001[Music] the for [Music] all right we'll go ahead and call the meeting to order if we could all stand for the Pledge of Allegiance pleaseed Al to flag the United States of America to the repic it stands one nation indivisible with liy and jce for all all right roll call please miss Bloom Miss Layman here Miss Lewis here Mr n Mr Price here um yeah we're a little short tonight so you are are out for different reasons so uh we hope them speedy recoveries and uh so it's just three three of us so ladies you're going to say a lot of motions in seconds we got it take your take your pick cuz it's going to be one or one or the other um trial of taking turns that's right um can I get a
002motion to approve the minutes from our regular meeting held February 24th 2025 please so Move Motion by Miss Layman could I have a second second second by Miss Lewis any discussion roll call please miss Layman yes Miss Lewis yes Mr Price yes motion's approved um moving on to legislative report um Mr n is usually our legislative liaison he did email us um some information on different legislation that's going currently in mostly in committees at the state level um if anyone from the public is interested um they can reach out to Mrs hurt she has copies of that if anybody would like to do that um nothing is more budget items stuff like that but still in committees so it's not to the point where anybody's voting on anything yet so uh no walk-on items tonight
003none thank you U moving on to hearing of the public if anyone would like to address the board they could come up to the podium to state your name and address for records purposes okay um see moving on to I just skipped a bunch of stuff I'm sorry administrative action um so item one is the approval for the treasures contract so Megan's uh contract needs to be renewed um so it's just for contract could I get a motion to approve item one please so moved motion by Miss Lewis could I have a second second second by Miss Layman any discussion Megan thank you for all you do for the whole District you do an awesome job you stay on top of it and you learn more every time every week that comes don't you oh
004yes right roll call please Miss Lewis yes Miss Layman yes Mr Price yes motions approved moving on to superintendent report fabulous thank you good evening board members um I just have a few that I would like to share with you this evening um first of all Fremont City schools has been awarded an ofcc K12 school safety Grant um these are dollars that um Mr Anway and Miss Parkhurst um uh nominated our district for and followed through with that Grant process um it is a short Grant cycle monies have been awarded monies need to be liquidated by March 31st um 2025 um so just to keep everyone in the loop and to be um informative about that these funds are allowed to be spent on facilities that are 5 years older um or more five years
005old or more so in our district that does limit us just a little bit um to this building here at the middle school um however we are very fortunate because those funds will be used to update the PA system here at the middle school um which is original to the building so it's 13 years old so it it really is coming at a nice time um to be able to utilize those funds that PA system allows for an intercommunication within the entire building um as well as if you've ever been walking up on the building um when the morning announcements are happening or there's an announcement that's happening you hear those announcements as well as uh the exterior portion of the building um so a lot of communication um from the classroom to the office
006from the office to the hallways to the classroom so there is a huge safety concern with those not a concern a safety issue and it definitely aligns to that safety Grant so just wanted to keep you informed with that we're very fortunate in the district to be receiving those dollars um I also would like to take a moment to give a shout out to our art and music students um I really just wanted to make sure that our entire Community knows how talented our students are um it last week we had uh concerts throughout the district we had um concert uh we had two different band groups happening we had choir happening at middle school and high school I mean just a lot um and it's perfectly aligned um with the idea that on our
007agenda this evening we have resolutions for the month of a or I'm sorry the month of March um recognizing art and music and education during these months so it really is a great time um I would like to share a very short presentation with all of you so currently um we have students that are participating in an art contest that is truly the state level um of our art opportunity these students are being displayed in Columbus um have made it to past the first round of our Governor's art Awards and I thought it was worth just taking a quick look at our kiddos and and acknowledging them um so Edie Calhoun with a colored pencil on paper and chish Patel um with a digital photo what a capture we have Assassin assassin bugs by Rob
008Marino and Ellie borov uh with a very descriptive window picture very fun we also have students in our from our district that are currently their items are currently being displayed at the Toledo Museum of Art up and through the end of this month um at the end of March and so I highly encourage our community to take advantage of seeing um some of the wonderful pieces obviously that are displayed at the too Museum of Art but to think that we have students from Fremont Ross High School that are there um so again just a quick shout out to our kids um very very talented pieces so just a just a quick moment I really just wanted to make sure that our community um knows of our some of the talents of our students and and
