001I hereby call to order this meeting of the Stoman Falls City School District Board of Education at 6:00 p.m. on October 20th, 2025. >> Roll call, please. >> East Jenkins >> here. >> Meridi >> here. >> Gian >> here. >> Sudonic >> here. >> Wind >> here. Please join us in the pledge of allegiance. 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. Everything we do is designed to provide a future ready student- centered learning experience for every single child. Our strategic plan for 2021 through 2026 will help us accomplish this goal by considering every facet of a student's learning experience from curriculum to infrastructure to wellness and everything in between. As members of
002the board of education, we serve as trustees. Therefore, this is a business meeting being conducted in public, not a public meeting. We are grateful to serve an engaged community and therefore encourage and respect input from citizens. We expect that everyone present will behave in a manner consistent with the behavior we expect of our students. We reserve the right to have those who do not comply removed from our meeting. Okay. Superintendence report. Dr. Gold. >> Good evening everyone. At this time, we will have an update from our student board rep, uh, Avery Swanson, which will then be followed by our board report, uh, from Riverview Elementary, who is celebrating 70 years. Good evening, everyone. Um, I wanted to start off my portion of today's meeting by highlighting a few things that our student body has been
003doing recently. As we all know, homecoming was a massive success this year and it was hosted by Stow Student Council. Um, we start planning homecoming at the end of each school year. However, we don't truly put plans into motion until the first week of the new school year. Um, so shout out to all those people and the amazing adviserss who help set that up. In other more recent news, speech and debate is once again up and running for this new school year. Over this past weekend, they attended the novice tournament and had six members place. In addition, Shear is now moving away from football and looking forward to their own competition season as well as preparation for the upcoming basketball season. Um, dance team is still relatively new, but they are also looking forward and
004preparing new dances for the basketball season. Joshua's RCTE program has many new upcoming events. Um they're planning to open for all staff and students next Thursday and next Friday as well as an expanded menu coming soon with new specials. They're looking for funding for an espresso machine for coffee in the morning that will be available to all staff and students. Lastly, choir has their first concert coming up October 30th at 700 p.m. in the high school auditorium as well as tag day this Saturday. So, please keep an eye out for that. Thank you. And now we'll have our presentation from Riverview Elementary. Well, welcome to Riverview. Um, it is our 70th birthday birthday birthday this year, so we've been celebrating. And thank you to our PTA who purchased um provided some refreshments for us. I
005think Emily Jantis, our PTA president, is here. Thank you, Emily. Um, also, so we're going to talk about student council. Student council is one of the ways that we contribute to helping sure making sure that kids become um adept at showing the skills in Portrait of a Bulldog. And some of the skills that I think our student council um demonstrates our problem solving. They investigate and see more than one way to solve a problem. One example is last year they talked to Dr. schooled during her listening Lauren visit and they had a concern about the playground that um they didn't think the aids could see part of the playground and so they came up with a way that we could fix that and that got implemented. Um they're creative thinkers, they're curious, very and imaginative
006always and also they're good um communicators and collaborative. Some of the examples of that are that they have spoken in our bulldog families and shared about pause making sure that all the younger children understand the rules. They give lots of examples. Um they talk to people about their food drive which you're going to hear more about. I'm going to introduce their adviser, Miss McKenzie Hener. >> Hi. Um I'm Mackenzie Henninger and I'm a third grade teacher at Riverview as well. Um we are currently working on our food drive. That's our first service project uh project that we do during the school year. We work very closely with Kim and in November we will get to actually take a little field trip to donate everything um to good neighbors and we get a tour and we
007get to help them kind of sort and uh get all of the products together for families. So we're very excited for that. And then the second half of the school year, our service project is um kids heart challenge. So we work very closely with the American Heart Association. Uh we do a lot of fun activities about getting active and being both mentally and physically aware. Um so we work very closely with uh the American Heart Association. A few of our student council members are here tonight and would love to share a little bit about what they think makes Riverview so special and what makes student council what it is. >> Hi, I'm Kayn. In third grade and fourth grade, we get the opportunity to be a member of student council. These members should be kind,
008helpful, and have school spirit. If you want to be in student council, you give a speech in front of our of your whole class telling why you would be a good member. After all the speeches are done, the whole class votes and the top two become the student council representative for the class. Now Cece is going to talk. This is an example of the speech I gave to become a member of student council. Hi, I am Felicity. I am here to present why I want to be on student council. I would enjoy representing the students at Riverview. One goal I have is to make everyone feel welcome here. An idea I have is asking teachers and safety patrol and student council to welcome students in the morning with a silly high five or a hand
009tunnel to run through. I will listen to your ideas on this topic and others and share them at student council meetings. Fantastic. >> Hi, I'm Elena. I love Riverview View for so many reasons. Our PTA is amazing. This This year, we already had a bulldog dash color run and 70th birthday dance party, a drive-in movie, and bounce houses. At the end of the year, we get to celebrate inc Incredible Kid. This is a a whole week full of treats, prizes, and fun activities. Thank you, Elena. >> Hi, I am Charlie and I'm a student council representative in Miss Con's fourth grade class. I'm here to talk to you about the fun things we do at RU. There are so many I can't even list them all, but I will tell you the ones that I
010think are the most fun. The ones I think are the most fun are our fourth grade celebration, our drive and movie, our schoolwide pajama and game days, and sometimes even movie days. We also have field day at the end of the year and our Disney dash color run at the beginning of the year to kick off the school year at Riverview. The one thing we make sure of is everybody is included. So these events everyone can come to. Not just third graders, not just fourth graders. Everybody at Riverview can come, even their parents and siblings. Riverview is an awesome school. We make sure we are kind followers of PAS and leaders. And at Riverview, it's not just the kids that make a difference. It's the teachers and staff members. They all do so much. Cleaning
011up the lunchroom, teaching us what we need to know. Without them, nothing at Riverview would be possible. Thank you for letting me share all the fun things we do at Riverview. This is such an honor. Thank you. >> Thank you, Charlie. >> Hello, my name is Caitlyn McInness and I would like to thank you for coming here to Riverville Elementary here in Monro Falls. Did you know that Riverview just celebrated its 70th birthday? That very That's the very building you're standing in is now 70 years old. To celebrate, we went outside where there were bounce houses and the students gathered in a circle and sang happy birthday. That evening, we also welcomed welcomed our families with a back to school bash with celebration with food trucks. Thank you so much. [Applause] >> They're pretty amazing.
