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The donations accepted on the consent agenda included $500 from the Kiwanis Club of Madison to Madison High School for ecology projects; $60 from Bill and Joe Hudson to Madison High School for student fees; $200 from Andrew and Lisa Rasch to Madison High School for senior fees; $423 from McDonald’s to South Elementary to be used as needed; and two $250 gifts—one from Angela Smith and one from William and Sally Rogas—both to Madison High School for the Jeff Greer scholarship. The board and speakers noted Jeff Greer was an art teacher at Madison High School who passed away in February 2018 and that his family awards an annual scholarship; the presenter said the district and community had contributed funds and that prints of his 9/11 painting are in public collections.

Why it matters: library tax budgets affect local library funding and donations support school programs, student fees and scholarships.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","(starts at 4:53) Madison Local Schools BOE Meeting 5-19-25 6:00PM","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved the Madison Public Library FY26 tax budget and accepted several community donations earmarked for Madison High School and South Elementary; board members also acknowledged a scholarship gift in memory of former teacher Jeff Greer.","taxTitle","Madison Local, School Districts, Ohio","taxId",54729,"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},6233187,"Board approves moving workers’ compensation managed‑care and TPA work to Sedgwick",136,2524000,2660000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3424036-77efee75baf3145fe1686e57cec6f8ca&start=2524&end=2660","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3424036-77efee75baf3145fe1686e57cec6f8ca/thumbnail_2524000.jpg","/articles/6233187/Ohio/Board-approves-moving-workers-compensation-managedcare-and-TPA-work-to-Sedgwick","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6233187-76ad0b0b285352164892c6e4695db6de/orig.mp4?Expires=1775342038&Signature=CryLa1NkWSUqNd2SNr4HFJn7Ay9sDhI~r0o2mG5tq4hmWXrPdpO3HzRz7Gta71SXam5Cal232xPNyDIuwMLGyfvnfeaKn8V0U7ckQJ1hQwBLi~3VlG~pYzb2FBBG2NNVFe1VjEqzq9lp7EIFZUUJmdSc6wu0lDh9Fmb2S56tuQSna2-wuoywqAMBDV8qtFmHoJ9JaGrUD9kplrXVPaGMv2Gw2oLuCt~clCdwlO3PGojIRt6PqlnG-btLYLDxC8RifXexGPQU0Mdrd6~FO7hQiNlU9UciUeCgQlZKOCuaue3nqtWgZjMVWYIu9fq5Yo6Dr0ivXepklOJK18eZ3Se5FA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District staff recommended consolidating the district’s workers’ compensation managed‑care organization (MCO) and third‑party administrator (TPA) under Sedgwick and the board approved the change on a roll‑call vote.

The presenter said the district’s current MCO is Sedgwick and the current TPA is Shakeley; staff told the board Sedgwick’s combined proposal offered better retrospective‑rating outcomes and an annual fee about $1,000 lower than the separate arrangement with Shakeley. The presenter also said having the MCO and TPA from a single vendor reduces administrative friction that can occur when different companies must coordinate claims management.

The board voted to accept the staff recommendation to bring both the MCO and TPA under Sedgwick.

Why it matters: the change affects how the district manages work‑injury claims and could modestly lower annual administration fees and improve coordination of claims handling.","The board voted to consolidate the district’s workers’ compensation managed‑care organization and third‑party administrator under Sedgwick after staff said Sedgwick’s combined proposal was lower and would reduce friction between separate vendors.",{"_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},6233191,"Madison Local hires full‑time school psychologist; board accepts two veteran teacher retirements",780,2952000,3732000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3424036-77efee75baf3145fe1686e57cec6f8ca&start=2952&end=3732","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3424036-77efee75baf3145fe1686e57cec6f8ca/thumbnail_2952000.jpg","/articles/6233191/Ohio/Madison-Local-hires-fulltime-school-psychologist-board-accepts-two-veteran-teacher-retirements","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6233191-1d8817bd87de1a48f01e73d5f0b69f02/orig.mp4?Expires=1775342038&Signature=gs3Bf6jDv1raDa8lphrv8~BjciYLfPKGLY4JoqT8T8EqHF07Szs0qQ45irJwv18Iej7n6UkvPi6hhCQdzRbpYSd9u80t~UOnJM3S0Y-avyAVDgsEeC7vEhJHJbzpBIRavQncieUOKAYghL9U~HzCGapnIccDwOc8yi5peudagtpB3YjuUhVK5drvuZKeArxaOUHkjPFngTrPZilfVscLmLXJb3iOEYoYBSMHoxXXMowDSu3W0Uvx8FVaZA2Bn0JOly7lb9wxwnS6lwKXBcp5ajug7iU5yZVt7nW0qbbx4YfPEkp-Q1A1iJlx9-y8PoSGVxldeRVKWJ87~ojRyl-AiQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Madison Local School District board on May 19 approved an employment contract to hire Suzanne Baker as a school psychologist for the 2025–26 school year and accepted the retirement resignations of Jacqueline Berry, a North Elementary fourth‑grade teacher effective June 1, 2025, and Steve Clark, a Madison High School science teacher effective July 1, 2025.

