Groveport Madison Local School District work session, date not confirmed yet
2 h 56 min
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Board reviews self-assessment results, plans to consider board goals on November 10th 1:28:38
- Earlier, a motion to move the executive session to the end of the meeting passed, and after the executive session the board passed a motion by John Kershner directing the superintendent to review a matter discussed in executive session to ensure compliance with Title IX regulations. 23:39
- The board held a work session with presenters from OSBA that covered board roles, the Portrait of a Cruiser, the district strategic plan and the results of a board self-assessment. 26:12
- A presenter outlined three proposed board goals on the agenda process and timeline, the evaluation process and board expectations, and said a draft would be sent for the board to consider on November 10th. 2:13:28
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Item by item (12)
- Opening and recess 10:28
- Kathleen Walsh asked whether any board member would volunteer to serve as treasurer pro tem. 11:40
- Kathleen Walsh stated a motion to have Ashley Zimmer serve as treasurer pro tempore. 14:52
- Ashley Zimmer asked for a 5-minute recess to download it and type the notes in. 15:38
- The motion for a recess passed, and the board recessed at 6:42 and returned at 6:47. 16:41
- Agenda adoption and executive session timing 21:37
- Board comments 23:49
- One board member said board members had put them in a really awkward position and that they did not appreciate it. 24:26
- One board member said it was not appropriate to hold an executive session while guests waited to conduct a work session. 24:45
- One board member said the change was out of respect for the guests and that they had received no context on the executive session beforehand. 25:08
- Board roles and Portrait of a Cruiser 26:12
- A presenter said the work session would focus on the strategic plan and goals for the board. 27:28
- One board member said the board holds students and administrators to a high standard but does not hold itself to the same standard. 32:29
- One board member said there was no actual collaboration on the board, making it difficult to move toward a goal. 37:26
- Strategic plan and board goals 52:53
- Kathleen Walsh said the board does not have its own goals and last set them in 22-23. 44:33
- A presenter said the strategic plan has 4 areas: safety and facilities, communication efficiency, academic engagement and fiscal transparency. 52:53
- One board member said the board postpones and reschedules items because members cannot agree. 1:07:21
- Meeting schedule and agenda setting 1:08:52
- A presenter asked whether an item introduced at the first meeting of a month could be voted on at the second and noted members can move to close debate. 1:08:52
- Kathleen Walsh said agenda meetings are held 2 weeks in advance with the president, vice president, treasurer and superintendent. 1:14:25
- One board member said an email explaining late agenda additions would be fine. 1:20:54
- Board self-assessment results 1:22:47
- Proposed board goals 1:46:38
- One board member said the goals were manageable, while another board member said the goals were reasonable but not attainable. 2:01:56
- A presenter listed three goals: respecting the agenda process and timeline, setting an evaluation process and revisiting expectations for board members. 2:13:28
- A presenter said a draft proposal would be sent so the board could place it on the November 10th agenda. 2:16:26
- Closing questions for presenters 2:17:07
- Executive session 2:25:06
- The motion passed at 8:52, and the board returned from executive session. 2:26:12
- Title IX review motion 2:47:35
- John Kershner moved that the board direct the superintendent to formally review a matter discussed in executive session to ensure compliance with Title IX regulations and report required metrics. 2:47:49
- LaToya Dowdell-Burger asked a staff member whether the motion reflected the normal process. 2:48:28
- The staff member said it was not necessarily the normal process at this level of detail and that the motion included reporting mechanisms not part of the norm. 2:48:46
- The motion passed. ~2:52:03
- Announcements and adjournment 2:52:08
- A staff member invited board members to a district event and said ID badges had been made for board members. 2:52:31
- LaToya Dowdell-Burger asked how board members could schedule background checks and fingerprints. 2:54:36
- Ashley Zimmer asked to place student voice and parent voice on the next agenda. 2:55:32
- The motion to adjourn passed at 9:22. 2:56:17
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Just for my personal opinion, I don't think it's appropriate to have executive session when we have guests here doing a work session. And that we have a history of having prolonged executive sessions, and I don't feel it is appropriate to ask them to sit.Ashley Zimmer · Board member24:45
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Video: posted by the district as “October 13, 2026 - Regular Meeting (Work Session)”