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Sidney City School District board meeting, Sep 21, 2026

25 min

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What happened at this meeting

Sidney City board amends administrator contracts to allow vacation pay during the year 10:56

  • The board approved amending the superintendent's contract so up to 20 days of accrued and unused vacation may be received as pay during the contract year. 10:56
  • The board also approved adding language to the contracts of the assistant superintendent and director of operations allowing pay for up to 10 days of accrued and unused vacation. 12:26
  • The board approved the district fiscal consent agenda and the purchase services contract consent agenda. 16:05
  • The board voted to go into executive session to consider the purchase of property and the employment of an employee, and Zack Bosslet said no action would come out of it. 24:04

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Item by item (14)
  1. Opening, oath of office and roll call 0:05
    • Zack Bosslet asked that an oath of office be administered before roll call, and a staff member administered the oath for a member of the Board of Education. 0:38
    • A staff member called roll and said all members were present. 1:49
    • Zack Bosslet said the meeting would proceed with the agenda as proposed. 1:54
  2. Student recognitions and public participation 2:00
    • A staff member said principals and teachers nominate one student from each building to be recognized at board meetings through the Jacket Spotlight. 2:09
    • Students ranging from a preschooler to a 10th grader were recognized. 2:59
    • Zack Bosslet said no one had signed up for public participation. 8:15
  3. Minutes and financial reports 8:15
    • A staff member reported general fund revenues of $8.3 million and expenditures of $8.18 million year to date, with a cash balance of $17,006,000. 9:16
    • The staff member said a little over $3 million in delayed tax collections was received in September. 10:01
    • The motion to approve the minutes, financial reports and invoices paid carried. 10:56
  4. Superintendent contract amendment 10:56
    • A staff member said the change provides flexibility instead of requiring a wait until the end of the contract year. 10:56
    • The motion carried. ~12:26
  5. District fiscal consent agenda 13:44
    • A staff member said the agenda set appropriations for the entire year and declared transportation impractical for some students attending parochial schools, with the district paying a little over $600 per child per year. 14:03
    • The staff member said the district advertises for bus bids each year and anticipated buying one bus this year. 14:55
    • A staff member said the district has 22 buses on the road every day and 3 subs. 15:20
    • The motion carried. ~16:05
  6. Purchase services consent agenda 16:05
    • A staff member said most items were renewals with no significant increase in service costs, plus one new security officer. 16:28
    • One board member said it was good to hear the costs were somewhat leveling out. 17:02
    • The motion carried. ~17:30
  7. Personnel items 17:35
    • A staff member requested approval of the presented personnel items pending proper certification and paperwork. 17:37
    • The motion carried. ~18:06
  8. Administrative handbook addition 18:09
    • A staff member requested approval of the addition of Article 21 to the administrative handbook. 18:09
    • The motion carried. ~18:39
  9. Additional hearing officer appointment 18:43
    • A staff member said the hearings would be split up because of workload. 18:56
    • The motion carried. ~19:22
  10. Special education model policies 19:24
    • The resolution adopted the special education model policies and procedures for the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year. 19:24
    • A staff member said there were no changes from last year. 19:43
    • The motion carried. ~20:00
  11. Overnight out-of-state student trips 20:02
    • The trips included FFA members attending the national convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, October 21st to 23rd, 2026, and the band traveling to Orlando, Florida, November 17th to 22nd of '27, with expenses paid by the students. 20:02
    • The motion carried. ~20:38
  12. Whittier handbook 20:39
    • A staff member said the handbook reflects start and end times already in place, with 15 minutes added to each session every day to reduce the need for make-up days. 20:49
    • The motion carried. ~21:43
  13. Legislative report 21:47
    • Laurie Kimmel said Senate Bill 276 enters Ohio into the School Psychologist Compact and was amended with Senate Bill 156 provisions requiring instruction on the success sequence. 21:51
    • Laurie Kimmel said provisions from House Bill 625 were also added, creating a process for a student to petition a neighboring school district when the student's high school does not offer a certain sport. 23:03
    • Zack Bosslet said the board enacted House Bill 625 into policy at a previous meeting and said the next meeting is October 19th. 23:33
  14. Executive session 23:45
    • A staff member requested a motion to go into executive session to consider the purchase of property and the employment of an employee of the district. 24:04
    • Zack Bosslet said no action would come out of executive session and the board would adjourn upon returning to open session. 24:36
    • The motion carried. ~24:32

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