001[Music] I don't know if I believe that. Okay, if you can stand for the pledge of 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. I often say that the sun rises and sets right here on the water. And I mean there's truly no better place to live and raise a family. That belief is sometimes tested, but time and again the entire water community rises to meet those challenges with strength, compassion, and community. Over the years, I've proudly witnessed our community come together to support families through difficult times. This summer has been one of them. We mourn the passing of Lauren school in Allen and graduate. His future held so much promise and Eva Hayes,
002a great young student preparing to enter the fifth grade. Their absence leaves a profound void in our hearts and in our halls, but the memories of them will provide us with hope and smiles that may get us through some tough times. To the schooling, Allen and Hayes families, we offer our most sincere condolences. Your grief is our grief and your loved ones will always be remembered as part of the water family. Can we now take a moment of silence to honor more? >> Thank you. Um recognition of visitors uh Mr. Bra sign in speak about community crime and school history. I'm still trying to say uh so I guess I'm coming before you with something I'm working on. uh it's going to ultimately be your guys's decision, but uh I went down sat, you know,
003all week long and was writing this big long speech and this was all the further I got. And I'm not going to lie because what I'm about to speak about is really hard to talk about. Um, it really links to almost the same of what we just told about the passing of students that came in the school. On August 25th, 1995, I lost a friend. We lost a schoolmate. We lost probably one of the greatest football players that will ever come through law in a car crash at the corner of Water. Uh, Matt McN was on the victory. now thankfully all by himself the way originally was meant to be. Not that I don't take anything from the passing of the other people, but that bill was for Matt and now it's been returned back
004to them. But I'm afraid that the bell is just not enough and uh I want to do more in Matt's memory. So, I've been kicking around and talking with many people on the retirement of his jersey number. It was to the best of my knowledge in the class of 1998 who played, sweat, bled on that same field with Matthew that it was retired. And then last year I was at a football game and sorry I'm choked up again but I broke down in the stance when I start seeing another student run out with that number like wait a second that number's retired. How is that possible? And then to come out and find later that it actually never was officially retired. Um, not only, you know, somebody, you know, I talked with El, we talked
005about possibly making it an honorary number, making it a limited time number. And even after all this discussion, I've talked to many people I played with. I talked with Superintendent Frank and I hate to say this, but my heart leans to retire. That was Matt's number. It'll always be his number and my number. Still this day, I try to coach any sport that I'm in with the thought of how great Matt was on the track. my coach back here who led the only team that Matt played on, the last game Matt played on that won the only Orange County League middle school championship in the history of W because Matt was on that team. We all took a part, but Matt was a superstar. Uh Doug Murray nicknamed him superstar. He wouldn't even call him
006Matthew unless he fell down. He'd make a funny Irish voice like his mom. Well, Matt, did you fall down? You know, that's how his mom talked. But, uh, Matt is huge in the lives of many people that went to the school and it was such a short window. Um, I know that there are some other jerseys that have been retired. Um, some of them, you know, different situations of this person possibly could have did this or possibly could have that. and Matt's in the same boat except his life ended before we ever knew. It wasn't due to an injury, wasn't due to some sort of something. He literally passed away. Um I still every time I walk in the stadium, I clean the face of his plaque because it has dirt, dust, whatever. I did
007a lot uh as far as uh attempting to help fix the bell last year. I was there for the restaining of the bell on the new tower. That bell means more than you guys probably understand to me. Um I was actually extremely mad when I came back from the Marine Corps when I knew it had been moved when the campus was built and I said, "Wait, who asked me?" because I thought it was my little not. It's Matt. As long as it stays m I'm fine with that and you know it is for the school but that is Matt's bell and it's because of who Matt was that this school did that for the bell and we get to ring it when we win. Um, so, uh, with the permission of the families, I would
