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Olentangy board appoints new trustee to OSBA seat, approves personnel, facilities and bond‑related purchases
Summary
The board voted to appoint newly seated member Mr. Reinger to the Ohio School Boards Association (OSBA) board of trustees and the finance and audit committee, and approved consent items including personnel recommendations, an easement with Columbia Gas and quotes for Liberty High track resurfacing and high‑school scoreboard/video board purchases tied to the bond program.
At its April 23 meeting the Olentangy Local Board of Education approved a slate of action and consent items, including appointments, personnel recommendations and facility purchases tied to the district27s bond program.
The board moved and approved the appointment of Mr. Reinger to serve on the OSBA board of trustees effective April 23, 2026, through Dec. 31, 2026. The motion passed on a roll‑call vote recorded in the transcript with board members recorded as voting "Yes." The board also appointed Mr. Reinger to the finance and audit committee; that motion likewise passed on a recorded vote.
Superintendent recommendations approved as part of the consent slate included administrative hires (George Brown recommended as Berkshire Middle assistant principal) and the hiring of Todd Silverthorne as director of transportation with a start date of May 11; Silverthorne will replace the retiring director on July 31. The board also approved multiple retirements, an early‑graduation student, and a slate of overnight and out‑of‑state student trip requests.
Facility items and business management approvals included a recommended acceptance of a quote for resurfacing the Liberty High track (just under $100,000) and authorization to contract for new scoreboards and video boards at the district high schools as part of previously approved bond funding. The district plans to purchase boards and then contract with an advertising vendor to sell ad inventory and share revenue between athletics and district PI funds; board members asked staff to provide revenue projections once a vendor is selected.
All consent items were approved as a single slate by voice and roll call where recorded. No member publicly opposed any item during the meeting.
