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Clearview Board approves 2026 tax budget, personnel changes and OSBA memberships
Summary
The Clearview Board of Education on Jan. 12, 2026 approved the fiscal 2026–27 tax budget, multiple certified and classified personnel actions (hires, retirements and a resignation), membership and service agreements with the Ohio School Boards Association, and accepted a classroom donation.
CLEARVIEW, Jan. 12, 2026 — The Clearview Board of Education approved its fiscal 2026–27 tax budget and a slate of personnel and administrative actions during a regular meeting that began at 6:55 p.m.
Michael Post, President of the Clearview Board of Education, moved to approve the meeting agenda and presided over votes in which the five members present — Miss Echko, Ms. Garcia, Ms. Guerra, Mrs. Love and Post — recorded affirmative votes on multiple items. The board recorded no public comments on agenda items; a non-agenda public comment from Erin McKinney was noted in the minutes without text.
The board adopted the Tax Budget for the 2026–27 fiscal year as part of a motion by Mrs. Love and a second from Miss Echko. The motion also authorized district participation in the Ohio School Boards Association (OSBA) Legal Assistance Fund for 2026 at $250 and OSBA membership for 2026 at $7,685, and approved an ACH/Pay-It-Now agreement with Buckeye Community Bank effective Dec. 11, 2025. The board also approved an OSBA agreement for policy support ($1,300) and hosting services ($1,484) for the year.
In personnel actions, the board approved certified and classified staffing changes for the 2025–26 school year. Ms. Garcia moved and Mr. Post seconded a set of certified personnel items that included authorization under ORC 3319.02 for the treasurer to issue written notice to several administrators whose contracts expire July 31, 2026: Paul Kish (Curriculum Director), Michael Newman (Clearview High School assistant principal), Laura Manning (Durling Middle School principal) and Mark Smarsh (maintenance supervisor). The board also approved paying the Clearview Academy coordinator, Adriane Custer, at the substitute rate and recorded retirements for Jodi Parker (vocal music, effective March 1, 2026) and Catherine Castor (guidance counselor, Vincent Elementary, effective May 29, 2026).
Separately, the board approved classified staffing moves including the hiring of Samantha DeLeon as a lunch monitor (2.5 hours/day), Gabrielle Carder as a temporary cleaner (5 hours/day), a van-driver schedule adjustment, supplemental and substitute appointments, retirements (Penny Hockey; Norma Muniz; Barbara Stanchak) and accepted the resignation of Raymond Adams (Cook’s Helper). Mr. Post moved and Mrs. Love seconded a separate motion to hire Juan Rodriguez as a van driver (4.0 hours/day), effective Dec. 8, 2025.
The board also approved Noeleen Rothacker and Jacob Ward as additional chaperones for the Clearview High School Costa Rica trip, April 2–10, 2026, and accepted a donation from DonorsChoose — a 75-count variety pack of Clorox disinfecting wipes for teacher Allyica Wild at Clearview High School.
The meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m. The minutes list the next Special Board Meeting as Jan. 26, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.; that date appears to be a typographical error in the minutes given the current meeting’s 2026 date.
