Board approves donations and routine business; considers coach hires and schedules executive session on property and negotiations

At its regular meeting the Madison Local Board of Education approved routine business including donations and treasurer recommendations and conducted roll calls on multiple items.

The treasurer reported that March revenues exceeded expenditures because of timing differences in property tax receipts and that salaries year‑to‑date were down while benefits — driven largely by health insurance costs — were up. The treasurer said a five‑year forecast will be presented in May and requested board approval of disadvantaged pupil impact aid (DPIA) and Student Wellness and Success Fund (SWSF) plans; the items moved forward during treasurer's business.

In personnel business the board pulled a line item for an individual vote and then considered the superintendent’s recommendation to hire Zach Huff as head varsity girls coach. A motion to hire the recommended candidate was made and seconded; roll call recorded several "against" votes on the coaching items and at least one abstention on a separate wrestling coach item. The transcript records roll‑call responses but does not provide a full, named lineup of each member’s vote in the text provided.

The meeting concluded its open session business by moving to enter executive session to discuss the purchase or sale of property for public purposes and to prepare for bargaining sessions with public employees regarding compensation and other terms and conditions of employment. The motion to enter executive session was seconded and carried.

The board did not take final public action on property or bargaining items during open session; the executive session was scheduled to address those topics.