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Votes at a glance: Westlake board actions on Dec. 8, 2025
Summary
The board approved the meeting agenda, accepted treasurer and superintendent recommendations (including handbook and cell-phone changes), reappointed a library trustee, adopted a resolution honoring board member Barbara Lisinski, and elected a president pro tem for the Jan. organizational meeting.
At its Dec. 8 meeting the Westlake City Schools Board of Education took several formal actions summarized below. This 'votes at a glance' list records motions and outcomes as stated in the meeting transcript.
• Agenda approval: A motion to approve the meeting agenda was moved, seconded and carried by roll call early in the meeting (motion recorded and carried).
• Reappointment — Westlake Porter Public Library trustee: The board voted to reappoint Will Sherry to the Westlake Porter Public Library board for a four-year term covering 2026–2030; motion carried by roll call.
• Treasurer recommendations (items 9a and 9b): The board approved the treasurer’s combined recommendations, including a promotion into the payroll position and a settlement agreement related to a student eligible under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; the motion was carried by roll call.
• Superintendent recommendations (items 9b–9i): The board approved multiple superintendent-recommended items, including handbook revisions that add weighted career-technical courses and a high-school cell-phone policy the administration said is required under state guidance; the motion carried by roll call.
• Resolution of appreciation: The board adopted a resolution honoring Mrs. Barbara Lisinski for 14 years of service on the board, presented a gift and took photographs with family members.
• Election of President Pro Tem: Joe Craft was nominated and elected by majority vote to serve as President Pro Tem for the Jan. organizational meeting; the board set the organizational meeting for Jan. 12 (second Monday) pending logistics.
Where the transcript does not record the mover/second or full roll-call tallies, the summaries note only that motions were moved, seconded and carried as the minutes indicate. If readers need the official, signed minutes with vote tallies they should consult the district’s posted minutes or contact the board office.
