Parkway Local Board of Education approves agenda, multiple personnel contracts and ASL services, then moves to executive session

The Parkway Local Board of Education met in the Community Room on Oct. 8, 2025. Vice‑President Deb Call called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m., and the board unanimously approved the agenda (Resolution No. 2501001) on a 4–0 vote with Mark Kimmel moving and Amanda Peel seconding.

At the start of its business, the board approved the Treasurer’s Consent Items (Resolution No. 2501002), again by a 4–0 vote. Those consent items, as recorded in the minutes, included approval of the Sept. 10, 2025 regular meeting minutes; the Treasurer’s Report and payment of bills; student activity purpose statements and budgets; monthly insurance premium rates; and the district Five‑Year Forecast. The minutes do not include financial totals or the forecast figures.

Superintendent Laura Young’s report was noted on the agenda and listed three topics: the State Report Card, parking lots, and a donation from Fremont Company to support student meals. The minutes list those topics but provide no further details on the report card results, parking‑lot plans, or the donation amount or conditions.

The board approved a series of personnel actions as part of Superintendent Consent Items (Resolution No. 2501003). The board accepted the resignation of Stephanie Schlemmer as Head Cook effective Oct. 10, 2025, and simultaneously approved issuing her a continuing contract as a custodian effective Oct. 13, 2025 with placement at 15 years’ experience. The board also approved a custodial contract for David Stearns effective Sept. 26, 2025 (placed at 0 years’ experience); contracts for teacher’s aides Olivia Leeper (effective Sept. 29, 2025) and Kaeleah Heyne (effective Oct. 13, 2025), both placed at 0 years’ experience with no degree; and Brittany Miller as a cafeteria worker effective Oct. 13, 2025 (placed at 3 years). The minutes note that initial employment is contingent upon satisfactory BCI&I and FBI reports and any required certifications.

Also approved under the superintendent consent items was a contract with Sorenson to provide American Sign Language interpreter services for the 2025‑26 school year at a rate of $155 per hour, on an as‑needed basis. The board approved Karli Bransteter and Tricia Ridenour as Middle School Quiz Bowl co‑advisors at $23 per hour, not to exceed a combined total of $920 for 40 hours.

The board approved multiple supplemental athletic and event positions for the 2025‑26 school year, including Amanda Triplett (Freshmen Volleyball coach), Taylor Tussing (Boys Bowling head coach), Kaine Younker (Varsity Wrestling head coach), Lisa Miller, Anita Morton and Jessica Yoder (Athletic Event Coordinators), Jordan Ross (Varsity Baseball assistant coach), volunteer assistant coaches including Nick Steinbrunner, Brandon Gerber and Justan Felver, and Middle School Baseball coaches Caleb Stephenson and Apollo Thomas. The minutes state that supplemental contracts are issued per the adopted salary schedule and are automatically non‑renewed at the end of the respective school year.

Later in the meeting, the board approved Resolution No. 2501004 (moved by Mark Kimmel and seconded by Bryan Schoenleben) to adjourn to executive session pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 121.22 for the purpose of discussing the appointment, evaluation and employment of personnel. The board entered executive session at 7:01 p.m. and returned to regular session at 7:41 p.m.

The meeting concluded with Resolution No. 2501005 to adjourn, carried 4–0 at 7:41 p.m. The minutes were signed and attested; the next regular board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. in the Community Room.