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Board approves consent agenda and multiple service agreements, accepts personnel actions
Summary
At its May 21 meeting the Tallmadge Board of Education approved routine minutes and financial reports, renewed multiple service agreements (including with Summit County ESC and alternative providers), accepted a personnel consent package and took other routine actions by voice vote.
The Tallmadge Board of Education on May 21 approved a series of consent and business items by voice vote, including minutes, financial reports, agreements with the Summit County Educational Service Center, several alternative-placement service agreements and a personnel consent package.
Key approvals - Minutes: Board approved the minutes for the April 16, 2025 and March 31, 2025 meetings. - Financial reports: Board approved financial reports for March 2025 as presented; administration noted final settlements can affect April/May comparisons. - Summit County ESC agreements: Board approved the primary service plan agreement (Option A) for fiscal year 2026 with the Summit County Educational Service Center and a consortium agreement and lease for preschool services for children with disabilities for FY2026. - Alternative placements and provider agreements: The board approved service agreements for Educational Alternatives, Harbor Education Services (LEAP program placement) and Wings of Change Therapy for the 2025–26 school year; administrators said rates rose modestly for some providers. - Out-of-town trips: Board approved several overnight field trips for Tallmadge High School teams, including cross-country camp in Tiffin, Ohio (Camp Lehi) in July 2025. - Personnel: The board took a consensus vote on personnel items (5.1–5.23) including one-year renewals, teaching contract renewals and retirements; administrators highlighted an early retirement incentive and several long-serving staff taking retirement. - Calendar first reading: The board approved the first reading of the 2025–26 school calendar and will return for final consideration after the 30-day review period.
Vote and discussion notes Most items passed by unanimous voice votes with no recorded no/abstain votes in the meeting record. Several motions were handled by consensus (for example grouped out-of-town trips and the personnel slate). Administration provided short explanations on ESC services (a shared county-level arrangement for special services such as audiology and therapy), the preschool consortium (state-required services for preschool-aged children with disabilities) and the limited scope of some contract increases (described as modest, inflationary adjustments).
Notable operational and financial context Superintendent and administrators told the board the district is using an early retirement incentive to reduce projected personnel costs and asked trustees to plan a special meeting to review a five-year forecast and final results from the retirement incentive. The meeting for the five-year forecast was scheduled as a special meeting the following week; trustees discussed an alternate Saturday option to ensure quorum.
