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Worthington City School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Worthington board approves consent agenda, hears school community engagement update 9:34

  • The board heard a presentation from a district staff member on the School Community Engagement Department, including the Say It Right program and training on harmful words and racial slurs. 9:34
  • Questions were raised about whether the harmful words programming could expand into high school and whether the cultural guide was accessible only internally to administrators. 36:27
  • The board approved the consent agenda and a resolution requested for the Recognition portion of an OSBA STAR Award. ~1:19:20
  • The board then voted to enter executive session to discuss the employment or compensation of an employee. 1:27:34
Item by item (10)
  1. Opening and agenda approval 2:15
    • The roll was called and those present said the Pledge of Allegiance. 2:23
    • The board voted on a motion to approve the agenda. 2:31
    • The motion to approve the agenda carried. 3:33
  2. Recognition of scholarship semifinalists 3:33
    • The board voted on a motion to recognize the district's National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. 3:46
    • The motion to recognize the semifinalists carried. 4:04
  3. School community engagement presentation 8:12
    • There were no visitor comments, and a staff member presented an update on the School Community Engagement Department, which the staff member said serves nearly 11,000 students and 1,400 staff members. 8:12
    • The staff member said the Say It Right platform was coded internally to replace a paid third-party service, more than 1/3 of students have recorded their names and plans call for all students by the start of winter break. 9:34
    • The staff member said 1,102 people attended the back-to-school Style Drop and Family Resource Fair compared with 409 last year, and over 15,500 items of clothes were given away. 23:30
  4. Superintendent's report 59:06
    • The superintendent said Friday, October 16th, is a professional learning day for support staff and a non-school day for students. 59:12
    • The superintendent said the Master Facilities Plan Phase 3 task force of almost 60 members first met on September 30th and will meet again on November 4th. 1:01:41
  5. Treasurer's report 1:02:39
    • The treasurer said House Bill 1012 would reestablish state appropriations for high-cost special education students and would mean several hundred thousand dollars a year for the district. 1:02:39
  6. Board committee reports 1:04:50
    • A speaker suggested board members share committee materials with each other ahead of meetings, and another speaker said the board has a folder for that purpose. 1:06:16
    • A speaker said the policy committee reviewed a large NEOLA packet with an e-bike policy and an AI policy, and the AI policy was set aside for more discussion. 1:13:07
  7. Consent agenda 1:18:04
    • A speaker recommended that the Board of Education approve the consent agenda, items F1 through H2, which included approval of minutes, small appropriation modifications, personnel, acceptance of donations and an impractical busing resolution. 1:18:28
    • The motion to approve the consent agenda carried. 1:19:20
  8. Resolution for board member award 1:19:20
    • A speaker described the OSBA STAR Award and requested a board resolution for its Recognition portion. 1:19:35
    • The motion carried unanimously. 1:23:54
  9. Board requests and calendar 1:24:03
    • The calendar included a meeting on November 9th at 6:30 and a meeting on November 23rd. 1:27:06
  10. Executive session 1:27:06
    • A motion to enter executive session was made and seconded. 1:27:34
    • The motion carried and the board entered executive session. 1:28:01

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Video: posted by the district as “Worthington Schools Board of Education Meeting 10-12-26”