New Philadelphia Board of Education approves agenda, accepts volunteer list at brief special meeting

At a special meeting, the New Philadelphia Board of Education approved the meeting agenda, accepted a list of volunteers that was not read aloud and adjourned after roughly two minutes.

The board’s proceedings opened with the district mission statement and a roll call establishing a quorum. An unnamed board member moved to approve the agenda for the special meeting; another unnamed board member seconded the motion. A roll call recorded votes of Mr. McMath, Mrs. Schrock and Mr. Galentine in favor and the motion carried.

During discussion of agenda item 3, a board member said, "There's a list of volunteers I will not read, for us," and asked for a motion to accept the list. A motion and second were made, and a subsequent roll call recorded Mrs. Schrock, Mr. McMath and Mr. Galentine voting yes; the motion to accept the volunteer list carried.

The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn. A roll call recorded Mr. McMahon, Mrs. Schrock and Mr. Galentine voting yes, and the board adjourned. The transcript records the meeting duration as about two minutes.

The board did not read the volunteer roster aloud during the meeting and did not specify the names or roles of volunteers during the public record. No ordinances, contracts, budget actions or policy changes were discussed or adopted at this session.