001Good evening. I'd like to call this July 28, 2025 board of education meeting to order. >> Mrs. Huffman >> here. >> Uh Mrs. Lavlet >> here. >> Mr. Peller >> here. >> Mr. B >> here. >> Thank you. Can you join us in the pledge of allegiance? >> 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, ma'am. Good evening, everyone. For my superintendence report, I'm going to be quite quite brief. Uh we are, even though it's the last week of July, hard to believe. Um our administrators um who don't work year round, all return this week. On Friday, we have our administrative retreat where each year in the fall, we meet
002as a large group and go over legal updates, new policies, procedures, things of that nature to get all of our folks acclimated to kick off the school year because, believe it or not, Friday is August 1st and our children will be returning to their classrooms here in about three weeks. So, we are working frantically to make sure that our buildings are clean and classrooms are organized and class lists are coming together. And if those of you that are here in the room tonight or for those of you watching later, uh if you have a student that you need to register for kindergarten, please do so as soon as possible so that we can be well prepared for all of our youngest Svenians who come to attend our schools and that's for the same for preschool
003as well. So it's an exciting time of year. Although summer is coming to a close, at the same time we know this is a new milestone for so many families. Um, we have seniors that will be graduating, a whole new group of seniors, a whole new group of freshmen, um, a whole new group of kindergarteners. It's just exciting at the same time. We know we'll have parents that are crying a little bit um, because it's their last one or their first one, but it's an emotional time of year and exciting. So, that concludes my superintendence report. >> Thank you so much. We have a recognition of achievement um during each of our regular board meetings and tonight it is my pleasure to recognize several students that are here with us along with their coach. So
004we have not only the Southby boys tennis team but we also have members of that tennis team who earned some special recognition by their uh travels to uh the state uh runner up in the division of state one tennis champion tournaments. All that good stuff. You guys have so many titles, they just run together. So, Miss Hoffman, if you would join me as we recognize the individuals from the tennis team here tonight, um before we do an official commendation, we have several here. And let me get my notes so we the correct way. First, we are giving a special commendation. Give these to you if you would. Thank you. The first goes to the South View boys tennis team members. Um, and this is given on behalf of the Sylvania board of education for the
005Northern Lakes League boys tennis champions Cardinal Division. Give it up boys. So proud of you. Um, first we have Christian Faber. Christian backtoback shirts on. I like that. Good job. Congratulations. >> We have Jimmy Huff. >> Congratulations. Job well done. >> Congratulations. >> We have, let's see, um Kesha Kim. >> He's not here today. All right. Still give it up for David. >> also not here. Give it up for David. Congratulations. We have Max Melanowski. >> Also not here. also not for uh we also have Isaac Vins. Come on out. >> Yeah, right. Uh we also have Landon Bins. Congratulations. >> We have Daniel. Congratulations, sir. >> Congratulations. >> We have Adam Z. Congratulations. >> And we also have our two coaches. Well, one coach here. Two coaches are here. Just the one tonight. No
006coach. >> No coaches. No. But we're going to shout out to AJ Zazda and David Melanowski. The two coaches that supported our boys through their journey. Thank you so much. All right, we have uh further recognition. Isaac, come on up here, sir. One more time. Uh well, not two more. We have two more times. Isaac, uh, we are recognizing you for the tennis of 2025 Northern Lakes League Player of the Year Cardinal Division. Isaac and Landon Benz are hereby committed by the Savannah Board of Education for the Ohio Ohio High School Athletic Association Tennis State Runner Up in the Division One State Tennis Doubles Championship. Congratulations, guys. That's tremendous. So, we're going to take a photo op opportunity. So, parents and family members and proud dad back there, Dr. Vince, uh, we're going to meet
007out in the hall and have a quick photo op. Give us like three minutes and we'll be right out. TV time out. >> All righty. Miss Huffman, I would like to recommend item 3.1, recognition of achievement, as noted in the board agenda, please. >> I'll second. Any comments or questions? Congratulations, >> Adam. >> Julie, >> yes. >> Tammy, >> yes. >> Greg, >> yes. >> Dan, >> yes. >> Thank you. This is a first opportunity for public participation for items which are on the agenda. >> Do you do you want to speak? >> Oh, yeah. Well, I mean, I can do it after. >> No, this agenda. >> Okay, fine. Do you have to like stand in the middle? >> You just stand right there. You just have to say your name and your address
