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Board approves hires, resignations, contracts and student trips; multiple routine votes unanimous
Summary
The board approved minutes, then‑and‑now transactions, hires and resignations, supplemental contracts, substitute hires, a special‑education contract, a library board reappointment and three overnight student trips; most motions passed by unanimous roll call.
At its Sept. 22 meeting the Northwest Local Board of Education approved a slate of routine personnel and contract items, including hires, resignations, supplemental contracts, substitute appointments, a special‑education contract and overnight student trips.
Key approvals included hiring Laura Foshone as a shared communication liaison (through the Stark County Educational Service Center), bus driver Stephanie Severs (Bus 27), and tutor Kelly Lemmon at Stinson. The board accepted resignations from Amanda Porter (custodian) and Marissa Watson (aide). Substitute appointments for the 2025–26 school year were approved as recommended.
The board approved a recommended special‑education contract with Educational Alternatives for 2025–26, acknowledging the high cost but noting the program’s necessity in specific special‑education cases. The library board reappointment of Matt Balnick for a term through Dec. 31, 2029, was also approved.
School leaders presented recommended supplemental contracts for coaches and activity directors for 2025–26 (contingent on background checks and certifications). Board members briefly questioned whether a vocal‑music director stipend duplicated duties; administrators said the stipend compensates additional out‑of‑day performance work.
The board approved three overnight trips: a high‑school band trip (dates/calendar to be finalized), a wrestling trip to West Virginia over the December break (Dec. 26–28, 2025), and an eighth‑grade educational trip to Washington, D.C., and Gettysburg (Nov. 23–25). The board discussed transportation logistics and said charter buses would be used.
Votes at a glance: motions for these items were moved and seconded during the meeting and passed by roll call; recorded votes in the minutes show unanimous 'yes' responses from the board members present.
The board also approved the annual depository agreement with Huntington National Bank and miscellaneous pay‑rate adjustments effective Aug. 18, 2025. The meeting adjourned following the routine business.
