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Board member Smith, who spoke at length, credited Allen with multiple initiatives that shaped the district's recent decade, including leading the district to apply for and win a state Straight A grant that funded the Marysville Early College High School (ECHS). \"Without Dr. Allen's guidance and vision, Marysville would have missed this opportunity,\" the board member said, referencing the $12.5 million award that helped create the district's ECHS and STEM programming.

Speakers also praised Allen's handling of the COVID‑19 pandemic, noting the district developed local data tracking and adapted schedules, transportation and remote access to minimize learning loss and protect staff and students. Multiple board members and community members thanked her for focusing decisions on students.

In her remarks, Allen thanked staff, families and students and said she retires \"with a full heart and great hope.\" She added, \"I am proud of what we've accomplished together, and I always will be cheering for the monarchs from the sidelines.\" The superintendent noted the district's work on literacy, workforce development and personalized learning as accomplishments that will continue after her departure.

What the board and community said: Several board members, the outgoing superintendent and at least one community speaker referenced improvements in academic programming, athletic and facility upgrades, and partnerships with higher education and local industry. The board recognized 19 retirees at the meeting and noted their combined 461 years of service to the district.

Next steps: The board welcomed incoming administrators approved earlier in the meeting — Carrie Jackson as assistant superintendent and Jenny Thaxton as student services director — and said a transition plan is underway as the district prepares for new leadership.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Marysville Exempted Village Schools May 15, 2025 BOE Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Dr. Diane Allen announced her retirement after 13 years leading Marysville schools. Board members and community speakers credited her with launching the Marysville Early College High School, guiding the district through COVID‑19, advancing personalized learning and securing major grants.","taxTitle","Marysville Exempted Village, School Districts, Ohio","taxId",38299,"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},6238726,"Board approves $942,000 first phase to replace high‑school windows; members request facilities plan",162,2676000,2838000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3348467-f089e43b45992ea3f373bc532c6668c5&start=2676&end=2838","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3348467-f089e43b45992ea3f373bc532c6668c5/thumbnail_2676000.jpg","/articles/6238726/Ohio/Board-approves-942000-first-phase-to-replace-highschool-windows-members-request-facilities-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6238726-1f838e888d1fd84ef49d9340eae2cc43/orig.mp4?Expires=1771150437&Signature=iyzgdlpiQxtGP3fy6lDMP0F-bq13pOpKXqxwMScEGqA1IWFbQWzCWBhu1tR5flDSOit33NmFnlEdapx27vk7tADwc7SdwjEH31Zg-5Q8vjh0XwgEEv0zxuhtfkZTJko9-RXONvBCogRkhdWTR2jgoKv57l6f~OJy8avm8t6B92Kti2JduMjUUATw4f8GDnG10RExuKp3A-UItR3XcFliv7pkLsIkPo7ReA0dcsGuxtiRV3GD~ifFdX~RMrvw0FifKFWfosUMqDS7G35fxresiIj125xnKI~hl36xD3RUnG0XCaC~I0tgWgczKoBx7VaxcxnHrhC30qdxd-snlul9yw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Marysville Exempted Village School District board voted to authorize a contract with Capital Aluminum and Glass Corporation for the purchase and installation of windows and associated materials at Marysville High School.

Board discussion noted the work will replace more than 300 windows, many original to the building. A board member described the contract as \"phase 1\" with a cost of about $942,000; staff said a second phase would cost roughly $250,000. One board member asked for the HPM facilities adequacy presentation — scheduled for June — to provide a wider context for permanent improvement (P.I.) spending. \"I would like to kind of get ... what were the projects, kind of resetting our permanent improvement forecast,\" the board member said, pressing for a menu of options and priorities before additional P.I. projects proceed.

Other board members said the windows were a high‑priority maintenance item and noted that many existing windows were deteriorated. The board approved the contract; staff indicated the expense will come from the permanent improvement fund.

