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Bradford Exempted Village School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Bradford board hears updates on assessments, field house construction and new policies 31:53

  • District staff members reported on fall readiness assessment and iReady results, saying iReady showed 60% of junior high students below grade level and about 75% of elementary students one grade level below. 39:41
  • A district staff member said crews would start digging for the field house on Monday and that the construction team pushed its expected date from March 13th to March 14th, ahead of a June 1st deadline. 53:30
  • The board moved into executive session, and a speaker said no action would be taken afterward. 1:16:50
Item by item (14)
  1. Opening, agenda and minutes 23:42
    • A speaker said a monitor job description would be added to the agenda as new business number 5. 24:10
    • A motion was made to approve minutes from the September 9th regular meeting and record retention meeting and the September 30th special session. 24:58
  2. Student spotlight recognitions 25:28
    • The administrative team presented student spotlight recognitions to elementary and junior high and high school students nominated by teachers. 25:28
  3. Junior high and high school assessment report 31:53
    • A staff member said the readiness assessment mimics the state test and that this year teachers will take grades on checkpoints, with parent-teacher conferences set for November 5th. 31:53
    • The staff member said 7,000 students in Ohio took the 6th grade assessment and district scores were within 8 percentage points lower than everybody else. 38:34
    • Maria Brewer asked whether other districts use only the post-test or neither test, and the staff member said some districts use something else, create their own or use nothing. 39:37
  4. Intervention schedule and iReady 39:41
    • The staff member said iReady showed 60% of students below grade level, a figure the staff member did not think was accurate, and that progress monitoring would start every other week. 40:40
    • The staff member said periods were shortened from 46 minutes to 41 minutes to create the intervention block. 43:48
  5. Elementary diagnostic testing report 44:12
    • The staff member said the state required the district to put 74 students on Reading Improvement Plans, and the next diagnostic testing would be in December. 44:23
    • A staff member said about 75% of elementary students tested one grade level below and approximately 12% were at a grade level or 2 grade levels above. 45:01
  6. Transportation and athletics update 49:08
    • A staff member said parts for bus number 23 had arrived, stop arms from the bus safety grant would be installed, and the district was selling bus number 14 and buying a wheelchair accessible bus. 49:08
    • Maria Brewer asked about applicants for baseball and softball, and the staff member said there were 2 softball applicants and 1 baseball applicant with an October 30th deadline. 51:51
  7. Administrator report on safety and field house 52:33
    • A district administrator said a new law called the Student Athlete Mobility Act would let students compete at a neighboring school while remaining district students. 52:39
    • The administrator said staff now have hot buttons on their computers through the Status Solutions safety program, with a mobile phone component still coming. 53:30
    • The administrator said the field house building was to be delivered December 21st and the back access road was closed as of the meeting day. 57:03
  8. Grants and financial planning report 59:29
    • A staff member said the district applied for a BWC grant for cameras and controlled access for the new building. 59:30
    • The staff member said a second BWC grant for cleaning equipment and non-slip flooring would provide around $40,000 and require spending right at $53,000. 59:30
  9. Financial resolutions 1:02:35
    • A staff member said Resolution Number 6 would allow the district to pay sales tax when it is not reasonable to do otherwise. 1:02:56
    • Maria Brewer asked about an $8,000 payment to You Fly Literacy Institute, and the staff member said the board approved the plan in May but a purchase order was never generated, with payment due November 7th. 1:05:05
  10. New business items 1:06:24
    • A staff member said the items included a memorandum of understanding restructuring powerlifting coaches, an in-lieu-of transportation increase to $35 per day and a second drama club production. 1:06:38
    • The staff member said the items also included the gifted and talented plan, early graduation for one student and disposal of old chairs. 1:08:10
  11. Assistant powerlifting coach 1:09:34
    • The board took a separate roll call on an assistant powerlifting coach, and one response during the roll call was an abstention. 1:09:34
  12. First reading of new policies 1:10:02
    • A staff member said Policy 2431 would have the district participate under the Student Athlete Mobility Act. 1:10:10
    • The staff member said Policy 5514 on bicycles, e-bikes and scooters provides that students younger than driver's age or without training probably should not drive them to school, and said it may draw pushback from parents and students. 1:11:11
  13. Monitor job description 1:13:24
    • Maria Brewer asked how the monitor job description differs from a paraprofessional, and a staff member said academic duties were removed and a monitor would not have to pass the ESEA test. 1:13:24
  14. Executive session 1:16:50
    • A motion was made to enter executive session for item G1, and a speaker said no action would be taken by the board after the executive session. 1:16:50

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Video: posted by the district as “Bradford Board Meeting 10-21-2026”