001About 30 seconds. >> Don't forget your hat. >> Pledge of allegiance. I will throw it off. >> You don't have yours tonight. Must be warm sleeve. >> Must be warm so I don't forget it when I leave. Here we go. Uh, welcome everyone uh to the uh December uh 2025 Talmage uh board of education meeting. Glad you're here. Uh as usual uh uh we will start with pledge of allegiance. If you will join me, please stand, take your hats off, wait for everybody to get in place. Here we go. I pledge algiance 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. May be seated. Uh, next up is a roll call. Who is
002here? Mr. Hosteller >> here. >> Mr. Ross >> here. >> Mr. Lowry >> here. >> Mr. Paselli >> here. >> Mr. Fairhurst >> I am here. Thank you. Uh, welcome visitors. Uh, I see I don't want to say old faces, but frequent faces would be the best thing to say. And we have a new person sitting out here. Uh, Beth from the Summit newspaper. Thanks for joining us tonight. Uh, and uh, for those of you online, uh, again, thank you for being with us this evening. Very appreciated. Uh, next up is approval of prior meeting minutes. Uh is recommended that the board of education approve the minutes of the regular and special November meetings. Uh and of course meetings uh from all the meet minutes from all the meetings can be found online in digital
003form. I would need a motion. >> I'll make a motion. >> I'll second it. >> Uh any discussion about anything? Everything's okay. No changes. Uh Mr. Hostetler. >> Mrs. Ross. >> Hi. >> Mr. [clears throat] Perelli. >> Hi. >> Mr. Davis. >> Hi. >> Mr. Lowry. >> Hi. >> Mr. First I >> next up uh recommendation >> excuse me we do have discussion >> yeah we have to we have an important discussion because this is the last board meeting >> for uh >> that's true >> Mr. Mark Fairhurst, I'm out of here. So, uh, [laughter] >> yeah. So, I I just want to on behalf of the faculty, the the admin team, uh, all of us that are part of the Townage City Schools team, we want to thank you for your unbelievable uh, service
004to our district over the last 12 years. And, um, you know, want to thank you for We've been through a lot, Mr. Fairest as far as you know, you look back at where we were back in 2014 when you started on the board and where we are now. Uh we've come a long way through uh building projects, levies, um COVID, uh superintendent changes, board changes, and you've been a steady solid presence for this district. And uh our heartfelt thanks, we will greatly miss you. And uh but we're also thankful we'll still see you on the software soft ball diamond which is awesome. I'll do balls. >> And uh we we still want to get some of Janet's baked goods on a routine basis. So >> I've heard that. I've heard that. [laughter] >> Yeah. Yeah.
005I'll let her know. >> So I don't know if the board wanted to say anything else. Uh and then we'll get a photo. >> Sounds good. Mark, on behalf of the board, we are just so grateful for your tenure. I've only had two years with you, but I've learned >> Thank God. Right. I've learned a ton from you. Your demeanor, your poise, your leadership has been stellar. And just want to say thank you so much. And yes, we have a little token of appreciation for you. >> Thank you, sir. We appreciate you. >> Not cookies. >> Okay. >> Better than cookies. Jan, >> thank you very much. [applause] I uh uh thank you. I Yeah. Uh it seems like it went by real quick and I appreciate everybody here. Uh what a team. I uh
006Mr. Wood has had asked me a couple times, what's your your favorite highlight? And I I I have to tell you honestly that there isn't any one single thing. It's just a a just everything. It's just been so amazing. So many things happen here. I do not know how you guys juggle 116 things every single day. And you don't let any of those pingpong balls drop. you just go go and it's so uh blessing to me to be able to be a part of your team because you guys work so hard and you all my gosh I mean it's it's such a responsibility and you you all work so well together and you know and and all for the right reasons and we have our newcomer Kim uh coming on here you're joining a great
007team and uh um and I will tell you my the the most interesting thing the most fun part about this was watching. I I think it's called Distinguished Scholars Breakfast. That event that blows me away every year. I I stand there and I watch a banquet room filled wallto-wall with students and parents and grandparents and uh a and it's filled, you know, a third of the of the of the class or half of the class of kids are top scholars, you know, and it's just not the the classroom experience, the scholastics, it's, you know, they're in sports, they're in band, theater, they're in all these clubs uh around the community. Uh, and what a blessing these kids. Um, you know, the world's in good hands with our kids coming out of town, I have to
008tell you. So, uh, good luck. Hang on tight. >> So, we could get a photo. And I do I'll credit Mr. Manion and put this really nice plaque something new for your wall that, uh, >> I have a place for that. Okay. All right. >> I'll read it. So, Mark Farhurst, uh, school board member from April 16, 2014 until December 31st, 20125. Thank you for a legacy of dedication and outstanding service to the town. >> Thank you. Appreciate it. Thank you so much. [applause] >> Everyone's our official photographer. >> Oh, we have an official. >> We'll get out here and if you don't mind, >> [laughter] >> I'm sorry. [laughter] I'm sorry. >> No, no, that's good. >> Good job. Good. [laughter] [cough] >> Thank you. Put that right there. >> Get my computer back
009up and uh put it back together. >> Wake up. Wake up. Wake up. All right, we're back. Here we go. Here we go. Uh next up. Next up. Uh line item. We don't usually open up too much uh through the course of the year, but this is recommendations for the uh of the board of education. Uh there's three points to cover this evening. We have two resolutions uh to vote on and and one discussion point uh to kind of uh roll around in here a little bit. And um start with the discussion part of it first if it's okay with everyone. This has to do with the uh November uh uh ballot vote that was just on uh for school levy and uh certainly uh it it failed uh in the community. But again, just
010before we dig in too deep, I do want to say thank you again to the citizens of the Townley School Board Committee who worked hard. Uh your time is very appreciated. We're we're glad you did that. Uh and and led us through that uh levy. Uh and to those who voted yes, you know, we we thank you for that. And uh even to those who voted no, we have to reach out and say thank you also. uh you opened our eyes and uh we learned we have to do a better job at explaining ourselves to you and that's important and um we have a uh a financial situation here with the town city schools that has to be addressed one way or another and uh it's important. So, uh, we wanted to take a little
011bit of time here with this discussion about an possible upcoming, uh, uh, ballot that may be on in May of and decide what our next steps might be. >> Do we technically motion discussion? >> This is uh, going to be a discussion. We're not going to vote on anything right now. um unless something magical happens but right now this just laying it on the table for a discussion for the most part you know our our core challenge uh is as you have told us before Mr. Wood is the decline in state funding uh the financial situation here is being driven by a rapid decline in our state funding share as Mr. Hosteller has pointed out to us time and again and we appreciate his insight and his leadership in trying to explain you know the
012the details to us and what I think I'd like to do if it's okay with everybody is actually ask Mr. hostel, if you could uh jump into um this attached file >> uh for us and kind of explain it to us. >> Uh and and and I [clears throat] don't mean to be disrespectful to anybody, but if if it's possible, put it in third grade language because there's a lot of big words in here and I want to be sure everybody understands what's going on going forward because it's really important that we don't have a misstep. >> Sure. Uh any uh future ballot issue requires two resolutions. Uh if you remember uh on a property tax resolution, you have a resolution of necessity and a resolution to proceed. You after you pass a resolution of