009some of the pieces that we are able to bring forth every day we got kids working super hard um and it's just really fun fun to see and fun to hear um I have also invited Mr Chad burnt to um be with us this evening Mr burnt is our athletic director overseas anything and everything that is athletic um specifically for those grades 7 through 12 um but then we are very fortunate in our community to have a lot of Bitty programs and a lot of programming that develops our students from a young age and brings them all the way up um just this past weekend we finished up our winter season and so I thought it was a very appropriate time to to highlight some of our student athletes Mr burnt thank you for joining
010us this evening notice a smile you made it through winter like I said I love it but it's a long grind you start in the middle of October and you end in the middle of March so you know five months of grinding uh but like I said this past winter um was marked with some memorable moment M um some fascinating and thrilling victories but some also some heartbreaking defeats so uh like I said that's what high school sports is all about it's something that we hope um our students will learn from grow from um and like I said hopefully take that with them when they leave us um after their their years with us um so with that being said uh Denise um just shared that this past weekend we concluded the winter sports season
011uh by sending six individuals from our wrestling teams down to the state tournament in Columbia uh four were actually um in the rotation we had two alternates we were hoping possibly they might sneak in uh but unfortunately that didn't happen um unfortunately the weekend didn't go as we had hoped um two of the individuals weren't able to get out of Friday's session um just some stiff competition that was down there um senior Bryce Eep ended up losing his first match uh but then was able to win back in the consolation round uh and then lost in the blood round the actual round in which to that's what they refer to to it as the place in the podium so unfortunately he was one win uh shy of making it to the podium this year um
012our other one was Brooklyn cobal um who was a sophomore um on our girls wrestling team she was actually the only one to place this year um she won her first bout um on Friday night came back um lost her second bout to the state runner up um on Saturday but then bounced back um and picked up a nice win in the blood round to advance to the seventh and eighth place uh bracket and uh that's where she ended up was at the eighth place and that's where she got her Podium picture on Sunday night late um but like I said it was a successful tournament for our boys and girls wrestling teams um our swim and dive program as you guys have known has been historically uh well represented um and this year is
013no different um unfortunately we didn't have the depth that we normally have uh but we didn't lack Talent um the boys team ended up winning the NL Cardinal division again for the second straight year um our girls once again just because of the depth that we didn't have this year finished Runners up to Napoleon but like I said a wonderful season for both of those programs um the girls basketball team um as we lost or graduated I should say the majority of our starters from the past four years um last year we knew that this year was going to be kind of I don't want to say a rebuild year uh but an opportunity for other girls that didn't get a whole lot of experience and playing time uh the ability to do so um
014and they stepped up um like I said we finished just a little below 500 uh but we did end up going N9 and one in the conference and winning or I should say we were co- um nlll Champions uh with Napoleon uh so once again hats off to them um and the girls basketball team for their tremendous efforts this year um I think the surprise of the winner was our boys basketball team um I think you know going into the season uh there really wasn't um high expectations just because um the majority of the the talent that we did have graduated last season um but this year the boys surpassed I believe all expectations um the way that they played the selflessness that they showed the grit the determination was kind of what embodies freemat
015and I think that's why the community and everybody rallied around them and supported them the way they did um and that's why I think the players bought into it as well and because of that um they actually finished the season 14-9 um going back that is the season that we've had in my time here as ad of Fremont Ross um in addition to that they won their first sectional title in 19 years um so like I said hats off to coach kahill um who was named uh nlll uh coach of the year um but like I said he was able to get those kids to buy into what we were trying to do um and like I said the success followed um so they had a tremendous year um in addition to that our bowling
016teams um if you follow them at all um it's one of those sports that sometimes doesn't get the recognition that they deserve but uh the boys bowling team um was undefeated probably up until the middle part of January um and like I said they they ended up having a couple defeats on the season they finished 14 and three um but the boys team as a whole um was able to advance out of our sectional and basically Bowl in The District tournament in Port Clinton which is something that should be celebrated um I think there was 22 teams there and only the top eight Advance on two districts so uh for them to be able to do that was a testament to not only the talent but also the depth that we had this year um