008like to start a scholarship and also a false sports dedication under whichever name they choose, whether it's the Matt McN award or whatever. We're thinking somewhere maybe in the $500 range to start to the most outstanding senior football player. There you go. in memory of Matt to keep him alive within these walls. Um, so I obviously I know I won't get an answer today, but I would gracially graciously graciously appreciate if you would consider my thoughts of retiring the number 16 >> forever. >> Are you thinking just football? >> Just football. >> Overall 16. That's correct. And it obviously being somewhere in whatever logs of history you guys have that it's never a question 40 years ago or from now when I'm dead that I have to go I wonder if they're still remembering that
009was that Um, did you >> were you in that class as well? >> Uh, I was a year behind him with his sister. [Music] >> Oh, I just um so we met in July at the end of July at the old school park in Atwater. We had a great turnout. Mr. Raza, Mrs. A, Miss Richards, Mr. all attended. We had popsicles with the kids and then they got to play on the playground while we met in the building which was really great. Our new PTO president Whitney Legros had t-shirts made that say PTO crew. So whenever anyone's volunteering we all are in the same shirt. So um that's super helpful. And then all Jews paying members get a shirt. Um between that meeting and then last night we also signed up people at the bash
010we've had 30 parents complete PTO membership forms. So, if you've been paying attention to PTO in any capacity for the last few years, you'll understand like how huge that is, 30 people. Um, and we also plan to send out member information at the start of the school year, too. So, we really are hoping to grow the organization. We hosted safety land. 30 kids attended and we had more volunteers than we even needed, which like has never happened. Um, and then last night at the back to school bash, we had tables set up. We rackled baskets to benefit the Hayes family and in just over two and a half hours raised over $1,600. Um, we also sold water merchandise which we have an exclusive design for the PTO sweatshirt. We have umbrellas and windows and then
011um we hope this can be just like an ongoing revenue stream for PTO and PTO also play paid for the inflatables last night and we paid for we have a storage room here at school now which is a really big deal for us so we don't have totes of stuff home anymore. Um, our treasurer Teresa Cookie has worked with Whitney to formalize and streamline a bank account and finances. We accept credit cards now and hopefully we'll have an instant pay soon. Um, our VP Lauren Bari completed our first newsletter which I brought a copy of so I'll give you all the end of the meeting and then going forward will be like a monthly thing that will be shared digitally and we can also share it in our band and give it to parents. Um,
012and last night we had between eight and 10 members um volunteering which is big. Uh, together give everyone a breather with 4 in and the fair school starting. We're actually not having a meeting in August. We will meet again Monday, September 29th. Location to be determined. Usually it's been at the school, but having a nice out kids can play. It's we think that's better. And then the goal going forward will have be to have a consistent meeting date every month so that everyone knows when it is hopefully the last Monday of the month. So those are our updates. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Lots of good things going on. It's nice to have something positive, something uplifting to hear about. >> Yeah. Meeting as well. Um, okay. So, at this time, we'll call order the
013uh regular meeting of the Wild Board of Education. Roll call, please. Mrs. Whittener >> here. >> Mr. Hick here. Mr. Moon >> here. Mr. Wise >> here. Mr. here. >> Can we have a motion to adopt the agenda for tonight's meeting? >> A motion. >> Any comments or questions? Roll call, please. >> Mr. Moon, >> yes. >> Mr. Wise, >> yes. >> Mr. Hick, >> yes. >> Mrs. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. Motion passes. >> Okay. Um, raise item five, the uh President's report. Just want to welcome uh Frank. It seems like you've been here an awful long time and this is your first meeting. So, welcome to your first meeting. It's really great to have you here and you hit the ground running, been so involved and active and really excited to see
014you just continue to move forward. So, thank you for all the energy you put in before you started the job. So, it's good to see and welcome to Ryan our our new treasure. So, uh, Brian's going to do a great job for us and, uh, and glad he's he's on board. We're continue to move forward. Um, last night was the the back to school bash and I and it was moved over here on the side. I just thought that was great. It was really nice. Really nice. It was well done, well attended. It was super to see everybody there. Was great. So, congratulations to everybody that helped put that together and had a had a major part in it and but everybody else that helped is phenomenal. Um, also the track dedication was last night.
