001Everything's good. >> Yes, we Yeah, I left a Yeah, we've left a couple messages. Yeah, it's nice to meet you. >> God bless. >> Nice to meet you. >> Thanks, Sean. >> Thank you, Mr. Shannon. >> Bye. >> Hi, Brock. >> Good evening. >> Open the Gmail app. >> Very easy. It's okay. >> You should do Oh, sure. Yeah, I can. >> Which one of my three laptops do I need today? >> I know, right? >> This one. >> Probably need to buy the insurance policy for my Chromebook. >> It's taking some spills already. Two factor authentification. >> Might be Where's your dad? >> He met my brother for dinner tonight. I tell him I >> know. I told him. I said everybody's going to notice that you're not here yet. >> Cuz I figured
002I was >> Uhhuh. >> Your dad will be here. But >> I because I was telling him I I called him to if you wanted to go to dinner tonight before the mini and then come for the shuder or the you know the like meet your brother for dinner. I said oh okay we'll enjoy dinner. >> We're all trying to feed you tonight. That's nice. >> Not a bad thing. >> Yeah. Closer. What the heck? You can just click on >> sorry click on the agenda. You just want to not log in and see it. Is that what you >> Yeah. >> And then just click scroll down a little bit. So click on the meeting. >> Come on baby. Scroll down. >> Yeah. I just had it there. I want to sign in and
003see if I can get it. >> Let's try that. You guys ready? >> Are you good? >> Yeah. There you go. All the legs are still >> Are you ready? >> Yeah. Rock, are you good? >> All ready. Okay. Good evening everyone and welcome to the Wednesday, May 20th, 2026 board meeting of the Geneva Area City School District. Call to order, please. >> You want the roll call? >> Roll call, please. >> Mr. Cooper. Mr. Andress >> here. >> Mrs. Craig, >> here. >> Mrs. Syolski, >> here. >> And Mr. Pearson, >> present. Cert certification by the treasurer of compliance with meeting requirement rules. This meeting is a meeting of the board of education in public for the purpose of conducting the school district's business and is not to be considered a public community meeting.
004There is a time for public participation during the the meeting as indicated in the agenda. If you are able, please stand for the pledge of allegiance at this time. I pledge of allegiance 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. All right. I need a motion to wave the reading and approval of the minutes, please. >> All motion. >> Second. Any discussion? Roll call, please. >> Sorry. It's not coming up like I thought. Okay. Mrs. Craig, >> yes. Mrs. Syolski, >> yes. >> Mr. Pearson, >> yes. >> Mr. Andress, >> yes. >> Motion carries. This time, we'd like to honor our retirees. >> Okay. All right, good evening everyone. You nice to see everyone. Thanks
005for being here. Um, this is a really exciting board. I love all the board meetings, by the way, but this is a really exciting one because we're going to be honoring our staff and we do that every meeting, but this is a real special one because all the nominees, first of all, we're going to talk about the retirees who have the service that they have given to Geneva is just unbelievable. And you'll hear all the years that they've put in here. But then our staff have been nominated by their peers to be recognized. And I think that's probably some of the greatest awards you can get is when your peers recognize you. And I'm just really excited to do this tonight. I do want to thank Mariah Wilson. She's our food service director for doing
006the chutery board and all the snacks. So, I want to thank her. She did tell me that was one of her things and it really was. It was just an amazing job. So, thank you, Mariah. All right, we're going to get to our um retirees and when I call your name, I'm going to let them know where you work and how many years of service you have here in Geneva schools. If you can please come up and get your certificate and then we'll stay up here. We'll take a picture at the end. All right. So, our first retiree, Marcia Adams, Geneva Middle School math teacher, 30 years of service in Geneva schools. CONGRATULATIONS, Lori Fazio, high school English teacher, 10 years of service in Geneva schools. Congratulations, Kathy Kuff, uh, high school cafeteria manager, 30
007years of service. Congratulations. >> Uh John Kubig, school psychologist, 27 years of service in Geneva schools and uh he's unable to be with us um today. Uh Cindy Rogaski, Austin PreK Intervention Specialist, 28 years of service in Geneva. Congratulations. Congratulations. All right. Peggy Shubska, >> uh, Shupska, excuse me, high school SNA, 24 years of service in Geneva schools. Okay. And we have Chip Sorber, Geneva Middle School social studies teacher, 26 years of service in Geneva schools. And then Scott Torak, middle school PE teacher, 30 years of school, 30 years of service in Geneva schools. Congratulations You got to be quicker than that. >> I guess I do. I don't know what I'm doing. >> I think I gave you some of mine. You can have it. Oh, that's fine. I put it in alphabetical order.
008>> Thanks, Paul. >> All right. He likes to bust my chops every board meeting here, but it's okay. He's my boss, and I'm good with that. All right. Let's get to Let's start with our district administrator finalist, and then we're going to let you know who the finalist is, the winner. No one knows this information. No one knows except well one person knows. I do. All right. Admin administrators. I'm going to tell you about the process and then we're going to call each administrator up. If you guys could come up here, get your certificate on being a finalist and then we'll take a picture. Then you'll all sit down and then we'll bring up the final person. Okay. So, administrators were nominated and selected by their peers. The finalists were then voted on by the
009entire district staff. Uh here are the district finalists for administrator of the year. When you hear your name, please come up and accept your award and stay for the picture. So I'll uh I'll I'll say your name and I'll do a whole big blurb on you, but you come on up and then we'll clap at the end. Okay. So the first person is Karen Ball from Austinberg Elementary. She's in her first year as administrator. Come on up. And has done an outstanding job. Although she has been in the district for over 25 years, this role was new for her and she has embraced it with confidence and professionalism. Her attention to detail, strong communication skills, passion for students, and genuine commitment to making students, staff, and families feel welcome are true gifts to our school
010community. her anal she analyzes and uses data it's superbly and her ability to thoughtfully and effectively solve day-to-day challenges is um both impressive and refreshing. Karen's leadership has made a meaningful impact at Austin Elementary and she is truly deserving of this recognition. So congratulations. All right, Dr. Crystal Briskey, interim director of student services, stands out as an exceptional candidate for administrator of the year because of her unwaving commitment to student staff and the broader Geneva community. As interim director of student services, she consistently demonstrates strong leadership grounded in empathy, accountability, and a deep understanding of student needs. She is known for tackling challenges with calm professionalism, build collaboration, relationships across departments, and ensuring that every decision centers on student success and well-being. So, congratulations. And Jared Burgard, our building systems manager, consistently leads by example,
011always willing to help in any area that he is able. He's knowledgeable of the district as well as the history of Geneva schools. It's really unparalleled. He always puts students first and does what is best for the district. Jared is a true asset to Geneva schools and that's the truth. Congratulations, Jared. All right. Amy Berzeno. She's our GPS principal, has done a great job motivating student achievement at GPS. She is deeply committed to helping students and has a strong passion for curriculum and instruction. Her leadership and dedication has helped GPS become, this is true, ranked second school in the Astabula area out of more than 30 schools. I don't know if a lot of you realize that. Under her leadership, she also received the momentum award for academic improvement during this school year. Outstanding job.