District administrators told the board they previously contracted for a part‑time psychologist shared with another district and that growing demand — including new homeschooling rules and increased requests for evaluations — has pushed the district to add a full‑time psychologist. The superintendent said the district now plans to have four full‑time school psychologists to serve five school buildings.

Board members discussed how state requirements and caseload ratios affect staffing. Administrators said intervention specialists in grades K–8 are limited to a maximum caseload of 16 students and high‑school specialists to 24, and that speech, occupational therapy and other special‑education work add to staffing needs. The superintendent and treasurer told the board that some retirements and hiring at entry steps (step 0) were included in the May forecast assumptions to reduce payroll impact.

The board also approved one substitute teacher contract (Mackenzie Embacher) and rescinded a supplemental 2024–25 contract for Catherine Kaminski as middle‑school power of the pen adviser.

Why it matters: the staffing actions address special‑education evaluation and service requirements while the retirements and hiring plans intersect with the district’s updated five‑year forecast.","The board approved a contract for a full‑time school psychologist for 2025–26 and accepted retirements from two longtime teachers as the district cited rising special‑education demand and more homeschool evaluations.",{"_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},6233195,"Madison Local board hears update showing tighter five‑year outlook after missed calculation",1766,634000,2400000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3424036-77efee75baf3145fe1686e57cec6f8ca&start=634&end=2400","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3424036-77efee75baf3145fe1686e57cec6f8ca/thumbnail_634000.jpg","/articles/6233195/Ohio/Madison-Local-board-hears-update-showing-tighter-fiveyear-outlook-after-missed-calculation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6233195-5478083d66389eff8f10b4980f284489/orig.mp4?Expires=1775342038&Signature=O6g69RbKxNUrVeBopCen3dqo28XlVAgS7-zYRgOMrDM4QtrxWnDIn4Gd3tDPRJEiVrdmQvNhV5ZF0BJ7E8REQ1AjcHRuDJKVl7PwwN-lSgw9MfKqCOyiuShLFfn2d6O0EI-QFHdmSHWpUE5l1ydpDRmDgCNCXptG8juU9Y-GBnzZ3FT3eM5IspMWq-MtUOwwTZYGLKB0Quxq4xj-3QIy57LdUI-4tYMgnnJlTLJ3QvrzCYnJgMXlMI8zKBogMFUa9FzHtKX1NfOea0E1PNJtrlVJhT7eBkbVEAtn8k9u04Rk6L~uSbjxVjEP4kgYYFoWuSG5~SL7q91B2yUUiREIPw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Madison Local School district treasurer told the board on May 19 that the district’s reconciled cash balance as of April 30, 2025, was $13,722,581.3 and that general‑fund receipts through April totaled $26,463,333 while expenditures were $24,824,468.

The treasurer said the May update to the district’s five‑year forecast reduces projected ending cash balances compared with the November 2024 forecast because a 2% increase in wages required by the district’s collective bargaining agreement had not been included in the November numbers. The treasurer told the board that “that difference, the increase in our expenditures was right around $537,000” for the fiscal year because the omitted 2% and higher medical insurance costs were added back into the calculation.

Board members discussed the practical effect of the change. The treasurer said that in the November 2024 forecast the projected ending cash balance for the general fund was about $2,683,000 and that the May update shows about $2,551,000 — a decrease of roughly $132,000. The treasurer added that compounding of the omitted labor increase and higher benefit costs pushes larger shortfalls into later years of the forecast and that the district’s FY2029 projection moved further into negative territory in the updated run.

Board members and staff walked through drivers the treasurer cited: salaries and benefits together account for the majority of expenditures (the treasurer said salaries represent about 57.24% of total expenditures and benefits about 21.43%), a 2% contract wage increase beginning FY26, and a January rise in medical/prescription costs the treasurer said was about 22% for this year. The treasurer described conservative assumptions for revenues and somewhat liberal assumptions for expenditures to avoid underestimating future pressure.

Board members asked how the district was offsetting those added costs. The treasurer and other staff said a wave of retirements this year reduced payroll obligations; the treasurer said the district had about nine retirements in the snapshot used for the May forecast and that the board and administration planned not to replace five of those positions and to hire the remaining replacements at entry steps, reducing the net payroll impact. The treasurer also said special‑education caseloads and health‑insurance projections remain uncertain and noted the district will finalize insurance rates in August.

After the presentation the board approved the monthly financial statements and donations listed on the consent agenda and then voted to approve the May five‑year forecast as presented. The board also asked that the forecast materials and assumptions be posted to the district website after approval.

Why it matters: the five‑year forecast guides staffing and spending decisions for the district; the board flagged that an omitted contractual wage increase in an earlier forecast materially changed multi‑year outlooks and prompted discussion of retirements, hiring strategy and benefit costs.","Madison Local School District treasurer reported May updates to the five‑year forecast showing smaller ending balances than the district expected after a 2% labor increase was omitted from November projections; the board approved the May forecast and monthly financial statements.","actionData","errors"]

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