001Good evening. Really excited that you all are um joining us tonight and attending the April 21st, 2025 2025 meeting at the Westerville City School Boards of Education. This evening's agenda will be displayed on the screens in the front of the room. There's printed agendas in the back of the room for our guest or you may find it on um your mobile device by connecting to the district's website at www.wc. wcs.org, click on our district link, select board of education, and then follow the board docs link to our current meeting agenda. There will be an opportunity for public comment this evening. There's a signup sheet located on the table in the back of the room. Each speaker will have three minutes to address the board and a timer will be shown on the screen. This portion
002of the meeting shall be limited to no more than 60 minutes. And with that, Miss Marshall, will you please call the role? Mrs. Dman here. Mr. Hackleman here. Mrs. Valentine here. Mrs. Lee here. Mrs. Meyer here. Would you please join us in the pledge of allegiance? I pledge aliance 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. All right, so this is the fun part of the night. We get to do district highlights and recognitions. And first up, we have 3.01 Ohio Auditor of State Award with distinction. And I'm going to turn it over to Miss Marshall. Uh thank you, President Meyer, members of the board. Um so we have uh from the Auditor State's office
003here tonight, uh Mr. Scott Brown. He is the central Ohio regional liaison. Is that correct? That is correct. Central region. Yes. Thank you. Um and he is here to present our district. Um you know I think uh as the treasurer and being in charge of all of the finances, a lot of people think this is a finance award, but really it is a district-wide award. Um it impacts everyone from um you know my office and all through the buildings and all through our departments and everywhere else. So, um, and then I have, uh, some of my staff here tonight. I'd like to invite them up. Uh, Laura Hendris, Meg Patton, Gloria Steltzer, Adam Tamas, and Kylie Bishop. If you would please come up here. Um, as, uh, Mr. Brown shares about this award with us.
004I'll turn it over to you. [Applause] Sorry, I'm just I'm just cutting out the parts that the treasurer already said about my speech tonight. Get to um I do appreciate a few moments on your agenda this evening to celebrate a job well done. My name is Scott Brown and I do serve as auditor of state Keith Fabers's central Ohio liaison or as the auditor would would say your personal your personal customer service representative. It's my honor to be here this evening on behalf of auditor faber to present the auditor of state of award with distinction to the Westerville City School District. Each year, our office is responsible for conducting more than 4,200 audits of our 6,000 South 6,000 clients statewide. This award places your organization in a select group as just 4% qualify for this
005award. The auditor of state award is presented to local governments, school districts, and other agencies on upon the completion of a financial audit that meet the following criteria defined as a clean audit report or as I like to say a short audit letter. Um, the entity must file financial reports with the auditor's office by a statutory due date without extension on a GAP accounting basis and prepare a comprehensive annual financial report. The audit report does not contain any findings for recovery, material citations, material weaknesses, significant deficiencies, uniform guidance findings, or other question costs along with a number of other audit type related issues which I will not read because the list is long. Um, let's move to the fun part. This award represents the hard work of all of Westerville's staff and employees who make
006every effort each day to attain accounting excellence. We'd like to recognize the board, the administration, and the finance department that have done an outstanding job watching over every dollar. What this truly means is that across your entire organization, you have the people and the processes in place that understand fiscal accountability. Specifically, we want to recognize your treasur and CFO, Nicole Marshall, for her leadership, professionalism, and exceptional commitment to fiscal integrity. So on behalf of state auditor Faber, I would like to present the Westerville City School District the Auditor of State of award with distinctions. Congratulations. [Applause] A big congratulations and thank you to the whole staff and Miss Marshall. Um so continuing our celebrations, we are going to move along to 3.2 through 3.5. So we're going to recognize um the Westerville North B boys
007basketball team um the indoor state track champions and uh the state wrestling championship tournament. Um and then also our spring A+ awards. So, I'm going to turn it over to my colleagues, Miss Leanne and Miss Valentine. Good evening everyone. Thank you for joining us this evening. Um, it's always so fun when we get to have these types of recognitions. So, we thank you all for being here. So, I'd like to invite Coach Tresley and the following students to join us up at the front. Tyson Perkins, Micah Young, Ty Perkins, Elijah McCree, Ronald Jackson Jr., Damen King, Jacob Medhan, Tony Cornet, Noah Hail, Nolan Fedak, Nate Roman, and Desmond Okanti. [Applause] So, we are recognizing Westerville Nort's boys basketball team this evening for winning the Ohio High School Athletic Association's Division 2 state boys basketball championship.
008[Applause] So they defeated Masselyn Perry High School 78 to 46 to earn North's second state basketball championship since 1994. This was a huge win. I am a huge basketball fan. I was very excited to do this award. I actually went to Dayton with my family to see the championship. So welldeserved. What a awesome win. Uh, but you didn't just win, you made a statement that has resonated throughout your incredible season this year. Let's listen to some statistics from the year. Their overall record was 25 and2, which coincidentally ties the school record set in 1994 when North last won the championship. They were undefeated against OC opponents 12-0. They won 24 games in a row. Not counting the championship game, the average margin of victory was 28.3 points. That is huge. They averaged 76.7 points per
009game and forced 20.2 turnovers per game. They clocked in 17 and a half assists per game. In addition, two players, Micah Young and Ty Perkins, want to wave to everybody. Oh, they're in Italy. How dare they? Uh, well, we'll we'll congratulate them even though they're not here. Ended their North basketball career scoring more than a thousand points. Micah tallied 1,297 points while Tai scored 1,140 points. Truly incredible. The team and coaches were recently recognized by the city of Westerville board of trustees and the Ohio House. They are scheduled to be recognized by the Franklin County Board of Commissioners and the Ohio Senate. So, tonight it was just our turn. So, to students, coaches, truly enjoy this. You have earned it. You put in such hard work. We are proud of you, inspired by you, and
010can't wait to see some more basketball next year. So, uh, I want to also acknowledge Westerville North principal Curt Yansy and his family members who I believe are in attendance. There we are, Mr. Yansy. Um so congratulations all again. Thank you so much. All righty. Next, we will recognize students at Westerville Central High School who earned top spots, including two who are state champions during the 2025 indoor state championship track championship on March 8th at the Spire Institute in Geneva. First, I'd like to welcome or invite Elijah Harris to join me up front. Elijah Elijah is a back-to- back state champion in the high jump and triple jump. Like last year, he placed first in both events. So, That's wonderful. [Applause] Robert Young, can you join us? Robert is the state champion in the 400
