Public Meeting Minutes: October 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM - Board of Education meeting

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Pledge of Allegiance

IV. Additions to the Agenda

V. Board Report

Description: Food Service Presentation
Mrs. Laurel Frank

VI. Minutes

VII. Hearing of the Public

Description: Public Participation at Board Meetings

The Board of Education recognizes the value to school governance of public comment on educational issues and the importance of allowing members of the public to express themselves on school matters of community interest. The Board offers public participation to members of the public in accordance with the procedures below. The Board applies these procedures to all speakers, and does not discriminate based on the identity of the speaker, content of the speech, or viewpoint of the speaker.

The Board is also committed to conducting its meetings in a productive and efficient manner that assures that the regular agenda of the Board is completed in a reasonable period of time, honors the voluntary nature of the Board's time and using that time efficiently, and allows for a fair and adequate opportunity for input to be considered. Consequently, public participation at Board meetings will be governed by this bylaw.

In order to permit the fair and orderly expression of such comment, the Board shall provide a period for public participation at those public meetings of the Board during which action may be taken and publish rules to govern such participation in Board meetings.

The presiding officer of each Board meeting at which public participation is permitted shall administer the rules of the Board for its conduct.

The presiding officer shall be guided by the following rules:

Public participation shall be permitted as indicated on the order of business.
Anyone having a legitimate interest in the actions of the Board may participate during the designated public participation portion(s) of a meeting.
Attendees must register their intention to participate in the public participation portion of the meeting upon their arrival at the meeting.
Individuals may not register others to speak during public participation.
Participants must first be recognized by the presiding officer and will be requested to preface their comments by an announcement of their name.
Each statement made by a participant shall be limited to five (5) minutes duration.
During the portion of the meeting designated for public participation, no participant may speak more than once on the same topic unless all others who wish to speak on that topic have been heard.
All statements shall be directed to the presiding officer; no person may address or question Board members individually.
Audio or video recordings are permitted. The person operating the recorder should contact the Superintendent prior to the Board meeting to review possible placement of the equipment, and must agree to abide by the following conditions:
1. No obstructions are created between the Board and the audience.
2. No interviews are conducted in the meeting room while the Board is in session.
3. No commentary, adjustment of equipment, or positioning of operators is made that would distract either the Board or members of the audience while the Board is in session and not disrupt the meeting.
The presiding officer may:
1. interrupt, warn, or terminate a participant's session when they make comments that are repetitive, obscene, and/or comments that constitute a true threat (i.e., statements meant to frighten or intimidate one (1) or more specified persons into believing that they will be seriously harmed by the speaker or someone acting at the speaker's behest);
2. request any individual to stop speaking and/or leave the meeting when that person does not observe reasonable decorum or is disruptive to the conduct and/or orderly progress of the meeting;
3. request the assistance of law enforcement officers in the removal of a disorderly person when that person's conduct interferes with the conduct and/or orderly progress of the meeting;
4. call for a recess or an adjournment to another time when the lack of public decorum so interferes with the orderly conduct of the meeting as to warrant such action;
The portion of the meeting during which the participation of the public is invited shall be limited to thirty (30) minutes.

VIII. Treasurer's Report

Description: Motion to approve the following Treasurer consent items:

VIII.a. Bills and Financial Report

VIII.b. FY 2025 Appropriations

Description:

FUND	Description	FTD Appropriation	FTD Carryover Encumbrances	Total Appropriations
001	GENERAL	28,055,241.06	88,888.73	28,144,129.79
002	BOND RETIREMENT	1,108,142.01	-	1,108,142.01
003	PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT	917,726.85	159,894.16	1,077,621.01
005	Replacement	100,000.00	270,730.00	370,730.00
006	FOOD SERVICE	953,197.55	-	953,197.55
007	SPECIAL TRUST	59,675.00	-	59,675.00
018	PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPPORT	56,300.00	-	56,300.00
031	UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS	-	-	-
034	CLASSROOM FACILITIES MAINT.	213,110.74		213,110.74
035	SEVERANCE	86,340.27		86,340.27
200	STUDENT MANAGED ACTIVITY	246,756.00	3,781.72	250,537.72
300	DISTRICT MANAGED ACTIVITY	356,734.83	5,312.40	362,047.23
451	DATA COMMUNICATION	7,500.00	-	7,500.00
499	MISC. GRANT STATE GRANT FUND	25,592.25	-	25,592.25
507	ESSER	-		-
516	IDEA PART B GRANTS	411,353.17		411,353.17
551	LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY	10,223.62		10,223.62
572	TITLE I DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN	246,496.72		246,496.72
584	TITLE IV	19,114.44		19,114.44
587	EARLY CHILDHOOD	9,379.49		9,379.49
590	IMPROVING TEACHER QUALITY	52,361.09		52,361.09
599	MISCELLANEOUS FEDERAL GRANT	-	-	-
		32,935,245.09	528,607.01
		Grand Total All Funds:		33,463,852.10

VIII.c. Donations

Description: Accept with gratitude the following donation:

$2,000.00 from Russ Dominique towards Student of the Week awards at Wauseon Middle School and Wauseon Elementary School
Food Donation from Tim Shipley to the Wauseon School Food Pantry
$2,600.00 from the Wauseon Athletic Boosters towards the Swim Time System at Wauseon Schools
$3,400.00 from the Wauseon Athletic Boosters towards Volleyball Accuspike at Wauseon Schools
$2,269.40 from the Wauseon Athletic Boosters towards Junior High Cross Country Uniforms at Wauseon Schools
$100.00 Chief Gift Card from Beth Nafziger to the Wauseon School Food Pantry
$500.00 from Gerald Grain Center Inc. towards House System T-shirts at Wauseon Middle School
Food Donation from Howard Nicklin to the Wauseon School Food Pantry
Food Donation from Andra Wolpert to the Wauseon School Food Pantry

