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Dayton board approves several contracts, treasurer recommendations and policies; two policies sent back to committee
Summary
The board ratified contracts with AT&T and an Education Framework vendor, approved treasurer recommendations and adopted several policy updates. Two policies'GCI and JEDA'were sent back to the policy committee for further review.
The Dayton Public Schools Board of Education approved multiple contracts, treasury recommendations and policy updates during the meeting and sent two proposed policies back to the policy committee for additional review.
Board members voted unanimously to ratify contracts with AT&T and the vendor identified as Education Framework; the superintendent recommended both ratifications and the board recorded six "yes" votes on the motion. The board also approved the treasurer's recommendations (items A through E on the treasurer's slate) by recorded votes of six in favor.
The board adopted several policy updates on second reading, including JECBB (admission of interdistrict transfer students, revised to align with legislation), JED (student absences and excuses, revised to align with legislation), and JEDC (religious expressions days, new policy). The board recorded six "yes" votes for these adoptions. Two policies'GCI (professional staff assignments and transfers) and JEDA (truancy)'were pulled from the group and returned to the policy committee for further review and consultation with legal counsel. Board members said they wanted certainty about how the GCI language would interact with collective bargaining agreements and requested legal review of a sentence referencing contracts dated on or after Sept. 30, 2025.
The board also ratified a settlement agreement (described as a '48 waiver' in the packet) and approved related motions; recorded votes for the settlement ratification were six "yes" votes. The board moved into executive session later in the meeting to consider personnel matters under Ohio Revised Code.
Several personnel items and portions of the superintendent's personnel slate were discussed and tabled for further executive-session review; the board asked that some items be voted on after the executive session. Where the transcript recorded explicit tallies, votes were recorded as unanimous (6-0) in favor of the ratifications and policy adoptions noted above.
No preparatory documents or contract text were read into the record during the public meeting beyond what is listed in the agenda. Board members asked for additional briefing on selected agenda items in follow-up sessions and directed staff to coordinate with legal counsel on policy language where requested.
Motion outcomes recorded in the meeting minutes included unanimous board approval for the contracts, treasurer recommendations and the listed policy adoptions; GCI and JEDA were returned to policy committee for revision and legal review.
