001Call a Tuscross Valley Local Board of Education meeting on September 9th, 2025 in the community boardroom to order. Please call the role. >> Uh, Mr. Fischer, present. >> Uh, Mr. Overbertton, >> present. >> Mrs. Totti, >> present. >> Mrs. Bur, >> present. Agendas are available online. I don't think they're over on the table. Sorry. Will you please stand for the pledge of allegiance followed by Mr. Overton's presenting of the invocation. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Heavenly Father, we just thank you again for another school year. Uh Lord, we just uh pray for continued prayers for Mason. We just thank you for the healing that he's had so far.
002And we just pray that you would continue to do a work in him. And and God, just all the other players that have had injuries so far this season. We just pray that you would put a hedge of protection around all of our players, our faculty, our students, our teachers. God, just let this be a year of health and prosperity for our school. Uh we just thank you for everything that uh is coming forth with the rover and different things there God and we just ask you would just help us to do the business at Tusky Valley tonight in Jesus name. Amen. >> Amen. >> Oh yeah. At this time, we're going to appoint Mr. Fischer as treasurer proterm in the absence of treasurer Mr. Mark Phillips. I should have done that before. You changed
003the agenda. Um, our declarations just on our agendas and on the website is our mission statement and our five board of education goals. Moving on to item number three. Do you not believe there's any public participation for this section? Is that correct, Dr. Rans? >> Correct. and we'll move on to item number four, superintendent report. >> All right. Thank you, Mrs. Burer. Um, the first up tonight is going to be the introduction of our foreign exchange students for this year. Uh, so I'll turn things over to Mr. Fogle uh to introduce those folks to you. >> Good evening, everybody. >> All right, if I could have them come down when I call their name. So, Ivon, please. Okay, first up tonight we have I'm really gonna work on this R. Okay, Ivon Iso Reeta. I
004tried. I tried. I tried. I tried very hard. Uh Ivonne is uh 10th grade with us. Uh when he returns to Spain, he will go back to the 11th grade. He currently lives with his sister and his mom. Ivonne likes to play video games, hang out with his friends. He plays soccer currently for us and would like to try wrestling in the winter and track in the in the springtime. >> He's involved in Muay Thai and he likes British rock and punk. Uh he would like to attend university to study history, political science, and law. And he does not like fish. Uh Ivon, welcome. So [Applause] Also with us tonight we have >> Carla. Carla. >> Okay. Carla Feifer. >> Okay. Excellent. Is in the 12th grade with us. Uh when she returns to Germany,
005she will go back to the 12th grade. She lives with her mom and her three sisters. Carla enjoys music, both English and German. Uh, she likes to spend time with the people she likes. She enjoys reading, watching movies, and drawing. She plays the clarinet and the electric guitar. While Carla is here, she would like to get involved in the drama club, cheerleading, and ski club. Uh, she would like to work in travel or travel for work. So, Carlo, welcome. yet. Okay. Uh GMO >> GMO Lee is in the 11th grade with us. When he returns to South Korea, he will be in the 12th grade. Uh Gimmo lives with his mom, dad, his older sister, and his grandparents. Jimu enjoys listening to music, particularly hip-hop. Uh, he likes to watch movies. His favorite movie is
006Dead Poet Society. So, Captain, my captain. >> Um, he likes to work out. He is currently on the soccer team and would like to try other sports during his time here. GMO would like to visit a large city while he is here, perhaps Cincinnati or New York. Uh, GMO would like to attend university to study economics, finance, or sports sciences. So, please welcome GMO Lee. We do have a fourth exchange student who is not present. Her name is Greta. I'm going to roll the R on this one. Harish. She is also from Germany. Uh she is in the 11th grade. She will return to the 11th grade when she goes back to Germany. She lives with her mom, dad, and two sisters. Uh, she has an eclectic taste in music from Eminem to Billy Isish,
007pop and 80s music. She likes to go out with her friends. She likes to figure skate. She likes to spend time with her host family. And she enjoys reading. While she is here, Greta would like to participate in the drama club. She would like to travel even more. She has been to New York, but would like to see the West Coast and eventually study in Japan or maybe Spain. Uh she does not like peppers. She does not want to talk about it. Uh but she does like Korean food and sushi. So at the high school we have four exchange students. So please make them feel warm. >> Thank you, Mr. Fogle. Uh and welcome to the three of you. We are so glad to have you at Tusky Valley. Um I hope it's a great
008year. Uh my wife and I have hosted six students and I think it's a wonderful opportunity both for exchange students um but also for our Tusky Valley students. So um hope you have a great year. You guys are in good hands with the families that you're with. Um so I know it'll be a productive year for you. So again, just welcome. If there's anything we can do for you, let us know. And and Carla, I I took German when I was in school, but I will not embarrass myself by trying to talk with you. So but maybe I'll get brave sometime this year and try to carry on a conversation. All right. Uh next up is a Trojan Pride Award. So, uh, the Treasure Pride Award is one of the the greatest things that I