011meter dash. Last year he placed seventh. He is also the state runner up in the 200 meter dash, a repeat from last year where he also placed second. Through Elijah and Robert's achievements, the Central's uh boy team were the state runnerups at the indoor state track meet. I'd like to invite up Olivia Metllo. Olivia placed third in the 200 meter dash and fourth in the 60 meter dash. Congratulations. All righty. Up next we have Skyler Brittman. Can you join us? Skyler placed sixth in the 60 meter hurdles, clocking in a new school record with a time of 8.94 seconds. That's incredible. And finally, can Simone Smith join us? Simone placed fifth in the weight throw, setting a new school record with a mark of 44 feet in 0.5 in. She also placed 16th in a
012shot put. Congratulations again. Congratulations to these members of Central's track and field team. Behind every podium finish is early morning training, after school workouts, and a mindset that refuses to give up. You put in the work and it paid off. I want to acknowledge David Metlo and Jason Lumen, the track coaches at Westerville Central, as well as Don Ser, Central High School principal who is in the audience this pr this evening. Congratulations Yes. Yep. [Applause] All right. Next, we are going to recognize our state wrestling uh champions. uh the Ohio High School Athletic Association States Wrestling Championship Tournament. Um we want to recognize two students who earned top spots at the Ohio State School Athletics Association's state wrestling tournament in March. I'd like to call on Ardan Hecman from Westerville North up. Congratulations. Ardan placed
013fifth in um her weight class during the state tournament. Congratulations. And now I would like to welcome up Christian St. Claire from Westerville South to join me. Christian placed eighth in his weight class at the state tournament. That's so wonderful. Congratulations, Ardan and Christian. Congratulations to you both. You worked so so hard and it paid off. Wrestling takes strength, strategy, and serious heart. To come out on top in such a demanding sport is a true testament to your grit and commitment. I also want to take a moment to acknowledge North principal Kurt Yansy, North's girl wrestling coach Kenny Pharaoh, South's principal Mike Hinssey, and family members who are in the audience this evening. Thank you, [Applause] All right, so we're going to move on to our A+ awards athletes. I know you all are probably
014coming up on uh big projects and stuff due at the end of the semester, the quarter. If you would like to leave, you are all excused to leave now. Thank you and congratulations again. Yeah. All right. We'll give everybody just a minute to exit out. And of course, everybody is welcome to today for the A+ awards and the rest of our super exciting meeting. Okay. Oh, okay. Okay. Yeah. Wait a minute. I know. Amazing. Mark Ivory Ivory. We're just waiting on a handful of folks to come in from the atrium. I know. That's what I want to do. All right. Come on in, staff. Okay. All right. Right. Let's go ahead and uh move on to our A+ awards. Thank you all for sitting tight for a minute. So, the A+ awards are presented twice
015each school year, once in the fall and once in the spring, to employees who distinguish themselves through a single or ongoing demonstration of exemplary performance. The selection committee's decision is guided by evaluating how each nominees actions support the district's mission, their willingness to go above and beyond normal expectations, and how their behavior is consistent with one or more of the district's values. We're honored tonight to recognize the 2025 spring A+ award winners. So, let's go ahead and get started. So, first up, please welcome Mark Twain, elementary teacher, Heather [Applause] Ivory. All right. Heather was nominated by 16 parents and grandparents. So, she truly won the hearts of her students, their families, and her peers. Nominated by an incredible 16 individuals, one theme was consistent across every nomination: kindness. One parent shared that this is the
016fourth child in their family to have had the privilege of being in Mrs. Ivory's kindergarten class. As any parent knows, sending a child off to kindergarten can be both exciting and overwhelming. But from the very first moment her children met Mrs. Ivory they felt safe, supported, and deeply cared for. Another parent noted that Mrs. Ivory has given her son a confidence that she believes will serve as the foundation for his entire educational journey. Many echoed similar sentiments, describing her classroom as a nurturing, positive environment where each child is celebrated. One parent even called her the queen of kindness. It's a great title and one quote simply says it all. best kindergarten teacher in the USA. So, congratulations to Mark Twain, Heather Ivory, Wonderful. Next, please help me welcome district human resource coordinator coordinator Wanda Meyers.
017Chances are if you've had a conversation with anyone across the district, you've heard the name Wanda Meyers. And more than likely, you've been positively impacted by her work. From her current role in human resources to her previous service in food services and her time as union president, Wanda has consistently demonstrated dedication, passion, and an unwavering commitment to the Westerville City Schools District. Throughout her career, she has gracefully navigated changes in leadership, evolving responsibilities, and shifting priorities, all while remaining a steadfast presence and a trusted colleague. and a trusted colleague. She is frequently described as a team player, a mentor, and a role model. After 28 years of service, Wanda will retire this summer. A quote we received, her dedication to her family and grandchildren is admirable, and it is um it has been fun getting
018to watch her set herself up for what will truly be a rewarding next chapter of her life and retirement. Congratulations, Wanda, and thank you so so much for your incredible contribution to our district. All right. Next, please welcome uh McVeyy's driver, Katie Stanley. Oh, my van. Sorry. Apologies. That is not McVale Elementary. is my van driver. She's not driving the whole school at McBay. So, Katie was nominated by a parent. Um, she has been described as an A+ my van driver, a title that couldn't be more fitting. Each day she goes above and beyond her responsibilities, making a meaningful and lasting impact on the students that she transports. This family met Miss Katie Stanley, affectionately known as Miss Katie, three years ago when their transition from the school bus to the myan due to a
019disability. What could have been a challenging and emotional change was made smooth and comforting thanks to Miss Katie's warmth, patience, and reassuring smile. Since then, she has become so much more than a driver. She's become family. From exchanging holiday gifts and singing favorite songs to weekly updates via text, her relationship with her writers extends far beyond the school year. a quote, "Matie is more than deserving of the Westerville A+ award. She's the essence of excellence, compassion, and service, and we cannot imagine the past three years without her." So, congratulations to Katie Stanley on this recognition. Thank you so much. Next, we are excited to recognize um Jerry Mixours. Our next recipient is Westerville Central. Truly, Mr. Jerry Msords's unwavering dedication to students, staff, and the entire school community is truly unmatched. Every single day he
020goes above and beyond to ensure Westerville Central is the best he can be. Fully embodying what it means to be a Warhawk. His ability to connect with students both academically and personally inspires them to succeed in ways they never um could have imagined. Mr. Msord's contributions are shown all over the school. Whether serving as a senior class advisor, freshman football coach, head varsity wrestling coach, or homecoming assembly director, his involvement touches nearly every corner of student life. A quote, "Jerry is always willing to assist with any new idea or initiative, demonstrating a relentless pursuit of growth and collaboration. His contributions make a lasting impact on everyone fortunate enough to work with him. So, thank you so much and help me congratulate Westerville Central teacher Jerry Msort. Next, let's please welcome Handy Elementary teacher Alexander Hamilton.
