Votes at a glance: Warren City Board approves routine consent items, personnel actions and policy updates

The Warren City Board of Education approved multiple consent and action items during the meeting, including financial reports, revisions to the district’s 2024–25 permanent appropriations, contract awards, personnel appointments and adoption of updated special education model policies.

Key votes (selected):

- Adoption of agenda: Approved (motioned and seconded; roll call carried). - April 2025 financial statement and short‑term investments: Approved. - Revision to fiscal year 2025 permanent appropriation measure: Approved (see finance article for details). - Agreements, contracts and leases (items a–d on the agenda): Approved as submitted. - Textbook adoption, ELA grades 6–12: Approved. - Classified pay tables and hourly schedules (Tables L and M): Approved with recommended changes. - Non‑reemployment of Heather Hathaway as supervisor of special education and reemployment under a continuing teaching contract beginning 07/01/2025: Approved (board authorized treasurer to provide required notice and execute contract per ORC provisions cited in the item). - Award of construction and renovation contract(s), including Warren G. Harding High School stadium repairs (phase 2) and other bid awards: Board accepted bids and authorized contract awards as listed on the agenda. - Publication and solicitation of qualifications for professional design services for visitor bleacher renovations: Authorized. - Adoption of the Ohio Department of Education's 2025 Special Education Model Policies and Procedures (rescinding a prior 2024 modified adoption): Approved; the board directed the associate superintendent of student services to notify the Department of Education via the monitoring system. - Acceptance of community gifts and donations (various donors providing food drives, clothing, monetary donations and program grants): Approved. - Memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Warren Education Association relative to digital two‑factor authentication: Approved. - Personnel appointments, reappointments, certificated administrative contracts and supplemental assignments for 2025–26: Approved as listed on the agenda.

Most consent items were approved by roll call as a group unless pulled for separate discussion. Several items referenced statutory notice and contract provisions in the Ohio Revised Code (for example, ORC sections related to non‑reemployment and employment conversion).