017and that's uh once again a hat tip to Mark uh larck who is the bowling coach who spends a lot of time both during season and out of season working with those kids and developing them um on the girls side uh they had just as as comparable record they finished 10 and five um and Abby uh staak I want to say is how I pronounce that last name I often B but she was our only individual who qualified for the District tournament uh but once again tremendous seasons were had by all of our Bowlers um I'd be remiss if I didn't share um that also on Saturday um we held the indoor state tournament for track and field um we had several individuals um go down and represent Fremont um in this year's tournament and
018it was held at spy um Braxton Jordan um who had a tremendous indoor season uh this winter uh and ended up finishing 12th in the 60m dash um Tiara Parker um ended up finishing 11th in the shot putut uh Danica Denman finished 13th in the pvt um Kylie kid finished ninth in the high jump and jadrien brown um who was seated 16th entering the meet uh finished eth with a personal best of 6.97 and if you watch the film uh 100th of a second would determine first through eighth place it was that close of a race so it was pretty impressive um and then lastly just uh to tip our hat to our middle school as well they spend just as much time and efforts in the gym as well as the wrestling room um
019so our boys team uh finished sixth in the nlll Championships um we had one individual qualify for OAC States um which is this upcoming weekend um for the girls team uh they ended up placing second at the nlll Championships um and they have several individuals going down to the OAC state this weekend as well um the eighth grade boys team ended up finishing second uh losing a close one to Finley um which we never lik to do but unfortunately that was the outcome this year same thing with the girls eighth grade basketball team um they were seated second in the NL but lost in the semifinals to Finley and then the girl swim team ended up finishing second in the uh conference so like I said all around it was a a remarkable season like
020I said long uh but rewarding as well so like I said we'd like to thank the Board of Education Mrs hurt for all the support that you guys give us truly Athletics do matter and our kids I think reap the rewards and the benefits of those so thank you guys thank you thanks thank you thank you Mr Bert lots of good information lots of good things to celebrate in our in our community well thank you for allowing me that moment um if you're okay I'll continue on with recommendations recommendations yes y wonderful um item number two just we have one donation this evening um the BFW post 2947 uh can I have a motion to approve item two please all moved motion by Miss Layman could I have a second second second by Miss Lewis
021any discussion roll call please miss Layman yes Miss Lewis yes Mr Price yes motions approved thank you item number three um if we could please consider the approval of the contract with PT service um this is specifically for some extended school year pieces um over the summer months and this was um described for you in a memo that I shared um from Mr Boss I have a motion to approve item three please so moved motion by Miss Lewis could I have a second second second by Miss Layman any discussion roll call please miss Le yes Miss Layman yes Mr Price yes motion's approved thank thank you item number four um goes along with that this is again um for that extended school year services that would take place this summer um an additional contract with
022there not going to say it right liance therapy please can I get a motion to approve item four please all moved I'm G to mess there will be times where I call you the wrong name I'm just saying I mean motion by Miss Layman could I have a second second second by Miss Lewis I almost did it that time any discussion roll call please miss Layman yes Miss Lewis yes Mr Price yes motions approved fabulous um item number five we would ask that you consider approval of resolution for NG resources um this allows for um an wider look at some of that um those pricing ideas those pieces that the district can take advantage of I'll jump in and just explain a little bit more explain it much better so on my puzzled face um
023I believe it was back in October I brought a cert maybe it was November a certificate from Ohio schools Council that we participate in consortiums for utilities this is one of those programs that they do NG goes out and they get or yeah NG with this power um sales agreement goes out and gets better pricing for us on our electricity bills specifically with this utility um they get really good rates and then they lock them in for so many years so that we can keep our cost down on our buildings um and we have to go every it's I think it's a threeyear cycle we have to get these renewed so that we can keep those um rates that they are able to secure for us so when do they usually lock them in it's
024a little bit sporadic um I was looking through the different agreements it's usually between March and may is when they're going to lock in um our past agreements have fallen right in the springtime is when they lock in these rates for us and when you spend as much as we do on electricity this is a huge I'm sure help for us good that options there yeah all right can I get a motion to approve item five please so moved motion by Miss could I have a second second second by Miss Layman any discussion roll call please Miss Lewis yes Miss Layman yes Mr Price yes motions approved thank you item number six I would ask that you approve awarding two Ross High School diplomas to two students um that have met all requirements for graduation