008and then you have 3 minutes and then sign the thing for her. >> I will. So, Rebecca show uh 5607 Sturbridge in Toledo. Um I'm going to shoot for Lip and Kendra tonight. Um and one thing like Julie and I talked about this before, but um you know Pete's here uh I think to recognize the contribution that our firm did, but I also wanted to recognize his contributions. Um, I know I've emailed Julie directly and and and um I will tell you I've had three years uh of watching, you know, my kid go through Arbor Hills. I know Aaron's gone through Arbor Hills as well. He's seen it directly firsthand, but um you know, Arbor Hills is a very diverse school. It's a different school than some other Sylvania schools. And um that presents challenges
009and opportunities. And what I've been super impressed with was Pete's just innovation, his creativity, um his passion, and just his really seeing him work one-on-one with parents. And doesn't matter who the merit is, he knows their names. He knows the kids. The kids love and adore him. And I have witnessed him multiple times literally say like say giving money out of his pocket for these kids. And so I know we're here for recognition, but I want to make sure this board knows like just what a valuable gem he is to this community and to Arbor Hills. Um I've said it, but I thought it deserves some public recognition. So thank you, Pete. >> Usually I want to comment. I'm just going to say before we have the next part of the agenda where we recognize
010some of the work you've been doing, I want to say honestly Pete has been such a tremendous addition to the Sylvania administrative team. And I've experienced the same thing. He models leadership. He models empathy. He cares. He goes above and beyond. He's thoughtful. He's innovated. And the list goes on and on and on. Um, I'm so glad we were able to bring him aboard a couple of years ago because he really is worth his weight and gold and some. And I've seen him also witnessed him engage with students in the hallway. Um, he just has a rapport. It's kind of like, "Come on, buddy. Come on, let's go." It's not intimidating. It's just he meets every kid where they are. Um, I've witnessed him when we've been out looking >> for children at certain hours
011of the evening throughout neighborhoods and it's dark and people have gone home. But where's Pete? He's right there trying to do what he needs to do to make sure all of his road runners are home safe and doing what he needs to do to go above and beyond, not only for his students and families, but for his staff. But I want to say thank you for making the public acknowledgement. That doesn't happen often for administrators to hear that. So, it makes it even more meaningful because they're the folks behind the door behind, you know, doing the heavy lifting. Sometimes it can be a thankless job. But thank you for making a point of acknowledging his work and dedication. Well, and you just reminded me of another story I forgot. I mean I mean I you
012know when you talk about like after hours I mean I know he's gone so far as to like make sure if he's learned a kid you know maybe doesn't have a ride and is walking and making to you know to hypothetically like a a wreck ball league and it's a very long walk. I mean I know that he's reached out and said we need to make sure this kid we get in contact this kid has transportation and he's not overcoming those hurdles. So I also witnessed that as well. >> That's good to know. >> Thank you. >> This is the greatest honor of my career about never coming to a board meeting again. This is very appreciated. >> I want to say Rebecca, I also know that you are giving some of those rides. So
013thank you for what you're doing. >> I am aware that you do that. So thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. >> Okay. >> We are with you. So, uh, we'll do all my items in consent. I don't know if you noticed in my update, I was just always looking at Robert's rules of order. I'm like, if it doesn't, you know, stop or prevent, uh, if you're absent from a meeting to still approve them. So, I put everything on consent uh, today. Uh, 5.2 is just, um, uh, the treasures report. I'm going to provide a uh Canva presentation next uh next meeting or uh next month uh to do a wrapup. I like to do a wrap-up of the entire year and and and look at trends and and look at changes there. And
