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Students from the Environmental Club told the board they raised over $2,000 from a student‑led talent show and donated 100% of proceeds to God's Bounty Table; the event was organized by students and received local media coverage.
Ohio / School Districts / Monroe Local
Board approved the program-of-requirements and schematic design phase submission for the new high school, while members discussed including foundational work for indoor batting cages or multiuse practice space and trade‑offs with a wrestling room and budget constraints.
Ohio / School Districts / Monroe Local
Superintendent Buskirk told the board that meetings with the Butler County Engineer and ODOT produced a tentative agreement to prioritize SR‑63 intersection improvements and possibly include a Yankee Road turn lane in grant funding; tree removal and scheduling were discussed with a target to have the drive ready for next school year.
Ohio / School Districts / Monroe Local
Board members warned that recent state property-tax reform proposals could constrain school revenue and discussed expanding legislative outreach, including possibly hiring a lobbyist from Butler Tech, and outlining community education ahead of potential levy needs.
Ohio / School Districts / Monroe Local
Trustees approved the treasurer's and personnel consent agendas, a contract with Warren County ESC for three outside student placements, and concrete repair work at baseball/softball fields with Taggart Construction; motions carried by roll call.
Ohio / School Districts / Monroe Local
District presenters said Monroe Local earned a 4.5-star overall rating and ranks in the top ~23% of Ohio districts; administrators outlined action steps focusing on curriculum alignment, IMTSS framework and adoption of the Open Court reading program to raise early-literacy scores.
Ohio / School Districts / Monroe Local
Board recognized students and coaches after a hallway video featuring students went viral nationwide; the meeting also highlighted a high-school blood drive (79 attempted, 62 successful donors) and multiple team championships and awards.
Ohio / School Districts / Monroe Local
Board members read and endorsed a letter from Butler County superintendents and treasurers warning that recently passed bills in Columbus could remove millions from local school funding; the district outlined the potential effect on inside millage and called for targeted reforms rather than blanket cuts.
Ohio / School Districts / Monroe Local
The Monroe Local School District board unanimously approved agenda, treasurer and personnel consent agendas and several contracts and purchases on Oct. 27, including a Warren County ESC placement, a press-box AC unit and a district capital-planning agreement with MCS & Associates; NEOLA policy updates were also approved.
Ohio / School Districts / Monroe Local
Butler Tech officials told the Monroe Local School District board that three new expansion campuses and new program tracks will add roughly 500 seats for Butler County students beginning in January, and described program pathways, industry partnerships and local access for Monroe students.