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Ravenna board reviews and advances multiple policy updates tied to new state laws
Summary
The board discussed and moved forward with multiple policy revisions, including name/image/likeness in athletics, tax-exempt certification use, AI policy to meet a July 1, 2026 deadline, and food-services rules responding to House Bill 10; several items were slated for required two readings.
The Ravenna School District Board reviewed a package of policy updates at its March 23 meeting that administrators said align district rules with recent state laws and Ohio Department of Education guidance.
Superintendent and treasurer staff members walked the board through policies ranging from athletics name/image/likeness (policy 2431.6), procurement and tax-exempt certification use, job-related expense reimbursement changes, entrance and grade-enrollment requirements linked to House Bill 114, and revisions to grading and class-rank policy (policy 54XX) to reflect the Governor's Merit Scholarship and House Bill 96.
The superintendent highlighted the district's planned AI policy (policy 7540.09), which incorporates language from the Ohio Department of Education and is intended to meet the department's July 1, 2026 model-policy deadline. "This replacement policy includes language from the Ohio Department of Education and workforce model policy," the superintendent said, adding the policy will limit which AI tools staff and students may use to those approved through the district's security and firewall systems.
Administrators also presented proposed food-services policy updates to implement requirements of House Bill 10, explaining the district will adopt restrictions on cultivated-protein products and misbranded items in school meal procurement.
Several policies were presented as first readings and will return to the board for a second reading, where the board will vote on formal adoption as required by district bylaw. Board members asked procedural questions about specific thresholds in purchasing and the receipt requirements for staff reimbursements; administrators said the changes reflect recent auditor guidance and statutory updates.
The board did not vote on all items during the meeting; policy changes requiring two readings will return at a future meeting for formal adoption.
