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Northridge Local board waives student fees, approves hires, volunteers and bus routes ahead of school year
Summary
At a special Aug. 12 meeting the Northridge Local School District board unanimously approved waivers of student activity, academic and athletic fees for the 2025–26 school year, cleared multiple hiring and volunteer items (contingent on background checks), and authorized bus routes and related superintendent authority.
At a special meeting on Aug. 12, the Northridge Local School District board approved a package of back-to-school measures, including waiving student activity, academic and athletic fees for the 2025–26 school year, formalizing new hires and volunteers, and approving bus routes while authorizing the superintendent to make necessary adjustments.
Board President opened the meeting at 06:31 and led the pledge before the board approved the agenda as modified to remove an executive session item. During a superintendent report, the district’s chief administrator said three resignations had been reported and three new hires were pending; the superintendent also told trustees that “we will have all of our positions filled” and announced continued free breakfast and lunch for the 2025–26 school year.
On personnel matters the board approved employment items for certified and classified staff and supplemental positions, additional classified hours for an administrative assistant, and amended step placements for three administrative assistants to reflect experience. The board also approved a list of volunteers subject to favorable BCI or FBI background checks. One trustee asked that the board consider backdating secretary step placements to Jan. 1 at the next regular meeting; another trustee objected that a special meeting was not the appropriate forum, and the request was deferred for discussion at the regular meeting.
Trustees voted unanimously to waive student activity fees, academic fees and athletic fees for the coming school year. The treasurer’s office confirmed the district’s financial position supports those waivers. The superintendent and trustees said the waivers will reduce a financial burden on families and noted robust extracurricular participation.
On transportation, the board approved the submitted bus routes and authorized the superintendent to make necessary changes to student transportation. Trustees discussed ride lengths and were told the longest route is roughly 1 hour, 2 minutes and that van routes total 25. The superintendent and board praised transportation staff for work to keep run times near the district goal.
The board approved elementary, middle and high school handbooks for the 2025–26 school year, reaffirmed the next regular meeting for Tuesday, Aug. 19 at 06:30, and announced open houses (Aug. 14 for elementary; Aug. 18 for middle and high school), convocation on Aug. 15 and the first day of school on Aug. 19. The meeting ended at 07:00.
Votes at a glance: agenda approved as modified (remove exec session) — passed 4–1; employment items (A & B) — passed 5–0; volunteers (contingent on BCI/FBI checks) — passed 5–0; fundraisers/field trips — passed 5–0; additional classified hours — passed 5–0; amended step placements — passed 5–0; student activity fee waiver — passed 5–0; academic fee waiver — passed 5–0; athletic fee waiver — passed 5–0; bus routes (approve and authorize superintendent) — passed 5–0; student handbooks — passed 5–0; adjournment — passed by voice vote.
The hearing record shows some trustees pressed for further action on step-placement backdating at the regular meeting rather than in this special session; the district will address that item at its regular meeting next week.
