Springfield board approves contract, budget, capital change orders and personnel actions in Aug. 28 meeting

The Springfield School District Board of School Directors approved a series of routine and capital items during its Aug. 28 meeting, voting on personnel matters, construction change orders, special-education settlements, the district's community-college budget share, technology leases and transportation routes.

Major items approved by voice or roll-call vote included: the board-approved consent agenda (recorded in the transcript as "Motion carries 7 2 0"); promotion of Joe Hepp to executive director of operations (motion recorded as "7 0"); the personnel report listing multiple resignations, hires and employment-status changes; three special-education settlement waiver and release agreements; the Delaware County Community College budget share for 2025–26; multiple capital project change orders and a construction settlement; a technology lease schedule with Dell Financial Services; a real-estate tax-assessment settlement; and approval of transportation routes and bus drivers provided by Student Transportation of America (STA).

Personnel report: The board approved a personnel report that, according to the district's…