001everyone all of the families and Community today is Wednesday March 5th 2005 and Welcome to our regular agenda uh board meeting um the time is 6:30 Miss Rosa can you please um call the yeah yes Mrs Ean yes Mrs Hamilton yes Mrs Travis here Mrs Davis here Mrs Crawford here if you're able can you please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance Al 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 this we do we have any okay all right so good evening families and community members happy women's history month this month we honor and celebrate the incredible contributions of women throughout history and in our communities today it's a time to reflect act on the powerful women who have
002shaped our role through their leadership creativity resilience and determination we celebrate the achievements of women in all sectors including education where women have been at the Forefront of shaping future Generations from teachers and administrators to Advocates and policy makers women continue to make an impact on the lives of students and their families in addition as we celebrate International women's day we acknowledge the accompt of powerful women across the globe who are leading change breaking barriers and inspiring the Next Generation let's continue to uplift uplift support and Empower women not just this month but every day I like also like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Twinsburg High School orchestra for outstanding achievement the orchestra received unanimous Superior ratings at the Ohio music educators Association State Orchestra event this is an incredible accomplishment especially considering
003the orchestra performed in class A which is one of the most challenging categories earning a superior rating is the highest honor a high school performing group can receive from the omea and we are so proud to announce that this marks the orchestra's 13th consecutive year of receiving this prestigious recognition [Applause] our heartfelt congratulations goes out to Mr Damon Khan Mrs Claire J music and all of The Talented students in the Twinsburg High School orchestra your dedication passion and hard work continue to make our community proud We can't wait to see what's next for you additionally I want to give a huge shout shout out to the band boosters for organizing an amazing Marty theme Jazz night featuring both the RBC and THS jazz bands it was such a joy to see the students perform and
004showcase their talents in this Lively fun event last Saturday the energy in the room was contagious and it was always a pleasure to see our students shine this week is Right to Read Week at wol Cox primary school and our board members have had a fantastic time visiting various classrooms and reading to the students It's a Wonderful reminder of the importance of literacy and the joy that comes with sharing stories and ideas another highlight today was the Twinsburg High School e exploration Fair which focused on helping students explore their future opportunities and enroll enlist employment and Entrepreneurship I had the opportunity as well miss as well as Miss Egan right here to take some great photos of the students interacting with the um vendors and engaging with conversations about their next step this year um
005there were more employers present um that were offering job opportunities ready to hire as well as it was so exciting to to see all the students that will benefit from these connections we're proud to have been a part of the I was proud to be a part of the uh committee this year for the event and I also want to do a special thank you um to everyone who was involved on the committee especially Alex pavic Tony clu Melissa mes and Jen farling for their hard work and dedication there's still some more opportunity for our students to find employment if they didn't find it today um tomorrow there will be another job fair at cbcc and that's going to be from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. um on the Arts front I want to encourage everyone
006to come out and support the Twinsburg High School drama club which is presenting clue starting today the performances are also happening tomorrow as well as Friday at 700 p.m. and it promises to be a fun and engaging show finally I want to remind everyone that this Saturday from 5:00 to 10: p.m. El Chile Bravo will be hosting a fundraiser event for our Twinsburg baseball team whether you dine in or take out your support will go a long way in helping our student athletes and for our seniors there's there's an exciting opportunity the Twinsburg Chamber of Commerce scholarships are now available There are 16 scholarships which are totaling up to $12,000 in Awards the application deadline is April 12th so be sure to take advantage of this amazing opportunity thank you everyone who continue to support
007our students Educators and community events your involvement makes all the difference and we're grateful to have your um support and I'll now turn my report over to Mrs po evening M craford good evening board it's so great to see everyone here tonight we're going to celebrate some outstanding students from WX primary school George GD Intermediate School and Twinsburg High School but before we get to all of that um we want to congratulate all of our Twinsburg High School and RB chamber the Middle School sports teams winter sports is officially over and it's turning the clock forward and it is now time for spring Sports so you will begin to see our kids track all over the place you know all the spring sports baseball softball and we're just so excited uh for the upcoming spring
008Sports Seasons we want to thank all of our coaches who have signed up to help out and uh look forward to a very fun spring Sports season just getting underway I can't forget tennis either right or golf yeah so we have a lot happening around here um it's also the time of the year when all of our Arts students are busy uh we will soon have the Arts show at all of our schools we will have the um Oma contest just like Mrs Crawford just mentioned about our Orchestra we more about that in a second um it is our show choir competition season so if you are looking for something to do you don't need to look too far just hop onto the district website and see what we have on our calendar lots and
009lots to do to support our kids here in our community um also parents I'm glad to see our willcock families here tonight because um you're going maybe help us it is time to start to register register for kindergarten and it is going to be um an event on next Wednesday March 12th is our kindergarten parent kickoff meeting we are welcoming their class of 2038 to Wilcox primary school and so if you happen to have a young one ready for kindergarten uh we ask you to please come to the parent kickoff meeting next week at Willcox at 600 next Wednesday if you have a neighbor who may not be connected to our school district and they have a little one if you could let them know really Word of Mouth being neighborly is the best way
010to get our students enrolled here as quickly as possible and helps us to plan for the coming school year um this is also a reminder that tomorrow night we will have our last scheduled Community conversation about the tiger Legacy project uh that will be tomorrow at 7 o'clock in the media center at Dodge Intermediate School and we uh really look forward to seeing as many members of the community come out for that and if you can't come out um actually we are live streaming all of our Community conversations on the district's YouTube station so you can catch it there as well um Board of Education this evening we will have one administrative report uh believe it or not it's time to start to talk about summer programs for our students so Mrs Farthing and Mr