013necessity, you contact the county auditor and they certify the dollar amount and then you pass a resolution to proceed. as we have discussed uh on the table is the income tax option uh which is the same it's a two-step process. This is the first step uh if you decide to go that way in passing a resolution. And what this resolution does, it's sort of the resolution of necessity. You are petitioning the state tax commissioner on what would it take to generate the amount of money that we're requesting. >> the gap that we're facing. >> Uh and you see in the wording that that number is 3,77850. He will then in turn certify back to us uh if you were going an income tax it would take uh this certain percentage and earned income tax would
014take this percentage or a property tax would take this percent or this this levy uh millillage because if you read through the resolution it really doesn't identify uh either it it it has both options. So in doing so uh you get that information back from the the state and then you determine uh which which avenue you want to to take and if you choose an income tax you'll have an earned income tax or a full income tax. Uh and then is when the specifics, the next resolution would identify the specifics. The percentage of rate and the length of term and an income tax can be uh any length of time as well as a continuing. >> Could you briefly tell us the difference between property tax, earned income tax real quick? >> Sure. Property tax
015is based on uh any uh tangible property that you own, real estate, uh be it your home or your or land that you have uh and it's a certain millage based on the value of that property. Income tax, there are two types. There's uh income tax that's that's uh taxed no matter what kind of income it is. And then there's an earned income tax which is taxed only on earned income which excludes pensions and and other non-earned like interest and and that sort of thing. So again earned is all income or excuse me full tax taxable uh is all income earned income tax would exclude pensions and non-earned income. So the the options there are are three to raise additional money income tax, earned income tax or property tax. And according to what's happening in
016the state uh and according to your files in in 2021 uh the state contributed uh over 40% of our school budget is what I've got in my notes. and going forward uh beginning in uh the fiscal year because we're on a school year uh uh ending in 2027 uh July uh the state share is projected to be and or fall down to 27%. So you're talking about raising dollars to fill that gap. >> Yes. >> Approximately. >> Yes. The >> stateare Yeah. the state share is declining uh mostly due to the additional uh appraisal in our valuation property valuation. >> So the gap that's been created really isn't because the school is foolishly wasting money. >> No, we're experiencing >> this this is really coming from the state. >> Yes. And I I hope to
017and my my goal and plan is to uh create some some videos that explain that more in detail. But yes, uh as our property valuations go up, the state says, "Well, you're you're more wealthy now. You don't need as much state money." And so their state percentage share continues to go down. And as a result, we get less state funding. And we are not alone in this. Many districts across the state of Ohio are facing the same >> problem, same >> yes >> issues coming out of Columbus. >> Yeah. The formula for state funding is the same for all districts. >> Okay. >> Uh the the difference being that some districts are on what we call the 20 mil floor. So when your property valuation increases, you get additional tax. And but people watching what
018what is 20 mil floor? What does that mean? >> 20 mil floor is a threshold that the state has has set that says your district every district needs at least 20 mills to operate. >> Okay. >> So your your total uh tax levies cannot drop below 20 mills. >> Okay. So as your property valuations go up, your effective millage is reduced because House Bill 920 prohibits any increase in tax simply because your valuations of your property go up. But once you hit that 20 mil floor, you can't be reduced any further. >> Okay? So when a district is on the 20 mil floor and they experience a 25% in increase in valuation, they also experience a 25% in local income tax and and that's not fair to the taxpayer. And that's why property tax has
019become such a big issue in the state of Ohio is because there's 410 or so districts that are on the 20 mil floor. And it gets a little messy, but but the reason some are on the 20 mil floor is not because their effective millage is 20 mills, but because some levies cannot be counted against the 20 mil floor, like emergency levies and fixed sum levies. Those cannot be counted when you calculate the 20 mil floor. But it's become an issue in the state property taxes is uh probably what's taking up most of the legislator's time in Columbus these days. Um but Talmage is not on the 20 mil floor. Our effective mills is closer to 30 uh or 32 right now. So when we increase uh experienced an increase in property valuation as we
020did nearly 30% property values went up but effective millillage was reduced. So the school district doesn't experience an increase in local property tax revenue. So when our our property tax at the local level is stagnant and our state funding is decreasing because our state share is dropping. We end up in this situation where you know to to run a school district your your costs are going to increase to some degree every year. And when your your funding decreases you get into a situation where you need additional revenue. And there's only two main sources of additional revenue for schools and that's state funding and local taxes. >> Question Joe Bid. >> All right. [clears throat] So how are there communities that operate under the 20 mil floor? Like are these cities that have more industry? Are
021these rural areas where people are paying on the farmland too and not as many kids are going to school? like why do we operate at 30 to 32 mills and there's other communities that can get by on 20? >> Well, two things I'll say. One is because some of them are not truly on the 20 mil floor, but because they've passed emergency levies, they might have two or three emergency levies totaling 10 or 12 or whatever level of of millage, but when it comes to determine whether you're on the 20 mil floor, emergency levies aren't counted. That's one reason. The other reason in most cases it's districts with a really huge valuation. So 20 mills in that district will generate far more than another district on 20 mills with a far less uh valuation. So
022a lot has to do with your property valuation in your district as a as a driver. >> Have we ever been on the 20 mil floor? >> Not since I've been here. No. I I don't think even before I was here now. >> And And what percentage are on the 20 mil floor? Do you do you remember that? Is it >> districts in the state? >> Isn't it like 2003? >> 23. >> Yeah, there's over 400. And there's 400 districts on the 20 mil floor. There's about 612 or 613 at last count of school districts in Ohio. >> So we're in a third >> all across Ohio, >> right? >> Mostly similar districts, suburban >> probably. Yeah. Yeah, that would be I would say accurate. What I don't know is that as I mentioned, how
023many districts are on the 20 mil floor that are on there but are actually collecting more than 20 mills because of emergency levies. And that was primarily school districts got I don't I don't want to say deceitful, but it's kind of cy the way, you know, we need a new levy. We'll pass an emergency levy because we'll just keep working down and someday we'll be on the 20 mil floor, but we'll have these other emergency levies we're still going to collect on. So, it's but new law that just passed is waiting the governor's signature has changed that and those fixed sum levies and emergency levies are no longer going to count to determine whether you're on the 20 mil floor. So, that's going to change the dynamics for a lot of districts. There's there's a
