelly, Chad, Amanda, and Courtney for all jumping in and leading that charge. Um, thanks to the teachers for getting those last minute preps to their classrooms. Uh, administration for spending your entire summer hiring and recruiting and interviewing. That's pretty awesome. Uh, I did want to say congratulations to Mr. Fleming, too. He's an
004awesome guy. So, very excited about that. Um, volleyball game tonight. Let's check that out. Um, you did go to the the band, right? >> Um, >> I should have mentioned that. >> Yeah. Mrs. Freley, uh, promised me an Aussie Osborne tribute. >> Oh, >> so hopefully that will be coming up in one of the football games. Um, >> uh, very pleased to announce that we have five candidates running for board. So, I think that's really great to see the numbers out there. Um Dave, I'll give you a chance to talk about PLC.C handle that part and then um my last piece. Uh we attended um Senator Weinstein's town hall last week. Um Dave Dave went along with me. Um please do your research, find out how this school funding works, see what the push backs
005are, see how they're trying to replace it and the timets. They're working on some pretty strong algorithms right now to help every property owner for uh owner occupied buildings. So, I'm really hoping that comes to fruition and helps settle everybody. And that's all I got. So, I'll pick up off where he left off on PLC. Uh last Thursday, we formally introduced Lisa Trippy as the new PLC superintendent. After um a lot of fanfare and discussion, we went into a a search uh with the help of the ESC uh your friend Shelley Jeff Ferguson was point on that one and uh we ended up end up getting three candidates. It was very very interesting to watch. I've been through this is my fourth superintendent search. We had two board members that hadn't done any superintendent search,
006so it was very educational for them. Um, I kind of knew in my heart where I sat and it was interesting to watch where the other board members at PLCC settled in. We interviewed the first two candidates and everybody's writing notes to the answers cuz we all had a question. And we went round round robin and then we got to to Lisa and she started off and people were riding and all of a sudden I just kind of watched everybody put their heads down and I looked over at Jeff and I said once she's done don't let her go home. I I knew at that point in time she she was going to be the the new superintendent. So that that went off of the fanf fair. She has updated the board and community off
007of last Thursday's uh telecast or taping and you can look at that there. Uh for me, um of course you know I'm ti kind of tied into transportation. I do drive occasionally. So I had that opportunity last Friday and the buses. Oh my goodness, Dustin, the transportation guys, Davey and Darren have done a wonderful job. I like bus 12. Bus 12 is an older older bus with 180,000 miles on it. And I'm doing my pre-check pre-check trip inspection and I'm like, man, them rims look new and the bumper looks new and the outline of the bus looks really clean and the inside of bus is like immaculate. And I'm like, wow. So Dave goes, "Yeah, we put spray paint on them, make them look really nice and and it was really nice." And then you
008get underneath for our and cuz you all know we we went inhouse. So I want the taxpayers to know that the underside of those buses, they've been prepped, too. So for rust for rust control and I was highly impressed with that. Bus 12 always drives nice. But I got to drive boys golf, which is at Jack Morgan told me seven and one. So, look for them to make a run. I think >> uh they have a couple of star players that are I was like, I wish I could swing the golf club that good. Um speaking of routing, uh for parents for next year, it's too late this year. when you know you're signing up your kid, get them in as soon as you can on the register because we you'll see later in the
009in the agenda there's dockets for routes and they're like really long, hundreds of pages and every time we end up getting a new student sign up, somebody has to go back in and add that and it modifies the route, but it takes a lot of time and then you got to spend more paper and it drives the bus drivers crazy as one that I can speak. It's like, oh no, another change to the route. So, if next year if you think about that, uh let's move to uh the parking lot. The 12th graders, uh awesome parking spots for your 12th graders. Love the artwork. It's really really I I really like that. It's just a nice twist to send off your senior year. Uh we didn't do that back in the late '7s, but it
010it is nice job. In Columbus, not much is happening. They're on summer recess. House Bill 66 was still was still uh they overrode the governor's veto that happens to do with uh emergency levies, renewals. Uh and we're waiting for the Senate. I think when the h when the House and Senate convene for the fall conferences, we'll see that. Um, and by the way, uh, so when a school bus stops and the red lights are out, just be warned that if you pass one, unfortunately, fortunately, if you pass one, it's unfortunate. You shouldn't be doing that. It's a safety hazard for our students, not only ours, but all those across the state. Fortunately, the fines are doubled. So, don't pass a school bus, please. Have a great year. >> Thank you. I had the opportunity to
011see two uh events prior to the start of school. I went to a safety town and I really enjoyed watching the kindergarteners and I want to ask uh Shelley if you know we say they go to safety town and we have it but can you say a little or can you describe a little bit about uh where the helmets come from where the you know what what's the structure Sure. Well, oh, so the structure is it's a lot of donations and uh the police department puts together it's Springfield Police Department uh does the majority of work, but Lakemore helps out with it. >> The helmets come from a grant grant donation for Akran Children. >> Yes. Through Akran's Children's and safety. So, the kids get helmets for their um for their heads. They learn bus