009get to present to folks from our community, uh, just because they go to individuals that have made outstanding contributions to our district and just make our district better. Um, and this month, we are excited to be able to, um, pass that out to Nancy Raber. So, Nancy I just met earlier this year. Uh but backstory about two years ago when we were trying to figure out what we were going to do with this massive building um and we knew that we weren't going to tear it down anymore. We started to think through how can we bring it how can we bring new life in here. Uh and so that started with a kind of a cold call or a cold email I believe uh to Jamie Smith about would there be any interest in a
010senior center satellite and partnership. Um and after several meetings and Mrs. Burrier was part of those. Um, you guys formed a committee and bylaws and and all of that and it went really really quick uh until about a year ago uh when they were hiring for a satellite manager. Um, and then I got the pleasure of meeting Nancy and I feel like Nancy has just been part of Tusky Valley forever. Um, she it's really been cool to see her build it really from the ground up. Uh, there's a lot of activity in the building. Um, it's good to see her. Uh, she has ideas. Uh, there's always fun things happening in this building. Um, and so I' I've just really enjoyed Nancy being here and I think our community has as well. Uh, so it's
011pretty productive, pretty active four days during the week. Um, and then Monday night, I believe you guys have things going on right now. So, uh, there's just a lot of exciting ideas. If you are not following, uh, the Tusky Valley Senior Center on social media, um, I would encourage you to do that because Nancy, I'm guessing Nancy, maybe you run that page. Um, or somebody runs it, but it has lots of Yeah. Yeah. you do a great job and and sometimes central office wants to go participate in the field trips and um just today they asked me I think they saw something about lunch menus and do you think we could place a lunch can we order lunch too with them their lunch looks better than what we have so uh but just it's it's
012been great having the senior center here in the building and seeing everybody um and it's just a wonderful addition uh and I think that is in main part due to Nancy and the work that she does so uh Nancy if you want to come up front here on behalf of the board of education uh it It is my privilege to present you with the September Trojan Award. I have to do good for Sally. [Music] Awesome. All right. Next up, I'm going to introduce Mrs. Andrea Clemens, who's going to introduce our new staff and talk about diagnostic data. >> Well, one of the most important things we do uh throughout the school year is hire our new staff. It's always a huge decision for us and we are always very fortunate to have lots of applicants
013and so these um these four um individuals that are here tonight bubbled up to the top very quickly when we are doing the interviewing process. Um so I wanted to have a chance to introduce them so that you guys could meet them. The first is Miss Elise Enrique. Alise, come on up here. Um Elise is our assistant band director since Mr. Trip has moved up to our high school band director. she's assisting him and also our head middle school band. And as you know, we have seen a phenomenal show already. So, I complimented her on the work that she's done within the band department. Um, but a little nugget of information is that she was student of the year, music student of the year for all the music classifications when she was at the University
014of Aan. She's highly talented and we are very lucky to have her here. So, please welcome This is Hannah. So, come on down, Hannah. Um Hannah is an intervention specialist for us from the for the elementary and middle school. So, she hops back and forth every day throughout uh the day and she's doing an excellent job. She has relocated her family from Mansfield, Ontario area to our area. So, we were very fortunate to snag her as soon as we heard she was on her way over here. um she has over five years of experience as an intervention specialist and she's doing a wonderful job with our students so far this year and our her teachers that she's working with in the co-op placements are so excited to have her there. So please welcome Hannah she
015is not a stranger to Tusky Valley. Um when we found out we were going to have an opening in the guidance department um due some to some changes, we were quick to try to steal Jen from our neighbor Sandy Valley. So S she's been with Sandy Valley for over 20 years and she was happy to join the Tusky Valley team and we're seeing great changes already at our middle school high school in the guidance department. So we are so excited to have been here. >> And have you missed your gray yet? >> My what? >> My But but thank you for joining us, Jen, and we're looking forward to great things in our guidance department. Mr. John Warner. We recruited John from the Tesla area. He was um in the music department. He is now
016replacing Megan Sams as Megan went to our counselor. Um he's doing our elementary, middle school, and high school music department. And we can't wait to hear our first program. Um we are very excited. The kids are so excited to have him in class. So, we really appreciate you making the move to join our Tusky Valley team. So, thank you very much, John. Next, I'm going to move on to some diagnostic data. It's early in the year, but I just wanted to give you a snapshot as far as what we're seeing from our students using our map and um Ames web data. So, in front of you, you have just a quick report. The first one you're pretty familiar with. It's looking at growth for our students using our MAP data. So, just as a reminder,
