New Philadelphia City School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet
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What happened
What happened at this meeting
New Philadelphia board adopts policies to drop volunteer wrapback enrollment requirement 29:20
- The board recognized student athletes from basketball, wrestling, bowling and indoor track, and heard a building spotlight from York Elementary. 2:41
- The board approved the treasurer's items, including a $10,000 transfer from the general fund to the permanent improvement fund and due diligence items for a potential property on State Route 39. 25:35
- The board adopted two policies under a special circumstance clause after a staff member said districts can no longer enroll volunteers into the wrapback system. 29:20
- The board then went into executive session. 39:39
Item by item (10)
- Opening, agenda and minutes 0:00
- The meeting opened with the district mission statement, the Pledge of Allegiance and a roll call that established a quorum. 0:00
- The board considered the minutes of the regular meeting dated March 9th, 2026, and special meetings dated March 18th, 2026, March 20th, 2026, and March 25th, 2026. 2:04
- The agenda and the minutes were each approved on roll call votes announced as carried. 2:01
- York Elementary building spotlight 2:41
- Student athlete recognitions 12:49
- Treasurer's report 25:27
- The chair said there was no public participation, and the treasurer's report included a shared use agreement for the bus garage at $425 per month and an invoice of $23,150 for bus garage concrete. 25:27
- The items also included due diligence costs for a potential property on State Route 39 and a $10,000 transfer from the general fund to the permanent improvement fund. 25:35
- The treasurer listed E-Rate contracts totaling $205,385.60 and said E-Rate pays 80% of that bill. 26:52
- Board policies 29:16
- Policies GBQ, criminal records check, and JEFB, time for religious instruction, were presented for adoption, and policies EDBE, EDEC, EFD, IKEB and JEB were presented for first reading. 29:20
- A staff member said districts can no longer enroll volunteers into the wrapback system, so the requirement would be struck to allow volunteers to be approved. 30:00
- A staff member said the other 5 policies were up for first reading and would have the second reading and regular adoption at the May board meeting. 30:00
- Personnel 31:34
- A staff member presented the personnel list, including a retirement, resignations, classified and certified hires, and supplemental positions for the 2026-27 school year. 31:39
- The staff member said the list of volunteers could now be approved after meeting the background check requirements, and that 5 people would be hired to help summer custodians. 32:27
- Committee and representative reports 34:04
- Assistant superintendent's report 35:34
- Superintendent's report 38:23
- Items for approval included the high school student handbook in English and Spanish, the elementary student handbook in Spanish and the preschool handbook in English and Spanish. 38:23
- The items also included non-routine trips for a dance team camp from July 10th through July 13th and a summer science camp from July 13th through July 17th, 2026. 38:44
- Executive session 39:18
- The chair asked for a motion to go into executive session to consider the employment of a public employee or official. 39:18
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Video: posted by the district as “New Philadelphia City Schools Board of Education Regular Meeting | April 13, 2026”