014I should know more about the budget as well. Um I I was rereading what I wrote you guys on on Thursday and I I was I wrote it too fast, but it does look like we're going to receive even less than the the estimates. Um, and I think the way I wrote that sounded like we're going to get more money, which would be less of a decrease, but I think we're going to see even more of a decrease uh because of our because of those base costs that I talked about and how our um appraised values uh kicked in this year. Uh so all that increase in the appraised value that we saw here in Lucas County and specifically in Sennsylvania uh will uh negatively impact even even more. So those estimates did not include
015that and I kind of thought they did. Uh but other line items are also increasing. So we have really no idea yet what we're going to collect but um we should see uh as the months go on we we'll provide a clearer picture of that. So as we get more information, I'll provide those updates. Um but that report and that presentation will be next month. Uh availability of funds uh normal monthly approval. We have a little bit more like I noted just because of the change of fiscal year and and using uh this year's money on a few things. Uh and then 5.4 uh we did see over a $30,000 uh rebate from our uh how we pay our bills through virtual credit cards. uh we really put an emphasis on that. Uh previous year
016was 2400. This year it's uh over 30,000. So we did see a you know a significant increase there with the work we're doing in our office. Uh and then 5.5 is just a gap conversion agreement annual agreement. Uh they provide and and do the work for the auditors to audit. So, they do the financial uh statement prep and and we're getting started already on the audit for uh last school year already. >> I'll move for approval items 5.1 through 5.5 on a consent agenda basis. >> I'll second. >> Any comments or questions? >> Tammy, >> yes. >> Greg, >> yes. >> Dean, >> yes. >> Julie, >> yes. >> Thank you, guys. >> Thank you. We are back to you. >> Thank you, ma'am. I would like to recommend the acceptance of gifts, specifically Shoemocker
017or Shoemaker, Loop and Kendrick LLP partnered with Arbor Hills um junior high school for the summer sore program of 2025, which is an intervention program. Um they made a significant donation in the amount of $4,664. And the individuals who assisted with this partnership are here tonight. Of course, we have Rebecca here who already spoke. I want to also acknowledge uh Jennifer Compton, uh Reed Hawkman, and also Aaron West that's here joining us this evening on behalf of the firm. Just genuinely thank you, but I recommend the acceptance of gifts. >> I'll move approval. >> Second. >> Any comments or questions? >> Yes. If I could have uh Pete, would you mind talking a little bit a little bit about summer sore for what the purpose was, how many students were helped, so those that may
018not be able to join us and will watch this later have an idea of what happened for and with our road runners. >> Absolutely. Yeah. And I just want to mention also uh Linda Nesco was able to make it here too. Wasn't sure was coming. So, >> thank you, Linda. >> Rebecca is an Arbor Hills mother and um Aaron is a Arbor Hills alumnist. So they have connections. Um but just really want to thank the team at Schumank Loop and Kendrick because um really the project isn't possible without them. Um it's a significant amount of money for a school to to be handed to do something like this. And what I like most about it that I think says a lot about the group of people at Shoemaker and um the values and the culture
019there is that this project really has a big heart in that it is a very small group of students. It's our most vulnerable students in the eighth grade class. So using our district's MTSS kind of guidelines, we've identified 5% of our eighth grade class that have the most at risk predictive indicators and we paired them up with a one-on-one mentor at Arbor Hills that they met regularly with to um started with just an interview of that student working towards like what is hard for you at school? What are you really into? And then we use the um goal setting theory of motivation to come up with a goal to try to improve the academic behaviors. And if they met that goal, they would earn a big reward up to $250 that was tied to their
020interest. Um, and so the goal really was just to sort of have them finish junior high strong so they could start high school on kind of the right foot and um, also being connected to people that they cared about and interests that they're super into. And I should say that at Northview they're going to have mentors waiting for them as well. So it's really got a big heart and it's really giving some kids an opportunity that they deserve an opportunity but otherwise would not get it. And I think what I like most about it is it goes beyond just this somber sore. It's really just trying to get them connected to their future and working towards it. Hopefully seeing a way out of sort of the adversity that they're in. >> Thank you Shoemaker team.
