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Board spotlights student groups, approves routine purchases and personnel moves
Summary
The board recognized student performers and vocational programs, approved routine contracts including bus and equipment purchases, and accepted retirements and personnel hires; a contract extension vote carried despite a member announcing an abstention and noting a state complaint for the record.
The New Philadelphia City Board of Education used its regular meeting to recognize several student groups and approve a slate of routine business items.
Spotlight recognitions included a performance by the Delian Corral student singers and presentations from the Quaker Corner vocational coffee program and Welty Middle School’s mentoring initiative. Quaker Corner staff described hands‑on vocational work—order taking, drink preparation, inventory and money counting—and said the class assists the district by preparing breakfast bags and supporting other student programs. A Quaker Corner presenter said, "we pack 60 bags every day" and that the program runs four days a week; the presenter also stated a weekly total that appears inconsistent with those daily figures when compared arithmetically.
Board business that followed included approval of vendor invoices and contracts: a bus‑camera invoice (with a grant partially offsetting cost), a cyber‑security statement of work for $29,300, HVAC maintenance for $15,730, purchase of a band trailer for $49,603, and two school buses through the EPC purchasing program totaling $140,129. The board also approved a 48‑month lease for material handling equipment and multiple personnel items including retirements, resignations, new hires and supplemental coaching lists.
During consideration of a three‑year contract extension for the student services director, a board member announced a formal abstention and said she would submit a statement for the record referencing a substantiated state complaint alleging multiple special‑education violations; the board nevertheless voted to approve the extension. The board also adopted a resolution opposing Ohio House Bill 42, which the legislative liaison described as requiring certain agencies to collect and report citizenship and immigration status, a policy the district opposed on student‑safety and privacy grounds.
Why it matters: The recognitions show student engagement and district vocational initiatives; the consent approvals set district procurement and personnel in motion. The abstention and the announced complaint were recorded for the public record and may prompt follow‑up.
What comes next: Administrators will implement approved contracts and follow routine procurement steps. The member reporting the complaint said she will file documentation into the record for board review; the administration and board did not discuss personnel changes tied to that complaint in the meeting minutes.
