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Board approves routine minutes, purchases, personnel slate and 28 early graduates; OKs two out-of-state trips
Summary
At its Oct. 13 meeting the Westerville City Schools Board of Education approved routine items including minutes, purchases under ORC §5705.41(D)(1), a personnel consent agenda (resignations, hires, retirements), early-graduation candidates (28 students) and two out‑of‑state overnight trips; all actions were approved by roll call.
The Westerville City Schools Board of Education on Oct. 13 approved a slate of routine and standing items by roll-call votes, including minutes, purchases, personnel actions, early graduation candidates and two out‑of‑state overnight trips.
Key actions and outcomes
- Appointment: Laura Hendricks was named treasurer pro tem by board motion and roll call; outcome: approved.
- Minutes: The board approved the minutes of the Sept. 19, 2025 board retreat and the Sept. 22, 2025 regular meeting.
- Purchases: The board approved purchases under Ohio Revised Code §5705.41(D)(1) and board policy 6320, including "then and now" purchase orders largely related to construction change orders and timing issues to complete summer work.
- Personnel consent agenda: The board approved personnel items that included five classified resignations, three classified and three licensed leaves of absence, 10 new classified hires, one new art teacher for Charrington and Point View, a new transportation specialist FTE to support an expanded MyVan fleet, supplemental contract adjustments, fall hires and four retirements. The four retirees listed were Karen Camp (food service worker, Huber Ridge Elementary), Lisa Mounts (secretary, Blendon Middle School), Thomas Carter (physical education teacher, Emerson and Whittier Elementary Schools) and Beth O’Reilly (third-grade teacher, Wilder Elementary). The board noted the four retirees represent 107 years of combined service to the district.
- Early graduation: The board approved 28 students as candidates for early graduation, contingent upon successful completion of all remaining requirements.
- Out-of-state overnight field trips: The board approved two trips: the South High School baseball team to Myrtle Beach, S.C., to participate in the Ripken Experience during spring break, and a North High School AP social studies trip to Washington, D.C. The presenter said the estimated cost to the district for both trips is $0; students will not miss school days.
Procedural notes
Most motions were made and seconded from the dais (movers and seconders not specified in the public audio record). The board conducted roll-call votes for each action and approved the items during the Oct. 13 meeting.
Why it matters: The personnel actions affect staffing and service delivery (including a new transportation specialist FTE intended to reduce third‑party vendor costs). Early-graduation approvals and the field trips affect individual students and school programs and were approved with board oversight and standard contingencies.
The board adjourned at the end of the regular session and announced its next regular meeting for Oct. 27, 2025, at Westerville Central High School.
