TCTC

WHAT: Trumbull Career and Technical Center board meeting Sept. 11

The board:

• Heard from Facilities Supervisor Jerry Gorgie that the food services department is in compliance with all state standards and past health inspections. He said there were 111,123 lunches served to 1,027 students during the 2024-25 school year, which is 65.3% participation.

• Heard from Superintendent Jason Gray the equine program added two baby donkeys, which are in the new barn.

• Approved Jacob Bannister for welding / maintenance, Robert Cellars for drone instruction and Jon Petit for machining / industrial as part-time adult education instructors at $30 per hour. The three are high school program instructors.

• Approved an agreement with Ohio Partnership for Excellence in Paraprofessional Preparation, a grant funded program to support paraprofessionals and the teachers they work with.

• Approved overnight field trips for Skills USA fall leadership conference Nov. 20 and 21 in Columbus, state competition in Columbus May 4 to 6, Business Professionals of America state competition Feb. 23 and 24 in Columbus, and Career Tech Student Organization national leadership conference May 5-10 in Nashville, Tennessee.

• Approved Melissa Sydlowski for the mentor teacher program at $410 each per resident educator, of which there is one this school year.

• Set trunk or treat 5:30 to 7 p.m. Oct. 23 in the student parking lot.

TCESC

WHAT: Trumbull County Educational Service Center governing board meeting Monday

PRESENT: Denise Domhoff, Al Haberstroh, Deborah Patchin, Laura Rubesich and Tom Krispinsky

The board:

• Approved Seth Hughes as assistant treasurer at $58,000 on a one-year contract effective Sept. 8.

• Named Haberstroh as delegate and Krispinsky as alternate to the Ohio School Boards Association conference in November. Haberstroh also was approved for the center’s business advisory council.

• Approved an agreement with VAZA Consulting for Drive to Succeed grant preparation and development for bringing driver’s education back to the schools.

• Approved an agreement with Basic Life Therapy for psychology services.

• Received a $2,000 donation from Ohio Schools Council for the 2025 administrators conference.

• Heard from Kerrie Wiand the STEAM program is offered two days a week at Lordstown High School for area students through early December as students explore science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.