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Board approves contracts, bus routes and equipment in consent and action agenda; roll-call votes recorded
Summary
At its Aug. 4 meeting the Delaware City Schools Board of Education approved the amended agenda and minutes, multiple independent-education service contracts, bus routes, equipment purchases and other consent items; all recorded roll-call votes were unanimous in favor.
The Delaware City Schools Board of Education took a series of formal actions and recorded roll-call votes during its Aug. 4, 2025 meeting. The board approved agenda amendments and minutes, approved a consent agenda, and approved a set of action items (contracts for independent educational and specialized services, bus routes and a food-service equipment purchase).
Votes at a glance (all items approved, roll-call tallies recorded in the meeting):
- Agenda (approval with amendments): approved by roll call (members present voted yes). - Minutes of the July 14, 2025 meeting: approved by roll call (members present voted yes). - Consent agenda (including personnel items, resignations, new hires, supplemental contracts and ticket taker listings): approved by roll call (members present voted yes). - Item 5.1: Contract with Reach Educational for educational services, 08/14/2025–05/27/2026, for four students — approved by roll call. - Items 5.2, 5.3, 5.4: Agreements with New Story Schools for independent educational services for students A, B and C for the 2025–26 school year — each approved by roll call. - Item 5.5: Agreement with Flourish Integrated Therapy LLC for educational purposes for 2025–26 — approved by roll call. - Item 5.6: Contract with Specialized Education of Ohio Inc. (SESI)/High Road School of Marion County for educational services for 2025–26 — approved by roll call. - Item 5.7: Approval of bus routes for the 2025–26 school year (50 routes) — approved by roll call. - Item 5.8: Purchase of a new oven for Dempsey Middle School from Hubert for $12,435, funded from the food-service fund — approved by roll call. - Motion to adjourn: approved by roll call.
The meeting’s roll-call procedure called each board member by name; each item recorded affirmative votes from members present on the dais. Where the roll call transcript used variant spellings (for example, “Beckes” and “Backus” at different moments), the recorded on-the-record roll-call prompts and affirmative responses were unanimous for these items.
Other non-vote outcomes recorded during the meeting included the oath of office for new student board member Maisie Fitzharris and a public comment from Kyle Henry about lighting issues in the Hayes and Dempsey gyms.
Ending: The board completed its listed action items and adjourned after routine business; administration will return with policy language and finalized state data where indicated.
