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Tri-Valley Board approves three-year forecast, personnel moves and $721,787 bus purchase
Summary
At its Feb. 12 meeting the Tri-Valley Board of Education approved the district's Feb. 2026 three-year forecast, accepted multiple retirements and personnel actions, approved new service agreements and policies, and authorized purchase of five school buses for $721,787.
The Tri-Valley Board of Education on Feb. 12 approved a slate of routine business and personnel actions and authorized the purchase of five school buses totaling $721,787.
Board member Luke Davis moved to approve the Organizational and Regular Meeting minutes of Jan. 8, 2026; the motion, seconded by Board member Betsy Brocklehurst, passed on a roll-call vote of Steve Barr, Betsy Brocklehurst, Andrea Collet, Luke Davis and Scott Ford voting yes. Davis also moved approval of the district's December 2025 financial report and the board's February 2026 submission of the Three-Year Forecast; both motions, each seconded and carried on unanimous roll call, were recorded as Resolutions #26-29 and #26-30 respectively.
The board accepted administrative retirements (Resolution #26-31) including Dr. Mike Fain, director of school psychology, effective June 30, 2026, and Mrs. Beth Johnston, school psychologist, effective May 31, 2026. The board accepted certified retirements effective May 31, 2026 for three teachers: Dickie Barrick (33 years at Dresden Elementary), Jennifer Parker (7 years at Adamsville Elementary), and Mary Tyo (28 years at Dresden Elementary) (Resolution #26-33). The meeting also included approval of multiple unpaid leave requests and limited-term classified contracts for vacancies and part-time positions (Resolutions #26-32, #26-34, #26-35, #26-37 through #26-42).
Under procurement and services, the board accepted a service agreement with Muskingum Valley Educational Service Center for the remainder of the 2025-26 year (Resolution #26-46) and approved two PowerSchool service agreements for 2026-27 covering Applicant Tracking and Records subscriptions, support and hosting services (Resolution #26-47).
On transportation, the board approved purchase of four 78-passenger Thomas Saf-T-Liner C2 conventional buses and one special-needs-equipped 65 Hdc Thomas Saf-T-Liner C2 bus from Ohio Machinery Company, doing business as Complete Bus and Specialty Vehicles, for a total of $721,787 (Resolution #26-48). The buses were bid through the Ohio Mid-Eastern Regional Education Service Agency (OME-RESA) pursuant to Tri-Valley School Board Resolution #26-3(J) and O.R.C. 3327.08; the motion passed on a unanimous roll-call vote.
The board approved two policy updates presented by Pepple & Waggoner, Ltd.: Policy 6.01 (Academic Acceleration, Early Entrance to Kindergarten, & Early High School Graduation) and Policy 8.08 (Expense Reimbursements) (Resolution #26-49), and accepted small donations to school programs including $50 from John Cannon to the high school band and $485 from Nashport PTO for AR rewards (Resolution #26-50).
The board approved non-renewal of all temporary contracts effective at the conclusion of the 2025-2026 school year (Resolution #26-45) and approved all professional leave requests as presented (Resolution #26-44). The meeting was adjourned at 6:42 p.m.; the next regular meeting is scheduled for March 12, 2026, at 5:30 p.m.
Votes at a glance: Resolution #26-28 (approve minutes) — moved by Luke Davis, seconded by Betsy Brocklehurst; outcome: approved, roll call 5-0. #26-29 (Dec. 2025 financial report) — moved by Luke Davis, seconded by Andrea Collet; approved, 5-0. #26-30 (Three-Year Forecast) — moved by Luke Davis, seconded by Andrea Collet; approved, 5-0. #26-31 (administrative retirements) — moved by Steve Barr, seconded by Luke Davis; approved, 5-0. #26-48 (bus purchase) — moved by Luke Davis, seconded by Steve Barr; approved, 5-0. Multiple other personnel, service agreement, policy and donation resolutions were approved by unanimous roll call during the meeting.
