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Board approves routine personnel, contract and treasury items; sets Jan. 7 organizational meeting
Summary
The Coventry Local School Board approved certified and classified personnel actions, a $225/day contract for GCL Education Services, several donations and routine treasury items, and scheduled the January organizational meeting for Jan. 7.
At its Dec. 17 meeting the Coventry Local School Board approved a slate of personnel, contract and treasury items presented by the superintendent and treasurer.
Superintendent George recommended certified personnel actions that included retirements, amended retirement dates and supplemental coaching contract revisions; the board moved, seconded and approved the personnel certified items by roll call. The board also approved classified personnel items, including an employment appointment and a change of hours for an existing staff member who will become a 4‑hour bus driver.
Under other business the board approved a contract with GCL Education Services to provide educational services for a Summit County Children's Services‑placed student at a rate of $225 per day; the superintendent said the cost will be paid from general funds. Members also approved modified testing schedules for Coventry High School and Coventry Middle School and accepted miscellaneous donations: $500 to CMS student activities (VFW), $500 to Coventry Elementary School (VFW) and $1,600 for needy families at CMS from an anonymous alumnus.
The board reviewed a first reading of revised policies and procedures to align with recent state legislative changes and declared several items in operations inventory obsolete (including buses, smart boards and iPads). A choir trip to Disney for March 3–9, 2027, funded by families and booster groups, was approved.
Treasury items — the November financial report and a revised October reconciliation, POs over $5,000 and the annual credit card rewards report — were placed on file. The board also adopted a resolution to participate in the Ohio School Boards Association legal assistance fund for the 2026 calendar year for a total cost of $250.
Board members set the January organizational meeting for Jan. 7 (organizational 5:45 p.m., regular meeting 6:00 p.m.) and nominated Josh Hostetler as president pro tempore to preside at the organizational meeting. No executive session was requested Dec. 17 and the board adjourned that evening.
