001I have to call to order our June meeting for the Oak Hills Board of Education. If you could please stand for the pledge of >> allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> Roll call please. Mrs. Iv >> here. >> Mr. West here. Mr. appro here. We here any communications? >> Yeah, just a couple communications. Um, congratulations first and foremost to uh Chelsea Swepman. Chelsea is a middle school music teacher at Bridgetown Middle School and she won a national spark award. It's a prestigious uh national music award. Um, typically you're nominated by either students or family members or your colleagues. And so congratulations to Chelsea. Um, it's a it's an awesome recognition for our
002district and and really specifically for her fantastic teacher. Um, congrats again to the class of 2026. As of May 1st, um, the class of 2026 had over $24 million worth of scholarships andor grants for that group of students. And so, congrats again on all their accomplishments. Uh, a couple good looks. Um, our baseball team is in the Sweet 16 and they are playing on Wednesday up at Miami University against Mason. If they win, they will play again on Thursday. So, good luck to the baseball team. Um, and then we also have some track athletes who have qualified for the state meet on Saturday and Sunday this weekend. And so, good luck to all our athletes that are still uh still competing after the school year has ended. Um, and then lastly, as I shared with
003the board earlier today in the community, just heartbreaking news for Amanda Biser. Um, just great person, great, great. >> Sorry to hear the loss. >> Yo, graduate of Hotels. Um, just a a great teacher, great supporter of the wrestling program, and thoughts and prayers for her family. Okay. Thank you, Dan. Um, could I adopt or have a motion to adopt the agenda, please? >> So, move. >> Mr. West, >> yes. >> Mr. Kler, >> yes. >> Mrs. >> Yes. >> Okay. Superintendent report. >> No report tonight. >> Okay. Treasures report. >> Mr. President, u several items to report this evening. Starting the financial report, you look in the packet behind the teal sheet. You will find the financial report for April 2026. Total revenue 5.1 million in the general fund for April. Total expenses 8.4
004million. If you turn to the back side with the graph, ending cash balance in general funds 26.3 million. Uh just to note for the board, uh we did have 158,000 remaining from that 1997 bond issue. We talked about that a little bit back in the fall. Um we got clearance from the state of Ohio to move that move those dollars from a bond fund into our general fund. So it's 150,000 good in our general fund. Uh and so that that uh transfer was made officially. Again, board approved that I believe back in December. U move forward to the PI funds. Total revenue 287,000. Total expenses 688,000. Our ending cash balance in the PI fund 4.1 million. Uh and then you'll notice uh the expense which was approved by the board 174,000 for the purchase of
005the road property there next to Spring Me which will also be used as a stating area for construction. So logically made a lot of sense to make that purchase. Uh several other items to share for the board and the community this evening. Um I did note at the last meeting that a communication was going to go out and I shared that with the board uh maybe a day or two before I sent that out. U had had soft Tim SW and Chris Grankey and and obviously Dan. Uh felt like the the reaction that that I received back was relatively positive, you know, about our commander position. Uh it's a one page pretty clean um communication as far as not getting too deep in the weeds, but at least given our community and understanding that, you
006know, we're battling many of the same battles that our fellow districts uh that were just on the ballot, Southwest, Fairfield, CPS, Hamilton, uh just to name a few, but there's a whole litany of them uh and where we are financially um you know, we're we're approaching those waters as well. So, uh that was communicated uh via email as well as social media. Um, other items to share this evening, uh, several things on the agenda. June, July are typically, uh, months of formalities. So, you're going to see a lot of things on the agenda tonight that we bring to the board every single year. Obviously, if there's questions, when I bring those recommendations, don't hesitate to stop us. Um, we have our quarterly meeting with Swoosh. So, just to remind the board and community, we we're
007part of a 10 district consortium for our health and dental insurance. Dan and I went to our quarterly meeting. uh in May uh and received preliminary estimates on our health insurance renewal. Uh fortunately that number is up um in near double digits uh for the entire consortium. So um as well as our dental our dental we actually uh in collaboration with our unions uh we have we're going to be moving to Delta Dental from Metife. Uh we can talk about that a little bit more when I report on the forecast, but Delta Dental offered about a 15% renewal. Metife who's the incumbent was at about a 27% renewal. Um so the disruption rate uh is is going to be slightly less for our members but at the same time consortium obviously couldn't leave that you
