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Kent City Schools board approves budget, personnel and facilities items; enters executive session on emergency response
Summary
At its May 19 meeting the Kent City Schools board approved routine financial reports and bills, personnel appointments including a new Davy Elementary principal, insurance renewals, facility contracts (paving, natatorium rooftop unit) and playground surfacing; it then moved into executive session to review emergency response protocols.
The Kent City Schools Board of Education on May 19 approved a slate of routine fiscal, personnel and facilities measures and then moved into executive session to review emergency-response procedures in light of recent safety incidents.
During the meeting the board voted to:
- Approve the district financial reports and pay approximately $5.8 million in April invoices; one board member abstained on the bills vote. - Approve personnel actions including resignations, leaves of absence, and appointments for 2026–27 contingent on criminal-record checks and certification; the board approved the appointment of Dr. Bart Flowers as principal at Davy Elementary School. - Enroll in a workers' compensation group rating program through the Ohio Schools Council for 2027 (fee $1,830) and approve a health insurance renewal with an expected 6% funding increase and a $150,000 stop‑loss threshold per individual. - Approve non-scheduled salary adjustments and a supplemental-differential update (net change -0.09%), including targeted increases for classroom educational aides to align pay with neighboring districts. - Authorize an agreement with the Kent Police Department to raise crossing-guard pay for four crossing guards (cost shared, locations specified) and approve an interdistrict agreement with the Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio to provide support staff for extended-school-year special-education services. - Approve resolutions for summer paving work (Omnia Partners pricing), purchase and multi‑year payment terms for a replacement rooftop dehumidifier/unit for the natatorium, join the Southwestern Ohio Educational Purchasing Council consortium, and accept the bid for Davy Elementary playground surfacing so work can proceed this summer. - Approve one out-of-state/overnight field trip (RHS trip to Edinburgh, Scotland next spring) and accept 31 community donations tied largely to scholarships.
Each action was presented by administration (Jim Sawyer, Aaron Van Meter, Anthony Horton and others) and carried by roll call votes recorded in the meeting transcript. After the public-comment portion and action items, the board moved to executive session specifically to discuss emergency response protocols; the board reconvened only to adjourn.
Votes at a glance (as recorded): most roll-call votes recorded unanimous approval by the board members present (Dr. Crow, Mr. Myers, Mr. Herrera and Mrs. Kulis); the approval of bills included one abstention (Mrs. Kulis on that vote, recorded in the transcript as an abstention).
