The Oakwood Board of Education recorded the following formal actions at its Dec. 8 meeting.

- Agenda adoption: Motion moved and seconded; recorded roll-call approval (all members recorded 'Aye').

- Minutes approval: Board voted to approve the work session and regular meeting minutes.

- Finance actions: Item 4b — motion to refund/refinance about $6,000,000 of outstanding debt — carried on a recorded vote. Item 4c — motion to approve a $40,000,000 bond resolution for a January sale — also carried.

- Personnel retirements (items 8a–8g): The board approved retirements/resignations for Patricia Ryman (fifth grade teacher, Harmon School); Brian Ellis (intervention specialist, Oakwood High School); Paul Stone (math teacher, Oakwood High School); Karen Lauterbach (math teacher, Oakwood Junior High School); Amanda Amer (social studies teacher, Oakwood High School); Scott Gowdy (sixth grade teacher, Harmon School); and Joan Fisk (administrative assistant, Smith Elementary).

- Personnel recommendations (items 9a–9i): The board approved recommended hires and contracts including Liz Ferrendo and Summer Braiding as health assistants (listed for the '2526 school year' effective Nov. 19, as needed up to 50 days), reappointments for teachers Paul Stone and Karen Lauterbach with listed salary steps pending required documents, approval of supplemental contracts and volunteers for the 2526 school year, seasonal workers and substitutes lists pending required documents.

- Adjournment: Motion carried on recorded vote and the meeting was adjourned.

Vote tallies were recorded verbally during roll call; the public record in the transcript shows the board voting 'Aye' on these items. Specific vote-by-vote roll-call records as spoken in the meeting were captured in the transcript and are summarized below.