012Thank you, Amy. All right. Mariah Wilson, our director of food service, began this year with a lot on her plate. Even though she had no experience working in a school system, she quickly took over and made positive changes for her staff and more importantly, the student she serves. She introduced fresh ingredients to our menu. She partnered with Pizza Hut and Domino's to provide our students with pizza choices on Wednesday, and I hear they love that. She has revamped many of the food offerings to the students. Mariah makes a point to visit each school during breakfast and lunch services, and students see her often, and they know she cares about her work. So, thank you, Mariah. Nobody wants to see. Can't wait till they sit down. All right, here it is. The district winner will now
013be called. So, once you hear your name, please come up and get your award. You'll be receiving a Chromebook donated by STS Education. Uh, appreciation. I have an award for you and your name will be displayed on a plaque at the board of education office. Okay, you ready? I don't know. >> This is so exciting. >> All right, here it is. The name of the winner. I can't read that. No, I can. It is Jared Bard. >> Come on up, Jared. We got to get a picture with you and Michelle. Come on up. >> We really don't. Thank you. Thank you. Uh I'm very humbled by by this honor. I'm glad my folks were here to see this and my wife and my daughter. Thanks. I didn't mess up this time. >> I know. >>
014Well done. Here we go. All right. Now you know how it's going to go. Here we go with the Oopsies. You ready? Okay. For all our Oopsy members, these are building winners and they were nominated and selected by their peers. They were voted on by the entire staff. And here are the district finalists for Oopsie member of the year. When you hear your name, please come up, accept your award, and stay for a picture. Uh Christy Blood, Austin SNA, is recognized for her unwaveringly commitment to our students and the school community. Every day she demonstrates what it truly means to put students first. Her compassion, dedication, and generosity ensures that every child she encounters feels valued, supported, and cared for. Chrissy consistently goes above and beyond the expectation of her role with a servant's heart
015and an unwavering sense of responsibility of the well-being of our students. She makes certain their needs are met both inside and outside the classroom. She understands that students cannot succeed academically unless their basic needs are met. And she takes it upon herself to help fill those gaps. So, congratulations, Christie. All right. Marie Desmiris, middle school secretary, is consistently on the move in the office, making sure everything is running efficiently and that everyone is where they need to be. She does an outstanding job keeping the office organized and student focused even during the busiest of times of her day. Her attention to detail and ability to multitask help creates a smooth and positive environment for both staff and family. Congratulations, Marie. Terry Grimit, court custodian, uh is on top of the building needs before even the
016rest of us notice. She is always ready to take care of the building issues before they become a larger problem. Terry has built relationships with our students so they know she is there to listen to their celebrations and provides a shoulder to lean on when they don't um when things don't go as planned. Terry is consistently looking to make sure the playground is safe and that our walkways are cleared. Terry does much more than just take care of the building. She takes daily stress off the principal, right? Because Terry's presence and supports creates a check and balance system, creating a safe net to ensure mistakes are not made. Terry's work ethic and dedication to the staff and the students at Cork is why she is nominated for one of the members of the year. And
017I a little birdie told me that she You got a snake today or something? I don't know. >> Oh jeez, >> she caught a snake. Who would want to do that? Well, she does it all. So Terry, thank you so much. So Eileen uh Lub King could not be with us. She's not feeling well, but she's our housekeeper and I want to mention her. This woman has had a fair share of struggles yet works through it and stays positive. She isn't even afraid of hard. She's not afraid of hard work or extra responsibility. Eileen brings a level of enthusiasm in the building that makes the high school a better place on a daily basis. Her cheery attitude along with her can do spirit is inspiring. It's nice to have such a hardworking, student, caring, self-supportive
018Oopsy member at the high school. So, I know you're at home, Eileen, but congratulations. All right, we have Britney Savage, EA Library and Playground. She consistently puts students first in everything she does. She goes above and beyond to make the library a welcoming, safe, and inclusive space where all students feel comfortable and valued. Britney works hard to meet the individual needs and interests of our students and thoughtfully selecting and providing appropriate books that engage and inspire them. In addition to her daily dedication, she organizes events such as book fair and clothing drives, always looking for ways to support our students and their families beyond the classroom. commitment, her compassion and tireless effort make a lasting impact on the school community and she truly deserves this recognition. Congratulations Britney in Joe Toth at the bus garage
019transportation comes to work in a good mood every single day and is willing to help all all that is around him. He goes out of his way to help others and helps makes the routes go smoothly by offering to sub whenever he is needed. You can tell he loves his job and the people he works with and the students of Geneva. Congratulations, JOE. All right. So, we need to know who the winner is, don't we? So once you hear your name, please come up for your award. You will also be receiving a Chromebook donated by STS Education. You will get another award appreciation award and your name will be displayed on a plaque at the board of education. >> It's right in here. >> Okay. And our winner for the Oopsy Member of the Year,
020Terry Grimit, >> they want to hear you. No, they don't. Thank you. I really do love my job and it's it's this is a great community to work with and for. >> Thank you. >> Oh, we got to get a picture of you. Yeah. Come on. Don't trip. All right. So, our final award tonight is our GATA member of the year. Uh, these were nominated and selected by their peers as building winners. when you hear your name and then was voted on by the entire staff. When you hear your name, please come on up. Stay up for a picture. So, Nicole Bobish, GPS intervention specialist, is deeply dedicated to both students and the school community. Nicole consistently puts students first, creating a welcoming classroom environment where our students feel supported, challenged, and encouraged to grow.
021She collects and analyzes student data to adapt instruction to meet individual needs and helps our learners um make steady academic progress. In addition to her classroom impact, Nicole is a dependable and positive presence within the building. She actively collaborates with colleagues, contributes to schoolwide effort, and builds strong relationships with families. Nicole represents the very best of our profession and plays a vital role in strengthening our school community. Congratulations, Nicole. uh Alice Kawuchcci, middle school social studies teacher. She's actually on the eighth grade um trip to Washington DC, so she couldn't be here, but uh I want to talk about her. She consistently goes above and beyond to support the students of Geneva Middle School. She's dedicated to ensuring students feel cared for, supported, successful each day. Alice brings compassion, patience, and positive to her work,
022always willing to step in whenever needed to help both students and staff. So, I know she's in Washington, but congratulations, ALICE. And we have Kim Debeck, our high school guidance counselor, consistently demonstrates dedication and a strong commitment to supporting both colleagues and students. She is always willing to go above, go beyond her regular responsibilities to ensure that the needs of others are met and that the school community remains positive and supportive. Kim is dependable, hardworking, and always willing to lend a helping hand whenever needed. She app uh she's approachable. She approaches her work with professionalism, kindness, and a positive attitude that makes a difference for both students and staff each day. Her ability to balance multiple responsibilities while maintaining a student- centered focus is greatly appreciated by those around her. Congratulations, KIM. All right, we
023have Helen Moore. Austinberg intervention specialist is a dedicated and selfless educator who consistently goes above she what she can for her students. As an intervention specialist, she manages an enormous case load while balancing the individual needs and goals of so many students throughout the year. She works tirelessly to coordinate schedules and grade level teachers, ensuring students receive all of their required services, minutes each day, and provides meaningful support to every child she serves. Congratulations. And finally, Brianna Rivera. She is our guidance counselor at Cork and Austinberg. Cares and dedicated that I the care and dedication that I witness every time Brianna's in the building stands out. Brianna will do anything asked of her and steps in to help every even when it's out of the realm of her job responsibilities. She helps with students drop
024off to make sure every student is welcomed and reassured that it is that it will be a good day for them. She's a vital part of creating a culture in C at Cork in which students are heard and are made to feel like they are the most important person around. Congratulations, Brianna. Okay, so we're going to find out the winner of our last award. Once you hear your name, come on up. You'll receive a Chromebook donated by STS Education. You'll get an award and your name will be displayed at the board office. I forgot who know who this is. All right. And the winner of the GADA team member of the year is Kimberly Debacer. Don't hit the kids. >> Don't hit. >> Congratulations. So, well, >> thank you. >> Why don't you do a