011bandier will be up here after our student presentations to talk about some of the plans we have for this coming summer and some program offerings for our students so we're excited about that next Friday March 14th is the end of the third quarter where is this year going very fast fast uh so that means the fourth quarter is almost here third quarter ends on Friday and fourth quarter will will begin on March 17th and boy we're heading to home right and so it is uh a fun part of the year so much uh to celebrate and uh we're almost in the fourth quarter this evening we are delighted to recognize one of our amazing staff members and um I have come to know Mr Damon Khan uh as just a wonderful colleague I'm honored to
012serve alongside his company he is the high school orchestra director and it is under his leadership that our students continue to perform at the very highest level our students begin Orchestra classes in fourth grade and they stay with Mr Khan from fourth grade all the way up to being seniors in our high school and uh this evening uh we would like to honor Mr Khan um as well as the orchestra with a very special Proclamation so Mr KH if you would please come forward Mrs Crawford has a special proclamation to present to you Dr all right honoring Mr Damon Khan in the Twinsburg High School orchestra whereas the Twinsburg High School orchestra under the direction of Mr Damon Khan with assistance from Mrs clj music has once again demonstrated exceptional skill dedication and Artistry earning
013a superior rating at the Ohio music Education Association State Orchestra at ajusted event on Friday February 28 2025 and whereas the Twinsburg High School orchestra performed in class A a highly challenging level showcasing their outstanding musicianship and commitment to Excellence and whereas the superior rating the highest honor a high school performing group can achieve from the Ohio music Education Association is a testament to the orchestra's hard work discipline and passion for music and whereas this marks the 13th consecutive year that the Twinsburg High School orchestra has earned this prestigious honor solid Sol solidifying their legacy as one of the most outstanding ensembles in the state of Ohio and whereas Mr Khan through his ex ex I cannot talk today extemporary leadership this happens because I was at will Cox long has cultivated an environment where
014each student is encouraged to reach their full potential instilling in them not only musical knowledge and skill but also the values of teamwork perseverance and excellence and whereas the achievements of the Twinsburg High School orchestra reflect positively on the students parents faculty and community of the Twinsburg City School School District exp I cannot talk today I'm sorry exping the power of music to inspire and unite now therefore we Ronda Crawford president of the Twinsburg Board of Education and Katherine M Power superintendent of the Twinsburg City School District on behalf of our entire Community do here hereby Proclaim this day Wednesday March 5th 2025 as a day to honor and celebrate the remarkable accomplishments of the tburg high school orchestra and their director Mr Damon Khan for their 13th consecutive Superior rating at the Ohio music
015education associate State Orchestra event we express our deepest pride and admiration for this extor extrordinary achievement and extend our heartful congratulations to all involved in this outstanding accomplishment [Applause] I would like tokers stand the students in the Twinsburg High School orchestra oh thank you the Twinsburg um High School orchestra students thank you for your dedication to this Orchestra program and your guys' hard work and thank you to the orchestra boosters parents everything that you do to support these kids um they do such a super job and I'm really truly blessed to have such great stud students in such great parent support um thank you Kathy powers and thank you school board for this great recognition I certainly appreciate it I know the students appreciate it thank you for being a champion of music education in
016our schools thank you [Applause] spe congratulations you know I have the honor of um chaperoning the students when they traveled to Cleveland the rest of the district was off on um a Calamity day and our high school orchestra traveled to the Oma professional development conference and they performed and I have to tell you how proud words can't express um how proud I was to listen to our students perform and Mr Khan you're extraordinary um our students are extraordinary and thank you to Twinsburg vo uh Twinsburg Orchestra boosters for what you do to support our students doesn't happen just because you want it to happen it's it happens because of hard work and dedication to that craft and uh I am so proud uh to be the superintendent of the school district where this Orchestra is
017just Superior so thank you so very much for being here and thank you for what you do with music education as well Mr Khan really appreciate you okay so for some more great news so I received a letter from the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce it says Dear Katherine powers on behalf of the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce I'm pleased to congratulate Twinsburg City School District for earning the overall five-star award for the 2023 24 Ohio school district report card this remarkable accomplishment highlights your District's commitment to advancing academic achievement and supporting students success the overall five-star award recognizes those who consistently give their all to creating an engaging learning environment that Fosters growth collaboration and success I commend you and your team for your dedication to providing students with the tools they
018need to excel academically and personally your work will have a lasting impact on the lives of your students once again congratulations on this well-deserved recognition I hope this award serves at as a source of Pride and accomplishment for your community and will continue to inspire success in years ahead uh with re regard with warm regards Steph D dhen director Department of Education and Workforce state of Ohio this is fantastic news and in addition to this wonderful letter um the district is receiving a lovely Banner I'd like to present to the board uh tonight you like to come forward yeah us per like [Music] all right okay so now it's time to celebrate students more celebrations so why don't we ask Mr Scott asy our assistant principal at Wilcox primary schools to please come forward and
019let's start celebrating students that rock the house over at will Cox Primary School good evening thank you Mrs Powers Board of Education Twinsburg Community uh like Mrs pow said we're going to celebrate some students who Rock tonight we say will Cox rocks because of you boys and girls and that's nothing but the truth so we have some excellent students um and it was great to have a little practice run of them coming up here because we're going to invite them back up in a moment one by one so boys and girls when I call your name come on up and if their teacher is here as well you guys can come on up and just Dan behind them so first up Olivia fugata in Mrs F's Class come on up Olivia Olivia shows compassion to