015That was exciting to see and and uh and you know just to see that that stadium uh uh I remember when I was a little kid like third grade coming up here and we still played at the middle school and we come up here after my brother was on JB football and after football games on Saturdays we come up here and basically just pick up rocks to get them out of the field trying to make the field and one of the gentlemen mentioned last night was kind of organizer of all that, the guy at Rocky Oranges, if you remember the what Todd said about him, but but to see the place go from a a a mound of dirt with rocks everywhere, just too many rocks to even do anything with to what it is
016now is just outstanding. So, a lot of lot of great community support. We initially I think we built rebuilt bleachers twice now. So, several times just a couple years ago and and track. So that's all all great stuff. So definitely head in the right direction. Um and uh and Barb's here tonight. She There she is. So thank you Barb. All the her and her crew put together the job they've done getting the building ready to go. A lot of people come into our building and say, "I can't believe this building is a lot of outside people come in. I can't believe this building's 23 years old or whatever, 24 years old." and and that's really a great credit to our to just the kids and the staff that take care of it and and Barb
017and her team just do such a phenomenal job. If you and if you look around before school starts, it's just uh just so sharp and everything. So, thank you very much. Plus, little little things like helping with back back to school back little things like that too. That's so phenomenal. >> No, but I mean that's a tremendous effort. So and and Barton is so instrumental in getting all that together and that thank you so much. So with that I'll turn it over to the superintendent. So one of the things I was also going to thank is the back to school bash turned out wonderful and the you know the dedication wall the track and the different vendors and community members and volunteers came out. It was a wonderful event and so thank you for everyone
018here who made that event very special. So just some important dates put on the calendar. Open house is August 26 5 to 6:30. Reminder the first day of school for students grades 1 through 12 is August 27th. And also part of that our new staff I believe during the principal report they can introduce we have some new staff members that are here today. intervention that they report on the 22nd to do a new teacher orientation. It's good to see many of them here today. Later on, I believe our principal is going to talk about some new drop off procedures. So, that's going to be excellent. And some of the other things we're in dire need of. If anybody knows people that are willing to be substitute teachers or drivers of buses, we would love opportunity
019to speak to them and tell what a great place this is to work, you know, thank you. Um the high school principal report, junior high school principal. >> Hi guys. So I mean right be here tonight so I'm present before him. So please excuse my tennis shoes. O test training in Cleveland today. Um so we have been very busy the last couple weeks getting ready for the new school year. Uh we also want to recommend or welcome Julie Douglas and Anita for because they'll be doing some work with us as well. Tonight we are submitting the handbook for the junior senior high school uh for approval from the board. There are no major changes. Tyler just wanted you guys to know that uh there are no major changes to policies except for a few instances
020where changes were needed to align with board policy and some language that needs cleaned up. Students scheduled pass out at openhouse on August 25th. The only thing we ask is that families do have their students forms filled out in final forms before they pick up their student schedules. And we thank everyone who attended and worked the back to school bash last night too. For me especially, that was my first year that I attended it. I thought it was just such a cool way to celebrate the new school year and to get to know everybody and it was just a great show in the community. So, I was super psyched and super impressed last night, especially with the cleanup. Julie actually said, "Watch how fast this cleaned up." And really, it was done in like 10
02115 minutes. So, that was that was cool the way everybody came together to clean up. Uh, and then just a personal note of thanks. I just want to thank everybody for being so welcoming and kind to me as I start my career here. I'm really looking forward to next school year and I'm proud to be lighting. And thank you for saying the 25th. I made I misspoke. >> I just talked to Julie and make sure that I was >> I made Thank you for correcting that. 27 was the first day of students, right? >> Yes. Okay. >> Monday and Wednesday. >> Okay. Um that brings us to the elders and principles. >> Hi. Um, so again, a huge thank you to Barb and um, for her leadership for putting on last night's back to school
022bash. Amazing event. I was really impressed with the turnout um, just considering the weather and how heavy some hearts have been around here and it was actually really wonderful to come together as a community. So, thank her team. Um, we also want to thank the custodial staff um, for how much effort they've put in to move classrooms and relocate teachers for us. They've been exceptionally kind and patient. at least to us. And um we're so grateful because they already have so much to do and our building looks really great considering how much work they've done for us. They've helped fulfill the vision Mary and I have of having all of our classrooms under one roof, so to speak. So we kind of um claimed those sixth grade teachers to make them closer to the rest
023of the elementary, brought those kids over, and we are technically all under one section of the building now. Um, so if you could visualize the flow of the elementary, we really made a concerted effort to look um to be forward thinking and to look how little we can have this happen again so people can stay where they are in the classrooms. Um, we really flow from preschool classrooms together to first grade, excuse me, to kindergarten that comes uh before first grade to first grade. Second and third grade are in the same hallway. Um, fourth and sixth grade are in the same hallway and fifth grade has its own hallway. Um, we have also relocated our special education unit classrooms, so they're closer to the office. Um, they also are closer to their auxiliary service providers.