025speech and then I'll take a picture >> speech. You know, this is exactly what I don't like to do, those of you who know me, >> but truly this is very humbling. I have worked here for 35 years now since he was born. Um, >> hey, >> except for your mom when you were born. Um, >> anyway, I I have been blessed to work with a wonderful um wonderful staff throughout the years. So, thank you. I've enjoyed my time here at Geneva. All right, that's our awards. And I do want to say everyone is just so worthy in this room. So, I really want to thank all of you. Please be proud. um you were voted on by your peers and um thank you so much for everything you do for Geneva schools students and
026families. So uh thank you again and at this time um we're going to go ahead with the meeting. If you wanted to leave get some more judy board or you can leave feel free to do so but thank you for being here. got stuff to do. Wait for >> I always know when we're about to talk about steel trusses because I see you here. >> It's coming. Luckily, nothing to do with the two 8 in sewage pipes that go out to 84. >> I love that. It doesn't >> of which we do have. >> I know it doesn't take too many. >> All right. At this point in the meeting is the time for public comment. If you would like to address the board, you can make your way to the microphone here at the
027front of the auditorium. Please state your name, your address, and you'll have five minutes to speak. Thank you. >> Good evening. >> My name is Sean Shannon. I live at 701 State Road in Geneva, Ohio. Graduate of Geneva High School 1982 along close to your mother. I think she was in 81. Uh for those that don't know me, I have a store that's in Austinburg. I'm a former teacher veteran and uh each year we do a kids uh nickel day for the kids on the first day of of the vacation. Uh as a former teacher, we did that instead of doing a scholarship for my mother. we decided to do a kids day so all the kids could participate and uh this year because it is the 250th year of the United States of America
028I don't know how many people that are in the room remember in 1976 when they built the flag at the Geneva Elementary does anybody remember that in the bicesentennial year they made a flag that was 35 ft high and I think almost 90 ft wide and all the students and the staff worked on that and they dedicated it for the bsentennial. So, here we are now 250 years. We wanted to do something that we could connect that and get our kids active with what they're do in in this uh celebration. So, we have what's called project postcard. I have some of the paperwork. I'll leave it in the back. But, we are going to build the biggest postcard ever made in the world. And I've talked to some of the principles are here and some
029of the teachers. We've been working on this for a few weeks now. But, we're hoping to have this somewhere around 20 ft high. and 120 ft wide. It's going to be a massive project. All the kids in the schools are making a poster tied in with Dr. Seuss. Oh, the places we will go and we're going to put them all together and make a beautiful mirage or collage. It will be at the kids day the first Friday in June in Austin. I will leave the information there. And as families, uh, if you would like to do a poster for your family, your business, your your community, you're more than welcome. We have the students and we're putting them all together. Hope to be receive a lot of people that would like to come and I
030uh challenge people to enjoy the moments with your family. My granddaughter is 10 years old and she said, "Ampa, in the last 2 months, I've learned more about you than I've ever known about you in the 10 years that I've been living." So, that was very fun for me in that particular thing. But, I would invite anybody that would like to participate. I thank the board for the opportunity to come out tonight. The superintendent has been very helpful with me and what we're trying to do. Again, God bless. I I want to congratulate everybody that won awards and were elected. And I want to say a note on Miss Debbacher back there. Her mom and dad taught here when I was a kid many years ago. That family's got 60 years in this district. And
031that's damn something damn to be damn proud of. So, God bless Kim. I wanted to say that. Real quick, if anyone wants to see the flag Mr. Shannon's talking about, there is a page called Geneva uh high school alumni run by Mr. Dopp Jr. and Mr. Dopp has all of the uh the centennial photos or sorry the 150th photos and I think they even have the hundth going back to when it was the unified Harperfield district back before a lot of the schools were there. So, it's pretty cool to see that. Okay. Anyone else? >> All right. Time for the report of the superintendent. >> Okay. We're going to start with 8.1. Um, this is the final reading of board policy. >> Oh, this is the first Yeah, I can't even read here. Sorry. This
032is the first reading of board policy 5421. This is the uh weight chart for grading. Um, if you open that up, you'll see um what our weight uh what our grading policy is. So this is a first reading so no action needs to be taken. If you have any questions, I can take those now. You can email those to me and we will bring this back uh during the June meeting for final adoption. Okay, we're going to go on to 8.2. This is a final adoption of policy 50, excuse me, 7530.03, cellular telephone allowance. You'll see that there's one edit that you will see that's different is we actually put in the people that are eligible for this uh which is superintendent, treasurer, uh all of our administrators as well as our athletic director. We
033feel all of them are on the phone on their phone quite often. We're always communicating. So, this would be an adoption to allow a cell phone allowance starting next year for all our administrators and our athletic director. Okay, before we discuss any further, can I get a motion? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Any other questions about this policy? >> No questions, but I'm glad to see it. Before this, that means that uh any staff or administrator would have to open up their phones to public records requests, which if there was any pending legal action is a nightmare for lawyers and law enforcement and the like. And this is just neater, tidier, and probably what every other district had been doing for a few decades now. >> Correct. >> Yes. Thank you guys. >> Any
034other discussion or questions? >> Roll call. >> Mrs. Silski? Yes. >> Mr. Pearson? >> Yes. >> Mr. Andress? Yes. >> And Mrs. Craig? >> Yes. Motion carries. >> All right. 8.3 is our curriculum adoption for our It's actually our math adoption. Jen Chab's here. If you have any questions, you may recall last month we did do a presentation on our math um Desmos and Envision. Um this is a five-year. Um so Jen, do you want to say anything more about this? >> Okay. >> Can I get a motion first, please? >> So moved. I'll second. Jen, is this the one that came in a little less than anticipated? >> Yes. I think if you know, Shelley, you know, correct me if I'm wrong, it was like half the price of what we thought it was
035going to be. Now, this does not include manipulatives. >> However, we've put a survey out with the principles and like Cork already got back. They have most of them. So, I'm just waiting to back hear back from Austin and GPS and I don't think we'll have to buy many. I mean, maybe some, but it shouldn't be much. It won't be what we anticipate it would be. So, >> and this is going to be much leaner on the consumable side as well, correct? >> Yeah. I mean, it's about the same with the student workbooks and everything, but there's a lot of electronic resources as well. >> Okay. Excellent. >> Wonderful. Any other questions? Roll call. >> Mr. Pearson? >> Yes. >> Mr. Andrew? Yes. >> Mrs. Craig? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Syolski? >> Yes. >> Motion
036carries. >> All right. 8.4 4 is our student athletic policy handbook. We bring this forward um well I hear we bring this forward every year. This is the first year for me. Um but we made a couple changes in this athletic policy handbook. We wanted to get your approval tonight. >> I need a motion, please. >> So move. >> Second. >> Um a few items I wanted to point out that I noticed in here. the normal changes that you'll see throughout um the year obviously the school year changes um there are some changes within regarding uh final forms uh being added one of the questions that I asked Dr. Lombardo about was the insurance if you'll notice on page five of the athletic handbook that's stricken through um they I'll let Dr. Dr. Lombardo talk
037a little bit about that, but he explained to me why that was soaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa in case anybody else had a question about that. Go ahead, Dr. Lombardo. >> Yeah, as we um as Shelley and I looked through uh you know, we're always looking to of our finances to see what we can do. When we first got here, we found that um it costed us roughly about $10,000 a year. And for the last nine or 10 years, we've never used it one time. So, um we do not have the insurance this year. And um we're recommending not to have it next year um just based on the lack of use and the cost. >> Thank you. >> Any other questions or conversation? Redot. >> I like that now instead of taking a sailor's oath on promising to
038behave, it reflects the board policies. Thank you for that fix. Um, and then the only other part I saw that was omitted is something to do with criminal convictions, >> the disciplinary piece. >> Yeah. Which of course that would be that that's not within the school's jurisdiction. So, correct. That's good to remove. >> I'm also happy about the changes for the calamity days and snow days. That's been a hot button topic for a few years. >> For those that don't, we have a lot of cold weather days that don't necessarily reflect poor road conditions. It's simply the temperature. So, that's going to give us some uh leeway in whether we have practices that can take place when there's just a temperature issue versus roads that are impassible. And that'll allow Dr. Lombardo to have conversations
039with Miss Crossley and other athletic directors in the area, make those decisions based on games and practices and things of that nature where before our hands were somewhat tied. You know, M Mr. High School principles, they can have those discussions and make, you know, more appropriate decisions based on the region that we live in where other areas that may not be a big deal here. It's a conversation that really needs to be had almost on the daily in January and February and March and sometimes April. Um, so that was a change that I was happy to see as well. Any other questions, comments? All right, roll call. >> Mr. Andress? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Craig? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Cyolski? >> Yes. >> And Mr. Pierce? >> Yes. >> Motion carries. >> Now, this is
