Revere board reviews wide set of state-driven policy changes, schedules first readings

At a May 13 work session, the Revere Board of Education reviewed a package of revised and new board policies that district staff said were prompted by recent Ohio legislation and code requirements. Board members discussed the changes but did not adopt policy at the session; staff said the items will be on the agenda for a first read next week and a second read in June.

The board’s review covered more than a dozen policy updates drafted by the district’s attorneys. Keith Berdine (identified in the meeting as the session facilitator) told the board that attorneys provided the language and that the session was an opportunity for the board to “review policies that have been provided to us by our attorneys.” He said the items included mostly revisions and “one new” policy that the board must adopt by statute.

Among the specific policy changes discussed:

- Policy 1.09 (Officers of the Board): The draft removes a provision that made the board president the custodian of a treasurer’s surety bond. Berdine said the district now uses employee dishonesty and faithful-performance insurance rather than a surety bond, and the bond language is therefore being deleted from policy.

- Policy 4.01 (Employment of Substitute Teaching Staff): Language was added to reflect House Bill 147 (effective in 2024, according to the materials) requiring that when the district removes an individual from the list of substitute employees for conduct “unbecoming of the teaching profession,” the district must promptly notify the Ohio Department of Education (the superintendent of public instruction)…