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The board approved the consent agenda by roll call (5–0). The board then approved a tentative graduation list (motion by Mister Akins, second Miss Turner Burch) by roll call (5–0). Resignations of administrative personnel and summer‑school administrative appointments were approved by roll call votes recorded in the meeting minutes as 5–0.

The board approved certified employment contracts for administrative personnel (vote recorded as 5–0) after discussion. When the board voted on classified administrative contracts, the roll call recorded one abstention: Miss Macklin abstained and the motion passed 4–1.

The board approved non‑administrative personnel hires (5–0). Under agenda item 6.07 the board approved the Gear Up summer program (vote recorded 4–0 in the minutes). Under agenda item 6.08 the board approved a reduction in force of teachers; the roll call is recorded as passing 3–1 (one board member recorded a “no” vote). The minutes show several service contracts for executive directors and operations were approved with majority votes; one discussion noted a motion to remove a Mount Zion contract but the motion failed for lack of a second and the package was approved 3–1 on that item.

Near the end of the meeting the board voted to enter executive session on personnel, property and pending litigation matters; the motion carried on a roll call vote recorded as 5–0. The minutes state the board would not vote on additional matters immediately upon returning from executive session.

All quotes and attributions in this report come from the meeting transcript and the board’s roll‑call statements recorded during the session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Education Regular Meeting May 15, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","During the May 15 meeting the Board of Education approved the consent agenda and a series of personnel and service contracts, and voted to implement a reduction in force as presented; several motions passed unanimously while a few votes recorded an abstention or a no vote.","taxTitle","Bedford City, School Districts, Ohio","taxId",55755,"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},6229443,"Treasurer warns House Bill 96 could reduce state school funding share; district issues bonds to fund construction",711,3785000,4496000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3462280-146267ba3c73d0fa2d5c8d4d4eef95fa&start=3785&end=4496","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3462280-146267ba3c73d0fa2d5c8d4d4eef95fa/thumbnail_3785000.jpg","/articles/6229443/Bedford-City/School-Districts/Ohio/Treasurer-warns-House-Bill-96-could-reduce-state-school-funding-share-district-issues-bonds-to-fund-construction","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6229443-45b715301126f910213cee833e6cc52d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771197842&Signature=UsZwxVf2u2Leak-wak~NH7TJ7q-b09-tm5W~Bx3E5x9AEaikGSe3SmZQMy~zeVqrYPqzqFn4cEebuOfHm6ODK-km1qrUqo5ZTCWYfNBh6g31J96W0MskdQWVvtr842y9G5IuzOLDVXeiquuA59u2dcKxzoAyyDh34HwNjRH5gM31-EtYs-2fXRnowoZwmy3ndUj9E14tw3RcUgoXt-U5FfkhfIg9S3LFBvEeKkcJJdceN7LqZMndnIeEdKp613ICe3M0ermLtBCmJ4ZFcSnD2ox7~NMXqeF~ukhPFF8e0AXcg5L4KgiSGdKZLJRCeFYSNVI~cqFBQPdtCkFuq55qxg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Bedford City Schools treasurer presented the district’s five‑year forecast at the May 15 board meeting and told trustees the district’s general fund faces widening gaps in later years if proposed changes in House Bill 96 become law.

The treasurer said the forecast covers the general fund only and cited Ohio Revised Code section 5705.391 as the statutory backdrop for forecasting requirements. He reported total projected revenue for the current year of about $57,491,000 and projected general‑fund expenditures near $61,632,000. He said general property taxes represent approximately 48.97% of revenue and that the district’s current tax rate collection stands near 28.82 mills.

Explaining the effect of House Bill 96 as discussed in the state legislature, the treasurer said the bill would slow increases to the funding base and thereby lower the state’s share of school funding. He cited a reduction in the state share from about 38.4% toward an estimated 32.2% in a later fiscal year if base costs are not updated. The bill also includes a proposed 30% limit on carryover balances, which the treasurer said would reduce next fiscal year’s tax collections for districts that currently hold larger carryover balances.

\"We did issue all of our bonds today,\" the treasurer said, noting that bond proceeds are in hand to fund the district’s construction program. He framed that step as positive for ensuring construction cash is available while the district continues to seek operating efficiencies.

The forecast showed operating cash and days‑cash‑on‑hand declining across the forecast window; the treasurer noted a projected drop to roughly 26 operating days by one projection year and deeper shortfalls after that under the House Bill 96 assumptions. He recommended continuing budgetary controls and said staff would keep the board apprised of legislative activity.

No board action was taken on the forecast itself; the presentation accompanied multiple consent and contract votes later in the meeting.","The district treasurer presented a five‑year general fund forecast showing revenue shortfalls in later years if House Bill 96 is enacted as described; the treasurer also noted the district issued bonds the same day to finance construction projects.",{"_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},6229445,"Board hears construction updates: middle school work started, planning commission approves K–2 site",496,1393000,1889000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3462280-146267ba3c73d0fa2d5c8d4d4eef95fa&start=1393&end=1889","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3462280-146267ba3c73d0fa2d5c8d4d4eef95fa/thumbnail_1393000.jpg","/articles/6229445/Bedford-City/School-Districts/Ohio/Board-hears-construction-updates-middle-school-work-started-planning-commission-approves-K2-site","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6229445-8d100f3e91affe4cdb31446be0884231/orig.mp4?Expires=1771197842&Signature=g8C178s2fvn5p~rZYOUYiCvCtqM6m0xotxfhpFiNeuzlMhYxM0N2oM7gsIE9g~U7HejK8FWvFXChtNwuQsO5QTF5GgsdUoqadlXDKss2ZUfmPnOxF0Q6C0xTxq9XiwXNmzEETUofvpE7jyIB5TAXSsMqUKjUFGcsrJ06j5onBcQWPj82HO-AGrstGeYeGkOlknu-xVk-Mq3r-JzHacU3ErKToZJp~Ax~IPfTU7UlXaiVYI~G2Mp~QFB9-UywN8Se0-mqmrLZOjfbeqUxI~ohzuXe90gumWBwd1zVZ-zdkm-q0GvyHrpwO0ep0FAe04CP4weo5yRDxC4fo-aWNCBDww__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Russell, representing GPD, gave the Bedford Board of Education a facilities update on May 15 outlining progress on three district building projects and showing interior renderings for the new middle school and K–2 building.