040a good one. 8.5 Geneva High School students to be approved for graduation providing they meet the state of Ohio and Geneva Area City Schools diploma requirements. >> Need a motion, please. >> So moved. >> I'll second conversation discussion. >> If there are any that we would just like to keep, can we do that? >> I don't know. I think that I don't know that Marco John and Zyolski girl. We might want to keep those two. >> I say it's a wonderful senior class. >> Maybe that Kafaro girl too. Is that who else is out there? I can't see. >> Excuses. It's it has been the a great class and we're looking forward to celebrating them there. >> Y absolutely. >> So what if we say no? >> You're gonna make a lot of people unhappy
041if you say >> weighted grades no graduation. >> All right. Roll call, please. >> Mrs. Craig, >> yes. >> Mrs. Savolski, >> yes. >> Mr. Pearson, >> yes. >> And Mr. Andress, >> yes. Motion carries. >> All right. 8.6. This is a proposal for professional development. Jen, if you can come up and talk about this one. Um, >> we have a STEM um proposal for next year. We did add our STEM course to the elementarymentaries and I know Jen is extremely excited about this. I'll let you take it. >> Yeah. And this proposal also includes some Google training for secretaries. So, it's a two-part um PD. So, we're we have new STEM a new STEM class for the elementary schools. Um, I think it's really important to introduce STEM early on as young as kids
042as young as possible. Um, and we have a lot of equipment that we we have just laying there and no one's utilizing it because they haven't been trained. So, we did have one training last year with some some teachers got trained. However, we have a new STEM teacher and she needs to be trained. And then also, I want all the science teachers to go through this training as well. So that will be the one training and the other one is the Google um training for all of our secretaries. So that's on that proposal as well. >> Excellent. >> Could I get a motion? >> So moved. >> I'll second. You don't have to get back up here, but these are the companies that make the kits for kids to use regarding the different aspects of
043STEM. >> No, we have >> I said you'd have to get back up here and I lied. >> So, they're going to train. We have the VR glasses. We have the Ozobots. We have a couple other um STEM technology that has been sitting there and it has not been used. So >> this company will train on those things and they do the Google training as well. They're kind of like a training company. >> Okay. >> So cool. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> This is really exciting. Thank you. >> This company has a really robust uh coding academy for kids where they teach them how to make simple games and other things that later >> develop into Python proficiency which is huge. >> Right. And I would like to expand our STEM offerings. We just got
044to get the funding. So, I'll look for some grants this year to see if we can add to the equipment that we have and then more more training as well. So, >> thank you. Any other questions? >> Roll call, please. >> Mrs. Sibolski? >> Yes. >> Mr. Pearson? >> Yes. >> Mr. Andress? >> Yes. >> And Mrs. Craig? >> Yes. >> All right. 8 port 8.7 is our start proposal for professional development. You may recall us talking about our professional development with our bus drivers. This is the pro um the company that came and did that. We got rave reviews from the bus drivers um and this is another proposal for them to come in at the start of the year to provide some additional training for our bus drivers and it's in the form
045of a safety security and what to do um during some of those unfortunate situations that may happen on the bus. >> I need a motion please. So move. >> I'll second. Any discussion? >> Is this onsite training like on a PD day that we would already >> Yeah. So if you recall last spring we had the same company come out. They couldn't do the on bus training because it was February. >> Okay. >> So this is the 2.0 0 where they're actually going to be on the buses with the bus drivers and do that that actual role play situation on the bus so that the the bus drivers can be as prepared as possible if something happens. So >> fantastic. >> Yeah, this is an eight-part program for less than $3,000. That's fantastic. >> And
046I'm reading is this a local company right out of Sugar Falls? That's fant. Wonderful. >> All right. Roll call, please. >> Mr. Pearson. >> Yes. >> Mr. Andress? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Craig? Yes. And Mrs. Syolski? >> Yes. >> Okay. 8.8 is a reject all bids for the high school trust repair project and declare urgent necessity and authorize negotiation of execution of agreement with JAK contra um contracting for the high school trust. And um once you do the motion, I'm gonna have Ben come up and talk a little bit about this. >> All right. I need a motion, please. >> So move. >> Second. >> Yeah. >> Discussion. >> Welcome. >> Good evening. >> Welcome back. >> Um we had a bid opening on May 8th. I believe it was May 8th. It was a
047Friday. Uh I fully expected four biders to show up. Uh one backed out literally uh about a week before. uh because the summer schedule filled up. Two days before the bid opening, another one called and told me that he had been awarded a project that he didn't think he was getting and he could not accommodate this additional work. Um I did not hear from or the last the third one backed out because he said u he had trouble explaining to his bonding company one of the requirements that are uh that were shoring requirements on the project. It's a technical thing. So he bowed out. So, which is why we only had one bidder. Uh, but I did interview the bidder on the following Monday. He definitely knows the project. He understands the requirements, understands the
048district's needs, the engineering requirements. I'm confident they'll do a good job for us. But, and I'll be happy to answer any question anybody has. >> Yeah. How many trusses were compromised? >> Um, I'm going to say about 125. Now, when we say compromised, there are some of these trusses had sometimes two or three web members that were twisted or bent or kinkedked, and they consider that a failure. Most of them, the vast majority of them can just be repaired, which means the engineers designed a uh a member that'll go right over the top of the bent or twisted web. And the right size material, the right gauge, right number of screws and placement, and you're good to go. It's restored to its original bearing capacity. 32 of these have to be replaced. They cannot be
049repaired. Those are far more complicated to do. >> So, are these one piece trusses? Are they seamemed in the middle or how are they >> uh there there are seams. These are very long. If you can imagine the truss going the across both classrooms on a double loaded corridor, the rear classrooms, a corridor, and the front classroom. that's all one big trust, but it's obviously made up of several members. So, that top cord may be three separate cords that are all bound together. Um, and there's there's a there's a lot of engineering that goes into these. So, >> so it's a fastener that failed then? >> Uh, no, the fasteners uh did not fail. Not at the high school. There's one other school where I think the uh the fasteners popped out on one web
050where it's attached to the top cord here at this building. It was the webs themselves that as u as that snow kind of crushed that put all that weight on that truss. The top and bottom cords appear to be fine. They didn't find anything wrong. But the web members that you see generally in a truss uh they either twisted or kinkedked or bent and those are and that's considered a failure and it's not like wood. It does not rebound once it's bent. That's it. That's a weak spot in that truss. So that if you get another serious snow event, it's just that much more strain on that particular truss. >> And we think it was from the snow, not from the initial construction of the building. There's very little question in my mind or the
051engineer's mind that this was a result of that snow a year and a half ago. >> Now, Ben, do you want to once we Why don't we finish this and then we're going to talk about some of the other buildings. >> Any other questions regarding this? Steve >> his >> is insurance is that who's covering this? You want to talk a little bit about? >> Well, we are still working with the insurance company. They actually um a third party of the insurance company of Highland will be out on Tuesday and Wednesday. Um I contacted Mr. Ola to help walk through and um also Mr. also said he would you know be willing to >> come out and meet with them. though, >> but they will visit all five buildings as long as they're out >>
052because once we start opening up, the scope of work usually doubles in size. >> Please don't. >> Well, yeah, these are these are not simple fixes. Uh these are comp very very complicated systems. uh for instance the engineering that goes into the repair protocol for every truss that ent the entire truss has to be analyzed the connections the web members the gauge the shape how all this interacts is a cord member in compression or tension there is a lot that goes into this uh and that's all really good information to have because when you finally do meet with your insurance company and you know they start saying well are you sure it wasn't when they installed it, somebody kicked it over or whatever or when it was in transit. Um, but the the the engineering
053and the math is pretty compelling on these things. >> But have they had an adjuster come out? Because usually there's a statute of limitations. We're already two years now into this. >> Um I Well, I don't want to speak for >> So hopefully >> the treasur, but they're going to be out. I believe they're out Tuesday or Wednesday. Yeah. in that statute usually, you know, I'd still consult legal, but that would that would be from the discovery of harm, which I believe you've done the analysis on >> the original one. Yes, that was back last summer. >> Yeah. >> Um Yeah. Yeah. I believe it was just just just after school was out. So, it'll be 11 and a half months ago. >> And what we're looking at is what about $136,000 >> for the