012safety. They learn they have a little um city set up and they drive in little cars and they learn, you know, crosswalks and safety. They talk about stranger danger. They um they get this year they actually went to the police department and got to see the police trucks and the uh the police cars, the fire trucks and everything. Um they also then got to ride a bus and they went to Spring Hill and got to see Spring Hill. They came back and then um then we have a great graduation >> for it. So it's it is really if you ever have a chance to come see it, it's it's really a fun activity. One thing that I that I found it was educational but was also good to see there was one uh you know
013how they had the buses the streets coming up there's an intersection and there kids are going around and around and one little boy came up one to one of the intersections and he became a policeman he's like you know go ahead stop you know so it really was uh it was I I impressed with with it and I >> they do an amazing job and I as I said amazing job we've heard safety town safety town but when I you know where did the comments come from where did this come from so thank you >> and then like the little cars that they drive like um I know like the Springfield Women's Club donated some I mean so they asked for donations to update the little cars that >> they're very nice and then I
014got to go to I attended the congregation uh and was able to see what the new staff >> as a whole, you know, in entirety looked like. And I thought it's been a lot of years uh, you know, before that and uh or since I've seen that. So, I was u it was a fulfilling it was a fulfilling day. Oh, and here comes Gest. >> Oh, hello, Mr. Fleming. >> There he is. Well, hello Mr. How are you? >> So, I'm done fine. So, now let's go back up to number four, which you're late for. >> Well, we'll go up to number four and recognize Mr. Thomas Fleming, who uh I used to see in the hallways a whole lot, and he was usually well >> behaved. >> Usually, I'm doing well. So everybody, this
015is Mr. Fleming. And Mr. Fleming has been with Springfield for 32 years. And what's amazing is that you started off as a middle middle school science teacher. And you stayed a middle school science teacher. >> I did the entire time. Yes. >> So why what what >> ah it's uh you know, you either love that age or you don't. >> Ah, this is true. And you either love science or you don't. Oh well, yeah. And I definitely love science and I it was a natural fit from from the beginning. I mean, Mrs. Froolo was a mentor of mine. We spent some time teaching together. Language arts, right, Cynthia? >> Wow. >> Yeah. Yeah. Okay. So, it was just a natural fit and once I did it, I never wanted to do anything else. >> That
016is awesome. That is awesome. That's what I love about teaching. You know, once you're a teacher, you're always a teacher. Well, here's a little >> Well, thank you so much. Thank you. >> You know what? Thank you. The kids are truly, >> you know, the future generations are going to truly miss out >> on Mr. Fleming and and you are going to be missed terribly. >> Well, the feelings mutual and the shoes will be filled, no doubt. >> Um, I do want to say thank you so much to the school district for giving me the opportunity to have such a rewarding career. Um, I'd like to say I mean thanks to so many people. There's no way you could possibly name the names. Administration, school board, um, all my colleagues, dear, dear friends, friends for
017life, people that I will continue to enjoy after retirement. I would love to say thank you to the thousands of kids that graced my classroom. I'll try not to get choked up. This is harder than you might believe. >> It is. >> I mean, I am excited for this new chapter, but this is this is tough. It really is. And thanks so much to those thousands of kids for showing me so much love, so much respect. Um, and just to everybody, the support staff, just everybody that's been there for me and enabled me to enjoy this profession for this amount of time. I mean, it's really a sad thing to close the book on this chapter. And I would also like to say thanks to my dogs. >> You're one of the students love >>
018Sally, Guinness, and Mabel for helping me put smiles on the kids' faces. And a special thanks to my wife for putting up with all those exhausted evenings. I mean, one thing about that age group is they take a lot out of you. And so many, many evenings, she will attest, I might have been a little bit of grouchy and certainly exhausted. And so, thank you so much, Leah. And for better or for worse, she'll be getting more of me at this point. >> For better. >> I hope so. I'll do my best. Thank you so much, everybody. so so much. >> You know where to find me. So much. Thank you so much for everything. Thank you so much. >> Such a cool [Music] time. He continues on his science with growing flowers and raising
019butterflies. Yeah, it was a privilege. You know that. You know that. Anybody knows that you do for sure. Thank you, David. Appreciate it. I'll be >> to see your farm. >> Come on out. >> Are you ready for so much? Thank you so much. >> My husband. Oh, well, thank you. And your daughters are just awesome. Fabulous. >> Unbelievable. Can't blink. Right. >> I had this. >> Yours has a little more pepper than salt. Mine's more salt than pepper. >> Yeah, partner. So, great to see you. >> Absolutely. Congratulations. >> I just retired seven weeks ago. My son goes, "Hey, And I said, >> "It's a two-way street." >> Mud's more important. All right. >> Well, I should stop, right? >> We were together. >> Thank you so much, Chris. Thank you very much, >>
020Frank. So great seeing you a long time. >> I remember those Friday with Franks like they were yesterday. Frank would come down and treat the kids to movies as rewards. So >> thanks again folks. Thank you >> Thomas. We haven't done this for any stopped the meeting. She was upset that she need >> cleaning out our kitchen. So all the food that we have away from the snacks is all in the gym and there was no I apologize. >> Better late than never. No, no problem. >> So sorry. >> Thanks. I'll let you folks get back to business. Uh, thank you for patience. That is someone who deserved yet. Without a doubt, >> I got too. >> He He might have been grumpy at home, but he wasn't grumpy at school. >> Okay. Uh, approve.