024They have the sensory areas. Um, we're just really happy with the flow and how great everything looks. Um, I gave you, um, a couple handouts that have to do with our arrival and dismissal locations changing. Um, we really are focusing on safety. We had more than a few incidents last year that involved um the police involvement due to some unsafe um choices by our school parent guardian drivers. Um we are going to be taking drone footage tomorrow that we can use to make a more detailed map. This is kind of a rudimentary one that I made up um just for a preview of what that's going to look like. But basically any car rider for regular dismissal is going to be entering and exiting through the waterloop road entrance only making a giant loop so
025that the buses are on the side of the building by door 7 and 8. They're only going to use the industry road um entrance for both arrival and dismissal along with any high school car riders. Um, we think this is going to be really efficient as well as um, safer and it will kind of keep separate some of our um, high school and junior high kids who ride with elementary siblings that maybe wander in our building a little too much and shouldn't be. Um, so it just increases that separation a little bit better so we can keep track of our youngest ones. Um, oh, preschool will remain in that um, playground so that change for them. Um, we want to thank our PTO for our fantastic organized and well attended safety land for those rising
026kindergarteners. It was so much fun to see and it was really, really well attended. I have to emphasize that. We also submitted our handbook for the elementary this evening. No significant changes. Maybe it will work with, but otherwise it's the same. Um, we have in front of you a copy of an article written by our art teacher Matthew N. This was recently featured in a publication from the Ohio Art Education Association. Um, we wanted to recognize him because he shared his journey in this article on becoming an art teacher because it's not a typical journey. It's really interesting. And welcome to our new Miss Tires. Tonight we welcome Morgan Turner who's going to be teaching second grade for us. Julie Douglas who's going to be our music teacher. Um, she'll also be teaching choir at
027the high school. Um, Amina Michael who's going to be a speech language pathologist. and Heather White is going to be one of our intervention specialists and she's over there as well. We are looking forward to open house on Monday, August 25th. Great first up because we have a special separate open house for kindergarten that's on Thursday, August 28th from 5 to 6 p.m. Um last, it's been a heavy start to the school year with the passing of one of our students. Um, and not only that, but we have um, a grieving mother is one of our beloved teachers on our staff. Um, and it's been really impressive and really amazing to see how the staff has come together to rally around her, including um, teachers have already come in on their own time to set
028up her classroom for her. Um, there's planning for a long-term memorial for um, the family. There's just so much going on to bring support to them. It's just it's been amazing to witness. That's all I have. >> Thank you. Okay. Brings us to the regular report with Joe. >> Okay. So, um House Bill 96 requires boards to pass new policies. Um the cell phone policy will have to be passed before January 1st. Um I believe a lot of our policies are already aligned with those. So I don't think we'll be doing much changing. Um AI um there's going to be some new policies that we'll have to have set up before December 31st this year. They didn't talk much about that. Um I guess cuz it's kind of new. Uh let's see. Uh the religious
029instruction release time is now permitted uh for school. Um they can take one um one course a week or up to two courses a week. High school is limited to two units of high school per credit a week. I don't do we have room in our schedule for that. >> There's a lot of the high school there's going to be a lot of flexibility and principles work closely with those situations. That's that'll be easier. The elementary, >> you know, we work closely with families and accommodate some of those needs. The last I've read about it, it's time is supposed to be um at times when non instructional time, right? Literally, that's what started out as. I don't know what it ended up. There's going to have to be more clarification on this because just in
030define it as excessive absence as part of chronic absenteeism to exclude all together. So, I I anticipate the Department of Education really giving more clarification and guidance in that the near future. >> Yeah, because it's pretty open-ended on how the school's supposed to work it out. >> Yeah. Who's picking them up? Something different every day. Is it bus? Is it a just a local person coming in and getting them? just kind of I don't I don't know if we'll have you know I think that's probably designed for specific circumstances and you know probably won't have many situations like that you know throughout the year because most schools probably won't have many situations. We'll work closely with the families to make sure they get the instruction they need understanding of their needs. That's one of when
