Bowling Green school board elects officers, adopts tax rates and approves personnel and policy changes

Norm Gere was elected president of the Bowling Green City School District Board of Education and Dr. Arty Gonyard was elected vice president during the board's organizational meeting on Jan. 14, 2025. The board also adopted a tax-rate confirmation, approved multiple personnel recommendations and operations items, and heard a superintendent update on a new high school project and a grant award.

The reorganization vote began as the board opened its first meeting of 2025. After nominations, the full board cast roll-call votes to elect Gere as president and to elect Dr. Gonyard as vice president. The board then confirmed liaison appointments to district committees and external organizations and approved consent items from the agenda.

The superintendent reported the district had been awarded “a grant from the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation for over $28,000 worth of new equipment” including floor scrubbers to help maintain facilities. The superintendent said geothermal well work for the new high school is expected to begin in late winter, with more visible construction after the 2025 school year ends, and described an extensive schedule of meetings and focus groups supporting the project.

The treasurer presented the district's financials and a required revenue estimate for Wood County. The treasurer said the district is roughly on target after the first six months of the fiscal year, reporting that about 53% of…