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Votes at a glance: McGuffey board approves routine bills, hires and contracts; one resignation motion dies
Summary
The McGuffey School District board approved minutes, bills totaling $521,683.60, multiple personnel placements and a transportation contract with Laker LLC; a motion to accept the athletic director's resignation failed for lack of a second.
At its meeting, the McGuffey School District board handled a slate of routine motions and approvals. Key outcomes:
- Minutes: Board approved the minutes of the Sept. 18, 2025 meeting (motion carried).
- General fund bills: Board approved the general fund schedule of bills (checks 81332–81442) totaling $521,683.60 as submitted (motion carried).
- Food service: Board approved the food service schedule of bills for Oct. 10, 2025 (checks 7814–7816) in the amount presented; motion carried.
- Treasurer's report: The treasurer's report for September 2025 was approved (motion carried).
- Student teacher placement: Approval granted for a West Virginia University student teacher placement at Montgomery School District (Jan. 26–Mar. 13, 2026), pending required clearances.
- Facility uses: McGuffey Youth Wrestling Association was approved to use the high school gym (Jan. 16–17, 2026) and McGuffey youth football was approved to use the stadium for a potential postseason game (Oct. 26); motions carried.
- Clubs and activities: The board voted to table the list of high school club and activity fundraisers to allow the list to be made public and reviewed at the November meeting (motion to table carried; vote recorded in discussion as 6 yes, 2 no).
- Personnel: The board approved multiple substitute placements (including Molly Helbley retroactive to Oct. 8, 2025), substitute nurse and cafeteria/custodian lists; the motion to accept the resignation of athletic director Michael Wall failed for lack of a second and therefore died; the board accepted with regret the resignation of Sarah Toniolio, speech and language teacher, effective Nov. 3, 2025.
- Bus drivers: The GG&C school bus driver list for 2025–26 (names read into the record) was approved.
- Travel and professional development: Board approved Renee Cambruzzi to attend the National Association of Agriculture Educators convention in December 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee.
- Sports staff: Assistant coaches and volunteers for the winter season were approved pending clearances and subject to prorated salaries for partial seasons.
- Transportation contract: The board approved the 2025–26 transportation contract with Laker LLC for student transportation to Watson Institute Education Center South; members asked about a slight price increase (noted at the meeting as rising a few dollars per day) and the number of students served.
- Policy actions: Policy 8.15 was tabled to the next meeting so it can be aligned with related draft Policy 8.15.1 (use of generative AI in education).
Nut graf: Most votes were routine approvals and administrative actions; the board explicitly recorded one failed motion (no second) on the athletic director resignation and took action to table items pending public review or further committee work.
The record shows which items carried, which were tabled and where further administrative or solicitor follow-up is required.
