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Highlights

- Consent agenda: The board approved minutes, donations, certified and classified personnel actions, supplemental personnel, a new student activity charter, overnight field trips and an early graduation request. The consent agenda passed on roll call.

- Construction manager at risk (CMR): The board approved a motion to select Summit as the CMR to begin preconstruction work with the design team for district‑wide improvements. The motion passed on roll call (members recorded voting yes included Mister George, Miss Barnes, Miss Green and Missus Talley in the roll call sequence).

- Board of Revision appeals: The board authorized filing appeals with the county board of revision for parcel number 0370211700 and parcel number 0420389070 after the district’s review found sale prices materially above the current assessed values; motions passed on voice/roll call.

- Amended tax amounts and rates: The board accepted amended tax amounts and rates for fiscal year 2025 and accepted tax rates for tax year 2026 based on figures supplied by the county budget commission. Motions passed by roll call.

- Substitute pay rates: The board approved revisions to classified and certificated substitute pay rates for fiscal year 2025, including adding van drivers and aligning custodial substitute pay to a higher level to remain competitive. Motion passed.

- Payment in lieu of transportation: The board approved additional payments in lieu of transportation for eligible applicants under the district’s existing resolution; board members asked the treasurer to report historic annual totals.

- Executive session: The board voted to enter executive session at 8:30 p.m.; the public meeting recessed and the board returned to regular session afterward.

What the motions did not specify

Most motions were standard procedural or administrative approvals; where the transcript did not identify a specific mover or seconder the record shows the motion was made and seconded but names were not tied to the spoken motion on the audio transcript. Vote tallies where roll calls were taken are reflected in the meeting minutes; motions listed above passed during the meeting and will be reflected in the district’s minutes and posted resolutions.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","03/10/2025 CWLS Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","At the regular meeting the board approved routine personnel and activity items, named Summit as construction manager at risk for site improvements, authorized two board‑of‑revision appeals and approved tax and substitute pay resolutions.","taxTitle","Canal Winchester Local, School Districts, Ohio","taxId",38717,"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},6049029,"Residents urge repairs to baseball field, board appoints construction manager for $15M improvements",2005,2668000,4673000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3512597-3e9657a9821bebc688de45e96c611486&start=2668&end=4673","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3512597-3e9657a9821bebc688de45e96c611486/thumbnail_2668000.jpg","/articles/6049029/Ohio/Residents-urge-repairs-to-baseball-field-board-appoints-construction-manager-for-15M-improvements","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6049029-94c5328111f82f914870a68b074d7f8c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770514512&Signature=PhRuvnn9GRuPBrnXG-PzspO3dEbEulx7nGPKRLN98blsyr3WfmH6YA49AlLhlZJVCkti0TmoeC-MsLM0hpnz1fq1Z3ylp670ROlJEBC8GE71v5JtdW~83rsj8VVKJ7NsjveBq-qOnnXpKt4DJQdGNoYr4PttUGOTVB9hZ1iud6p1UMJayQqDJT8cyrOtxrAv-Op3LXC-LdGKC-lXv9bvke-ztks9CjzDizXygJVPSR-RHyWSkyNN65nxLCA8FLv8BjzYZGTAruWWWAKsKVuYSV4TSAQNgnRCEE~iOQo4rhItqoAu3C8hUEqZ~ay2QDse9kmRkNeSvZouUzaprQYumw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Canal Winchester residents urged the school board to maintain and repair existing athletic facilities while the district advances a multi‑site improvement plan, and the board voted to name Summit as the construction manager at risk to begin preconstruction cost planning.

At the start of public comment, Rob Stedman, a lifelong Canal Winchester resident, told the board that students currently using the baseball field deserve interim repairs until long‑term projects are complete. \"Until everything's finished, I think the school system needs to continue to invest in the seniors, the juniors, and probably the sophomores that aren't gonna see any of this,\" Stedman said, urging fixes to fences and windscreens rather than relying on volunteer patchwork.

Eric McGee, another resident, echoed concerns about delays and momentum on capital planning, noting the community’s desire for steady, incremental improvements. \"Slow improvements over time help to get that excitement going,\" McGee said, drawing a link between visible facility upkeep, community involvement and student participation.

The district’s treasurer, Nick Roberts, responded during the meeting’s fiscal update that the facilities program is moving forward and outlined financing already in place. Roberts said the district borrowed $15,000,000 to fund a package of projects including a performing arts center (PAC), athletic field house, softball and baseball fields, additional tennis courts and track work. \"We borrowed $15,000,000 to to mainly do these projects, which PAC is a big part, Athletic field house, softball fields, baseball fields are a big priority on those,\" Roberts said, and said renderings and site plans will be shared as work proceeds. He estimated many improvements could be finished by mid‑2026 and said some work is already in design.

Following design progress, the board took a separate action to select a construction manager at risk (CMR) for the district‑wide improvements. After interviewing firms, the board approved Summit to join preconstruction work with the architect and begin cost‑estimating for the site plans. A board member said the CMR will help translate designs into precise project budgets so the district knows \"exactly what we can do, what we can't do.\" The motion to appoint Summit passed on a roll call vote.

Why it matters: parents and current athletes raised immediate concerns about field conditions; the appointment of a CMR signals the district is moving from planning to price‑setting and implementation steps for an $18,000,000 project package the treasurer outlined, which the district says is funded in part by the $15,000,000 borrowing.

Board members and staff acknowledged ongoing repairs to several sites — for example, drainage work at the softball field and gym floor refurbishment planned at the middle school — and said boosters and athletic funds also supplement facility upkeep in the near term. The treasurer said boosters raise roughly $300,000 and the athletic fund brings in about $350,000 annually; he said some projects are consolidated into the larger site project and others may require future levy actions if additional funding is needed.