021Let's go to number six. It is recommended that the board approve the minutes of the regular meeting of July 15, 2025 as is seen in exhibit one. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Been moved and second. Mr. Adams. >> Mr. Mason. >> Yes. >> Mr. Hoer. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Fola. >> Yes. >> M. Terry. >> Yes. >> Mr. Furlong. >> Yes. >> Thank you. Motion passed. Uh citizens comments on agenda items are welcome at this time. Uh participants are limited to 5 minutes duration. Are there any citizens comments? Okay, seeing none, we'll move to number eight. It is recommended that the board approve payment of bills for the month of July pending audit and those are presented in exhibit two. >> So moved. Second, >> Mr. Adams. >> Mr. Mason. >> Yes. >> Mr.
022Furlong. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Terry. >> Yes. >> Mr. Hoffer. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Fola. >> Yes. Motion passed. It is recommended that the board approve a resolution for payment of bills per Ohio Revised Code section 5705.41. And that um list is in exhibit three. >> Some move. >> Second Mason. >> Yes. >> Mr. Hoer. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Fola. >> Yes. >> Miss Terry. >> Yes. >> Mr. Furlong. >> Yes. >> Motion passed. Moving to number 10. Um, it is recommended that the board accept the financial reports from the treasurer for July 2025 and those are summarized in exhibits four, five, and six. >> I'll make a motion. >> Second Mason. >> Yes. >> M. Terry. >> Yes. >> Mr. Furlong. >> Yes. Trover. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Frog, >> yes. >> That
023was great. >> A motion passed. Moving to number 11, personnel. Excuse me. It is recommended that the board accept or approve the following personnel items. 11.1 accept the retirement resignation of teacher Thomas Fleming. Exhive June 1, 2025. 11.2 Accept the resignation of classified employee Nancy Kennedy effective September 1, 2025. 11.3 Accept the resignation of classified employee Paul Ward effective August 4, 2025. accept the resignation of classified employee Ashley Perique uh effective the school year and 11.5 employee the following as 100% teachers per negotiated agreement pending proper lensure and pre-employment screenings effective >> oh I got I got the spelling >> oh Um, Brooke, uh, the following as an intervention specialist. Brooke Esserly Es apologize if I mispronounce. >> That's right. >> All right. Uh, Patricia Miller, intervention specialist. Stephen Torrop, science teacher, and Hannah, help
024me out. >> Palencious. >> Palentious. Thank you. elementary teacher. Um and then moving to 11.6 Six employ the following as classified substitutes per the negotiated agreement pending proper lensure and pre-employment screening effective first day assigned and that would be Gina Carney and Tisha Teresa Trisha uh Evans 11.7 reassign the following classified employees per negotiated agreement pending proper lensure and uh that would include Michael Cooper uh with two assignments, Melissa Heminger, Megan Marinucci, Jennifer Ray with two reassignments, Jessica Wright, Brian Cuser, and Paula Shu. 11.8 8 employ April Jawers as a 2hour educational assistant at Shrop Intermediate School per the negotiated agreement pending proper lensure and pre-employment screening effective August 20, 2025. 11.9 An adjustment of hours approved adjusting the hours of the office assistant position at Shrop Intermediate from 4 hours to 4.75 hours per
025day effective the 2526 school year. 11.10 10. Approve a summer athletic director stipen for Kevin Vaughn in the amount of $5,000 for the summer 2025. 11.11. Approve the following athletic supplementals for the 2526 school year per negotiated agreement pending proper lensure and pre-employment screening and those would include for the various positions Jeremy Miller Derek Garber Miller Brian Ker and Marcus Mason 11.12 nons sports supplementals Approved. Melinda Weakland is sophomore class advisor at 2% in the 2526 school year per the negotiated agreement pending proper lensure and 11.13 is approve a 2-year administrative contract for Stacy Manzo to serve as Springfield Junior High Associate Principal. >> So moved. Second. >> Um just a couple things. Of course, the retirement of Tom Fleming. That's um >> he got his belt. >> He got his bill. He's good. Um
026you see the employment. Those are our last four. Um the hires were right now. >> Don't say I'm not going to say it. Okay. Um I would also say, please add it. Let me add in I neglected to tell them that the board meeting was tonight. I'm pretty sure that they would all be here if they'd been aware, but that falls completely on me with everything that's been going on. I just blanked on the board meeting. >> That's >> But I showed up at the right place. >> You did show up the right place. That's um the um summer athletic director stipen. Um this was a um the summer stipen or a supplemental has been in place for the athletic director for over 25 years. uh in 2015 it had gone away and I think
027that's when all supplementals I think that's when the some of the money problems was happening. So for 10 years it has not been processed. So we brought it up again for all the hard work that um Kevin does during the summertime. He is on a 204 contract but he works all summer long. So, um, very well deserving of of that stipen >> and 204 is >> how many? >> No, I mean it that means that he's not paid for that, >> right? >> Absolutely. >> He's done in June. >> Absolutely. Um, and I think Oh, Stacey Manzel, she's already starting to meet with the middle school teachers. So, it's a um I think she's got to have a lot of great ideas and really bring them back into as as as a team. So, we're
