Votes at a glance: Tallmadge City Board approves routine minutes, financials, activity accounts, policies, band trip and personnel items
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Summary
At its Oct. 15 meeting the Tallmadge City Board of Education approved the minutes of the Sept. 17 meeting, adopted the treasurer’s financial report for August, approved the creation of two new activity accounts, adopted two updated policies, preapproved a marching band trip to Orlando and approved grouped personnel items (5.1–5.9).
The Tallmadge City Board of Education took the following formal actions at its Oct. 15 meeting. All votes listed below reflect the voice/roll‑call approvals recorded in the meeting transcript.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of minutes (Sept. 17, 2025): Motion to approve the prior meeting minutes was made and seconded; the board approved the minutes by voice vote with board members present voting aye.
- Treasurer’s report (August 2025): The board adopted the financial reports for August 2025 as presented; motion seconded and approved by voice vote.
- Adoption of the four‑year forecast and notes: The board voted to adopt and submit the four‑year forecast and accompanying notes to the state (see separate article for full discussion of the forecast and levy context).
- Respect Club activity account (Talmadge High School): The board approved creation of a new activity account for the Respect Club; motion made and seconded; approved by voice vote.
- Tallmadge Middle School athletics activity account: The board approved establishing a single middle‑school athletics activity account to consolidate several existing middle‑school accounts; motion made and seconded; approved by voice vote.
- Board policies ACAA (harassment) and IGBA (programs for students with disabilities): After a first reading at the September meeting, the board adopted the updated policies; trustees asked clarifying questions about an updated Title IX coordinator listing and a phone number to be corrected; the policies were adopted by voice vote.
- Preapproval for overnight marching band trip (spring 2027, Orlando, Fla., Disney parade): The board preapproved an overnight, fundraiser‑financed trip for the high school marching band to apply for a parade slot; no taxpayer funds will be used; motion approved by voice vote.
- Personnel items (Agenda items 5.1 through 5.9 taken as one grouped motion): The board approved grouped personnel recommendations, including three paraprofessional hires, two club supplements (middle‑school golf club and middle‑school morning meeting advisors), and a teacher sabbatical request (Jessica Jerlam, intervention specialist at Talmadge Elementary School, approved for a sabbatical in 2027 with the standard long‑term substitute and return‑to‑service conditions). The grouped motion was moved, seconded, and approved by voice vote.
Roll‑call/voice‑vote notes: During each recorded vote board members present responded with “Aye” in sequence; meeting transcript shows the following board members participating in votes at multiple points: Mister Pasarelli, Mister Lowry (Lowry/Lowery alternate spellings in transcript), Mister Davis, Missus Ross, Mister Farris, Mister Perez, Mister Castro. No recorded no‑votes or abstentions were present in the transcript for the listed items.
Outcome: All listed motions were approved as recorded at the Oct. 15 meeting.
Notes and next steps: Several approved items (the forecast and the personnel grouping) carry follow‑up tasks listed in staff reports (forecast submission to the state; onboarding and placement of new paraprofessionals; processing sabbatical coverage). The policies adoption included a housekeeping edit to a phone number and an update to the Title IX coordinator listing; staff said those corrections will be made in the posted policy drafts.