Board approves bus stop list, delegates superintendent to add times and correct school names within 24 hours

The board voted to approve the district’s bus stop list for the 2025–26 school year and directed the superintendent to correct certain details — including school destination names and an accompanying time schedule — within 24 hours and to deliver the revised, compliant document at the next board meeting.

Board discussion focused on Ohio Administrative Code 3301‑83‑13, which the transcript shows Board member Kathleen Walsh read into the record and which requires boards to adopt bus stop locations and a time schedule no earlier than 30 days before and no later than 30 days after the start of the school term. Walsh and other board members said the packet lacked times and in some entries listed another district’s label (a Tyler School District tag) rather than Groveport school names; legal counsel and the superintendent advised the board that approving the list tonight and correcting details later would meet the Department of Education timing requirements and avoid a compliance gap.

After back‑and‑forth about whether to table the item until a later meeting, the board approved a motion that accepted the stop locations as presented, and expressly delegated authority to the superintendent to: remove incorrect district labels, designate stops that include school sites, and append a time schedule; administration said it would publish the corrected document and notify board members. The amendment to delegate corrections passed by roll call.

Why this matters: Ohio rules set a limited window for board adoption of bus stop locations and time schedules; board members emphasized the public‑records and compliance risk of approving an incomplete item while also seeking accurate, school‑specific documentation for families.