028really excited. >> Mrs. Fola, >> yes. >> Mr. Terry, >> yes. >> Mr. Mason, >> yes. >> Mr. Hoer, >> yes. >> Mr. Furlong, >> yes. >> All right. Motion passed. All are employed or >> Yes. >> acted upon. >> Yes. >> All right. Number 12. Res um resolution providing complimentary passes. It is recommended that the board approve a resolution regarding complimentary passes and waving payment of any entry fee to events for the 2526 school year. And those passes are outlined in exhibit seven. >> So move second. >> And these are the passes that you um receive every year to attend home um home events and away events for Metro. Mhm. >> Non- tournament. >> Huh? >> Non- tournament. No. Yes. Non- tournaments. >> This is the first. >> Yes. Siri. >> Yes. >> Mrs.
029Fola. >> Yes. >> Mr. Hoer. >> Yes. Mr. Furlong. >> Yes. >> Mr. Mason. >> Yes. >> All right. Motion. Yes. >> This isn't new. >> No. >> Oh, >> I don't think I got one last year. >> You were at the board office to be put. >> Yeah. I think last year we had the board. So, this shouldn't spraw here. >> Yeah. >> Thank you. All right, moving to a school calendar. It is recommended that the board approve the revised 202526 school calendar. The new calendar reflects October 13 as a non- studentent day for the purposes of holding a safety drill for all the district staff. And uh that is reflected the outline is reflected in exhibit 8. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Um this is going to be the second year that
030we've done this. Uh we did it last year and we had a we had a uh first responders from all different communities coming here. You had a chance to partake in it. Um it was a very um realistic type uh event. So that was at the high school and we did two scenarios at the high school. This year, uh, we are going to do it at Spring Hill. >> We're gonna do it at Shrop and, uh, uh, and then hopefully next year Spring Hill, so we can get all the different buildings in. So, if you do have a chance on October 13th to join us, please do so. >> Yeah, I I I participated last year. >> Yeah, it >> got to go. >> Yeah. I mean, >> you just really need to go. >>
031Uh, Dustin and and and all the safety, they they really put a lot of planning into this. So, it's it's it's it's really interesting to see. Mr. Mason, >> yes. >> Mr. Furlong, >> yes. >> Mr. Hoffer, >> yes. >> Mr. Terry, >> yes. >> Mrs. Sproul, >> yes. >> Motion passed. Uh, excuse me. It is recommended that the board approve a service agreement with the village of Lakemore Police Department to provide an attendance coordinator for the 2526 school year. And am I correct? That's for the whole entire district. >> That is for the high school. when we brought the SRO on at Spring Hill, the SRO's at Spring Hill and Shrop, they performed the attendance coordinator's duties for those buildings. >> Thank you. I don't know if that was the time to ask. That
032was a perfect time to ask. Okay, >> so moved. >> Second. >> What exactly does this do today do? >> Oh, that's a good question. So, um you know, there are the different laws that we have to follow for truency. So, uh, what he'll what this person does, he's already gone to some lessons on how to work all the paperwork and the meetings and everything. So, he will be in charge of having those meetings with parents who are um charged with the truency of their students. So, there's like different thresholds that the kids have to go to and he'll he'll be monitoring that. >> And of course, being that the high school has more truency than right >> the little kids, uh, we didn't want the SR officer out of the building all the time
033at the high school. So that's why we're doing this. >> Excellent. >> Mr. Ferlong, >> yes. >> Mr. Terry, >> yes. >> Mrs. Fola, >> yes. >> Mr. Mason, >> yes. >> Mr. Hoffer, >> yes. >> Motion passed. >> Moving on to bus routes. It is recommended that the board approve the bus routes for the 2526 school year and authorize the superintendent or designate to make changes as necessary during the 2526 school year to address enrollment changes and safety issues. And these routes are provided in exhibit 10 A 10 through 10 C. >> So moved. second. >> And what this allows too is that um because you're approving the bus routes, if we have to change routes, either Dustin or myself, it just approved >> and and the bus routes, as Mr. Hoer alluded to
034earlier, kind of a living document this time of year. So, you know, >> in other words, they will change. >> Yes, >> they have changed >> since this. Yes. Wait a minute. So we approve >> we put this on the paper. >> They have grown legs and shins. Absolutely. >> Yes, they do. >> Mr. Mason, >> yes. >> Mr. Furlong, >> yes. >> Mr. Roer, >> yes. >> Mrs. Folo, >> yes. >> Mr. Terry, >> yes. >> Motion passed. It is recommended that the board approve a resolution declaring transportation to other schools impractical in accordance with Ohio Revised Code sections 3327.01 and 3327.02 O2 and therefore will offer payment in lie of the providing the transportation and that uh policy is uh available in exhibit 11 >> second >> and this of course we do
