Board hears warning about proposed property‑tax changes; superintendent outlines end‑of‑year schedule
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Summary
A board member reported on emerging state legislation that could remove property taxes and significantly reduce school funding; the superintendent gave a brief update on testing, spring break and graduation timing.
A board member raised an early warning about pending state activity on property taxation, saying state lawmakers in Columbus were pushing proposals that could eliminate property taxes and reduce funding for public schools.
"If the property tax issue passes, we're gonna they don't want any more property tax. We're gonna lose a lot. We're gonna lose a lot in public schools too," the board member said during the legislative update portion of the meeting.
Later in the agenda the superintendent provided a brief update on calendar and operations: the fourth quarter had begun about a week and a half earlier; OST testing for junior high and high school students was scheduled to begin the next day; elementary testing will follow after spring break; and graduation was fewer than six weeks away. The superintendent also congratulated the Monroe theater program for a recent musical production.
No formal board action was taken on the legislative item; it was presented as an informational report. Policy revisions shown later in the meeting were presented as a first reading and will return for board action at the April meeting.
The meeting proceeded into consent agendas and contract approvals after these updates.
