001We're going to recall the meeting to order. Mrs. Berdis >> here. >> Mr. Markham >> here. >> Mr. Porter >> here. >> Mr. Sherwood >> here. >> Mrs. Smrak >> here. Pledge of allegiance, please. I pledge 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. >> To grab an agenda for me, I have to grab a >> Okay. Harold, will you kindly read our mission statement? >> Yes. The Austin Town School District is a united community with a proud legacy and a progressive approach to education. We provide an inspiring education that strengthens and prepares our students for unlimited future opportunities. >> Thank you. >> Upon the recommendation of the treasurer, approve the agenda for the
002March 19th, 2026 board of education regular session. >> So move. >> Second. >> Mr. Markhamm. >> Yes. >> Mr. Mr. Sherwood, >> yes. >> Mrs. Beris, >> yes. >> Mr. Porter, >> yes. >> Mrs. Smerek, >> yes. Um, we do not have any public comments tonight. >> Next, we're going to have a principal report by Mrs. Dorbish from Austintown Elementary School. >> Good evening, everyone. These are the happenings in our Austin Town local schools. At Fitch, we are in the middle of our first ever benchmark testing week. Students are taking a state provided practice test to help them better prepare for the test coming up next month. Teachers will use this data to pinpoint areas where students are struggling being able to provide individual support. Thank you, Miss Owens, for making this happen. Finally, the
003Fitch Drama Club presents Sister Act, the musical this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 6 PM and Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and 10 for students and senior citizens. They can be purchased on the school website or at the door. Come check out our talented peers at AMS. With the third quarter coming to an end, AMS will have their honors assembly for 6th to 8th grade on March 26th. Then over the next six weeks, our focus will be on the state assessments. PTA is helping by providing treats for our students on testing days. And finally, AMS track is in full swing for spring. AIS just held its annual staff versus student basketball game. We raised funds to help one of our teachers battling cancer. We had a full house at Fitch as
004we took on the fifth graders. The staff was victorious for the 12th year in a row. The students loved it and everyone had fun while raising money for a great cause. Thank you Lisa Fitzgerald for organizing it and the AI staff for for their time and donations to make this event happen. PTA just held their annual school dance on Saturday, March 14th. We had 458 families attend and enjoy dinner and dancing. Thank you to our PTA for hosting this event. AES received the governor's recognition for the science of reading practices for their second year in a row. We're very thankful for staff, support, staff, volunteers, parent assistance, and student dedication that makes this award even possible. March Madness has hit AES in two ways. We have attendance competitions going on among classrooms with brackets of
005classrooms doing great jobs getting to school daily. And an afterchool literacy night will have the same March Madness theme. The literacy night is Wednesday the 25th from 5:15 to 6:15 at AES. Parents will be able to get some strategies for helping with reading at home and title one information will be shared. Thank you. >> Thanks Kathy. >> Upon the recommendation of the treasurer approve the following items A through D by consent action. >> So move. >> Second. >> Mr. Sherwood. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Smerek. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Beris. Yes, >> Mr. Markham. >> Yes, >> Mr. Porter. >> Yes. >> Upon the recommendation of the superintendent, approve the following items A through F by consent action. >> So move. >> Second. >> Mr. Markham. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Smerek. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Berdous.
006>> Yes. >> Mr. Porter. >> Yes. >> Mr. Sherwood. >> Yes. Upon the recommendation of the superintendent, approve the agreement with NRG Business Marketing LLC pursuant to the terms of the commodity master agreement between the buyer and the seller from November 1st, 2026 to October 31st, 2028 at a fixed price of 3.760 mmtus. So moved. Second. >> Mrs. Smere. >> Yes. >> Mr. Sherwood. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Berdous. >> Yes. >> Mr. Markhamm. >> Yes. >> Mr. Porter. >> Yes. >> Upon the recommendation of the superintendent, approve the following contractual agreement with access for internet application services as follows. >> So move. Second. >> Mr. Sherwood. >> Yes. >> Mr. Markham. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Berdous. >> Yes. >> Mr. Porter. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Smere. >> Yes. Upon the recommendation of the superintendent, approve
007the following contractual agreement with the Mahoning County Board of Developmental Disabilities as follows. >> Second, >> Mrs. Berdis. Yes. >> Mrs. Smerek. >> Yes. >> Mr. Markham. >> Yes. >> Mr. Porter. >> Yes. >> Mr. Sherwood. >> Yes. Upon the recommendation of the superintendent, approve the following contractual agreement made by and between the Austintown Local School District and the Governing Board of the Educational Service Center of Eastern Ohio as follows. >> So move. >> Second. >> Mr. Sherwood, >> yes. >> Mrs. Smerek, >> yes. >> Mrs. Bis, >> yes. >> Mr. Porter, >> yes. >> Mr. Markham, >> yes. Upon the recommendation of the superintendent, approve the resolution authorizing the filing of an original complaint against the valuation of commercial real property owned by ATCH Youngstown LLC pursuant to Ohio Revised Code section 5715.19 as
