Forest Hills Local board approves consent agenda including HR hires, Natatorium HVAC bid advertisement and $13,000 workers' comp settlement

The Forest Hills Local Board of Education approved a package of consent items that included personnel hires, facilities procurement authorization and financial settlements at its regular meeting.

Superintendent (name not specified) told the board the human-resources report included five probationary full-time equivalents being brought on to serve in special-education (ESE) classrooms and recommended approval of agenda item 8.2. Board member Bob moved to approve item 8.2; Mister Bell seconded. Roll call was: Mister Bibb yes; Mister Bell yes; Missus Jonas yes; Doctor Simmons yes; Doctor Strickler abstain.

The board also approved resolutions 9.1 and 9.2 as part of the consent agenda. Staff member John presented the first resolution as a revised "declaring impractical transportation" item and described a separate resolution authorizing advertisement and solicitation for bids to replace the air-handling unit in Turpin High School's Natatorium, which the presenter said had reached the end of its useful life and was part of the district's permanent-improvement plan. The superintendent asked that items…