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Bedford Public Schools board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Bedford school board approves teacher resignations, new hires and a retirement 7:09

  • Board members gave reports on community education and on Bedford Township parks and the library. 1:44
  • The board approved the retirement of an English instructor at Bedford Senior High School. 9:06
  • A staff member announced an emergency school safety simulation with the Monroe County Sheriff's Department on Monday, August 17th. 10:33
Item by item (6)
  1. Opening, agenda and consent agenda 0:02
    • Griffin Kirsch moved that the agenda be adopted as printed and placed on file. 0:40
    • Amy Bissell moved that the board approve the consent agenda items as presented. 1:08
    • The presiding officer said there was no public present for public commentary. 1:14
    • The presiding officer announced that the motions to adopt the agenda and approve the consent agenda carried. 0:46
  2. Board and community reports 1:36
    • In the community education report, the presiding officer said latchkey fall registration would open in mid-August and prices would increase by $0.50 to help offset rising costs. 2:21
    • Griffin Kirsch reported that the library went with a solar bid from Absolute Solar for $227,223 and that the township set aside about $40,000 to replace gazebos at Carr Park and Samaria Park. 3:14
    • Cole Ellsworth said the YMCA thanked the district for hosting the junior high kids in June and July. 5:34
  3. Teacher resignations 6:00
    • A staff member presented resignations of a special education instructor at Bedford Junior High School and a 2nd grade instructor at Jackman Road Elementary. 6:00
    • Todd Hotchkiss moved to approve the resignations as recommended. 6:53
    • The presiding officer announced that the motion carried. 7:09
  4. New teacher hires 7:20
    • A staff member presented two new teachers, a social studies teacher and an English instructor, both at Bedford Senior High School. 7:20
    • Cole Ellsworth moved to approve the new hires as recommended. 8:38
    • The presiding officer announced that the motion carried. 8:53
  5. Staff and board comments 10:17
    • A staff member said staffing was looking good for the first day of school on September 8th. 10:33
    • Another speaker said audit preparations were continuing. 11:05
    • A staff member said summer school had wrapped up and the district's biggest group to date would attend the PLC Institute next week. 11:40
  6. Adjournment 14:00
    • The presiding officer called for a motion to adjourn. 14:00
    • The presiding officer announced that the motion to adjourn carried. 14:08

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Video: posted by the district as “August 8, 2026, Bedford Public Schools Board of Education Meeting.”