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Missus Farthing (district staff leading the initiative) told the board the district assigned pathway modules that ranged from about 7 to 22 hours depending on staff role, with the stated aim that “every teacher is a reading teacher” so all staff use common terminology and strategies. The administration said the modules provided a foundation for follow-up work focused on writing and vocabulary that content-area teachers could incorporate the next day.

District leaders said the dyslexia-related modules had already been rolled out at Wilcox and Bissell and that benchmark training was completed at those buildings. Instructional assistants also received an overview so they could better support students during push-in sessions. The presentation noted that art, music and physical-education teachers participated in the K–12 pathway modules.

The board praised staff leadership and data work that supported the January professional development. The district indicated planning is already underway for continuing professional development in the coming school year and that modules will be required for new staff members joining the district.

Separately, the district’s treasurer, Julia Rosnayo, presented financial highlights, including recent grants and external awards the district received. The meeting packet listed approximately $14,057 in foundation grants awarded to several teachers for classroom projects, $4,056 tied to a teacher-of-the-year initiative, $7,500 received from the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation, and a $10,000 award supporting a vocational cafe at the high school that pairs students with disabilities with vocational training opportunities. Rosnayo said the district also pursues larger grants and consortium savings, and that it has realized interest income through short-term investments during the fiscal year.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Twinsburg Board of Education Meeting - February 19, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Twinsburg officials told the board on Feb. 19 that the district completed a January professional-development effort in the science of reading and is continuing work on writing and vocabulary across grade bands.","taxTitle","Twinsburg City, School Districts, Ohio","taxId",60464,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6319007,"Board hears update, schedules first reading to adopt state model special-education policies",144,7416000,7560000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2364196-089a782285e5e86a0e1a99bde4a9c2b1&start=7416&end=7560","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2364196-089a782285e5e86a0e1a99bde4a9c2b1/thumbnail_7416000.jpg","/articles/6319007/Twinsburg-City/School-Districts/Ohio/Board-hears-update-schedules-first-reading-to-adopt-state-model-special-education-policies","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6319007-37791aad2d2a18118ae9ad95556e6842/orig.mp4?Expires=1771190566&Signature=bPwc~LbA5lJJMauVHFeaeVROF8QV8wnqncX3NHmUn2xV29qjavtAOt~Wql05dXOE86KgFv29izfqWT2~OLLQSiLdTTerZ5xI4eWJCE8YOEqiW7FbaD9Ep3mn6fK1VVO5AQscqLL8DmGAL6TN~zztBcEpDbILcMV3cTevpg0zAz-5SuChp9NbGQHn5zURO-xWsDvLKOTF04T79rgwQy77FBpMo~Y8cyBXjuzaeDfFnKQXeuRye4PZ-wKvqMnQc0hKby7EownySfbpx~-157AbQr9MEnpt4nu-kW4WIuuqDj2OAEkR4LWOp5hpMjBRuOlzXOAy7dNBAjkZH-rp1zzyIQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Twinsburg Board of Education on Feb. 19 reviewed changes to special-education operating standards issued by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce and approved a first reading of revised policies that adopt the state’s model policies and procedures.

Ryan Bandiera, the district’s director of people services, told the board the state updated operating standards in 2024 and that the district must indicate whether it will adopt the Department’s model policies or create its own. “The district is electing to adopt the model policies,” Bandiera said, adding that the decision allows the district to continue using the familiar forms families and staff already use, including Individualized Education Program (IEP) paperwork and evaluation reports.

Bandiera summarized several notable changes in the state operating standards. The definition of “developmental delay” is expanded to allow that category for students through age 9 (it had been largely a preschool identification category). The guidance also clarifies surrogate-parent roles for students in foster care or under court placement, adds a clearer timeline (about 30 days) for transferring or accepting prior evaluations when students enter the district, and updates some job-title language for vocational training staff.

Bandiera said the district’s special-education supervisor, Marsha Spence, prepared a detailed summary and that the full policies and supporting documents are available in the special-education office. He told the board the district plans to submit its formal adoption to the state after board approval.

During the meeting the board approved a grouped set of business items that included the first reading of the revised special-education policy; that motion carried 5-0. Bandiera asked the board to note the administrative recommendation to adopt the model policy to avoid rebuilding forms and processes from scratch.

