001Good evening. I'd like to call this July 21st, 2025 board of education meeting to order. Call the role. >> Miss Hoffman >> here. >> Mrs. Conley >> here. >> Mrs. Lavlet >> here. >> Mr. Feller >> here. >> And Mr. Bowden is absent. >> Thank you. Please the pledge of allegiance here 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. >> Okay. First opportunity for public participation. Seeing no one here and we are with you. Okay. I just said one item for the for the month uh for this meeting is the Highland Paving Project um for a change order. They did uh start the milling and the under the base layer was um just sinking in
002and it was not um not really possible to to put layer over top of that. It would not have been a good investment. So, we had to re uh take it all up uh add more base uh and it will last now. So, it's unfortunate situation when we do uh construction projects like that. You never know what's underneath. So, we had Ray um and Chris have been working with the contractors and verified it, got videos sent. Um just unfortunate, but you know, got to protect our assets and, you know, make it happen. Yeah, I'll move approval. >> Sex questions. >> Did we get everything figured out with the golf? >> Yes. >> Yeah. >> So, they're going to be able to use it. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> They're just going to use it on
003the rocky pave when they're gone. >> So, it won't be completed. They'll just be using it. Correct. >> Correct. And they'll pave it after the golf tournament. >> All right. How long had the um previous painting been on this? >> I mean, it's the original from what I can, you know, probably tell. I mean, they've always, you know, every 7 10 years do something like this, but I I I guess I don't know exactly, but we've went down to the base layer. But Girkin did say they've been they've done a lot of our stuff back, you know, in years past. So, good company, trust, trustworthy. >> Julie, >> yes. >> Greg, >> yes. >> Kim, >> yes. >> Tammy, >> yes. >> Thank you. I recommend item 4.1 which is the annual approval of a
004core elementary school handbook. I'll move approval. >> I'll second comments, questions, >> what's changed? Excuse me. Uh besides the new principles of Sullivan and Whiteford, you know the thing with the elementary they can as you probably recognize when we approve specific handbooks for our junior highs and the high schools elementary this a lot of this just reflects board policies. They have their own procedures with drop up drop off and pick up and things of that nature. It's just one example that we don't board approve uh just communication with parents. So, not a ton has changed um besides just the updates to the principles page. >> Is it highlighted anywhere? >> It is not highlighted. I just we just made the changes on those principles. >> How is this is this document um distributed to parents
005or is it just available online? >> It's available online. We don't specifically send this out to parents, but it's just as far as like our policies for our elementary parents online. >> Okay. >> Could Could we in the future do a a red light version also? So that's changed. No problem. And anything else? [Music] >> Julie? >> Yes. >> Kim? >> Yes. >> Tammy? >> Yes. >> Greg, yes. >> Thank you. I recommend item 4.2, 2, which is an overnight field trip for 17 uh South View High School uh cross country players to go to Hockey Hills South Cross Country team camp. And that's a great area to run because there's a lot of hills and mountains to run around. It's beautiful. >> That doesn't sound great to me. >> I like to watch them
006run in the area, but no, it's a beautiful, beautiful place. Any comments or questions? >> Um question. It says additional information is included with each board members agenda. What does that mean? >> That's usually the thing where it says here's who's going, here's how contact. It's not on mine either. >> Okay. I was wondering if that was because it wasn't logged in properly. >> Log in properly. I believe the way that's been handled in the past, correct me if I'm wrong, Tim, you can click on the link from the agenda and it shows the actual overnight trip request sheet. >> So, usually what it is is it's down here. >> Yeah, we don't executive. >> Have you all been? >> Yeah. >> And you don't get it as executive. >> We all We usually do.
007>> That's why I asked. I was like, is there something Maybe I wasn't logged in, right? >> It's right click on it. >> See, that's what it looks like on ours, but we don't. >> See, I'm logged in, too, but I don't see it on my >> Yeah. So, I do cuz there must be some update or something on the software. >> I'll process. >> Well, we don't even have it. I mean, I have a little >> I just got mine up. I just relogged in. Mine's here. >> You logged in and it was there. >> I re I logged in. I logged out and logged back in. >> Okay. >> All right. I answer my question. Thank you. Good to know. Did you already >> Greg? >> Yes. >> Tammy? >> Yes. >> Kim?
