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Waterloo Local board approves personnel contracts, SRO services and an 8th‑grade Washington, D.C. trip
Summary
The Waterloo Local Board of Education approved a slate of personnel and vendor contracts for 2025–26 — including cafeteria and van driver contracts, athletic stipends, substitute and supplemental staff lists, a shared SRO contract with Portage County Sheriff's Office, and an 8th‑grade Washington, D.C. trip with no anticipated cost to the district.
The Waterloo Local Board of Education approved multiple personnel and vendor motions during its regular meeting, moving a set of single‑year contracts, stipend payments and service agreements for the 2025–26 school year.
Motions approved by roll call included:
- A one‑year limited contract for Margaret Howton as cafeteria assistant (effective Aug. 26, 2025). - A one‑year limited contract for Barbara Hendricks as a van driver (effective Aug. 25, 2026). - An athletic stipend to Bill Jackson as site manager for the 2025–26 school year. - Issuance of substitute, supplemental and athletic support staff contracts contingent on Ohio Board of Education eligibility criteria. - LPDC committee stipends ($1,500 each) and resident educator mentor payments ($800 per mentee). - Contracts for food service (SFA) and resident educator services (Summit EC) for Oct. 1, 2025–Sept. 30, 2026. - A contract to retain Portage County Sheriff's Office to provide a full‑time school resource officer (SRO) shared among neighboring districts. - Approval of an 8th‑grade trip to Washington, D.C., March 19–20 with an anticipated no cost to the district.
On the SRO arrangement, administration explained the district shares the cost with two other districts so the resource officer is present most school days. “We share that cost between three … school districts,” the superintendent said, describing the arrangement as a continuation of existing practice.
Most motions were moved and seconded with unanimous roll‑call approval; one board member announced an abstention on a stipend item (the speaker did not state their name when abstaining in the record). Where motions required only a first reading (revised/new policies), the board recorded the formal first step and will return for a second reading before adoption.
The board also approved routine business items by roll call — minutes from the August meetings, the August financials and a list of transportation approvals for named students for 2025–26.
The meeting included public applause but no registered public commenters; routine personnel and contract approvals comprised the bulk of formal board action.
