001people in the back. >> Well, good evening and welcome to this regular meeting for Tuesday, August 19th, 2025. Please stand for the flagges of America and to the republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> Roll call, please. >> Mr. Briggsby >> here. >> Mr. Haynes, >> here. >> Mrs. McCarthy here. Mrs. Z here. >> Mr. Ba >> here. >> Finalization of the agenda. Is there anything to add or remove? >> Just to point out, Miss Marcy Saxon is indeed present. >> Uh, it is recommended that the board of education approve the written summary of the regular minutes for the meetings on July 1st, 2025 and July 15, 2025. Move. >> Second move by Miss Saxon. Second from Mr. Haynes. Roll call, please. >> Mr. Zack, >>
002yes. >> Mr. Haynes, >> yes. >> Mr. Griffy, >> yes. >> Mr. McCarthy, >> yes. Mr. Baka, >> yes. >> Great. Superintendent's report. >> Excellent. So, I just want to do a quick welcome back and recap of the last two days here in the North Ridgeville City Schools. Uh today we welcomed all of our staff members to our annual convocation. Many of you were able to attend today. Um and we were able to which I think is one of the highlights of what we've done for the uh past few years is highlight our staff members who have served the district for five years, 10 years, 15 years. Today we had uh three staff members who have been in North Ridgeville City Schools for 30 years. So it was very exciting to honor all these staff
003members. Director of human resources Yang Oeteller did an excellent job putting that together. Um along with Brook Strong and Mania Aed who uh really uh organized the entire event today and went out of their way to make sure that those staff members felt special. One of the things also about our staff is that uh we have traditionally for the past three years honored a certified and non-certified staff member of the year. Today uh we had the pleasure to honor Mr. Jason Su from the high school and Mrs. Lynn Prit from the high school as our two staff members of the year. So we're very excited for that. We also welcomed Mr. Damon West, uh, the coffee bean guy, um, to our convocation today to talk to our staff about his story. And that story capitalized
004on the fact that here in North Ridgeville, we are really entering one of the most transformative phases in our district's history with our new high school, the new maintenance of transportation center. Um, and just a reminder for all of us to lead with positivity, resilience, and optimism as we navigate all of these changes and the transformation that we will see. Um, just some nuts and bolts back to school reminders goes along with that positivity. Uh, you know, navigating change. We will have heavier traffic uh due to construction and just trying to navigate some of the unknowns with construction. Uh so we ask for some additional patience. Uh we also have some altered routes that uh we encourage our parents to please check out online through our social media for pickup drop off both for the
005high school and for the academic center uh which of course I'll be the most impacted. God bless you. Um communication. Uh it's very important that our parents go to direct sources for accurate information. I know it's easy to maybe put things out on social media, but if you're really looking for accurate information in a relatively quick manner, please reach out to a direct source, whether it's your building administrator, uh myself, my assistants, uh we definitely can get you information quickly. Um again, just a reminder, if I haven't mentioned it, patience is going to be incredibly important this year. um safety and awareness if people can just be mindful that we will have student walkers and bikers and all kinds of activity on and around campus. Uh very important that we are patient with them including
006our new drivers. I know we have several at the high school and we will continue to have more as students turn of age to drive. Um, and again, just a reminder, um, we all can't be that coffee bean. And the message there is, if you put three things into a boiling pot of water, what happens to the environment? What happens to that item? A carrot turns soft, eggs turn hard, a coffee bean changes the environment. And really we are hopeful that our staff, our students, our community um this year will be able to really focus on changing the environment for the positive, being patient, uh supporting one another, and really looking at a positive outlook as we launch into this school year. >> Is there any announcements this even? >> No, >> I just want
007to remind people to be patient. coffee bean, >> right? >> You all have a visual reminder of the coffee bean. >> Um, I'd like to say what a wonderful job you all doing. Open house at Liberty the other uh last night was really well done considering the parking situation. Everybody, everybody was happy. All the kids were happy. I know the kindergarten building, you had an ice cream social even before the start of the school year. So, kids, it just I'm excited about what we do. I know teachers have sent out postcards. I heard some of that yesterday. Students coming back this school year. It's just we really have the opportunity as board members to really engage such an amazing amazing staff. And I just I hear these things when I go out and amongst the
008parents and it's it's exciting to hear. It was exciting to see all the kids and uh the popsicle that melted in the backseat of my car. I didn't know. Thank you for the popsicle too. >> Nice job at the start of the school year so far. >> I should have mentioned we welcome back kids on Thursday. So, you know, not registered and you see those buses rolling back school time. They return on Thursday. >> Buses will be buses are rolling. They sure will. Sure will. Oh, almost forgot. Even though there's nobody here, we'll say it. There's an opportunity for hearing of the public. If anybody's in attendance this evening that would like to address the board of education, now's your chance. Good. Okay. >> All right. Uh, it is recommended that the board of education
009approve the consent agenda resolution as presented. Move. >> Second. Moved by Miss McCarthy, second by Miss Saxon. Is there any discussion? Roll call, please. >> Mrs. McCarthy, >> yes. >> Mrs. Saxon, >> yes. >> Mr. Griggsby, >> yes. >> Mr. Haynes, >> yes. >> Mr. Va, >> yes. Finance report. >> Yeah, we just have one item this evening. It's recommended the board of education approve the financial reports for July 2025. And I move to approve the finance items in one reading. >> Second. Moved by Miss McCarthy, second by Mr. Griggsby. Is there any discussion? Roll call, please. >> Mrs. McCarthy, >> yes. >> Mr. Griggsby, >> yes. >> Mr. Haynes, >> yes. >> Mrs. Saxon, >> yes. >> Mr. Ra, >> yes. And moving into other uh board business, human resources report. >> Thank you,
010Mr. Ro. We have several items to consider under human resources report. Three support staff appointments. Six NREA supplemental contracts. 10 non NREA supplemental contracts. Five certified staff building substitute contracts. Three support staff substitute contracts. One unpaid volunteer recognition. Six certified staff adjustments. Five supplemental contract adjustments. two support staff resignations, one support staff substitute resignation, four supplemental contract resignations. I move to approve the human resources items in one move by Mr. H seconded by Mr. Gby. Is there any discussion please Mr. Just look at page n under supplemental contract beach. That should be a great >> roll call, please. >> Mr. Hans, >> yes. >> Mr. Griggsby, >> yes. Mccarthy, >> yes. Mr. Daxi, >> yes. >> Mr. Ba, >> yes. Is recommended the board of education adjourn this regular meeting. So second, second by Mr.
011Haynes. Roll call, please. >> Mrs. Sansson, >> yes. >> Mr. Haynes, >> yes. >> Mr. Griy, >> yes. >> Mrs. McCarthy, >> yes. >> Mr. Rock, >> yes.