021So, Alexander was nominated by a parent and she is the next recipient. Alexandra has a true passion for music, teaching it, playing it, and most importantly, inspiring her students to love it. Through her music as education, Miss Hamilton models values such as respect, inclusiveness, collaboration, communication, and community. Shortly after joining Hanby Elementary, Miss Hamilton took the initiative to form a choir for fourth and fifth grade students. Meeting once a week after school, the choir has become a space where students not only express their love for singing, but also learn the importance of working together and supporting each other. Quote from the nomination, Miss Hamilton is very good at encouraging and inspiring her students. My daughter is very motivated to practice at home and becomes even more confident of herself when she is on stage. So,
022thank you, Miss Hamilton. for instilling a love of arts and empowering your students through music. Congratulations. All right, help me welcome Gina Meyer. Congratulations, [Music] Gina, for the past 18 years, our next recipient has made an extraordinary impact on our elementary students whose first language is not English, playing a critical role in both their academic success and their connection to the school community. Miss Gina Meyer, who is bilingual in Spanish and English, currently supports more than 100 English as a second language student at Fowls Elementary. Each day she provides direct support to students whose needs who need language assistance to fully engage with their education. But her impact goes far beyond academics. She helps foster a sense of belonging, confidence, and a connection among students who might otherwise struggle to access the curriculum. a quote
023we received. Beyond her daily responsibilities, she serves as a vital bridge between teachers, students, and Spanish-sp speakaking families, ensuring clear and meaningful communication. She tirelessly translates parent teacher conferences, helping families stay informed and engaged in their children's education. Miss Meyer is a passionate educa advocate for her students, empowering everyone around her to succeed. Congratulations again, Gina. All right. Next, please welcome Manurva, France Elementary teacher, Jennifer Luan. So, Jennifer was nominated by a coworker. She's a key contributor to the Manurva France team, consistently leading with dedication, flexibility, and heart. Jennifer serves in a number of leadership roles, including as a member of the building leadership team, the PBIS team, and as a trauma informed coach through Star Common Wealth. But beyond her titles, she is known for being a positive and supportive teammate to her colleagues
024throughout the building. Earlier this year, when another intervention specialist had to take medical leave, Mrs. and was approached about temporarily stepping away from her own position to fill in. And without hesitation, she responded, "Yes, I am happy to help our students in any way possible." She quickly immersed herself in learning about the new classroom, took part in additional training, and dedicated countless hours to preparing sub plans for her own class, all while embracing this new role with compassion and professionalism. quote from her coworker. Even though she had taken on extra responsibility in the school, she then volunteered at the conclusion of the special assignment to host the staff holiday gathering. She and her family open their home to create a space for fellowship and camaraderie among staff. So, congratulations to Manurva France teacher Jonathan. Next,
025help me welcome Nadesa Schmidz. Our next recipient, Miss Schmidz, has truly earned the admiration and respect of some very important people at Huber Ridge, our third graders. Meet Miss Nadia, a beloved presence on the playground, and a constant source of support and kindness during recess. Whether students need someone to talk to, a moment to calm down, or a little redirection on a tough day, they go straight to Miss Nadia. She brings comfort with her calming squishy toys, structure to the ever popular Gaga pet, and warmth to every interaction. Her ability to connect with students during unstructured moments is both unique and deeply impactful. A quote we received, "It takes a certain kind of person to be a teacher, but a different type of person to be with the kids during their recess and lunch periods."
026True. True. Miss Nadia embodies patience, empathy, and connection, and we're so proud to honor her today. Congratulations again, Nadia. [Applause] All right. Next, please welcome North High School Secretary Erica Smiley. [Applause] So, she was nominated by a coworker and she is truly the heart and soul of Westerville North High School. A proud graduate, a dedicated parent, and a valued staff member, Mrs. Smiley wears many hats, and she wears them all with care, commitment, and compassion. She consistently goes above and beyond to ensure that every staff member has what they need to succeed. Whether it's providing a supply, offering a helpful resource, sharing a kind word, or just a fresh perspective. Mrs. Smiley brings her full self to everything she does. Mrs. Smiley also leads the planning and coordination of numerous events at North, including homecoming
027and the alumni hall of fame lunchon, creating meaningful experiences for both the students and the wider school community. Quote from the nomination, she consistently knows all of the district's values on a daily basis and I am so thankful I get to work with her every day. She's an amazing support for everyone in our building. Congratulations, Erica. All right, last but not least, help me welcome Lindsay Powell. Lindsay. Lindsay joins us uh from McVey Elementary. They were unable to join us today, but we will still recognize her. Very excited. Um our final recipient of the evening is being recognized for something simple but yet powerful. Treating everyone with respect and fairness. Miss Lindseay Powell creates a classroom environment where students feel heard, valued, and empowered. One example stands out. When a student spoke out of turn,
028Miss Powell gently reminded him to wait his turn. With mutual respect established, the student quickly settled and continued working. A small moment that speaks volumes about her approach. She fosters independence and encourages thoughtful collaboration. During a recent poetry assignment, students were given the freedom to choose their own partners, allowing them to take ownership of their learning in a supportive environment. A quote we received, Miss Powell is cool and kind. Her class is way more fun than others. Thank you, Miss Powell, for developing the young minds of our students with kindness, structure, and care. Congratulations, McVey Elementary teacher, Lindsy Powell. Well, that concludes this portion. Thank you all so much. Congratulations. No, he's not. How does this do? I don't get to Okay. Okay. All right. Thanks for your patience while um everyone got settled and
029cleared out. Um next up we have 4.01 superintendent comments. Miss Hamburg. Thank you. So obviously want to start out with a huge congratulations to everybody that just left to our A+ award winners and all the student athletes that we honored tonight. um also had the opportunity to be a part of the recent alumni hall of fame inductions at both Central and North High Schools and we'll be celebrating South High School alumni hall of fame inductees on Thursday. So that's always a great event and just want to give a quick shout out to our superintendent advisory students who select all those students I'm sorry all the inductees and coordinate the event and put it on. They do all the speaking and they just really do a nice job. So, always um I say always my second
030time doing it now. Um a lot of fun to go around to those and just see the great work our kids do and honoring our alumni. I also would like to thank representatives Abdullahi and Lear for visiting our schools last week. We appreciate them making time in their busy schedules to tour some of our buildings and learn more about public education. We're also looking forward to a visit from Representative Laoren who will be coming on Friday this week. And then we have a visit scheduled with Senator Brunner in May. So looking forward to that. And again, just any opportunity we get to highlight the great work that our educators are doing. Um many of whom were recognized here tonight and just continue to educate our legislators on how important public education is to our society.
