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Southgate board approves officer slate, school-of-choice plan, HVAC prepurchase and bond sale; tentatively accepts teacher agreement
Summary
At its Jan. 13 meeting the Southgate Community School District board approved a new slate of officers and a series of routine and substantive actions: school-of-choice programs for 2026–27, a $349,420 pre-purchase of HVAC units for Anderson High School, authorization to sell/refund bonds, and a tentative contract with the UTS teacher unit.
The Southgate Community School District board elected a new set of officers and approved a range of routine and substantive items at its Jan. 13 meeting.
The board accepted a slate of officers by voice vote after nominations: Jason Craig for president, Andy Green for vice president, Darling Pomponio for secretary and Jason Koops for treasurer. The board also approved the meeting agenda and the consent agenda, which included minutes from the Dec. 9, 2025 meeting, an HR update and December 2025 disbursements.
Committee appointments: The board approved members for the policy committee (Dr. Darling Pomponio, Andrew/Andy Green and Angela/Angel) and the finance committee (Jason Koops, Neil Freitas and Sean Sage) by voice votes.
School of choice: Staff presented the annual 2026–27 school-of-choice program, noting expanded kindergarten capacity (districtwide cap increased from 50 to 65 seats, with special allocations for several schools and Northpointe) and…
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