031when these big sweeping bills like this We have there's a lot of requirements that come out new things and that's why we sub because they are one of the specialies is is school policy to make sure we adhere to what requires code. I know there's a lot of there's a lot of talk and consulting trying to figure out one of the things like the cell phone. One of the things now is defining instructional time versus non instructional time. So does that mean you know lunch time can kids be on their cell phone or not? You know there's a lot and so they're waiting on people from the state to clarify that and then if they clarify it then somebody doesn't like it then they can always challenge it and you have a long court battle
032you know. So it could be a long run out process but we won't have policies in place before before dead and and some of those things like the cell there's a guidance document and I can share that you know we we'll need to work through as administrative team this board you know there's a guidance document for cell phone use policy would be so we can talk share that information and we need to sooner than later get communicate that out to our families and what some of those expectations will be for this year. >> Thank you. >> Um I don't have a lot. Um, so the current enrollment is 361 seniors and 427 juniors and that's 788 total and 33 of them are water students. Um, Maplewood has a nurse practitioner come in uh through Sula
033and they come six hours a day, one one day a week. Um, so they had a total of 34 days and they had 226 visits in those 34 days. Um, and they can do anything like rather than going to a doctor, they can do it at in their clinic. Um, they've done mono test, they've done strep tests, um, sports physicals just as if you were going to a doctor. Um, and then we did a retire rehire with Mr. Griffith, the superintendent. So we he was offered as a fiveyear contract. And that's all I have. >> Okay. Thank you. Uh, is there any new business that any of the board members would like to bring up? >> Yep. Okay, great. So, that brings us to board and board business. Um, the first item um is kind
034of relates to what I said when I welcome Frank. Can we have a motion to approve transition days to Frank Grant, superintendent for days he worked in July? >> Motion second, please. >> Second. >> Any comments or questions? Um, just want to say I think uh we were giving you 10 transition days. Um and I think that that is small fraction of the number of days you were here in June and July and that before you started. So we appreciate appreciate everything for us and your work ethic and all those kind of great things. Thank you very much. Thank you. I've enjoyed I've enjoyed being here and I appreciate the opportunity to be here. Thank you. >> Roll call, please. Mr. Moon. Yes, >> Mrs. Mr. W. >> Yes, >> Mr. Hicks. >> Yes, Mr.
035>> Yes. Motion passes. >> And that is the superintendent business. All right. Under superintendent business item A like to recommend to approve a one-year limited contract for the following. Lauren Turn, Julie Douglas, Nina Michael, Robert McCclary, and Charles Hal. Motion to approve under one one year limited contract to the listed individuals. >> A motion, any comments or questions? I just want to comment. It's it's always nice to see water alumni come back and uh in and work at our school and be part of our continue to be part of our water community. So, thank you very much. Looking forward to having you here and welcome to everybody. Um it's going to be kind of kind of a place I think and uh looking forward to everybody getting started and nice to have a music program
036back. That's something that's been uh sorely missed. So, Thank you. Uh, roll call, please. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. W. >> Yes. >> Mr. Hick, >> yes. Mrs. >> Yes. Motion passes. >> For item B, we'd like to recommend to approve a statement to Carrie Dennison as athletic director for the 2526 school year. Can we have a motion to approve a statement to Carrie Denison as athletic director? Motion. >> Second, please. Second. Um, any comments or questions? Roll call, please. >> Mr. Moon. >> Yes. Mr. Mr. >> Yes. Motion passes. All right. Item C. We'd like to recommend to approve a one-year limited contract for Jennifer Henry, Miss Coordinator per the terms and conditions of the contract. And we have a motion to issue approve a one-year limited contract to Jennifer Henry as coordinator.
037>> Motion second. >> Second. Any comments or questions? Just looking forward. Thank you very much. Looking forward to this as a crucial such a crucial part part of what we need to do with the state and our funding and all that stuff. Very important role. A rockar. Roll call, please. Mr. Wise, >> yes. Mr. Green, >> yes. >> Mr. Hickman, >> yes. Mrs. >> Yes. Motion passes. Item D recommends to issue the following substitute contract to the following effective within the 2526 school year contingent upon full and complete compliance with the state of Ohio and the waterlue board of education eligibility criteria for Terresa Zachariah Georgia Singler Heather White Savannah Klein By Jones and Danielle Troyer have a motion to approve the list of substitute contracts motion Comments or questions? Roll call, please. >> Molder.
