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Treasurer Mr. Kirkopoulos presented the items and offered to combine them into a single vote. A motion to approve the treasurer's recommendations (agenda item 5 a, b and c) was moved and seconded; the roll-call vote recorded “Yes” votes from members listed in the transcript and the motion carried.
Nut graf: The \"deemed impractical\" designation is a statutory administrative mechanism the district uses for new enrollees when providing direct transportation is infeasible; it results in a payment to families instead of providing district transport.
Mr. Kirkopoulos told the board that this time of year produces a high volume of then-and-now items as fiscal-year books close and purchase orders are finalized; he also described the student-activity budgets and attached original documentation for board review.
The transcript shows the roll-call confirmation for the motion. The motion carried with the board recording affirmative votes; the mover and seconder were not named in the excerpt.
Ending: The board approved routine financial housekeeping items and the transportation designations; the transcript contains no additional detail about the dollar amounts or specific student names tied to the \"deemed impractical\" designations.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Westlake City School District Board of Education Regular Meeting July 28, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved the treasurer's three recommendations — several then-and-now certificates, student activity purpose statement budgets, and a resolution declaring transportation for certain new enrollees \"deemed impractical,\" which triggers payments in lieu of transportation under state law as discussed in the meeting.","taxTitle","Westlake City Schools, School Districts, Ohio","taxId",70104,"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},6153243,"Dover campus vestibule, playground repave and summer projects reported as on schedule and on budget",177,140075,317305,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5493842-5cacb64a75350c36652e0a4c61f256b5&start=140&end=317","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5493842-5cacb64a75350c36652e0a4c61f256b5/thumbnail_140075.jpg","/articles/6153243/Ohio/Dover-campus-vestibule-playground-repave-and-summer-projects-reported-as-on-schedule-and-on-budget","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6153243-28a8ab4941cd038560cef089940a6807/orig.mp4?Expires=1770402384&Signature=cmtDT7~G5WmX2M~lNYh1qv2ly1D97uSkR09EITsyUGQPeRNzLBmBaEhC4rBPqy655~pkVUZkB4FGBEKZIEHz~gedzbvTuCZ4Xy2DI4w6J4TyubKN~7wMX4KzSXXCm1~ACEyI6ohgqOJiyQJj9BaX6f5L0c~VDfbR6BhCl~gN7uJNR5KlHibyXP7CGZEbef9wTSBXkt34P4ED5a8Y2jxIWIJHEUce5fijW3b7-B~xKhvB5pzgYhibjrJOJdwerPLpFzN7MnCA-5nKvKNL7En3W2lDCdD-ZBvS9hKOEXW-u4va2wlmzUGBe8sVyI~fmq6E-r4-4x3feRxb0muLGWk0QA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Superintendent Dr. Goggin told the Westlake Board of Education that summer facilities work is progressing, highlighting a repainted playground behind Dover Intermediate School and an internal vestibule under construction to add a two-door secure entry at that campus.
Dr. Goggin said the vestibule work has required extensive ceiling work and matching finishes; masonry work was scheduled to begin the week after the report and city inspectors had approved drywall work so crews could close walls.
She described the security change as converting a one-door entry system — where a visitor buzzes directly into the office — into a two-stage entry where visitors first enter a vestibule and then request access to the main office.
The superintendent said the intermediate-school building currently has the least summer activity and is on target; she told the board the project was “on budget” when asked during the meeting.
Nut graf: The report gave the board an operational update on capital maintenance and school safety investments; work at multiple buildings is intended to be completed before students return.
Additional summer items mentioned included building cleaning, routine grounds work, and readiness for summer programs. Dr. Goggin said the district has filled most hiring needs for the season and called this an “informative report.”
Ending: Officials said the Dover vestibule and other summer maintenance tasks are expected to be completed in time for the school year; no change orders or budget overruns were reported in the transcript excerpt.","Superintendent reported summer facility work including a repainted playground and a vestibule renovation at Dover Intermediate School aimed at adding a two-door secure entry; work includes masonry, ceiling matching and inspector approvals and is expected to finish before the start of school.",{"_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},6153248,"Westlake board approves handbooks while staff prepares cell-phone policy tied to new state budget law",156,897755,1054725,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5493842-5cacb64a75350c36652e0a4c61f256b5&start=897&end=1054","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5493842-5cacb64a75350c36652e0a4c61f256b5/thumbnail_897755.jpg","/articles/6153248/Ohio/Westlake-board-approves-handbooks-while-staff-prepares-cell-phone-policy-tied-to-new-state-budget-law","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6153248-d85b3c5a2058e77c55c396ce9becc8b4/orig.mp4?Expires=1770402384&Signature=DiTKIYvIPa0q1qQW8X8FhLK~H~0PUyd9gUvzhXV~dEU85FKPo52D4G57Io57wsUQbyg~fWFLs~w-~Tc4NwEkAIPiXdJX4w0ahqmPLafmWoD~Vx7cacFfSua5DISoTsx1H~ipFCPLvt3icj1OLWxeSt7s0wsfPYdhhdq4cVfSM921OqA1xgVKzVGSaC~veX0vrmRhw8YXi4eZWq6ouGnJcBRjcNxDDN7af82ntSnpolF9aVbmyspGPjjK48FBj4g4kPxxhqXx2htWsKu0-r2sW7HjscT-se5PAvr0LFNS3ydwqoPakLhcuSb8QDZOPrByCKWvp43s877F-U5SQ3PLcQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Westlake Board of Education voted to approve the 2025–26 student and parent handbooks and heard a presentation from Superintendent Dr. Goggin about changes coming from a recent state budget bill that addresses student cell-phone use.