035every year too. It's determining if if transport paying to the a public school or the private schools um is doable or not. And this also changes year to year. You know, sometimes we say, "Yeah, it's a practice this year, but it might not be next year." >> And and we approved some last month at the meeting. This is a new school that popped up um that I don't know if it's a new school, but we had students attending it. They were homeschooled, now they're attending this school, so they became eligible under this provision. But we do work to try and um where it's feasible to transport students. Last year we brought uh one school off this list and transported them saving us significantly and this year we brought another school off. So we constantly take
036a look at that and make adjustments where we can. >> Mr. Terry, >> yes. >> Mr. Hoer, >> yes. >> Mr. Mason, >> yes. >> Mrs. Fol, >> yes. Mr. >> Bon, >> yes. Okay. Motion passed. >> Excuse me. at uh the athletics coaches handbook. It is recommended that the board approve the revised Springfield athletic coaches handbook effective for the 2526 school year and that handbook is available in exhibit 11. >> So moved. >> Second. >> And this is a a handbook that Kevin works on. Um, a lot of times all the different coaches had all their different handbooks. So, what he did is he created one that so everybody follows. You know, each team has their own little nuances, but this is for the whole athletic department. He works really hard on it and
037uh um he updates it every year. >> It's nicely written. >> Yes, it is. >> Mr. Furlong, >> yes. >> Mr. Terry, >> yes. >> Mr. Mason, >> yes. >> Mrs. Fler, >> yes. >> Mr. Hoer. >> Yes. >> Motion pass. >> To violate >> um our next item is uh the athletic student code of conduct. It is recommended that the board approve the athletic student code of conduct for the 2526 school year and that is available in exhibit 13. >> So move second. And this of course is, you know, our athletes are held to a little bit higher standard than our students. They have to follow the regular student code of conduct, but there's also the athletic one that has some consequences if they misbehave that's going to affect their games of you know
038being um you know uh uh maybe not being allowed to play or being benched or whatever. >> Miss Terry, >> yes. >> Mr. Mason, >> yes. Mr. >> Furlong, >> yes. >> Mrs. Fola, >> yes. >> Mr. Croer. >> Yes. >> A motion passed. [Music] >> Number 19, electronic devices policy. It is recommended that the board approve the revised electronic devices policy effective the 2526 school year. And that revised policy is available in exhibit 14. So second. >> Okay. So this is so based on House Bill 96, we we did have we did have an electronic policy last year. The um the rules were last year that we had to just create one and you know we worked together as as a team and we came up with what we thought was going to be
039what was best for Springfield. House Bill 96 now made it a law and they put some um strict rules into it and one of the rules was um that you cannot have your cell phone during the instructional day. So we waited for about three or four weeks because they were going to tell us what an instructional day was because they were arguing amongst themselves on what that instructional day is. and they state that they it came out last um Monday. It state that instructional day is any period of time in which a student is expected to be in attendance and includes not only formal instruction but also supervised activities such as transitioning between classes, recess, meal periods, and field trips. So, the our new uh rule is from the moment they come into school because
040that's when they're starting to be supervised to 2:30 when the bell rings, their cell phones have to be put away um in their turned off and kept in their book bags, not on them, but in their book bags. So, um that's something different. I mean, the kids really uh grasped on to it. Last year, we did a you know, we had some problems. you don't have problems but >> new in the beginning but by the end that really tapered off so this is going to be another start forward >> do we have the same consequences that we did >> yes the same consequences uh we didn't change that all we did was just change basically the lunch period because we allowed our students to uh um have their phones during lunch period so any questions
041on House Bill 96 and the electronic device policy They might have to talk to each other now. >> They might have to talk to each other now. >> You would be surprised because even in lunch even though they were allowed to use it >> in the beginning >> everybody but then towards the end it you really had the conversations and kids were actually reading >> like when you're walk I mean now they're still on they have their Chromebooks so they'll still have their Chromebooks but um Mrs. Warner bought giant games for them so for some rewards they get to go into the gym and have some games. Um, I think they had some board games up for in the if you're AP and you're up in the library. So, you're right. Kids have to talk
042to each other. So, >> Mr. Mason, >> yes. >> Mr. Furlong, >> yes. >> Mrs. Fola, >> yes. >> M. Terry, >> yes. >> Mr. Hoer, >> yes. >> Motion passed. Student handbooks. It is recommended that the board approve the student handbooks for Springfield High School and Junior High, Shrop Intermediate, Spring Hill Elementary, and Springfield Preschool Center for the 2526 school year. And those uh handbooks were provided as attachments to the U board. >> Second. And then again, every year we approve the handbooks. Um, my goal for next year is, I mean, there's different rules for all the different handbooks, but my goal is to make them a little bit more aligned so they kind of follow the same format so parents don't have to learn a new handbook every single time they change class.
