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Board accepts more than $800,000 in donations, approves personnel and overnight trips
Summary
The board accepted donations (including a Schlink Foundation grant and contributions related to a $750,000 property gift), approved listed personnel and volunteers, authorized continued OHSAA membership and approved overnight softball and baseball trips for spring break.
The Berkshire Local Board approved several routine business items, accepting donations, approving personnel and volunteers, and authorizing extracurricular travel.
Treasurer presented donation details and totals. Donations listed included $24,381 from the Schlink Foundation, $50 from Katherine Mcranahan for school lunches, $500 from the Rotary Club of Burton and Middlefield for girls wrestling, and additional contributions connected to Preston Superstore and Ford Motor Company around a previously donated $750,000 used to buy property and fund building remodels. The treasurer gave a cumulative figure of $833,079 for the donations referenced.
The superintendent requested motions to approve classified and certified personnel listings, volunteers and contracts; the board moved, seconded and approved each item by roll call. The board also authorized continued membership in the Ohio High School Athletic Association for the 2026-27 school year and approved overnight trips for softball (Pigeon Forge) and baseball (Myrtle Beach) during spring break.
Board members asked routine procedural questions and then voted to approve the motions. No dissenting votes were recorded in the roll calls presented.
Ending: The board scheduled its next meeting for March 9 at 6 p.m. in the auditorium and adjourned.
