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Celina City School District board meeting, Jul 20, 2026

33 min

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  3. Adam SchleucherPresident
What happened

What happened at this meeting

Celina board schedules August 4th work session on building project allocations 25:27

  • The board heard a facilities update on abatement, site work and interior construction at the high school project, including completion of the first phase of abatement. 3:18
  • A district staff member reported FY26 actual total revenue of $36,651,006 and total expenditures of $35,417,932, ending with a cash balance of $14,989,709. 16:52
  • A district staff member asked for a work session on LFI and LFO allocations and project work, and Adam Schleucher set it for 6 o'clock, August 4th. 25:27
  • After a roll call, Adam Schleucher asked for a motion to go into executive session, and the motion was made and seconded. ~32:22

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Item by item (13)
  1. Opening and agenda changes 0:01
    • Adam Schleucher called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:01
    • A district staff member listed agenda changes, including a Spikes Place manager salary item and adding the words after a title examination to a TriStar lot purchase item. 0:53
    • The staff member said the food services director could not attend to present on the summer food program and would be at the August meeting. 1:13
  2. Public notice on rehiring a retiree 2:32
    • A district staff member said the law requires a notice before rehiring a retiree the first time and said the board would be asked in August to approve the hire of a retired bus driver. 2:37
  3. Facilities update 3:05
    • A speaker said the first phase of the abatement was done with a zero particle report and that a sidewalk had been connected near the soccer field. 3:18
    • The speaker said the third floor is done, the second floor is to follow and a graphic was installed at the end of the gym above the student section. 8:19
    • Adam Schleucher asked when the gym floor would go in, and the speaker said it was probably September, October. 10:17
  4. Public participation 11:12
    • A speaker asked how much a bus garage would cost and what fund would pay for it, and asked about the cost of renovating the old middle school for an administration and Head Start building. 11:42
    • A district staff member said costs were not yet in for either project and the fund for the bus garage would depend on the cost. 12:23
    • The staff member said the Head Start portion is funded through a federal 1303 grant now in the application process, while the administrative offices are the district's responsibility. 13:12
  5. Treasurer's report 14:46
    • The treasurer asked the board to approve June reports showing revenues of $2,114,590.82, expenditures of $7,688,258.06 and a balance of $56,888,334.02, with $28,370,134.61 set aside for the building project. 14:49
    • The items included a resolution accepting the highest bid of $498,000 for the property at 1225 Shin Drive, the 25⁠-⁠26 TriStar House. 16:31
    • The treasurer said the 5-year forecast will be done in August instead of November because of a change in law. 16:52
  6. Personnel items and salary plan 18:54
    • A district staff member noted two October retirements of middle school teachers with 32 years each in the district. 19:12
    • The staff member asked the board to approve a 3% increase for the executive secretary group. 22:05
  7. Teacher stipends 24:03
    • A district staff member described a $125 incentive for special education teachers who do new teacher training and a stipend for a teacher who took a team to the National Skills USA in Georgia in June. 24:03
    • The staff member said the team did not place and there were 15 teams in the category. 24:42
  8. Scheduling a work session 25:27
    • A district staff member asked for a work session on LFI and LFO allocations and work outside the project scope, such as the middle school renovation. 25:27
    • One board member said it was important everybody attend and asked to push the session to the first week of August. 26:48
    • Adam Schleucher set the session for 6 o'clock, August 4th. 27:44
  9. Communication allowance and online learning plan 27:49
    • A district staff member asked the board to approve a policy on a $30 per month communication allowance for listed administrators. 27:49
    • The staff member said online learning is not feasible for the district in place of calamity hours because it does not go one-to-one and cannot ensure every student has internet access. 27:49
  10. Board policies second reading 29:13
    • A district staff member said the policies on second reading were mostly revisions developed with guidance from Neola for legal compliance. 29:13
  11. Head Start report 29:52
    • A district staff member asked the board to approve the Head Start report and offered to relay any questions. 29:52
  12. TriStar agreement and lot purchase 30:28
    • A district staff member asked the board to approve an MOU with University of Toledo so career tech teachers can apply for a grant to offset licensure training costs. 30:28
    • The staff member also asked the board to approve the 2 lots as listed after a title examination. 31:27
    • One board member said the agenda wording on a future TriStar House had been confusing, said this lot is for next year's house and moved to approve. 31:40
  13. Executive session 32:25
    • Adam Schleucher said the board would go into executive session and asked for a motion. 32:25

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Video: posted by the district as “Celina Board of Education Regular Meeting, 7/20/2026”