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Public commenter urges single point of contact for parents as board advances parental-involvement policy; classified contract ratified
Summary
At the Warren Local School District meeting June 26, a parent urged a designated building-level contact for parental involvement; the board presented a Promoting Parental Involvement policy for first reading to meet an Ohio deadline, rescinded a truancy regulation after HB 29, and ratified a classified employees contract. Personnel hires and a retirement/re-employment item were also approved.
A public commentator urged the Warren Local Board of Education on June 26 to adopt a clearer, documented process for parent contact, saying the district should designate one employee in each building to handle and document parental communications.
That public comment came before the board advanced a slate of policy updates, including IGBLA (Promoting Parental Involvement), which the board cited as required by Ohio Revised Code §3313.473 to be adopted by July 1, 2025. Trustees voted to waive multiple readings so the district can adopt the parental-involvement policy before the statutory deadline.
The board also rescinded regulation JED-R (Student Absences and Excuses) after noting changes in House Bill 29 that remove driver’s-license suspensions for school truancy. The rescission was approved without recorded dissent.
On personnel and labor matters, the board ratified changes to the negotiated Master Agreement with the Ohio Association of Public School Employees (OAPSE) Local #408 effective July 1, 2025–June 30, 2028. The agreement cancels prior agreements and constitutes the full agreement between the parties.
The board approved multiple personnel items including conditional certified hires, classified transfers (example: Jacob Frame to head custodian), substitutes, pupil-activity contracts and the retirement of Kimberly Garrett (elementary art teacher) contingent on any re-employment action under the Master Agreement. One vote on a pupil-activity assignment (Stephanie Greene, varsity swimming) recorded an abstention by Mr. Crum; otherwise personnel motions carried.
Miki Rowland, who addressed the board during public participation, said the district should “make sure there is a process in the school building where parent contact is made by one designated employee at the building so that the procedure is streamlined and documented.” The transcript includes no recorded response to that request during the meeting.
The board discussed scheduling a board-management workshop in November and affirmed its next regular meeting on July 24, 2025.