054high school. That is correct. >> For the high school. And then um two and this would be good for Mr. Andress if they are going to increase this bid by more than 20%. There's a statute that kicks in where they have to actually get approval publicly for that change order and paying it and then continuing to put pressure on the insurance. I don't see a world in which they wouldn't do it, but we can still we'll still have appealable events if they try to say it was damaged in transport. I don't see how you >> and I I don't see how they could make that claim, but to your point, we should >> I've dealt a lot with light gauge trusses like we have at this school and they do twist quite often when you're
055lifting a strap from them and everything else. So, it' be interesting to see what the report comes back as. So there was a study very briefly a study uh commissioned by the US Air Force that was studying what happens to light gauge or coal form steel truss buildings specifically the roof system if there is a blast that occurs nearby um and it was uh done for them by the University of Minnesota uh and their engineering department is considered the national expert on cold form roof trusses and they built the trusses and then they stressed them to failure. They they put so much weight on these members that they caused the member to kink. More weight caused the next cord member to kink and then finally took them to collapse. And if you look at the
056photographs of those repairs, it is exactly what you see that has happened in this county a year and a half ago. It is true that some of these can be damaged in transit. That a strap if it's installed incorrectly or lifted incorrectly or even if they do everything right, it's a big truss. It's heavy. It lifts and that thing compresses. But the photographs we have of this high school, these trusses, and they're on my phone. And the photographs of that study done for the US Air Force uh are almost identical. It it it it's going to be difficult for an insurance company to honestly conclude that this was anything but a result of this snow event. >> Now, anything can happen. Who knows who they're going to send out, but um I think we can
057we can convince them of what usually the simplest thing that explains the problem is usually the truth. >> And if we fail to mitigate the risk now, then that's going to be their bottom line eventually. um you know potentially down the road that claim gets bigger. Um so I don't see a world in which they have a good standing to kick back. >> And you're not talking >> millions >> multi-millions here. It's this building which in my world $136,000 is a lot of money, >> but you're not talking 1.3 million, >> right? >> So >> Well, and let's not forget we have our neighbor Lakeside who is millions of dollars. Um, and no >> 54 >> no workable space, right? Well, no space anymore, but >> right. >> But yeah, that just would it bothers
058me a little bit because I've never heard of just individual trusses failing like that. Usually, you'll have a big area that will completely fail, not random individual trusses. But yeah, I'll look at seeing the report. Okay. Any other questions? >> All right. Roll call. >> Mrs. Craig? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Syowski? >> Yes. >> Mr. Pearson? >> Yes. >> Mr. Andress? >> Yes. >> Motion carries. >> And uh we just want to talk a little bit just real quick. We do have other buildings that we are looking at. >> Um so Ben, do you just want to just give a brief overview of those and then we'll >> Sure. Uh I've been up in the atticss of all the other buildings. Um there is some some damage there as well. Uh the engineers have been
059up there and they have done their initial assessment. They've given us a report. Uh I have asked them for a proposal to create the same set of bid documents and repair documents as they did for the high school. And we're going through that. Hopefully next week we'll be able to make a recommendation to both the treasur and the superintendent so that they can after they review it they can uh pass it on to the board for your review and hopefully approval. >> And just for the record, it's not an emergency situation, but something we want to take care of. >> No, I don't I don't think you're in any danger of your roofs collapsing. U everybody pray for no more four or five foot of snow because then all bets are off. Uh but as
060I said earlier, these are not these are not wood where that'll bend. You'll put it under pressure and then it'll rebound. Once these things kink or twist, uh the engineering world considers that a failure, a failure of the individual web member. And what happens because of that that truss can no longer bear the load capacity it was designed to. So whatever that loses gets passed on to the two trusses on either side. So this one takes less load and the other two take more. So they're now being stressed, which is why you get this domino effect when when it finally if and I'm not suggesting it'll happen here, but if you get a collapse, that's what happens. One goes and it's like a zipper because they cannot take that load. This is a roofing system.
061They all they all have to support each other, so to speak. And just for the sake of being transparent with the community, we talked that amount of snow in excess of 48 inches. I mean far, I think it was closer to 60 plus the 40 to 60 mph winds. That put that loadbearing capacity of our roof far over what it was rated for. >> Way over. U your roofs were built to code at the time and that is uh the the code then and it still is today starts at 30 pounds per square foot ground snow load. And that drives all these formulas depending on the pitch of your roof, depending on if it d if it ends up up against a taller wall where you get drifting. There's all these formulas that go into
062it. 63 in of snow, which is what Lakeside experienced, translates into over 90 pounds a square foot. So, none of these buildings were designed for that load. None. Um when they start at 30 you always end up a little higher because engineers by nature are conservative. They need to be and careful. Uh but nothing could have prepared what was it that was just too much and it this wasn't fluff light fluffy snow. >> Right. >> So all right thanks so much Ben. I appreciate you being here. >> Sure. >> All right. We're going to go on to 8.9 approval elimination of positions due to reduction in force. Um although as a district financially we are in decent shape, I know in the next two or three years we we're going to have to put on
063some sort of levy. We just don't know. Um so what I'm trying to do is eliminate positions each year. Um these positions um were through attrition. So no one lost their job. Everyone does have a job for next year. We have no one on a riff list. Um and you'll see these are the positions that were able to reduce still provide our students with um with all the classes and and courses they need. Um and um and that's the list there. Right. I need a motion, please. >> So moved. Second >> discussion. >> So were these determined by um class size? So like the first grade teacher, the third grade teacher, is that because our class sizes were are were smaller. So we had to we had the ability to >> Yes. So what I
064did is I I looked at data um from kindergarten the last four years. And then what I do is I take the first graders and then I move them to second grade and we look to see how many sections we have in second grade. Some of the classes are larger. So when I move them to the next year, um we may had to add a staff member or we may had to take away a staff member. So these were because the uh the classes have shrunk. Mhm. >> Uh we're averaging about uh like 17 to 21 in a classroom, which is which is about average. I don't like to get any more than 25 in elementary class. I know as an elementary teacher sitting next to me, you probably agree that 25 is a lot,
065but uh 20 Yeah, 25. So we're we're nowhere near that. We're able to make some reductions. uh the science, the Spanish, uh as well as um and the English. Um we had really really um small class sizes. Um this brings us to just an average class size for those >> and we're not losing any offerings like we'll still have Spanish one, two, three, four. >> We're still going to have um and Mr. Sarah King is here. But yes, we're still going to have the same Spanish classes. Yes. Any other questions? >> All right. Roll call, please. >> Mrs. Sibilski? >> Yes. >> Mr. Pearson? >> Yes. >> Mr. Andress? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Craig? >> Yes. >> All right. 8.10. Uh you may not have seen this but um this has been done in many
066many districts. This is a recommend. Oh, why don't you guys go? I always make the conversation before. >> Can I have a motion please? >> So move. >> I'll second. All right. Discuss. >> So this is the approval of staff reappointment effective for 2026 2027. So, it's recommended that the appointments of all non-administrative personnel presently under contract with the exception of those non-renew terminated at the end of this year be approved at the current board authorized salary rates for 2627 school year. This allows the board to approve everyone else as opposed to having to put everyone on a board agenda. So what's up? >> It's a one-time approval that we will follow the collective bargaining agreements whatever the salaries are for that year and this approves everyone for next year >> because we've already approved
067those salary schedules. >> Yes. Yes. >> Any discussion? >> All right. Roll call, please. >> Mr. Pearson? >> Yes. >> Mr. Andress? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Craig? >> Yes. Mrs. Sibilski. Yes. >> All right, we're getting there. Um, I'm really excited about this one. 8.11 administrative contract for Shan Dina students. >> I need a motion to approve, please. >> So move. >> Second. >> So this is a Dina students 205 days with up to five additional transitional days. I know Sean is here. Come on down, Sean. Uh, we wanted to approve. So, once you approve this, Sean I just want you to know, was a he's a high school math teacher, but he's been an administrator for eight years. Prior to here, he was at Westg High School and Middle School as assistant principal. um
