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Board members voted to approve the MOU with the ESC after it was presented as a discussion/action item. The motion passed on roll call; Mrs. Olszewski, Mrs. Niekamp and Mr. Postage were recorded as voting yes. The board also approved a contract with Reach Educational Services LLC to provide educationally related extended-school-year services for summer 2025. That motion likewise passed by roll call.

The ESC MOU and the Reach contract were presented as discrete agenda items. The Reach contract covers providers for ESY services during summer 2025; the board approved the contract authorizing the district to secure the provider for the upcoming summer program. No dollar amounts were read aloud during the motion; procurement and program implementation details were to be handled by district staff.

Also discussed in a separate “discussion only” section were job-description updates and an administrative organizational chart change, including coordinator-level assignments for instructional technology and assessment. Those job-description items were read for information and not acted on as part of the contracts vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","6/9/2025 PLSD Board of Education Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Pickerington Local board approved a memorandum of understanding with the Educational Service Center and a contract with Reach Educational Services LLC to provide extended-school-year special-education services for summer 2025.","taxTitle","Pickerington Local, School Districts, Ohio","taxId",14480,"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},6209182,"Pickerington Local board approves multiple administrator hires, transition days and contract adjustments",162,966000,1128000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3736448-bec5d900067ec631b5fc9f6c541712d7&start=966&end=1128","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3736448-bec5d900067ec631b5fc9f6c541712d7/thumbnail_966000.jpg","/articles/6209182/Ohio/Pickerington-Local-board-approves-multiple-administrator-hires-transition-days-and-contract-adjustments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6209182-2387b7c0d5d2107341046a370d0fbf6c/orig.mp4?Expires=1773649383&Signature=B0R7ZXGZEcTQq6vybOnSWmnfw2o~5xrpL2aTUZDXG7LYLsGjFx3OnVAKXE03~LTbNkbJVWjnhEtclS1ZDRgrpOJbx7utwgNtORrzXJ5bs-dTmmjbIpi7enwz4geqjKUBRetMSb-FRgF9iE1SBhv7bywD689wxXPgWIRio9U8Q4xyPVZWMrXVd6IZ8DIapm9-VZvZnAodFRHVu77YwJ-BuD4HAs0KOucAl1FSzEVMtC~suBrh65A4KbNIsaPxQ6CwQQWUYobpTte2Vox84VyHzDrTcG~wc~QMkp2CVOPEqq-boFtJ8v0h~mxPTc5qLsjB93sukd8z2kJLVOVzH30Etw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Pickerington Local School District Board of Education voted to approve several administrator hires, interim appointments and contract adjustments during its meeting Tuesday.

Dr. Hunt read the consent agenda that included administrative contracts and resignations and recommended approvals. “This is a recommendation for Angela Acapaugh to be appointed to the Director of Academic Innovation and Instructional Technology position,” Dr. Hunt said while reading the list of appointments; the board approved the recommended slate.

Other approved appointments included Mary E. Richardson (also referenced in the meeting as Mary Elizabeth and as Beth Richardson) as Director of Human Resources; Pam Waits as lead assistant principal at Pickerington High School North; Malika Jefferson to an adjusted contract as interim executive director of student services; and Lisonbee Zweifel to an adjusted contract to serve as interim director of special education. The board also approved 10 transition days for each newly appointed administrator listed in the agenda item.

The consent agenda further included salary contract adjustments tied to a memorandum of understanding between the Pickerington Local School District Board of Education and the Pickerington Education Association (PEA) that was approved May 27, 2025. The adjustments covered new-hire salary corrections and stipends, including a $750 stipend for each staff who served as a resident educator mentor (years 1 and 2) during the 2024–25 school year and the appointment of Anna Meyer as the 2025–26 resident educator mentor coordinator.

Board members asked clarifying questions about steps and stipend placement under the MOU. One board member noted intervention specialists had been placed at step 14 per the MOU and asked whether additional local incentives might be added to address staffing challenges.

The motion to approve the consent agenda and related administrator contracts passed on roll call; Mrs. Niekamp, Mrs. Olszewski and Mr. Postage voted yes during the roll call recorded at the motion’s conclusion.