024lot of changes going on with property tax and the way it's administered in Columbus. has the history here at Town, have we ever has it always been a property tax? As far as you know, >> we attempted an income tax uh probably 12 or 15 years ago. Uh I don't think it was an earned income tax. I'd have to look back and and I don't think we did as as well of a a job in explaining it uh to the community and it it failed. uh it just wasn't well received for whatever reason. So we did not try a second time on an income tax. We went back to a property tax and eventually passed. Have have you talked with any of your peer group other treasurers and area districts? Are they attempting those that
025are have to go on a levy? Are they looking more for property tax or are they >> investigating earned income tax uh process? What I mean, what are you hearing >> out there that we don't hear? >> I uh in [clears throat] talking to our our bond council, Mike Sharp, uh he has indicated that many of his clients who are uh looking at additional revenue are seeking an income tax. Just the con the situation in Ohio, uh the climate is really really negative against property taxes. Uh, and there's still that push, which we don't know if it will gain enough signatures to be on the upcoming November ballot of 26 to abolish property taxes. Now, a lot can happen between now and then, and there might be enough legislation enacted to uh take the burden
026off of uh property taxpayers, but uh you know, with all that swirling around, [clears throat] the unknown of of a property tax is is a higher risk, I think. So our choices kind of sort of are property tax or an earned income tax process. >> Yes. >> Or nothing. >> You you could go total income tax. >> Okay. >> Uh but then that would tax all income. U and that's probably not not the goal at this point. >> So what if we do one or the other? we run it and we fail in May. >> Uh what happens? >> I I guess I point to Mr. Wood. What What are your thoughts? >> I mean, I know I I know what you've told us and shared with us. I mean, you >> you you can't
027spend money you don't have. And >> yeah, we we are running out of money. Yeah, >> that's the reality of of what So, if we do not pass in May, [clears throat] >> I would say that two things and I've communicated this to our staff already and and and we've talked a lot about it. So, I think two things are inevitable. I think uh for one for one, there is a new normal. There is a new normal for Townage City Schools because of our cut in state aid. I think we we uh you know we heard from our community the need to um cut some costs no matter what uh before we come back in terms of increasing you know increased revenue for the district. So, um, you know, no, no matter what, there is
028cost cutting that's going to happen here in this district. And that's >> that that has happened or will be happening >> has already happened and and will continue to happen >> such as >> well, we've we've talked about the nine positions that were eliminated last year, okay, from our cost structure. Right. >> Um the things that we're looking at going forward are some additional staffing cuts as well as um things that don't touch the classroom as much. So what are those? And the and the big item there is busing. So busing is an area where I think no matter what we will be reducing some of the areas where we bus in town city schools. If we fail the levy in May, it will be my recommendation to the board that we go to state
029minimum busing, which >> what is state minimum? >> State minimum busing um would be devastating for a lot of our families. I will say that right away, but it's also, I think, important for our community to understand the type of straits we're in right now. um state minimum busing would eliminate high school busing alto together and it would um put basically a two-mile radius on busing to our elementary and middle school. So it'd be a substantial cut to our bus to our busing. >> When you say two mile, you're you're not talking about two miles as the crow flies, but two miles as the bus runs up and down the street. Correct. Actually, you can take both factors into account when you're when you create the new maps, as long as there's safe walking to
030the buildings, Mr. Fair. Yeah. >> So, you know, that's what I I think about. Um but but I but I also want to tell folks as we put together a reduction plan, I think there will be um there will be reductions no matter what. I think that's we've heard that loud and clear from our community. They're looking for us to to to become even tighter. Even though, as I've showed the board in the past, we are one of the lowest spending per pupil districts in Summit County, if not the lowest now, we now spend less per pupil than uh Springfield and Stow. Um I think just maybe Norton is the only Norton or Green are the only two districts that have a slightly lower one, but every other district uh all of our neighboring districts
031quite spend quite a bit more. That's something that's a that's a chart that we have out on our website for folks. So, we're going to continue to move, unfortunately, move down that spending per pupil. And it's our goal as an admin team to make sure it's money that's not taken out of the classroom. That's that's where the money needs to go, but we focus on areas where um we believe it won't have a negative impact on the classroom. And there will be that will be uh you know, as as as [clears throat] we move through this process between now and May. And I know the the board is under a timeline here really by the middle of January to make a decision and do resolutions for a May ballot. Um but accompanying that effort will
032be a very specific reduction plan so folks will understand what will happen if if we do not pass in May. >> So h how can a parent find out about the reduction plan? >> Once we have that assembled, we'll be sharing that with the whole community. >> And how do you do that? You're going to put it on the website. You're going >> It's all of our normal social media [clears throat] avenues. So, yeah. >> Or if a parent calls in, they can call. >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. >> Okay. Very good. All right. >> Very good. What uh what else here? >> Yeah. Go ahead. >> Um so, what we're Let me be clear. What we're talking about right now is in front of us is a resolution is questioning the state tax commission of
033what would be generated by earned income tax or property tax. Is that correct? >> Yes. >> Okay. Yeah. >> Yeah. So, so what we're doing is we're looking into what we would get to make a good decision on which way we go. Second part to the question is uh what's the timeline for filing those resolutions? Uh I I heard a 100 days. Is that correct? From from uh May 5th back. >> Yes. >> That's for earned income tax. That's that's for this that's for a resolution to the state tax commissioner. >> Okay. >> And that's January 24th, I believe. >> Okay. Property or earned income. Either way, >> property is is 90 days. If if you if you decide to go property tax, the the the process is a little bit different. It's it's like
034we've done before. It sort of leaves the state out of it. Uh then we pass a resolution of necessity, petition the county to generate what will this generate, get that information back, and then pass a resolution to proceed and then deliver. Either way, it's all delivered to the uh county board of elections 90 days prior. >> Okay. >> Everything has to be done by then, which I believe is February 3rd or 4th. Didn't bring my chart with me, but Okay. Again, I and I I'll say this just for emphasis. The you know, a school district has two options to generate revenue. It's it's local taxes, be they property tax or income tax, and state funding. And we are in the first year of a two-year state budget. So, we know we're in fiscal year 26.
