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Indian Hill board approves continuity plan, handbooks, contracts and temporary appropriations
Summary
The board adopted the district online continuity plan (required by the Ohio Department of Education), approved student and staff handbooks, substitute rates, personnel actions and several vendor contracts and insurance renewals; trustees also reviewed high-level capital planning and scheduled a July work session on primary-school expansion.
The Indian Hill Exempted Village School District board approved a package of routine annual items, financial contracts and personnel actions during its regular meeting.
Superintendent Doctor Stewart presented the superintendent's report and called out the annual online continuity plan required by the Ohio Department of Education. "This is required by the Ohio Department of Education every year to be passed by July 1," Doctor Stewart said, describing the plan as the district’s template for continuing instruction if an incident forces a multi-day closure.
The board considered and approved student handbooks (primary, elementary, middle and high), the athletic handbook, staff handbooks (including non-teaching staff and media-tech/special rates), and internal substitute rates that cover nurses, curriculum work and educational aides. Doctor Stewart also noted two new hires joining the staff: Michaela Wellendorf and Ty Harris, and described the long supplemental and personnel-service contract lists for the coming year.
Treasurer Mr. Davis delivered the treasurer’s report, which included approval of the minutes from the May 19, 2026 meeting, financial reports for the month ending May 31, 2026, and the district’s annual insurance renewal through the Ohio School Plan (commercial casualty, pollution and cyber protection). The treasurer presented multiple contracts for the 2026–27 year, including services from the Clermont County Educational Service Center for special education supervision and a range of vendor contracts for technology, auxiliary services and professional supports. Specific contract amounts mentioned in the meeting included $45,481.39 for interactive displays, $111,537.43 for cooperative fiscal and student services support, $63,550 for Cincinnati Center for Autism services and $146,713.16 for Dayton Cincinnati Technology Services IT and professional support; a speech and hearing services item was described as "not to exceed $121,837." The treasurer also asked for authorization to supplement appropriations and make budget modifications needed to close the books for the 2025–26 school year.
Board members moved to approve the superintendent's items and the treasurer’s items in separate motions; roll-call responses recorded multiple trustees voting in the affirmative and both motions carried. For the superintendent's report motion, trustees identified on the roll call responded "Yes" on the record. For the treasurer’s motion the transcript records affirmative roll-call responses from trustees listed by name.
Board leadership summarized recent committee work and a three-hour operations session that covered governance matters, support needs for the superintendent’s transition, long-term financial pressures (changes to property tax assessment rules in Columbus) and an initial review of potential capital work to expand the primary school and consider a four-day kindergarten and new preschool offering. No capital decisions were made; the board noted the entire candidate project list totals "nearly over $100,000,000" in preliminary estimates and set a July 15 work session to discuss priorities and costs further.
The board adjourned after the business was completed; the meeting video closed with broadcast credits for the Indian Hill High School video department.