What the board voted on and next steps: The board approved the vendor contract for phase 1 window replacement and directed staff to present HPM's full facilities assessment in June to inform long‑range P.I. planning.","The board approved a contract with Capital Aluminum and Glass Corporation to replace more than 300 windows at Marysville High School (phase 1, ~$942,000). Some board members said they want the upcoming HPM facilities assessment presented before committing further permanent improvement funds.",{"_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},6238731,"Marysville to operate Mini Monarch preschool; district will not provide bus service to peer students",280,752000,1032000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3348467-f089e43b45992ea3f373bc532c6668c5&start=752&end=1032","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3348467-f089e43b45992ea3f373bc532c6668c5/thumbnail_752000.jpg","/articles/6238731/Ohio/Marysville-to-operate-Mini-Monarch-preschool-district-will-not-provide-bus-service-to-peer-students","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6238731-8486c9ea622e5811717703581da60acf/orig.mp4?Expires=1771150437&Signature=dOnR9PzSKg6LzrK6oYk9tWJIs3JiIuwTPnOu~dU3mzGNNI1~bj-2GFlIi0FDWKd7iEkfWNCfArhWoM1dPtNmw-whm~R4cEveGfl3SnK~RR75s5CsHrzn1l2jppiZpeJdUnzgCz7xTwaQYrVHvWjqah1wLcpjYpF7JLpFMgaZbTefgtezYZLbEKxBu8ZgQAVWLw6oMEV48Uh0TOYBaIEV0AHrIAD81Kn-5DFrOb5pOMUiYeZSxcLGdo2njF81w-4SYrCGJwv7jXFaOJDeDy7EpIhiMQxwVTnKzqQf2bFG-CkCh8EAiIxoD2OUD5fRIRgorJRhE3Ondzutrt2i~RNPbA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Marysville Exempted Village School District told the board on Tuesday it will take over preschool operations previously associated with the Harold Lewis Center and will operate the program under the brand \"Mini Monarch Academy.\" Staff said the board will vote later in the meeting on a preschool handbook and staff approvals.

\"Next year, VAT, who currently contracts with Harold Lewis to transport their students, we are going to be contracting with them or that contract is transferring to us for next year,\" said the preschool presenter identified in the record as Kim (staff member). Kim explained that all preschool students with individualized education programs (IEPs) are eligible for transportation but that peer (tuition) students are not because the VAT contractor cannot add routes or drivers. \"If we offer to one, we would have to offer to all,\" Kim said, explaining the district must treat families equally and cannot grandfather certain students into bus service.

Kim told the board class lists are complete for now and that peer wait lists across Marysville and the Harold Lewis Center have been cleared. The district has created a shared cost sheet for peer students from other Union County schools if those districts want to send students. Staff also presented daily schedules, including a two‑hour delay schedule, and said onboarding for preschool staff will begin the following week. The superintendent noted the board will be asked to approve preschool staff later in the evening.

Transportation, staffing and facilities remain the most complicated items for implementation; the presenter said the Harold Lewis preschool staff will tour the Harold Lewis building and the Harold Lewis staff will move toward the Harrold Lewis Building next week to plan classroom locations. Two previously expected building secretaries had resigned and those positions were posted.

