Board approves contracts, trips and collective bargaining agreements; consent agenda adopted

The Tiffin City Schools Board of Education on Wednesday approved multiple routine and action items during its regular October meeting.

Key votes at a glance

- Adopt agenda: Motion moved, seconded and approved by roll call.

- Consent agenda: Included minutes, treasury reports, committee reports, employment recommendations, stipends, leaves of absence, donations and continuation of agreements for Lifetouch and technology services. The consent agenda was approved by roll call.

- Item 7.1: FY26 contract with the (North) Central Ohio Educational Service Center for educational services was approved. Board discussion noted the district has reduced the contract amount over recent years and is using consultants to grow internal capacity.

- Item 7.2: Approval of three overnight wrestling trips to provide competition opportunities for the wrestling program, including recognition of girls' wrestling program growth.

- Item 7.3: Board approved a recommended contingency reduction plan that would be implemented if the Nov. 4 levy fails (see separate coverage for details). The plan was presented as substantial, with phased implementation.

- Item 7.4: Collective bargaining agreements identified in the record as unit 570 and unit 571 were approved. Each contract is described in the meeting as a three-year agreement with a 1% base salary increase in each year.

Votes: Approvals were recorded by roll call in the transcript; no recorded votes against these items appear in the meeting record provided.

Provenance: Each action item was introduced and passed during the action portion of the agenda (Item 7). Topic introduction excerpts include the contract discussion beginning "So this is a continuation of our collaboration with EFC North Central Ohio..." and the collective bargaining preface, "This 3 year contract has a 1% base salary increase each of the 3 years..."