The board’s action places the district on a path to file the required documentation with the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce in March.","The district presented required changes to special-education policies following Ohio Department of Education and Workforce updates. Administrators said the district will adopt the state model policies and submit board approval next month; the board approved a first reading of revised policies as part of consent items passed 5-0.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6319012,"Twinsburg board authorizes updated Tiger Legacy fact sheet for May bond levy",700,5662000,6362000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2364196-089a782285e5e86a0e1a99bde4a9c2b1&start=5662&end=6362","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2364196-089a782285e5e86a0e1a99bde4a9c2b1/thumbnail_5662000.jpg","/articles/6319012/Twinsburg-City/School-Districts/Ohio/Twinsburg-board-authorizes-updated-Tiger-Legacy-fact-sheet-for-May-bond-levy","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6319012-04fc725fa1e4063b27e87c929ba67f87/orig.mp4?Expires=1771190566&Signature=CrySxw26H0u~zC66W92ntrNljVfOY24dtHfYRr8vlRUaSdFVMnah~OeekRf0htnzOTv8mKxAPcrRqdvdNZQy~gGGiSfaMNu-vFsqmBC4jRaEDYSEBc8EevrK8Yz5RSwdZnCZ2fCwF55tdms8BHuaSrO0~hIlCKJWNGHbtelHL7fqgXb3LtknlGMnbC~he-j4AqXxOCFEL9JtgdMcCt5x4jc4Rr~TU9EklRX-ceUM2~9Flk3Zu2B8z76sgBEb93KV0gVhvB5CK-vO9a9BnHwz0q5x9njPR-yOYnAp0dwMfscVV3lvkZx4LI8acXob2J2N~rkTgt7272imOjFG1Ci8sw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Twinsburg Board of Education on Feb. 19 authorized a revised fact sheet for a proposed May 6 bond levy that would finance a new pre-kindergarten through sixth-grade school, renovate athletic facilities and pursue a land-swap with the city of Twinsburg. The board voted 5-0 to approve the fact sheet and distribute it to residents and district stakeholders.

The district presented a reworked “Tiger Legacy” plan that reduces the total project cost to $97,000,000 from a prior $107,000,000 proposal and keeps the football stadium at its current location rather than relocating it. “The new project you’ll see does move the building potentially further up Ravenna Road…The stadium would be renovated right where it sits,” Matt Strickland, who presented the facilities update, said during the meeting.

District leaders said the revised plan responds to concerns raised during the last levy campaign, which the district said failed “by a few hundred votes.” Administrators highlighted several revisions: moving the new elementary site roughly a quarter-mile away from Ravenna Road to reduce traffic impacts; keeping Tiger Stadium on-site and renovating bleachers, track, turf, lights, locker rooms and concessions; moving athletic fields off the Dodge campus; and adding parking capacity at the proposed new elementary site.

The district described the financing terms presented at the meeting as a maximum 36-year term with an estimated interest rate of 5 percent and an estimated levy rate of 3.84 mills. The district said that equals about $135 per year for a homeowner with $100,000 of appraised property value, using Summit County appraisal figures.

Superintendent Catherine Powers told the audience the district has updated a public web page with renderings, FAQs and a schedule of community information sessions and encouraged residents to attend in person if they can. The board president, Rhonda Crawford, and the administration emphasized the district would finalize building design only after a successful vote and said the land-swap being negotiated with the city would allow the district to build on a wooded lot nearer the board office while the city would take the Dodge property.

Board members voted unanimously to approve the fact sheet. The board also scheduled community conversations and live-streamed sessions so residents can review details of the revised plan and ask questions.

If passed, district officials said the project would modernize aging buildings, renovate the stadium and other athletic facilities, and consolidate several elementary schools into the new pre-K–6 campus; the district said the plan reduces the prior proposal’s price tag by $10 million while preserving the major components offered previously.

The administration urged residents not to rely on social-media rumors and to consult the district’s official Tiger Legacy Project page and the scheduled community presentations for accurate information.","The Twinsburg Board of Education authorized distribution of a revised fact sheet for a May 6 bond levy that would fund a new pre-K–6 school, renovate athletic facilities and use a land-swap with the city. Board members approved the document 5-0 after administrators described a smaller, $97 million plan and community outreach schedule.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6318994,"Board approves personnel, partnerships and curriculum adoptions; votes summary",574,8344000,8918000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2364196-089a782285e5e86a0e1a99bde4a9c2b1&start=8344&end=8918","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2364196-089a782285e5e86a0e1a99bde4a9c2b1/thumbnail_8344000.jpg","/articles/6318994/Twinsburg-City/School-Districts/Ohio/Board-approves-personnel-partnerships-and-curriculum-adoptions-votes-summary","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6318994-3a7a8b7de2e02a86066e517394ae534d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771190566&Signature=eYa-GHmBPhQy47ULBbkuhud3zgcbKGt-aNBGb-ZThgqk1Ud9q255uMN9kx9KzMLQ-97qZ4d2M7Cub0I-Y~bV1Rm6L15e~tfUAEW9UbWRFTon4Aw44P8B~w9wsrlQfYjKm5yUUWPJ0uKtcHPKSi-~A2VcO2k0WXTafmYBMV1ErA1~zLbQPjgeHVJKfr1rl1DaExfhQS8pwxyEKs2Vn0PZGvs0biob9nx7FnZg85qzHKLEPQWoTsyOAZlI5OfOb6OJrZL5snixdJRybIH9mx9e3YP0bs8JOYtf3WTmxbZPyd66DM5qg5gPTa1KFdY0HKjG0qW864SuQ~6ue6YDBYKLPg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Twinsburg Board of Education on Feb. 19 approved a series of personnel, partnership and curriculum items and held two executive sessions during the meeting.

