Mapleton board approves July minutes, accepts financial report and updates FY27–30 forecast

The Mapleton Local School District Board of Education dispensed with the reading and approved the minutes of its July 9, 2026, regular meeting and accepted the July 2026 Financial Report at its Aug. 13 regular meeting. The board voted 5–0 to carry both motions.

Trustees also approved disposal of multiple perishable food items from the district’s Food Service inventory as donated material and unanimously appointed Vince Hartzler as delegate and Fred Hartzler as alternate to the Ohio School Boards Association Capital Conference scheduled for Nov. 15–17, 2026 in Columbus. The board approved establishing FY27 funds tied to federal programs — Title I (572-9027), Title II-A (590-2027), Title IV-A (584-9027) and IDEA-B (516-9027) — to align accounting with grant requirements.

Board members voted unanimously to approve certified-staff salary step increases tied to completed coursework under the negotiated agreement for FY27, including category changes for Lauren Elson (MA to MA+15), Carrie Ignaczak (BA to Masters) and MacKenzie Irelan (BA+15 to Masters). The board also adopted the August 2026 updated Three Year Forecast and assumptions for FY27–FY30 as presented.

The actions were taken under routine motion and carried on recorded roll-call votes with all five board members voting yes. No dissent or abstentions were recorded in the published minutes.