021>> Thank you. We echo that. >> Yeah, that's incredible. Thank you. And thank you to you guys for making it possible. >> Thank you. the type of thing that has the potential to change the trajectory of a child's life to have a relationship with them and show them opportunities and overcome challenges. I'm just roll over here. So, thank you. >> Thank you, >> Julie. >> Yes. >> DM. >> Yes. >> Tammy, >> yes. >> Greg, >> yes. >> Thank you. >> I would like to recommend item 6.2, 2, which is an overnight overnight field trip for eight North View students to attend a Timnness invitational. >> Approval. >> I'll second question. >> Julie, >> yes. >> Greg, >> yes. >> Tammy, >> yes. >> Dan, >> yes. >> Thank you. I would like to recommend
022item 6.3, the approval of school book lists. Approval. I'll second. >> Thank you again questions. >> Yes. So, do we have the policy that we're going to use for if students want to opt out of reading a book? >> Yes. >> The policy or for parents associated with the parent rights bill. you do have with >> well if if if a parent wants to opt a student out of reading a certain book I would like to know exactly what the process is going to be what they're going to be allowed to do what they can do um and I don't really want to vote for this until I know exactly what that says >> understood I think we can work with Andrea to get that information and probably we can have her present I can
023get that information to you sooner >> uh but we can also have her share at our upcoming board meeting in August during the work session more about the processes what that looks like because some of it is articulated in the parents rights bill of what parents are allowed to do. We have a form, in fact, we already had a couple of parents fill out the form because they had concerns about what their children were reading over the summer. And so, there is a form and a process that we go through that the parent tells more or less what the book is, why they have concerns, and then we also give them options of other titles to choose from that will cover the same standards that'll be covered in class. So I can certainly have set
024up a meeting with you and with her so you can understand that. >> Yeah, I'd like to see that >> just so we're clear. I mean that's always been an option for parents even before. >> It's more formalized though. >> Yeah, I mean parents were >> it has but it wasn't a great option to say. >> So my Ethan read a book they were reading a book in English class this past year and I had a number of parents reach out you know concerned about the book. I read it and I was concerned about it as well. Um, and the yes, we could opt out, but the student was removed from the classroom for like five weeks. And I don't know what they were gonna reading something else or whatever, but I'm concerned that they're
025removed from the classroom. They're not getting instruction by the teacher for 3, four, five weeks. I don't think that's appropriate. Um, so I'm concerned about what the options are for parents that are concerned about a book. And that is a fair concern because the child should not be removed from the classroom four weeks of instruction if there is a a parental choice that says I would like my child to participate in another novel. And I will tell you I personally made that clear with our building principal as well as before we even had the parents rights bill. It is not okay to assign a child 3 weeks out of the classroom which literally is a third of the quarter because a parent has a different choice or opinion about book. Right? We are there to
026teach our children the standards, >> right? >> And we have to um accommodate our parent request to make sure that the children has the child has direct instruction from the educator. >> Right. >> Yeah. I would just like clarity on that. >> Absolutely. >> In fact, I will have her reach out to you so you can discuss that. >> Okay. >> For sure. Thanks, Greg. >> I have a question also. >> Sure. More mechanics. Um there's one on both reading lists, but I'm I'm I have in front of me right now. There's a couple of blocks that just have this one has a series of authors and another one has a series of titles. How do we >> It's interesting you ask that. >> Yeah, I think those are a series of excerpts from a
027number of um authors. So, for example, on page one where it says 10th grade and it has the author and it has George Orwell, Veronica Roth. It's so small I can't read it. But those I think there are a series of excerpts of um excerpts from books that the authors have written but they're not the book itself. So it's information that will be covered in the class >> but you'll see where it says um even under the 11th grade book and are you looking at that same column? >> Yeah. I think this is a collection of authors and material readings that the children will read in that class. >> Okay. >> I have the same question Tammy. >> Thank you. >> Sure. So, I have another question. If there's a book on this, obviously I'm