038>> Yes. >> Mr. Moon. >> Yes. >> Mr. Wise. >> Yes. >> Mr. Yes. Mr. >> Yes. Motion passes. Item B, recommend to issue supplemental contracts with the following for the 2526 school year contingent upon full and complete compliance with the state of Ohio and Waterlue Board of Education eligibility criteria. So the following names are there and the positions are included. >> Okay. Can we have a motion to approve issuing the supplemental contracts as listed? >> A motion. >> A second. >> Comments or questions. Roll call, please. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Whitolder. >> Yes. >> Mr. Hicks. >> Yes. >> Mr. Wise. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. Motion passes. Item F. recommend to approve additional hours for the following individual. Katie Hansen will have a motion to approve additional hours for Katie
039Hansen. Motion >> second, please. >> Second. >> Any comments or questions? What was that for? That is a so was that for the summer? No, this is this is for this upcoming year. >> Okay. >> Would you like further clarification? >> Yeah. Go ahead. Sorry. >> Uh further clarification. We had she had x amount of hours. I think she had just over an hour and a half, you know, on her schedule and then we were going to add another hour and a half, but then it wasn't board approved. And then recently as we moved positions there was another hour and a half needed within our service. So really Katie's taken on three additional hours to that initial hour plus that she had on her schedule. So this is just so her total hours will be
040somewhere over four hours. >> Any other questions? >> Public. >> Yes. Mrs. Wer. >> Yes. >> Mr. W. >> Yes. >> Mr. Hickman. >> Yes. Mr. >> Yes. Motion passes. Item G is to recommend to approve extended days for his 25.6 school year to the following individuals. Matt Dockery for IT. Jennifer Alvin for high school junior high counselor. Beth for speech and hearing. Paul Nicely for six grades K through six counselor. An Simmons for psychology. Anna Michael, Anita Michael for SLP. Also have a motion to approve the list of extended days. Motion >> second, please. >> Second. >> Any comments or questions? Roll call, please. >> Mr. Moon, >> yes. >> Mr. Mr. Hick, >> yes. >> Mr. Wise, >> yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. Motion passes. Item H is recommend to approve the following
041agreements with Teachtown for this upcoming 2526 school year and Total Education Solutions for the 2526 school year. Teachtown will pilot a online instructional program with them within one of our classrooms. And then full education solutions is a we're going to contract them for extended school year speech services as needed for this past summer. >> Okay. Can we have a motion to approve the list of agreements? A >> motion. I'll second. >> Any comments or questions? Roll call, please. Mr. Moon, >> yes. >> Mr. Wise, >> yes. >> Mrs. Wner, yes. Mr. >> Yes. Motion passes. >> All right. Letter I on the agenda recommend to approve the field trip to Camp Finch. F P F P F P F P F P F P F P F P F P F P Fitch for 6th
042grade and high school students from October 27th through the 29th, 2025. Do we have a motion to approve the field trip to King Fitch for the sixth grade being with a few high school students? motion. >> Second, please. >> Any comments or questions? >> This one's still in the planning stages. So, on this, you know, the principles will continue to plan and and see if we can progress to make this a reality for our sixth graders. >> You have to have certain amount of people. Oh, >> they're working with another school district to kind of combine with that. So, that allowed them to get a certain date. So, for part of that >> hurdle was like transportation or >> uh you know, well, transportation will be one. So, they'll need roughly just under $1,000 raised
043for the transportation costs. The students will it'll cost about $150 per student for that period of time. And you also have to have staffing to work with some of your high school students to if they're going to come along. So there's some additional planning that would need to take place in the the short term to kind of in terms of logistics to work out. Any other questions? Oddly enough, I almost worked at this camp when I was in high school. There was a gentleman, a retired teacher who since passed away, Bob Hemler, had taught for 30 something years at our school district. And then for a bunch of years after that, he took care of our computers and stuff, but he was my sophomore uh algebra 2 teacher and school was in he he went
044up there and counsel was a counselor and he asked me to go and I found out it was there's water and I don't do well with water, so I didn't go. But other than that, it looked like a great experience. So, but it is a good place. And he was uh he was there. He was there for probably 30 or so years, 40 years. And at his services, they're actually people from the camp came and spoke at his services. So, it's kind of seems like a pretty neat place from from that experience I've seen. >> Okay. Uh anything roll call, please. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. Hicks. >> Yes. >> Mr. Wooden Soldier. >> Yes. >> Mr. Wise. Yes, Mr. President. >> Yes. Motion passes. >> Letter J is a recommend to approve the