012So, you get to see the um happy birthday circle. Thank you, Patrick. This is just the kindergarten, first and second graders. Then we did it again with third and fourth graders. It wasn't as fast as I needed to But I did make it to the end before they all left. So So if you could turn the sound down and I can talk. I can talk while if you turn the sound down. So in 2019 I think we started the facilities commission and I was we were doing it on Zoom which or looms which was a brand new thing and I was one of the first people and I remember thinking like you want me to do what? you want me to talk and make a video and tell people what? Okay, but we did it
013and it it it all worked. But I remember saying at that time and I still feel the same way that I really wish that our buildings reflected what happened inside of them better because we have amazing kids, amazing staff, amazing things happen every day and you just got to see some of it and our buildings are struggling a little bit. But so that you see um these two ladies come every week, every other week and help us with bulldog bags. And they both were here at the very beginning. One of them was in first grade when Riverview started. So I asked them to give us a little memories. Nevertheless, So they were beyond happy to do that. It was so fun. And I asked them to do it and they were like,"Well, do we have
014to plan? Do we have to write a speech?" I said, "You could do it however you want. You could go home and write a speech or you could just sit down and talk for a few minutes." And that's what they ended up doing. And they stood outside for I think 25 minutes talking about doing after they had done it. It was amazing fun. But I do think I can't I mean I mentioned that I wished our building matched, but it's an interesting paradox that we have a party and we celebrated 70 years and through a lot of people's hard work. Right now, Chuck Marcelli is our day custodian and Mike Rosa is our night custodian. They take amazingly good care of our building and we have a lot of um water features sometimes and they
015get fixed instantly by people at central office who are doing this work and our custodians. So like I call and say uh we have another water feature. Can it get fixed quickly? And it it does get quick fixed quickly and I'm grateful for that. But I think again, you know, we celebrate all these things and then the building does these water featurery things and other things and that's just a shame. But I am thankful to be able to be here with you tonight and tell you about all the good things that happen in this building and the awesome things that Team Riverview does all the time. So, thank you for that opportunity. [Applause] I just want to say thank you to all of the students who spoke tonight for stepping up to be on student
016council and then doing all of that work to speak to us. Much appreciated. I think you wrote a better speech than the last one I tried to write. So, thank you. Um, and it was fascinating to hear from some of the folks who've been here uh as long as this building has. So, thank you for all of that. Any other questions or comments? Thank you all. Uh we're going to take a quick recess to allow any families who would like to excuse themselves to do so. Uh certainly you're welcome to stay for the remainder of the mil of the meeting, but if you need to move on for your night, uh this is the time to do it. Thank you. Okay, looks like everyone has settled back in. Our next item is Bulldog Center Stage
017Awards. Dr. Good evening again. I am happy to announce our October winners for the 2025 center Bulldog Center Stage. And we will begin with uh our first center stage winner and that is Deb Cook. She is a cook and server from Woodland. Deb always has a smile on her face when she is serving the students their lunch. She will even dress up in fun costumes to pro promote new food choices and celebrations. Congratulations, Dad. From our bus garage, Tom Cox. He's a substitute bus driver. He shows up every day and the students love him. He is dependable. Uh from Highland, we have two winners, Stacy Curry and Emily Workman. [Applause] Stacy and Emily are invaluable to Highland Elementary. Not only do they support student achievement and teacher programming, but Stacy and Emily are indispensable in
018supporting office administration, facilitating schoolwide activities, and serving our families. Stacy and Emily will jump in to help anyone in need of support for any academic or social activity. Thank you, Stacy and Emily. Next, we'll have Sylvia Dooker, secretary from Kemp. She has to talk to the kids who don't speak English. Great with kids. There's just too much to say about Sylvia. She is here every day, lets teachers inside the door, holds the door for the kids to get in. She's a good secretary and gets along with kids and people. Congratulations. Next up from Riverview, Tim Dustin, EBS intervention specialist. Mr. Dustin has gone above and beyond for the EBS program, which is always true. Currently, the other intervention specialist is out on medical leave. Mr. Dustin has continued to provide excellence in all areas for
019students on his case load while ensuring everything is set for all students and adults who work in the program. Congratulations. Next, we have Megan Hayward, kindergarten teacher from Fish Creek. Megan has successfully organized a buddy system at dismissal for our new kindergarteners and fourth graders. During the first few weeks of school, each fourth grade teacher sends some of their students down to the kindergarten classrooms to help get our new kindergarteners to the correct bus line or car line. Thank you so much, Megan, for that. Thank you. Next we have Brian Morrison, PE teacher from Echo Hills. Brian is not only an exceptional teacher and the students look up to him, but he goes above and beyond to make sure he helps make Echo Hills run smoothly. When asked to help with a duty, he steps
020up. Brian has already brought up the energy within and outside of his classroom. Congratulations, from Indian Trail, Nicole Post or school psychologist. Nicole is a great resource for our building. Her knowledge of assessment and student achievement norms has been invaluable for working together through the MTSS process. She is respectful yet firm and always willing to lend a helping hand. Thank you, Nicole. And from Lake View, Molly Quinn is a cook and server. Since starting in her role, Molly has always been an asset to the operations of the kitchen at Lake View. But this year, she was asked to take on an extra responsibility as the interim kitchen manager to start the school year. The preparation for service and efficiency of lunchtimes has been admirable during the busy start to the school year and the hard
021work that Ma Molly put into this has not gone unnoticed. Thank you so much. And last but not least from our high school, Tim Rener, assistant principal. Tim is a servant leader. He is always coming up with innovative ways to connect our staff. His bulldog pride is unmatched. Tim is the heartbeat of our high school. He welcomes our staff into school each morning, keeping the team morale high. He is always checking in on teachers throughout the day. Thank you so much, Tim. And congratulations to all of our October winners. And continuing with our celebrations of recognizing our wonderful programs that we have here in Storow Fall. This evening, we are proud to recognize the Storo Falls High School band for their dedication, talent, and outstanding accomplishments this season. Our band program is the largest organization
022at Storo Falls High School with 188 students performing more than 25 times each year at football games, pep assemblies, band shows, parades, and competitions. The band began this year with a with a productive pre-amp and band camp, setting the foundation for an incredibly successful season. The band student president Tristan Roach, who also was our convocation uh speaker, was recognized for the Larry Mayos inspirational bandsman award and prestigious honor voted on by his fellow students given to an outstanding band leader. This award is presented in memory of Larry May, a band student in the 1970s who was always positive and a motivational force. He tra tragically passed away in an automobile accident shortly after graduation. This year, the trombone section earned the title of best section presented to the section with the highest testing average and
023that exhibits a cooperative positive attitude in performance and practice. The band also achieved an impressive milestone with them perfecting with a perfect testing record of 122 of the 190 band members memorized 23 pieces of music. We congratulate the entire band on another outstanding season and extend our gratitude to everyone who makes their success possible, including our Storo Falls band booster association, the band student officers, including our board representative, Avery Swanson, the dedicated band directors, Greg Newman, Sammon, Crystal Dit, and Tom Lewis, and the voice of the band, Nick Capanga. A special thank you goes out to all of the parents and volunteers who make a difference behind the scenes. From chaperons and concession workers to meal organizers, uniform helpers, their time and energy and enthusiasm help our student musicians be successful on and off the
024field. And I'd like to bring up Greg Newman. And if the um band booster president is here, Miss Valdez. Yeah, >> thank you for having us here. >> There we go. There we go. Thank you for having us here. Um I'm just uh we are just very grateful to work with the best students in the district selfishly speaking and um as well as I uh my team we are very grateful to work with the best parents. Um what they do for us it truly takes a village to to make what we do possible and they do it um they make it look effortless and so I'm very grateful for them. uh very grateful for our uh administrative staff, board, um everything that you do to support us financially, uh the community, everything that you do.