043So, >> thanks for the highlighting. >> Yes, the highlighting it really helps out. You you'll see not too much in Strat in Spring Hill because >> they were just a little bit overwhelmed, >> right? So it was uh but uh um Michelle and her team really worked hard. They >> sure did. >> On on their handbook. >> Good. >> Mr. Hoper, >> yes. >> Mr. Terry, >> yes. >> Mr. Mason, >> yes. >> Mrs. Fola, >> yes. >> Mr. Furlong, >> yes. >> Okay. Motion passed. Move it. It is necessary to appoint a delegate and an alter alternate to the OSBA annual meeting business meeting in November 2025. And uh I've neglected to speak with the board about who would be interested. Are are we sending two candidates or what are we >> send one
044candidate and an alternate? So, um, we just need a nomination from somebody. >> I nominate David Hoer. >> Okay. And then as the as the alternate, >> um, Donnie Furlong. >> Dang, your eyebrows went off pretty high. >> You're surprised. >> That everybody. >> All in favor say I. >> I'm fine with that, too. >> Okay. >> Everybody's Is everyone ready? I mean, are >> any other nominations? What I meant to say? >> Okay, then. Everyone in favor of uh of those two accepting being our delegates, please indicate with >> I. >> Okay, you guys are good to go then. >> All right. >> Thank you. >> Number uh the next one is the village of Lakemore Resource Officer Mos. It is recommended that the board approve a memorandum of understanding with the village of
045Lakemore to provide the services of a school resource officer as required by Ohio Revised Code section 3313.951 from July 1 through uh 2025 through June 30, 2026. than this memorandum and thisou is provided in exhibit 15. >> So move second. >> Um we did this for one year because what we want to do is we want to align all um SR uh together. So next year we'll approve all three of them. >> Okay. Smart move. >> That was Dustin. >> Miss Terry. >> Yes. >> Mr. Mason. >> Yes. >> Mr. Furlaw. >> Yes. >> Mr. Over. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Corola. >> Yes. Motion passed. At this point, uh, treasur report, Mr. Adams, >> uh, we're not going to do financials. We're only one month in. I do want to talk about two two topics,
046though today. Uh, the audits coming out and, uh, I want you guys to read it. Uh, we'll put it on the, uh, the website. uh as far as audits go, you know, they sit and park and analyze every how I revised code. Uh two of the three were no mysteries. One issue is obviously uh the OC project and we're wrapping that up. The second issue is we don't perform a gap. They know that coming in uh until we got our fiscal oversight, we'll determine as a board if we want to spend $50,000 performing a gap report. Now, it used to be when I first started, I was told that we you perform a gap report if you're thinking about doing a building. That's not true. you do a uh when you do a building, you
047do an official statement that you hire outside people to put it together for you. So, I don't know why it's done. What it does do though is you don't get that nice shiny certificate in my office. And that means a lot to I guess it meant a lot to me when I was younger, but I'd rather like I said in that email, uh there's a lot of districts that don't do it because it's expensive. You got to prepare it and then you got to audit it. The state auditors will audit it, charge you to audit really. Uh so, you know, read it over. Uh as far as this versus prayers, it's actually a better audit, which is good, and I commend my staff for that. >> So, again, where is it going to be posted?
048We could have the link on our website that people can go on there and hit the link and go. It's out of the Ohio auditor site. >> We're going to have to go there, too. I mean, you're not posting it, sending it to us. >> I will send it to you. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Thank you. >> We We had to sign it and get it approved and everything. >> Right. Right. >> Okay. >> The second issue that's coming up is really important one for me. Uh Chris Polling is retiring. So, we're going to go through interviews for two days. uh tomorrow evening and Thursday morning. And uh it's critical. You know, I think about it. I've been doing this for 25 years. And uh I've only had to hire one person, not here.
