The Green Local Schools Board of Education approved routine consent items including minutes and financials, accepted donations, authorized an OT services agreement, approved use of buses for donation transport, and raised substitute lunch/playground monitor pay to $11 per hour; all motions passed unanimously.
The board voted 5–0 to move into executive session under Ohio administrative code '33 58, 17' to consider the employment of a public employee; the board stated it did not anticipate action afterward.
The board recognized two seniors of the month, presented Purple Star awards for military-connected student support, thanked volunteers for a large Thanksgiving distribution, and honored retiring board member Sally Finelli; the Green Schools Foundation awarded $22,833 in classroom grants.
On second reading the board rescinded specified Neola policy language and approved consolidated replacement policies to reflect recent state legislative changes; the board said revised policies will be posted on the district website.
The board accepted quotes totaling $143,270 from Stanberry Uniforms LLC and Banding Together LLC for new Green High School band uniforms; the expense will be split evenly with the Green High School band boosters and was approved unanimously.
At the November board meeting, a Blessings in a Backpack representative said the district has about 1,000 children at or below the poverty line but the program currently serves under 200; the group introduced distribution centers (library, Goodwill, fire station) to reduce stigma and discussed outreach to middle and high school students.
At its November meeting the Green Local Schools Board of Education approved multiple routine actions — including contracts for special‑needs nursing and occupational therapy, an increase to substitute cooks' wages to $11, purchase of four buses and several construction change orders — all motions carried 5–0.
At its September meeting the Green Local Schools Board of Education approved initial FY‑26 permanent appropriations of $86,652,831.50, accepted several program donations, approved the negotiated 2026–27 agreement with the Green Education Association and accepted the district five‑year forecast. All motions carried unanimously, 5–0.
At its September meeting the Green Local Schools Board of Education received a construction update on the district’s new bus garage: steel framing is up, an above‑ground fuel tank is in place, the site is being plumbed and graded, and the facility is being built to park and service about 60 buses with future pathways for electric‑bus charging.
Parents and senior athletes told the Green Local School District Board that booster decisions and uneven communication left some teams without the customary senior banners; the board said it would work with administration and the city to resolve the timing and number-of-banner issues.