008know couldn't leave that that big of a gap on the table as far as savings even though it is [clears throat] going to be a larger increase. Uh and then the final thing um is our negotiated agreements going for approval. Uh thank you to both of our unions along with representation from the board. Um really pleased with how those uh pending board approval really pleased how those settlement uh discussions went. Uh and uh you know for example I just talked about that large increase with health insurance. Uh we're starting to see some um see some trends in our industry. Uh we're a little bit of an outlier that we don't have a spousal language. uh but incorporated uh upon board approval, we'll incorporate this evening. Uh we'll have some spousal language that'll be a little
009bit more aggressive than previous years. Uh so hopefully that'll help mitigate insurance costs. Um but uh if if you go into our forecast, we've tried to mitigate costs. Now we've done 15 different action steps uh to try to reduce and maintain our health insurance. But at this point, evident by the entire consortium with a larger enroll rate, uh you know, we're we're trying possible at this point to slow down those costs a little bit. But um but really just wanted to keep the board up to speed as far as what's ahead. Uh and again I'll report in August on the full financial picture of our district. >> So do we get any estimates on what our individual increase would be or is that just the consortium level? >> Individual. So it's looking about an eight
010to an eight and a half. We're in that 9 to 9 and a half right now. It's preliminary. Uh Dan and I will go in late July to get our official. So there's still a couple more months claims that will come in and um however those claims come in typically it lands pretty close to this preliminary initial estimate. So but yeah we'll bring that official renewal in likely August July 31st Friday. So it'll be August or September when we bring that but I anticipate the renewal being in that range. I want to give the board a heads up because that is our second party. That's all I have this evening. >> Okay. Reports? >> None tonight. But the plan for the rest of the summer is that in July uh we will have Jason Nash
011present and he's going to give an update on the whole HVAC project at the high school and any other projects that are going on around the district. And then uh tenatively August and we can discuss if we want to do it at the regular meeting or the board development. August is to have SHP come back out again um and continue to update both board and the community on where we are at with the designs of the building. And I did share an email with the board today if you haven't had a chance to look and it is the most recent um designs that we have developed with SHP which has some renderings of the outside of the building and then also some parts of the inside of the building. So really starting to shape take
012take shape. Um and thank you to our whole team. Most of uh our admin team in addition to our teachers and staff throughout both Spring Me and Delhi Middle School have been heavily involved in this process with SAP. And so it's really neat to start to see what the buildings might look like. So exciting times, but I'll work with the board and we can talk maybe in July if we prefer to do that in a development session or if we want to do that in a regular session. >> Okay. Okay. >> Sounds good. >> Yep. >> Thank you. >> And then constituents who sign up to address the board. We have one Sarah Ko. If you >> could please uh stand, say your name and address, and then >> I'm Sarah Kaido. Um I think
013they ought to write a congratulation again. >> Sorry. [laughter] >> My address is 5484 Glenn, Cincinnati 45238. Um, I am a my mom's a graduate, I'm a graduate, my kids are graduates, and I was a stay-at-home mom for 19 years before I decided to become a substitute teacher. And um, being a substitute teacher, I have been blessed to be at the early learning center, which is the newest Oak Hill School. And recently, this past year, I was the building sub. And I've heard with the things going on fiscally, that that is something that may be taken away in the district is building subs. So, I just wanted to come today and kind of speak as to what a building sub is to the kids because I think it's a little more than it just sounds
