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Little Miami Board approves charter, contracts, personnel and policies; votes at a glance
Summary
The Little Miami Board of Education voted Oct. 28 to approve a slate of contracts, personnel actions, policies and field trips, including adoption of a Business Advisory Council charter and Resolution 25‑017 updating special education procedures.
The Little Miami Board of Education approved a package of contracts, personnel changes, policies and field trips during its Oct. 28 meeting.
Key votes at a glance
- Adopt agenda — Approved by roll call (Missus Grice: yes; Missus Horvath: yes; Mister Seibert: yes; Mister Wallace: yes).
- Approve minutes from prior meeting — Approved by roll call (all yes).
- Contracts — The board approved contracts for language/interpretation services (Accuracy Now), HR/financial software (Strategic Solutions), and a shared resource center for temporary accounting services. The agenda noted varying contract costs depending on service levels; the treasurer said no dollar figure was available at the meeting for interpretation services.
- Donations — Approved multiple donations including a $7,500 gift from the Little Miami Athletic Booster Club and in‑kind snack donations from Good Crisp for student needs.
- Fiscal coordinator job description and pay scale — Approved; the superintendent said the new role will replace the assistant treasurer role and produce cost savings.
- Personnel — The board approved personnel recommendations including retirements (Carolyn McNess retiring Jan. 2021) and volunteer approvals. Trustees discussed whether the board should formally approve parent volunteers for routine field trips; the superintendent said all board‑approved volunteers undergo background checks.
- Little Miami Business Advisory Council charter — Approved after an earlier presentation from Rusty Holman. The charter asks for two board members to attend BAC meetings (one permanent, one rotating).
- Resolution 25‑017 — Approved by roll call. The resolution rescinds a prior board resolution (2 5‑004) and adopts the new special education model policies and procedures (version 1 for 2025).
- Neola policy package — A set of Neola policy updates that had received first readings was adopted by the board.
- Field trips — Approved multiple field trips including women’s wrestling at Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls), men’s wrestling at Perrysburg (January departure), and an eighth‑grade Washington, D.C. trip (May departure).
Votes were recorded by roll call for each motion. The board did not record any failed motions during the meeting.
Ending: The board concluded routine business and moved to new business and public comment; no contested votes failed on agenda items.