031Speaking of public education, um quick update on state funding and Nicole, feel free to to chime in here, but at our last uh meeting that we had at this location on April 7th, we did meet last week for the gem awards at Westerville North, but our last meeting here on April 7th, um we shared the House's proposed budget amendment, which at that time um was just a proposal and they hadn't come out with the final piece that they voted through. And so that included a clawback for any district that had a cash balance of over 25% of the of the previous year's balance budget. Um the amended bill was changed to 30% which you know we just want to continue to educate our community on would still be very devastating for most public school districts
032in Ohio would put most public school districts into fiscal wash or fiscal emergency within a year or two including ours. Um so we're very very concerned about this. We continue. Nicole and I have testified, Christy has testified, uh many of our board members have paid visits and also contacted representatives and senators. And so we would continue to urge our community to help in those efforts. Um, you know, just want to continue to point out that we have 609 public school districts in Ohio that serve 90% of our children and we just want to make sure that the funding continues to be there to make sure the children get the right to the education that they deserve. And Nicole, open up. Anything you want to add there? Yeah, I do just want to mention it is
033extremely important that our community is reaching out to the state legislators. Um, you know, like Angie mentioned, there's 609 traditional public schools that educate 90% of the students, but we're all very different. The 609 districts, we are all very different. A lot of the things that state lawmakers are trying to put into law um are they impact us in different they impact us all in different ways. Um I keep hearing about the 20 mil floor. Westerville schools is not on the 20 mil floor. Um I keep hearing about schools that have school district income taxes. Westerville schools does not have a school district income tax. But these are things that lawmakers are talking about and they're treating us like we're all the same and we are not. And so it's really important uh you know
034individual stories about why public education is important to individuals is really impactful to the legislators. And so I cannot encourage people enough. Uh this 30% anything over 30% expenditure clawback would be detrimental to our community. It would mean we would be on the ballot nearly every year going forward. It would mean that our next ballot issue would have to be at least two mills higher than it was last November. um it would put us in a very very difficult situation to be able to provide the services and programs to our students that we do today. Um and this is the House's uh version of the budget. The Senate is um you know they're they've been on break what last week and this week. Uh they'll be coming back into session next week. The Senate education
035chair is Andy Brunner who's um up in the Delaware County uh area. He's the our state senate, one of our state senators that represents our area and he has shared with us that the education committee is going to start having um hearings on the 28th and so they need to be hearing from um our community now about how this will impact our local schools. So, and what we have been sharing with them is that we are not like the other 609 schools. Like we all have different things and different needs and trying to explain to them how the funding has affected us. You know, we lost $4 million in funding this year from the state already compared to last year. We gained over a hundred students in the formula. The formula as they continue to
036only update one side of it hurts our community. um they're they're continuing to not account for inflationary increases with the cost of doing business and education and um I just I really think that they need to hear from that and we're also sharing with them u we heard from the auditor of state's office tonight um you know very happy to have our district earn that award again but the auditor's office is putting out um something at the same time that this is going on about financial health indicators that very specifically says that we would be in a cautionary situation if our fund balance fell below 50%. So, um it just things don't reconcile in my brain uh when I hear these things, but it is really important that we're reaching out and having conversations um
037and that they are hearing from us in large numbers. So, thank you. Thank you. Could could I just ask? So just to because we I feel like we're talking about it so much that we know what clawback means. We know what we mean when we say 30%. So really what we're saying is that you know we have this cash reserve and if we anything over that 30% of our past year expenditures we have to give back. So we could lose next year $110 million $110 million of our budget that we would be using to provide programming, pay personnel. I mean this is a really dire situation right now. Um and so when when you reach out, we just ask that you ask them to strip that completely from the bill. Just completely take it out.
038Um I do like to the legislators that we have a locally elected board of education. Um, you know, we hear a lot about local control and local conversations and I think our elected board understands more what our community needs than people at the state that don't really pay that much attention to us, but it is being um, you know, portrayed as property tax relief. Um, but it would mean nearly every school district would need to be on the ballot next year by November. I mean, it's it's very significant. So, um, but yeah, thank you for that explanation because it is it's very school funding in Ohio is extremely complicated and there are so many things wrong with it, but this would absolutely be detrimental to our community and all 609 traditional schools um, public schools.
039So, if nothing else, just share your story about why public education is so important to you and to please remove this cap on our cash balance rollover. I think I kind of noted earlier, but it's important to note, and we shared this with the legislators we've talked to, that because we are already deficit spending. So, we are already bringing in because of the cuts they've made, we are bringing in less revenue year-over-year than we are spending, we were using our cash or are using our cash as a stop gap there. So, if they take that away, we would have to either and you can't even pass that much in a levy because again, you hit a certain threshold and you wouldn't be able to collect it. So, um, we would be looking at lots of
040potential cuts if they take away our cash unless we figure out another way, right? But based on what we know right now, we think that it would be really hard to bridge that gap when you're looking at losing anything over 30% of your previous year's expenditures. We also have hundreds of millions of dollars in facilities needs. Um, we have technology needs. We have lots of needs in this district that um you know that cash could help with if we had stable funding uh from the state, but um you know, it's not like we don't need the cash should we have stable operating revenue. And that's what they're trying to portray it as. And that's just not true um at all. And it's certainly not property tax relief. there. They uh they have this is my
041soap box just so you know, but they the state has continued over the last several decades to um add new policy laws that has shifted the burden of paying for traditional public schools to homeowners um away from businesses, away from the state to a homeowner. and they have continued to um increase that local burden. And they had an entire committee uh that reviewed property tax reform over a period of a year. They heard from all kinds of experts, had lots of hearings on it. They created a doc a document full of recommendations. This was nowhere in that. Um they know that they have a significant issue that they need to fix and that they need to work on. And it's not something that you can just put a band-aid on um or take a chainsaw
042to uh and fix it overnight. And so instead of doing, you know, the work and get that's what we would like to see them do is do the work, fix our funding system, um fully funding a school funding formula, especially one that's been researched and uh I think everybody agrees if it were updated appropriately and fully funded would meet the constitutional requirements of the state of Ohio. Um, and that would go a long way towards property tax relief. So, the hope is that we have some legislators that kind of realize how all that works. And Nicole, this is going to affect other districts around us in similar ways. Not identically, but in similar ways as well. Yeah. Yeah, it will. It will affect all of us. That's all I had tonight. All right. Thank you.