008>> Yes. >> Julie? >> Yes. >> Thank you. I recommend item 4.3, which is a service agreement for new direction Solutions, the procure therapy long-term psychology school psychologist contracted for the school year. I'll move for approval. I'll second. Any comments or questions pop up? Do the same thing? >> Kim? >> Yeah. >> Julie. >> Yes. >> Greg. >> Yes. >> Tammy. >> Yes. Thank you. I recommend item 4.4 which is the service agreement with AMG Educational Services otherwise known as the LE program. I move approval. I'll second. >> Any comments or questions? >> No. >> Julie, >> yes. >> Kim, >> yes. >> Greg, >> yes. >> Tammy, >> yes. >> Thank you. I recommend item 4.5, a contract for Finley interpreting services. This is an annual item as well. >> Approval. >> Any comments
009or questions? >> Julie? >> Yes. >> Tammy? >> Yes. >> Greg? >> Yes. >> Kim? >> Yes. Thank you. I recommend item 4.6, a service agreement with tangible habits. Again, this is provides support for our students with disabilities. It's an annual item. >> Approval. >> I'll second. Any comments or questions? >> Julie, >> yes. >> Kim, >> yes. >> Tammy, >> yes. >> Greg, yes. >> Thank you. I recommend item 4.7, service agreement with Bittersweet Farms. Again, this is an annual um agreement that we utilize the services of this organization >> for approval. >> Second time or questions? >> Tammy, >> yes. >> Greg, >> yes. >> Julie, >> yes. >> Kim, >> yes. Thank you. I recommend item 4.8. You will have a notice within the public content. You should see hopefully a number
010of career tech courses of study for the 2526 school year. I do believe these are updated not annually but every 3 to 5 years a week or more. Is that correct? >> 5 to 7 years. >> I move approval. >> I'll second comments or questions. >> Julie, >> yes. >> Greg, >> yes. >> Kim, >> yes. >> Tammy, >> yes. >> Thank you. I have item 4.9 which is a policy for first read which looks at the adoption of textbooks. Um I'm open to thoughts, ideas, opinions from the board. I know Kim you sent me some information today. Um I will share that your thoughts and ideas but I don't want to elaborate. >> Yeah. I I so our goal with this policy is to f there um is to clarify and I'm I'm ask
011I guess this is a question the um is has there been a change in the law or okay we just want to because there is part the one of the statutes um that's cited says that we are responsible for this policy says textbooks but we're adding reading list instructional materials and academic curriculum to >> and that's what OAC says. I think the previous policy did not outline a direct quote from OAC. So I put it in there. So there was clarification because there was some discussion um or I should say concern from STA members that we as you as a board do not approve reading list but in the Ohio Revised Code it specifically says for >> So when you say OIC, did you mean OC? >> O administrative code. It's in the OC. >>
012OC. >> Okay. >> So, yeah. So, that's what we're doing here. We're making sure and I and I looked at the statutes and so and I'll I'll send to other board members too my thoughts, but the the two paragraphs that you added, you've just there's just quoted the statute, which you don't want to put the board of education of each school district in our policy. >> That's your biggest offense. >> Well, why would we be directing other boards of educations to Right. So we >> And also I just I feel like it would be a lot easier just to add reading less instructional materials and I that's kind of your wording was less is less wording as well. >> Yeah, we're just adding that and then you add a paragraph about you being the designated
013representative. But I feel like that it already says that it's it's repetitive because a couple paragraphs down it says the superintendent shall develop a plan for the review. >> So it's just double. So that was just what my thought was and I'll if anybody else wants the red line I'll send it around. >> Please do about what I had to say. I've seen Kim's red line. >> I appreciate your legal eyes. As I said I am never offended because policy writing is a different language. So I appreciate the extra eyes. So thank you for that. So we will send it to >> It's our one job. So love it. I do. I do. Um although pretty much anymore it's just you shall adopt a policy. >> Speaking of which little opinion there. >> Yeah. You
014know speaking of which I wanted to give a brief update while we're talking about policy if I may. And we I sent you yesterday the first draft from Neola for the cell phone policy. Um Tim has been in contact reached out to Amy Adams today because there seems to be a conflict in what our options are being as options that we have would really be no different from what we're doing now currently. But also in the communication um from our policy folks, they even have it as it doesn't go a policy needs to be adopted by January and we've been informed that the policy needs to be adopted by September 1st >> by who said it and then I don't have >> for is it for the cell phone policy? >> I thought I thought
