001I'd like to call the um January 7th, 2026 Gosian Board of Education organizational meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Uh please join me in a moment of silence as we begin 2026 and as a board we embrace the opportunities we have to make our warrior community even stronger. Thank you. Um [clears throat] we will now do the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty, justice for all. [snorts] >> So now we will do the swearing in of our newly elected members to the board. Uh Mr. Shingle, will you please swear in um Mrs. Mrs. Deborah Gray, Mr. Bill Herrera, and Mrs. Melissa Pavaki. >> I'd be honored to do that if we could
002withstand it. You guys stay right there. I'm I'm fine either way. I get a good picture, though. [laughter] Right. Give the other side. Other side. >> All right. If you'd raise your right hand, [snorts] do you solemnly affirm that you will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Ohio? that you will faithfully and impartially discharge your duties as a member of the board of education of the Gosia local school district, Claremont County, Ohio, to the best of your ability and in accordance with the laws now in effect and here and after to be enacted during your continuous and said office and until your successor is elected and qualified. >> Thank you very much. Congratulations all of you. >> Thank you. I will I got a sheet for everyone
003if you guys would sign copies for your record. [clears throat] >> Thank you. >> Congratulations. [clears throat] You can have a copy for you. Copy your >> All right. >> Okay. Thank you. >> I will take this moment to thank you guys all as a board. I know that January is board of education appreciation month. We'll celebrate you a little tonight, but also on Monday. Um, but you know, we you do have some tokens of our appreciation from the admin team. We do thank you guys for everything you do. I know it's thankless at times, but [snorts] you guys are steering the district in the right direction, helping us guide it. Uh, and I do appreciate every one of you. So, thank you very much. >> Thank you. Thank you. [clears throat] >> Mr. Shinkle,
004can you please call the role? >> Mr. West >> here. Mr. Frai >> here. >> Mr. Raer >> here. Mrs. Gray >> here. >> Mrs. W >> here. >> Um, do we have a motion to approve the organizational agenda? So move >> second. >> Deborah made the motion. Second it. Any discussion? >> Mr. Shinkle. Can you call the RO please? >> Mr. West. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Papari. >> Yes. >> Mr. Rar. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Gray. >> Yes. >> Mrs. >> Yes. Now we will um move on to elections for the president and vice president of the board this year. Um, we need a nomination for president of the board of education for 2026. >> I would like to nominate Ever Gray. President, >> a second. >> Do we have any more nominations? >>
005Um, we will u need a motion to close the nominations, please. So moved. Second. [clears throat] Any discussion? Mr. Shinkle, can you call the role, please? >> Mrs. Paprai, >> yes. >> Mr. Rare, >> yes. >> Mrs. Gray, >> yes. >> Mr. West, >> yes. >> Mrs. Burky, >> yes. >> Uh, Mr. Shankle, can you please call the role to approve Mrs. Deborah Gray for board president? >> Mr. West? >> Yes. Mrs. Paproy? >> Yes. >> Mr. Rare? Yes. Mrs. Gray? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Wy? >> Yes. Okay, >> take it from here. [laughter] >> On to the next. >> All right. Remember the first time I did this, I was a little more nervous, but I [laughter] think I got it. I just want to thank all of you guys for the support and
006honestly the collaboration. Um, as we move and forward and grow together, um, it shows in our district. um it shows for our students and uh just all in all um I think from a district standpoint I couldn't be more happy for where we are uh from an administrative standpoint. Um so thanks for your trust in me as a board leader and I also just want to open it up that if there's ever a time where any of you need some guidance or have questions feel free to reach out to me on an individual basis. Um, and I'm more than willing to help. So, thank you. >> Great. Thank you. >> All right. Moving on to vice president. Do we have a nomination uh for vice president for the board of education for the 2026 year?