068he does have uh students in the system and I think he's going to do an outstanding job. So once you guys make the approval, I hope so and uh then he can he can say a few words for us. >> Roll call, please. >> Mr. Andress, >> yes. >> Mrs. Craig, >> yes. >> Mrs. Syolski, yes. >> And Mr. Pearson, >> yes. >> Welcome. Thank you. >> Absolutely. >> No, I just want to thank everyone. Uh it's a bittersweet. I'm definitely going to miss everyone at the high school, especially the kids and staff. They've been wonderful. But, uh looking forward to the elementary world and looking forward to get started. So, thank you everyone. >> Thank you. All right, we're going to take all of uh the personnel. It's 9.1 down to 9.7. Please have
069our uh resignations, leave of absence, bus driver, substitutes, etc. >> We need a motion, please. >> Motion. >> Second. Okay. Discussion. >> All right. Roll call. >> Mrs. Craig. Yes. >> Mrs. Syolski. >> Yes. >> Mr. Pearson. >> Yes. >> And Mr. Andress? >> Yes. >> Motion carries. >> Okay. This is our summer school personnel for 2026 10.1. We'll have um I believe three teachers daily and the other ones will be subs if needed. That's at $35 an hour. >> I need a motion, please. So moved. >> I'll second. Discussion. Roll call, please. >> Mrs. Syolski, >> yes. >> Mr. Pearson. >> Yes. >> Mr. Andress? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Craig? >> Yes. >> All right. 11. We're going to take all these. 11.1. We have supplemental contracts, extracurriculars. So all of 11. We have
07011.2, 11.3.4. I need a motion, please. So move. I'll second discussion. >> Did you say 3114? >> Yes. 3114. All right. Any discussion question? >> It's very nice to see the bus drivers, >> trainees. >> It's very nice that after 2022 to 2023 with all the immense pressure on that, I'm sad to see some of the people go that obviously we're seeing. I see the head mechanic position and you know it's just nice to see Diane's name on there. Um it's nice to see Miss Black's name on there. It's just overall I know that it's been a slow grind and at times you guys probably want to come up here and yell at us and we deserve it, but it's it's just appreciate you guys getting that done. >> Thank you. >> All right, roll
071call, please. Mr. Pearson. Yes. >> Mr. Andress. Yes. >> Mrs. Craig. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Sibilowski. >> Yes. >> All right. You'll be happy to know. I don't have much on my um You're happy. Look at how happy you are, Beth. Oh my gosh. Don't be But you should be happy. I don't have a lot, but I do have an awesome presenter. Claire Gafaro senior is going to come up and do our last superintendent student advisory council representation. She's going to talk to us a little bit about what's going on. Thanks everyone. Okay, so my name is Claire. I'm a senior Geneva High School. Um I'm not going to take very long. It's pretty quick. I'll start with sports. Um for track, the boys districts is tonight and Friday. They're going to be running. And
072then girls districts is going to be tomorrow and Saturday. Um softball just finished their season. Um I play on the softball team. We just we just finished up. We played a tournament game. Baseball is home um I think tomorrow. Yeah, baseball is home tomorrow. So, if you want to watch them, they're still playing. Um the awards ceremony just happened. That was Tuesday. Um the scholarship assembly is going to be next Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. So, parents can come to that. Now, um breakfast of champions was this morning and um graduation is coming up. So, seniors, get all your stuff done. That's me. And the senior's last day is Friday. And that's everything going on. >> Thank you. >> Don't make the tennis people mad at us. >> So, we have we actually have four tennis
073players qualified for regionals. So, they play on Friday. Okay. That, too. >> All right. And that's my report. >> Yeah, that was so much. >> I told you. I told you. The pressure's on, right? >> All right. Time for the report of the treasur. Motion. >> Oh, I need a motion, please. >> So moved. I'll second. >> Can you beat that time? That's right. I'll go really quick because I have a lot next month uh with our temporary appropriations, our final appropriations, and maybe an updated forecast. I'm going to kind of look to see where we're at in February is where we are at the end of the year. Um if it doesn't need to be updated, the next forecast update is in August, so it's coming up. Um you do have the financial report
074in front of you. Um I know for a few months we've been kind of behind on the food service report, so I kind of wanted to touch base with that. Um because I know on the cash summary report it looks kind of a little um nervous that we are in the deficit in the food service report. Uh do remember that this is the my second year correct of C since I've been here. Right. >> Um so again with C um we do have free breakfast and lunch for all students. Um so we are not collecting any fees for lunch. um we get paid reimbursed by the state at the minimum. Um so um you'll see that we are kind of running in the deficit in the food service fund. Uh next month we will see
075a transfer. Currently um on the report it it does show almost negative $194,000. Um I do want or 198,000. I do want to let you know um when we do file for our reimbursement obviously we file after I'm done closed with the month. So um we did receive $102,000. So we are running a deficit about $95,000 this year. Um do remember that with us going C for the district again it does offer free lunch and breakfast to all students. Um it also brings in additional funds for our disadvantaged people impact aid. Um it is restricted funded through the state of Ohio. With us going C, we did time it pretty well going it two years ago. Um we did get an additional $1.2 million um from what we had received in the past. So um
076you know looking at this receiving you knowund $1.2 $2 million and losing $100,000 um you know and again we're with that restricted use of of those funds um is just a phenomenal asset. Um those funds can be used kind of the um some of the things we've done um more community counseling and everything that we do with the house on the hill with that wellness center is fully funded through these dollars. So um just kind of wanted like I said touch base on that with the reports. Um other than that going forward with our normal financial report um everything you know is pretty close to on schedule on on what the forecast had presented in February. Um and then I just wanted to touch base. I have been at professional development the last two days.
077Um Tuesday was on the forecast um to get prepared for the August. Today's was the Northeast Ohio OASBO um conference in Rutztown. Um so my main conversation was the tax credit that is coming and how it is being um calculated uh with the auditors of the county. Um, and as we're talking about this, um, if I could just tell you how convoluted the formula is and for me who deals with these numbers every day, listening to what went into these numbers. And so the county auditors did have to get this for each district and why we were there. Um, and I think Tom Brockway from PV did email Mr. Yamamoto. We did get our reduction factors. Um, again, it's about nine and a half% of the tax credit. Now what that does I I do
078want to make sure that um putting that into the formula that it's about the same reduction that we have forecasted. So um it's you know it's it's going to be interesting as this goes through again the first year of that um tax credit savings that people will see on their bill that will come out um will get reimbursed by the state from us. So again, they did cancel taxfree weekend in August. I think it turned into taxfree week. So that is canceled this year um because they will reimburse the school districts for that those funds going forward. Uh that will be reduced and we just will not receive the increase um as much as anticipated. So fun times had spinning today. Are there any other questions on the financials? So, Shelley, do we have to
079approve the the letters just escaped me >> for for the lunch free lunches? Do we have to >> the C >> C? Do we have to do that again or did when we approve that was it for a number of years? >> It's only one year at a time. So, you know, >> that will have to be renewed at some point >> to Miss Wilson. And so hopefully I think normally we try to have her give a report and so maybe we can have her do that in June and then we can >> I don't know if this is relevant at this point but I just had shared with me that PV is doing the summer food where they ship it right to the door. Are we eligible for that? >> So we did look
080into it because I think it was we're supposed to be a rural district, right? >> So the crazy thing is is that we just for the first time received title five funds for being a rural district. Okay. >> But yet they said you're not a rural district because we do have the city in here. So >> because when when I laid that map over us, we don't fall into their map. But I thought, >> but again, >> they said that we were >> we were right. So we did, you know, we did have some conversations back and forth with them and we lost per se, you know. So we did try. >> Okay. >> Because we thought that was a wonderful thing. Um we did have a company that was all set to do that.
081um that we were talking with. But again, the state did say we are not rural on this. >> Rule sometimes, but not all the time. >> Correct. >> I think your technical designation is Appalachia. We're a small sliver and so they use it for different redistricting for for areas. And if you look, it's actually really hilarious. It stops like a Geneva right at like Route 20 and then the township and then to the right escape that. I think it is more because we do have >> this is a city that incorporates >> 5,500 people in the big town of Geneva. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Okay. >> All right. Just wanted to double check on that. All right. Perfect. >> All right. Um any questions I guess on that topic? Is there any other way to
082offer food services at all over the summer? Maybe just not delivered right to the door. So, actually uh during this time when we were thinking we were going to do it, I did talk to Mariah and we may be able to provide um something during the summer maybe to one of the buildings. I know uh we provided stuff um to GPS and some of the other buildings. It was a better location and we did get quite a few people uh that that came for that lunch. So, we're here all summer. So, I'm open to looking at ways of providing that for our community if we can do it. Okay. All right. >> So, we can look at that. >> All right. Excellent. Okay. All right. Any other questions? All right. Roll call, please. >> Mr.
