Board of Education Regular Meeting

Mr. Tad Johnson abstained because he was absent from this meeting.

Dr. Hire explained that this is an annual OSBA award to recognize fair and balanced reporting along with community support, school, visits,  participation, and communication with the District leadership. Only 50 members of the media were recognized throughout entire the state of Ohio.  Dr. Hire thanked Dianne Koch for her efforts and relationship. She thanked Dr. Hire and the Board for recognizing her for ethical reporting.

Most students were present to receive their awards. Photos were taken with Board President, Dr. Jere Butcher. Some of the commendation certificates for students will be corrected to add additional awards that the students have received and were noted at the Board meeting. Commendation Certificates will be mailed to those students that were not in attendance.  

Mr. Scott Loomis, HS Principal, provided a presentation updating the Board on the WIN initiative at the HS that was introduced to the Board at its inception earlier in the year. Mr. Loomis provided pictures and videos of student projects and activities explaining the activities and how they align with the WIN program and student progress. He shared that this program brings a lot of positives for the students stating that the program is evolving and will continue to evolve. He stated that as he looked back through the year, putting this program together for the Board, it brought him a lot of joy.  Part of the focus was to try to get some Coshocton pride back after the return from COVID. He explained that WIN stands for What I Need. The HS team uses up-to-date data that shows what students need. This information is used and the staff is very intentional about all activities and placement. He also said the time spent is to also to build relationships with the students.

Josh Predovich provided the Board with an update on the progress of the HS OFCC project as well as the plans for meetings and timelines moving forward. 

Dr. Hire spoke to the Board about the results of the enrollment study that we received and how those results are influencing the OFCC funding options for the District. At this time, the district is looking at three options - adding on to the current ES building, Building a new high school, and renovating the existing high school. More discussion about this takes place as the project progresses. Dr. Hire also shared that the District is locked into a 67/33 state/local split that was determined when the ES was built.  If this split were to be calculated today, based on the community financial data, the state/local split would look more like 88/12. He stated that in order to correct this for our district and community, it would take legislative action. He intends to meet with legislators to discuss this further.

The Board opted not to act on this letter.

Ms. Eyerman let the Board know that vendor walk-throughs were scheduled and the project is moving forward.  She also passed out literature provided by PlugSmart that explained that PlugSmart has been acquired by Ameresco, a leading cleantech integrator with a national presence.   The flyer that was passed out is attached.

This vote is recorded in 11.0.

This vote is recorded in 11.0.

This vote is recorded in 12.0.

Dr. Jere Butcher was nominated as President Pro-Tem to preside over the election of officers for the Organizational meeting January 13, 2022.

This vote is recorded in 12.0.

This vote is recorded in 12.0.

The grant in 4th of 4 waves. we will not be impacted until April of 2023 - telehealth so students can have appointments with counselors, not a telemedicine agreement. The Clinic should be opening in January, they may also have some of the same equipment. 

This vote is recorded in 12.0.

This vote is recorded in 12.0.

Dr. Hire took the time to give a brief history of Tad's work on the Board and thank him for his continued community service and service to the district.

Dr. Hire provided an update to the Covid numbers that can be found on the District web page.

Dr. Hire also gave a brief bio of the newly hired Athletic Trainer by Coshocton Regional Medical Center and provided to us. Travis Olinger works with our athletes and has an office both here on campus and at the stadium. He will spread his hours out so that he is present at athletic events and in the buildings working with students. The District is excited to have the opportunity to have a much-needed athletic trainer to work with our students and we are grateful to CRMC for this working relationship and opportunity.

The vote for this item is included in 13.0.

The vote for this item is included in 13.0.