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Valley View Board approves building schedule, health and transportation contracts, kitchen equipment purchase and personnel actions
Summary
The Valley View Board of Education approved a set of routine governance items: building timeline, commercial paper report, Soliant Health counseling contract, school nursing contract, bus routes, purchase of kitchen equipment for $39,690.70, approval of lunch prices unchanged, and personnel actions including the separate hire of Chelsea Keller.
At its July 8 meeting the Valley View Board of Education approved multiple consent and action items related to district operations and the new building.
On the capital project update, board leadership said the construction schedule is on track for 111 days until students occupy the new facility; the contractor represented that factory furniture deliveries are scheduled and the deadline will be met. The board approved the construction/project item by roll call.
Financial and compliance items were approved, including a commercial paper and bankers' acceptances report explained as an audit-compliance item under Ohio law, and four 'then-and-now' certifications (accounting certifications) were approved.
The board approved a contract with Soliant Health to provide psychologists and counseling services after discussion that hiring equivalent in-house staff would be costly and operationally difficult. The board also approved a contract for school nursing services for the 2024–2025 school year (named in discussion as 'community health code 2024').
Transportation and food-service items passed: bus routes for 2024–2025 were adopted, and the board approved purchase of kitchen equipment for the new building from American Holding in the amount of $39,690.70. Board discussion noted the purchase will be funded from food-service-generated funds rather than general building funds. The board also approved maintaining current lunch prices for the coming school year.
Personnel actions were approved consistent with an earlier amendment: the personnel slate was approved with one individual (Chelsea Keller) separated for a standalone vote; the board subsequently moved, seconded and approved hiring Chelsea Keller.
Votes were recorded by roll call at multiple points; the meeting transcript records affirmative roll-call responses from board members for the items listed above. No contested items or failures to pass were recorded in the transcript provided.
Next procedural steps: staff were instructed to continue standard procurement and contract execution steps; no new budget appropriations or litigation actions were recorded during the meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of minutes (07/08/2024): approved by roll call (affirmative votes recorded) - Building project schedule (111-day timeline): approved by roll call - Commercial paper and bankers' acceptances report: approved by roll call - Then-and-now certifications (four items): approved by roll call - Personnel slate (excluding Chelsea Keller): approved by roll call - Hire of Chelsea Keller (separate vote): approved by roll call - Soliant Health counseling services contract: approved by roll call - School nursing services contract (2024–2025): approved by roll call - Adoption of bus routes (2024–2025): approved by roll call - Kitchen equipment purchase (American Holding): $39,690.70; approved by roll call; funding noted as food-service-generated funds - Lunch prices for 2024–2025: no change; approved by roll call
The board adjourned following the public and member comments.