025a little bit early and I have a motion to approve item six please motion by Miss Layman could I have a second second second by Miss Lewis any discussion congratulations Jazelle and Jalissa for uh those accomplishments there roll call please miss Layman yes Miss Lewis yes Mr Price yes motions approved thank you um item number seven we have a few resignations to bring um before you this evening and and just wanted to give a shout out um we are I am asking for your approval for resignations for um Autumn bomber who is uh resigning from a custodial position from Tim Warren who is our current Transportation manager um and I just wanted to say although Mr Warren has only been with our district for five years um because we are his like second round of
026go um he has been phenomenal in his role of organizing all things having to do with Transportation um our routes and our drivers and he knows our students and he is present um I truly cannot say enough wonderful things about U Mr Warren he to honor his resignation we he will be a very missed from our staff um and then also Lisa Zimmerman um who has been a par professional in Fremont City schools for 25 years and has assist assisted students um at a variety of levels she's currently at the high school a long time to be with the district so just wanted to mention them um item number eight we have um we begin some appointments um home instruction tutors and some certified staff um we also have some non-certified appointments um we have
027two cooks that will be happening there item number nine begins a very long lists beginning with Sally Adams and ending with Ashley Wharton um I did provide you with a memo from Mrs abery that gave a little bit of background for those os2 tutor positions and the personalized learning instructor um and my biggest component here would be just to say that all of these individuals um that are listed in item 9 are all in staff individuals that are currently doing a full-time job with us and are then going to accept the responsibility of doing something a little bit extra for the purpose of benefiting our students and I think that that is worth worth mentioning um in item number nine and I would ask for a roll there we're done with that one I have
028a motion to approve items 7 through nine please mov motion by Miss Layman could I have a second second second by Miss Lewis who is freaked out by no that we don't know why it happens nothing to see here everybody any discussion roll call please miss Layman yes Miss Lewis yes Mr Price yes motions approved wonderful um item number 10 I would just like to hold on that um and I will bring that again next um next meeting item number 11 um these are supplemental contracts and going right along it could not be more perfect that m burnt is here and is speaking to us this evening about Athletics um these are all head coaching positions for next fall um and these are all returning head coaches and again I think that that is worth
029mentioning um these are individuals who are dedicated to our students um dedicated to our community dedicated to Freemont City schools and so I would ask that you approve um The Return of those individuals um item number 12 brings us to to um a non-certified coach who is also a returning individual item 13 brings us to the rest of those returning um head coaches and I think that that is just phenomenal um item 14 we have a student who will be assisting in our Performing Arts Center as a special event worker item 15 again some of those spring athletic events cannot be ran without these individuals who are willing to do um some extra items from um announcing or keeping track of the scorebook or um taking the tickets at the gate so we need all
030of those individuals um item number 16 the majority of these are St they're all status changes in item number 16 um the majority of these are coaches that um unfortunately when they were hired we still were considering old contract language um and in the meantime then new contractor came on board after and so we just need to do a status change to bring them to current language um for 16 and that would okay bring us to the end uh can I get a motion to approve items 11 through 16 please so Move Motion by Miss Lewis could I have a second second second by Miss Layman any discussion thank you everybody I think you know we're sitting here reading through all these names and you know if you're from free you know a lot of
031these names in here you take for granted when you see these people we take for Grand when we see Chad out there I mean you just because you know they're going to be there and I think after a while again you just take them for granted and it's such a I want to say luxury but it's you guys just spend you devote so much time and all these coaches doing it's quite a blessing so yeah I mean I just until people actually I don't know I I I I hope people really know how much time and efforts put in behind the scenes and just how appreciative people are I am I'm a previous parent I know what you guys went through I'm sure the parents see that but yeah I mean you you do you
032come to these games and you take for Grant everything's going to go smooth everything's going takes a lot of people to put it on so thank you thank you thank you you're the only one in the room that's in well we got the volunteer over here but yeah we all know thank you roll call please whoops I scrolled my I'm sure I could guess and figure it out but I hit the down button and it took me way too far it's me okay thank you I was like where is it okay oh my gosh love my computer right now um Miss Lewis yes Miss Layman yes Mr Price yes motion's approved that you're glad that three-year contract's been [Laughter] approved item number keep around for the comedic relief Megan Andrew Megan may need help sometime