020everyone she encounters she is always willing to help others and she always always comes to school prepared and ready to learn she never gives up and is a good friend and always willing to learn something new she has consistently displayed the will Cox rocks expectations and she goes above and beyond will Cox rocks Because of You [Applause] Olivia next up is McKenzie Kennedy in Mr scala's [Applause] class McKenzie is very responsible and make sure her work is handed in meatly and on time she is always polite and respectful she goes out of her way to be helpful to her friends and her teachers she loves learning new things and is excited to share with Partners small groups and our whole class discussions McKenzie rocks next is Connor Spence in Mrs sco's class Conor is responsible
021respectful caring and safe he always comes to school prepared to listen and learn he always turns in his homework and gets right to work he is a good friend to his classmates and is always lending a helping hand Connor does his best always wi Cox rocks Because of You [Applause] Connor next is Jackson Hoon in Mrs peters's class Jackson is an outstanding student and classmate he always does as asked and is always willing to help out his teacher and Friends he keeps his promise every day to be responsible respectful caring and safe Mrs petrash is so happy to have Jackson in class this year and knows he'll continue to do great things as a Twinsburg tiger next is Quinn kwick in Mrs ayan's class Quinn always comes to school with a smile on her face
022and ready to learn she is a kind little girl who has such a love for learning she is very responsible and a great helper in the classroom both to her teacher and her classmates she is a role model for all will Cox rocks Because of You Quinn next is Willamina Conor in Mrs writer's class Willamina is a wonderful asset to Willcox she is a friend to all very caring friendly and helpful she encourages others and cheers on her peers Willamina always has a smile on her face and eager to participate in activities she works hard and tries her best every day and we truly enjoy having Willam in class and wiox rocks because of her next is Zay Riley in Miss tpac's class zann is a thoughtful and caring student who is always willing to
023help others he volunteers to help his classmates and teachers his friends how to complete tasks on their own he is respectful and follows all the classroom roles he has a role model for his classmates by exhibiting a positive attitude and enthusiasm for [Applause] learning next is Vivian stricko and Mrs wel class Vivian approaches each day with enthusiasm and a smile she is always eager to participate in activities showing a love for Learning and inspiring she constantly demonstrates kindness to her classmates and other students in the building she has a big Caring Heart and it shows in her actions and attitude every day Willcox rocks because of Vivian and last but not least is Morgan Su in Mrs tac's class Morgan is such a joy to have in class and consistently demonstrates Respect by listening to
024others using kind words and treating everyone fairly she shows responsibility by taking care of classmates materials and completing tasks independently Morgan's caring nature shines through as she offers help and shows kindness to her classmates will Cox rucks Because of You Morgan well congratulations boys and girls if you can hold your certificates up in front of you just like so many of you were doing I tell you Mrs Powers this is definitely the best group of students up here I think because they have some experience so uh this a great photo opportunity for everyone thank you wi Cox families as you guys funnel out I'm going to welcome Mr Holland and Dodge intermediate in and on up thank you everyone thank [Music] you what's [Music] wed all right then I [Music] are you sign it for
025oh [Music] oh yes girl you can so I didn't bring my license with me when I went to Bo I went through so much like I had a picture of my phone I sent it to by email I'm like in lobby like like I'm sorry I don't have still I nina kinsky not being [Music] there oh Michelle's here exciting exciting day as we get ready to recognize our students of the month before we hand it over to our student presenters I just want to highlight a couple of activities that we had in the month of February for Black History Month it was a really exciting month and I have to tell you that I really need to thank our high school and middle school for providing opport unities to our students throughout the month of
026February two of the events that we had were both the electric uh Orchestra from RBC so as we continue our celebration of the orchestra programs the electric orchestra at RBC was fantastic I actually was my first time seeing it it it is a wonderful opportunity so we're encouraging our fourth fifth and sixth graders to move on to the electric orchestra and as they move on from the electric orchestra hopefully moving on to that fantastic High School orchestra as well also need to thank the high school for Lending us are their jazz band The Jazz Band came down and presented and kind of connected the history of jazz in African-American history and uh they performed for our fourth graders as well they did a fantastic job so again thanking the high school for making sure that
027we have opportunities for our students to experience um things in a different way and in particularly seeing our our our students sharing their their craft with our with their students shaving sharing their craft with our students two other events Mr six is going to share and in addition to those we also had the high school was able to supply their teacher of the year Miss pikney uh and she was able to speak to most of your kids if you're from Dodge uh we did have the pleasure of having a whole lot of help uh from the Middle School and High School come to our building uh and give us those unique experiences so she was able to speak on her life story and Stream in to all the classroom so they got to hear her
028message uh and I that went off without a hitch it was great the kids um wa Core group of kids about as size as this audience in front of her and they just ate it up so it was a great experience uh and we also had seven high school students uh that volunteered their time uh to have a read in so we had books donated to us from the tea which was a a huge benefit for us we had 37 books that we raffled and in addition to that we um we they the high school students pushed into various classrooms read a story and moved on and they hit all 37 classrooms so um very appreciative of everybody's effort this last month and um our kid has got had great experience as a result so
029without further Ado the reason we're here is to recognize these beautiful people out here so I'll hand mic over to mville good evening everyone my name is Sierra nille and I'm the other assistant principal at Dodge Intermediate School U before we get into our student of the month nominations uh we do have a quick presentation for women's history month and I did bring two members from the girls group here with me so without further Ado I will hand it over to Amira thanks for the introduction mville good evening Twinsburg families and Twinsburg staff and the Board of Education my name is Amir Brittain and I am a sixth grader at Dodge who was a part of the girls group hello everybody my name is um Lea horn and I am a fifth grader at Dodge
