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Votes at a glance: Lebanon Board of Education organizational meeting, Jan. 13, 2025
Summary
The Lebanon Board of Education approved organizational items, personnel and financial consent items, a new policy final reading, and a five-year superintendent contract at its Jan. 13, 2025 meeting; roll-call votes were recorded for each motion.
The Lebanon Board of Education on Jan. 13, 2025, completed organizational actions and approved a series of consent items, personnel actions and a five-year contract for Superintendent Isaac Sievers.
Key outcomes recorded by roll call included election of board officers, adoption of meeting dates, authorization for the treasurer and superintendent to carry out routine duties, approvals of personnel and financial consent items, final reading and adoption of a new policy responding to a state law change, and approval of a superintendent employment contract covering Aug. 1, 2025 through July 31, 2030. A motion to enter executive session under Ohio law for the appointment, employment or compensation of a public employee preceded the contract action.
Nut graf: The meeting followed the board’s annual organizational agenda. Most motions were approved by unanimous roll-call votes; where details were not specified in the transcript, the minutes recorded the board’s roll-call “Yes” votes from the five members present.
Votes and formal actions (selected): - Elect president of the Board of Education: Roy McCutcheon (motion carried by roll call: McCutcheon, Dalton, Lane, Cope, Gliotti voted Yes). - Elect vice president of the Board of Education: Mike Gliotti (motion carried by roll call: unanimous Yes). - Approve agenda for the organizational and regular meeting (motion carried by roll call: unanimous Yes). - Approve minutes of Dec. 16, 2024 regular meeting (motion carried by roll call: unanimous Yes). - Adopt annual tax budget and related organizational public hearings (approved; transcript indicates tax-budget presentation and adoption steps were completed during organizational portion). - Set 2025 regular board meeting dates and location (third Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. at 160 Miller Road, Lebanon; motion carried by roll call: unanimous Yes). - Consent: authorize treasurer to pay bills, make investments, purchase liability insurance, serve as district signatory, request advancement of tax monies, serve as public-records training designee, and serve on tax-incentive review council (items 1–7 approved by roll call: unanimous Yes). - Authorize superintendent standing authorizations (apply for funds/grants; employ temporary personnel; accept resignations; hear final student suspension appeals as designee; serve as purchasing agent; approve contracts under $50,000 already appropriated) (motion carried by roll call: unanimous Yes). - Organizational items: waive reading of minutes; designate law firms (Ennis Britton; Britton Frost; Dinsmore & Shohl) and primary news outlets (Dayton Daily News primary; Cincinnati Enquirer secondary); renew annual memberships (Ohio School Boards Association; Ohio High School Athletic Association; Lebanon Area Chamber of Commerce); establish board service fund; establish records commission (approved by roll call: unanimous Yes). - Final reading and adoption of new policy responding to state law change on protected beliefs/affiliations (motion carried by roll call: unanimous Yes). - Financial items: received treasurer’s report (88 days operating cash reported, projected 113 days by year end), amended appropriations and resource estimates, a list of donations, revised substitute salary schedule, and approvals for two "Then and Now" purchase items (motion carried by roll call: unanimous Yes). - Personnel: approvals for retirements, recommendations, substitutes (classified and building), substitute trainee bus drivers, change of status, supplementals, volunteer coaches pending background checks, cooperating teacher stipends processing, leaves of absence and unpaid days (consent items a–k approved by roll call: unanimous Yes). - Superintendent contract of employment: approved for Aug. 1, 2025–July 31, 2030 (motion carried by roll call: unanimous Yes). Superintendent Isaac Sievers expressed appreciation and acceptance following the board vote: “I’m looking forward to, being here for the next 5 years and continuing the work that we’ve started in the last 3 and a half years.”
Ending: The board adjourned after board comments and expressions of appreciation for the superintendent and staff. All recorded roll-call items in the transcript were carried with unanimous “Yes” votes from the members recorded on the roll calls.
