WHAT: Board of education meeting Thursday

PRESENT: Vincent Ragozine, Joseph Castor, Tammy King, Scott Strain and Zachary Steiner

The board:

• Recognized Dylan Trevelline, a senior and son of Kristilyn and Joe Trevelline, who is a National Merit finalist. He is looking at attending the University of Alabama

• Received a $93,000 school bus safety grant for safety upgrades to school buses.

• Approved an agreement with Tru Green Commercial at a cost of $19,950 for one year for fertilizer and weed control at school building properties, bus garage, football stadium and baseball and softball fields. Superintendent Bryan O’Hata said the district does not have anyone who can apply the pesticide.

• Approved Treasurer Maureen Lloyd as district representative to the county’s tax incentive review council organized by the Trumbull County Planning Commission.

• Heard from King of adding a legislative update to the board agenda on what is happening with education from the state and local levels. She also recommended moving the student recognition portion of the agenda to near the beginning of the meeting.

• Approved an agreement with the Trumbull County Educational Service Center for special education programs and services for district students at $1.04 million.

• Approved Youngstown State University students to have field and clinical learning experience at the school district for educator preparation programs.

• Set a substitute bus driver rate at $19 per hour.

• Approved Kaitlin Groscost as drama production assistant at $30 per hour up to 33 hours.

• Recognized the high school cheerleading team, which placed first in its division at the recent state cheerleading competition. They will be recognized March 18 at an event at the Eastwood Mall.

• Announced the community STEM Night will be 6 p.m. March 24 at the high school.

• Bob Coupland