015that the uh the legislation said January 1st too. Yeah. So, we were told >> the bill the bill we received January 1 was struck through. It was changed to September one. >> Really? >> And I confirmed that with Amy >> on Thursday. I said, "Hey, just want to make sure we're accurate with this because >> is it January or September 1?" She forgot September 1. >> There was a strike out. >> There was a handful of strikethroughs on that original bill and that was one of them. So, where do we stand on what the instructional day is? That seems to be confusing. >> Well, that's another conversation because the bill how I initially or we I'll say interpreted it was the instructional day was the the from the first bell of the day to the
016last bell of the day. We were having conversations with our building principles along with other districts. You look at TPS and and roster, they have yonder bags, which that's what they're going in during that instructional time. We weren't going to go that route. I know Dr. Mly sh notes, but we took it as how we wanted to look. Are they going to be off and out of sight? Are they going to be often in a locker? Um, we were leaning towards often in the locker and I think that's where Dr. Mley was going with her update. But then >> when we received the policy from the yesterday, Dr. from shared it with me where it says the instructional day doesn't include >> in between classes and lunches which would be consistent to what we do
017now with our high schools where students are allowed to use them. So >> trying to get some clarification based on the policy information we we received versus what the law states. So I sent that email this morning to Amy. Haven't heard back specific on that. So, are you saying it's possible that the policy we currently have meets the law? >> Possibly. Um, I know Dr. Vens was in communication with a lot of area principles, um, high school principles on what they were doing because their policies were similar to ours and they were a large amount were taking it as a law is they're often out of sight. However, if we decide to do that from the start of the school day, which was the first spell, to the end of the last period, which was
018the last vill, but then he received some more feedback say based on this policy that came out yesterday, I go, "Wait a minute, we kind of have to rethink this if that's not what the law technically represents." So, we need to get specific on that. How I read it, it says cell phone, specifically states cell phones are not in use during the school day. Um, it's how I interpret it. I'm That's just my personal opinion of it. Um, but we can get >> I don't interpret it any other way. I was pretty surprised when I saw the um the draft policy. >> Yeah, we all were. I know Dr. M texted me yesterday. I'm like, this is contradicting what >> I'm sure that was the intent of the law. I agree. >> Words matter. Well,
019yeah, but if it w I mean it would seem to me that >> if they use the word instructional time, >> instructional day, >> I think specifically >> if it's day, >> which is different than instructional time, >> correct? Because that would be you would be able to have it in the hallways or in during lunch or any other time this instruction isn't occurring, but the instructional day is in the mail. Yeah, I was really surprised when I saw that draft >> and I will you resend that to me. I saw it come through and I glanced at it and now I'm not I must have deleted or I don't know what I did with it. >> I will certainly cuz it's not here. >> Yeah, I've got it up right here. It says prohibit
020all cellular telephone use by students during the instructional day except as described in division C2. That's for the stat students. Do we know it? Does it define instructional day anywhere? Sometimes there's a definition section. I guess I guess >> on the top it explains electron communication device which it doesn't even refer to that. It says cellular telephones farther down school, school buildings, school grounds. It doesn't say >> right. That's a new acronym that we're not using by the way. The the way what was the instructional or the >> electronic >> personal communication device. Yeah, we don't that's I think we use >> electronics. Yeah. So, it's going to bleed over onto other policies, too. >> Correct. Correct. >> For consistency purposes. >> I don't have it in front of me, but I also thought that
