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A motion to approve the consent agenda was moved and seconded during the meeting; the roll call vote was: Mr. Bell — Yes; Dr. Simmons — Yes; Mrs. Jonas — Yes; Dr. Strickler — Abstain (declared to avoid an appearance of conflict because a supplemental contract included a named individual); Mr. Webb — Yes. The board chair recorded the motion as approved.

Items listed in the consent agenda and discussed earlier in the meeting included: the HR report with certified, classified and supplemental appointments; transportation authorizations (including a resolution declaring transportation to certain nonpublic schools impractical and delegation to the superintendent or designee to alter stops); a two‑year agreement with the YMCA for before/after school programming; a lease agreement increase for 7 Hills Church (rent raised to $4,000, described as a roughly 25% increase); renewals of annual service contracts for student placements and related services; and approval of event and facility contracts such as an agreement with ASM Global for graduation ceremonies.

Board members flagged one abstention. Dr. Strickler said he missed that a named individual, Toby Biederman, appeared in the supplemental contracts and abstained to avoid a conflict. The motion passed with four affirmative votes and one abstention; no votes against were recorded.

The approved consent agenda gives administrators delegated authority to make routine operational adjustments enumerated in the items (for example, transportation routing and stop changes under the superintendent or designee), and routine contract renewals will proceed per the terms presented in the agenda exhibits.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","8/20/25 Forest Hills School District School Board Meeting Part 2","oneSentenceSummary","The Forest Hills Board approved the meeting consent agenda covering HR appointments, transportation resolutions, contracts and renewals and a lease with 7 Hills Church; the motion passed with four yes votes and one abstention.","taxTitle","Forest Hills Local, School Districts, Ohio","taxId",38578,"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},6488266,"Supporters urge yes vote on Anderson Park District replacement levy during public comment",157,677000,834000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5611531-2b4b143d59d81fe2aadf109cbb0878d2&start=677&end=834","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5611531-2b4b143d59d81fe2aadf109cbb0878d2/thumbnail_677000.jpg","/articles/6488266/Ohio/Supporters-urge-yes-vote-on-Anderson-Park-District-replacement-levy-during-public-comment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6488266-ba8f417732c0e7c7e562ab33c0543390/orig.mp4?Expires=1770414173&Signature=PEgfV~3-Y8nhiXUusgdI1kqdXFbfJ2ym5gqy2sjdFgNTeUHRj6MKKcwFXSwgFE5A~MFNzuPGWFRIQ~7MtgRUWls6386OydI9UnvJxPIgCV1dyMDoIqFImf1Q390nSUt5AN0LHWDH5IIGDLT3jF4OgTNZapkLBZJwNTl~MihUSNmvGp6DV9KfEoJHgdJ8UkdYdojqeKzZyxuLfuMfQh1u7~RCnrq0k7vpE3B996U4st2Pmj7xQFzvLQ3-iEEV-V3cVW5tOGlo51ECgEhxYAVBPSpEgrrSQHdI9l82cooQThe-BTNFGL8sAqCrnoC9CX~UOk-scQltQj0t2PZ-244B0A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Anne Zimmerman, co‑chair of the committee to pass the Anderson Park levy, urged the Forest Hills School District Board during the meeting’s public comment period on Aug. 17 to support the Anderson Park District’s replacement operating levy on the Nov. 4 ballot.

Zimmerman said the proposed levy is a 1.8‑mill replacement that reduces the current levy rate of 1.9 mills and is intended to fund parks operations — not capital projects. “To operate, maintain the fields, pay staff, and run programs, the park district relies on the operating levies that it has had in effect for decades,” she said, adding that revenue from the capital levy passed in February 2023 may not be used for operations.

Zimmerman described close ties between the Anderson Park District and Forest Hills schools, saying youth programs “serve as a feeder system into our school teams” and that Turpin and Anderson high school teams use Clear Creek, Riverside and Veterans Park for practices and games. She said a levy failure would cause the parks to “lose their main source of revenue next year” and could jeopardize maintenance and programs.

