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Solon Springs School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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What happened at this meeting

Solon Springs board reviews facility projects for planned community survey 22:08

  • The board approved the agenda, the minutes and the expenditures, and the meeting moved into closed session at 6:44. 2:55
  • The board discussed a planned School Perceptions survey on a potential investment in the school building, with a staff member outlining about $15 million in projects and possible add-ons such as a daycare and a fitness center. 22:08
  • The staff member said the goal was to have the survey out in the community in early September with data back by early November. 37:06
Item by item (14)
  1. Opening and meeting business 2:12
    • The meeting was called to order at 6:02 with a roll call. 2:12
    • Upcoming meetings were noted for Sept. 14 and 28. 2:25
    • Motions to approve the agenda and the minutes passed. 2:55
  2. Treasurer's report and expenditures 3:11
    • Scott O'Brien reported a beginning balance of $225,394.19, an ending balance of $137,502.17 and a local government pool balance of $2,747,586.14. 3:22
    • A speaker said tax payments from the end of last year were expected in August. 4:02
    • A question was raised about about $5,000 paid to repair a tractor. 4:42
    • The motion to approve expenditures carried. 5:34
  3. Committee and charter reports 5:59
    • The committee as a whole report had nothing notable, and no update was received for the Eagle's Wings charter. 5:59
  4. Athletics report 6:25
    • A staff member reported on fall sports schedules and said the district will host the cross-country championship meet on October 15th at Hidden Greens. 6:25
    • The staff member described the school's role in supporting the Mertz Rookie Golf Scramble on Sept. 19. 7:53
    • The staff member said families registered for fall sports through a new online system through Bound, with some hiccups, and that there was an applicant for the assistant football position. 8:22
  5. Administrator updates 12:26
    • A staff member thanked the maintenance crew and summer school staff and said the open house will run from 4 to 7 and the first day of school is September 1st. 12:26
    • Another staff member said the district expects a little extra state aid, about a 15% decrease in Title I funding and a 14.6% decrease in the before and after school program grant. 15:25
    • The staff member said state training modules for Act 89 were released and staff would be trained before school starts. 16:26
  6. Personnel recommendations 19:27
    • A speaker asked for information on a new hire, and a staff member said a document had been attached. 20:14
  7. Donation acceptance 20:32
    • The board considered accepting a donation of $2,500 for the Eagle's Closet Backpack Nutrition Program. 20:32
  8. Co-curricular handbook update 21:26
    • A staff member said the district is working with Northwood to identify and align differences in co-curricular handbooks, which likely won't be fully aligned until next year, before sending them to legal. 21:32
  9. Facility survey planning 22:01
    • A staff member said needed building projects would cost about $15 million, with a daycare at about $2 million and a fitness center, community center and track at around $2 million. 25:56
    • One speaker said student population was fairly stagnant and said the speaker was not in favor of a fitness center. 28:02
    • The staff member listed $14.6 million in projects including secure entry, tech ed and science remodels and air conditioning, and suggested asking about add-ons separately. 32:03
  10. Weighted GPA for online AP courses 37:50
    • A staff member recommended giving the honors bump to students taking College Board-approved AP courses through Pearson and said action was not needed. 38:01
    • A speaker raised quality control, and the staff member said the syllabus has to be approved by College Board. 40:01
  11. High school credit for middle schoolers 41:22
    • A staff member said the item had already been discussed and should not have been on the agenda. ~41:29
  12. Act 89 policy second reading 41:34
    • A motion was made to approve the remainder of the Act 89 policy updates as presented. 41:46
  13. Seclusion and restraint report 42:08
    • A staff member reported zero seclusions and zero restraints for the last school year. 42:08
  14. Closed session 42:32
    • A motion was made to convene in closed session to consider employment, compensation or performance evaluation data of public employees. 42:32
    • The board went into closed session at 6:44. 42:56

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Video: posted by the district as “School Board Meeting 08.17.26”