Little Miami board approves contracts and personnel actions, hears policy review and schedules earlier summer meetings; enters executive session over student-m­

The Little Miami Local School District Board of Education on its April 2025 meeting approved a slate of contracts and personnel actions, including a two‑year agreement with the Little Miami Teachers Association and several retiree‑rehire resolutions, directed staff on meeting start times for summer months and moved into an executive session to discuss a confidential student matter.

The actions matter because they affect operations and staffing across the district, touch on benefits and retirement practices that the board discussed earlier in the meeting, and follow public comments about discipline and protections for students.

Among the formal votes, the board approved the March financial reports and a list of contracts and service agreements presented on the agenda. The contracts package included special‑education and therapy services (occupational therapy at $85 per hour and nursing services at $70 per hour were listed), a transportation arrangement not to exceed $1,300 for a parent transport agreement, two contracts with a vendor labeled in the agenda as Gifted Healthcare Education at $60 per hour for therapists (35 hours per week listed), and a data‑collection software contract listed at $32,760 for 2025–26. The agenda also listed a roofing contribution by Ray St. Clair Roofing described in the meeting as an in‑kind trade with an estimated value of about $32,560 to replace the concession stand roof and two ticket booths. The board voted to approve the contracts as presented.

On personnel matters the board approved a package of routine personnel items, including resignations, hires and the list of coaches for May summer athletic camps. The board accepted…