035We already know what fiscal year 27's going to bring. And it's not good. and and this current state bianium budget fiscal year 26 and 7 the state neglected to update a critical piece of the funding formula which was the cost factors. So, we are operating on four-year-old cost factors in instead of two-year-old cost factors, which would make a huge difference in state funding. And they knew that and they still said, "No, we're not going to update that." And they're pushing more and more money into school choice and less and less into public schools. And I don't see that changing anytime soon. And and that's the unfortunate situation that school districts are in today. We don't have any other options. We can talk to the state reps, which we've done. We can petition them, which we've
036done, but they're not listening. >> Yeah, I can attest to that. I' I've emailed both of our state reps here in Townage with your chart from last month, and they both responded that they got it and, you know, took it under advisement, but as we're seeing, it's not changing anything for us as a district. >> It's not. And and 27 is the last year of the six-year phase in. >> Yeah. Uh so I you know they'll be looking at a new state budget after this after fiscal year 27 or toward the end of fiscal year 27 for the next two years but I just don't see any change in the direction that the state is funding when it comes to public schools. >> I'm glad we're getting ahead of this. I'm glad we're having this
037discussion now rather than waiting till January. we need to get it out to the public that this is what we're considering and you know be transparent about it. So >> So uh we're out and about. What what do you think city >> has to say about this? >> Oh, city administration. >> How candid do you want me to get? [laughter] >> Doesn't matter. I mean we can either have the discussion tonight or we can have it tomorrow. But people need to know what's going on. They need to know if people are happy or unhappy. You know, >> I mean, we we've got people on our committee, you know, that were on our committee, city officials that were all big supporters of the district, but now we're get definitely getting some push back on a potential
038earned income tax. It's going to affect people differently. You know, doing the real estate, you know, affects everybody who owns a home, but unfortunately, it hurts the seniors that are on fixed income, social security. So, this earned income tax is just affecting the people that are earning income. It's not affecting social security. It's not affecting pensions. Um, so far this is where we're leaning that earned income is the the best way to go. And yes, I'm I'm aware we failed in 2007. Um, but in 2007, they weren't fighting statewide sentiment that was saying, you know, let's get rid of all property taxes. So, how the heck do you put out, you know, potentially if we were to keep if we were to keep going down this path of going after real estate, you know, two
039or three times, that third time is going to be November 26 when we could potentially have another item on the ballot that says, "Oh, let's get rid of all property taxes." How do we combat that when we're trying to pass a levy on our real estate taxes and then they get to check another box that says, "Let's get rid of property taxes." So, I'm aware that Westerville already passed this back in November. You know, there's other there's 200 plus school district that have uh income taxes right now in Ohio. So, we're not alone. We are kind of alone in Summit County. Was it Norton is the only one that has an income tax right now and they did that nine years ago successfully. Um, but out of the 210 districts that are, this recent research
040I did, there's 64 that I found that actually do the earned income. So that's 10% of Ohio that is doing earned income tax right now. You know, 664ish out of 610. So I think we're going to lead the pack. I think that there's going to be tons of school districts that are following this earned income tax. Um especially here in Summit County. Well, I was uh just uh yesterday, matter of fact, at the prime times close tound and some retired people at their um monthly meeting and uh there's a lot of people in that room that absolutely support this. I went to a couple tables. The of course the one table was [snorts] city officials which it wasn't quite as good. U but uh but the majority of the people that I talked to oh
041they're they're all about this. They're all about this. It's going to be a different group than we've ever pitched to and it's going to require a lot of uh leg work and a lot of time. My fear is that the people that have supported us in the past and volunteered are not going to. And that's going to be a problem. That's definitely going to be a problem. I I can't see a bunch of prime times uh doing doortodoor with me. I I just can't. >> They might like it, though. >> Maybe. >> Yeah, that's my two cents on that. >> Uh well, you said you did talk to some city officials. Oh, yeah. >> No names, but I mean, what were some of their comments? They they uh they think we ought to uh um
042attempt another uh property tax. Um we typically don't pass them on the first time new ones and I pointed out that we got handed our hat with this one. We got told loud and clear uh that this isn't what they want. And um of course people didn't want to hear that. Um, yeah, we could run it again and uh and get beat a little less, but it the the the bottom line is we we need to get this passed and we need to come up with uh $3.7 million >> to keep this school system running the way it is at the level it is now. Yeah, we can we can start trimming things. Uh but at some point we're going to get into the classroom. >> Yeah, >> that's that's going to happen as as
043as hard as we push. Uh we're going to get into ancillary services and then we're going to get into the classroom. We're going to get into counselors. We're going to get into all of that stuff that we've hired over the past few years that have made this district what it is. And I I don't want to see us go that way. So, we need to get something passed. I I believe personally uh uh and it unfortunately or fortunately it doesn't earned income tax doesn't impact me very hard right now. Um I don't make that much. >> Yeah. The average home recent Google search told me it was 91,000 you know for the average home in town. So just to use round numbers 100,000 >> assessed >> I'm sorry the income income income >> yeah I'm
044sorry I'm talking income only on on >> so at 91,000 or to use round numbers $100,000 the average home the average household's income at $100,000 is going to cost him $750. Whereas when we were talking property taxes at the last levy, you know, it was 220,000 of assessed value is what we had figured was the average and that was $440 a year. So to use income against property taxes, yes, it's going to cost those um 91,000 earners a little bit more, but those are the people that probably have kids in the schools or have grandkids in the schools. So we do feel this is the, you know, the better option of the two at the moment. It's it's it's the in my opinion it's the lesser of two evils at this point. I mean, nobody
045wants more taxes, but um this is the best option that we have on the table. >> But at the end of the day, you're you're telling us we have a gap we have to fill. >> Certainly. Yeah, there's no question. No question. >> Okay. >> Our lines have crossed from, you know, you always kind of look at what when your revenues fall short of your expenditures. Um, and because your your revenue is fixed to a large degree and your expenditures aren't, once those lines cross, then it's only a matter of time till you run out of money. And >> I think it's also worth pointing out that we discussed, you know, trying to do some kind of tier and and we emailed, you know, the treasure and unfortunately Ohio Revised Code says that we can't.