045elementary, junior, senior high, and the athletic handbooks for the 2526 school year. Got a motion to approve the list of handbooks. >> A motion. >> I'll second. Any comments or questions? Roll call, please. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. W. >> Yes. >> Mr. Heman. >> Yes. Mr. >> Yes. Motion passes. Letter K. recommend to and to approve the bus routes for the 2526 academic school year and approve Tim Fox transportation director design as a to approve all route modifications as needed. Can we have a motion to approve the bus routes and to approve 10 Fox to make any future changes required? >> Motion also any comments or questions? I think I spoke with him last night and I think we have three bus drivers short. Is that >> right? >> We are operating with
046utilizing him as a driver which is not ideal. So if we can get some additional drivers and then looking long term we potentially could be down in the future to retirements in future years. So we're okay for right now we're operating what we have. So if we have different needs that might pop up, we transport students to a different district or a different school, you know, we might have some additional challenges, but it would be ideal to meet your director or transportation director, not driving the bus every day. So he's willing to do that. So we find additional, but it takes it takes I think between 20 and 22 hours of training, you know, with someone and then passing the CDL. So there's additional It might take up to two, three months if we had
047someone apply today. >> Thank you. Roll call, please. >> Mrs. Wolder, >> yes. >> Mr. Rise, yes. >> Mr. Hick, >> yes. Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. Motion passes. Letter A or excuse me, letter L. recommend to approve the resignation of Kimberly White Food Service Assistant Aid effective August 8, 2025. I have a motion to approve the resation of Kimberly White Food Service Assistant. >> Motion. >> Second, please. >> Second. >> Comments and questions. Roll call, please. >> Mr. L. >> Yes. Mr. Mr. >> Yes. Motion passes. and letter M recommend to approve the following 2526 lunch prices for lunch and breakfast part of that community eligibility provision. Our students will not have to pay for neither breakfast nor lunch and then the adult prices will be $4 based on the adults. >>
048Okay. Can we have a motion to approve the list of lunch prices? >> Second. >> Any comments or questions? Obviously, that's just great news and breakfast for every student. So, that's that's >> no decision for anybody. >> I have a question. What about kids who just want to bring their lunch? It doesn't matter. >> Hey, there's still a lot of >> Yeah, they can still pack and they're welcome. >> Okay. Roll call, please. >> Mr. Yes, >> yes, motion passes. I just want to just back up a second and you know, Barb does a phenomenal job with the uh with our cafeteria and putting all that in place. And uh you know last year we didn't follow the her recommendation for the uh adult prices for lunch which is based on this calculator and stuff
049like that because we felt that we wanted to try to offer uh lower price lunches for the staff and unfortunately the state didn't like us trying to do that. So we uh actually were slapped on the wrist. Is that a good way to put it? >> Yeah. And unfortunately in Barb's report, but that was 100% the board's responsibility and the board to do that. So I apologize you for that. We should have should have known better and not listen to you but uh yes I wanted to make sure I mention that because that was very unfortunate but sometimes you think you're doing something good and sometimes doesn't always work out the way you >> I did get my audit back from the um state represent for the C program and came back higher than we
050anticipated. So our meal reimbursement rate will be 69% of what they'll pay us back for. basically um I believe that finishes our superintendent business. [Music] Um, can I get can I make a recommend motion to approve minutes uh from the July 10th 2025 regular meeting? >> Have a motion to approve the minutes for July 10th. >> Motion. >> Second, please. >> Second. >> Any comments or questions? Roll call, please. >> Wise. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Whiten. Mr. >> Yes. Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. Yes. Motion passes. >> Um, can I get a motion to approve the July 2025 financials? >> Can we have a motion to approve the July 2025 financials? >> Yep. >> Motion. >> Second, please. >> I'll second. >> Comments, questions. Roll call, please. >> Mr. W. >> Yes. >> Mr. Moon.