VIII.d. Then & Now Certificate

Description:
Company: 95 Percent Group
Description: Virtual Product Training
Purchase Date: 08/22/2025
PO Date: 09/12/2025
Amount: $4,930.00

VIII.e. Forecast

IX. Superintendent's Report

Description:

IX.a. Personnel

Description: Motion to approve the following personnel items:

IX.a.1. Certified Salary Changes

Description:

Name	Current Column	New Column
Mackenzie Bacon	B150	M
Gabe Beck	B	B150
Sherry Burke	M	M+15
Bekah Cales	M	M+15
Danielle Cramer	B150	M
Julie Grime	M+15	M+30
Karin McGilvery	M+15	M+30
Shawn Moore	B150	M
Ami Richer	M	M+15
Jordan Smith	B	M
Mike Webster	B150	M

IX.a.2. Certified Supplemental Contracts

Description:

Name	Type	Position	Building	Step/Column	Effective	Conditional
Ray Martinez	1 Year	JH Boys Basketball	WMS	0/6	2025-2026
Katie Miller	1 Year	Informal District Mentor	WHS	0/13	2025-2026

IX.a.3. Outside Supplemental Contracts

Description:

Name	Type	Position	Step/Column	Effective	Conditional
Dylan Leu	1 Year	Head Baseball Coach	0/2	2025-2026	Permit BCI/FBI
Jackson Sluder	1 Year	Assistant Wrestling Coach	0/4	2025-2026
Lindsay Willman	1 Year	Piano Accompanist — 4 Quarters	0/13	2025-2026

IX.a.4. Non-Contract Workers

Description:

Name	Position	Building	Effective	Conditional
Charity Adair	Bus Driver Traninee	Transportation	09-29-2025
Carrie Flory	On Board Instructor	Transportation	08-29-2025
Roberto Hernandez	Bus Driver Trainee	Transportation	09-22-2025
Ami Richer	Van Driver	Transportation	09-26-2025

IX.a.5. Volunteer Coaches/Advisors

Description:

Name	Position	Building	Effective	Conditional
Tristan Barajas	Volunteer Assistant Wrestling Coach	WHS	2025-2026	Permit
Pat Carr	Volunteer Assistant Girls Bowling Coach	WHS	2025-2026
Austin Kovar	Volunteer Assistant Wrestling Coach	WHS	2025-2026
Kathryn Lugabihl	Volunteer Assistant Wrestling Coach — JH	WMS	2025-2026	Permit
Matt Manson	Volunteer Boys Basketball Coach — JH	WMS	2025-2026
Hayley Meyer	Volunteer Girls Basketball Coach — JH	WMS	2025-2026	BCI/FBI/Permit
Stephanie Noonan	Volunteer FFA Parent	WHS	2025-2026
Brooke Schuette	Volunteer Assistant Swim Coach	WHS	2025-2026	BCI/FBI/Permit
Jeff Smith	Volunteer Assistant Wrestling Coach	WHS	2025-2026

IX.b. STRS Disability Placement

Description:
Motion to place Victoria Hanson on State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) Disability, retroactive to April 1, 2024, as prescribed in communication from STRS

X. Gymnastics Recognition

Description:

Motion to recognize gymnastics as a varsity sport for the 2025-2026 school year with athletes participating through the Northwest Ohio Gymnastic Academy (NWOGA) for the purpose of competing in the Ohio High School Athletic Association winter sports tournament. All funding will be provided by the parents of participants via NWOGA

XI. Early Completion

Description:
Motion to approve the following students for early completion for the 2025-2026 school year:

Name	Early Completion for 2025-2026	Participate in 2026 graduation ceremony
Ella Gallardo	Yes	Yes
Alexandria Hatzer	Yes	Yes
Gavin Sigg	Yes	Yes
Michael Splunge	Yes	Yes

XII. Special Education Model Policies and Procedures Resolution

Description: Motion to approve the following resolution:

RESOLUTION TO ADOPT SPECIAL EDUCATION MODEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES - V1.0 2025

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby adopts the DEW's 2025 Model Policies; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Board acknowledges that the 2025 Model Policies, while comprehensive, do not include every requirement set forth in the IDEA, the regulations implementing the IDEA, the Operation Standards, the Ohio Revised Code ("ORD"), and/or the Ohio Administrative Code ("OAC"), and the Board recognized its obligation to follow these laws, along with applicable caselaw, regardless of whether their provisions and/or interpretations are accurately restated and/or reflected in the 2025 Model Policies; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Board directs the Superintendent to notify the DEW of the Board's adoption of the 2025 Model Policies through the DEW's Monitoring System by uploading a copy of the Board resolution within the timeframes set forth by the DEW.

XIII. Overnight Trip Approvals

Description: Motion to approve the following overnight trips:

Group	Dates	Reason	Destination
FFA	10/29/2025-10/31/2025	FFA Convention	Indianapolis, IN
Speech	12/19/2025-12/20/2025	OSDL Competition	Pickerington, OH
Speech	01/16/2026-01/17/2026	OSDL Competition	Wooster, OH
Speech	03/05/2026-03/07/2026	OSDL Competiton	Canfield, OH

XIV. Adjournment

Description: Motion to adjourn the meeting

October 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM - Board of Education meeting

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