The board approved a package of routine actions during the meeting, including approving minutes from prior meetings, setting the January organizational meeting date, adopting the 2026 school calendar, and updating student-handbook language to align with Ohio Department of Education model guidance on personal communication devices.

Fiscal staff reported the district's general fund balance at about $10,000,007 and investments near $400,000. The board approved an appropriation for a $40,000 Bureau of Workers' Compensation grant that will fund additional cameras and door apparatus at Columbia; staff said funds must be appropriated before the auditor can release them for the stated purchases.

Personnel motions approved included certificated (licensed) staff items—new substitutes, supplemental contracts, one resignation and one rescinded contract—and classified-staff employment actions (job transfers and salary notices). Trustees approved the listed personnel slate by roll call.

Votes at a glance: approval of minutes (motion carried, unanimous roll call); approval of the 2026 calendar and organizational meeting date (motion carried); appropriation of the $40,000 workers' comp grant (motion carried); certificated and classified personnel motions (motions carried).