030and I'm also involved in girls group at Dodge hi my name is is Julia russler and I am a beachbrook school social worker at Dodge Intermediate School I help run the girls group and organize monthly meetings we are incredibly proud proud of our schools girls group a supportive and empowering Community where young women come together to inspire uplift and encourage one another this group Fosters confidence leadership and teamwork creating a safe space for girls to share ideas discuss important issues and build lasting friendships through their dedication to personal growth and helping others our girls group members demonstrate strength resilience in a deep commitment to making a positive impact to our school and beyond their energy and enthusiasm are truly inspiring and we are excited to see all the amazing things that they will accomplish at
031this time I'll pass it back over to Amira before we get into our student of the month nominations in honor of women's history month we would like to recognize and celebrate the incredible of all female Board of Education our superintendent and our treasurer for their inspiring leadership and unwavering commitment to shaping the brighter future future for all students their dedication resilience and Collective efforts serve as a powerful example of how women in leadership positions can relate lasting change and impact through their work they Inspire not only the community but also the next generation of female leaders we are proud to honor their contributions and the path they are Paving for our future Generations now we are presenting each of you with a handwritten inspirational note from the member of our girls group please use this
032as a daily reminder that you are making a difference in serving as a positive role models [Applause] thank you now let's get started Mr Mr Savage fifth grade teachers nominates Trey Elliot Trey consistently goes above and beyond showing exceptional kindness to classmates and teachers alike always ready to lend an help in hand and he approaches every tax with a strong worth ethic and a positive attitude Trey exemplifies what it means to be a dedicated and compassionate student we are proud to recognize his hard work generosity and unwavering commitment to making our school Community a better place where to go Trey Miss Korea Miss Korea first um fifth grade teacher nominates Chloe Chestnut Chloe shines with her with her kindness and constant willingness to help others whether it's l lending a hand to a classmate in
033need or offering a word of encouragement she also goes out of her way to make those around her feel supported and valued her compassionate nature and helpful spirit makes her standout member of our school Community we are proud to celebrate her kindness and positive impact on everybody she encounters Mrs Darnell fifth grade teacher nominates Taylor Williams Taylor is an exemplary fifth grade student she is a shining example of kindness and hard work her dedication to learning and perseverance makes her a role model mod for others Taylor shows up every day ready to learn with a positive attitude she demonstrates a love of learning and of helping others Taylor your teachers are thankful for you and so proud of you Mr vilc physical education teacher nominates Avery SMA Avery has been selected as the physical education
034student of the month because of her outstanding level of respect for her peers teacher and learning community Avery consistently listens attentively during instructions with her eyes on the speaker Avery always put the needs of her classmates a pedal own Avery is a true team player whose selfless behavior is demonstrated regularly no matter the learning objective or the activity prepared for today Avery is always ready to to participate with high levels of effort and engagement Avery routin routinely displays the behavior of true champion and a leader of our team congratulations to Avery Chim in this case a physical ed teacher nominates Eli hop Eli is always working so hard in PE class no matter the activity or sport Eli is always prepared for class friendly kind to his peers and prepare um participates with respect responsibility
035and safety congratulations [Applause] Eli Mrs black sixth grade teacher nominates Eliana soric Eliana is a joy to have in class her leadership skills make her a role model for her peers for example Elana encouraged her classmates to donate more canned goods for the food drive to help those in need her positive mindset organizational skills and hard work contribute to our academic success I can always count on Eliana to follow our Dodge expectations to be responsible respectful and safe Elana makes me tiger [Applause] proud Mrs wall sixth grade teacher nominates Braxton teet braxon is a smart kind caring boy who works hard every day at school to accomplish his goals he is loved by everyone staff and students alike Braxton comes to school every day with a smile and a great attitude which helps everyone he
036comes into contact with smile and have a great day braxon is a special boy and I am proud of his abilities progress and [Applause] accomplishments Mrs Mrs walls fifth grade teacher nominates Liam Perry [Applause] Liam is wonderful funny active and smart boy who has been in my class for two years he has made a great progress on reading and math skills this year and he tries his very best at school each day he brings a smile to everyone's face at Dodge I'm proud of Liam Mr Willis six great teacher nominates Aiden mat Aiden is an outstanding student in all academic areas he is an active listener in morning meetings and especially during math class he does a great job interacting with his peers and models positive behavior for all he exemplifies what it means to
037be tiger strong and is always respectful responsible and [Applause] safe Mrs Madden sixth grade teacher nominates Luca [Applause] rer Luca has made wonderful improvements throughout the school year she has taken more ownership of her learning and has become more consistent with her work completion she greets me every morning with a smile and genuinely seems happy to be here one thing that has really stood out to me is Luka taken the initiative to email me at night when she needs help or needs something done from my end in Google Classroom I love that that I love that she has started to take that initiative and essentially take some control of her learning keep up the great work Luca I am so proud of [Applause] you all right and last but not least Mrs Madden's sixth grade
038teacher nominates Amir [Applause] Thorton Amir deserves the student of the month award for a variety of reasons she joined us here this fall in Twinsburg and has transitioned extremely well into our classroom she gets along well with all of her peers and always has a huge smile on her face Amira Embraces spirit days and comes dressed in whatever crazy theme it may be she has an extremely funny personality and that she lets shine on a daily basis and we certainly keep each other on our toes on top of all of this Amir does her work consistently and wants to do her best in everything she does she is also an amazing artist and has had one of her art pieces chosen to be entered into the youth art month Northeast Ohio art Education Association art
