Trotwood-Madison Board approves donations, celebrates state championships and Momentum Award

The Trotwood-Madison City Board of Education on Monday approved multiple donations to support student activities, voted to approve its amended personnel agenda and heard a superintendent report highlighting a state "Momentum Award" and preparations for spring testing.

Superintendent (name not specified) told the board the district received several donations, including a $500 contribution from the Ohio Lottery Commission and two separate ticket donations for state basketball games. The superintendent said Ray Bradshaw donated $500 for 50 student tickets and an additional $500 for the final game, and asked the board to accept the donations. "Mister Bradshaw in total donated, $1,000 to, to our students, for their attendance in the state championship game," the superintendent said. The board voted to accept the ticket donations by roll call.

The superintendent also said the district has begun soliciting donations and support for championship rings and related recognition, estimating ring purchases at about $11,000. "We've been through this a couple of times... I think we've guesstimated it right around $11,000 or so," the superintendent said. He said staff and community members will solicit additional contributions so players and supporting student groups receive commemorative items.

In a wider academic update, the superintendent announced that Trotwood-Madison City Schools received the state's Momentum Award, calling the recognition "a starting line" for continued improvement. "We are one of about, maybe 20 or so districts in the state out of 600 plus districts that was awarded this award," the superintendent said. He described the award criteria as districts that improved their performance index by three or more points and received a value-added progress rating of four or more stars.

Treasurer (name not specified) provided informational attachments of recent minutes and congratulated the district on athletic and academic successes, and several public commenters and board members used their time to congratulate the boys' basketball state champions and the robotics team, which speakers said ranked among the top teams internationally.

Votes at a glance: - Motion to move into executive session to discuss compensation/employee matters: passed (roll call vote recorded). - Motion to accept donations (Ohio Lottery Commission items; ticket donations including Ray Bradshaw’s $1,000 total): passed (roll call vote recorded). - Motion to approve personnel agenda (amended to item E): passed (roll call vote recorded). - Motion to adjourn: passed (roll call vote recorded).

Board members also announced upcoming recognition events for the robotics team and other student honors. The meeting adjourned after closing motions; no future meeting date was announced in the public transcript.

(Attributions: Quotations and claims in this article are taken from the public transcript of the board meeting and are attributed to speakers by role where a personal name was not specified.)