046So, I had thought that there were other districts that were doing like a 10 or $20,000 minimum, you know, to protect college kids not making a lot of money or something. Uh and there's not there's no options like that. Ohio revised code says we can't. So unfortunately yes uh those that are making you know a lot of money in town this is you know going to cost them more and there's there's no way around that. Ohio revised code says we can only do all earned income. There is one caveat $50 credit for those making 65 plus. So the first $6,600 for 65 plus will get credited back. But that's the only we have no other like recourse to try and put any type of tier or gr you know any type of scale. >> The
047only other differentiation that needs to be stated is a school district income tax is different than a city income tax in that city income tax taxes those who work in the city. A school district income tax taxes those who live in the city. >> Yes. Very good point. Yes. These these are residents. >> These are residents. So that is very very important to notate and yeah from the city's perspective I'm aware you know the other side of this is the city should be the one you know adding those those um income taxes but >> this this is an option that the school district has and this is a great option so or however you want to look at it [laughter] >> our options are limited we're really shoved in a corner >> u I the
048community has said no to property tax. Uh state is making it difficult >> and uh we're running out of options and so Okay. Um any other thoughts on this or because I what I would like to then because this was a discussion of we're not going to take a vote on anything. We're not going to decide yes or no on anything tonight. We just need to keep talking about this and figure this out over the holidays, getting together with friends and family to talk about it, share the ideas and the questions that are on the table uh so we can get good feedback after the holidays because I mean come January, you you got to start running 100 miles an hour and uh you have to make a decision. We know we have to make
049a decision. Uh >> but we're dragging our feet a little bit because it's so new. it's different. Uh people don't understand it and so they're scared and they're pushing back I think and uh somehow we have to bridge that gap with our our community with our friends and family. So, uh, I would suggest with the next group coming up here as a board that you get together early early January, end of the month, December, take a deep breath, and figure out what's going on. How what direction you're going to take the community in. Um, okay. I I've got one question to that, though. what what the resolution is in front of us is is asking questions of what we would generate. We're not making a commitment. Right. >> No. >> Right. I I I I
050think we ought to pass a resolution and find out quickly what monies would be generated if we did this or that. So, so to that point, if this is a resolution of necessity, we already know that, >> right? >> Like that, that's why I got the >> we know how much it's going to generate. >> Well, this this resolution has the amount you're telling the state tax commissioner we this is the amount we want to generate. What he's going to do is tell you this is how what it would take in >> he's going to reverse engineer it and tell us how to get to that number. >> Right. >> Okay. All right. So, that's >> tax millage earned income tax or total. >> Okay. And this will give us both options with the millillage
051for property tax or earned income. Correct. >> Yeah. Yes. If you read through the this resolution, it does not state we plan on placing an earned income tax on the ballot. It there's not even a number of years in duration. It's not it's not real specific. It's just a resolution of necessity that says here's what our need is. How can we how can we generate that? So yes, you could pass this tonight and not commit yourself >> to any particular >> maybe we should. >> Yeah, >> I'm thinking uh no harm no foul. I'd like to know. >> I I would suggest that you do simply from a t a time standpoint. >> Yeah. uh it would take the pressure off of of that uh first resolution sometime in the middle of January and then
052the second one bumping up against this will give you the options of already having passed this resolution. If you switch course you can just set this aside and go to a resolution for a property tax levy uh at that point in time. So this is just uh doesn't commit you to anything. >> Right. >> I I agree. I think yes. What's the timeline for them to get back to us and let us know the actual numbers >> for the state? >> I've not uh had experience with this. >> I'm guessing it'll be within a week or no more than 10 days. >> So, we'll know pretty quickly after we pass this. Yes. Where we stand, >> right? >> Okay. >> All right. Well, then let's kind of start over here. I'll go along with this
053and uh I will ask for a motion to accept this uh resolution motion. >> I need a motion and a second. Any other discussion following >> hearing? Nothing. I would ask for a vote. Mr. Hostell, >> Mr. Lowry, >> I. >> Mr. Pastor Elliott. >> I >> Mr. Davis. >> Hi. >> Mrs. Ross. >> Hi. >> Mr. Ferris. >> Hi. >> So that's closed for now. We're good. >> That's important conversation. >> Do we have any water? >> Yeah, we need Brandy. >> All right. Well, let's move on to something a little bit easier then. And uh uh this is in regard to a president promp. Uh it's recommended that the board appoint a president proemp to run the organizational meeting until such time as a new board president is formally elected. And um I
054would ask for a motion >> motion or >> well >> a motion. Don't we have to do a motion to do it and then then we nominate somebody? >> Um >> because this we have to nominate somebody following >> or we can do it at the same time. >> Yeah, I would I would >> let's do it all at the same time. So the mo I'll change the motion. It's recommended that we appoint a president, we vote and appoint a president promp. Uh so to do that uh >> I need an okay that we want to do it. >> Can I motion slash vot do it? So yeah. >> All right. >> So go ahead. >> I will motion slashnominate uh Mr. Pasarelli to be the promp president promporary. >> I second both of that.