043Maybe we should have put the awardees at the back of the meeting. Um, well, next up we have public comments. Uh, the board of education welcomes public comment on educational issues of interest to our school community. The board does not discriminate based on the identity or viewpoint of the speaker during our public participation. However, the board president may limit comments that are obscene, abusive, or harassing and any attempt to protect the privacy interest of our students. Um, the board asks that speakers not identify students by name during their comments. Persons having public complaints about district personnel, programming, or operations will be referred to the process set forth in board policy 9130. And finally, the board reminds speakers their statement should be directed to the board as a whole and not to individual board members. Um,
044each speaker will have three minutes to address the board. A timer will be shown on the screens. And Miss Dorne will call time when three minutes has elapsed. And so our first speaker we're welcoming tonight and our only speaker right now is Miss Tara Stockdale. Welcome. Thank you. Do I come here or do I go to the microphone? Yeah. Thank you. Um, hello and um, thank you. Respected members of the board and superintendent Hamburg, I first want to thank you for your commitment to students and public service in Westerville. I too am an advocate for public education. So, it is very hard for me um to be here and this is an emotional um testimony as well. Um I am here today as a parent. Uh I have a older son who went through Westerville
045schools and two current middle schools. I'm here today to ask you to examine the working relationship with Education First Tours um doing business as EF tours and Westerville City School District for any conflict of interest violations for education per the Ohio Ethics Commission and selling travel services using district resources. I ask you to rever review the current practices for any potential data privacy violations and federal, state, and local laws and policies, including those policies of this board. I ask that you please consider any long-term ramifications if either of those are found to be in violation. So, I thank you and Thank you. Okay. Uh, next up we have 6.01. And um, may I have a motion to approve the minutes of the regular board of education meeting held on Monday, April 7th, 2025? So moved.
046Second. Any changes or com? Okay. Miss Marshall, will you take the vote, please? Mr. Mr. Hackleman, yes. Mrs. Zman, yes. Mrs. Valentine, yes. Mrs. Lee, yes. Mrs. Meyer, yes. And may I have a motion to approve the minutes of the special session board of education meeting held on Monday, April 14th of 2025? So moved. Second. Any comments or changes needed? Okay, Miss Marshall, will you take the vote? Mrs. Valentine? Yes. Mrs. Lee? Yes. Mrs. Altman? Yes. Mr. Heckleman? Yes. Mrs. Meyer? Yes. And moving along to financials 7.01. May I have a motion to approve the financial reports and investments for March 2025? So moved. Second. Miss Marshall, will you talk to us about this? Yes, thank you. Uh so this month we are going over March uh month in March 31st, 2025. For the general
047fund, we have year-to- date receipts of 224.2 million. I will mention uh that's tax settlement month, which is why those are so high. And then year-to-ate expenditures of 168.3 million and an unencumbered general fund balance of 209.2 million. Again, that's high because of the timing of those revenues from property taxes coming in. And year-to- date receipts, all funds, uh 284.3 million. Year-to- date expenditures, all funds, 265.4 million. We ended with uncumbered fund balance for all funds at 247 million for the month of March. That's all I have for that. Thank you. Any questions or comments? All right. You take the vote, please. Mrs. Valentine, yes. Mrs. Alman, yes. Mr. Heckleman, yes. Mrs. Lee, yes. Mrs. Meyer, yes. And may I have uh a motion to approve the purchases in accordance with Ohio Revised Code 5705.41D1
048in board policy 6320. So moved. Second. And Miss Marshall, will you talk to us about these? Uh yes, thank you again. So uh we have these are what we call then and now purchase orders. This is where we have a purchase order that is open after the date of an invoice where goods and or services were ordered. Um, anything 3,000 or higher uh needs board approval in order for us to make the purchase. We have three on this agenda. Um, we have one for West Real North girls lacrosse team uh for uniforms with PSN Sports. Uh, there was a misunderstanding about um the contract with rewards and so the wrong thing basic basically got paid out of the what they thought was being paid out of the rewards, it was switched, if that makes any
049sense. Um, so we do have uh the budget to cover that purchase. And then Central High School students uh class of 2026 had one for prom decorations um where they missed opening the purchase order and that is included in the group's budget as well. And then the operations department had one um for PIMCO thermal for thermographic roof surveys for all three of the high schools. Uh and that was also included in the budgets. Just it was just the timing of getting that opened. And I do recommend the board's approval so that we can get these paid on the uh check run this week. Any questions or comments? Okay. Will you take the vote? Mrs. Valentine? Yes. Mrs. Lee? Yes. Mrs. Alman? Yes, Mr. Yes, Mrs. Meyer. Yes. And may I take the personal consent agenda
050as one? Okay. Um, may I have a motion to approve the personal consent agenda 8.01 through 8.09. So moved. Second. Welcome, Mr. Cooper. Good evening, President Meyer, Vice President Leman, members of the board, Miss Marshall, and Miss Hamburg. Tonight's personnel consent agenda includes action items with regard to resignations, retirements, contract status changes, one-time pays, and other employment related decisions. I would like to recognize the following staff members who have announced retirement on this evening's agenda. Jod Russell with 27 years in Westerville City Schools. Sarah Burka, 24 years in Westerville. Juliet Peoples, 11 years in WCS. We appreciate all these individuals have done for our students, staff, and community. wishing the best years ahead. At this time, I'm happy to take any questions you may have. Any questions or comments? Just congratulations to the retirees and
051thank you. Take the vote. Mrs. Alman, yes. Mr. Heckleman, yes. Mrs. Valentine, yes. Mrs. Lee, yes. Mrs. Meyer, yes. Next up, we have old business. And I am going to um ask that we move 9.01 to the next meeting so we can take a look at the final reading. um of policy 5751, parental status of students. So um may I have a motion uh can we take the rest of it as one? Okay. May I have a motion to approve old business 9.02 through 9.07? So moved. Second. Um any comments, questions? All right. We take the vote. This is Mrs. Lean. Yes, Mrs. Alman. Yes, Mr. Heckleman. Yes, Mrs. Valentine. Yes, Mrs. Meyer. Yes. And next we have new business 10.01, first reading of policy 2430.02, participation of community STEM school students and extracurricular activities.