008follows. >> So move. >> Second. >> Mr. Sherwood. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Smerek. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Mrs. Berdis. >> Yes. >> Mr. Markham. >> Yes. >> Mr. Porter. >> Yes. >> Upon the recommendation of the superintendent, approve the resolution authorizing the filing of an original complaint against the valuation of commercial real property owned by Mystery Machine LLC pursuant to Ohio Revised Code section 5715.19. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Mr. Sherwood. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Smerek. >> Yes. Mrs. Berdis. Yes. >> Mr. Markham. >> Yes. >> Mr. Porter. >> Yes. >> Upon the recommendation of the superintendent, approve the resolution authorizing the filing of an original complaint against the valuation of commercial real property owned by RTRB LLC pursuant to Ohio Revised Code section 5715.19. >> As follows. >> Second. >> Mr. Sherwood. Yes,
009>> Mrs. Berdis. >> Yes, >> Mr. Markhamm. >> Yes, >> Mr. Porter. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Smerek. >> Yes. >> Upon the recommendation of the superintendent, approve the resolution authorizing the filing of an original complaint against the valuation of commercial real property owned by cutting Warren Dury Trustee ET pursuant to Ohio Revised Code section 5715.19. >> So moved. Second, >> Mr. Sherwood. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Berdous. >> Yes. >> Mr. Markham. >> Yes. >> Mr. Porter. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Smerek. >> Yes. Upon the recommendation of the superintendent, approve the resolution authorizing the filing of an original complaint against the valuation of commercial real property owned by MDC Endeavor 1 LLC pursuant to Ohio Revised Code section 5715.19 as follows. So moved. >> Second. >> Mr. Sherwood. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Smrak. >> Yes. >>
010Mrs. Berdis. >> Yes. >> Mr. Markham. >> Yes. >> Mr. Porter. >> Yes. >> Upon the recommendation of the superintendent, approve the resolution to accept the amount and rates determined by the budget commission and authorizing the necessary tax levies and certifying them to the county auditor as follows. >> So second, >> Mr. Markham. >> Yes. Mr. Sherwood, >> yes. >> Mrs. Berdis, >> yes. >> Mr. Porter, >> Mrs. Smerek, >> yes. Upon the recommendation of the superintendent, approve online day plan to deliver instruction online allowing the district to make up the equivalent of up to three missed school days under permitted circumstances for the 2026 2027 school year. >> So move. >> Second. >> Mr. Markham. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Smerek. Yes, >> Mrs. Berdous. >> Mr. Porter. >> Yes, >> Mr. Sherwood. >> Yes.
011>> Upon the recommendation of the superintendent, approve the following updates for the district wellness policy as presented. So moved. >> Second. >> Mrs. Smerek, >> yes. >> Mrs. Berdis, >> yes. >> Mr. Markham, >> yes. >> Mr. Porter, >> yes. >> Mr. Sherwood, >> yes. Upon the recommendation of the superintendent, approve readoption revision of the following board policies as follows. >> Second. >> Mr. Sherwood. >> Yes. >> Mr. Markham. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Beris. >> Yes. >> Mr. Porter. >> Mrs. Smerek. >> Yes. Our next public meeting will start with our work session on April 21st at the board office at 5:00 pm followed by regular session at 6 pm located here at the AMS cafeteria. >> So move >> Mr. Sherwood. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Berdis. >> Yes. >> Mr. Markham. >> Yes. >>
012Mr. Porter. >> Mrs. Smere. >> Yes. >> Treasurer. >> None. Superintendent >> Board. I just want to say make sure you let Fitch know they cheated in 2019. Students beat the staff. >> I'd like to congratulate >> um girls uh wrestlers for state qualifying and placing and then to the AES for their science of reading for the second year in a row. I uh I just want to take a minute and recognize the people that make donations continually year after year or month after month to this district. It's so important. It's so impressive. It's great to sit up here and see the numbers that come in and the wonderful things that the school's able to do with that money. So for the donators, thank you very much on behalf of the entire board. This past
013Monday night, I had the pleasure of attending the AIS staff versus student game that benefited one of our fourth grade teachers who's battling cancer. This community event hit an all-time high in ratings with staff, students, and the Austin Town community raising over $5,400 for that teacher. I want to give a shout out to a few individuals that made this night so successful. Brian Sullie, the president of the boys basketball boosters. The partnersh that partnership allows these events to be spectacular. Brian does a great job. Our three varsity basketball players, Brady Evans, Juny Higgs, and EJ Giles that displayed sportsmanship and created an exciting atmosphere for all in attendance, especially the young young students that got to play alongside them. And last, but certainly not least, Lis Lisa Fitzgerald. None of this would happen without Lisa
014Fitzgerald, who is the AIS guidance counselor and is the driving force behind this event. This is Lisa's 12th year, would be 13, but CO canceled one of them, of organizing one of these fundraisers with her amazing team of fellow staff members that benefit one of our own, whether it's a family, a student, or one of our employees. Thank you for the surrounding a family with hope and love. Doing for others, giving your time to help, and coming together as a community is the greatest lesson we can teach our students, and we are blessed with the best. I also want to piggyback on congratulations AES. We're very, very proud of you and your team. And to our girl wrestlers, um it it's phenomenal. We have we have great athletes. We have great students in our district.
015Thank you. Can I have a motion to adjurnn? So move. Second. >> Mr. Markham. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Bis. >> Mr. Porter? Yes. >> Mr. Sherwood? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Smerek? >> Yes.