007>> Nominate uh Lisa actually. >> Do we have um a second? >> Second. And do we have any other nominations? No more nominations. Um, do we uh have a motion to close the nominations? >> So moved. [clears throat] >> Made the motion. Bill second. Any discussion? Right. Mr. Shinkle, could you please call the role to approve Lisa Warkey as board vice president? uh for the 2026 year. >> Mr. Rare, >> yes. >> Mrs. Gray, >> yes. >> Mrs. Barky, >> yes. >> Mr. West, >> yes. Mrs. >> Yes. >> Right. I declare Lisa Waricki as vice president of the board of education for the 2026 year. Congratulations. Thank you. Thank you everybody. >> I appreciate his support. >> All right, [snorts] moving on. Um, as we do every year, um, we, um, take time to
008consider, um, what our roles are as a board. We're required to, um, sit on specific [clears throat] committees. And so uh as of right now um in our prior year we had audit and finance was myself and Melissa facilities Bill and Melissa curriculum Lisa and Corey uh community and staff public relations myself and Bill business advisory Corey and Lisa and policy committee also Lisa and Corey. So are there is there any interest to um move to different areas uh or are people interested in remaining? >> Okay. [snorts] Anybody want anybody want to try another committee? >> Fine with where I am. >> All right. So, do we want to mo make a does somebody want to make a motion to move forward in the same um appointments that we have for our board committees? >>
009I'll make the motion. >> I'll second. >> The motion second. Any discussion? Mr. Shinkle, can you please call the role? >> Mrs. Gray, >> yes. >> Mr. West, >> yes. >> Sparky, >> yes. >> Mrs. Peppy. >> Yes. >> For rare. >> Yes. >> Changing it up on us. >> He threw it off. No, I I I do APOLOG [laughter] for like what was happening, but I I I didn't have >> That's all right. [laughter] Moving forwardly, we have uh leaisonships and uh we have Lisa as legislative, Melissa as student achievement, township trustee, Corey Gian education foundation, myself, we have [clears throat] already voted to have Bill as our great oaks rep. So um again, is there any interest to absolutely stay or make a change? I am fine with staying. Um but Lisa um
010since you um are stepping up as an officer if I know there's a lot going on with legislative. So if you would like me to um take that. I'm willing to um swap you if you would like to do that. >> Do you really want to go to that delegate meeting? [clears throat] >> Well, that doesn't mean I have to go to the delegate meeting, DOES [laughter] IT? BUT YEAH, that's fine. Yeah. >> Yeah, I'm willing to switch student achievement. It's pretty fun. >> Yeah, >> I'll do that. >> It's done like every >> I know. I know. [laughter] >> All right. >> Yes, I will. >> All right. So >> I'm gonna make the motion just so we um just to confirm I'll make the motion to swap Melissa into legislative leaison and Lisa
011and student achievement leaison but keep Corey with township myself with go education foundation and Bill with grade oaks we have a second >> second any discussion right Mr. Shake, can you please call the role? >> Mr. West, >> yes. >> Mrs. Werky, >> yes. >> Mrs. Paparroy, >> yes. >> Mr. Rare, yes. Mrs. Gray, >> yes. >> Right. [clears throat] >> And then board meeting. There um is a list of board meeting um dates in your packet here. To grab mine. Um, I'd like to make the motion to set the second Monday of each month at 6 PM as the date and time for the regular board meeting for 2026 except um the discuss changes which are um there's the June one and >> August >> um the August one. So the August will be
012in the community room as you can I mean the August will be a different date because of our open houses and um we are going to look June July June June and July and having them at the new administrative office if it's open and available. >> Okay. >> So August the time will be I mean it's still Thursday but still 6 p.m. >> 6 p.m. [laughter] Okay. It's just not Thursday >> and then the June the financial one will Yeah. 7:30 a.m. like >> so I'd like to make a motion >> and these date Oh, sorry. [clears throat] >> Um that's discussion, but these are the dates that we got last time, right? They didn't change. Okay. >> Sorry. Okay. [laughter] >> All right. So, just to put the motion back out there, I'd like
013to make a motion as outlined on the document provided um to have our regular board meetings. the second Monday of each month other than the ones noted at 6 pm. >> Do I have a second? >> Second >> discussion. >> I do like Yeah, I was going to say I do like the 6 PM start time. I really do. I just Let's We'll try to stay away from earlier going forward, but I love >> I think six is about as early. >> Yeah, I love it. Families. >> So, I did just want to make a note. Um Corey pointed out that it is at six for um the public just to understand that we are making that adjust adjustment this year. >> And we'll we'll communicate this as well. >> That's a change in time
014location each month too. But yeah. >> Yeah. All right. Mr. Shankle, can you please call the role? >> Mrs. Ricky, >> yes. >> Rocky, >> yes. >> Mr. Ra, >> yes. Mrs. Gray, >> yes. >> Mr. West, >> yes. All right. Um, moving on. Um, agenda item X. Do we have a motion to appoint the assistant superintendent and treasure as their as our designate under OC 109.43A1 to attend a three-hour public records training program for the board of education members? >> I'll take that motion. [laughter] >> I'll second that. >> Yes, we do. You don't have to. >> No. mind according to this we do. >> Yeah, [laughter] Lisa made the motion. Melissa second. Any discussion? >> I hope you have a great time and thank you for [laughter] doing that for us. [cough] >>
015Mr. [clears throat] Shinkle, can you please call the role? >> Mrs. Paprai, >> yes. >> Mr. RA, >> yes. >> Mrs. Gray, >> yes. >> Mr. West, >> yes. Mrs. Wy, >> yes. >> Right, moving on. We do have a miscellaneous motion. Do we have a motion to approve the resolutions to A authorize the superintendent to hire staff between board meetings, b authorize superintendent to accept resignations or retirements between board meetings, and c um to establish a board service fund. Moved [clears throat] >> second. >> Bill made the motion. Corey second. Any discussion? >> Just cover C real quick. Just I'm trying to recall what it Yeah. C is just the the service fund for our training and stay and okay those pieces that we would use. It's set at 10,000 there. There's revised code
016on how much it can be fun student but we just have always done 10,000 is kind of the threshold. We would do something over that it would need to be >> approved like when you go to board leadership institute I mean all those different conferences and >> stuff. I had a feeling I just want >> and these are things that we approve every year. >> Mr. Shinkle, can you please call the role? >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Greg, >> yes. >> Mr. West, >> yes. Mr. Ling, >> yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> All right. Wrap up the organizational meeting. Do we have a motion to adjourn? >> So move. >> Second. >> Coordinate the motion. Bill second. Any discussion? Mr. Shankle, can you please call the role? >> Mr. >> Yes. Mr. >>
017Gray, >> yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Pepper. >> Yes. >> Call the meeting to close at 5:45 p.m.