What the board approved and next steps: The board later voted on consent items that included personnel approvals; staff said the preschool handbook and staffing approvals would be included on the board's consent agenda for final action that evening. Staff will implement transportation eligibility consistent with federal and state rules for students with IEPs and the constraints of the existing VAT contract.","District staff presented plans to take over preschool operations from Harold Lewis Center, adopt a new 'Mini Monarch Academy' brand and handbook, and told the board peer (tuition) preschool students will not be eligible for district busing because of capacity constraints on the VAT contract.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6238736,"Marysville approves five‑year forecast after levy; treasurer warns operating deficit persists",1166,1346000,2512000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3348467-f089e43b45992ea3f373bc532c6668c5&start=1346&end=2512","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3348467-f089e43b45992ea3f373bc532c6668c5/thumbnail_1346000.jpg","/articles/6238736/Ohio/Marysville-approves-fiveyear-forecast-after-levy-treasurer-warns-operating-deficit-persists","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6238736-8ad05ead5982c5413c945d01d01569d3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771150437&Signature=Fd2bYYw1UedNwYgkF-F7AKG5BbI3NNrYEqzT22BoFFroz467P1-0etco~NTtBOi~JK22Zh2Zi1URn8drWk6ZljWJripqRWESzgOliG9Uuv0yiV4bHH132u7mrPlcaMNjQk7f-yjncYmdgrbcJ-ML2Hev1Mn~ikIGSCHiFZsK9bjCPpPwmpqzeRsjVpGvB1r7TvO1dtRuuNQjbbYs0r-QwimMu4foNptOBOg5n~Cnn8kL8M3e2XS8oyOUyeHYPCNolpqGUtqcDJyGb7qI1zanIkuYsRGcgxytvqU4asG2xrTN3Btu8BORTgfxCFtVVucvfx4b47mYRyK8xR~2voKNyA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Marysville Exempted Village School District board on Tuesday approved the district's May five‑year forecast after voters passed a 5.5‑mill emergency levy in May that is expected to bring roughly $6.9 million in new annual revenue at full collection.

In presenting the forecast, Treasurer Todd Johnson told the board the district remains in an operating deficit. \"The red line expenditures is above the blue line revenue every year and that was as we expected ... that means we are in an operating deficit,\" Johnson said. He said the district's cash balance remains positive through the forecast but will fall to about $2 million by fiscal 2029, below the board's stated goal of maintaining one month of expenditures.

The forecast incorporates several revenue and expenditure changes. The levy will be phased in over two fiscal years, with roughly half of new levy revenue appearing in fiscal 2026 and full collection expected in fiscal 2027. The district's tax‑increment financing (TIF) agreement with the city is projected to generate about $1.2 million in additional revenue for the district beginning in fiscal 2026. The treasurer also noted a projected annual Amazon pilot payment of $903,000 currently modeled for fiscal 2029, though he cautioned timing is uncertain.

Johnson said a significant boost in public utility personal (PUP) property tax valuation produced roughly $567,000 in unexpected revenue for fiscal 2025, reducing what had been forecast as a decline. The forecast assumes the district will receive about $463,000 in TPP (tangible personal property) phase‑out reimbursement in fiscal 2025 and does not assume further TPP reimbursements beyond this year.

On the expenditure side, the forecast reflects the district taking on preschool operations, which Johnson said adds an estimated $3 million in wages and benefits and about $650,000 for purchased transportation services in fiscal 2026. The projection also models costs for restoring school resource officers to buildings at an approximate annual cost of $700,000, and shows a spike in expenditures in fiscal 2025 tied to the end of federal ESSER grants.

Johnson highlighted legislative uncertainty as a major risk. He told the board that proposed state actions — including earlier House action on a bill that would alter the Fair School Funding Act — and at least 14 pieces of pending legislation affecting property taxes and valuations could materially change the district's state and local revenue outlook. \"That would be very significant to our district that would potentially cost the district 4 to $5,000,000 if this were implemented,\" Johnson said of one scenario under discussion in Columbus.

Board members discussed the forecast at length before voting to approve it. The board also approved the related treasurer items on the consent agenda. Johnson and other speakers repeatedly emphasized the forecast is a snapshot that could change quickly as the state finalizes its biennial budget and as local values and settlements are updated.

What the board voted on and next steps: The board approved the May five‑year forecast and associated treasurer recommendations. The forecast will be filed as required by state law. Staff will continue to monitor state budget action, TIF settlements and PUP valuations and will return to the board with updated simulations when new state budget information and actual settlements are available.","The Marysville Exempted Village School District board approved its May five‑year forecast following passage of a 5.5‑mill emergency levy, but Treasurer Todd Johnson told the board the district remains in an operating deficit and will draw down reserves as preschool and other costs come online.","actionData","errors"]

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