055>> So we are in >> agreement that we will do that. Well, so that's a nomination that we would vote on it. So I could change my vote to no after. [laughter] >> Okay. >> So I ask you for take an official vote. >> Yes. Mr. Lowry. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Ross. >> Yes. >> Mr. Davis. >> Yes. >> Mr. Paselli. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fairhurst. >> Am I allowed to vote on this? >> You are. Yeah. >> I I'm here. I'm voting yes. I like it. >> Okay. So we've got that out of the way. Uh congrats. Congrats. >> Yeah. >> Uh next up, organizational meeting. Uh recommended that the board of education establish a date for the uh uh the January uh 2026 organizational meeting uh so that you can vote on real
056people, real board members, officers. And uh I believe the date is the 8th. You all have agreed to the ETH. at 10 a.m. >> at 10:00 a.m. >> at the MEC. So, you make a motion. >> I need a motion and a second. >> I'll make a motion. >> Second. >> Vote. Mr. Hosteller 10:00 a.m. >> So, that'll be Thursday, January 8th at the MEC from 10 [clears throat] to 11:00 a.m. >> And that's open to the public. >> Okay. Mrs. Russ. Hi, >> Mr. Davis. Hi, >> Mr. Lowry. >> Hi, >> Mr. Perelli. >> Hi, >> Mr. >> Hi. [clears throat] >> No, you won't be there. >> I won't be there, but I'm You all will be >> the public. >> It's open to the public. I can be there. All right, we're
057done with that. Uh recommendations of the treasurer. Uh we've heard from you a lot tonight. Uh it's recommended that the board accept the financial reports for the month of November as presented in the attached files. I need a motion. >> I'll make a motion. >> I'll second. >> Any discussion on anything, Mr. Hostell, or anything to point out? >> Really nothing new. Uh if if you compare, we had our purchase services this month was quite high because we had some uh Peterman ketchup uh monthlies to to pay and uh the uh preschool for the summit number was in there as well. But nothing of uh nothing surprising, nothing that uh we didn't expect. So we will though uh as a reminder uh come February, we will need to update our forecast for the state uh
058because our third year was was in the deficit. So, we are keeping a close eye and and we'll talk more about that in in January. So, >> anything else? Yes. >> One comment on that. I as I look through there, I've I've looked at a lot of these, but I've I I'm amazed that your projected and your actuals were awful close together. >> Yeah, >> nice work. [laughter] >> Here's a I I admit that uh the first couple of months uh had not gotten fully projected yet. Uh so the actual and the and the projected were identical. Uh >> looks good. >> Yeah, [laughter] that's a confession that uh you know without my assistant I have found less and less time to do some of these things that uh [clears throat] require more time >>
059pass. >> Okay. Uh >> a vote. >> We have to vote. >> Let's do it. >> Mr. Pasarelli. >> Hi. >> Mr. Lowry. >> I. >> Mr. Davis. Hi, >> Mrs. Ross. >> Hi, >> Mr. Pers. >> Hi. >> Next up, uh this is a first uh reading school calendar for year 20 2026 and 27. Recommended that the board approve first reading of the 26 27 school calendar. Uh Mr. Wood was kind enough to pass out a projected uh upcoming school calendar. And Kurt, you could bring that up if you don't mind on the main screen for folks at home. >> And um >> um I I think >> but I need a motion before we can talk about it. Right. >> Of course. >> I need a motion. >> I'll make a motion >>
060and second and discussion. Mr. Wood. >> So first of all, just a reminder of the process. So we if the board approves the first reading tonight, um we have to post it for 30 days to the public for comment or review and then the board will make a final approval. So, I want to first of all thank uh TTA, Miss Miller for uh helping to facilitate our our voting. We we we involve our teachers in the process to create this calendar. Um it's also a product of our district leadership team. And when we looked at the calendar for next year, uh what you'll see is a lot of it's a I would I would call it a very typical calendar to what the board has seen in the past. Uh the nice thing is that
061um Memorial Day is the latest possible day it could be. And what does that mean? That kind of sets and if people remember from our calendars, um that kind of sets the the the end of the school year. And with it being as late as possible, then the start of the school year ends up being as late as possible. So, I know uh we've heard from some parents they don't like starting too early in August. The first day of school next year will be August 19th, which is uh you know, more more normal, I would say. Um so, pretty pretty happy overall with the calendar. We have two uh professional development days built into [clears throat] the calendar. We have an additional records day built into the calendar for teachers. um this the symmetry of
062the semester which is important especially here at Townri High School is pretty good. We have 84 days um at the be at at the for the first semester and 92 for the back semester. It's a reasonable um symmetry because we typically have more snow days in the second semester. Um Easter happens to line up with spring break next year. So that's that's nice. It'll be a super long uh spring break. Uh and um you know I think those are the those are the highlights I see. This does sync really well with the six district [clears throat] compact as well. So um I think this is a pretty solid calendar for us. If you remember I like to be two years ahead. So we're kind of slacking with this one. Part of that reason was we
063we made last year's calendar part of the negotiation process because it was a one-year role with our teachers. So, we're going to put our heads together and try to get the 2728 calendar out here to the community as well here in in the spring. Any questions, concerns with the calendar? >> And this is a first reading, so it will be adopted in January. >> Yeah, this is the first reading. So, we collect feedback from the community. It gives time for the board to really review it in more detail. Okay. And then um and then if if all a-okay, we we approve it uh at the January board meeting, >> regular board meeting. >> Okay. >> So we should vote on this. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Ross. >> I. >> Mr. Davis. >> I. >> Mr.
064Lowry. >> I. >> Mr. Perelli. >> Hi. >> Mr. Fairhurst. >> I close that out. Uh next up, personnel items. Um, as usual, I'm going to ask for a motion to accept items 5.1 through 5.10 as one motion. Uh, certainly allow Mr. Wood or others to highlight uh, any people or information as necessary. And I would ask for a motion. >> I'll motion to adopt 5.1 to 5.10. >> I'll second. >> Is there anything in here? >> Yeah, I I think uh, definitely. So, I just want to credit the whole team here because there's been a lot of activity over the last month in terms of uh some hiring. What what you'll see here as we go through this and I will go through it with you all. It's kind of we've had we've had
065a few people leave us this last for you know kind of the end of the semester which is not atypical for us. And then therefore we had to fill those fill those spots. And then here um before we leave personnel I do want to talk about special ed and special ed needs. I like I warned you last month, I'm worried about case loads and we'll talk about that um as we before we leave tonight. So, a couple resignations I'll I'll point out. We had a a parah and an intervention specialist um announced their resignations and we have uh replacements for both uh Hannah hiring Abby and then uh Paige Campbell resigned and and Courtney McVicker takes that spot. Uh it's we'll talk about that in a minute. That's a slightly different spot. But I I
066do want to the one resignation I want to highlight and he's become really a special part of our team here at Townage High School is his name is Jeff Swindell. His brother happens to work in the building too. This was the more Swindells we have the better. That's my opinion. Um but Jeff's really done a super job for us over the last few years. He kind of works with our inschool suspension kids, our apex kids, uh, and just has done a really really super job and, uh, he has built great relationships with the kids. Uh, his passion is helping kids find career and career paths. He's got an awesome opportunity with Jobs Ohio. So, he's taking that. So, as much as we hate to lose him, we also feel like that's pretty mission focused and
