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Votes at a glance: Northwest Local board actions Feb. 24
Summary
On Feb. 24 the Northwest Local board approved amended minutes, authorized an energy-consortium study, approved architecture negotiations, accepted personnel changes, approved extracurricular programs and routine business items; BRIC policy was not voted on.
The Northwest Local Board of Education took a series of routine and administrative actions Feb. 24. Key outcomes:
- Approval of minutes as amended (motion to amend section 1.25 and approve by roll call). - Authorization for the district to participate in a consortium study with the Stark County Council of Governments and Ohio schools consortium to analyze pooled electric purchasing and pricing. - Approval to negotiate a contract with the top-ranked architecture firm for the high-school addition and continue RFPs for a construction partner. - Acceptance of resignations (Kelly Garrett, administrative assistant; Sheila Sims, bus driver) and approval of recommended hires (Amy Johnson as cook, Gillette McLaughlin/Julie as administrative assistant) and supplemental contracts for the 2024-25 school year (contingent on certification where noted). - Authorization to advertise and participate in cooperative bids for integrated school bus units. - Approval of a coed middle-school golf club (volunteer coach), recommended 2025-26 school calendar option 2, renewal of OSBA membership for 2025, approval of sixth-grade camp trip (04/30/2025—05/02/2025) and acceptance of a $1,500 donation from Bountiful Gifts for lunch fees.
The meeting included extended public comment on the BRIC youth mental-health initiative and phone-storage proposals; the board made no policy vote on BRIC at this session.
