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Board approves personnel moves, policies and program agreements
Summary
The board approved resignations, volunteer and staffing assignments, participation in OHSAA, a Stark State College CCP agreement, multiple updated board policies including Preventing Chronic Absenteeism and Overdose Reversal Drugs, and a $2,500 HR onboarding software renewal.
The board approved a package of Superintendent and Treasurer recommendations on Feb. 9 that included personnel actions, program agreements and several policy updates.
Personnel approvals included acceptance of resignations for Devon Anthony (effective Jan. 14, 2026) and Tina Jones (preferred substitute, effective Feb. 20, 2026), approval of Amanda Belknap as a band volunteer retroactive to Jan. 12, 2026, and approval of Joey Lunsford as an after‑school high‑school credit recovery instructor paid at the tutor rate. The board also approved classified substitutes (pending credentialing), including Stephanie Lendon as an aide. The motion carried by unanimous roll call.
The board approved staying a member of the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) for 2026–27, accepted the district Gifted Identification Plan and Gifted Education Policy, and approved a College Credit Plus agreement with Stark State College. The Treasurer’s recommendations approved earlier included a $2,500 renewal of an HR onboarding software module for 3/1/26–2/28/27 and a resolution to transfer excess Bond Retirement Fund monies to the Permanent Improvement Fund.