Dr. Goggin said the district will adopt a policy that largely prohibits phone use in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade, requires phones to be kept in lockers or cubbies, permits limited, principal-approved instructional exceptions in middle school and allows unstructured phone use in high-school hallways and cafeterias.
“The core behind it is instruction,” Dr. Goggin said when explaining classroom exceptions; she also described principal-approved, lesson-specific exceptions in middle-school classes and said the district would “allow the unstructured time whether it's, passing in the halls or the lunchroom” for grades 9–12.
Nut graf: The district is aligning handbooks with state legislation that takes effect on Jan. 1; administrators told the board they preferred starting the school year with a consistent policy rather than amending handbooks midyear.
Dr. Goggin said the budget bill was passed in June and the district received updated policy language less than a month later. She told the board that implementing the revised rule did not require a large shift from current practice and that some instructional uses (for example, an iPhone photography lesson or QR-code voting during assemblies) would remain possible under principal authorization.
The board discussed communication plans. Dr. Goggin said the district would add explanatory materials to the district website and rely on building principals to notify families and staff. The superintendent also noted medical exceptions would be handled through parent communications and school clinics (for example, for students who need phone-based monitoring for diabetes).
The board approved the handbooks in a motion on the record (roll-call vote recorded in the transcript). Dr. Goggin said a separate board policy will move through the policy committee and two readings as required by board rules.
Ending: The board approved handbooks now so the district can start the year with a single, clear set of rules; officials said they will educate families and staff before school begins.","The board approved student handbooks for 2025–26 and discussed implementing changes required by a recent state budget bill that restricts classroom phone use; district plans stricter PK–6 limits, conditional middle school exceptions and looser high-school rules.",{"_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},6153253,"Parent tells Westlake Board child left on unairconditioned bus to Camp Imagine; board president pledges follow-up",100,420420,520955,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5493842-5cacb64a75350c36652e0a4c61f256b5&start=420&end=520","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5493842-5cacb64a75350c36652e0a4c61f256b5/thumbnail_420420.jpg","/articles/6153253/Ohio/Parent-tells-Westlake-Board-child-left-on-unairconditioned-bus-to-Camp-Imagine-board-president-pledges-follow-up","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6153253-7b42e4fdebc1147a539f3b0dcf91cbe8/orig.mp4?Expires=1770402384&Signature=eTnKhWWYgqVKgzK~I1SPSMGk6WANvG6gwvt8KlYfd8Os0uPHcck0pkyKfMQpq9emlq1t474Q7Ko3ZA58s6nQIkPgtLo2fAQV6oMPwlDaSueZz8mSfIBpuktVs6y-02z9kXnW-3gHaFbT3xXJLBdZk7BjDcPJTdYciDpKEngHjYsAUZ8JOplqWu~gMxL3yLlOFYIP7~ZjJZiDwQv4wI~lekp~-ycjzQ5dSX26m9HH0vHIxMrwkRztSN0vYW4SLwdtDdimH5-11YWBpd9l~MQLJwMZfSHn~o0EVY3~nK3CX2a3jCpy0l5fJ35HgcjBKjOsn4c-SQRBT2rjlQvB6iM-OQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A parent told the Westlake Board of Education on June 24 that her son was not picked up on the first day of Camp Imagine and that the bus assigned had no air conditioning during a heat index above 100 degrees.
Megan Notaradino, 1400 East Melrose Drive, said her son Nicholas, a student with intellectual disabilities, was left on the bus with more than 10 other children who “all of whom struggle with communication” while the driver navigated the route. She said the air conditioning was fixed the next day but, to her knowledge, “no aide was ever hired.”
“Not 1 member of this board of education reached out to me to follow-up,” Notaradino said, adding that in seven years her family has not experienced as many issues as in the past year and that she had not been contacted by educational services staff.
Board President said the follow-up was the president’s responsibility and promised a conversation: “That’s on me as board president, and, we’ll have a follow-up conversation.”
Nut graf: The public comment raised student safety and special-education oversight concerns tied to transportation for district summer programs. The parent asked the board to review follow-up practices and communications with families of students with disabilities.
The parent said she contacted the superintendent and administrators by email on June 24 and that Dr. Goggin followed up the next day; Notaradino said she nonetheless chose to drive her son to camp for the remainder of the summer because she did not feel comfortable with him on the bus.
During the public comment period the board reminded speakers of the three-minute time limit and that the board does not engage in public debate on individual student matters during the meeting.
No formal action on transportation was recorded in the meeting minutes provided. The transcript shows the board president acknowledged the complaint and committed to follow-up; no board member reported having individually contacted the parent before the meeting.
Ending: The parent urged the board to “take action to follow-up with parents' concerns and to abide by our students with intellectual disabilities.” The board president’s pledge for follow-up provides a next step; the transcript contains no further public record of corrective measures or a staff report at this meeting.","At a Westlake Board of Education meeting a parent described a transportation failure to Camp Imagine — a child not picked up, a broken air conditioner on a bus in extreme heat and no aide provided — and said no board member followed up; the board president said the matter would be followed up.","actionData","errors"]

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