017the blue bar is where our students have scored. The yellow or orange diamond is where the norms are, where we should be meeting. So, if that bar surpasses that orange diamond, that means our score, our students scored above what was expected. I know that in the past we've talked about uh the column at the top that is called the school conditional growth index. If they meet at a zero, that means they met that growth requirement. If it's a positive number, they've surpassed it. If it's negative, we fell just shy of that. Um, we want to make sure that we try to stay at zero or above at all times. We have a few that are slightly below, but nothing at a negative one or below, which is excellent. So, it's good news for us in
018the language arts and math departments that we are kind of meeting that growth right now from last fall in 2024 to this fall in 2025. Now, we'll reook at this data in the winter and we'll look at our growth from fall to winter just so that we can make sure that our kids are continuing to grow this next school year. The next part of the report is our Ames web triangles. I always love the visual of the triangles. Just a reminder that the green is meaning that they are on track. Um, no intervention services are needed. The tier two, the yellow means that there may be some skill deficits that we need to uh hone in on. And those are our kids that we're focusing in on our in our title one reading program. And
019then the red, there may be more intensive needs that they are getting services through title one instruction or our intervention specialists. Um, just so you have reference, a typical an ideal triangle, we would have about 80% in the green, 15% in the yellow, and 5% in the red. Now, that's by the end of the year. Looking at these numbers, um, this is actually a really good start for us. Um, as you can see, like first grade reading, we're already at 75% in the green. That's a really strong start for our first grade students. So, we look to see that growth in winter and then in spring. But I just wanted to give you an idea of kind of where we're starting. It's very similar to where we've uh started last year, just a little ahead
020of that. So, any questions? As you go through there, if you have any questions, feel free to give me a call. And I'm excited to see our growth in winter than based on this great start in the fall. >> Awesome. Thank you, Mrs. Clemens. Cool. Um, last thing, it's it's not on the agenda, but I just want to update you. If you were as you came into the building tonight, uh, you'll see that the health center across the hallway is now open. Uh, we had a soft opening here in August. It has gone very, very well. Um, and we are, we just found out today that they are expecting to do the grand ribbon cutting on October 30th. Uh, so I know I originally had sent out two dates that they were holding. October 30th
021is the day they want it to be. Uh, still waiting on whether that's going to be morning or afternoon. Uh and they're trying to still coordinate with Governor DeWine's office to see if he would like to come and be part of that ribbon cutting as well. Uh the wellness center next door, the old shop area, uh you'll notice that there um is um block sitting out in the parking lot. They are expected to start those interior walls tomorrow. Again, everything in that area is being paid for um out of that um the the governor's um Appalachian grant. Uh so no no local dollars are being used in that area, but construction will consume or resume tomorrow. Um, and then that it will actually go all the way through November by the time they get all
022of the HBAC work done. So again, that's exciting that we we're getting all of that in place. Uh, so hopefully we can again continue partnering with the Y to get a wellness center in there. Uh, and that will conclude my superintendent update. >> All right. Thank you, Dr. Vansky. Item number five. Is there a motion to approve items A1 through 16? >> I'll make a motion. >> Is there a second? I'll second. Any discussion? Actually, I was going to say that um on this on what we're approving tonight is our um extracurricular coaches, adviserss, things like that. And um I just want to say that it's a pleasure to um approve those because that's what makes it possible for our students to participate in them. And those are all great things for students after school
023and um just to give them something to do. Um, and then I also want to just welcome the four um four students joining Tusky Valley. Thanks for coming tonight. Any other discussion? >> Please call the role. >> Mr. Overton, >> yes. >> Mrs. Salotti, >> yes. >> Mr. Fischer, >> yes. And Mrs. Burer, >> yes. Um, item B on the agenda. The following recommendations are made by the superintendent's designate, Mr. Jason Phillips. Do I have a motion to approve the following individuals for 21st century community learning center positions in accordance with 21st century requirements for the 2025's 26 achievement club after school programming and administrative oversight as a file in the office of student services including an 18% to cover French benefit expenses paid by the 21st century learning center grant. >> I will make
024the motion. >> Is there a second? >> I'll second. Any discussion on that? >> Sure. >> Yeah, we're we're thrilled that the 21st century funding was uh resumed and we could continue the program. Tonight was night one. Uh so that program is under the direction of Mrs. Andrea Clemens. Um and so basically this is just hiring all of the staff for it. Um but all of those salaries, all of the the fringe benefits that we're required to pay all comes out of that grant. So no local dollars being used for that program. Okay. >> Please call the role. >> Uh Mr. Fischer, yes. >> Mr. Overton, >> yes. >> Mrs. Mr. Salotti. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Bur. >> Yes. Moving on to uh leadership reports. Item number six. We will start with Mrs. Clemens. Anything