014like a substitute teacher. Um, at ELC, we have 100 kids and I know every kid there because I'm in all four classrooms. When I go to Delshshire, every kid knows the building sub. So, it may seem like just uh, you know, a substitute to take the place of people, but being in that building every day, you're someone that helps the teachers and someone that helps the entire community of your school. So, um I'm someone that can kind of take the place of of whoever's having if they need extra an extra hand or if I'm not in the classroom as a sub. And um the same thing happens at Delshshire. I know they're building sub. Those are the two schools that I've been to recently. Their building sub really does a lot more than just kind
015of take the place of a teacher like a regular sub. It's someone that the teachers know they can trust because they're around all the time and they're a part of the building. So when you look at you know the things that I know you have to look at aids and different things but building sub is someone that we don't have you don't have to worry about us having any kind of insurance because we don't have that no sick days no snow days or pay through sub solutions so it's uh not a huge thing for the district but it's a very important part of the school community so I just wanted you to have like a just kind of a face to put to it when you're thinking of it because substitute just sounds kind of
016like a random job but we are an actual part of the school communities. So, just something to think about. That's all I wanted. >> Okay. >> Thank you. Thanks for coming today. Appreciate you sharing your feedback. Um, okay. Any old business? No business. Okay. Uh, new business. Treasures recommendations. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Item number one, we recommend that the board approve the minutes of the regular meeting of May 4th as >> second. Mr. Kler, >> yes. >> Mr. Hy, >> yes. >> Mr. Zel, >> yes. >> Mr. West, >> yes. >> Item number two, the monthly financial statement. I recommend that the board approve the monthly financial statement for April 2026 as submitted. >> So move second. >> Mr. Kler, >> Yes. Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. Watson, >> yes. Item number three, I
017recommend that the board of education approve the following donations. Debbie and Daniel Sharf, the Oakills Alumni Education Foundation and Advisor, Steven Schmidz, and Mike Price as submitted. >> So move second. >> Okay. >> Mr. Hy, >> yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. West. >> Yes. Item number four, I recommend the board of education approve the following appropriation adjustments as submitted. >> Second. >> Can you just tell me the build building construction fund was I mean obviously I know that >> sure on that one since that's >> Yeah. So in December uh Brayley Paint Advisors Heather Arling if you may recall it was at the Springmire meeting in December. Uh we are structuring our bonds in three different manners. Um we have two short-term bonds a 15 million and a 53 million which make up
018a 68. And we have another bond that we issued in March which is another 68. The reason we're doing that is is there's something called arbitrage which basically mean limits what you can collect in insurance or insurance interest insurance my mind arbitrage limits what you can collect in investment earnings and interest and so that's why they structured it that way we have uh began to start paying SHP with um bond with with revenue that we have already collected through selling these bonds those SHP invoices started in March April something like that, Jason, I believe. Um, and so because we have started paying SHP, uh, we have to pay off the remainder of previously issued bond anticipation notes. Essentially, this is an accounting entry. Um, we are I'm going to report back to the board in
019July on how much we have spent out of our 68.5 million uh to say, you know, we're on track. Right now, what we've spent is all SHP with a little bit of four seasons work overseas. Um but it's mostly architect at this point. I will say on level broad because with the interest earnings uh we use red tree advisors as far as our financial agent who use they many many public sectors use red tree but we're not going to see drops of insurance monthly because the way we have invested these dollars largely at the direction of red tree some of them are very shortterm kind of like your own personal income. Some of them were trying to secure a very large return which might not drop interest until could be two two and a half
020years keeping in mind that this total project is going to take 24 to 36 months. So Rich to answer your question the large amount here is an accounting entry to make sure that we have secured uh what we have to secure through those three borrowings. Uh it is complex um but under the guidance of fairly pain capital uh we believe this is the best way to secure as much interest as possible and so um these entities here in June. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Y any other questions? >> Okay. So Mrs. I >> Yes. >> Mr. West. >> Yes. >> Kley. >> Yes. M >> yes. Item number five, a resolution to establish petty cash funds. I recommend the board of education approve the following petty cash fund aotments as submitted. >> So move second.