033throughout this meeting good thing we have our Tech guy here that's right we can support stop pressing the down button um item number 17 I would ask the the approval of the adoption of the resolution for youth art month recognizing all things art in Fremont City Schools can I get a motion to approve item 17 so mov motion by Miss Layman could I have a second second second by Miss Lewis any discussion roll call please miss Layman yes Miss Lewis yes Mr Price yes motion's approved item number 18 I would ask that we approve the adoption of the resolution for National School Social Work Week um we have four four incredible individuals that serve our district in this capacity of um social work and they are very responsive to not only our students k12 and
034throughout the district um but our staff and our families and our community as well they really do a wonderful job so we have an opportunity to recognize them can I get a motion to approve item 18 please no Move Motion by Miss Lewis could I have a second second second by Miss Layman any discussion just that our our social workers do so much in the district um Beyond just what maybe people would readily associate with um we have a lot of children in our district that have a lot of varying needs um and our social workers are right on board um to assist all the students uh in the district with with those needs um and those needs change and become different from school year to school year um so it's great that we have
035the social work staff that we do um to support our our students the way that they do so we we appreciate them again a motion to approve item 18 please SL Move Motion by Miss Layman did did yeah you did we're on roll call you're rubbing off Megan you rub no for call please Miss Lewis yes Miss Layman yeah Mr Price yes motions approved fabulous item number 19 is a resolution um that we can recognize women's History Month um we do recognize periodically those months within the school calendar year um that Congress has denoted as um an opportunity for us to learn a little bit more and go a little bit deeper um so March attributes that to women's history get a motion to approve item 19 please well moved motion by Miss Layman could
036I have a second second second by Miss Lewis any discussion roll call please miss Layman yes Miss Lewis yes Mr Price yes motions approved and finally item number 20 it would asked the approval of adoption of resolution for music in our schools month um and as I stated previously um we have a lot of amazing students um and last week was an wonderful opportunity for the community to see our students in action um at our Performing Arts Center there's a lot of really good things happening um we do have some upcoming events um uh Freemont City Schools will be hosting Oma OA um on the 14th and we have students that would be um competing as well as from around the state um so if you are a music lover and would like to see
037some Kids In Action um Friday night March 14th um um but starting at around 4:00 and going to like 11:00 so we got something for everybody so I would ask that we would acknowledge our music students this month can I get a motion to approve item 20 please so Move Motion by Miss Lewis can I have a second second second by Miss Layman any discussion roll call please Miss Lewis yes Miss Layman yes Mr Price yes motions approved thank you moving on to report of the treasure uh good evening I almost said good morning my brain is really not functioning today um I'm just going to I know you all be shocked I'm going to keep my report tonight super short February was I don't know where it went um came in gone I can't
038believe we've closed out the month and already end of March um so next meeting you will have a Wonder wonderful report from me on how our February went um I'd say pretty good looking at the number numers initially um but like I said we'll go into it more next month or next month next meeting um but yeah February blew in and blew right back out March is right now yeah it's like how are we at March 10th already I have no idea um and then just real quick on the supplemental appropriation for tonight for the FFA they just had some higher expenditures this year than what they had last year so we have to add some additional money to their budget so that they can spend their money that they've um raised through their different
039fundraisers that we've all gotten to participate in this year so you want to go on to those items okay can I get a motion to approve item 21 please I'll move motion by Miss Layman could I have a second second second by Miss Lewis any discussion roll call please miss Layman yes Miss Lewis yes Mr Price yes motions approved all right moving on to board member Communications Sarah um I think everything I was gonna say has been said sorry why are you sorry we just need to get the information out um March 21st through the 23rd will be our spring musical the kids are doing Greece um so it' be a nice opportunity while we're talking about music and art uh to support our our high school um students uh spring sports are in full