Russell said construction for the middle school began the Tuesday after a community groundbreaking the prior Saturday and that the district expects a second groundbreaking for the K–2 building in about four weeks. The high school is still in the site-layout and design workshop stage with bidding and construction expected about a year from now.

\"We went to planning commission Tuesday, and we've got the final site approval. It was unanimously approved,\" Russell told the board. He showed renderings of student dining and gym spaces, flexible classroom and extended-learning-area concepts, and a media center that opens to a courtyard. The designs include operable partitions so adjacent teaching areas can combine for co-teaching or assemblies.

Russell described an outreach exercise in which kindergarten through fifth-grade students used stickers and a color palette to give direct input on playground elements and colors; that feedback is being used in the playground design. He also said the middle school will rely on its gym for large assemblies rather than include a traditional auditorium; Russell said the district expects the high school design to include an auditorium, noting that state funding does not cover auditorium construction and that such facilities are locally funded.

Board members asked for floor plans and square-foot details. Russell said the design follows the Ohio School Design Manual for classroom square footage and that full, labeled floor plans are withheld from public distribution for security reasons, but can be reviewed in a staff or committee setting.

The board later considered — and approved — a guaranteed maximum price amendment for an early site package tied to the K–2 project during the same meeting.","Russell from GPD presented interior renderings and a schedule for the district's three school construction projects; planning commission unanimously approved the K–2 site and a groundbreaking for the middle school was held the prior Saturday.",{"_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},6229446,"Bedford schools: technology supervisor clarifies device counts, Chrome Flex extends life of older machines",283,961000,1244000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3462280-146267ba3c73d0fa2d5c8d4d4eef95fa&start=961&end=1244","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3462280-146267ba3c73d0fa2d5c8d4d4eef95fa/thumbnail_961000.jpg","/articles/6229446/Bedford-City/School-Districts/Ohio/Bedford-schools-technology-supervisor-clarifies-device-counts-Chrome-Flex-extends-life-of-older-machines","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6229446-30fe857d35997273cece0c88abfa10fb/orig.mp4?Expires=1771197842&Signature=DVwHODqJdMR52upxpd55vkk61yK6P2gmBG~gEn8eyDebNG6TsbKTLwTVtJwzefoskZiyB2fTLdsvmNIbukbhTYB06xYSJsTV59hqRLpQxw-Pgo8t2YjJ3vS8bJ2GEMz0R-00NLSMzARWE~8odz4mq1sw-B3AGjHd0ce3EbaG4JPgxU71ODdbIV6e0xZu5K6vLU4bTgxg077q4VjBPlGn8TSUyAgpPW8awy3RNBGSje1F82Q6pDqiyY8a-gNmEpDq2K8jCj-FVHL6CryR3UXNev1dKWNbS86ktxvPFcFVmrjQIe-F~2otN4c2c-I0~Gfd9q--HrFEXHumau3ypPh4Tw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Antoine Corbett, supervisor of instructional technology for Bedford City Schools, told the board on May 15 that the district manages about 8,000 Chrome devices but fewer of those are classroom Chromebooks used for instruction and testing.

Corbett said the 8,000 figure includes Chromeboxes and other Chrome devices used at guard stations, menu screens and computer labs. He said about 2,000 district devices are “deprovisioned” (set for recycling or disposal) and roughly 6,000 were provisioned in the inventory he presented to the board. \"We manage 8,000 Chrome devices,\" Corbett said. \"Not all of our provisioned Chrome devices are Chromebooks.\"

Corbett gave a classroom-specific figure he called the district’s Chromebook count — \"more towards 3,259\" — and described device status categories in the inventory charts: a set labeled noncompliant devices, a set of unsupported or end-of-life devices, and a small group with updates pending. He said noncompliant devices are those that do not meet the operating-system standard the district maintains for secure testing and stability.

To extend the usable life of older desktops and laptops, Corbett described the district’s use of Chrome Flex, which can convert certain end-of-life devices to Chrome-capable machines. \"It’s called Chrome Flex. It extends the end of life for certain devices,\" he said, and he estimated for the models shown that Chrome Flex would extend service through about 2027. When board members asked about device lifespan, Corbett said a Chromebook can last up to seven years in rare cases but more typically four to five years in a K–12 environment.

Board President Taylor (first name on the record) and other members praised the technology team for finding cost savings by repurposing equipment. Corbett also invited board members to tour the technology shop and inventory to see how the department reuses parts and reassigns components.

The report did not change board policy or adopt new purchases. Corbett said the district will continue to track compliant versus noncompliant devices and hold some devices in reserve for immediate replacement needs.

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