039show at the White Rabbit Gallery in Barberton ni the strength and the work that Amir shows amazes me while she continues to work to get stronger each and every day and she has even started to begin the process of walking with the king I told her oh Lord I told her earlier in the year that I feel like our paths Were Meant to cross and I truly believe that congratulations [Applause] Amira congratulations to each and every one of our Mar student March student of the month nominees at this time we will reward you with 10 Tiger tickets each dod's teachers and staff if you were in the audience please come up at this time for a quick picture thank for thank you [Applause] [Music] I be off [Music] spe I how you doing how you
040doing [Music] you're singing no it is I think he forced the he's got so we can't that's no fun at all trying to have open mic right all right welcome um I'm Mike Silver Thorne assistant principal at the high school it's our turn now to do our March students of the month like to thank Mrs powers and the board of education for having us tonight and let's get started we have four very special uh young adults representing Twinsburg High School for a variety of reasons and we're going to start off now with Gian Taylor GI come on up Gian got to uh experience something that kids don't experience every day and uh we were so thankful that uh she was where she was uh Gian was nominated by the administration and Mrs Forester she was
041actually one of the first people or was the first person on scene when one of our security personnels was having a medical emergency um Gian kep her cool went and got help without hesitation immediately and her leadership and quick thinking definitely made a huge difference and possibly could have saved somebody's life so congratulations Tiana next we have Emma Sakowski Emma come on up [Applause] Emma was nominated by Mrs Kurt Mrs Kurt's here tonight thanks Mrs Kurt for being here uh Emma's an outstanding student as she works hard and always looks out for other students in classroom making sure they are included and involved in any activities Emma has a huge heart and that shows by the organization she did with her friends to make valentines and deliver them to the elderly at nursing homes she's
042very deserving of being awarded for her selflessness congratulations [Applause] Emma next we have Robbie Patel Robbie was nominated by Mrs chernick keeping his grades up Robbie does so much outside of class to pursue his own Ambitions started working on his own research paper based on his interest in addition he independ ly entered Scholastic and one silver key and he's trying to complete the requirements for national Congressional award he loves to find new challenges and his enthusiasm for learning is so inspiring [Music] [Applause] congratulations last but not least Christian Dunbar Mrs turnau recommended Christian shares that he has been a pleasure to have for three years she doesn't know how to explain his presence in the classroom but every teacher at THS knows what she means because he has so much positive presence in the school
043he will come in every Monday and ask how was your weekend genuinely wanting a response because he truly cares beyond that he is a talented artist and athlete she will miss his Pres in the room next year but knows that success will surely follow him because of all the good he puts out in the world congratulations Christian than thank you Twinsburg High School students for being here tonight it's been a wonderful night of Celebration and we appreciate all that you do to make our school district so fantastic so thank you Mrs Crawford that completes my report for this evening oh do we thank you Mrs powers do we have any committee reports no this time okay all right I will turn turn it back over to you for administrative reports okay thank you Mrs Crawford
044uh this evening we wanted to share with the community our plans for summer of 2025 I mentioned that the third quarter is over next Friday fourth quarter is starting on the 17th and before you know it it will be summer break and so now is the time to start planning for summer programming for our students so this evening our director of curriculum and Technology Mrs Jennifer Farthing and our director of pupil Services Mr Ryan bandiera are here tonight to share our plans for the coming summer months good evening everyone thank you for having us this will be brief it's an easy one uh just um one of the first pieces of information to share with you is that we will be offering Camp invention at Samuel Bissell Elementary School um we provide the space um
045it is run it is run predominantly by our teachers however Camp invention is really in charge and right now we already have 122 students signed up for the camp so last year we were so large we had two camps in one and we will be that way again this year so we're excited um also there is an opportunity that went out to the students in their Google classroom today at the high school that we are looking for some leaders in training so those are 10th 11th and 12th graders who can earn community service hours um you know those students who may have an interest in working with students and and children and also maybe going into education this is a great opportunity for them so information about that is found in in their Google classroom
046we also have Junior leaders in training as well for some younger students who may have that interest as well so and right now we would like to uh just make sure that uh all our dates are set but they are a little tentative just based on the work that needs to happen at the high school this summer so we are um sharing this with you this evening just knowing that there might be some slight changes um this year we would like to offer summer learning camp we have had summer learning Camp last year a slightly different way of doing it is we had it in June instead of in July August and we focused on reading and math with Rising first graders through fourth graders and it was just a huge hit last summer I
047don't know if the difference was that we moved it early I I don't know but we had fantastic feedback from our teachers and students and uh last year for the first time we went on a field trip and we went to the Great Lake Science Center and some of the students that was their first opportunity to go there and it was also a great hit so um we will be focused on reading and math and the thing about this program is we will invite the students who are eligible to participate so the majority of the students that we would be inviting are most likely on a rimp a reading Improvement and monitoring plan so we kind of have our target audience already set and or these students are receiving reading and math intervention at will
048Cox b or Dodge are the students we would be inviting um and this year one other slight difference with that is we will be using um City County money so the teachers will actually be employed through the es of Northeast Ohio and that to most people that will mean no nothing is different but for them their pay their salary would be coming from there so thank you for saying yes to that and next we will have high school credit recovery and that will be for three weeks it will be offered June 4th through the 25th no class on June 19th um 8 to 12 um this is a we will be asking for a teacher two teachers most likely an intervention specialist and hopefully a math instructor and students fund this course so we ask