025Um starting with the July 4th parade and all the way down through, we are just very grateful to be a keystone to the community and and to the school district. So, thank you very much for inviting us here and um and everything that you do. Thank you. [Applause] Um, I'm a proud graduate of Stow and I was in the band and um, I have been with the band since my freshman's in 2016. I still have another five years to go till my last one graduates. So, I'm very proud of this organization and I love being part of it and we thank you for everything you guys have done to help us. [Applause] I think the s thanks truly goes out to you um and all of the other parents and volunteers. Um everything that the
026band does would not be possible without yes our dedicated staff but also some really dedicated parents. So thank you. Our next agenda item is comments from the audience. At this time in our agenda, we invite citizens to share their concerns about items on today's agenda that will be voted on only. Comments on non-aggenda items will be heard later in the meeting. All comments must be directed to the entire board and be no longer than 3 minutes. We will listen to and consider your remarks, but there will be no conversation aside from clarifying questions. If you are seeking a direct response or further information, we ask that you submit your request in writing. Please begin your remarks with your first and last name. Uh, all I'm asking about is um there was seem to be a
027little bit of a delayed getting the financials added to the agenda. Um, the agenda was posted Friday. The financials didn't show up until after 3:00 today. Um, but I will say that I was happy to see that the money for the credit card statement was finally refunded after 10 months. That was a lot of $7,600. That's a lot of money that was holding fire for that long. And it was always happy to see that that was finally resolved. Thanks. Okay. Not seeing anyone further. Okay. We will move on to our next agenda item, superintendent's consent agenda. Do I have a motion? >> So moved. Second. >> Dr. Gold. >> I would like to recommend to the board of education to approve consent agenda items B through F. >> Any concerns, questions? Roll call, please. >>
028East Jenkins. >> Hi. >> Meridi. I >> Sheen >> I >> Sudonic >> I >> wind >> I would like to personally thank Al train incorporated Bane Enterprises Cardinal Asphalt Claire Fiber Foundation Ohio Hearing Conservation and Consulting Michael Anne Giry and Katherine O'Brien Kevin and Julia Roach Robert Stage Otis Schoberg Stefan Theoden Is that right? Sorry about that if I didn't. Bald Brennick, BFG Federal Credit Union, Ryan Courtright, Fish Creek PTA, and the Golden Room. Thank you for your donations. Next, superintendent recommendations. I'll entertain a motion regarding personnel recommendations. Do I have a motion? >> So moved. >> Second. Dr. Gold. >> A motion to approve the uh consent agenda forel. >> I would like to recommend the following personnel recommendations. >> Any discussion? >> Roll call, please. >> Yes, I do have a question.
029>> Okay. >> Um yeah, and looking at these and From the last meeting, I was asking about the um spring coaches. Will that be discussed at another point as far as there aren't any spring coaches being approved here? >> Yes, that'll be a discussion item 12B. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Roll call, please. >> East Jenkins, >> I. >> Mery, >> I. >> Sheen, >> I. >> Sudonic. >> I. >> Wind. I next item superintendent item B contract for services gardener service company. Do I have a motion? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Dr. Gold. >> Uh the district requires reliable HVAC services to ensure safe, efficient, and comfortable learning environments. And after reviewing our options, Gardner has been identified as the best provider to meet those needs and reducing costs. >> Any questions? Do
030we have an estimate on the reduction in cost that this would >> I will have to get that back to you. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Roll call, please. >> E Jenkins >> I. >> Mitty >> I. >> Sheen. >> I. >> Sodonic. >> I. >> Wind. >> I. >> Next. Superintendent. Item C, extended field trips. Do I have a motion? >> So move. Second. Dr. Gold. >> Um, we have two field trips. a high school student council and boys and girls cross country. >> Any questions or discussion? >> Can I just clarify that who's paying for these field trips? The district is paying because uh the boys and girls cross country. That is because they qualified. Uh so the district pays for that high school student council. Um they are paying for that
031one. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Anything further? >> Roll call, please. >> East Jenkins. >> I >> Sheen. >> I. >> Sodonic. >> I. >> Wind. >> I. Next. Superintendent item D. Cell phone policy. Do I have a motion? >> So moved. Second. Dr. Gold >> uh during a continuous of uh listen and learns uh just working with uh some of the students from the high school had the opportunity uh this past week to listen and actually dialogue with them about the uh cell phone policy that has been um given to us by Governor DeWine that we have to have uh our policy in place for the 2526 school year. And so, uh, Avery was part of that, um, conversation. So, we're going to go through a couple of slides here. Our current practice right
032now, um, for our cell phone policy, again, is that grades K through eight, phones are in their lockers or book bags. In grades 9 through 12, the phones are placed in a classroom caddy. Once students enter the room, they uh put their phone into a caddy that is marked by their number, which is easy for their teacher to identify uh them by them placing that in that particular number. For example, if I had number 12, my phone would be placed in that pocket each day when I come into uh the classroom. Um many of the students shared with us that um this uh was put in place definitely to reduce distraction and improve engagement. And we've heard that from our teachers and from our students that that is what is taking place. So I'll let
033Avery talk about uh this slide. This is uh what the students shared with us on some feedback about what is working well. >> Um yeah, I feel or we all feel that the cell phone policy that we have right now works extremely well. Um, it's nice to have it in the room because as we know things happen, emergencies will happen. Like just a few weeks ago, we got the student square that there was someone outside of the school. And I know for a lot of classrooms, you were able to grab your phone and text your parents. And that was one of the really big things that like having it put away but also in hands reach was very, very nice. and we all appreciate that system. >> They also were able to s share some
