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Board adopts kindergarten‑age, conflict‑of‑interest policy updates and approves contracts and hires
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Summary
At its April 15 meeting the Tallmadge Board adopted two policy updates (mandatory kindergarten age and expanded conflicts language), approved alternative‑placement contracts for 2026–27, and confirmed multiple personnel actions and student travel to a national BPA competition.
The Tallmadge Board of Education on April 15 approved two policy updates, multiple vendor contracts for special‑education placements, and a set of personnel actions and student travel requests.
On second reading the board adopted policy GBCA/JEB, updating the district’s mandatory kindergarten age to match a new state requirement so that children must be 5 by the first day of instruction to enroll in kindergarten. The board also voted to revise its conflict‑of‑interest policy to cover personal relationships in addition to blood relatives; both policy changes passed on unanimous roll call.
Administrators presented and the board approved two contracts for alternative placements for the 2026–27 school year: a Wings of Change agreement and a LEAP contract with Harbor Education Services. District staff explained these are standard, per‑student agreements that allow the district to place students in outside programs when individualized education program (IEP) teams determine those placements. Staff discussed scholarship interactions (the John Peterson and autism scholarships) and said some high‑intensity placements can cost notably more than standard services; administrators characterized the Wings of Change contract as billed on attendance and referenced a modest increase compared with the prior year.
The board also approved routine personnel actions by consent: a recommended two‑year contract for the assistant principal at Tallmadge Elementary (Megan — first name as listed on the agenda), continuing contract approval for an EL teacher (Mirjana Toll), correction of a prior agenda hire (Daniel Bridal), and a student‑worker hire for summer and the 2026–27 school year. A motion to approve an overnight field trip for four Business Professionals of America members to attend nationals in Nashville also passed after administrators confirmed students had raised funds.
Roll calls for these consent and contract items recorded ayes from the board members listed on the agenda (Mister Lowry, Mister Davis, Missus Pilatus, Missus Ross, Mister Pasarelli). The board took no additional actions on staffing reductions at this meeting; administrators said those would depend on levy results.
The board adjourned after public comment and brief closing announcements.