028not going to go read every book on this list. Um, if there is a book on the list that you read, >> what's that? >> How many you going to read? >> How many am I going to read? >> A couple. Uh, if there is a book on the list that um comes to light, maybe is not appropriate. How do we how does what's how would a book get taken off the list? >> Sure. We have a process now and actually it's in the board policy that we'll be voting on tonight that it gives me an opportunity well there's a couple of things I have an opportunity to revise the list as the board does to me at any time. Um personally I feel that if we have a number of parents or there is
029a uprising of folks that feel like this book isn't appropriate we have a process. We won't have a committee at the building level. So it's not just me in isolation, but we'll have teachers to come together, administrators come together, possibly some parents come together and talk about should the book still remain on the list or should it be remove that's currently bless you in our board policy that we have to have that committee in place and it does have to have parental um representation on that committee. >> So if if because there is one book on this list I would like to have removed. >> Um so would it have to go through that committee and go through that process to be removed? So exactly because what I think the way the law and the
030policy is written is that one parent can't say as one parent in the community I want this book. So it would have to go through the committee to vet it to say why and a rationale and a process. >> Well that's to add it right >> or to take it off. >> Okay. >> It would be either way because again we don't want one parent making a decision for two high schools. So we would have to go through a process for that. Now since my tenure here we've not gone through that process. So it will be something that perhaps you could be the test case for. >> Okay. >> Would that be something the board would vote on? >> No. No. Because I would be the designate the committee. I think what the board policy
031says policy is going to change it would have been something we voted on. >> Correct. >> But this policy would change that. The superintendent shall be responsible for the selection and recommendation of textbooks, reading list, instructional materials, and academic curriculum for board consideration. >> For board consideration, I interpreted that as we were still voting. >> That was my understanding that if there was a change that it would then come back >> come back to the board. >> Yeah. For board consideration. >> So, I'm reading the last sentence and we're a little bit ahead. The board shall comp consider for approval only those textbooks, reading list yada yada yada which has been selected and recommended for their consideration by the superintendent >> reading list. The superintendent shall plan to review and recommend recommendation of so consideration
032of so I >> so what it doesn't explicitly say that we probably should make that a little more clear. Yeah. Well, because I think that's was your understanding that you this would designate you and it takes it off of us voting and she would just be handling it for us. But that is something >> that wasn't clear to me. >> No. And I think I I thought that we we were essentially giving you that authority to make a decision quickly and then we could have another opportunity once that choice was made whether to add or remove a book. But at that point it would be up for vote. >> So we need to be more explicitly clear I think in this policy. So, I appreciate the feedback because I don't think that's clear. >> And
033if it's not clear to us, then it really isn't clear to anybody else, right? >> We have a policy meeting this week. >> We do. >> I like that. >> I thought we were giving you approval to put things on, you know, during the year school year, but then we would add on into our next annual approval. But I wasn't really about removable. I was only audition. I think we need to clarify that. >> I think so, too. And I would also say I don't really feel comfortable because even I'm preempting the board. If I make a move off of a book list in October and you don't vote on the revised list until >> August of the next year, that doesn't feel good for the person as a superintendent because then I'm preempting your
034decision. That's not a good way to go either. >> I was only on in terms of adding things, right? Because it should go in. if you know a teacher comes over, hey, I really want to add >> I read this book over the summer and I want to read it in January just to give them flexibility, >> right? >> But it should go for adding and that's why I think originally I put revised because revision would need adding or >> removing but if we need I think we need to be explicitly clear that it's for adding and removing and I don't think it should be something that's annual. If we have a committee that comes to the table and makes a recommendation, I can say I will take it to the board for their consideration