049Here, everybody. It was union, right? So, you didn't have much of a choice. I mean, you hoped and prayed and and we really got lucky on the most part in my department. I've had wonderful assistants. Chris is very, very good. So, uh, this year obviously that now that that position is no longer a union position, we went out and got being five or six, >> uh, we have six candidates. >> Six candidates. So, we'll go through it. Uh, there's going to be, you know, I'm going to get help. There's going to be four of us there, administrators, and, uh, we'll decide at the end the process what's the best fit for the district. So, you know, but that makes you nervous. You know, it's an unknown and uh the the time we have to uh
050train them is not as much as we'd like it to be, but we'll be okay. >> Who's who's the administrators that we'll be interviewing? >> Myself, Dustin, Shel, Mary. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Like Mary needs another one, but she's good at it. So, >> so that's it for us. I mean, >> thank you. central office report. >> Um been busy getting ready for school to start. Uh getting trying to get everything ready to go. I did um send out an email yesterday letting everybody know as we've talked before at the board meetings, but um notifying all the parents that breakfast and lunches will be free again this school year under the provision 2 program. We that was our first of unfortunately probably many not notifications and requests to if you have not received a
051notification that you were direct certified um which over half of our families were. So that's we had very strong numbers in that area this year, but uh we will be really pushing to make sure we get applications submitted from the the other half of those families to make sure that we are um getting all the reimbursements that we can to make this program successful. So that uh doing that and bus routes, I know there's been a lot of work going on with that and getting buses ready and getting drivers ready. We have a handful of new drivers that will be starting um tomorrow. So, we're looking forward to that and getting everybody to school. [Music] >> On the academic side, we're excited to get everyone back in school. So, um the halls have been shined
052and now it's time to get them a little scuffed up with the feet of our of our children. So, it's exciting to have them back in there. Um, if you didn't have the opportunity to be at open house the other day, I just happened to be at Shrop. Miss Monakina was at both Shrop and Spring Hill. The number of people who actually entered the doors, they were smiling, they were excited, the kids, the parents, you know, the siblings, whoever. Um, they were all excited, they were kind, they're looking forward to it, and we're just excited to have them back. So, once again, busy time of year and making sure we have everything but ready to roll. So, it's also like I've already had one parent meet, actually a couple parent meetings, but um today's parent
053meeting was a family that they've lived in Springfield for the last couple years, but um their children attended another district just due to some where they lived before and they realized that Springfield was where they needed to be. So, it's good to hear that we're getting some families back into our district that or having new students arrive. And as far as preschool, we have 53 students currently enrolled for next year. And then we have we start screening tomorrow and Thursday. Um, so we have 15 students being screened to fill some more of those spots. So, the three and four year olds are also still coming. So, um, and what I'll do is, um, in a couple days I'll give you an update of our enrollments. Um, the numbers I'm looking at, we're getting I mean,
054we had we had so many kids, um, enrolled today. >> I mean, it's it's just it's crazy. I mean, it's crazy. Um, so, you know, tomorrow, as Mary said, it's it's an exciting day. Um, you know, first day for grades 1 through six, seven and nine. seven and nine they're having their um connections day and connections days was something that they did a while ago. We brought it back. Um I think this is our second year of doing it now. We brought it back. Um seventh graders get to come in, meet the teachers, see the building and do everything. Even though ninth graders have been there for two years, they're starting their high school career and high school is so different than junior high that we want them to understand that you know now things
055that they do is going to start counting for their graduation. Um, so it's and it gives a time for the teachers to really get to know the kids. Um, changes this year. Wow. If I'm not mistaken, I think we have 19 >> new hires. Stop count. >> 19. I wouldn't have counted them today as I went through. 19 new teachers. >> 19. I mean, we were at a um we had a um our ins service this morning and there were so many young kids walking around. I felt really old. >> It felt like high school. >> Yeah, it felt like high school. I mean, that's I mean, it's it's it's it's great. It's wonderful. Uh we of course have one new administrator. We have one old administrator that's now going to be a new administrator.
056>> Uh we have one counselor who's now an administrator and we have one teacher who's now an administrator. So, lots of changes. Not only there, our front offices have changed. >> So, we've got uh Mrs. Kirby Mickey who's at track. This is starting her second year. >> We got um uh Tatiana. >> I know I know who you're talking about. >> Mrs. R who this is her first year at Spring Hill and she has just been working her tail off to get that place um you know uh set up the way she wants it. We had uh Debbie Reid who this is her second year at the high school and um and uh um Debbie um Michelle Nagel who this is going to be her first year at the high school. So we have all
057these new administrators and all these new front offices and so it's it's it's it's a new day. It's a new day. Um also remember the time changes. High school stays the same. Shrop uh is going to be drop off at 8:00 by the parents. School time is 8:20 to 3:05. Spring Hill parent drop off at 8:40. Their school time is going to be 9:00 to 3:40. Okay. Um don't forget this Friday we have our first football game against Waterlue. But prior to that we're having our third annual and this all started because of Miranda. when my first year here, she bombarded me with emails after emails and out of one of those emails was we need to set up a tailgate for the first game and it has grown unbelievable from the first year to
058now and I think people are really looking forward to that. Uh we will be doing hot dogs. So uh the administration and the board will be doing hot dogs, >> but we're not putting them in but we're not putting them in manakotti. will be in a bun with ketchup and mustard and relish like a hot dog should be. >> Um the um it starts at 5:00. So please join us and they come for our first game. It's going to be exciting. And um as always, if you have any questions or concerns, call, email, if I'm in, come see me. And I think this year is going to be a great year. I am really excited. Oh, I would like to do a shout out to Marinatha uh for providing uh breakfast for us for convocation.
