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At its Jan. 7 organizational meeting the Goshen Local School District Board swore in three members, elected Deborah Gray president and Lisa Warnecke vice president, set regular meetings for the second Monday at 6 p.m., and approved administrative authorizations including a $10,000 board service fund.
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Assistant Superintendent Teresa Scherzinger reported on bullying prevention work, noting two disciplined incidents at the middle school this school year, a new resource website, staff training and planned parent education nights (meeting record gives a parent-night date of Jan. 27 at 6 p.m.).
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The district calendar committee presented two proposed 2026–27 and 2027–28 calendars that keep instructional days constant, propose Aug. 10 start options, fall and February breaks and two-week winter break; trustees will consider a formal vote in December after public input.
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Goshen Local Schools treasurer presented financial data on Oct. 13 showing the district spends about $11,000 per pupil (below the statewide average) and warned that proposed state property‑tax reforms could reduce district revenues by more than $1 million in the near term. The board discussed legislative outreach and community education.
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A father told the board during public comment that his son was told by a tutor that "no disrespect to Charlie, but he wasn't important enough to get a match for both," a remark the father described as mocking a death. The parent said district staff had not followed up to his satisfaction; the board said it would assign someone to follow up.
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Goshen Local Schools presented floor plans to convert the Mark Hook site and the board office into classrooms, flexible learning space and a community room. Staff said the design phase is nearly complete and the project will move to cost estimation and the bid process.
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Goshen High School students operating a school-run IT help desk have completed more than 120 repairs, cut the district’s Chromebook backlog from about 83 to six and are building dual‑credit and pre‑apprenticeship pathways with local partners, staff told the Goshen Board of Education on Oct. 13.
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The board approved consent financial items, personnel changes, athletic hires, donations and a staff‑lunch price adjustment; the treasurer warned that a flat revenue forecast and potential state funding changes could require decisions by 2028.
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The Goshen Board heard a presentation on district technology upgrades including a district-wide Magic School AI rollout, new Wacom tablets, high-resolution document cameras and AV upgrades intended to save teachers time and monitor student AI use.
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The board approved a resolution ranking SHP as the top firm for architectural and engineering services and heard a project timeline that targets completion of a remodeled administrative office (former KinderCare) and a Mark Hook school interior refresh within about a year.