052And I know that you're going to be up here for a while. So, I'm going to ask you to also talk to us about 10.02, the first reading for policy 2431, intercolastic athletics. And then also 10.03 the first reading for 5460 graduation requirements. Welcome Miss Baldwin. Thank you. This one is this. Okay. Yeah. Okay. So um the first policy recommended is 2430.02. And this policy update aligns our policy with House Bill 147 and current Ohio High School Athletic Association bylaws, which allows the superintendent or designate to uh allow students from home education, non-public schools, community schools, or other districts to participate in the district's Nur Scholastic athletics if they were previously subjected to bullying, harassment, intimidation, certain criminal offenses, or misconduct by school personnel or students at their former school or district. There's been an
053agreement in place for students and this adds the adult piece to it. Um, so in addition to the superintendent approval, students would have to meet all of the requirements our students would have to meet as well and students would not be penalized if instituting this particular policy. So I'm happy to answer any questions about that one you may have. I think you're good to move. So our second one 2431 intercolastic athletics. This is updating our policy language include recommendations from House Bill 47 has to do with the AEDs. And this uh policy will ensure that our students and families are receiving information about sudden cardiac arrest training um and restrictions during their preseason meetings that we hold for each athletic season. So, I'm happy to answer any questions you may have about that. I am
054just wondering, is that something that we have included so far or maybe hit or miss? You a little bit here, a little bit there, but not consistently. So, we're working on updating all of those presentations. So, it includes that information. We have been running AD cardiac drills and implementing uh that policy in our district currently. All right. Thank you. And we do have our ads available each of our sites. Great. Thanks. And then our third policy recommendation tonight is graduation requirements. And this policy update is simply grammatical changes. And so instead of separating out our local seals versus state seals, it just lists all of the seals in one and put some minor updates on those seal language or seal names. The language does not change. Our graduation requirements have not changed at this point.
055And I'm happy to answer any questions you may have. Any questions? Thank you. Thank you. All right. Next, we have 10.04, the first reading of policy 6550, travel payment and reimbursements relocation costs. Miss Marshall, will you please talk to us about this? Uh, yes. Thank you again, President Meyer, members of the board. So, this is an update. So, the what you just voted on in the final um readings had a lot to do with the uniform guidance. This is also updated with recommendations from Neiola based on some of those changes with the uniform guidance and so uh it follows what's it just kind of spells out more than the policy did previously. Any questions? Okay. Thank you. So moving along um to 11 recommended action standing business we have 11.01 01. And this is always
056a really good one, too. Donations. Miss Marshall, will you uh may I have a motion to approve the donations as presented? So moved. Second. Great. Thank you. Now, Miss Marshall, will you talk to us about these uh wonderful donations and the generosity of our community? Yes, we are very grateful for our wonderful community. Um we have a large uh one this large request this uh month. So 109,978.32 which I believe that brings our year-to- date total up to $346,360.34. Just really remarkable um that our community continues to step up and help support our students in the classrooms throughout the district. I think it's really cool that it's we can see here too the prior year total received was just shy of $3,000 of what we are already at. So just thank you to our our
057community and go ahead and take the vote here. Mrs. Lean, yes. Mr. Huckleman, yes. Mrs. Otman, yes. Mrs. Valentine, yes. Mrs. Meyer, yes. And may I have a motion to approve the out ofstate overnight field trips? So moved. Second. And welcome back, Miss Baldwin. Good evening. I have three trips for your consideration this evening. Two of which will be out of the country. One to Portugal and the other to Iceland. Those would happen in 2027 to give students and families time to prepare for that trip. And then the third trip for consideration today is for the Westerville Central Band to travel to Florida and perform at Walt Disney World. And that would happen in February of 26. And I'm happy to answer any questions you may have. Are there any questions? Okay. All right. Thank
058you. Will you take the vote? Mrs. Lean? Yes. Mrs. Valentine. Yes. Mrs. Alman. Yes. Mr. Aleman. Yes. Mrs. Meyer. Yes. And may I have a motion to approve resolution authorizing a contract with weatherproofing technologies for the F facade restoration project at the Genanoa Middle School. So moved. Second. Welcome Mr. Schwarz. Good evening. So this will be a contract with Weatherproofing Technologies Incorporated in the amount of 139,000. $837.51. Uh the scope, which some people might be surprised to learn at um Genanoa, is we're doing mason repairs replacement. Even though the building's a little over 20 years old, this is actually the time buildings need to start to receive some of this updates and love and care. Um so it's mason repairs, replacement. It's damaged, deteriorate, deteriorated areas, kind of minor in scope. cleaning of all exterior
059masonry systems, power washing using a wire brush, kind of rudimentary cleaning, filling exterior window and door joints, and probably most importantly, sealing of exterior masonry systems uh with a 10-year warranted product. It's important to note we did this last year at Central High School just to share and will probably continue as funding is available to recommend it years forward Heritage and other other schools be completed by August 2nd, 2025. and it's being funded out of permanent improvement or PI money or O3 funds as other folks know it. With that, happy to answer any questions. Are there any questions? Um, just ask uh Mr. Schwarz, is this something that you know you've been expecting for some amount of time or um we have our sort of regular cycle of masonry work? So if you could just
060talk about that a little bit so people understand how we how we approach this work and kind of know what's coming. Sure. So similar to your home there are somewhat predictive things that have to occur. Your roofs only last 20 years. Masonry is very similar in in that if you don't seal it and take care of it over time it will start to flake. If you go to the schools right now you can see where salt uh for ice and snow has kind of deteriorated some of the bases around the entrances at Genanoa. uh you'll see some of the bricks spalling and things like that. So, while it's not critical, if we don't do it now, it can be long-term damage. We can get wicking of water into the building, things like that. So, it's
061basically preventive medicine to really eliminate future larger costs that could occur. Yeah, thanks for explaining. Thank you. Can you take the vote? Mr. Heckleman? Yes. Mrs. Valentine? Yes. Mrs. Alman? Yes. Mrs. Lee? Yes. Mrs. Meyer. Yes. And may I have a motion to approve the resolution authorizing agreement with um Brian's and Jones construction for the Genoa Middle School track replacement project. So moved. Second. So this is one of two track replacement contracts. I'm going to point out a couple differences between Genanoa and Walnut Springs. The next item, so it's with Burns and Jones Construction for this one's in the amount of $521,541. Uh the scope involves full replacement of the workhorse or the top coat that you run on. This is an eight lane track. That's important to note. Walnut in a second you'll hear
