Anthony Wayne Local board approves organizational slate, minutes, finance report and personnel actions; enters executive session

The Anthony Wayne Local School District Board of Education on the night of its organizational meeting confirmed board officers, approved routine organizational items and minutes, accepted the treasurer's monthly report and approved multiple personnel items before voting to enter executive session.

The board unanimously approved the slate of organizational items (items A–H), the minutes of the previous meeting, the treasurer's monthly financial reports for December 2024, and personnel recommendations including resignations, retirements and new hires. The board also approved four students for early graduation and then approved a motion to enter executive session to consider employment and other personnel matters.

Votes at a glance - Organizational items A–H (standard authorizations, school attorney services, membership and committee assignments): motion to approve passed by roll call with all named board members voting yes. (Mover: motion recorded; second: recorded; roll call recorded as yes for Baden, Hapkemeyer, McKnight, Miller, Stamm.) - Approval of minutes (previous month/year): motion by Lindsay; second by Shelley; unanimous roll-call approval. - Treasurer’s report (monthly financial reports for December 2024, donations, memberships, abatement fund establishment): motion to approve passed by unanimous roll call (mover Mike; second Shelley; roll-call: Baden, Hapkemeyer, McKnight, Miller, Stamm voted yes). - Textbook/curriculum adoption discussion: informational (curriculum committee recommended updated Wonders materials); no district-wide purchase motion recorded in the transcript. - Approval of four students for early graduation: motion by Lindsay; second by Shelley; unanimous approval. - Personnel (resignations, retirements, new hires including bus driver, intervention specialist, substitutes, OST tutors, contract amendments): motion to approve passed unanimously (mover Jeff; second recorded; roll call recorded yes for Baden, Hapkemeyer, McKnight, Miller, Stamm). - Motion to enter executive session to consider employment matters: motion passed by roll call; entering executive session at 7:15 p.m.

All recorded roll-call votes in the transcript were recorded as unanimous yes votes by the members named during roll calls. The meeting moderator (Carrie) conducted roll calls and announced the yes votes. There was no public comment recorded and no formal action after the executive session noted in the transcript.