025else to add? Um just to finalize last year's grant for the 21st century. I was just doing some final reporting and we ended up having 288 students between um the afterchool program and the summer program. So, I was so excited. We're going to try to shoot for 300 this year. Um, and we already have a great start. We have, I want to say about 180 students attending this fall already and the program went very smoothly tonight. So, I'm hoping that that continues. But, yeah, excited to see all the new adventures they're taking. >> That's it. >> Well, and I think one nice thing, too, is like our buses provide home like a way for kids to get home, too. So, I think it's a great opportunity for parents to allow their children to spend some
026extra time, get them home. So, appreciate that on the transportation part. >> Mr. Fogle, >> uh, the middle high school is off to a great start. Um, we have four students from abroad joining us. And this Friday, we are going to take our Hope Squad members, new and old, off-campus to an off-campus venue, work on them, and they're going to plan some activities for our building for this year. So, we've got some exciting things planned. >> Great. Mr. street. >> The only thing in addition to my report I just want to point out like we are super thankful in the office and the elementary staff to have nurse ABA back with us and it's we we are working out the kinks with the clinic but it's been very nice to be able to we don't
027want anybody to get sick but when somebody gets sick to be able to call work on transportation be able to have them up either get them back to school or have a parent pick them up here. So that's been great. So >> Mr. The >> only thing I have to add is as you see the completion of the baseball field should be done this week. Looks very nice. It's going very very nice. Um and then also if you drive back to the elementary you'll see where there's a new patio uh being put in. It's already put in. The fence is being finalized. Hopefully here by the end of the week they'll finish the fence, the baseball and the patio. So it's very nice. More space for our kids. >> Great. Okay. Moving on to item
028number seven, partly participation. Tonight we have Mrs. Mrs. Beth Neil, village of Mineral City Council regarding family concerns with the Carson Guard. Help yourself or you want you can stay there. >> Yes, you're fine. >> Thank you. >> I just have a letter to read. Okay. Dear Tuscar Valley school board members and Tuscross Valley School Superintendent, Dr. Darren Fansky, thank you for the important work you do in making our school district a great place for all students and educators. As concerned members of the village of General City Council, we are writing to request that we work collaboratively to address bus stops concerns in the village. We had a family that has a child that attends Tusky Valley School come to the August 14th, 2025 meeting. They made a request for the village to provide a
029crossing guard for both the morning and afternoon bus routes where their child has to cross state route 800 to board the bus. Unfortunately, since the Tusky Valley Primary School is no longer in the village, we no longer receive the income tax revenue necessary to fund the crossing guard salary. In addition, the state of Ohio made major funding changes to the village income in the past few years, which we are certain you have experienced as well. The parents are willing to volunteer to do the crossing guard job at no cost. However, they are not able to do so every day because of their work schedules. To help those families and others who have brought this to our attention, we would like to offer a suggestion. Perhaps the transportation department would consider making two stops to pick
030up the children in town instead of one. Have the children that live on the right side of the road meet at the library to be picked up and dropped off. And for those who live on the left side of state route 100 to be picked up and dropped off at the tennis courts at the park where there are benches where the children can even sit and wait if they want. Instead of the bus pulling into the park parking lot, the bus can stay on Grant Street, stop at the entrance to the parking lot of the park and make that the bus stop. Parents can park in the parking lot. Children can wait on the sidewalk and enter the exit safely without having to cross the road. We understand that extra stops may prevent challenges, but
031we hope we will consider this as a possible solution to help alleviate the safety concerns. We are excited to work together with you to provide the best solution in this transportation situation. Sincerely, Mayor Lori Green, Council President Terry Mill, Rick King, Amanda Lake, Darla Dertine, and myself, Beth Mill. And I have attached um a map of Grant and the city. It shows you that and a letter and of the new park complex where the parking will be. You have multiple copies or just >> I do >> and that's all. >> All right. Well, thank you for your comments. We appreciate you taking the time to come bring that to us and we will take your input under adisement. >> All right. Thank you. >> Number item number eight, announcements. The first one I have to
032say is we need a curtain right there. Um, next regular board of education meeting will be held October 13th, 2025 at 6 p.m. here in the community boardroom. >> Is there any other announcements? >> No. >> Okay. Need a motion to adjurnn. I'll make a motion. >> Second. >> I'll second. >> All right. Then meeting is adjourned. Thank you everyone for attending. >> Oh, call the ROI. >> Sorry. Mr. Overton. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fischer. >> Yes. And Mrs. Bird. >> Yes. Thank you. Now you may have suns.