059It was well beyond expected of what we were going to get. If it was us providing it, it would have been donuts and some muffins and maybe some fruit and fruit bars. But they had sausage and gravy and and >> egg bake >> and what? >> Egg bake. >> What? >> It's called egg bake. egg bakes and and they had they did have donuts and muffins and and just >> bagels, a yogurt bar, cold yogurt. >> I mean I mean it was really they did an unbelievable job and >> we have such an amazing partnership with Marinatha that they they do really do good by us. So thank you Marinatha. >> Can I say quick thank you? >> Oh you sure can. >> Thank you. Um, so every when Baron became a sophomore, I took
060over being a team mom for the football team. Um, and then I don't think Coach Loi really had a choice this year because we kind of bombarded him that we're doing this. Um, every Thursday we have a team feed. Um, I don't know how it is with I know that Cynthia will probably chime right in, but meal time is family time. Um, I know everyone gets busy. Last night we actually sat not well, we kind of stood around and ate dinner together for the first time I think almost all summer cuz we were constantly going. Um, so bringing a team of 45 50 kids together with their coaches is kind of a big deal. You go out there and you know you have their back and it's every sport. It's soccer, it's cross country, they
061do the same things. parents. Um, so this is the third year that I've kind of reached out asking for some help. I put I think this out on a Thursday and by Friday evening I had every game filled. Um, we have Lakemore United Methodist Church. They do a spaghetti dinner every single first game on Thursday night. Um, Lakemore Council and Administration, the Springfield Trustees, the board members here, and the um, admins, the youth football is going to take one. We decided as parents that we were going to do a cookout Springfield assembly, Marinatha Church, um I believe the women's club also. And then Uncle Titos is doing our final one. It's kind of a big deal. Um every player brings their mom or a woman that is a big um influence in their life. And
062then um senior cheerleaders as well. And then we get to stand up and talk about our senior and how important they were and stuff like that. So he hosts that almost every year. So that's it's about a hundred people that he brings in. So I just want to give a shout out. You're doing that. That was great. >> Thank you for all that work. >> I absolutely love you. >> I know you do, but >> kind of crazy. >> The thank you doesn't hurt. >> No. >> And I forgot something wanted to say. >> Go right ahead. Uh those who worked with me at the high school know that when the building was clean, I would go around and like, "Oh, how's that look? How's that look?" >> Really, you >> But I just, you
063know, I've been in some of the build, they look great. The corners are actually square. >> Yeah. I but I want to thank everyone that had a part in getting the venues appropriately prepared for the students and the teachers. There's, you know, it's just so important and thank you a lot of work. >> Anything anyone else? All right. So items worthy of our note. We've already mentioned that August 20, I think that uh the 21st all grades 1 through 12 will appear, which means big yellow buses, too. Uh August 25, preschool open house is at 11 a.m. August 25, kindergarten open house at 1:30. August 26, preschool first day. August 26th, kindergarten last names A through L only. And on the 27th, kindergarten last names M through Z only. And then August 28th, we get
064all the A through Z's uh coming in. It's an all day kind I mean all the kindergarteners are reporting that day. September one is a Labor Day. no school. And our next regular school board meeting is September 16th and it will be at the um on Pickle Road at the administration and preschool. And I think those are all any other dates. >> Uh no, I think that's good. >> All right. At this point, are there any uh citizens who we wish to have make comments and they do not have to be limited to agenda items? Anyone? Seeing none, then I'm going to ask for a motion to >> So moved. Second. >> Moved and second. Mr. Adams. >> Who did the motion? Dave Mr. Over. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Terry, >> yes. >> Mrs.
065Fola, >> yes. Mr. >> Furlong, >> yes. Mr. >> Mason, >> yes. Two. >> Thank you. Move. Meeting a jour. >> Thank you. >> A good meeting. >> The girls are winning two sets so far. >> But that's exciting. >> Get to watch set three. >> Yeah. >> Play 25 straight. >> Yes. So, Miranda, you'll let us know when we >> Yes. I'm going to send out an email. >> I'm going to send out an email.