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Kettering City School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Staff member outlines effects of abolishing property taxes on Kettering 2:27

  • A district staff member told the board that abolishing all property taxes statewide would cost Kettering approximately $90 million in revenue and estimated around 220 immediate job losses if the state addressed the funding formula and 900 if it did not. 2:27
  • The board heard an update on work-based learning in the career tech program, and a counselor recognized seniors who qualified as academic scholars. 8:34
  • Bill Lautar moved to approve the human capital agenda and the Office of the Treasurer's agenda, and a motion was also made to adopt the business services agenda. 32:17
Item by item (11)
  1. Opening, agenda and minutes 0:01
    • Chrissie Richards opened the Kettering Board of Education regular session at Fairmont High School on May 5 at 6 PM. 0:01
    • A motion to adopt the agenda included a recommendation to strike items 10B2A and 10B3A on the human capital agenda. 0:53
    • A motion was made to approve the minutes from the 4/21/26 regular session, and a roll call followed. 1:19
  2. Effects of abolishing property taxes 2:27
    • A district staff member said abolishing all property taxes statewide would affect townships and schools and estimated Kettering would lose approximately $90 million in revenue, with around 220 job losses if the state adjusted its funding formula and 900 if it did not. 2:27
    • The staff member said the administration was communicating with legislators and had formed a task force of district and community stakeholders, and said one suggestion heard for replacement revenue was raising the sales tax to something like 17%, which had not been confirmed. 2:27
    • Bill Lautar asked how bonded debt would be handled, and a staff member said removing the means to repay that debt would cause immediate default across the state. 7:24
  3. Work-based learning update 8:19
    • A staff member said the career tech program at Fairmont High School began in the 1970s with an automotive program and has grown to 15 programs, and said some students in work-based learning agreements are paid as much as $18, $20 an hour. 8:34
    • The presentation included a video on the Advanced Manufacturing program and students placed with a local machining business. 9:17
    • Bill Lautar said the employer in the video was impressed that the equipment students learn on in the district is the same used in the company. 16:51
  4. Academic scholars recognition 19:11
    • A counselor recognized seniors as academic scholars, saying students qualified by being an IB diploma candidate, scoring 30 or higher on the ACT or 1330 or higher on the SAT, or earning National Merit recognition. 20:20
  5. Board member reports 27:27
    • Bill Lautar said 600 students attended the district's STEAM Night and encouraged families to attend next year. 28:54
    • Bill Lautar said the governor and the state superintendent visited to recognize the work of 5 district schools on the science of reading. 29:51
  6. Upcoming meetings 31:04
    • Regular sessions were listed for May 19th, 2026, June 16th, 2026, and July 7th, 2026, each at 6 PM in the recital hall at Fairmont High School. 31:37
  7. Human capital agenda 31:04
    • Bill Lautar moved to approve the human capital agenda as presented, and a roll call followed. 32:17
  8. Business services agenda 32:43
    • The business services agenda included one item, a revised lease agreement to supply copiers throughout the district effective July 1st, 2026 through June 30th, 2031, and a roll call followed. 32:51
  9. Office of the Treasurer agenda 33:25
    • Bill Lautar moved to approve the Office of the Treasurer's agenda as presented. 33:30
    • A staff member reported the district was tracking a net positive of $1.8 million compared with the February forecast, with revenue $1.1 million higher than forecast and a cash balance roughly estimated around $46 million by the end of the fiscal year. 33:56
    • Asked about the budget impact of higher fuel costs, a staff member said there was no exact figure yet but the forecast was structured to address short-term changes. 35:57
  10. Teaching and learning agenda 37:46
    • The teaching and learning agenda sought approval of a revised Career and Technical Education Compact contract with Centerville, Kettering and Oakwood City Schools effective July 1st, 2026 through June 30th, 2031, and a roll call followed. 37:59
  11. Executive session 38:28
    • A motion was made to adjourn into executive session to consider the employment of an employee, and the board said it would not return to regular session afterward. 38:28
    • Toby Henderson noted a second purpose listed on the agenda, reviewing negotiations with employees concerning compensation and other terms of employment. 39:13

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Video: posted by the district as “Kettering Board of Education Regular Session Meeting 5-5-2026”