Warren City board adopts agenda, approves short-term investments, gifts and construction bid recommendations

The Warren City School District Board of Education met Oct. 21 and approved the agenda and a series of routine administrative and fiscal items, including treasury actions, contracts, donations and construction bid recommendations.

The board adopted the meeting agenda after a motion and second; Miss Ortega called the roll and Missus Lompares, Doctor Oles, Mister Flanagan, Missus Patterson and Mister Walker voted yes. The board approved short-term investments made by the treasurer during September 2025 (Exhibit A). The treasurer noted an upcoming county meeting of treasurers and superintendents to coordinate legislative priorities.

Administratively, the board approved superintendent-recommended agreements, contracts and leases listed on the agenda. The board also accepted a series of gifts for district schools: a $3,500 shoe donation, a $700 tape donation, a clothing and school-supplies donation to Willard PK–8 valued at $10,300 from Saint Teresa of Calcutta Parish/Blessed Sacrament Church, and several smaller clothing, pantry and monetary donations to PK–8 schools (values from $20 to $2,000 as listed).

A resolution approving the Construction Manager at Risk (CMR) recommendation to accept certain bids for a district construction project was presented and approved as submitted. The board also approved certification for Ohio Teachers Evaluation System and Ohio Principal Evaluation evaluators.

Where votes were recorded, roll-call confirmations were read into the record; several routine items were adopted with the recorded language “approved as submitted” and the meeting minutes record the motions as carried. Specific movers and seconders were not consistently named in the transcript for all motions.

The meeting proceeded with no public participation speakers at that time and continued with remaining agenda items.