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Worthington City School District board meeting, Sep 28, 2026

1 h 17 min · 0 public speakers

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Worthington board hears state report card results showing 4-star overall rating 4:21

  • A district staff member presented the district's 25⁠-⁠26 state report card results and said the overall rating was 4 stars. 5:07
  • Board members asked about how new students are counted in the progress measure, how the achievement maximum is calculated and how college and career readiness is tracked. 25:07
  • The board approved the consent agenda and voted to enter executive session. 1:11:53

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Item by item (8)
  1. Opening and agenda approval 2:48
    • The meeting was called to order, the roll was called and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 2:48
    • A motion to approve the agenda was made and seconded, and the roll was called. 4:04
    • The presiding officer said there were no visitor comments. 4:21
  2. State report card results 4:21
    • A district staff member said the overall rating was 4 stars, gap closing was 5 stars at 74.3% against a 60% threshold, and the graduation rate was 95.6% against a 96.5% 5-star threshold. 6:31
    • The staff member said early literacy was at 68% and would have been 75% if other ways to meet the 4th grade promotion measure had been allowed, and that college, career, workforce and military readiness rated 2 stars at 61.8%. 6:31
  3. Superintendent's report 51:11
    • The superintendent said the Portrait of a Graduate Portrait of a Learner survey had an 84% overall completion rate across the district. 51:45
    • The superintendent said the Master Facilities Planning Phase 3 Task Force, with close to 60 community members, would meet for the first time Wednesday. 54:14
    • Kelli Davis asked whether the board would hear about the survey results during the year. 54:46
  4. Treasurer's report 56:09
    • The treasurer said the district got a little over half a million dollars last year through a state performance supplement based on the report card and would still get that this year. 56:12
    • The treasurer said the district was awaiting federal guidance on a new tax credit for scholarship granting organizations before deciding whether it could be implemented. 56:12
    • The treasurer said the district's budget document again received the GFOA's Distinguished Award. 56:12
  5. Board committee reports 58:33
    • Stephanie Harless reported that the safety committee discussed drills and mental health support, and said the district has 10 social workers, 2 clinical counselors and an intern. 59:33
    • Kelli Davis said the committee briefly discussed e-bikes, and Nikki Hudson reported that key communicators raised concerns about transition help for students moving to middle school. 1:02:03
    • Stephanie Harless said the district canceled its flock camera contract and changed some camera angles to keep the same coverage. 1:04:39
  6. Consent agenda 1:10:03
    • A district staff member recommended that the board approve the consent agenda, items F1 through H3, including minutes, appropriation modifications, personnel items and acceptance of donations. 1:11:53
    • The motion carried. ~1:13:32
  7. Board requests and facilities meetings 1:13:32
    • Stephanie Harless said dates had been gathered from everybody and proposed October 13th. 1:13:40
    • Kelli Davis raised the question of which board members would attend the master facilities meetings. 1:14:04
    • One board member said it would be helpful to have 2 board members in the room and that the goal was not to participate in the conversation but to take in information. 1:14:42
  8. Calendar and executive session 1:15:59
    • The presiding officer said the October 12th meeting would cover school community engagement, October 26th the elementary school WIN period and November 9th a BOE policy update. 1:15:59
    • A motion was made and seconded to enter executive session. 1:16:21
    • The motion carried and the board entered executive session. 1:16:48

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