067we're excited for him. Um, so, uh, to to replace Jeff, we have, uh, uh, Sunny Marcetti, who's not on here because you hired Sunny last month, I think. Uh, Sunny happens to also be our wrestling coach, but we started down at Town Elementary School. This opportunity came up. He's excited about it. So, Sunny's moving up here, and, uh, Britney is is taking his spot. So, that's that, uh, how they cancel out there. So, those are the key kind of personnel moves this month. But I do want to talk to you about a little bit about case load. Mr. Zean can chime in. We've just um we've, you know, it's that time of year. Hope you guys you know I'm sure you've seen this every year. Um it's that time of year when you know we've
068we've had a number of our kids through this first semester and we always go through the process of identifying kids that may have additional needs from a service standpoint and uh and once our numbers get up to a certain point we have to manage case loads. There's there's Ohio Revised Code that requires us to manage certain case loads. So, we have reached that point where we need an additional uh intervention specialist at uh at Townage Elementary School. So, um you know, we'll be making um you know, a recommendation. We we've we're going to post that job and make a recommendation for hopefully we can find somebody here with the December graduates and make a recommendation for an additional headcount for uh for next for January. Mr. Zema, did I miss anything or >> No, I
069did. I just clarify for the board the um because we did there's some shuffling in there that you don't quite see in what you're approving. So, there was a position at the elementary an internal candidate requested a shift to that position. So, we moved that position over that freed up a position from the middle school. And so, what you see there with five 5.10, one zero. So 510 that is >> the hire of uh the middle school person shifting to the elementary and then it opens up the middle school position. So just as an FYI so that you're clear about >> So we're not really hiring a new person. We're we're we're bringing somebody over on the organizational chart. >> Yeah. What you're seeing there there's a couple things. The 5.9 is a very recent
070resignation. We have not filled that position yet. >> Okay. So that is one we will be posting and then you will likely see fingers crossed you will see on the January for that hire but five 5.10 is a new person to us but that's a product of um a position that opened up we shifted a middle school person to the elementary and then you're hiring this person into that middle school position because we shifted the middle school person to the elementary. Does that make sense for the board? So I my question then is because I you you know it's going to come to us is how do you how do we justify a new hire when we don't have the money right now? >> How do we do that? How do we answer correctly in
071the community? >> Uh hires around special education are largely dependent upon case load ratios that are kind of set by the state. So when we hit certain ratio requirements and have requirements by law for student IEP need, it also drives our paraprofessional support like what's written into a to a plan for a student. Um so we're largely dependent upon case load ratios. So when we hit ratios, we can't exceed those. >> It's a state requirement. >> Yeah. So there state require >> even though the state is cutting our dollars back there there is there is some It gets complicated, but to to try and simplify it, um, and I'm happy to go in depth at any time that the the board wants to know more, but um, to simplify it for this meeting, um, we
072receive a mixture of state and federal money around special education. So, students, you've heard of 504 plans, there is no state, there's no state or federal money for 504 plans. Uh, there never has been. uh it's part of a different law but under um IDA student students with disabilities um there's both state and federal funds that do come in so um so there is some additional funds that do come in as ca as as student identification may increase we may see slight increases in funds now are they anywhere near what we really need to s to support students no but But it is um there are there is some adjustment in funds based on that. >> Okay, that's fair. >> And that the last thing is 5.5 you see there. That is not a new
073um just because you're asking about money. Um that is not an additional speech language pathologist. That's what the SLP stands for. Um, we have historically had an an in-house a townage hired SLP for this position. Uh, due to a variety of circumstances, uh, that person left a little over a year and a half ago um, at the last minute and we've been supporting that through contracted um, that's been contracted services. So we have this is now taking that person and hiring them internally but the contracted supports go away. So that's not really a new position. Um so it's not additional cost of the district. >> Good to know. >> Okay. Anything else? Good. I would ask for a vote then. >> Mr. Davis. >> Hi. >> Mrs. Ross. >> Hi. >> Mr. Lowry. >> Hi.
074>> Mr. Perelli. >> Hi. Mr. Pers. [clears throat] >> Hi. >> On to good stuff. Central office report. Uh Mr. Wood, tell us about the good stuff going on. >> There's all kinds of good stuff happening. You know, we're looking forward to the holidays. Um you know, looking forward to uh the the nice winter break here. Mr. Gwyn, if you could bring up Yeah. just I I want to highlight um I I don't know if how many of you got a chance to see some of our concerts, our high school concerts last week. Um but our kids just did an amazing job. And and Kurt, if you can go to the next slide. I just I just made a copy of this out of the program. But this is the number of kids that participated
075in our high school music program. Uh some of these are duplicates, but the choir, just seeing the size of the choir and the kids filling the stage, both our choir performers, I know there's a proud dad down here at the end of the here, uh Mr. Mr. Manion, and then our instrument just filling the stage with our musicians um and the talent, especially there's a couple kids that can really play the saxophone right now. Um and and and Genevie is amazing on the clarinet. There a lot of I shouldn't even point out eight because there's so many good ones. Um but really just proud of the program and these numbers have ticked up in a big way just thanks to the board's investment in music at at especially at Townage Middle School and and here
076at the high school and just really just seeing the growth of the program. So I just wanted to highlight that for the board. Um good things happening around our music program. Can I just kind of piggyback on that? So, >> um, we have been blessed with the candidates that we've had in our district and I've seen that front row as I've worked to fill a lot of these roles. Um, and that is been consistent throughout. We have amazing candidates coming uh to our district. And one of the problems that I recognize we now have with our music programs coming forward is not being able to fit all of the crowd into the high school auditorium for our music programs. Um our middle school programs are busting at the seams. We are looking at our music
077spaces going, "Okay, we're going to have to really think about how we're going to make this work because we have so many kids interested in music." So that's just kind of a testament to the quality of candidates we're getting in the music program both here at the high school and the middle school um and at the elementary. They were all there supporting our middle school programs when we had our concerts last week. Uh and it really does take a team. So, just kind of a an additional shout out to them. >> Thank you. Yes. And seriously, we did have we like how are we going to fit all these people in the auditorium? It's it's pretty cool. We start charging a mission. Uh I'm just kidding. [laughter] Uh so, uh yeah. Um so really, really
078cool good stuff happening with our music program. I'm so excited to share that with the board and thank you for your support of music and town. Um, let's go back to good stuff, Kurt, please. So, winter sports, just want to highlight, you know, seasons are off to a great start. We got some great great teams. Uh, really, uh, fun to watch basketball, fun to watch, uh, our wheelchair basketball teams, uh, off and running. They they kind of took on what they expect to be their primary rivalry for, repeating state championship. So, um they're they're they had a nice win against Green uh last week. Uh and the kids are just having a lot of fun. So, we're just thrilled with all of our winter sports. Wrestling is one of our, you know, really some excellent
