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Tecumseh board approves personnel moves, budgets, policies and field trip in January meeting
Summary
The board approved routine consent items including certified and classified hires, retire/rehire public meeting notices, financial reports and donations, a field trip for AFJROTC, and a package of policy updates; the board also set a public meeting on retiree re-employment for Feb. 18, 2025.
At its Jan. 7 meeting the Tecumseh Local Board of Education approved a slate of routine personnel, financial and policy items as part of the consent calendar.
Personnel approvals included the employment of Fanessa Bendall as an intervention specialist at Tecumseh Middle School and Mindy Lane as a van driver, plus additions to the substitute lists. The board approved public‑meeting notices under Ohio Revised Code Section 3309.345 for potential reemployment of retirees Daniel Vaughan and Lisa Wells and scheduled a public meeting on Feb. 18, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
Financial actions adopted included approval of December 2024 financial reports, an advance to cover several negative grant balances from the general fund, adoption of the tax budget for FY2025‑26 to be submitted to the county auditor and acceptance of donations (including $1,000 to the high‑school choir and $5,848.28 in teacher grants). The board also approved a pay‑rate change for bus driver field trips (drivers to be paid at their current hourly rate rather than a flat $16/hour) and authorized district workers for OHSAA tournament duties.
Instructionally, the board approved an out‑of‑state overnight trip for the AFJROTC 'Arrowhead' Drill Team to Erie, Pa., Jan. 31–Feb. 1, 2025. The board also reviewed and approved a large package of policy updates (see minutes for the full list) covering governance, personnel, finance, technology use and other district matters.
The board adopted a Service Fund for FY2025‑26 at $20,000 per statute and approved a Resolution to Proceed with an Emergency Renewal Levy. All consent items were recorded as approved in the minutes by roll call unless otherwise noted.
The meeting recessed to executive session at 7:43 p.m. to consider personnel and security matters and reconvened at 8:30 p.m. before adjourning.