034of the challenges that they are seeing uh currently. >> Yeah. Um I think we all think that uh with high schoolers especially there's always going to be some push back no matter what it is because we are very addicted to our phones. At least I know I am. Um it just it isn't always easy for the teachers for the students but I feel as we go on with the same policy each year it gets better and better and students are starting to comply more and more. Some of the challenges that we heard over and over from the students is being able to uh reach their family um and not having um their phone with them in case they had medical conditions or something around safety. I did share with them that the policy does outline
035that for medical conditions you can have your cell phone. Um, so th those were some of the things and then they actually talked about if it was going to be an increased burden on the staff uh when they didn't have their cell phones with everyone trying to come to the office to use a landline. Some of the concerns, um, a few big concerns, a lot of them dealt with anxiety and health problems. Um, it's still high school. People have things happen that they don't expect and we always want to contact our parents first. That's just how how we think. And not having it with us can be very very stressful. And also in case of health emergencies or anxiety attacks or even as simple as forgetting something, it would be very hard to have to
036go out into your locker and remember your code cuz nobody uses their locker. >> Yes, I heard that over and over. Nobody uses their locker or even knows where >> I is. I seriously don't even know where mine is. But that would just be a little bit more difficult. And also hall passes, that would be a thing as well cuz we only have two and you can't use it in the first five minutes nor the last five minutes. So that would also be a very big distraction for not only the teachers but the students who are experiencing that need. >> Um and they said that they if they had to the opportunity to share with legislators, here's some of the things that they would talk about. um health and mental wellness needs to be considered.
037Uh family communication should be accessible. Teachers need clear enforcement guideline and they felt like legislators should focus on bigger school issues like safety resources instead of social media regulation. So then we talked about what were some proposed solutions as we uh begin to implement this. >> Um we came up with multiple solutions, some better than others, but an really big one was keeping the cell phone caddy because it just it works so well. Teachers are able to just go through the list and see who has their phone and who doesn't and they can do whatever they please with that information. Another thing was having the stone the uh phone powered off in your backpack and not confiscated. That way it's accessible, but you obviously cannot use it. Um, another one was to allow it during
038study hall and lunch, which is what we have right now and it works pretty well. Um, also allowing teachers discretion for emergencies. Like not all teachers have to use the same policy because that won't work for every single teacher. and just having um like assemblies and discussions to share why this is happening and not just saying you can't do this because we said so because that doesn't always work with high school students. >> And that was it. >> Thank you for all of that. Um Dr. I continue to appreciate your listen and learns um and the broad swath of school and community community that you hear from. Thank you Avery for talking us through some of that >> and we will continue to uh gather uh additional data. They're going to be talking to student
039council on this week um the administrators as well as we have gotten feedback from the staff also. >> That was going to be my question. How is how's staff like reacting to the current setup? Is it are they >> um they like this current setup. Uh they think that it it works well. They are, you know, very um anxious if we go to no cell phones. They have some concerns there. A lot about enforcement and and discipline. >> Yeah. And as far as um the students cooperating with putting them in the the caddies, it that seems to be reasonable at the moment. >> Oh, yeah. when I go in the classroom, they walk right in and just drop them in and go on to their seat. >> I mean, it's part of the routine. >>
040Okay. >> I love hearing that the students feel like the current policy and the current um procedure is going well. >> It's always nice. >> And I I wondering why they would need them in study hall. Like, why would you need your cell phone in study hall? because I saw that you can have it at lunchtime in study hall, but I would think that you should be studying in study hall. I think study hall it's nice to have your phone just because like some people study better with music or we use like Quizlet because Quizlet just recently got blocked for the school district. So that's a nice thing to utilize. But also half the people in study hall just sleep. So some it's either sleep or phone or study. So it's better than just not
041doing anything. >> And then my other why don't they use the lockers? >> Because kids wear all of their clothes. They don't put anything in a locker. They have everything on. Whatever they walked in with, that's what they have on. And they have that. >> They carry all their stuff. >> They carry all Yes. >> Everything. >> They don't put anything in a locker. >> That's any high school in America. don't wear coats ever. >> They don't wear coats. They wear hoodies all year. >> Right. Well, I know that part cuz my kids do that, too. >> But I just thought >> Yeah, but they all laugh when we said lockers. They was like, I don't even know where my locker is. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Couple of things that stuck out to me here
042is I saw this a couple of times mentioned that part of the decision and the discussion was fear-based of this emergency that may happen or this I have to call my parent right now or I forgot a book. um sort of and I so I I don't see where we as adults should be making decisions based on fear. And then the other is it looks like some of this is based on the kids might be inconvenienced. Um I'm going to take a guess. I'd say 10 years, maybe 12. That's all the time that we've had these here. school and and and these types of things having to reach our parents, forgetting a book, being inconvenience had been long had been lasting around a long time and all of us in here made it through that.