062is only six lanes. We're also re reapplying all the competition lane markings once we've resurfaced it. And then a full replacement of the long jump approach at this school that had deteriorated to the point it's time to replace it. Again, that's the difference in Walnut Springs and this one as well in the dollar value that you'll learn in a second. Uh the project, I will note, is going to actually start. We've coordinated with the schools, the athletic departments on May 19th if all goes forward tonight. And that'll give us more than ample time to finish. Um I wouldn't note for the public there's a little bit of downtime. They rip it off, they put the new surface down, it actually cures for 28 days. So, there'll be a dead time, if you will, a non-
063workinging time if folks are watching the project before they come back probably in late June, early July to finish. Uh, but the the completion date on the contract will see August 2nd. Just to share with that, happy to answer any questions. Just to point out the timing on that because um the track goes around the football fields and so we want to make sure that's in done in time for football games. Correct. Yes, exactly. Other fall sports that may be out there. And what are the age of the tracks at both schools? Uh they were both resurfaced within the last 10 years. And again, sort of back to we talked about masonry, some of the predictive maintenance that comes up with them. Um and so it's it's basically time to do both of them. Thank
064you. Miss Marshall, will you take the vote? Mrs. Lean? Yes. Mrs. Alman? Yes. Mr. Yes. Mrs. Valentine? Yes. Mrs. Meyer? Yes. I know that you talked about walnut, but we got to approve it, too. So, may I have a motion to approve um the agreement with um Burns and Jones construction for the Walnut Springs Middle School track replacement project? So, moved. Second. We take the vote. Mrs. Valentine, yes. Mrs. Otman, yes. Mr. Helman, yes. Mrs. Lee, yes. Mrs. Meyer, yes. Okay. May I have a motion to approve the resolution for the contract with Total Tennis Inc. for the tennis court repairs at North High School? So moved. Second. And welcome again, Mr. Schwarz. So this is a contract proposed for total tenants incorporated in the amount of 12,970. This is restoration repairs, not full take
065it down to base and start over. Just to share for the board, that would be in excess of a half million. So this is a proactive approach to maintaining it in a competition level in the near future. Uh work includes seal and repair all cracks and damaged areas, replace all five courts, uh which is required for competition high school level and essentially refresh it, repaint the surface, all the markings. So it'll look new. It'll buy us only about three to five years just to share. um that would would have a completion date also of August 2nd uh tied to when they feel they need to use it again. And with that, happy to answer your question. It is funded from permanent improvement money, just to remind you. Thank you. Any I just wanted to point
066out, I know Doug deals with this a lot, but when we're dealing with these asphalt surfaces, really it um they get to a point where it's a safety issue. So, we try to schedule and get them done before kids are at risk. Yeah. And it sounds like it'll buy us a little bit more time, too. It will. Right now, it's almost beyond usable for to meet standards for play. Okay. Thank you. Any questions? All right. You take the vote. Mr. Hackleman? Yes. Mrs. Leeman? Yes. Mrs. Alman? Yes. Mrs. Valentine? Yes. Mrs. Meyer? Yes. Um, and may I have a motion to approve uh the agreement with VSWC Architects, Inc. for design services for the Westerville South High School baseball and softball scoreboard replacement project. So moved. Second. Mr. Schwarz, will you talk to us about
067this? Sure. So, it's a professional services agreement where those others were all construction contracts. The amount of 19,000. We've used this architect in the past. For instance, at North High School softball scoreboards, they were hired. We have to have a permit. There are structural drawings, electrical drawings involved. So, we have to have a licensed professional. This would allow us to replace both those boards, which are well beyond their useful life, unfortunately. Um, but in time for any sports that would start this fall. Uh, so they both have an August 2nd completion date. Uh, but this is a necessary preamble before we can purchase them and then get someone on board to actually install them. But that is still planned and fully vetted for this summer. And this is also O3 or permanent improvement dollars as
068well. How long does something like that take? I'm just kidding. In terms of replacing it or the design? The replacement. Oh, the Well, I guess the whole process then. So, the design usually takes about a month. Okay. Permitting can take a couple weeks. Uh the installation, believe it or not, can happen in less than two weeks. Okay. Really a matter if they're coordinated, the power is already there. It's really a matter. Do they have the steel? Can they pull the board quickly and get the steel in place? That's the the main lead. If they don't have weather issues, they should be fine. Okay, great. Thank you. Any other questions? All right, we take the vote. Mrs. Valentine, yes. Mrs. Leing, yes. Mrs. Alman, yes. Mr. Mr. Huckleman. Yes. Mrs. Meyer. Yes. And 11.08. May I
069have a motion to approve the resolution awarding contract to Lehman Damon Construction Services for the Robert Frost Elementary Mark Twain Elementary Gym Enclosure and SLC ADA restroom project. So moved. Second. And talk to us about this, Mr. Schwarz. Sure. So those are familiar, Robert Frost and Mark Twain are essentially identical buildings. So the scope is identical. So essentially you could divide the dollar in half. Uh it's important these are two very distinct pieces of scope. One is enclosing the gyms uh since the day they open. They've been an opensided three three-sided gym if you will with the foursided being uh some display cases and an impact resistant uh padding on the gym site. I jokingly said the first time I visited there I had to duck a ball from kids playing dodgeball. So all good.
070It was fun. Uh but this will create a wall and doors to separate both the noise uh some of the other activities. But more important, this project was driven by the community and some concerns with it being both facilities being used as voting facilities and our required partnership with the board of elections. And so this create a physical barrier well a sound barrier and other things. So it'll benefit the school and some of the concerns with safety relative to the voting. The bathroom is totally unrelated to that. that is converting an existing boys or men's group restroom that serves the building slash the gym. It'll convert it to a singleuse handicap restroom. That is really driven. We're doing that at a couple schools. For instance, Walnut this summer. We've got a construction project you previously
071approved. It becomes a restroom that could be used by the SLC students. Many of our students now have aids and have uh challenges. uh they might need assistance in personal grooming or going to the restroom and that's what this affords them that privacy that dignity. Also it allows us to have a changing table for them as well but the restroom is still fully accessible and usable by everyone else in the school as well. So very distinct separate but they happen to be adjacent. So we took that opportunity to do both at the same time. I just wanted to add we sent a communication out today on the polling locations. I know we've had some concerned community members about that and and Mr. Schwarz alluded to it, but um we are required to use our buildings.
