Ohio / School Districts / West Clermont Local
The West Clermont Local School District board approved a tax-increment financing resolution for a mixed-use project in Union Township after staff explained how the payment-in-lieu calculation preserves school revenues; trustees voted 5yes.
Ohio / School Districts / West Clermont Local
Trustees approved two Ohio Emergency Management Agency consent agreements for FEMA-funded cybersecurity services and authorized the treasurer to pursue unclaimed state funds; both actions passed on 5yes roll-call votes.
Ohio / School Districts / West Clermont Local
Assistant Superintendent Ellie Preston presented the districtdraft 202627 calendar and the required online learning plan; trustees asked questions about teacher start dates and breaks. The calendar is a 30-day draft and will return for approval in January.
Ohio / School Districts / West Clermont Local
The West Clermont Local school board approved a consent agenda that included personnel hires, acceptance of donations, a 10.8% increase in health insurance premiums for 2026 with employer/employee cost-sharing rules, and a memorandum of understanding correcting a clerical omission that restored a custodial pay increase for middle and high school custodians.
Ohio / School Districts / West Clermont Local
Rich Glisson, a candidate for the West Clermont school board, told the Sept. 8 meeting he was informed by 'higher ups' in the district that he should not serve on the West Clermont High School Athletic Boosters; he said he consulted the Ohio Ethics Commission and disagreed with the district's direction.
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The board approved four overnight student trips including Camp Campbell/Clough Pike ($116 per student), a Washington leadership trip covered by Great Oaks/HOSA, a middle-school Washington, D.C. trip (about $1,189 per student) and a Walt Disney World trip for high-school band/choir (roughly $1,700 per student). Presenters emphasized that overnight trips are extracurricular and costs are incurred by families.
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Staff briefed the board on a funding letter from OFCC for the district’s master facility plan (cited roughly $39 million with about 20% from the state); after a May ballot defeat, staff said the district can consider segmenting the project (e.g., one building) and pursue phased OFCC funding over multiple cycles.
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On a 5–0 roll-call vote the board approved the consent agenda covering personnel actions (resignations, hires, one half‑FTE restoration), contract authorization for superintendent and treasurer, approval of minutes, and acceptance of donations to the Michael Ward Memorial Fund.
Ohio / School Districts / West Clermont Local
The board reviewed a memorandum of understanding with the Metropolitan Housing Authority to reserve 25 housing vouchers for families referred by schools under McKinney-Vento, giving those students higher placement priority; staff outlined the district referral process and eligibility (homelessness).
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District staff reviewed annual agreements with Best Point and NECCO to provide on-site therapeutic services for special‑education RISE units, noting most services are billed to Medicaid or private insurance and some supports are funded by a Department of Justice STOP School Violence grant.