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Evergreen Local board approves financial items, personnel and service agreements; votes at a glance
Summary
At its March 23 meeting the Evergreen Local Board approved February financial reports (including small donations and a school‑bus safety grant), multiple personnel appointments, overnight student trips, a sidewalk replacement contract and an agreement to participate in special‑education services with the Northwest Ohio Educational Service Center. Several dollar amounts in the transcript are garbled and flagged for confirmation.
The Evergreen Local Board of Education on March 23 moved through a series of routine and contract items, approving financial reports, personnel appointments, student trips and facility work by roll call votes.
Brian Carroll, the district treasurer, said the cash reconciliation matched the district’s accounting software and banks and that the district is “67% of the way through our fiscal year.” Carroll reported payroll spending at about 65% of budget and benefits at about 69% and listed three small donations (each $100) to student and FFA accounts and a school bus safety grant for $17,961.
The board approved the February financial reports, transfers and the bus safety grant by roll call (all present voted yes).
On personnel, Superintendent Eric Small recommended additions to the district substitute list (Aaron Cheeseboro, Maya Griggs, Shaina Harper), summer grounds/custodial hires (Jeff Utzi, Ronnie Woods) and student tutors to be paid at the Ohio minimum wage. The personnel slate passed by roll call. The board also approved Addison Kefir as SOS program coordinator for 2026 with a $1,500 stipend; one member recorded an abstention (Keeper) and the motion carried.
The board approved overnight student trips for agricultural students with Miss Alexis Howell named as trip supervisor: Ohio FFA state meets at The Ohio State University (April 24–25), Ohio FFA summer camp (July 6–10) and the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis (Oct. 21–24). Reported costs included roughly $300 per attendee for the state contest, about $280 per student for the summer camp and $400 per student for the national convention; student fees and FFA chapter or alumni support will cover costs.
Facilities and contract approvals included a sidewalk replacement contract with Micah Construction of Lyons to replace sidewalks on the north and northwest side of the high school; the transcript lists a figure that appears as $64,469.26 (the recording of the number is garbled and flagged for confirmation).
The board approved an agreement to participate cooperatively in special education services with the Northwest Ohio Educational Service Center for fiscal year 2026–27. The transcript contains conflicting or garbled dollar figures for that agreement and the payment mechanics (multiple different numbers appear); the board approved the agreement but the exact amounts require confirmation from district records.
Finally, the board approved continuing participation in a charter workers’ compensation group rating program for 2027 and then adjourned. The meeting recorded routine roll calls for each motion; where the transcript records abstentions or a non‑unanimous vote that detail is noted above.
Votes at a glance (as recorded in the meeting transcript):
- Approve meeting agenda (motion): Carr, Schmidz, Miller, Mossing, Keeper — yes; motion carries. - Approve Feb. 17, 2026 minutes: recorded yes votes; motion carries. - Approve Feb. financial reports, donations, transfers, bus safety grant: recorded yes votes; motion carries. - Approve personnel slate (substitutes, summer hires, tutors): recorded yes votes; motion carries. - Approve Addison Kefir as SOS coordinator ($1,500 stipend): Keeper abstained; motion carries. - Approve Savvas MyView K–5 curriculum purchase: recorded yes votes; motion carries. - Approve participation in workers’ comp group rating for 2027: recorded yes votes; motion carries. - Approve Northwest Ohio ESC special education agreement for FY 2026–27: recorded yes votes; motion carries. - Approve overnight trips for agricultural students (multiple trips): recorded yes votes; motion carries. - Approve sidewalk replacement contract with Micah Construction: recorded yes votes; motion carries. - Adjourn: recorded yes votes; motion carries.
Several dollar amounts in the transcript were garbled or inconsistently reported; district administrative staff provided figures during the meeting but the audio transcript shows numeric transcription errors. The board packet or district administrative office should be consulted to confirm exact contract and transfer amounts.