Personnel and supplemental contracts
The board voted 5-0 to accept certified and licensed personnel recommendations, classified personnel and supplemental contracts as detailed in the meeting exhibits. The motion was moved and seconded as part of the consent agenda and recorded as passing 5-0.

College Credit Plus partnerships and curriculum adoptions
The board approved College Credit Plus memoranda of understanding for the 2025–26 school year with The University of Akron, Stark State College and Cuyahoga Community College (as listed in the meeting exhibits). The board also approved adoption of No Place for Hate — an Anti-Defamation League program — and a Social Thinking series titled We Thinkers as resources for Wilcox Primary School’s social-emotional learning curriculum. The board recorded approval for these items in a grouped motion (5-0).

Other agreements and purchases
The board approved an agreement with Learn Well to provide educational services to one hospitalized student (cost not to exceed $1,500, general fund) and authorized the purchase of a Google for Education upgrade license for Chromebooks in a permanent-improvement expenditure totaling $27,900. Both motions passed 5-0.

Athletic membership and OHSAA renewal
The board passed a resolution renewing voluntary membership for Twinsburg High School and RB Chamberlain Middle School in the Ohio High School Athletic Association for the 2025–26 year and adopted OHSAA standards related to student eligibility and athletic administration; the action carried 5-0.

Executive sessions
The board entered an executive session at 6:04 p.m. to discuss pending or imminent court action with the board’s legal counsel as permitted by board policy 0166; that motion carried 4-0 with one board member absent. Later, at 8:31 p.m., the board entered another executive session to discuss employment, discipline and compensation of public employees under policy 01668; that motion passed 5-0.

All votes recorded in the meeting minutes were taken by roll call as shown in the transcript and meeting exhibits.","At its Feb. 19 meeting the Twinsburg Board of Education approved personnel changes, college-credit partnerships, curriculum adoptions and other routine business as part of consent and new-business motions. Several votes passed unanimously; the board also conducted two executive sessions during the meeting.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6318998,"District expands career awareness; students sample virtual reality and Cleveland Clinic career rounds",284,5289000,5573000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2364196-089a782285e5e86a0e1a99bde4a9c2b1&start=5289&end=5573","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2364196-089a782285e5e86a0e1a99bde4a9c2b1/thumbnail_5289000.jpg","/articles/6318998/Twinsburg-City/School-Districts/Ohio/District-expands-career-awareness-students-sample-virtual-reality-and-Cleveland-Clinic-career-rounds","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6318998-e2962890738e70d8445513c540f03317/orig.mp4?Expires=1771190566&Signature=G4Oaivn7rZzSYHBVXZm7sBj982oskjGKesNdFmGVlSlP-utKSBJy8v8p168cDMJXDe~qNtXNDTg7rtqbLStrqwPVK3BOuN0XFvifYqCoaH~VU06mrm1NXGybINQMWZqaWaWqBuETJ42qF5d69wuzITGb1qg51Zi7N2ByMyxBIwkSzGT2xTyKUvsJicbSLWxl193EsvLqES4aFOCy2GaU5iqeybqzslhoUA9nW~RtcUV6eRSt-VIgOtMscxWF3E~fmWT-uS-wT6k7QO0Q2P7mIoVJYx9mP4sr6G23fSmqqEaDtzBh3FUjznA3N4XoBn3AEcex7cAbCCVH9hvW-04d-w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Twinsburg Board of Education heard an update on the district’s career-awareness efforts on Feb. 19, including virtual-reality experiences, Cleveland Clinic “career rounds,” ongoing career panels and plans to develop career-technical education coursework.

An administrator at RB Chamberlain Middle School said the district has increased career exposure through events such as a veterans panel, CVCC presentations and monthly Cleveland Clinic career-round sessions that allow students to attend remote, interactive presentations about medical careers. He said the district is also piloting virtual-reality simulations so students can “visit” firms or manufacturing sites without long bus trips.

Victoria Brandt, a seventh-grader, described attending a Cleveland Clinic NICU presentation. “They showed us the steps like checking their heart rate, starting positive pressure ventilation, repositioning the airway and suction,” Brandt told the board. She listed roles that are part of a NICU team, including neonatal nurse practitioner, respiratory therapist and registered dietitian. Brandt said the presentation helped confirm her interest in a medical career; she told the board her aunt works in a NICU.

Administrators said the district has more career-exploration activities planned, including a high-school exploration fair scheduled for March 5 with employers and apprenticeship representatives and a CVCC job fair March 6. Board members and staff framed career awareness as an equity issue, saying exposing students to a range of careers helps those who lack personal networks to learn about nontraditional pathways.

The board said it supports development of a career-technical education course and praised student participation in virtual events. The district said it will continue expanding partnerships with organizations such as Cleveland Clinic and CVCC.","Administrators described expanded career-awareness work at RB Chamberlain Middle School and Twinsburg High School, including virtual-reality experiences, monthly Cleveland Clinic career rounds and plans for a career-technical education course. A seventh-grade student recounted a NICU presentation she attended through the Cleveland Clinic program.","actionData","errors"]

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