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Superintendent outlines levies, contracts, bus purchases and schedules; special personnel hearing set for April 7
Summary
Superintendent Pat Joe White presented proposed levy estimates, a behavior-support contract, bus replacement purchases and personnel updates at the March 24 meeting; he announced a special personnel hearing for April 7 and the board recessed to reconvene April 21.
Superintendent Pat Joe White used the March 24 Logan County Board of Education meeting to summarize fiscal proposals, contracts and personnel matters and to announce upcoming meetings.
White said FY2027 levy letters were presented and that final financial details will be completed at the April meeting. He reported a projected regular levy that "will raise about $8,900,000" and an excess levy of roughly $8,600,000, saying these estimates are from state census figures and will be finalized in April.
White also reported operational items: an agreement with Mountain State Educational Service Collaborative to provide a board-certified behavior analyst at $125 per hour (as needed through the school year); a travel request for middle-school students to visit Kings Island on May 23, 2026; and a planned adoption of K–5 social-studies textbooks with estimated county cost of about $96,000. He said the district plans to purchase five replacement buses using state bus-replacement funds (about $652,000), surplus bus sales proceeds and an insurance recovery, and that the board will add approximately $50,000 in county funds to complete the purchase.
On personnel, White summarized staff actions in the packet: eight employments listed, one teacher on bonding leave, three resignations, five retirements and several service-side staffing changes. He said individual meetings had been held with affected employees and announced a special personnel hearing on April 7 at 5:00 p.m., limited to roof- and transfer-related personnel matters; a Department of Education representative was expected to attend.
White gave updates on policy work (second readings and a requested extension of a Neola license for up to 75 hours), invoice totals and categorical expenditures (CTE $30,269.65; food service $26,084.13; IASA $2,193.24; permanent improvements $71,573.95; P-card purchases total $1,354,148.62), and outlined the spring testing schedule for ELA, writing, math and science and SAT/SAT-school-day windows.
Board members questioned insurance estimates and staffing numbers; White said adjusters are compiling repair estimates and that some roofing materials are discontinued, which complicates replacement estimates. The board recessed at 5:45 p.m. after a 4–0 vote; the meeting will reconvene April 21 at 4:45 p.m. to finalize the audit and immediately follow with the regular scheduled meeting at 5:00 p.m.