083Andress? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Craig? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Syowski? >> Yes. >> And Mr. Pearson? >> Yes. >> All right. Donations. >> Donations. Need a motion and a second, please. >> Uh, can I have a motion, please? >> Motion. Second. >> Discussion. So, real quick, we just, you know, every month we are going through and we are approving um our athletic capital campaign donations. Uh in the month of April, we did receive an additional $200. So, up to date, uh we are at $4,385. So, you know, slowly but steadily. And I think, you know, once we start getting some renderings out, our final renderings in the next few months, you know, we will >> start cooking. >> All right. Roll call, please. >> Mrs. Craig, >> yes. >> Mrs. Syibolski, yes. >> Mr. Pearson,
084yes. >> Mr. Andress, >> yes. >> Okay. Section 13.3 is Julian Group gap conversion contract. Need a motion, please. >> So moved. >> Second. Discussion. Uh, sorry, real quick. I pressed something. So, I think I've talked to you in the past um the last two years we've had Lenin and Associates do our gap conversion um reports that need to be done by November 30th. Um the last since I've been here the last two years, the first year, uh they did file it the two-month extension at the end of January. Um they missed that again this year. We filed it. I think the middle of April. Um so obviously I have gone out and um looked for other firms. Um I have worked with Julian Grub in another district. Um they actually I would like to
085go with the three-year pricing which is actually cheaper than what we are currently paying. Um so >> so the company that we have has missed the deadline. Is that what you're saying? >> Correct. two years in a row. >> Correct. >> Have we got reimbursed anything then? Why are we >> Did we get any money back? Yeah. >> Well, I've not I've not totally paid their their last payment on this one. Um >> did are did we suffer penalties because of that? >> So, what will happen is um that will affect our audit. So, we probably will have a comment. Again, this is out of my control. This is again multiple emails were sent always following up. What else do you need? Um, so normally it's a pretty simple for our federal audits. For some
086reason, this affects our federal audit. So we'll have a larger larger federal audit next year um with the auditors of state. Um there are two other I think municipalities who utilize Julian Group and you know Ashville County and the auditors are familiar. I wanted to make sure that I was using >> they read through the list of people that they serve >> a firm you know that they're comfortable with that they're you know if there's problems they can talk to them or whatever so >> they can well recommended >> so I'm curious if there's any recourse for us seeing as we've incurred fees then >> not necessarily fees but we will >> if there's late yeah if there's late fees or anything else >> yeah I mean we should itemize that and make the argument
087with our council to see what we can do as as an articulated damage as well as if there's any billable time that that goes on besides >> um besides the scope of the work because if this is a state compliance and they had a contract then you know part of that consideration is their obligation to meet what that consideration was. If they didn't meet it then the contract is that's that's a contract question and that's right >> shouldn't be incurred. It shouldn't make more work for you and the district. >> Correct. >> I know you know the one time I said what's the hold up? Well, we didn't get your information in time except I kept asking you, "What else do you need?" And then if they sent something that they needed, um Alicia Pitcher
088and I were on it the next morning. I mean, there was no um lag that we were aware of that we were holding anything up. >> Well, our ability to export CSV compliant tax documents is one super quick, way quicker than it used to be, right? >> And that's just not a that's not a logical excuse. You know, if they if that was a concern for them, then they shouldn't have entered into that contract. So again going forward we are I'm >> we are moving away um I'm very excited again as soon as you know I told him I would send it that tomorrow um you know they will have a checklist for us that we can start >> you know getting things uploaded as soon as we close out the year um you know
089mid July. So, >> so their service is just to file. >> So, they compose the documents. So, they will take a you know we'll send them a lot of different reports. Um it is a very kind of it's a more complex report um with the fixed assets and the depreciation. Um so they go ahead and they compile that report for us and then they do file it with the state with the state auditor's office. So I know I used to do a simple one when I was township fiscal officer. same thing a gap report um but it was you know a lot easier a lot smaller can you know do it yourself this is you know a little more complex with the with the number of assets >> but you said you have held payment
090to that to the other firm >> I so yes the third payment has not been made yet >> so um I'm not in any hurry because they weren't in any hurry >> well and I think we need to see if we're going to incur any >> correct fees or any kind of fees that we can deduct from their final payment. >> Absolutely. >> Before we pay them, right? >> Correct. I will talk to the auditors and >> have we spoke with any other companies besides um just J&G just >> group. Um I did contact Zepka which is another um firm that does this. Um again Julian Group was the most responsive. I had again stopped at different booths down at the OASBO conference and I left my name on on you know that week and
091by Monday he had a call to me and on Tuesday he had the quote for me. So >> and this is less expensive than the company that failed to meet the deadline. Correct. >> Correct. Correct. >> I mean only you know within $500 but still I mean and we've been with that company for a long time so >> yeah I definitely say we terminate with them if they haven't been making the deadlines. Correct. But uh >> Okay. >> For sure. All right. Roll call. >> Mrs. Sibilski. >> Yes. >> Sorry. >> Uh Mr. Pearson. Yes. >> Mr. Andress. Yes. >> Mrs. Craig. >> Yes. Motion carries. All right. Legislative report. >> All right. I'm not going to keep you guys here too long. There are just two notable things for Geneva here. Uh, one is
092they looks like um there is going to be finally some defined legislation for um children to be able to carry onerson nasal epinephrine as well as epiens. Um so that's going to be coming through probably integrated um through the summer. If not now then they'll do it when they do their uh mass passage of bills in December. Um and then the other is it looks like ODO is going to take an emphasized approach. Um, I know that we were at career day. Um, Beth and myself. And were you there, Mr. Andrew? >> I know Mr. Gail was I I can't remember everyone that was there. It was crazy turnout. Like seriously, it was it was insane. >> Um, but what was cool about it was they're making an an increased emphasis on middle school career
093readiness. Not saying this is what you're going to do for the rest of your life. simply just allowing you to kind of get your feet wet and see is this something I'm interested in or I have no clue yet. Uh the state of Ohio has taken notice to programs like this um that I believe Miss Epatello from um a tech has has been spearheading now for a while and we've seen some pretty good results for it especially in the trades and in in STEM. Um so now they're going to be taking a look at districts like ours and actually putting that into legislation. So, I know um that had been something on their radar, but other than that, I don't see too much other than the Ways and Means Committee desperately trying to avoid people
094banning property taxes, which is something that they'll, you know, have to work through. Other than that, Geneva looks to be an EpiPen and career readiness district based on this financial report or sorry, legislative report. I didn't get anything from >> uh no ATECH report this month. >> All right. Board member reports, comments. >> Yeah, I had a question about um like far as for implementing what Mayfield has. Have we made any more steps and >> and doing anything with that internships or anything? >> Yes, we have a couple meetings going on, but I'll let Jen kind of talk through that. I'm talking about the furniture, too. >> Should we? >> Yeah, why not? >> Okay. So, um we have had several meetings with the high school staff and administration and they really are excited about
095implementing some of these programs. So, we are definitely going to do what we call the fly program. It's flexible learning for you. It's where students will go to class like normal, but if they reach 80% or above, they'll have flex days where they can flex out and work on things that they need to work on. and then the teacher will have extra time to work with those kids that are below 80% with interventions. So that's the fly program. And then we're going to also have uh what what we're calling Eagle Works and it's a earn and learn program. So students will learn in the classroom for the first semester and then second semester they'll go out and do internships. P we're looking for paid internships. Uh we were very fortunate. Can I talk about the
096So, >> um, meeting with Mayfield, they knew we were trying this. So, they had an opportunity with Sagelock. >> And Sagelock is looking for 20 graduating seniors to start at $21 an hour at Sagelock this summer. >> And Sagelock will actually pay for their college and they'll get their feet wet with whatever career they're looking for. Like, Sagelock has accountants, they have legal people, they have engineers. I mean, they have so many people. So, it's a great opportunity. Um, we had Joe Hayes come to the high school this week to talk to all the seniors if they're interested and give them information how to apply. So, I think that's a great opportunity for our kids. Um, also, we're working on getting some furniture for the um media center that is more flexible and comfortable um
097because a lot of the flex kids are going to be going in there. Uh, so we had Virgo come out and talk to the um students on the superintendent advisory committee and they got to help pick out what the furniture is going to look like. So they're really excited about that. Actually, the seniors are like kind of upset because they're leaving, but um so it's really exciting and u we're gonna So, we did get um some rural funding dollars and I looked on the requirements and we're allowed to use that funding for the furniture because it's an innovative program for rural kids to get their feet wet with um career. So, so that's going to be paid for through that >> dollars. Dollars. So, yeah. So, we're really excited about what's coming up. >> Thank