021the definition of that they were using or the I guess the carve out for using a cell phone for emergencies was pretty convoluted and difficult to read. There's a sentence that starts um I should pull it up. >> Do you have it in front of you? >> Yeah. Well, anyway, there's a sentence in there that ends at the end of the sentence, it becomes clear that they're discussing emergencies. I think it's the second. >> Do you have that those strikethroughs Dr. Mley has ever shown? >> Yes, I think that's >> Yeah. Additionally, students may use cell phones to contact parents/guardians during the school day depending upon the exigencies of the situation, the location of the students, and the location of the PCD during an active threat or emergency. I just feel like that needs to
022be rephrased so that it's clear in the beginning that we're talking about a threat emergency and it it's just a confusing sentence. >> So I just pulled up a quote from a senator who says instructional day means the time between the first bell in the morning until the final bell at the end of the day. >> That's the way we >> now that's just a senator giving a quote to the Columbus Dispatch whether it's in the statute like that the senator believes >> right. Yeah, it seems logical. >> So this in the next sentence, we'll probably find some school districts have a different view of what the instructional day means. >> So good luck. >> Well, and like we said, the policy blurs that quite a bit based on the policy. >> Thanks, Columbus. >>
023Okay, you're all right. >> So, I just wanted to give that update. I'm sending that to you now. >> Yeah. Thanks. It's nice to meet you. [Music] >> Can you remind me how much were the yonder bags? They're very expensive, aren't they? >> They were. I think for our district, if I'm wrong, Dr. Was it going to be 100,000 total or is that per >> Total. Yeah. Yeah, >> we talked about that for high school. >> We talked about that a little bit as well with our high school folks. How would that work? Would there be a bottleneck? I mean, would we require first grade teachers to lock them all and then ninth grade teachers to unlock them? What about the kids who was transferred? What about the students who early on top of the
024just the overall cost, right? >> I'm wondering how TPS is going to do that. They already have entry points where they can do that similar to when you go into the courthouse where they go through. >> So I'm assuming that's where they're going to have when the kids come through each day. But then you courthouse there's like four people, >> but it's not usually everybody going four people coming in at one time. They're probably going to use like their school security folks. I would imagine they're all coming into school at the same time. I mean, it's pretty fast going through security, but it will be it's difficult to imagine doing it with all the students coming in going at the same time. >> We'll let you know how it goes. But I did want to
025bring that up for the purpose since we were talking about the policy and just have a brief discussion to let you know. We're kind of in a holding pattern. It's unusual for a sent on a Sunday anyway, but as soon as I received it, I pushed it out. So stay tuned. >> We have enough meetings to get it passed. Yeah, September next Monday, >> but we're not meeting as a committee until the 29th with >> Yeah. >> or the 30 to 30 confirmed it today. >> But just to piggy back off that as well, if we are interpreting the law the way we think it's meant to be written, we have been waiting towards instead of off and out of sight. It's pretty to make it more black and white for everybody across the board.
026We look at them often in a locker K through 12 um just so it's easier to manage. Students don't have them on them have the have the reason to reach in their pocket and grab them um on top of other situations if it was offered in a locker. >> Do we have how do we do that with elementary school kids? elementary and junior high. Um >> cuz there's no locks in elementary school. >> Often out of sight is what it says right now, >> right? >> I get that just worries me. I I mean I know fifth graders are already taking cell phones and and leaving them in the locker, but um requiring it and then it it makes me nervous about being unlocked and kids. It's interesting because court walked down that hallway. There's
027not a locker on a locker in one of those lockers. >> I know. >> Very well found hardly any kids have their phones and all kinds of stuff in there. We're fortunate I think in that it's not a but I've always worried about that the junior high quality. I mean that's you know my kids made the decision not to do that. I don't think in elementary school there's not locks. There's not lock at all the building be locked. >> Well, we actually have brought that up in some of our newer buildings. They don't have lockers. They have cubbies in the classroom. It's just cubby with the cabinet or some might not even have a cabinet. It's just open. I would actually discuss that. >> Well, I think it's also a choice to say you're going
