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Boardman
WHAT: Board of Education June meeting
PRESENT: Victoria Davis, John Landers, Scot Murray, Candace Rivera and Thomas Varley
The board:
• Approved the financial report for May 2026.
• Approved fund transfers and advances for fiscal year 2026 from the general fund as submitted by the treasurer.
• Approved amendments to the fiscal year 2026 permanent appropriations as submitted by the treasurer and amendments to the fiscal year 2026 certificate of estimated resources as submitted by the treasurer.
• Approved 90-day temporary appropriations for FY27 as submitted by the treasurer.
• Approved the cooperatively developed Spartan Employee Code of Excellence (SECE).
• Approved the acceptance of the National School Lunch Program Site Application for the 2026-27 school year.
• Approved the BHS Student Supplement, BHS Student Folder, BHS Teacher Handbook, Athletic Code of Conduct, Glenwood Junior High School Handbook, Center Intermediate School Handbook, Elementary Handbook and the Spartan Online Academy Handbook.
• Approved $1,500 stipends to Carlo Cordon, Eric Diefenderfer, Jonathan Linko, Greg McAtee, David Nypaver and Michael Shevock.
• Approved renewal of the $4,646,975 emergency levy with a fixed-sum levy -- five years, to utilize the Ohio Schools Council for the bid process for Hershey's Ice Cream as supplier of ice cream products for the 2026-27 school year; Prairie Farms-Orrville as supplier of milk products for the 2026-27 school year; and Cocca's Pizza, Domino's Pizza and Papa John's as suppliers of pizza and pepperoni rolls for the 2026-27 school year.
• Approved service agreements between Boardman schools and Mahoning Valley Community School, Neola, Inc., CBC Alternate Learning Program, ComDoc and Akron Children's Mahoning Valley.
-- Susan Wojnar
Liberty
WHAT: Board of Education June 29 meeting
PRESENT: Adam Earnhardt, Janine Hamilton, Hans Kirr, David Malone and John Simon
The board:
• Approved participation in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for the 2026-27 school year, allowing all students to receive no-cost meals.
• Adopted a resolution to join the "Vouchers Hurt Ohio" lawsuit by the Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy of School Funding, challenging the constitutionality of the state's EdChoice voucher program, at a cost of $2 per pupil.
• Approved final grant allocations for Title I, Title I-D, Title II-A, IDEA-Part B, Title IV-A, Title III, Early Childhood Special Education, and Early Childhood Education for the 2025-26 school year.
• Approved final appropriations for FY2026 and temporary appropriations for FY2027.
• Declared lists of old mathematics manuals, 1999 American History textbooks, and 2002 Magruder's American Government textbooks obsolete and authorized their disposal.
• Approved a one-year agreement with AARIS Therapy Group of Niles for speech, occupational therapy and behavioral services from Aug. 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027, at specified hourly rates, not to exceed an annual total of $218,000.
• Approved a one-year agreement with Cadence Care Network (CNN) of Niles for school social work, resiliency programming and behavioral health support for the 2026-27 school year, at a cost not to exceed $48,000.
• Accepted the resignation of teacher Gianna Guerrieri, effective June 30, 2026.
• Granted one-year limited teaching contracts for the 2026-27 school year to John Murphy, Sheridan Myers, Kylie Gardner and Jennifer Mastell.
• Approved licensed substitutes Alfonso Macias, third grade, and Jacob Benson, K-4 Music, for the 2026-27 school year.
• Approved several classified substitutes for the 2026-27 school year, including bus drivers, bus aides and administrative support.
• Approved Jeremy Morris as a classified substitute custodian for summer 2026.
• Accepted donations totaling $10,168 from Donor's Choose for classroom basics, technology and learning materials.
• Approved a resolution to submit a five-year, $740,680 renewal emergency tax levy to voters on the Nov. 3 ballot for district current expenses, commencing in tax year 2026 with first collection in 2027.
• Accepted the resignation of Gabriella Sandy, effective June 30.
• Granted a one-year limited teaching contract to Zachary Grant for music instruction in grades 5-12 at a salary of $39,980, effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, to replace Sandy.
-- Brandon Cantwell