072So, we have asked to try to not use them, especially Mark Twain and Robert Frost because of the lack of walls in the gym. We are required. So, we do have an um a we day, a professional development day in the fall when we have elections so that we don't have students in the building. The primary is a little harder because it moves around so you can't really schedule it as much in advance. Um, so we wanted to make sure that our parents know hopefully by the next time we have to use it. These walls will be in place. In the meantime, um, we can't have a police officer in the polling location, but we plan to have an SRO out in the hallway to help monitor and make sure that people are not able
073to access the building. So, um, not ideal, but want to make sure we have all those bases covered. And again, we're excited to be able to hopefully move forward with this this work for future elections. Thanks for that additional information. Any other questions or comments? Okay, will you take the vote? Mr. Aleman, yes. Mrs. Alman, yes. Mrs. Valentine, yes. Mrs. Leeman, yes. Mrs. Meyer, yes. And may I have a motion to approve the resolution authorizing a contract with Garland DBS, Inc. for F Y25 Westerville City Schools roof and masonary repair project. So moved. Second. Second. Mr. Source, will you talk to us about this? Thank you. So, this is a contract the board has approved many years in a row with Garland DBI Incorporated uh for roofing repairs identified at Central and South High School.
074And something we haven't always had to address some masonry concerns above the parapit. So, I'll call it roofing masonry. basically out of out of visual sight from the average person um at Whittier and North High School as well. Uh the contract is an amount of 1,450,31. Uh this project also has a completion date of August 2nd, 2025 and is also funded from the O3 permanent improvement or PI funds. With that happen, happy to answer any questions. Sounds like a lot of work will be happening this summer. It's our busy time. I know. I'm very thankful that we'll get it done when uh kids are out of school and teachers are out. Just to confirm, you said Whittier and North also central and south, right? For some of this work. Yep. For roofing and or masonry.
075Yes. Thanks. Mrs. Lee, yes. Mrs. Valentine, yes. Mrs. Alman, yes. Mr. Aleman, yes. Mrs. Meyer, yes. Thank you, Mr. Sorts. Next up, we have board comments. Who would like to go first? Actually, can I pop in real quick? Yes. I want to say congratulations to all of our award winners and um man, we have some amazing amazing athletes in this district. So, thank you for takes a ton of work. Thank you for all your hard work. Thank you to our A+ winners. And I'm going to take my allergies out of the room while the rest of the board has comments. So, be right. Anybody else? just echo my colleague. Congratulations to the athletes and the award winners. Yeah, I also want to congratulate all of the award recipients today and congratulations to all of the
076incredible uh retirees. Thank you so much for your many years of service. Um but also just to echo what our colleagues were sharing. It's so so important um for us to all come together right now during these hard times and really encourage our lawmakers to fund our schools fairly. I mean, we are we we are all doing the best that we can, but I've seen firsthand um how much of a difference it makes when we're reaching out to our lawmakers. Um and it can be very intimidating and overwhelming, but leave voice messages maybe after hours. Um get send an email. I mean, there are so many different ways that we can make our voices heard. And so, um there was a slight increase to the budget, but not not nearly as much. Um and that's
077certainly not enough. And so please, please, please um continue to support us. We don't have that. We don't have a lot of time um until final decisions are made. And so we're really doing everything that we can to get the word out. And so I just wanted to leave that message with you all. Ditto on the uh congratulations to everyone. And I want to say thank you to the A+ award winners for I don't know if any of them are still here, but amazing amazing work. If you are getting recognized for doing something incredibly well from a colleague or a parent, you truly are doing something incredibly well. We all know that you don't usually get like positive feedback. It's always negative feedback. Um so this that's really exciting for them. So thank you so
078much. Um, I just want to say I think we are all navigating what are some truly uncertain times right now uh for our finances obviously in terms of the district and the other districts around the state. Um, when we're looking at requirements of what we're going to be required to do and not do, but also for our students, our parents, our teachers. These are very uncertain times right now. A lot of things are in flux. A lot of things are up in the air. And a lot of chaos is happening. And I want to reiterate that I won't speak for the whole board, but I believe we would all sign on to this. We are here to try to make this as easy as possible for our students. We don't want our students to be
079noticing changes. So as much as we can possibly keep things level for them, make sure that they are being provided with the tools they need to be successful and thus the staff and educators being provided with the they need to help students be successful. That is our bottom line goal and I'm really trying to keep that in mind as we are navigating the very chaotic world around us right now. try to stay focused on the kids and what they need and do the best that we can with that. I will ditto my colleagues and just the congratulations and and thank you to all the awardees um and to what my colleague um Louise just said and and Anisa but I really I want to take a moment and and uh congratulate uh our treasures department
08013 years in a row and I wish I could remember the gentleman's name so please forgive me but I think it was really important that he you know we we hear sometimes that we mismatch manage the funds and that gentleman right there said that we haven't right 13 years in a row we have not we've won what was it we were one of 4% 4% I think that's amazing and I just really want to say thank you um and thank you to the whole department thank you so much um I uh would just say so I think this was said and then I'll move off the the budget stuff because you guys are probably like oh my gosh do they ever stop talking about the budget, but um no, we we don't um so I
081think Nicole said they'll start hearing um in the Senate Education Committee April 28th. They'll hear for the next two weeks. They'll take a break and then they'll come back and hear in the finance committee. So, there is time, but not a lot of time. It will move quickly and things will change. So, we'll do our best to keep you guys updated, but just a very simple, if you call, just state who you are, why public education is important to you, and please remove that cap um from our cash rollover. Uh so, I just wanted to call out a few things. Um this weekend, our Westerville City School District students will be displaying their art at the Westerville Art Hop on April 26th in Uptown. So, that's a great opportunity to go check out some art
082and see what our um amazing students are doing. And also, don't forget to check out the three high school summer camps that are going on. There's a lot of things that are happening the rest of the school year, a lot of award ceremonies and a lot of opportunity to um see some final plays. So, take the opportunity um and let's celebrate where we can in these hard times. So, that's it for me. Um and then we are going to move into Okay. Yeah. So the board will meet in regular work session on Monday, April 28th on 2025 at 6 p.m. on and on Monday, May 5th, 2025 at 6 p.m. at the Early Learning Center, 936 East Wind Drive, Westerville, Ohio 43081 for those listening online, but that's here. Um, and then may I have
083a motion to enter into executive session for the purposes of preparing for, conducting, or reviewing negotiations with employees regarding their compensation or other terms and conditions of their employment and for the purposes of discussing the employment and compensation of public employees. So moved. Second. Miss Marshall, we take the vote. Mrs. Yes. Mrs. Yes. Yes. Yes. You're more than welcome to say, but I don't know how long we'll be. Or you can leave. Thank you. 28. Um, we are back and it is 8:59. 859. Yep. May I have a motion to adjurnn? Moved. So moved. Second. Second. Would you take the role? Mrs. Yes. Mrs. Alman. Yes. Mr. Heckleman. Yes. Mrs. Lee? Yes. Mrs. Meyer? Yes.