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Amanda-Clearcreek board approves handbooks, curriculum purchase and grants; hears construction and policy updates
Summary
The Amanda-Clearcreek Local Board approved multiple consent and personnel items, accepted grant allocations including a $170,000 early-childhood award, authorized purchases and heard construction and policy updates; trustees also discussed membership in a voucher-litigation coalition and agreed to enter executive session on personnel and property.
The Amanda-Clearcreek Local Board of Education approved a slate of routine business items and heard updates on capital projects and policy changes at its meeting.
On votes recorded in the transcript, the board approved the meeting agenda (with an added easement item), the consent agenda (which included minutes and a donation of 10 basketballs from BSN), and personnel and supplemental-employment lists. The board also approved the preschool, elementary and middle/high school handbooks after discussion about the packet length and highlighted changes, and it voted to waive admission fees for all current pre-K–12 Amanda-Clearcreek students for regular-season home athletic events during the 2024–25 school year.
Financial and budgeting items: the treasurer reported June revenues of $1,529,053 and monthly interest earnings of about $175,897; COPS-related interest was noted in the report (the treasurer referenced roughly $92,469.97). Later on the agenda the board moved to transfer interest from the general fund to the capital improvement fund (the transfer motion referenced $92,004.69 and 97¢ in the meeting record). Staff said they will follow the board’s direction to transfer those funds to the capital improvement account.
Curriculum, procurement and grants: the board approved purchase of the Whitney Museum (WIT/WISN) K–5 curriculum after pilot use at some grades and curriculum-council feedback. The board accepted the initial state and federal grant allocations for FY25, including an early-childhood grant of approximately $170,000 to support the district preschool program and the creation of a modest community fund for local organizations. The board also approved a multi-year agreement with Strategic Management Solutions to manage E-rate program filings and compliance for funding years 2025–27 and authorized furniture purchases for renovated office space (not to exceed $94,000).
Construction and operations: staff provided a comprehensive construction update: 3–12 building water softeners are installed and operational; K–2 addition foundations and footers are underway and underground plumbing will begin the week of the 22nd; K–2 parking’s rough paving is complete; multipurpose athletic-facility sewer tie-ins were made and water tie-ins were planned with foundation work to start in mid-August; athletic storage building pad is complete and a building is scheduled in September; 77 gym rooftop HVAC units are scheduled for late July with VRF units targeted in mid-August and an overall closeout target around Aug. 31; bleacher replacements were ordered with an estimated installation in October 2024; and the new gym floor installation is complete.
Policy items and other discussion: staff presented multiple policy updates for first reading driven by state-law changes and OSBA recommendations, including new policies for artificial intelligence and cybersecurity and revisions to the district’s cell-phone policy. Staff also briefed trustees on the Purple Star designation for military families and on a possible membership in the Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy and an optional litigation tier; staff estimated membership at $0.50 per pupil (about $722) and litigation participation at $1.50 per pupil (about $3,096) and noted auditors may subject districts participating in litigation to more detailed review in some instances.
Personnel and other approvals: the board approved volunteers, including a Dr. Tim Edwards as a volunteer substitute bus driver for 2024–25, and approved leave-without-pay requests listed in the packet. The board moved into executive session to consider appointment of a public employee and the purchase of property for public purposes; the chair said there would be no action at the meeting’s end.
Why it matters: the approvals and capital updates affect near-term district operations and facilities readiness for the upcoming school year; grant and PILOT discussions affect potential revenue and resource allocation; and first reads of AI and cybersecurity policies reflect changing legal and operational needs for education technology.
What happens next: staff will proceed with the approved purchases and contracts, continue scheduled construction, bring the athletic-trainer contract to a future agenda, and circulate policy drafts for final adoption at the next regular meeting.