028to take home school or like if you have to cuz you need a ride or whatever. Sure. Vast majority of our teachers do that and take it to my desk. So, you know, and that's one of the things we really wanted to get out early with communication this week so we can start communicating with our parents kind of at least set the stage. Um, but until we have more clarification because I do know, if I recall, I may be wrong. So, correct me. In some instances when we look at instructional day and instructional minutes when we're looking at minutes um for hours of school I do not think we count uh lunch >> lunch recess correct >> even though it's within the instructional day but it's not counted as so I don't want to pull
029the thread on that sweater but I think I already did. So thank you for the conversation. It it could go down that path though. I think some people can say that. Um I I just feel like just as a final thing that I can anticipate parents, >> especially at the elementary school, giving blowback as far as securing this device if you're going to make my kid put it away, which I know they already do, but I I think there's going to be some unrest on this policy and that may be one of the things. So I think but I think each building probably case by case can figure out how they're going to handle that. I'm guessing I just feel like we should anticipate it being more keeping those devices secure. >> Absolutely. It's a
030good point. >> Thank you. >> Fun stuff. >> Appreciate the input. Keep the thoughts coming, please. Because the more we can frontload and address, um hopefully it'll be more palative, >> less confusing. >> Yes. Less confusing, more palatable. Um final uh recommendation tonight is recommendation for item 4.10 is resolution for the joint cooperation agreement with the township and our school district to complete the state routes for schools program approval. A second comments or questions. If you haven't noticed they have expanded part of the safe routes to school the school zone on Mitchaw for Timberstone and Central Trail. They make it a little longer because they're going to put a sidewalk on the opposite side of Central Trail. Um they couldn't put it on the same size because of >> her hol. Okay. Halt. Um that
031corner is kind of where there's a barn and a house there and the right away isn't just doesn't align very well. So they have put it back across the street from Central Trail. wasn't our first choice, but it at least it'll be a walkway for students and I recommend it. >> I offer you Greg. >> Yes, >> Julie. Kim. >> Who's the best? >> I'm just playing. >> All right. Thank you. >> Thank you. We are with you. >> Thank you. I will recommend items 5.1 through 5.7 on a consent agenda basis. 5.1 are licensed to new teachers. 5.2 are licensed to return from reduction to force and they are coming off of the recall list. 5.3 is a change in teaching assignment for the 2526 school year. 5.4 license resations. 5.5 is a license
032for absence. 5.6 is for our aspired able staff here in the annex and 5.7 is licensed. >> I'll move up for approval on a consent agenda basis items 5.1 through 5.7. >> Second. >> Any comments or questions? >> Is anybody still on the roof? Like how many are still on the roof? >> Uh there's a few that are been reduced. So, some of those special area elementary people are on there. Um, they're working. They're just their positions have been reduced. Um, we still have the media center specialist and that probably three elementary teachers still on the list. They're on for years for recall. Um, if they pass up an opportunity, they are on for one additional year. We see some of them are actually landing in other places. So, so it's about the total number
033that's on there now. Thank you. >> Tammy, >> yes. >> Craig, >> yes. >> Kim, >> yes. >> Julie, >> yes. >> Thank you. I will recommend items 6.1 through 6.5 on a consent agenda basis. 6.1 are classified new hires. 6.2 is a classified retirement. 6.3 classified destination. 6.4 classified termination. 6.5 are classified first. I'll move for approval on a consent agenda basis item 6.1 to 6.5. [Music] >> Any comments or questions? >> Greg, >> yes. >> Tammy, >> yes. >> Julie, >> yes. >> Kim, >> yes. >> Thank you. I'll recommend items 7.1 through 7.4 on a consent agenda basis. 7.1 are supplemental positions for the 2425 school year. 7.2 non- teaching pupil activity contracts for 2526. 7.3 are athletic volunteers for 2526 and 7.4 is a resignation for 2526. >> I'll move for
034approval on a consent agenda basis item 7.1 to 7.4. >> I'll second. Any comments or questions? >> Greg, >> yes. >> Julie, >> yes. >> Kim, >> yes. >> Tammy, >> yes. Thank you. >> Okay. Second opportunity for public participation. Seeing none, um I will move we don't go weird. Oh. Hey. Hey.