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Votes at a glance

- Approval of minutes of the regular meeting of March 25, 2025: Motion carried on roll call (Mrs. Thompson: yes; Mrs. Hovis: yes; Mr. Myers: yes; Mr. Gere: yes; Dr. Gonyer: yes).

- Approval of the March financial report: Motion carried on roll call (Mr. Myers: yes; Dr. Gonyer: yes; Mrs. Lopez: yes; Mrs. Thompson: yes; Mr. Gere: yes).

- Personnel recommendations (resignations, retirements, contract status changes, hires and activity contracts as presented): Motion carried on roll call (Mrs. Thompson: yes; Mrs. Hovis: yes; Mr. Myers: yes; Mr. Gere: yes; Dr. Gonyer: yes).

- Superintendent's requests including: deletion and adoption of a set of district policies, acceptance of gifts totaling $5,690, approval of an agreement for a student with disabilities (Eastwood Local Schools) for 2024–25, acceptance of the Student Wellness and Success Plan, and approval to purchase builder's risk insurance through Hanover Insurance Company for construction coverage (April 1, 2025–August 1, 2028) at a premium of $131,175 to be paid from construction funds: Motion carried on roll call (Mrs. Hovis: yes; Dr. Gonyer: yes; Mr. Myers: yes; Mrs. Thompson: yes; Mr. Gere: yes).

- Approval of a student trip for DECA students (Penta Career Center) to the DECA International Career Development Conference, April 25–30, Orlando, Florida, with costs covered by Penta and fundraisers: Motion carried on roll call (Mrs. Thompson: yes; Mrs. Hovis: yes; Mr. Myers: yes; Mr. Gere: yes; Dr. Gonyer: yes).

- Approval to enter executive session to consider the purchase or sale of property for public purposes; motion carried and no action announced following the executive session.

Each recorded roll call is reflected as entered in the meeting transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Education Meeting - April 15, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Bowling Green City School District board on April 15 unanimously approved routine minutes, financial reports, personnel actions, policy and gifts items, builder's risk insurance for construction projects and a DECA student trip.","taxTitle","Bowling Green City School District, School Districts, Ohio","taxId",38776,"location","Ohio","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6270165,"District outlines expanded student wellness supports, community partnerships",567,700000,1267000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3039112-bd3478419fa6eb414b5f1805d0a437db&start=700&end=1267","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3039112-bd3478419fa6eb414b5f1805d0a437db/thumbnail_700000.jpg","/articles/6270165/Ohio/District-outlines-expanded-student-wellness-supports-community-partnerships","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6270165-a79879f1c061b95b0a2aaa4e752ec378/orig.mp4?Expires=1770442926&Signature=TQuqogQ4EfUVFr1loWB~Fb8OsdLr~8oA1h-jeNJhs2RONVHHiInJjk8A9V3afusGLM0kSn9LPLyavISD6MV3B5Kof3dZiIlVcQe84Ak9piBOaPBrY6mfV1nFdpqfi2cXKQbHjW38ODi86rm9kZoYGA8qGjYi-iVaZePJosgDim1FPcuyDzpnrPq1YDFXHW1b4kEo9q9q7JWXgYIr6UloZhOd7gHFTnciwaqtLcSEvGOBPhGaePQvAq4OyK0MLVZ0vLyOgLExi7hIDPms30aA6MSA61bps0zOCDI6RQDkllr480OeIGRFy1v8E6aMgKuyNoGDomlllup-z1aUyU0-xQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Bowling Green City School District officials presented an overview of the district's student wellness and success program at the April 15 board meeting, describing tiered supports, partnerships and data showing reduced major office referrals.

Alexandria Willoughby, the district's executive director of services, said the district emphasizes prevention through universal social‑emotional learning (SEL) curriculum and a tiered system of supports. Willoughby said the district's student wellness coordinator, Dania Klase, coordinates partnerships with external providers including the Educational Service Center (ESC), Handle With Care Ohio, Wood County Hospital, the Children's Resource Center (CRC), Bowling Green State University (BGSU) and the Children's Hunger Alliance.