051>> Yes. >> Mrs. Weren. >> Yes. >> Mr. taken. Yes. >> Yes. Motion passes. >> I get a motion to approve the payment for transportation school year for the following students. We have a motion to approve payment transportation for students. last year. >> There's only two or three last year. >> Second, please. I'll second. >> Any comments or questions? >> All please. >> Mrs. Whitman. >> Yes. Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. R. >> Yes. >> Mr. Wise, >> yes. >> Mr. Ferry, >> yes. Motion passes. >> Uh, can you get a motion to approve the authorization for the treasur to set up petty cash change funds for the 2526 school year as follows. $2,200 change funds for athletics. Uh, $60 change funds for cafeteria, and $50 change funds for game coffee. We have a motion
052to authorize the treasur to set up petty cash funds and with them being responsible responsibility of the person listening. Motion >> second, please. >> I'll second. Any comments or questions? Roll call, please. >> Mr. Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. Mr. Mr. >> Yes. Motion passes. Can I get a motion to accept the donation in the amount of $1,250 from OSA athletic department? >> Can we have a motion to accept the donation from Ohio High School athletic association? Motion >> second, please. Second comments or questions? I believe this is the first time I've ever seen the high school athletic association. >> What's it for? >> I I do have the letter here that you want to want to take a look at it. Um they uh it was random to me too. I was not expecting
053that. Um but they just basically said that um includes is a donation of $1,250 to the school athletic department from OSAA athletic enrichment funds. We realize funding today's high school athletics is challenging. We hope our donation can assist you in any of your costs related to equipment uniforms transportation officials or improving student sportsmanship. Roll call, please. >> Mr. Rudy, >> yes. >> Mr. Wise, >> yes. >> Mrs. Whitolder, >> yes. >> Mr. Hicken, >> Yes. Motion passes. Can I get a motion to approve the following agreements? K12 consulting with 5 Corporation. >> Second, please. I'll second. Any comments or questions? That's for the upcoming November. >> Yes. >> Roll call, please. >> Yes. >> Mr. Moon. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. Wise. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. Motion passes. Um, can
054I get a motion um to approve a resolution to accept bid from English plumbing LLC for water treatment plant improvements and accept contract from English plumbing LLC to perform separate cont,000? >> Can we have a motion to accept the bid for plumbing and uh accept the contract motion? Second. >> Any comments or questions? We had previously hoped to get this done before during summer and uh we went out for bid the first time and the bids did not come back um problem with the bids. They were over but they weren't correct and this and that. So we scrapped those bids and we went out for a remid and and here they are. So this one is more before we had budgeted. So that's that's the good news. >> Roll call, please. >> Mr. >> Yes.
055>> Mr. Hick. >> Yes. Mrs. Wier. Yes, >> yes, motion passes. >> Okay. Whereas a public board of education may hold an executive session only after the majority of the quorum of this board determined by a roll call vote to hold such a session and only at a regular or special meeting for the sole purposes of the consideration of the of any of the following matters. um with respect to uh public employee and official employment which is A2 and also um C I'm sorry C conferences with an attorney or public body concerning disputes involving the public that are subject subject to any court action. We have a motion. Second, please. >> I'll second roll call, please. >> M. >> Yes. >> Mr. Mr. Hickman. >> Yes. Motion. Motion passes. Can we expect that there's a
056possibility that we may take action upon >> we're going to move to to the office? Yes, we're going to move so we don't just as a word of warning. We have to leave that running because if we stop it then that messes up posting it. So that's going to be running. That's why we're like [Music] Everybody saw this from uh Carolina Henry for her board. >> I don't want anybody. >> Okay. I was just pointing out for the whole >> I know just that little bit of time that we had on the field >> just like I'm looking up there the instrument. >> I hope do something where you have a big crowd in front of >> Yeah. >> Okay. Um so we are reconvening at uh >> 8:40 whatever time you got there. Okay.
057So um at this time, can we have a motion to amend tonight's agenda? Motion. >> Second, please. I'll >> second. Comments, questions. Roll call, please. Mr. >> Yes. Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. L. >> Yes. >> Mr. Higgin. >> Yes. Motion passes. Now, may we have a motion to accept the open meetings uh act litigation settlement agreement not to exceed $2,000 plus court costs? Motion. >> Second. Any comments or questions? Roll call, please. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> M. >> Yes. >> Mr. Wise. >> Yes. >> Mr. Hick. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. Motion passes. So hearing no voice desension. I did.