098you. Thank you. Thank you. We definitely keep promoting it and get more kids enrolled and yeah, that'd be awesome. >> And aren't you going to a Yeah. So, there's a um it's a builder association um program uh where they will provide us with the curriculum and then we just get the kids involved. So, uh Mr. McCoy, Mr. King, and myself are going to go to that training and learn more about that program to see what that's all about. And maybe we can get some building programs in here like construction, like cabinet making, that kind of stuff. those kind of trades. Um I think the biggest issue when we're starting to talk about all these different um career paths is the curriculum around it, you know. So um we're excited about that, too. So >> where
099that's not Astrabula, is it the >> No, it's I think it's out in um >> Melo. >> No, it's um it's in Oh my gosh. I want to say it's in Cleveland area where the training is. >> It's like the '08 Builders Association. that's that's where who's doing the the training. So, >> so there is an Astrail County Builders Association. >> Oh, there is. >> There is. And >> so I think um that that if that's something that we're considering. >> Do they have do they have curriculum and training and stuff? You know who be the person to talk to is Mark Winchell at the Port Authority because he designates so many contracts >> with different builders union otherwise. Uh he would probably be the person. >> So this is just getting the curriculum and
100then we we are definitely reaching out to Ashtabila County businesses to get partnerships to get you know internships but this is just the curriculum and the training for to get the kids prepared to go out into the work. >> That would marry perfect with that. >> Yeah. So, >> and then also um like I love that opportunity with Sage Lock, but we have to figure out how to >> talk to our local manufacturers and say I mean that just fell into our laps. You know that just fell into our laps. So, you know. >> No, that's amazing. We have something to model that you can go to these other manufacturers and say here's what Saglock does, right? >> And how can we do that here? >> Right. And the other issue is transportation, right? So,
101like we really do want to keep it local, you know, at all possible. It's better for our kids. It's better for our community. So, >> right. >> I'll send you an email. I've been talking to the people over at the Industrial Parkway and then Nick Sanford, who's the Kott city manager, and they just won a multi-billion dollar facility that they're going to need tons of stuff on. Maybe that'd be a conversation for him, too. >> Great. Thank you. >> Yeah, we got to look into our insurance, too. How it like umbrellas our students while they're working in the >> We we we talked about that. So, we're we're looking into that. >> Cool. When do you guys do that? >> The curriculum aspect in Cleveland. >> Um, June 3rd. >> We're going there. >> Very
102soon. >> Yep. >> Cool. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. Thank you, Jen, for all that that hard work on that. >> The board member comments. >> I would like to um just thank Paul. One of the things that when we were um tasking him at the beginning of the year was and have talked about for since I got on the board was student voice and how important student voice is and this um superintendent council was um just really fun to watch how the connections that you made with the students and how they felt heard through that process and just looking forward to seeing that um continue to have an impact on the dis the decisions that we're making here, which is important. You just now you need one at the elementary level. >> Yeah. I
103mean, we're going to we're going to bring new people in. But I tell you, I I absolutely love the students. We had such a good time today. We had a potluck and um they picked out furniture and they're just a joy. the kids here are just a joy to be with and um and they are they felt like they're really making a difference in in the movement of where we're going and and I think that's so powerful. >> Yeah. And I know the seniors, they they are they're so excited for the things that are happening >> and but I mean they're excited to be graduating, but they're it is bittersweet because they're seeing like a lot of things that could happen here that are really exciting. >> And I'm like, well, you can just come
104back and be a part of it sometime. So, >> yes. Well, thank you. It's really interesting too to hear just like to hear Julia talk about it and when you'll throw an idea out there and she'll just say, "I'll bring that up with Paul." Like like they're just like old friends. Like I'll just next time I see Paul, I'll bring that up with him. Like they're just like run it by him. Like we'll just chat about it in the hallway. And I'm like to hear like to have that level of comfort to have a conversation is is huge. And that's you know when we had brought that to him to say you know we really just wanted to have kids be involved and and in the district and the plans and the you know it
105I think it's way bigger than any of us really thought it would turn into but it's it's wonderful. Thank you both. >> And I had the opportunity to attend the um I'm going to get the name of the class wrong. the work to no learn to intern inter internships that Miss Best did this year and she had 17 students and at their she had a little ceremony for them at the end of the year and they had gone out on site and done an hour a couple of hours one was with Shelly um and to each of those kids stood up and gave a testimony to their experience. And it was really moving and it really just it really just shows that kids need to see it sometimes and they don't know until they are
106able to go and that's why these opportunities are I'm so excited so excited about getting our kids more connected with our community and the and I was at the career fair day and the number of community members that gave up. That wasn't a short amount of time. That was 7:30 to noon. And the amount of community members who came in to speak to our middle school students or help them with the career day dayf fair was just speaks volumes to our community and continuing to connect community with school is so important and it was really impressive. I loved it. it'll be super uh meaningful on their resumes also, you know, that students are willing to participate in. So, yeah. Yeah, it's definitely great. >> Yep. >> I want to welcome Mr. Cook to his new
107role. Um just a little Craig family. We we were super thankful for him. He was um we had a great experience with him with Julia and I this is another position um that Paul envisioned and we had to wait a little bit to get it in place and didn't really know what it was going to look. You know, it was a vision. It was a position that he talked about and thought about and really knew that we needed, but we had to wait on a little bit and really didn't know who that person was going to be that was going to fulfill that position. Didn't know, you know, what the applicants were going to look like. And upon hearing that that Mr. applied for that position. I was really, really excited because I think he's
108going to fulfill that role very well at GPS and I think he's going to be um a perfect perfect person for that that spot. I'm sad to see him leave that role at I know they're all nodding at the high school, but I think he's going to be a great asset to GPS and that dean of students role. So, congratulations and I'm really excited to see what what good comes of this new role for our school district. So, thank you for taking on this new position because I know it's going to be like a learning curve and doing all the things like you're going to be building the plane while you're flying it, so to speak. But I think that you're going to be the perfect person for that role. So, thank you for taking
109it on. Thank you for the the vision of that position and waiting until we could do it. But here we are, so let's go. So, thank you very much. But, um, lots of fun things happening, but I think everybody knows all the end of the year craziness and chaos and we're all ready to be done like yesterday, but we're celebrating all the things. Congratulations to all the graduates that are coming up. I know we've got lots of seniors here. Congratulations ladies. Um just it doesn't I mean it seems like it's been forever but in a blank really fast. So congratulations to everyone and best wishes. So that's all I have but did you have anything Mr. Andrew? Uh well, we did a Zoom meeting with um TDA and CT Taylor regarding the the athletic facility
110and that went over well. And >> Awesome. >> Yep. Things are moving forward. It's going to be good. >> Awesome. Awesome. >> Anything else? >> I just want to thank everyone again for the uh career fair. I'll let everyone get out of here. Um the other thing I just want to bring up, I I had a a conversation with someone who um I don't think I agree with on anything over this past weekend. And one of the things that we did agree with was um the board and its capacity, you know, in its different variations for the past few years has become a welloiled machine and and and this person's world words, it's become something I don't have to actively think about. So, while I give you guys a lot of grief, I do appreciate
111you at least keeping us in the no and that goes a long way from where we started and I appreciate that. The other thing is for the um for the career fair, I want to thank you, Mr. Gale, there's tons of people there. I mean, well over 40 in different capacities. Uh, Mrs. Sabolski as well. Um, there were people, tradesmen, builders, masons, CEOs, port authorities, government agencies, you name it. Kids got to make little laser engraved medallions all the way to I know Mark Winter was showing them blow up the old power plant that is is over by Lakeshore Park. And that kind of context instead of just droning on about you can make tons of money is a lot more relevant when kids are looking for what they want to do. And I appreciate
112us not only beating the drum of college and looking at the service to community, service to the trades and service to the nation. You know, it it goes a long way. So, thank you all for making that possible. >> That's all I have. >> All right. Motion to adjurnn. >> So moved. I'll second. Roll call. >> Mr. Andress. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Craig. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Cyolski. >> Yes. >> And Mr. Pearson. >> Yes. >> Meeting adjourned. >> All right.