Officials described specific components of the program: a tier‑1 SEL curriculum (Second Step) at elementary levels, Sources of Strength and other supports at secondary levels, a districtwide pantry (Bobcat Basics) housed at the middle school, mentoring partnerships with BGSU and a check‑in/check‑out tier‑2 intervention. The district reported that major office referrals fell in the 2022–23 school year, and said all five buildings achieved Bronze recognition for PBIS implementation and had applied for Silver recognition.

Willoughby said the district currently funds the wellness coordinator and several positions from the district's base funding and indicated that many partner services reduce district costs because partners supply expertise and personnel. The board was asked to review and accept the district's Student Wellness and Success Plan; that recommendation was included in the superintendent's subsequent request and approved by the board later in the meeting.","Bowling Green City School District staff described a multi-tiered student wellness program that coordinates internal roles and community partners to deliver social‑emotional and mental‑health supports across all buildings.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6270168,"Superintendent warns $2.6 million in cuts, 29 job losses if May 6 levy fails",299,1745000,2044000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3039112-bd3478419fa6eb414b5f1805d0a437db&start=1745&end=2044","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3039112-bd3478419fa6eb414b5f1805d0a437db/thumbnail_1745000.jpg","/articles/6270168/Ohio/Superintendent-warns-26-million-in-cuts-29-job-losses-if-May-6-levy-fails","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6270168-f3524ad821ec0318b3d562b572b8ea5f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770442926&Signature=GeOqDOS3mYjLvZGhpQV~NYxmkN6nyzyffnaWYDjT6WiD8twkUxo4rrJs1VNUKKd9z3I66OLPQfMvkYPIrirvHuYNVTNoJvDChsLUi2UrAILPGCiL41yIxhDoVGPJKp6Xb9hZwasNi2MIXxHF8-L81Gxg3LCo9BerhUQxdysqPukBRtAxqv-Qcz4NYUcJFDRBkV3JsMAaG73Ji6IYPSez0~T308xazCx8entzo~sLfaY9aenMv-9-ug6gSKD1VVKKUsrzcE3Bo8r~iIhjTVqz7KZdkn7wdFlXSMNY6RWdyuWxkqUUF8nkFeNy4bi-jwkjM3FZ17wspdbVZbZWznlcdg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The superintendent of the Bowling Green City School District told the school board and the public on April 15 that the district must reduce its budget about $2,600,000 for the 2025–26 school year if the 0.75 percent, five‑year income tax levy on the May 6 ballot does not pass.

The superintendent said the board previously approved an eliminations and reductions list that would be implemented in that school year if voters reject the levy. The list includes elimination of 29 positions — including seven teachers, three central office or administrative positions (the athletic director, director of communications and the district student wellness coordinator), three nurses, seven bus drivers and multiple support and custodial roles — and “major reductions to programs” such as extracurricular activities, district gifted programming, elementary orchestra and contracted mental‑health therapists and case managers.

The superintendent provided specific examples of proposed transportation changes that would follow a failed levy: transportation would be limited to the state minimum requirement (students preschool through eighth grade who live more than two miles from school), no routine high‑school transportation except where required by law (for example, to the career center), and substantially larger bus routes that could increase student ride times by as much as 1.5 hours. The superintendent also said all buildings would be closed to outside entities after the school day to save utilities and personnel costs.

The superintendent said pay‑to‑play fees, now about $40,000 annually, could not reasonably be expected to replace the lost revenue; the district estimates extracurriculars represent about 29% of total expenditures on the reductions list and calculated that covering 29% of a $2.6 million reduction would require more than $790,000 — far above current fee revenue.

District leadership emphasized that the cuts described would be the first round of reductions and that further cuts would be required in subsequent years if additional revenue is not secured. The superintendent said individual staff members likely to be eliminated had already been notified in February.

Board members and the superintendent encouraged voters to use available early voting and to vote on May 6. The superintendent also gave a brief schedule note: the new high school's groundbreaking is planned for May 1 at 4 p.m.

The board took no formal vote on the levy itself during the meeting.","At an April 15 Bowling Green City School District board meeting, district leadership detailed the potential program and staffing reductions that would follow a failed 0.75% five‑year income tax levy on May 6, 2025, and urged voters to participate.","actionData","errors"]

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Board approves minutes, financials, personnel moves, builder's risk insurance and student trip

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Superintendent warns $2.6 million in cuts, 29 job losses if May 6 levy fails