035as this does, but I shouldn't be waiting for the next summer to say here's the list with the revisions if they're going to come back throughout the school year because then I would be preempting the board and by that time they could have read the book in March. >> Right. >> Yes. >> Yeah. Yeah, something we could put individual items on without putting the whole list in front of us just to have a line item. I just recommend approval on what I'm thinking about that certain folks. Yeah, that's good feedback though. And since we do, is it Wednesday we're meeting? >> Yeah, Wednesday or Thursday. Please feel free to give me your thoughts, some comments, and some verbiage. Kind of rely on our esquires here uh to help us with that because I do want
036it to be clear not only for our families but for our educators as well. >> Okay. Thank you, Adam. >> Call the roll. >> All right, Julie. >> Yes. >> Tammy, >> are we are we? It's just a votes list, but Greg said he didn't want to vote on it. Well, you can vote no. I mean, I don't I don't know that we're pulling it because we have school starting in a couple weeks. I don't know. I mean, I would assume you need us to vote and approve this before school starts and school starts in two weeks. I mean, I would just say, well, vote no, you know, doesn't pass. It doesn't pass. But, >> and that's okay. >> But I think Yeah. I mean, I think they need a list. >> Yes. >> Uh,
037Greg. No, >> Dan. Yes, >> thank you. Um, in lie of item 6.5 in our conversation, >> uh, 6.4 rather, uh, for policy for a second read, I think we've already had that discussion. So, if you would like to vote to either remove it or to vote no and then we revisit this week. Either way, it will be memorialized >> table. Vote to table and then we'll have a vote to take it off the table next time, which we can make the agenda. I'm going to move the table this way. >> Move the table. >> Okay. Move the table. Item 6.4. I'll second. >> Julie. >> Yes. >> Greg. >> Yes. >> Dan. >> Yes. >> Tammy. >> Yes. >> And then you need us to do something else on this. >> No. We'll unt
038it and then we'll vote on it. I think that's the technology committee >> Wednesday. Wednesday. >> So if you could make your comments and thoughts known to the representatives, that would be great. Thank you for your feedback because again if it's foggy to us it's going to be clearly >> more foggy to others and we want to make sure we are locked step with that. So thank you. Um I do recommend item 6.5 a policy for a first read on our AED resuscitation equipment um just for a first read as noted. And then I recommend item 6.6 Six, a service agreement with the Northwest Ohio DSC for a separate facility placement for students per IEP requirements. >> I'll move for approval. Second >> comments or questions. >> Greg, >> yes. >> Dan, >> yes. >>
039Tammy, >> yes. >> Julie, >> yes. Do does anybody have any comments on the 6.5 the student? Yes. >> Discussion. Any discussion of that? >> We took up >> pretty straight. >> Yeah, it was pretty. >> I mean, it was pretty straightforward, but >> but thank you. I apologize for going too quickly. >> Good. >> All righty. And then we have item 6.7. I recommend for approval. Approval, which is the payment of blue for the 2526 school year as noted. Move >> for approval. >> I'll second comments or questions? Julie, >> yes. >> Greg, >> yes. >> Tammy, >> yes. >> Pam, >> yes. >> Okay, thank you. >> Thank you everyone. Appreciate >> it. Josh, we're with you. >> Yep. Short list today. I'm going to recommend item 7.1, which is license extra duty.
040>> Approval. >> Second. >> Comments or questions? >> Adam. >> Julie? >> Yes. >> Dan? >> Yes. >> Greg? >> Yes. >> Tammy? >> Yes. >> Thank you. I will recommend item 8.1 as a classified res approval. >> Second time questions. >> Julie, >> yes. >> Dian, >> yes. >> Timmy, >> yes. >> Greg, >> yes. >> Thank you. I will recommend items 9.1 and 9.2 as consent agenda items. 9.1 is non-eing pupil activity contracts for 2526 school year and 9.2 to our athletic volunteers for the 25 26 months. I'll move for approval on consent agenda basis items 9.1 9.2. >> I'll second it comments or questions. >> Adam, >> Greg, >> yes. >> Tammy, >> yes. >> Dean, >> yes. >> Julie, >> yes. >> Thank you. >> Sec. Oh, board reports, right? >>
041Um, nothing too major. Um really the only thing I guess is um Sage Yard and Sylvania record are looking at doing some improvement projects. Um kind of upgrading concession stands at um Centennial and maybe like a new um maintenance building at center concession stands. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> Tell them to callert in the concession stand. We like that. That's all I got. >> I don't have anything, >> man. >> Uh >> I don't really have anything, but I did get to volunteer at the golf Highland Meadows for the prevention alliance. >> Yeah, the Highland Meadows SPA was did a concession stand. So, I did that. But then there was a bad storm and then they left us out there. So, we you know, it it was awesome. So, that was fun. >> I think
042that's all I had. Okay. Then this is a second opportunity for public participation for items which were not on the agenda. Right. That will be going to executive session for >> Yes. >> Second. [Music] >> Julie, >> yes. >> Greg, >> yes. >> Tammy, >> yes. >> Uh Dan, >> yes. >> Thank you. We will not be taking action following