049that the students to pay $150 um in general students can earn one to two credits during that time it depends on uh it depends on motivation and you know if they're taking a half credit or whole credit but so students have that opportunity um and transportation is not provided this is predominantly for upper classmen that need to just get that boost and get that leg up or get that credit finished so it's predominantly um it's mostly Juniors going into their senior year to be ready for graduation and turn it over to Ryan good evening board um extended school year um is our program that we offer for students um who are on an individualized education program or an IEP um this is students that um may show that regression over those long breaks and then
050have a more difficult time showing that recruitment of skills or trying to catch up catch back up um so we are planning um extended school year we always like to do it kind of right before um the school year starts to kind of make sure they're ready and um ready to go in our in our early August start um these dates are also possibly subject to change but hopefully these will be our um confirmed dates we usually run this as a 3-day a week program for three weeks leading up to the start of the school year and um we have not determined the exact need yet um but typically we um try to have about three different classrooms um based on the students um ages um we usually have intervention Specialists who run those um
051a variety of instructional assistant who help out um with some of the students needs including some of the toileting or other needs that they might have and then um depending on the students needs um some of our related service providers including like our um speech pathologists or occupational therapists and physical therapy um so we will be meeting with those families here in the near future if there's a family that has any questions or concerns about this I always encourage them to contact UM their students some intervention Specialists and then in turn also contact my department as well thank you so much you thank you and then our next steps will be that we will start posting for the positions and then as soon as we have appropriate Staffing we will invite students because some years
052we have staff who are all in and some years we kind of have to you know do little prodding so we don't want to invite students and not have Staffing for them um and then we will start planning for these opportunities unties as soon as um we have your approval and we can get moving and um these are some pictures from the science center last year Mrs Dew was sending them to me and the one I really wanted to send you was this youngster just zoned out on the bus he was so tired on the way back and it was pretty warm that day and he was just out cold on the way home so they had a fantastic time so do you have any questions for Ryan or I thank Youk you thank you
053we just wanted to explain uh Mrs Farthing and Mr bandier both U mentioned dates and things pending um as you may remember last May Twinsburg High School suffered the lightning strike and we continue to um work through some things with respect to that when the lightning struck the high school it actually burned out a very important panel um in one of the rooms uh back off of the kitchen area and so I want to ask Mr stricklin to provide for you tonight A little update as to where we are with that uh you're sort of at the mercy of folks who are manufacturing this uh new panel um but we think these dates will work we're pretty confident but Mr Strickland has some news to share thank you superintendent powers and board um so we
054are working with what makes this even more challenging we work with about four different parties between the insurance company the manufacturer the electrician that's going to do the install and then First Energy as well so we've got a lot of players in this um but we had some meetings with them early this week and um we feel like we've got good news we've gave them about a three or 4 week window um from late June to Mid July um they're going to Target as late in June early in July as we can we mention this because if you recall um one of the biggest struggles that we had when the high school went down is we lose internet connectivity and phone service at all of our buildings if the high school goes down um so
055the the district will be forced to close and be remote uh during that time um in addition to one more layer we're coordinating with the city of Twinsburg because as this is all going on they've got some big work scheduled at the fitness center this summer and as you know their utilities are also tied into the high school um so there's a lot of communication a lot of coordinating going on um but we feel like we're far enough ahead of it um that we can pretty well commit to the dates we talked about tonight um just barring any unforeseen circumstances so um the really great news what I was excited about they shifted the manufacturing of the panels to Ohio based companies it was out of Indiana so that was creating a lag um we
056got with the vendor and they've got um some manufacturers in Ohio um so that'll be nice it should save us quite a bit of time so good thank you we'll keep youall posted thank you for the update does that that concludes our reports for tonight thank you oh thank you Mr do we have any all right I will go ahead and read this persons wishing to address the Board of Education should submit a blue card found in the lobby to the treasurer prior to the meeting so they may be recognized by the board president and welcome to make comment no formal action will be taken on subjects that are not included on this agenda until the board has had an opportunity to study them comments regarding personnel must be submitted in writing through the office
057of the superintendent all the though there is normally adequate time for citizens to express themselves at a board meeting if several people wish to speak each person will be allowed at 5 minutes until the total time of 30 minutes is used each person addressing the board is asked to give his or her name and address all right so the first card I have is Sarah Chapel hello good evening good evening my name is Sarah Chapel my address is 2258 demid Drive Twinsburg so I'm here tonight because I would like to submit a fact sheet from the naacp's legal defense Fund in response to the dear colleague letter that was sent to the Twinsburg City School District this past February I'm here to express how much I value the diversity my children get to be a
058part of at this school district and I hope the board recognizes this is one of our greatest strengths therefore I'm asking the board to do the bare minimum if choosing to comply to these illegal and disgusting requests please do not comply early or over comply the fact sheet that I'm going to submit explains that the dear colleague letter does not change the law and today at 1: p.m. this afternoon the ACLU made a press release Poli which you could find at aclu.org stating that they are suing the US Department of Education over their unlawful attack against educational Equity our public schools are being bullied and the richness of our school's diversity its Equity mindset and its commitment to inclusion is under attack I hope you do whatever is necessary to fight back in order to