043So, I'm I'm concerned that that's that's part of the decision process of taking that into >> So, fear is not part of the decision process. This is what the students shared with me. >> Well, well, yeah. I'm just saying that that that um you know, I'm concerned about that. I mean, but that that was the way that they were feeling because a lot of them talked about in the in our country, we're seeing a lot of school shootings and so a lot of them talked about that and that that was the angle they came from. >> I know that as a parent of a a high schooler currently and three graduated high schoolers, they are living through something that we didn't have to live through, which is the possibility of a threat of a school
044shooter. Um, and they live with the threat of gun violence every single day. It's um become gun violence is one of the um biggest reasons that children um die. So, it's a reasonable threat. It's a reasonable fear. >> Wait a minute. Wait a minute. I would like you to back that stat up first. Don't be making stats that you cannot back up. >> That's not >> You're saying that more kids are killed from school shootings than anything else. >> Violence. Thank you. >> Please don't mis uh state what I said. And then and the other thing is that we have to think about when we're gathering this information, we're gathering this information from millennials, Gen Z, um all of those different and so everybody's coming from a different perspective and lens. And what the students
045were just sharing is like when they were born, this was part of who they were. They they had a device from from day one. And so we talked a lot about those type of things as well. And I think for me that's part of where I really appreciate the fact that the students are sharing that it's working and they appreciate the fact that their phones are not distracting them quite as much as they used to be. Um I think the the students have a lot of insight into the need to really focus in on the moment when they're in school. >> Um and certainly they have concerns about not having access to easy communication. Um, but I I appreciate the fact that as you speak with them, they understand what the point is and appreciate
046that. >> I'm thankful that for the the commentary that you provided from the teachers, too. The teachers and the staff are going to be on the ground dealing with policy and enforcement is going to be a big big part of it. >> That was their Yeah, that was their biggest concern. Yeah, I guess too in that aspect of enforcement, if the phones aren't if let's just say we say the phones aren't supposed to be there at all. Where would be the difficulty of enforcing that? They're not supposed to be there. They're not supposed to have them. What do we then have? >> That's not what the policy says, though. >> No, no. I'm just talking about let's say that that is the policy. All right. It is at Kim. So, let's say we carry that.
047And two, it is at Kim. So, as we grow through this, >> no, Kim has their phones. They're in a book bag and in their locker. They have >> they don't have access to them. >> Correct. >> They don't have access to them. They don't have access at lunch or at study hall. So if you get these kids from Kimton who are now used to this, this transition should be I think a little bit more or you more seamless. Um these smartphones are a big problem and and when we talked about legislators, I'm thankful that the legislators are jumping in here because the parents aren't, we aren't, maybe the schools aren't. These smartphones are a horrible problem. Um, I just saw an ad the other day for the phones that just call and text. Now,
048if the kids just had that, I'd probably feel a little bit better about that. But the access to the data that they have and the tracking that these phones are doing are a huge problem. And we need, I think, talk, you know, think talk about that as well. And I think the bigger picture is what's best for the educational environment because that's why the kids are in this in these buildings >> and that is what we're going to make the decision on. I'm sharing from a students perspective what they shared with me. I'm also sharing from a adult perspective what the staff has shared. We are going to weigh all of that in making our policy. >> Mr. Sheen, you mentioned that the legislators that you're happy that they're making decisions. Where do parents rights
049fall into that part of the equation? >> No, that they're being involved and at least talking about it. I I I appreciate that part of it. >> Parents don't get to have any rights to decide what their students have or don't have. >> If the legislators make that um if they're making that policy, then that would be something that the parents who concerned would have to take up with those legislators. >> I'm just making sure I understand that you're in favor of the legislators making decisions for the parents. Anything further on this topic? >> Okay. >> So, this is going to continue. We're not done, right? >> No, we're not done. >> Okay. >> I'm sure these discussions will continue for quite some time. Okay. Uh let's move on to the treasures consent agenda. Do
050I have a motion? So moved. >> Second, >> Mr. Colano. >> All right. Presenting on December 20, 2025. Uh we are in fiscal year 26. Like I said, I think last meeting the fiscal year follows the the calendar year which we end the fiscal year. So we end in June 2026. So we are in currently fiscal year 26. You have your threemonth actuals present on the five-year forecast just a week ago. Um so very sim very the exact format for that. It still has the May forecast in there since this was still in the month that the May forecast was active. Moving forward, it will be the October forecast up until March and then it'll be the February forecast was $2 million positive showing that we brought we spent more money spent less money than
051we brought in, which is always good. And then the previous fiscal year in September to the current fiscal year in September, um I just want to point out we were at $25 million uh ending the month and last year we're at $21 million. So that's roughly $4 million positive from where we were at last year, which is uh to me a very good place to be. Uh and then we'll start tracking where we're going to end our cash balances. Um looking at October through December because by the end of Septe December last year, we were in uh some pretty uh rough waters with our ending cash balance. >> So Mr. Galano, what has made the difference over the past year, would you say? I really think it's just honing down on how what we're spending
052our our money on and where we're able to tighten the belt where needed. I know I've talked about this a plethora of times, but our our Verizon bill used to be close to $2,000 and I believe it's now like $600 some dollars. So, every month we look at it, the usage of the phones, do we need those phones? Do we need all the the hotspot devices for the ticketing at the game? So, we we do I do look at a lot to see where we could start slashing some prices and making it as cheap as possible. And then there's just more um verbiage on the past two um for the past month of last fiscal year, this fiscal year, and then where our dollars are. Uh we did have a question from a community member
053that emailed me last last week. So um where the liquidity is and our liquid dollars are going to be in our bank accounts. So our dollar bank account and our Huntington and our star and then our investments are in red tree uh investments. So roughly four $4 million in investments. Uh at the end of this month we are closing our Huntington bank account. So we will only have um dollar and red dollar bank and star Ohio for our liquidity. I was unclear that interest earned what period of time is that covering that we've earned that interest in >> current that month. >> It's a single month. >> Yep. A single month. >> Okay. >> And the fees are the same. >> Okay. Yep. And then cash flow performance. You could kind of see each month.
