Board approves consent agenda, policy updates, bus purchases and personnel actions; master-plan contract approved

The Big Walnut Local Board of Education approved a series of consent business items, policy updates and human-resources actions at its Feb. 10 meeting. Key outcomes included adoption of an updated special-education policy, approval of multiple consent items including bus purchases and donations, selection of Garmin Miller for the district facilities master plan, and modification of an administrative assistant job description to add the board president as a reporting contact.

Votes at a glance - Approval of Feb. 10, 2025 agenda: Passed (voice roll call; Missus Nicks, Mr. Crowell, Mr. Duffy, Mr. Fuji and Mrs. Graziosi recorded yes votes). - Approval of minutes (organizational and special meetings, Jan. 13, 2025): Passed; Mr. Fuji recorded an abstention; other board members voted yes. - Policy 2460 (special education) — second reading and adoption: Passed (unanimous recorded yes votes). - First readings of policies 5540, 5630.01, and 7440 (updates on interrogation of students, PBIS/restraint and facility security): Presented for first reading; no final vote this meeting. - Consent business items (6.1–6.21) — approved by consent with one pull for discussion (item 6.19): Items included FY2025 alternative tax budget submission, 2024 tax rates for collection in 2025, "then and now" purchase approvals, tax-valuation complaints to county, 2025–26 school calendar, declaration that transportation to specific schools is impractical, 72-passenger propane bus purchases and multiple donations. The board pulled item 6.19 for separate discussion. - Item 6.19 (selection of Garmin Miller for master planning): Pulled for discussion and then approved 5-0. Recorded votes: Missus Nicks — yes; Mr. Crowell — yes; Mr. Duffy — yes; Mr. Fuji — yes; Mrs. Graziosi — yes. - Human resources consent (7.1–7.7) — approved by consent after pulling one job-description item for separate discussion. - Administrative assistant job description (7.4) — board amended the draft to include the board president alongside the superintendent and treasurer as reporting contacts; amendment and revised job description approved (recorded votes: amendment passed, final approval passed with majority recorded yes votes). - Adjournment: Approved by unanimous voice roll call.

Noted roll-call details for recorded votes were read on the record during the meeting; a subset of items included abstentions (minutes approval — Mr. Fuji) but otherwise votes on the items listed above were recorded as unanimous yes votes where noted. Several items (first readings and the Shore Architecture Harrison assessment) remain in planning or design stages and will return to the board as required for contract approval or further action.