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Lakota Local School District Board of Education

31 meetings on our record, 9 of them from the past year and 22 with unconfirmed dates · typical meeting 1 h 47 min · 17,887 students · 5 members on our roster

Latest · Oct 13, 2026
Lakota board reviews its norms and discusses a board member's social media videoPlay 0:35
Next · Monday, November 9, 2026
6:00 PM · Lakota East Freshman School (7630 Bethany Road, Liberty Township, Ohio) in the Auditorium · District posting ↗
Newest meeting we have
Oct 13, 2026 · District's own meeting list ↗ (it may list later ones)
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On the board: Kelley Casper, Board Member, President · Alex Argo, Board Member · Douglas Horton, Board Member, Vice President · Benjamin Nguyen, Board Member · Julie Shaffer, Board Member

Recent meetings

What the board took up lately

Work session · 1 h 47 minTuesday, October 13, 2026Lakota board reviews its norms and discusses a board member's social media videoSpeakers: Julie Shaffer, Alex Argo, Benjamin Nguyen
Play 0:35
Work session · 1 h 16 minFriday, October 2, 2026Lakota board removes board norms sections from retreat agendaSpeakers: Julie Shaffer, Alex Argo, Douglas Horton
Play 2:31
Board meeting · 1 h 23 minMonday, September 28, 2026Reading and test scoresSpeakers: Julie Shaffer, Alex Argo, Douglas Horton, Benjamin Nguyen
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Board meeting · 2 h 20 minTuesday, September 8, 2026Speakers: Alex Argo, Douglas Horton, Benjamin Nguyen
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The board

Who talks on this board

Minutes speaking per full board meeting · 9 board meetings, Mar 10, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026 · talk time only, never tone or stance

Listed by seat4 members were seated for fewer than 8 board meetings on our record, leaving 0 to compare; we rank at 4.
Coverage: about 63% of members’ speaking time named (31%–63%)

Minutes = time we heard them speak per meeting, from the speech we have named so far, so each is a floor: at least that much.

Runs the meeting
Kelley CasperBoard Member, President · runs the meeting, not rankedShare4.3min, at least2 of 4meetings heard, of those while seated—runs the meeting, counted apart3.2questions asked per meeting, at least
Members · listed by seat
Alex ArgoBoard Member · Seated for 7 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share2.2min, at least5 of 7meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked0.6questions asked per meeting, at least
Douglas HortonBoard Member, Vice President · Seated for 7 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share1.4min, at least4 of 7meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked2.2questions asked per meeting, at least
Benjamin NguyenBoard Member · Seated for 7 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share1.3min, at least4 of 7meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked2.2questions asked per meeting, at least
Julie ShafferBoard Member · Seated for 7 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share1.0min, at least4 of 7meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked0.3questions asked per meeting, at least

Minutes speaking per full board meeting held while seated; a meeting they missed or stayed silent in counts as zero · bar = minutes named so far · talk time only, never tone or stance · Hamlet

Meetings on our record
Next meetingMonday, November 9, 20266:00 PM · Lakota East Freshman School (7630 Bethany Road, Liberty Township, Ohio) in the AuditoriumLakota Board of Education Regular MeetingThe district’s posting ↗Add to calendarPosting checked Oct 29
All 31 meetings on our record
Clips

What board members said

How much money per year do we save if we declare all the routes here impractical?Benjamin NguyenBoard Member · Lakota Local School District Board of EducationWatch the full meeting from 56:37
One fiscal year, if this levy fails in November, what is the long? What is one fiscal year cost of maintenance if that levy fails?Benjamin NguyenBoard Member · Lakota Local School District Board of EducationWatch the full meeting from 57:01
Meeting time

Where the board's meeting time went

Budget and finance9%3%–16%
Ceremony and recognition4%2%–8%
Public comment0%0%–2%
Safety and discipline0%0%–1%

    The two readers didn’t agree on 23% of the time; it counts toward no topic, so every share above is a floor.

    Not shown: facilities, closures and enrollment, curriculum and instruction, student services and special education, labor and personnel, governance and policy, routine business, other subjects, whose checks haven’t passed

    Public comment

    Of the 31 meetings on our record, we counted public speakers at 22; 4 had at least one.

    2 speakers1 speaker0.4 a meeting on average
    Attendance

    The roll call at 9 of the 31 meetings on our record: the ones where we could read it

    Roll-call attendance, member by meeting
    MemberOct 13Oct 2Sep 28Sep 8Aug 24Aug 11May 22Apr 27Mar 10
    Kelley CasperPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresent
    Douglas HortonPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresent
    Alex ArgoPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresent
    Julie ShafferPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresent
    Benjamin NguyenNot shownNot shownPresentPresentPresentNot recordedPresentPresentNot recorded

    PresentNot shownNot recorded

    Federal district ID 3904611 · student count from the federal 2023-24 count · meeting videos posted by the district