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Board debates substitute recruitment and meeting timing; agenda approved, adjourn-to-work-session motion recorded
Summary
Board members debated strategies to recruit and train substitute teachers — including recruiting veterans, creating local training and using pre-service pipelines — and discussed moving meeting start times to allow more work-session dialogue. The board approved the evening's agenda by roll call; a motion to adjourn to a work session was made and seconded but the transcript ends before a recorded vote.
Tipp City Exempted Village School Board members spent substantial time discussing substitute-teacher shortages and possible local solutions, and they also debated whether to change the timing or format of work sessions to allow more substantive pre-meeting dialogue.
Speaker 3 presented data on certified applicants and substitute availability and said the district would like to ‘‘limit those numbers’’ required of substitutes so that teachers can preserve preparation time. Speaker 2, who identified themselves as ‘‘the director of workforce development,’’ suggested recruiting veterans and adults returning to school, and proposed a local training program that might include an online pedagogy course and district-specific substitute training. Speaker 2 said background checks and fingerprinting would still be required.
Board members discussed incentives and onboarding: Speaker 1 proposed incentives such as a monthly drawing or small pay bonuses to encourage substitute availability, and Speaker 5 and others emphasized better onboarding, interview questions and a stronger sub coordinator process. Chelsea Seibert was named in the transcript as the sub coordinator who speaks with substitutes and organizes district meetings for them.
The board also considered changing work-session timing so members can have more dialogue before the regular meeting and avoid feeling rushed when students and community members arrive. Several members suggested shifting the regular meeting start from 6:00 to 6:30 or later on the same night; Speaker 6 noted personal scheduling constraints that would affect some members.
Votes at a glance: - Approval of agenda: Motion moved by Speaker 5 (Mr. Thompson) and seconded by Mr. Stiller; named roll-call responses in the transcript include Thompson, Dillard, Drum, Nate and McMurray saying "Yes," and Speaker 1 stated "Motion passes. The agenda is approved." (Transcript records named yes responses; full roll-call was earlier taken and quorum confirmed.) - Motion to adjourn to work session: Moved by Mrs. Dillard and seconded by Mrs. McMurray; the transcript ends before a recorded vote.
Next steps: Board asked staff to return with a plan addressing substitute recruitment, onboarding/training, and possible schedule adjustments for work sessions.
