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Groveport Madison Local School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Groveport Madison board approves student handbook, plans October work session on revisions 2:14:21

  • The board discussed a quote for exterior bus cameras funded by a state safety grant, and a board member questioned whether the purchase could be treated as a sole source and said the project should be bid. 1:16:17
  • A motion was made to seek multiple bids for the bus cameras. 1:50:44
  • The board approved the student handbook as presented, with student and parent voice committee meetings before a board work session on possible revisions, to be done before the end of October. 2:15:53
  • The treasurer presented a forecast showing expenses over revenues of about $2.4 million in fiscal year '27, rising to over $21 million in 2031. 2:17:29
Item by item (14)
  1. Opening and agenda changes 9:07
    • A motion was made to postpone item F1 to the first September meeting. 13:26
    • A speaker said item F1 concerned the legal liaison. 13:55
  2. One-on-one aides, nurses and MOU 14:18
    • A speaker said students who do not have their one-on-one aides or nurses cannot start school, and when asked how many students were affected, a speaker said 3. 15:02
    • Speakers discussed setting a meeting for Friday at 10:30. 21:44
    • A motion was made to postpone items G9 and G10 until the MOU with GMLEA is finalized. 22:34
  3. Policy committee appointment 25:08
    • A motion was made to postpone item F4 until the next regular meeting to clarify whether the action is the appointment of a committee member or a committee chair and to address concerns about the operation of the policy committee. 26:51
  4. Meeting minutes 32:09
    • The treasurer recommended approval of minutes for meetings from March 18th through July 22nd. 32:36
  5. Consent agenda and personnel contracts 34:01
    • A staff member said candidates offered positions must pass a background check and paraprofessional testing and be board approved, and that about 18 spots opened in the last 2 weeks. 35:46
    • A speaker said the contracts list a salary while stating that pay is hourly, which the speaker said is inconsistent with what the board approves. 43:44
  6. Board policy DJH 51:21
    • A speaker said the policy was recommended by OSBA and went through the policy committee. 52:40
  7. September meeting schedule 53:26
    • A motion was made to cancel the second board meeting in September, the September 8th meeting. 54:53
  8. Student representative to the board 55:54
    • A speaker said a student had expressed interest in serving as a student representative to the board and that neighboring districts Pickerington and Canal are doing so. 56:11
    • The speaker said such a representative would not vote or attend executive session but would have a voice. 1:00:09
    • Another speaker suggested a board goal-setting meeting as a first step. 1:03:31
  9. Board spokesperson policy 1:04:18
    • A speaker asked whether the board president title under policy KBCAR allows someone to speak independently for the board or only to communicate established board decisions. 1:05:08
    • Another speaker said the speaker had told a news reporter the comments were made as an individual, not as board president, and said the speaker would reach out to the station. 1:06:25
  10. Agreements with GMLEA 1:10:32
    • A speaker presented a revised mentoring MOU with GMLEA with cleanup of dates and clarifications. 1:10:53
  11. Exterior bus cameras 1:16:17
    • A district staff member said the district was approved for a $162,000 state safety grant and Community Bus Service would provide $150,000 for exterior cameras by bus stop arms. 1:16:17
    • A board member questioned the sole source designation and said the board is bound to bid the project out. 1:18:15
  12. Deed, contracts and school calendar 1:52:25
    • A speaker said the governor's deed concerns property the district has already treated as its own. 1:53:00
    • A speaker said that under the Bonner Academy contract, the district would no longer pay if a student withdraws. 1:59:46
  13. Student handbook 2:01:43
    • A speaker said the handbook lacked SRO information required by the SRO contract and that the medical section does not reflect the revised medication policy. 2:05:31
    • A motion was made to approve the handbook as presented, with student voice and parent voice committee meetings before a board work session on revisions by the end of October. 2:15:53
    • The chair announced that the motion passed. 2:17:07
  14. Financial forecast and donation 2:17:15
    • The treasurer said expenses would exceed revenues by about $2.4 million in fiscal year '27, almost $7 million in fiscal year '28 and over $21 million in 2031. 2:18:03
    • The treasurer said the state formula would provide $1.6 million less this year. 2:18:41
    • The treasurer recommended approval of a $17,500 donation from Chartwells. 2:22:26

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This is about adding a student representative to the board. They do not go into executive session. They do not have a vote, but they do have a voice.Dionna Herbert · Vice President1:00:09
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Video: posted by the district as “August 4, 2026 - Regular Meeting”