The Dublin City Schools Board of Education approved routine meeting minutes and several administrative items and heard an overview of the district's five‑year financial forecast.

At the start of the meeting the board approved the minutes from the Sept. 8, 2025 regular meeting and the Sept. 22, 2025 work session, and the evening's agenda; each motion passed 5–0 with recorded roll calls.

Treasurer's forecast and Board action
Treasurer Kern presented the district's five‑year forecast, filed to meet a state submission requirement. Kern said the district is submitting a five‑year projection although the state now requires a four‑year projection; the longer window provides planning context. Kern described sources of revenue (local property taxes comprising roughly 76.5% of general operating funds) and noted modest increases in state aid items this year (base funding supplements and transportation aids) and higher interest and Medicaid reimbursements that together added roughly $1 million to current‑year revenue assumptions compared with an earlier May update.

Kern warned that state legislative proposals could affect future revenues: he cited a post‑budget provision that would allow county commissioners to grant an additional homestead credit without state reimbursement (a potential cost the district estimates at roughly $3.8 million if enacted and applied locally) and noted draft bills that could cap inside‑mill increases on reappraisal. Kern also described district cost‑control measures, including a responsible‑staffing plan implemented by agreement with employee groups that reduced projected staffing growth.

After the presentation the board approved the treasurer's recommended agenda items (identified in the board packet as items 7b–7d) by a 5–0 vote.

Operations and personnel approvals
The board approved two operations items including a construction contract for Davis Middle School's new fire‑alarm system. The district reported the lowest responsive bid from Paladin Protective Systems for approximately $322,000 plus a contingency; the motion to award the contract passed 5–0.

Human resources items approved by the board included certified and classified retirements, resignations and hires as listed in the meeting packet; the personnel approvals passed 5–0.

Executive session and other business
The board moved into executive session under Ohio Revised Code 121.22 to consider the employment of a public employee; roll call votes were recorded and the motion passed with all members present.

Ending: Trustees asked staff for more detailed follow‑up materials tied to budget assumptions and to publish the detailed scoring and traffic study associated with the redistricting effort. No levy or new appropriation was approved at the meeting.