054Uh blue is the beginning balance, August is the ending balance. So as we are getting those dollars in, we definitely want to see our ending balance much higher. uh which is nice knowing that we have more dollars to spend moving forward. Um and just more information for those who would like to go back and read. And then a pie chart of showing where our money is being spent. Uh the biggest one like I mentioned last week is always going to be our human capital uh salary and benefits. Uh and then purchase services, supplies, and other objectives. And then it breaks down the percentages of each. Nice visual to really see in a quick glance of where our dollars are going. And then our cash position, I'm sorry. And then our um check register at the
055end. So it's nice as the end, we're in a pretty good good spot financially right now. We are going to monitor that through December up until we could get our second half of real estate dollars beginning of the new calendar year which hopefully it'll come then by the end of January if not February latest hopefully not March. So we're keeping an eye on that as well. >> Has there been any um further news or updates on some of the bills that are um being considered by the state legislature? I know one of them might take money sort of retroactively from this fiscal year. Um, have we seen any movement on any of that? >> I do believe they are voting on items tomorrow. Um, I will I will get something out to the board tomorrow
056about an update with some of the bills. Um, so >> thank you. >> Yep. Yeah, I believe it was 186 that they want to look at retroactively taking place. So that would be like this tax year or 24, which is concerning uh because that would affect us immediately. So that was one of the changes that I know OASville let us know about which is very concerning to the fiscal integrity of the district and districts amongst the entire state. Mhm. >> It's a little hard to plan when your numbers just magically change midyear. So, thank you >> 100%. >> Any other questions? >> I Yes. The retirement portion of your pie chart. I'm on your pie chart. So, is that the match? >> So, that's going to be salary and benefits. So that you'll have the
057retirement portion of it. Um STRS we match 14. Yes, it's 14% for both. Uh plus what we pay for our insurance healthcare. >> Okay. I'm just used to that being rolled in with the benefits. So that's that's why asking why it was separate. Okay. >> Yeah. This one I if I'm pretty sure I understood your question correctly. It it is combined. It's that purple. It's this vital >> because I'm used to like the benefits being the insurance, the retirement, right? All of that in one amount. You know what I'm saying? in with >> like when I do federal grants or whatever, I usually put people's salary and then the benefits and it's usually like 42% of your salary is your benefits, but that includes the retirement, the insurance, like all that. So, I'm just used
058to being them and having them in one. >> Okay. >> Yeah, because uh like salaries are 100s and then benefits and insurance are 200s. So that's why they broke those two out separately. >> Okay. Anything further? >> Roll call, please. >> Ease. Jenkins. >> I. >> Liti. >> I. >> Sheen. >> Uh, no. >> Theodonic. >> I. >> Wind. >> I. Our next item is our second reading of the next NEOLA policy change package. Did we we didn't have anything information-wise on that? Okay. So, there's no action needed on that. I don't think we approved the minutes. >> That was part of the consent agenda. >> Okay. Yep. >> Yeah. >> So, we voted on the minutes and the financial report together. Yeah. Thank you for double checking. Okay. Next up, we have our discussion
059items. Uh our first discussion item, Mr. Sheen, you uh wanted to talk about mechanics. >> Yeah, this was in regards to the bus mechanics. I know what, two, three, four meetings ago, there was some issues as far as either not being able to have one or we didn't have one or we were losing one. Um and I was just curious where the bus department sits as far as qualified mechanics. Awesome. Thank you. Perfect. Yeah. So, as far as mechanics, so typically in our district, we've had a head mechanic, a mechanic, and an assistant mechanic. Um, our last board of education meeting, we approved an assistant mechanic. Um, we also have a mechanic right now that's functioning in the role of the head mechanic. Um we currently have our head mechanic position that's open. Um some
060of the things that we're doing, you know, we we interview for those positions. We we have a test that has been developed um to help interview for that as well and to make sure they're qualified. We also have been reaching out to diesel mechanic schools uh in Northeast Ohio. Um I got to attend a job fair, career fair at Ohio Technical College and kind of establishing those relationships. So whatever we can do to continue to promote that uh you know we have those openings and we have that particular opening right now. So um we're doing those things right now. Now, are these employees of the district or are they contractors? >> Yes, they're employees of the district. >> Employees in the And when you say, so you have mechanic number one, I guess, assistant, he's
061acting as the head. Being that we're one short, um, can the parents feel confident that our buses are getting the care and attention that they need? >> Absolutely. our our mechanics have done a a really outstanding job of keeping things on schedule and on task and and really do a phenomenal job with that. >> Thank you. >> Yep. >> Anything further on that topic? >> Okay, moving on to discussion item B regarding spring coaches. Mr. Sheen, >> yes, at the last meeting we talked about that and I noticed there were none on the list. So, can you bring me up to date? >> No. All right. Thank you. Um, as far as spring head coaches, we we have one vacancy right now for spring head coaches. The other ones have been filled. Uh, so varsity
062baseball, softball, girls, boys track, boys volleyball, and boys lacrosse have all been um filled throughout the year. So, we still have one opening. It's posted on our website. Our athletic directors pursuing open candidates and different things like that. So those sports that you mentioned, they they're at the point where they are legitimate in being able to have pre-season workouts um their assistants. Everyone's f everyone's under this umbrella that >> So put together here. >> Sure. Yep. So our head coaches are able to, you know, continue to run their program and do different things. They're a part of the process as far as hiring those assistants. So that continues throughout as we continue to move forward. We also continue to to make sure that those coaches as we hire them um have their appropriate forms or
063people activity and all those different things. >> And then um I'm assuming since you mentioned those four or five or six coaches that probably at some of the previous uh approval recommendations they were they were somewhere in there. >> Yes. >> So we've seen them at some point everyone except you said one there was one sport that is still outstanding. >> Yep. So those have all been recommended over the past Gotcha. >> You know since summer. >> All right. Thanks. Thank you. >> Anything further on that topic? >> Okay, then let's move on to discussion item C. U Mr. Sheen, you requested to discuss policies 2240 and 2265. >> Yeah. What what caught my ear here is there was some mention by some of the citizens that spoke at the last meeting of things that
064they experienced or have heard about or were exposed to that concern me with either teachertoteer relationships or teacher to student relationships. So I started digging just to find out all right what are the policies that are in the district and I found 20 2265 2240. I I did go on to pull up um OC or OC319.614 and also pulled up OSBA. Um the first thing that struck me is these might be policies that we might need to look at a little bit deeper. Um because the experiences and and some of the things that have that came to me uh since that meeting um last week was again kind of troubling in that to some respect whether you call it a double standard or maybe there's a two-tier set of rules that are going on with
065different situations that happen in the school. Now when you look at policy number 2265, first sentence says the board of education is committed to establishing a school and work environment that supports the free exchange of ideas and allows employees and students to maintain their own beliefs, affiliations, ideas, political opinions, ideology without fear of repercussion. Um, one of the emails that I got was very contrary to that and it was concerning and as I went through there was a lot of things I highlighted on these policies. There's really no mention of any consequence that if a teacher violates any of these things, what happens to the teacher? And and again, in my ignorance, I don't know if that's something that would be in the policy. Um, but one of the probably about the fourth paragraph down,
