Twinsburg Board approves contract amendments, emergency repairs and personnel recommendations
Summary
The Twinsburg Board of Education on Nov. 5 voted unanimously to approve minutes and financial reports, accept personnel recommendations including two retirements, and authorize multiple contracts and emergency repairs, including $64,742.66 in electrical work at Twinsburg High School tied to a May 2024 lightning strike.
The Twinsburg Board of Education on Nov. 5 voted unanimously (5–0) to approve a set of consent and action items including meeting minutes and financial reports, personnel recommendations, and several vendor contracts and facilities repairs.
The board approved minutes of the regular meeting of Sept. 24, 2025, and the special meetings of Sept. 30 and Oct. 7, 2025, and accepted the September 2025 bank reconciliation and cash summary reports. The motion to approve the minutes and financial reports passed on a roll call vote of five to zero.
The board accepted certified, classified and supplemental contract recommendations "as detailed in the attached exhibit" pending satisfactory Ohio Revised Code background checks. During discussion the board noted two retirements: Vicky Robbins, school psychologist (29 years), and Lynn Turner, Wilcox principal (15 years). The personnel resolutions were approved 5–0.
On contract and vendor approvals, the board:
- Approved a revised contract for one student to attend STEPS Academy in Carmel, Ohio. The original tuition approved June 25, 2025, was $85,000; the board approved a revised tuition of $97,264.81 due to additional student needs. The $12,264.81 increase will be paid from the general fund, according to board documentation.
- Approved an amendment to the school health services agreement with Akron Children’s Hospital to provide first‑aid training for preschool staff at a cost not to exceed $885; the expenditure will be paid from the general fund.
- Approved an agreement with ABA Outreach Services for CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) training for up to 20 staff members at a cost not to exceed $2,607, including four hours of training and workbooks; this will be paid from the general fund.
The board also voted to approve the districtwide Title I parent involvement policy as recommended at the Oct. 27 reading and math intervention meeting.
On facilities and capital expenditures, the board approved emergency repairs to replace electrical panel components at Twinsburg High School with Works Electric LLC of Bedford, Ohio, at a cost of $64,742.66. The repairs were described as related to an insurance claim from a lightning strike that occurred in May 2024; the expenditure will be paid from the permanent improvement fund.
The board also approved replacement scoreboards: a boys varsity baseball scoreboard from Magalyft (Grove City, Ohio) at $12,252.25 and a girls varsity softball scoreboard at $7,100.35. The minutes note the purchases are permanent improvement fund expenditures and that the board is pursuing sponsorships to offset costs.
All motions described above passed by unanimous roll call votes (Missus Egan: yes; Missus Hamilton: yes; Missus Travis: yes; Missus Davis: yes; Missus Crawford: yes).
The board ended the public portion of the meeting by voting unanimously to enter executive session for matters related to economic development assistance and infrastructure negotiations under Ohio law and did not reconvene public session.