The approvals cover contract rescissions, new limited one-year certificated contracts contingent on completion of employment materials, summer-school recommendations, and updates to support-personnel contracts listed in the agenda.","The Pickerington Local School District board approved several administrator appointments, interim assignments and contract adjustments including new directors and lead assistant principal placements.",{"_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},6209187,"Pickerington Local treasurer warns state tax changes could cut millions from district operations",325,488000,813000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3736448-bec5d900067ec631b5fc9f6c541712d7&start=488&end=813","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3736448-bec5d900067ec631b5fc9f6c541712d7/thumbnail_488000.jpg","/articles/6209187/Ohio/Pickerington-Local-treasurer-warns-state-tax-changes-could-cut-millions-from-district-operations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6209187-f5cfde00cdb186270945002d0d9939f2/orig.mp4?Expires=1773649383&Signature=od1uCvyqA9FvFjEDRBvb5XPhFxJmUH1~xT5iMVkQK1nXuPUm0nL4ezEEOv1FB8RYZl~pSfK~fM~2QobUf1to5NPhpzKKhLn5svPowfjx5RnwAHxpk79K15b8q3Q82fAW~7SldyACB8sUEXKwMli4FXAQrJyskqm87GYMdZjs4K9AEQojOGusBlIO1tRfYgUBzGye5uPiNk5jb-WLliS9wdzM5tpXW3NaPtIUMSnMvZyBNKFmuGU5QYmt08uTV6ZyAwGanpmglcupqrt~98rsQYpU3IYnpIWFKKKboMGDu9MBrEWQVDJVDNkY1DhFuP1kJMHZ02LCpYWAzgWXc1I4gw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Pickerington Local School District Board of Education received a financial update Tuesday in which the district treasurer warned that expected seasonal cash shortfalls and proposed state tax changes could reduce district revenue by millions.

“Cash flow from May was negative, just under $7,000,000. This was anticipated,” said Mr. Postage, who presented the treasurer’s report, noting the district finished the period with about $30,500,000 in cash across funds. He said year-to-date the general fund remained “positive, just under $4,000,000,” but that forecasted seasonal swings will push the district into negative cash in June and reduce projected ending cash to about $23,000,000.

The report matters because the treasurer said legislative proposals in Columbus — including changes tied to House Bill 335 and related property-tax reforms — would affect how districts calculate the so-called 20-mill floor and the ability to move “inside millage” between purposes. “That’s 3 and a half mills. So that’s … $8,000,000 on a full tax year,” Mr. Postage said when describing the local revenue implications if inside millage limits are imposed and emergency levies are counted against the floor.

Why it matters: the board uses transfers of inside millage and other local tax tools to cover operations and to pay debt-service on construction borrowing; the treasurer said ongoing construction pay applications are the biggest contributor to recent negative fund balances. He referenced the district’s prior use of millage—“we moved a half mill 2 different times to pay for the $30,000,000 COPS that we borrowed for construction”—as an example of how limits on moving millage could reduce operational revenue.

Board members pressed for clarity about next steps and whether the legislature had contingency plans. A board member asked, “So do our friends downtown have a plan B if they’re going to eliminate property taxes and movement of inside millage and how we can come up with the 20 mil floor?” Mr. Postage replied that such policy questions are for the legislature.

District staff said the Senate and House versions of the K–12 funding changes differ and that the Senate’s proposal at the time included phase-ins of the Fair School Funding Plan years five and six but reduced some components tied to DPIA and CEP district calculations. The treasurer said the fiscal effects compared with the House version look “$700,000 to $800,000 lower over a 2-year period,” though details were not available at the meeting.

The board voted to accept the financial report. Board members were told the legislature likely will produce an omnibus bill, followed by a conference committee before the June 30 budget deadline unless an extension is granted.

The treasurer’s figures and the board’s discussion were presented during the routine finance report portion of the meeting; no formal new revenue or tax measures were proposed by the board at this session.","The Pickerington Local School District treasurer told the school board the district expects seasonal cash shortfalls and warned proposed state changes to property-tax rules and school funding could reduce district revenue by millions.","actionData","errors"]

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Board approves MOU with ESC and summer special-education contract with Reach Educational Services LLC

Pickerington Local board approves multiple administrator hires, transition days and contract adjustments

Pickerington Local treasurer warns state tax changes could cut millions from district operations