040swing right now um I'm sure um people are happy to get outside my daughter wasn't super thrilled on Friday when they were out throwing in the snow but it's cool I told her builds character you're good um we have a lot of things academically I think coming up OST tests um you know parents if we can just make sure that our kiddos are getting enough sleep and any day of the of the school year but certainly during that time and a a nice full belly when they come to school um on time on time said the superintendent no but those things matter um you know our kids are prepared for that testing um all those things make a huge difference in how kiddos um perform um we have to be nearing the end of the
041third quarter um March 21st is the last day of the quarter so we need to uh make sure that we're wrapping up that third quarter on a on a good note I I say this frequently enough um progress book is a parent best friend so if you are unsure of how your child is performing um you can contact any build building administrator um who would help you get um hooked up with progress books so you can stay right in touch um with how your how your student is doing um and just thank you to all the teachers and and other staff members who go above and beyond um kind of like what Laura said with all of our athletic um coaches and event workers but that long list of you know teachers and professionals who
042um are going to go above and beyond to help the students with their OST tutoring we we are very fortunate that we have wonderful staff in our district um who want to do that so that's it thank you more yes I made note of some uh information for kids that are looking for some extra scholarship uh you know for college um I was talking to somebody about this and there's a lot of scholarships through the just the local programs that don't they're just unclaimed or they're they don't get a lot of people putting applications and stuff and so it's extra money for the kids um I have sanduski ccf.org it's it's the seski county communities Foundation you can go there there's a long list of different SC ships that are available type on them they're
043all for different uh causes different people it's just going to really I mean I'm sure you could probably apply for all of them but I mean I guess the main thing would be if you you can either do that or go to your senior guidance counselor they'll guide you through um you know I mean even for the trade schools and stuff I was talking to somebody and you get a scholarship to go there I mean they'll they'll pay pay for your extra tools or whatever that you need to advance yourself or use for your program whatever so there's options out there I guess is what we're saying a lot of kids don't a lot of kids and a lot of parents don't take this option serious but just get a hold of your guidance counselors
044go to this s dusy ccf.org do both options there's money out there there's different programs see what fits you see what see what we can get into extra money available is the main key if I could just just piggyback on that real quick um Miss Shiner who is our senior counselor at Ross High School um has a running database a running list that is regularly shared with parents and students um of scholarships that are available so if at any time a parent or student a Community member has a question about one of those items um please reach out to miss shener through Ross High School um she does an excellent job of explaining um and helping students find scholarships that they would be you know would be available to them that they would qualify for
045that would align to their wants and needs um so I a I agree with you there miss Layman there's a lot of opportunities that sometimes go untouched and so we want to tap them all for our kids you know for a lot some of them I know a couple I've talk to um the deadlines to the end of March so that's why we're kind of talking about this kind yeah it's coming up here so thank you figure out the extra stuff that's out there available for help y um congratulations to our two students who received their diplomas early great job on getting that hard work done and and moving on in life um I do to piggyback off of Chad I got I had the privilege or honor of being at the state wrestling tournament
046um first time ever there it will not be my life last time that's for sure that is I can see why people go every single year because it is just man that if you enjoy sports and especially wrestling that is just an amazing three days of of tournament um congratulations to Zeb Bryce Brooklyn Jaden all the hard work they put in to qualify for State um they work their butts off down there and that means they work their butts off during the season to be able to get there so they put in the work I a lot of people you just hear it all over down there is wrestling is the one true sport where whatever you put into it that's what you're going to get out of it and it shows um so that
047was just amazing so spring Sports around the corner um already going this week is nice next week we'll be practicing tracking the snow again um then it will be cold and rainy and then if we head to Oregon clay for anything it will definitely be windy and cold because it always is every time we are there guarante it could be 90 the day before but it will be 45 and windy the day that we're there for a meet so um but good luck to all of our sports teams um praying for decent weather for us so there's not all the rain outs and makeups and everything else I know with baseball and softball that can become an issue where all of a sudden by the end of the season they're playing five games a week
048they're trying to get all those in so but good luck to all those teams and coaches so um with that there's no reason for executive session so could I have a motion for adjournment please so moved motion by Miss Lewis could I have a second second second by Miss Layman any discussion roll call please Miss Lewis yes Miss Layman yes Mr prce yes motions approved meetings adjourned l