Board approves hires, contracts and pay changes; votes at a glance

The Southeast Board of Education approved a series of personnel, contract and operational items during its meeting, moving several routine and non-routine items by voice vote.

Key approvals at the meeting included minutes for July 17 and July 30; a contract for Home With Here LLC to provide personal services; inventory removal of textbooks; acceptance of donations from PTO accounts and OHSAA; and approval to use the Honey Valley Regional Council of Governments for substitute-teacher employment and related services.

Personnel actions approved included the certified hire of Jared Pasquale as a high school tutor, acceptance of the resignation of district psychologist Elaine Bridal Cancio (effective July 31), several classified staff hires and volunteers (including Dr. Engel for boys soccer and Grayson March for speech and debate, pending background checks), and hiring of transportation staff for the school year through June 30.

The board also approved a pay increase for substitute nurses, raising the rate from $15 to $20 per hour for the 2024–25 year, and approved routine bus routes. The board adopted a resolution identifying certain student routes as impractical for district transportation and approving payment-in-lieu procedures where state law applies. The board approved a five-year contract extension for Mr. Nero (board attorney), noting the attorney had drafted the document for the board’s consideration.

All listed motions carried on voice votes with no recorded opposition in the transcript; individual roll-call tallies were not recorded for the items summarized here.