Board unanimously approves minutes, budget certifications, hires, resignations and other routine items
April 03, 2026 | Northwest Local, School Districts, Ohio
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The board voted on a slate of routine and business items and recorded roll‑call approvals for each.
Minutes and finance: The treasurer recommended approving the Feb. 23 minutes and a request for amended resources and appropriations from the Stark County auditor (2015–2016); both motions passed on roll call with the attending board members voting yes.
Budget certification: The board approved a resolution accepting amounts and rates as determined by the budget commission and authorized the necessary tax levies to be certified to the county auditor. Discussion noted that state reimbursement changes may shift where revenue originates but should not change the district's total revenue for the year.
Procurement: The board authorized advertising and receiving cooperative bids through the Ohio School Council for two to 77‑passenger conventional integrated school bus units. The board also approved a contract with AstroTurf Corporation for stadium turf; the contract item was read as $22,103 while an earlier discussion cited a vendor figure of $422,103 (the transcript does not reconcile the difference during the meeting).
Personnel: The board approved two hires effective Aug. 18, 2026: Alexis Myers, science teacher at Northwest Middle School (one year experience, step two), and Ethan Douglas, math teacher at Northwest High School (zero years experience, step one). The board accepted resignations effective June 1, 2026, from Madison Liska (guidance counselor), Megan Fowdy (ELA teacher), and Jordan Ody (first‑grade teacher), and accepted resignation/shift changes for bus driver Janae Jobingo (effective March 1 and May 30, 2026). The board also approved a three‑year administrative supervisory contract for Deborah Clark (2026–2028) and a salary/placement for Alicia Eberly.
Other approvals: The board approved volunteers (contingent on background checks) for upcoming trips, membership and OHSAA regulations for the 2026–27 school year at $850, and several donations totaling $1,100 for inclusion and family‑support programming.
All recorded roll‑call votes during the meeting were recorded as affirmative by the attending board members in the transcript.
Minutes and finance: The treasurer recommended approving the Feb. 23 minutes and a request for amended resources and appropriations from the Stark County auditor (2015–2016); both motions passed on roll call with the attending board members voting yes.
Budget certification: The board approved a resolution accepting amounts and rates as determined by the budget commission and authorized the necessary tax levies to be certified to the county auditor. Discussion noted that state reimbursement changes may shift where revenue originates but should not change the district's total revenue for the year.
Procurement: The board authorized advertising and receiving cooperative bids through the Ohio School Council for two to 77‑passenger conventional integrated school bus units. The board also approved a contract with AstroTurf Corporation for stadium turf; the contract item was read as $22,103 while an earlier discussion cited a vendor figure of $422,103 (the transcript does not reconcile the difference during the meeting).
Personnel: The board approved two hires effective Aug. 18, 2026: Alexis Myers, science teacher at Northwest Middle School (one year experience, step two), and Ethan Douglas, math teacher at Northwest High School (zero years experience, step one). The board accepted resignations effective June 1, 2026, from Madison Liska (guidance counselor), Megan Fowdy (ELA teacher), and Jordan Ody (first‑grade teacher), and accepted resignation/shift changes for bus driver Janae Jobingo (effective March 1 and May 30, 2026). The board also approved a three‑year administrative supervisory contract for Deborah Clark (2026–2028) and a salary/placement for Alicia Eberly.
Other approvals: The board approved volunteers (contingent on background checks) for upcoming trips, membership and OHSAA regulations for the 2026–27 school year at $850, and several donations totaling $1,100 for inclusion and family‑support programming.
All recorded roll‑call votes during the meeting were recorded as affirmative by the attending board members in the transcript.
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