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Blanchester Board elects Jeremy Kaehler president pro‑tem, approves personnel list
Summary
At its Dec. 16 meeting, the Blanchester Board of Education named Jeremy Kaehler president pro‑tem for the Jan. 7 reorganizational meeting, approved the agenda and minutes, and considered personnel recommendations including supplemental Pay for a Putman "Winter Wonderland" event and substitute appointments.
The Blanchester Board of Education met Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. in the auxiliary cafeteria at Blanchester Middle School. During routine business the five‑member board elected Jeremy Kaehler as president pro‑tem for the district's Jan. 7, 2025 reorganizational meeting and moved through a set of personnel items recommended by Superintendent Randy Dunlap.
The board nominated Kaehler for president pro‑tem; Mike Williams made the motion and Chris Baker seconded. After a motion to close nominations (moved by Williams and seconded by Baker), the transcript records that all present voted in favor of approving Kaehler as president pro‑tem. The votes for recorded board members present (John Panetta, Mike Williams, Kathy Gephart, Chris Baker and Jeremy Kaehler) were reported in the transcript as unanimous.
The board then approved the meeting agenda (motion by Chris Baker, seconded by Jeremy Kaehler) and approved minutes from the Nov. 18, 2024 regular meeting and the Nov. 26, 2024 special meeting (motion by Kathy Gephart, seconded by Mike Williams); the transcript records those votes as "all present voted in favor."
On a motion by Kathy Gephart, seconded by John Panetta, the board considered the roster of personnel actions submitted under "Business of the Superintendent." The personnel recommendations included a list of certified supplemental contracts labeled for Putman "Winter Wonderland" positions, each listed at $30.00 per hour for the 2024–2025 school year. The transcript shows the motion was made to approve the Business of the Superintendent with corrections; SEG 002 does not record a roll‑call or explicit vote result for that motion in the provided excerpt.
The personnel listings also included appointment of Hannah Conley as a long‑term substitute in kindergarten for the remainder of the 2024–2025 school year (at the substitute pay rate), approval of a classified‑staff dock day for Donna Braley for Nov. 13, 2024, and authorization of Kelly McCleese as a classified substitute aide/secretary (all buildings). Two classified supplemental contracts (JoAnna Powell and Jessie Brandenburg) for the Putman Winter Wonderland were listed at an hourly rate.
The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn moved by Mike Williams and seconded by Jeremy Kaehler; the board voted to adjourn at 8:01 p.m. The minutes text in the transcript ends with a signature block that includes the treasurer line in a garbled form; the transcript elsewhere lists the treasurer as Alleyn Unversaw.
Votes at a glance - Elect president pro‑tem (Jeremy Kaehler): motion by Mike Williams; second by Chris Baker; outcome: approved (recorded as "all present voted in favor"). - Approve agenda: motion by Chris Baker; second by Jeremy Kaehler; outcome: approved (recorded as "all present voted in favor"). - Approve minutes (Nov. 18 & Nov. 26, 2024): motion by Kathy Gephart; second by Mike Williams; outcome: approved (recorded as "all present voted in favor"). - Business of the Superintendent (personnel roster and supplemental contracts): motion by Kathy Gephart; second by John Panetta; vote result not specified in provided transcript excerpt. - Adjournment: motion by Mike Williams; second by Jeremy Kaehler; outcome: approved; meeting adjourned 8:01 p.m.
Key details and clarifications - Putman "Winter Wonderland" supplemental contracts: multiple staff listed at $30.00 per hour for the 2024–2025 school year (names recorded in the minutes). The transcript lists many individual names but does not provide further job descriptions beyond the event notation. - Long‑term substitute: Hannah Conley approved for the remainder of the 2024–2025 school year for kindergarten at the substitute pay rate. - Classified action: Donna Braley was assigned a dock day for Nov. 13, 2024; Kelly McCleese was approved as a substitute aide/secretary.
The board did not record extended debate on policy or budget matters in the provided excerpt. The meeting minutes show routine governance and personnel actions and a planned reorganizational meeting on Jan. 7, 2025.