Zimmerman provided campaign contact information and a website, preserveandersonparks.org, and said she would return to the board to discuss additional connections between the park district and schools. Board members and staff asked about social media and campaign outreach; Zimmerman said volunteers were building a web presence, ordering signs and establishing social accounts.

No board action was taken on the levy during the meeting; the remarks were part of the public participation portion of the agenda under policy PO 0169.1.","A volunteer co‑chair for the Anderson Park levy told the board the park district needs operating funds that cannot come from a recent capital levy and urged residents to vote for a 1.8‑mill replacement levy on Nov. 4.",{"_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},6488271,"Forest Hills outlines Stopfinder rollout and driver staffing steps as school year opens",1172,31000,1203000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5611531-2b4b143d59d81fe2aadf109cbb0878d2&start=31&end=1203","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5611531-2b4b143d59d81fe2aadf109cbb0878d2/thumbnail_31000.jpg","/articles/6488271/Ohio/Forest-Hills-outlines-Stopfinder-rollout-and-driver-staffing-steps-as-school-year-opens","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6488271-1d6e98d99f98ecb76232862a206c9ec2/orig.mp4?Expires=1770414173&Signature=kOyQV6HEA2zI5eXzfed4S7jBhlqkRK-cho47QUt03E9bfGidd-JLtpgsUC~pNafdqnSv~UTibZCJ-ySprm6fPr370IggQf3-vPQoHmg1Q2-pdlTCQxCzs5onhj~lKG5288P~sfNiXGdHrbbo4hpgdD~0MRZhmeFxtF2uQqebDQ~OXfcU~MljNbn3b-yoSizwgzvqHV4F7w9C2ITHfV8hiSNnYJBce6fpA0OsaDSexYoorVDvGAU-1OOahggaT6RWPuOYIvp~cDZ-PYbCg4wtkQdZ3i4SrFT5x7d3sliJKlyahksGhrDv7WV~oT-DCbU2cUT6OhVRlSm-SESY1~BaeQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District administrators told the Forest Hills Local School District Board on Aug. 17 that the district has switched its routing software and is asking families to download a new app that provides real‑time bus location updates, while also moving to expand and pay trainees to address a driver shortage.

At the start of the meeting, a district administrator explained the software change from VersaTrans to Transfinder and said the parent app, called Stopfinder, “will send you a notice that your kid is on the bus right here.” The administrator said some automated emails from the new vendor failed to deliver at first, but the vendor issued a software patch and about 1,500 families downloaded the app in a single day after messages were re‑sent.

The board heard staffing details as part of a human resources update. A staff member in human resources reported that, “we have 54 routes. We have 50 drivers. We have 3 of those 50 who are out on long term medical leaves,” and that another recent injury had created a new leave. To make recruitment and retention easier, the district will pay people during the training period by creating a transportation personnel classification for drivers in training rather than waiting to pay until full licensure.

District staff also outlined fleet and routing realities. The transportation fleet was described as about 63 buses available to cover roughly 53 routes, with spares kept for mechanical downtime. Administrators noted routing typically stabilizes over several weeks as families confirm whether children will ride and as stop locations are consolidated for efficiency.

The board was told the district is watching proposed state legislation that could require busing every student regardless of distance and that such a change could affect current practices that allow payment in lieu of transportation when servicing a single remote student is impractical. No formal board action on that potential state change was taken at the meeting.

District staff asked parents to contact the transportation office if they continue to experience problems with the Stopfinder app or with routes. The board approved routine consent items later in the meeting that included transportation‑related resolutions and delegations of authority to the superintendent or designee to adjust bus stops during the year for efficiency.","District staff described a rollout of the Transfinder \"Stopfinder\" app to give parents real‑time bus tracking and outlined steps to address a shortfall of bus drivers, including a paid driver‑in‑training classification.","actionData","errors"]

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