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Board approves salary grid, contracts, personnel moves, donations and enters executive session
Summary
The Waterloo Local board adopted the agenda, approved a principal/assistant principal salary grid, multiple purchase-of-service agreements (including Hazel Health and Jefferson ESC), several personnel contracts and leaves, accepted a donation of $5,400, and voted to enter executive session to discuss employment matters.
The Waterloo Local Board of Education took a series of routine but consequential votes during the meeting.
Key actions approved by roll call included:
- Adoption of the meeting agenda (motion passed by roll call). - Approval of a principal and assistant principal salary grid effective Aug. 1, 2024; board members said the grid is intended to aid retention. - Authorization to enter purchase-of-service agreements with LearnWell (student-related services), Hazel Health (telehealth services — grant-funded at no cost to the district), Franklin University (student-teacher placements), and Jefferson Educational Service Center (virtual learning and credit-recovery options). - Additional contract time for staff transitioning from an ESC to the district (net-zero staffing change). - Issuance of a one-year limited contract to Nicole Penny (custodial) effective Oct. 28; the board later accepted Penny’s resignation effective Oct. 29. - Approval of a medical leave of absence for bus driver Don Walker effective Aug. 26. - Issuance of substitute and supplemental contracts for listed staff for the 2024–25 year; supplemental contracts included oversight for a returning drama program. - Approval of payments from the athletic fund for tournament/event support (district expects reimbursement from the Northeast District athletic board for some items). - Approval of October financials, appropriation modifications and participation in listed state and federal grant programs. - Approval of the five-year forecast (forecast assumptions and reappraisal discussion summarized separately in coverage). - Acceptance of a $5,400 donation from athletic boosters for basketball uniforms. - Adoption of a resolution allowing employees to enroll in the Ohio deferred compensation program (Ohio Deferred Compensation). - A motion to recess into executive session to consider employment matters passed by roll call.
Roll-call tallies were recorded for each motion. Where recorded verbatim in the transcript, members registered “yes” across the listed items (transcript shows affirmative roll calls from Mr Mo, Miss Zachariah, Mr Hickin, Mr Moon, and Mr P). No motions in this list failed or were tabled during the meeting.
