Board approves routine consent items, OSBA legal fund, superintendent contract addendum and continued membership in school‑funding coalition

At its June meeting the Forest Hills Local Board of Education recorded unanimous approval of several routine and governance items.

Key votes and outcomes: • Consent agenda (items 9.1–13.1, routine HR, operations, teaching and learning, technology and finance items): approved unanimously. • Ohio School Boards Association legal assistance fund membership: approved unanimously; the program provides member support for litigation outcomes. • Superintendent consultant addendum (Susanna Davis): approved unanimously to add eight bridge days to her transition contract, bringing the total possible days to 23 ahead of her Aug. 1 start date. • Continued membership in the Ohio Coalition for the Equity and Adequacy of School Funding for the 2026–27 year (lawsuit posture on vouchers and funding): approved unanimously; the assessment discussed was $2 per enrolled student (estimated at roughly $13,000).

Board roll‑call votes for motions recorded in the meeting transcript list Dr. Simmons, Miss Wookski, Mr. Nye, Mr. Ward and Dr. Strickler voting yes on these motions; the consent minutes earlier included Miss Lazinski in the vote on items 3.1 and 3.2. The meeting transcript records no formal dissent on these items.

The board asked administration to continue transparent reporting on how membership fees and legal assistance efforts are funded and to present any donor offers or other funding methods alongside the budget implications.