079wrestlers for us this year. Uh and of course, swimming program. So, um keep keep on keeping on with our winter sports. I encourage encourage the board and everyone else to get out and watch our kids. They're fun to watch. And then uh we did do game day last last Friday. It was pretty pretty fun uh day for the kids to do the game day uh broadcast um during before the game on Friday night which which was which was a girl boy double header which is something we do I think twice a year now. Uh we did it with river and really went well. Uh shout out to everybody that was involved with the thanks our our annual Thanksgiving meal here at Townwich High School. I know Rotary's a lot of uh a lot of um
080our our Rotary team volunteered to help out with that serving. It's just a great great great tradition for our kids and thankful to that. Uh thankful for everyone that was involved in that. And I know the buildings I know Mr. Romanian does some cool things at the middle school, uh, high school, everybody does some really nice things to make that Thanksgiving tradition nice. And same things are happening right now. Every time I walk into a building right now, this the wacky sweaters and stuff that people are wearing uh on a daily basis just to just to make make school fun. The kids are having fun. They're dressed up like elves and crazy sweaters. And I saw a lot of Clark Griswald uh hockey jerseys today at the middle school. And uh so it's pretty pretty
081fun pretty fun time of year even though it gets serious tomorrow with our high school kids in their their uh finals. Um shout out to um you know I we've mentioned this before but I just wanted to share team Trestle uh is is off and running and Coach Trestle was here at the high school or at the elementary school last month. It's really neat to host uh Coach Trestle. I attached a letter that he wrote to me. Just really impressed with the district and thankful for us inviting him. I attached that to the board agenda tonight. So, uh, kind of cool news from from Coach Trestle. So, last but not least, I I know the board, we've been in the newspaper a couple times in the last week. It's not I I like to stay
082out of the newspaper typically, but I think in both cases, both are unfortunate reasons for um for the community to to kind of come together around. But but at the same time, we do come together around these things, right? When uh f of um the event yesterday, which was a is a hoax. Unfortunately, school districts are dealing with these uh prank callers, swatting calls. I don't know the proper term, but essentially, it was a it was a call that was made to to to scare um to scare our kids at the end of the day, which makes it just disgusting to me. And you know, we we have to respond in an appropriate way. And I'm very very proud of Mr. all the teachers and especially all of our kids for how they responded. Very
083thankful too to the building leadership at the middle school and the elementary school, Mr. Manion and Mr. Booth for how they responded. And um you know, it's a it's an unfortunate reality. Uh but again, uh you know, really proud of the way uh everybody responded to it and bounced back from it and and hopefully we we catch the the individual that that did this. Um, so that's that's I want to say thank you. You guys did a fantastic job. We heard from multiple parents that they were very very happy with the constant communication, the way you sent out the reminds, giving the updates as a parent with my daughter's phone in her locker. I don't even know what's going on. So, thank you. You guys did a great job. We really appreciate it. >> Yeah,
084I'll I'll echo on that. Uh, I was at the middle school. Uh, Mr. Pastor Elli and I were both at the middle school and the kids were just as soon as it was announced just flowed to where they needed to be. No pushing, no shoving, no yelling, just they knew exactly what to do. They've been well prepared >> and really impressed to to see how it how it functioned. >> Yeah. And I wanted to highlight and I know you you all appreciate this too is our law enforcement and our partnership with Townage Police is amazing and it's just so nice for all of us. You know, it's it's when something like this happens and you know, we literally had dozens of police officers that that responded not only from Townage but our neighboring communities as
085well, but but to already have there was relationships, Chief Bose, you know, there and Captain Iller and the whole And of course our SRO's did an amazing job and that just makes the whole process go really um you know really well all things considered. So uh just really appreciate our partnership with law enforcement and that's why we do the drills. That's why we get together on a routine basis. So, um, and then, and then last but not least, you know, it's it's, uh, when, you know, unfortunately, um, you know, we had one of our senior students pass away, lo Logan Lighty, and, um, just heartbreaking to have somebody that's, you know, he's been with us since fourth grade, I think Miss Davis mentioned, um, kind of took that journey with us. uh had relationships with
086our teachers and staffs and students at at all of our buildings and um just heartbreaking to to have a life cut short like that. Some medical event and um you know we're we're heartbroken but again I just want to credit uh Mr. corner and the leadership of this building. But I also want to credit, you know, Logan quite frankly struggled a little bit at town schools finding his spot, you know, and and and uh he did find his spot though with our career tech program. And it's really just a tribute to having those options for kids. And and Logan was part of our um Laurel Lake Career Tech program, which is basically working with um senior citizens up in the Laurel Lake community in Hudson. And he went there routinely. And we went to a
087uh memorial service that Laurel Lake hosted yesterday for Logan. I I there was a dozen of our staff members there as well, Mr. her uh spoke at the service. Um but to see uh how that Laurel Lake community became a family for Logan um and he had a mentor there, the mechan maintenance man. So Logan I guess was really good at scrubbing floors and taking care of the maintenance and they loved him there and it was just really uh really cool to see a kid find his spot and it's makes it even more heartbreaking uh given what happened. But that's that's what we do and that's why we have career tech programs. That's why we got to continue invest in career tech programs. Uh and and all the different music, all the opportunities we have
088for kids. They change lives. And that was that was a tribute to me to see how that career tech program uh changed Logan's life. And I'm sorry he didn't uh get to get to, you know, carry carry through for that. So um so that's that's it. I hate to end on a down note, but I I think overall um just really proud of of our team uh across the district. Really excited for the new year. We we we're count on 2026 to be the best year yet here at Townage. So, thank you for all you do. >> Thank you, Mr. Wood. Thank you everybody. Um move on to the last segment here. We have uh people in the crowd and I didn't know if anybody has anything they'd like to say, add. Uh by all
089means, we'll give you some time here. Stand. Who are you and what's on your mind? [laughter] >> Rebecca Miller. I teach second grade. >> Hello. >> Teachers association president. So, a couple things I wanted to point out. One, our superintendent here, Mr. Wood, received the national the Ohio Health Recreation Administrator of the Year Award. [applause] >> I just heard today also that Matt Hagorn received the National Midwest Health Teacher of the Year. >> Wow, that's great. >> Wow. [applause] >> And I just wanted to point out too, I know at people adoptamilies and if you go to our office, it is like numbers and items and very heartwarming. Also today, 48 students from the middle school got to go shopping with the officers and boys and wish everybody nice, but also yesterday we were locked
090down whichs very well and it was right in the morning the kids were coming so the buses held the kids room on it the doors were all locked he escorted everybody the front door >> thank you uh anyone else we're good we're great uh Very good. Well, then uh we'll we'll close this down uh for the December meeting. I wish everybody happy holidays, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kanza, whatever else it is I'm not thinking of right now. And ask for a motion to wrap up our meeting. >> I'll make a motion to adjourn. >> Second. >> Vote. Mr. Hosteller. >> Mr. Perelli. >> Hi. >> Mr. Davis. >> Hi. >> Mrs. Ross. >> Hi, >> Mr. Lowry. >> Hi, >> Mr. Fris. >> I done Thank you.