066it said, "Nothing in this policy is intended to modify or limit an educator's academic free freedom or an an educator's ability to research or write publications about specific beliefs, affiliations, ideals, and principles concerning political movements, ideology, or social actions. And that is one paragraph that if we were to review that I would question because I think that's prompted a lot of problems. Um one of the things that one of the um speakers mentioned before is the aspect of teachers I guess maybe offering more information than than maybe they should as far as their students. And you know you're looking at they're hired to do a job. They're hired to teach. They're not hired to hang flags or pictures or to tell stories about what they did on the weekend or, you know, frankly, give their
067opinion on things that are going on that maybe have nothing to do with the class that they're teaching and certainly not develop any friendships. Um, and I can only go back to my experiences. I couldn't tell you how a teacher got to school, how she left school, who she was married to, what she did after school. She was my teacher. And I think that's something that we need to maybe um look at that particular part of that policy in 2240 which the title of it is controversial issues. It starts out as a board of education believes that the consideration of controversial issues has a legitimate place in the instructional program of the schools. Definitely I question that. Um again the school is there to teach. Um and then in the next paragraph it says properly
068introduced and conducted the consideration of such issues can help students learn to identify important issues. My question there again why I think this should be evaluated is who determines that you know who determines what's how something's properly introduced and conducted. Um then it goes on the board will permit the introduction and proper educationational use of controversial issues provided that their use in instructional program. Um I think that would should be expounded on only in the appropriate classroom. Um there were some things here a is it related to the instructional goals in the course of the study and the level of maturity and again who determines that? So that needs I think you know would be something to expound on. Um does not intend to indoctrinate or persuade students um again to question that and encourages
069open-mindedness and conduct a spirit of scholarly inquiry. Um the last on that particular there was more on that says the board also recognizes that a course of study or certain instructional materials may contain and or activities that some parents find objectionable and you'd have to question why would that parent find it objectionable. So again, maybe expound on that. What would cause a parent to find something in the classroom objectionable? And then the superintendent shall develop administrative guidelines. Um, so this kind of caught me and and um, Felicia, I didn't tell you I was going to ask you this, but do we have something like that? Do we have administrative guidelines for dealing with controversial issues and with parental concerns about program content or use of particular materials? Do we do we have >> since I
070didn't know what you were going to ask tonight or that I haven't looked that up. >> Okay. But if we can or if we Yeah, that would be that would be helpful. Yeah. What they are and what are the consequences for the teacher who abuses this? Um you know, it really troubled me when the the one um person who's now out of high school talked about being bullied by a teacher, you know, because of her particular uh beliefs. And then you get into 3319.64 64 OC says a school district shall not shall not solicit or require a student to affirmally abscribe to a specific belief, affiliations, ideas or principles. Um, and a school district shall not use statements of commitment to specific beliefs, affiliations, ideas. So again going on to what are the limits of
071a person sharing their life outside of the building. And then lastly you get into uh the OSBA says may the school board prevent employees from engaging in political activities at the workplace. says, "School boards may prevent employees from engaging in political activities while they are being compensated by the district or otherwise using district funds." So again, once they step over that border, once they step over the line, um, and they're now on our property, their function is to teach. Uh, if an employee is engaging in political activities during the working hours instead of performing work, the school district should take disciplinary actions. And this again would go with what I was saying. What are those disciplinary actions if somebody were to do that? >> So let me just say this about disciplinary actions like on
072anyone's job. No one would know what the disciplinary actions are. Those would not be public. Those would be private. Uh especially for the school district because you have a negotiated contract as well as you have a student code of conduct. So those things would not be public unless there was an offense that became legal and it became part of a document um that would involve law enforcement. Other than that, people would not know what happened with the teacher as far as discipline. >> No, I'm referring to is there a policy that the teacher is made aware of? That's what I'm talking about. Not >> the policy is the policy is right here. And if you drop down uh under policies to administrative guidelines, those guidelines are also found as well on your board docs. >>
073For context, can you uh let us know when this policy was adopted, the controversial issues, when was it adopted and last revised? >> I think it was 2021. >> Uh let's see, 2021 >> and adopted originally >> uh 2006. So this is not something that's new or different or added by anybody. >> Well, that's what No, that's why I said it may be something we need to visit. >> So, Mr. Sheen, I invite you to look deeper into these policies, have meetings uh with our superintendent and anyone else that she would recommend um and come back to the board if you have any specific policy change recommendations for us to consider. It looks like on the uh policy 2265 um it was adopted in December on December 16th, 2024 came down as a packet from
074and uh Niola as a recommendation out of the legislature. So make sure you consider that when you're doing your research. >> No, the reason I'm bringing this up is again these are things that I think will be worthy of uh revisiting. Um and again just addressing the fact that um you know the aspect of uh we have these but then you have the scenario of what again what I call a double standard. So what are the ramifications if a teacher um you know hangs a Trump mug shot in their class let's say for example okay um you know is that's a controversial issue how is that dealt with you know um a teacher that might make you know Trump voodoo dolls all right and post that what would you know what would be the ramifications
075of that um you girls that are just happen to be caught in the rain and their makeup runs and they get they get literally uh attacked and no consequences are done. No investigation is done. You know where is the administration? You are making unfounded accusations right now. >> I have caution you. >> I have the floor. I have the floor >> and I would caution you against making unfounded accusations against our employees. Sir, >> I have the floor. Um, a teacher who who expresses their uh their their their negativity towards an assassination. um you know ju just you know for instances if those things were to happen, those things were to you know go on where is the you know where is the uh where do these policies come into play as far as consequences
076because again it looks like we have policies but there's no consequences >> again Mr. We are not aware of consequences provided. >> And I have the floor. >> That is HR's job. >> I have the floor >> and you're being inappropriate. >> I have the floor. Now, when I talk about double standards, this was from a mom and she said, "And I never told anybody because I didn't want my daughter to get in trouble, but she recorded those conversations with that teacher and sent them to me. She also had me on the speaker phone with this lady while she was harassing me. This teacher was an intervention specialist at the school. She wasn't even my teacher. When this was brought to the attention of the principles, they told me that they never had a complaint
077and there was nothing really to do. So now you again just throwing out an example of a situation. >> But Mr. Sheen, you are sharing information that hasn't been shared with HR or myself. So you're sharing these for I'm just giving these as suggestions. I'm just giving these as suggestions. You just said a parent shared something with you and and you're sharing it here at a board meeting where you haven't given us the opportunity to look into that or investigate. >> That's unfair. >> I'm I'm just giving this as suggestion and frankly if a parent emails me, I can read it anytime I want or wherever. >> I didn't say you couldn't. I said, "But you haven't given us the opportunity to investigate." >> That's my concern as as far as as far as uh