059keep our school's diversity equity and inclusion Spirit Alive and proud thank you thank you thank you right the next one I have is Nora sud riy and Marty Franklin hello I'm Nora sudar rilly 1771 Blackwood oval FR thank you for having us we are here today Marty and I as parents of former and present Twinsburg students retired Twinsburg teachers and active members in the community to express our deep concerns regarding the dear colleague letter recently re received by the school Personnel from Craig trainer acting assistant secretary for civil rights in the US Department of Education this is a systemic shift in our education regarding civil rights schools are being attacked for following the law the new interpretation of the law says uh gut everything you know it throws a wide net over what makes schools
060a safe special place for all children this is a confusing and contradictory mandate with the threat of loss of substantial funds Twinsburg City schools is expected to lose over 1.3 million of its budget if the district does not comply this includes all the title funds from the federal government as well as special education diversity equity and inclusion programming will be completely removed from our Public Schools the letter emphasized race as the main target but under diversity equity and inclusion others will also be impacted under Equity inclusion this affects our daughters granddaughters nieces sisters this impacts the handicapped and any student with special means no matter how severe it includes non English speakers those Under the Umbrella of LBGTQ plus these are our family our friends and our neighbors students need to be recognized for their
061unique differences and their varying abilities students must be seen for the Blessed individuals that they are Twinsburg is a diverse Community many of us actually moved here because of the population and its diversity students will have empathy and become better human beings because of it we support the district in its responsibilities to keep the educational system strong in Twinsburg we have one request all the communication from the federal government should be posted on the district's website this is for the public we invite the public to engage in the dialogue we are here tonight to share our 77 years years of wisdom Marty and I feel that to be silent is to be complicit in this war against our future we promise our support of the Twinsburg City schools and pledge to keep it tiger strong
062we welcome anyone who wants to join us thank you so much thank you thank you I have a copy of our letter that we'll share yes please well I we give you the copy of this care carefully CRA crafted remonstrance and we also have the information from the United the Department of Education if you don't have it but you probably do and then in addition we never [Laughter] stop this information is going um is this invitation goes out to everyone the network for public education which is the organization that Diane ravage founded is having their National Conference in Columbus this year and that it's huge and it's April 5th and 6th and anyone is welcome and I'm going to give you these flyers so you can see how to register and I will be there
063for the entire weekend of course but if you only have Saturday you'll there's plenty to do on both Saturday and Sunday you will meet amazing movers and shakers also Kurt Russell will be there who was the national teacher of the year last year and he's from Ohio and we just received the word that Tim wals will be there so it's going to be a pretty special weekend and we hope that summer all of you will come and I can tell you that if you come all by yourself you will not be alone because I'll be there and I got a lot of friends thank you there thank you good thank you friend how are you thank you for this by the way I appreciate you thanks again we appreciate your advocacy all right the next
064portion of the agenda can I have aop of that um is Treasures report one resolve that the Twinsburg Board of Education approves the following meeting minutes regular meeting of February 5th 2025 as sent to the board under separate cover two resolve that the Twinsburg Board of Education accepts the following Financial reports for the month of January 2025 bank reconciliation cash summary report by fund cast summary report by fund and special cost center dispersement summary report and Investments portfolio review as sent to the board under separate cover number three resolve that the tburg Board of Education approves all expenditure for the month of January 2025 as reflected in the above name reports and number four that the Board of Education of tburg City School District Summit County resolves that the amount and rates as determined by
065the budget commission and its certification be in the same as hereby accepted and be it further resolved that there be and is hereby levied on the tax duplicate of set School District the rate of each tax necessary to be leved within and without the 10 mil limitation as per the attached and be it further resolved that The Treasure of the board be and hereby directed to certify a copy of this resolution to the fiscal officer of said County of summit Do I have a motion so move so moved by Mrs Davis second second by Mrs Hamilton any discussion if I may just if I may just add I did share the attachment with the board for item number U H4 and I will notate that we have that attachment okay thank you any other discussion
066there being N Miss Ros can you please Mrs Davis yes Mrs Hamilton yes Mrs Egan yes Mrs Travis yes Mrs Crawford yes the motion carries 5 I item section I number one resolve the Twinsburg Board of Education accepts the certified and licensed personnel and or contract recommendations detailed in the attach to Zipit as per the dates terms and other applicable conditions specified pending satisfactory orc background checks to resolve that the tonb Board of Education accepts the classified personnel and our contract recommendations detailed in the attach Zipit as per the dates terms and other appical conditions specified pending satisfactory orc background checks and three resolved that the Twinsburg Board of Education except accepts the supplement contract recommendation detailed in the attach cpit as per the dates terms and another appal condition specified pending satisfactory or see
067background checks do have a motion so moved so moveed by Mrs Ean second second by Mrs Travis any discussion there Mr Mrs Eon yes Mrs Travis yes Mrs Hamilton yes Mrs Davis yes Mrs Crawford yes and that passes 5 Z number J number one resolve that Twinsburg Board of ucation approves the donation of 15 00 when the board service fund to the Twinsburg High School after prom committee number two resolved that the Twinsburg Board of Education approves the second reading of the revised Board of Education policies as noted noted below number three resolve that the Twinsburg Board of Education approves the proposal for an overnight extended student trip for the tburg high school wrestling team to travel to perisburg High School perisburg Ohio to compete at the ohsaa district wrestling tournament the team will depart
068on February 2 8 2025 and return on March 1st 2025 the cost of the trip is being paid by the athletic department with male assistance from the tab wrestling fundraising account as sent to the board under separate cover four resolve that the Twinsburg Board of Education approves the Revis mandum of understanding with the Twinsburg Education Association regarding science of reading professional development and subsequent stiens effective the 2024 2025 school year originally approved on December 11th 2024 as sent to the board under separate cover and five res saw that the Twinsburg Board of Education approves the consent to represent for rodnell in Andre LPA 222 South Main Street akan Ohio 44308 and matters related to the land swap agreement with the city of Twinsburg as sent to the board under separate cover do I have a
