Revere Local board reviews draft April 15 agenda; preschool 'Frog Street' set for first reading

The Revere Local School District board reviewed its draft agenda for the April 15 regular meeting during a work session, including plans for a personnel executive session, a first reading of a preschool curriculum called Frog Street and several personnel and program recommendations that will come up for action next week.

At the start of the April 15 meeting the board intends to open to the public at 5 p.m., conduct a public roll call and then move into an executive session "to discuss the employment of a public employee," before reconvening the regular meeting around 5:30 p.m., according to Miss Arbogast, who presented the draft agenda in Mr. White’s absence.

The agenda lists student recognitions at the outset: Richfield Elementary students will lead the Pledge of Allegiance and the board will honor state competitors from Revere High School, including members of the mock trial and cheer teams. A curriculum presentation from the preschool team will introduce Frog Street; that item is listed as a first reading with no action scheduled.

Superintendent-level items on the draft agenda include a resignation submitted for retirement by Heather Tilson, a middle-school teacher who the presenter said has been with the district for 31 years. The agenda also includes recommendations for teachers eligible for continuing contracts, a list of limited contracts, and routine nonrenewals of supplemental contracts for certificated and classified staff. The draft notes nonrenewal of preschool and kindergarten bus driver routes because enrollment and route numbers are still uncertain.

The board will see recommendations for summer Title I programs at Richfield Elementary (staffed summer instructional supports for students and families), a recommendation for the varsity cheer athletic supplemental contract naming Rebecca Dolacek (formerly Becky Ray) as head coach, and a recommended coach for girls' golf described in the draft as a highly recommended candidate with community ties discussed at a PTA meeting.

The district also plans to present a contract for audiology consortium services through Summit ESE and an informational item confirming that the student fee schedule for 2025–26 is unchanged from the prior year. The proposed district calendar for the 2026–27 school year is scheduled as a second and final reading that would require board action next week.

Other items on the draft agenda include a second and final reading for a Richfield Elementary book room, a second and final reading for Policy 6.51 (Electronic Communications Device Policy), and a first reading with proposed corrections to the transportation section of the 2025–26 student handbook; the transportation item is accompanied by black-lined attachments showing the suggested edits. A board member flagged a specific transportation line—requiring students to carry belongings in front of them while entering and exiting the bus—and staff said they would follow up with an explanation.

Information and discussion items noted in the draft include scheduling for a work session and the May regular meeting, public concerns and community announcements, and a planned executive session next week for two purposes: conducting and reviewing negotiations with employees and personnel follow-up. Presenters emphasized these are agenda items for the April 15 meeting; most are listed as first or second readings or informational items and were not decided at the work session.

The work session concluded without an executive session and was adjourned following a motion and second. A roll-call vote recorded a unanimous affirmative vote from those named on the final call: Mister Medina, Mister Hyatt, Mister Malick, Missus Rainey and Missus Sun.