021>> Okay, >> Mr. West, >> yes. >> Item number six, I recommend the board of education approve the following vending commissions for the 2627 school year as submitted. >> Some moved. Second. >> Okay. >> Mr. Priv. >> Yes. Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. W. >> Yes. >> Item number seven. I recommend that the board of education approve the advance of funds if needed from the grant funds below as submitted. >> So move. >> Second. >> We just note for the board. I don't anticipate the general fund having to advance any dollars. We received dollars from the state. So for whatever reason the state delay recover from the office. So that's why we're >> Mr. Prior. >> Yes. >> Mr. West, >> yes. >> Item number eight, I recommend the board of education approve the authorization
022for the treasur modify board appropriations for 2026 as submitted. So moved. >> Second. >> Okay. >> Yes. >> West. >> Yes. >> Item number nine. I recommend that the board of education adopt temporary appropriations. Yes. Submitted. >> So move. >> Second. >> Mrs. Iel. >> Yes. >> Mr. West. >> Yes. Mr. Yes. >> Yes. >> Item number 10. I recommend that the board of education approve the following rates of compensation for substitutes as attached. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Mr. West. >> Yes. >> Mr. Hy. >> Yes. >> Mrs. I >> Yes. >> Item [clears throat] number 11. I recommend that the board of education approve the following race compensation for event workers as attached. So >> second. Mr. Kler, >> yes. >> Mr. Hy, >> yes. >> Ryold, >> yes. >> Mr. West,
023>> yes. >> Item number 12, I recommend that the board of education approve the following rates compensation for curricular services as attached. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Mr. Krler, >> Yes. Mr. >> West, >> yes. Thank you, Dan. Superintendent recommendations. >> Yeah, thanks. Item number one, I recommend that the board approve the Hamilton County ESC products and services annual order form for 2026 27 as attached. >> So move second. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cyborg, >> yes. >> Mr. West, >> yes. Mr. Kr, >> yes. Item number two, I recommend that the board approve the Hamilton County Educational Service Center contracts for services to non-public schools for 2026 27 as attached. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Mrs. Eyel. >> Yes. >> Mr. West. >> Yes. Mr. >> Yes. Item number three, I recommend that
024the board approve the agreement between Hamilton County Developmental Disability Services and Mills Local School District as attached. >> Second Steve >> Mr. West. >> Yes. >> Mr. Krueler. >> Yes. >> Item number four, I recommend that the board approve the resolution authorizing Bill Murphy permission to carry a firearm as attached. So moved. >> Second. >> Okay. >> Mr. Kruglish. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. West. >> Yes. >> Item number five. I recommend that the board approve the negotiated agreement with the Oakills Education Association as attached. So move. >> Second. >> Okay. Steve. >> Mr. Krler. >> Yes. >> Mr. Hayy. >> Yes. >> Mr. Zyold. >> Yes. >> Mr. West. >> Yes. >> Item number six. I recommend that the board approve the negotiated agreement between the Ohio Association
025of Public School Employees and the Oak Hills Local School District as attached. >> So move second. >> Mr. Tra, >> yes. >> Mrs. I >> Yes. >> Mr. West. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Item number seven, I recommend that the board approve the salary schedules for the non-bargaining unit employees as attached. So moved. Second. Okay, Steve. >> Mrs. Eye, >> yes. >> Mr. West, >> yes. >> Mr. Pro, >> yes. Mr. Tra, >> yes. >> Item number eight, I recommend that the board approve the salary schedules and benefit package for the administration and district office staff as attached. >> So moved. >> Second Steve. >> Mr. West. >> Yes. Mr. Fel. >> Yes. Mr. >> Yes. >> Item number nine. I recommend that the board approve the following personnel actions A through Y
026as submitted. So move second. >> Yes. >> Z. >> Yes. Item number 10. I recommend that the board approve the following personnel actions A through A as submitted. >> So move second. >> Misty. >> Mr. Kler. >> Yes. Mr. Nolain. >> Mr. West. >> Yes. >> Okay. Thank you. Um, anybody have any topics for board discussion tonight? >> Okay. Uh, could I have a motion to adjourn? >> Second. >> Okay. Steve. >> Mr. Tra. >> Yes. Mr. Zel. >> Yes. >> Mr. West. >> Yes. Mr. >> Cru. >> Yes. >> Thank you everyone. Good evening.