078us evaluating these policies and looking at that. so that all teachers don't feel intimidated by their moral beliefs, their religious beliefs, um once they come inside of the building, that they feel that they're free and and able to do their job as a teacher and that a child shouldn't be afraid of having a teacher uh re uh um uh uh discipline them. No, not even discipline them. uh confront them on something that they believe because that's not the teacher's job. So, we're tying this together with some maybe some hypothetical things that happened and and and definitely something that needs to be, you know, considered and looked at. >> And again, Mr. Sheen, a parent would not know necessarily if a staff member had discipline as the result of an investigation into an incident. A community
079member would not know. we as board members would not know the specifics of any discipline that is decided through HR. And I think we all agree that we would like everyone to um as you said feel comfortable and safe inside our buildings no matter where their beliefs fall. Uh that's why we have the policy and again if you would like to look into it further with uh Dr. gold and come back to the board with recommendations regarding that policy. Feel free. And I just like to add if we're going to speak to uh community members contacting us about discomfort, the amount of uh information that I received based on um the community response at the microphone last um last board meeting is overwhelmingly negative um about what happened that evening and the embarrassment that that
080puts on our district to come after our staff that way. And you know, you can quote as if there's um support behind you, but there's support behind other people, too, and that you're just one fraction of the uh equation here. So, I just want you to keep that in mind that the people talk are it goes across all aspects of the issue. So, the LGBTQ student that's now afraid to come to school because of what they heard at the microphone, it's embarrassing and it's hurtful and we should be putting students first at all times. >> Oh, you're making a big assumption. But anyways, that wasn't my point. >> And and if this is going to be I'm going to try to one up you carry one. Let's move on. You spoke for 10 minutes about
081what you thought and I think that other people on the board are allowed to respond to it. That's not a competition. That's called other people having input into the discussion. And if excuse me, the audience will please behave in a manner that we expect of our students. >> If you're looking to have resolution, coordinating and working with the superintendent is the best method for something like that. She asked for your assistance and rather you just continued to speak over her. So, it doesn't sound like you're actually looking for a resolution. It sounds like you're looking to make a speech. So, that's just, you know, if you're looking to actually do something about it, then spend the time to look at researching and revamping the policies. That's normally what a board member would do. >> Anything
082further on this topic? >> No. >> Okay. Not seeing anything from anyone else either. Our next agenda item is our second comments from the audience period at this time. We welcome any additional comments and concerns citizens wish to bring before the board of education. All comments must be directed to the entire board and be no longer than three minutes. We will listen to and consider your remarks, but there will be no conversation aside from clarifying questions. If you are seeking a direct response or further information, we ask that you submit your request in writing. Please begin your remarks with your first and last name. Good evening. My name is Amy Musmore Jones. Um, I wanted to talk about how much I appreciate public schools. I went to a public school for eight years of my
083life. While there was some downsides, there were also a lot of positives. I had wonderful teachers that helped mainly with math. I could not have done this without the special educ the special education teachers I have. Uh because of them, I have a college degree and I'm close to finishing up a master's degree. My brother also has had his share of struggles as well. When he was in first grade, he had major heart surgery and my music teacher wrote a song for him and his classmates uh sang it. I also remember becoming involved in Builder's Club and I became president when I was in eth grade. I am now a proud member of the Kuanas Club and smile at how full circle everything has come. I couldn't have done any of this without public schools.
084I then went to private school for four years of my life. Those that are saying that public schools indoctrinate children must be confused because most of most of the indoctrination that happened was at the private Christian school I attended. Also, being a former teacher, there was not time to teach about my own views. I also knew that it was highly inappropriate to do so. Um, some of these lines do get blurred, however, especially when the very existence of transgender students is made political every single day. This is where I do agree with a board member that all students deserve to feel comfortable and safe. Good evening. My name is Rachel Jameson. I'm a Stoman Falls alumni. I just wanted to thank Dr. Gould for allowing students to give their input on the cell phone policy.
085I think that it's really valuable to get their perspective. A lot of the time, I would say in most ways, they're the ones most impacted by that. Uh, also thank you Avery for sharing your perspective on this and for your presentation. Um, I don't know if I think it's been a while since we've had a presentation from the student rep and I think it's really awesome to have that included. Um, I also wanted to mention I think it's really great that there's student council at the elementary school level. I don't know if that's Riverview specific or if that's in all the elementary schools. Um, but I think that is an awesome way to build leadership and have the students be involved um in things in the school and that also assists the community. Uh, circling
086back to the discussion on cell phone policy. Um, again, I think it's extremely important to listen to the student perspective on this, especially when it comes to fear and school safety. I think that is extremely understandable and valid. Um, in my time sitting in the audience, I did do a little bit of research. Um, found a study from John's Hopkins. Um, this was published in September of 2014. I'm sorry, 2024, excuse me. Uh for the third straight year, firearms killed more children and teens ages 1 to 17 than any other cause, including car crashes and cancer. Uh so that is a very valid point and I think that we need to put stock in what the students are saying to this. Uh finally, I just wanted to mention that I think the term controversial issues
087can be defined very loosely. I think that it's oftentimes subjective depending on the person um and can occasionally be a slippery slope. Um so I think if you are going to take a deeper dive into this controversial issue policy, you're going to need to be very specific in terms of what you define as a controversial issue. Um slavery, is that a controversial issue? Civil rights, is that going to be prohibited because it's a controversial issue? Climate change, other points of history, you know, that have built this country. Um, I think that's just something important to consider. Thank you. >> John Sigman, I was going to uh start off on a positive note saying how it was good to see that let Mike speak for once. and just ask questions like he likes to. Of course,
088then it ended in a debacle. But anyways, so it is now time again to spotlight the school board. There is now another lawsuit against this board for violating sunshine laws and lying. What a great role model for the kids. Not. It's just another example of terrible leadership. One board member, Mike Shehan, continually pointed out that things were not being done correctly, but was shut down by the gavlappy board president. You should have listened to Mike. Lying wind is running for reelection. This is not the type of light leadership we need. I would like to point out that when Dana Miller and Marilleti are being endorsed by the horrible Stow collaboration for change group, which is a radical Marxist, god-hating, vile hate group similar to Antifa. This should tell you everything you need to know about
089these people. Our schools and children deserve better. This agenda to destroy Stowe needs to stop this November. Please, everyone, get out and vote for John, Jason, and Joanne. This current board should be disgusted with what you have done to our schools. I'm not seeing any further public comments. Okay, then we will move on. Our next item is an executive session under 121.22G1 to consider the employment of a public employee or official. Do I have a motion? >> So moved. >> Second. Roll call, please. >> East Jenkins. >> I >> Sheen. >> Hi. >> Sodonic. >> Hi. >> Wind. >> I. >> We are in executive session at 7:25 p.m. No action will be taken afterwards.