The board did not set final construction scopes during the meeting; administrators said the CMR and architect will now refine budgets and schedules and bring further resolutions to the board for approvals.","Public commenters asked the district to repair current athletic facilities while the board advanced a district‑wide improvement program and approved a construction manager at risk to begin cost planning.",{"_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},6049034,"Canal Winchester reports fewer suspensions but big rise in kindergarten and elementary referrals",1378,868000,2246000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3512597-3e9657a9821bebc688de45e96c611486&start=868&end=2246","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3512597-3e9657a9821bebc688de45e96c611486/thumbnail_868000.jpg","/articles/6049034/Ohio/Canal-Winchester-reports-fewer-suspensions-but-big-rise-in-kindergarten-and-elementary-referrals","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6049034-a13b9dbfebed6e2cc3db59269bf5b4be/orig.mp4?Expires=1770514512&Signature=WmAOUMbCHSTqsw~GbaBHTGkxhIEKYuj80L9GZPPR~OMQyjxGaZPq2OS-EBsgxuqJhe2Bx5zhQRh7HU-6qlHjFSn2SehN9VpSzxgjw9JF4Lb-7tqBNAKP-m7iKiC-upzVPXvBT9Ul3~3vg5FLctUqBPQoQsPUbTCWgrWAD9-zQU0aWDxR9t1LysJ81sE27cvl3LfLEshP1iv4m49wXo~9YVPhz51QVDX6CahBEVMeJmhdEA-V8x4kTCOejdEwS7uuP3cWnqfbwvTtff-V7nLi4VVDyYR~6FgHdrYo1MplWp5cnlCjCAP31UvPXCsF5tiERUikcOQ5TIWPBHAqDlTxjw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Superintendent Kya Hunt told the Canal Winchester Local School District board on the evening the district’s first‑semester discipline data showed declines in formal discipline actions at most buildings but sharp increases in office referrals at some elementary schools after the district introduced all‑day kindergarten.

Hunt said the presentation compared first semester 2024–25 with first semester 2023–24 “so that you can really see an apples to apples comparison.” She said data are recorded by teachers, staff and administrators and that some incidents reported to the state represent major infractions such as fights, drugs or weapons.

The nut graf: the district reported fewer suspensions and overall discipline actions at the high school and middle school, while Indian Trail Elementary recorded a notable rise in office referrals — a change the superintendent tied in part to the move to full‑day kindergarten and to the building’s new reporting tools.

District officials converted building reports into uniform metrics for the board. At Canal Winchester High School, first‑semester discipline actions (suspensions and expulsions) fell to 66 from 86 a year earlier (a 23% decline); the number of students with those actions fell to 54 from 65. Office referrals at the high school were 379 this semester versus 481 last year, the presentation said. At Canal Winchester Middle School total discipline actions dropped to 154 from 231 and the number of students receiving those actions fell from 122 to 87.

By contrast, Indian Trail Elementary recorded 233 office referrals in the first semester of 2024–25 compared with 79 the prior year; the building had 21 discipline actions this year and none in the prior year. Superintendent Kya Hunt said several factors likely contributed: the district moved to full‑day kindergarten this year, and Indian Trail also began using a digital behavior‑reporting tool that may have increased recorded incidents. \"We did go to a full day kindergarten, which with behaviors, if students are not used to doing school ... that could account and probably does account for, the increased number of students and the increased number of office referrals,\" Hunt said.

Hunt also explained reporting differences among buildings. At the high school, the district distinguishes office referrals (which can result in detentions or an in‑school alternative called ABIP) from discipline actions that result in suspension or expulsion. \"Office referrals can result in discipline actions like ABIP which is our in school learning alternative,\" she said. At the middle school, she noted, office referrals are converted into discipline entries so the charts are not directly comparable without that caveat.

Board members pressed for deeper review of particular categories, notably a rise in acts of disrespect or insubordination at the middle school and the increase in office referrals at Indian Trail. A board member asked whether staff report bullying differently than incidents that target staff; Hunt responded that the district follows the state definition of bullying, which requires repeated behavior. \"The definition of bullying is repeated violation,\" she said, and added that the district examines definitions when comparing trends.

Hunt emphasized that more than half of students who received a referral or discipline action had only one incident in the semester. Across the district, 4,05 (sic in slides; presented as 405) total students K–12 had at least one office referral or discipline action — described in the presentation as about 10% of students. She said 56.5% of students with entries had only a single incident in the semester, a figure administrators cited as evidence that interventions and restorative practices are having an effect.

Administrators described interventions already in place: hallway sweeps, changes to the cell‑phone policy, use of MTSS (multi‑tiered systems of support) and restorative practices at Winchester Trail Elementary. The district also said it uses counselors and mental‑health staff to review building data monthly and that building leadership teams examine trends at semester breaks.

Hunt told the board the district plans fuller year‑end reporting. \"We pretty much have a template now, and so we would expect that at the end of the year we'll do one that would include not only second semester, but we could actually review the whole year,\" she said.

Board members asked for additional follow‑up: more semesters of data, and an analysis of whether increased camera coverage or other safety measures correlate with behavior changes. Hunt said the district uses SROs, paraprofessionals assigned to monitor camera footage and weapon detection sensors weekly, and that the district recently received an Attorney General grant to support additional measures.

Hunt concluded by noting building‑level context matters when interpreting small counts (for example, expulsions that move from two to five students can produce large percentage swings) and urged continued use of MTSS and restorative approaches to reduce repeat incidents.","Superintendent Kya Hunt told the school board that first-semester discipline actions fell at most buildings, while Indian Trail Elementary saw a rise in office referrals after full‑day kindergarten was introduced.","actionData","errors"]

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