069motion so moved so moved by M Hamilton second second by Mrs Egan any discussion can Mrs hamon yes Mrs Ean yes Mrs Travis yes Mrs Davis yes Mrs Crawford yes and that passes 5 number six resolution to adopt special education model policies and procedures whereas Ohio Revised Code 33230 requires each student I'm sorry each School District to provide Assurance assurances to the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce that the district will provide the education of children with disabilities within his jurisdiction and has in effect policies procedures and programs that are consistent with the policies and procedures adopted by du and whereas do developed a document entitled special education model policies and procedure procedures 2024 model policies that a board of education May adapt to fulfill the requirements described in the preceding paragraph and whereas the
070district has reviewed the 2024 model policies and determine that certain statements within the 2024 model policies conf conflict with existing state and federal laws in ethical case law now therefore be it resolved that the Board of Education hereby adopt dues 2024 model policies in their entirety except for the following sentences which are specifically rejected in their current form and will not be implemented as written the board directs that the language identified below shall be considered either modified as specified or were indicated deleted to ensure the distri district complies with appical state and federal law and or case law Point p number uh 10 destruction of educational records original language ensure the information is destroyed at the request of the parent action replace sentence with once a parent is notified that the person that personally identif
071identific I can't even talk information maintained by the district is no longer required to provide Education Services to their child or it is not other otherwise required to be maintained by the district based on state or federal law or applic retention schedules the parent May request that the information be destroyed bullet point p number 14 independent education evaluation at public expense original language an educational agency may not impose conditions or timelines related to obtaining an ie except for the criteria described above action delete this sentence in its entirety bullet point p33 extended school year original language the IEP team should consider emerging skills as part of the IEP IEP process for the children who are exhibiting beginning skill sets action delete this sentence in its entirety bullet point B4 42 Services original language although not
072required educational agencies are encouraged to provide services during short-term removal to assist children with disabilities continue to make progress toward their IEP goals and prevent them from falling behind action delete this sentence in its entirety be further resolve that the board directs all staff in its districts to use and comply with the 2024 model policies as modified here on the board further authorizes the superintendent to notify due of the board's adoption of the modified 2024 model policies through monitoring systems by uploading a copy of this board resolution by March 3 2025 and by November 30th for each subsequent Year and be it further resolved the board Ann knowledges that the 2024 model policies as modified while comprehensive do not include every requirements set forth in the I ibea the regulations implementing Ida the Ohio operation
073standards the Ohio revised code and the Ohio Administrative Code and the board recognizes obligation to follow these laws and regulations as well as appical case law in the event there is a conflict between their requirements and the board adopted 2024 model policies do I have a motion so Mo so move by Mrs Hamilton second second by Mrs Davis any discussion Mrs Hamilton yes Mrs Davis yes Mrs Ean yes Mrs Travis yes Mrs Crawford yes and that motion passes 5 number seven resolution authorizing the execution and delivery of a master electric energy sales agreement between the tburg Board of Education and power force schools endorsed electric supplier Engle I'm sorry Angie Angie resources LL today is not my day with reading whereas the Ohio school council Ohio school boards Association Ohio school aboard business officials and
074the Buckeye Association of school administrators the associations each carry out Cooperative purchase programs and promotes Cooperative arrangements and agreements among its members school districts and government agencies or private persons and whereas the associations collectively do business under the trait name power for schools for the purpose of endorsing competitive retail Electric Services providers to supply retail electric Energy Services to Association members and whereas the members of and and other participating Public Schools associated with the association's desire to purchase retail electric Energy Services from cust provider that has received the endorsement of p4s Ang Resources LLC and whereas the Board of Education of this school district as a member of one of the associations parents to the resolution desires to authorize execution delivery of or extension by District of M electric energy sales agreement and sales confirmation
075between the district and Angie pursuant to the which the district will purchase electricity generation for school facilities and now therefore be a resolved by the Twinsburg Board of Education County of summit state of Ohio as follows section one the board authorizes and directs the treasure to execute and deliver in the name of the district and on his behalf the power sales agreement sustainedly in the form now on file with the board with any changes that are not inconsistent with this resolution ution and that may be acceptable to the treasurer whose acceptance shall be conclusively evidenced by the execution of such document by the treasure section two monies adequate to pay amounts due under the power sales agreement for this current fiscal year are hereby appropriated for that purpose in section three it is hereby found
076and determined that all formal actions of the board concerning and relating to the adoption of this resolution were adopted in an open meeting of the board and that all deliberations of the board and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements including section 12 1.22 of the Ohio Revised Code do I have a motion so move so mooved by Mr Hamilton second second by Mrs Egan any discussion Mrs Hamilton yes Mrs Egan yes Mrs Travis yes Mrs Davis yes Mrs Crawford yes number eight resolve that the trans Board of Education approves the revised Board of Education policies as noted in J2 above do I have a motion so move so move by Mr Travis second second by m Ean
077any discussion M I'm sorry I miss it was Travis for onean second Mrs Travis yes Mrs Egan yes Mrs Hamilton yes Mrs Davis yes Mrs Crawford yes and that motion passes 5 any miscellaneous can't talk about that um all right uh motion to adjourn at 7:50 p.m. thank you oh you have a motion to adjourn I was adjourning myself so move so move by second second by Davis Mrs Ean yes Mrs uh Davis yes yes Mrs Hamilton yes Mrs Travis yes Mrs Crawford yes all right um so meeting has end thank you for all those who have come tonight and have a great night thanks