Meeting Details
September 17, 2025
6:30pm - 7:30pm
1 hr
Tri-Rivers Career Center
Purpose
N/A
Oath of Office to Ronald Choina, appointed board member from Cardington Lincoln School District through December 31, 2025.
___ Mr. Choina ___ Mr. Landon ___ Mrs. Plotts
___ Mrs. Dyer ___ Mr. McFarland ___ Mr. Rogers
___ Mrs. Ehret ___ Mr. McKinniss ___ Mr. Sims
___ Mrs. Good ___ Mrs. Pinney ___ Dr. Haas
___ Mr. Park
"This meeting is a meeting of the Board of Education in public for the purpose of conducting the School District's business and is not to be considered a public community meeting. Public participation is governed by Board bylaw 0169.1 - Public Participation at Board Meetings."
Dustin Miller, K-12 Business Consulting LLC
__________moved to approve the following addendum items.
__________seconded the motion.
Discussion
Roll Call:
___ Mr. Choina ___ Mr. Landon ___ Mrs. Plotts
___ Mrs. Dyer ___ Mr. McFarland ___ Mr. Rogers
___ Mrs. Ehret ___ Mr. McKinniss ___ Mr. Sims
___ Mrs. Good ___ Mrs. Pinney ___ Dr. Haas
___ Mr. Park
Items 8, 9.1 - 9.4, 10.1 - 10.13 listed below under the Consent Agenda are considered by the Board to be routine and will be enacted by the Board in one motion in the form listed below. There will be no discussion of these items prior to the time the Board votes on the motion unless members of the Board, staff or the public request specific items to be discussed and removed from the Consent Agenda. The Treasurer and administrative staff recommend approval of all Consent Agenda Items.
Discussion
Roll Call:
___ Mr. Choina ___ Mr. Landon ___ Mrs. Plotts
___ Mrs. Dyer ___ Mr. McFarland ___ Mr. Rogers
___ Mrs. Ehret ___ Mr. McKinniss ___ Mr. Sims
___ Mrs. Good ___ Mrs. Pinney ___ Dr. Haas
___ Mr. Park
Minutes of the August 20, 2025 regular board meeting.
To approve the financial report for August 2025.
To approve the list of paid bills for August 2025.
The Board is asked to approve the annual appropriations as recommended and approved by the Treasurer based on input from the Directors and Superintendent.
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Education of the Tri-Rivers Joint Vocational School District, Marion, County, Ohio that to provide for the current expenses and other expenditures of said Board of Education, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following sums be and the same are hereby set aside and appropriated at fund level for the several purposes for which expenditures are to be made during said fiscal year.
Items listed below under the Consent Agenda are considered by the Board to be routine and will be enacted by the Board in one motion in the form listed below. There will be no discussion of these items prior to the time the Board votes on the motion unless members of the Board, staff or the public request specific items to be discussed and removal from the Consent Agenda. The Superintendent and administrative staff recommend approval of all Consent Agenda Items.
Public Hearing for the Retire/Rehire of Mark Robinson, RAMTEC Instructor.
Interim Superintendent
To employ Dr. Daniel Kaffenbarger as the Interim Superintendent effective September 8, 2025 - February 28, 2026 on a per diem basis.
Substitutes for the 2025-2026 School Year
Students for the 2025-2026 School Year
Supplemental Contracts for the 2025-2026 School Year
Additional Pay
Positive Behavioral Intervention & Supports Leadership
To approve paying the following staff members for their participation in PBIS Leadership, $25.00 per monthly meeting, not to exceed 10 meetings for the 2025-2026 School Year.
Adult Education for the 2025-2026 School Year
Change in Contract for the 2025-2026 School Year
To approve the letter of resignation from Josette Hildreth, part-time Adult Education Nursing Instructor effective after the 2024-2025 school year.
To approve Kirstin Large to take 4 days without pay, March 30-31, 2026, April 1-2, 2026.
To approve waiving the facility rental fee for MCBDD to hold a dance in the Auditorium on Friday, October 24, 2025.
To approve Mike Hughes to travel to Monroeville, Pennsylvania for ACCA Maintenance Training September 23 - 25, 2025.
To accept a donation from Marion County Fish and Game, Inc. in the amount of $1,000.00 to be used by the Construction Trades Academy Program.
To approve the attached items for disposal through recycling.
To approve Audrey Moore as a Van/Suburban driver for the 2025-2026 school year.
To approve the contract with OhioGuidestone to provide behavioral health services and supportive services to Tri-Rivers students. This contract is effective August 1, 2025.
To approve the MOU with Third Street Family Health Services to provide a licensed counselor or licensed social worker to serve the students of Tri-Rivers Career Center. This MOU is effective August 18, 2025 - June 1, 2026.
To approve the Language Services Agreement with LANGO LLC to provide services to non-English speaking students and families.
To approve the attached TDA Organizational Chart for the 2025-2026 school year.
To approve the Advisory Committee Members for the 2025-2026 school year.
WHEREAS, as a public board of education may hold an executive session only after a majority of a quorum of this board determines by a roll call vote to hold such a session and only at a regular or special meeting for the sole purpose of the consideration of any of the following matters:
1. In accordance with ORC 121.22G1 - The appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline, promotion, demotion or compensationof a public employee or official, or the investigation of charges or complaints against a public employee, official, licensee, or regulated individual.
2.In accordance with ORC 121.22G2 - The purchase of property for public purposes, or for the sale of property at competitive bidding.
3.In accordance with ORC 121.22G3 - Conferences with an attorney for the public body concerning disputes involving thepublic body that are the subject of pending or imminent court action.
4.In accordance with ORC 121.22G4 - Preparing for, conducting, or reviewing negotiations or bargaining sessions withpublic employees concerning their compensation.
5. In accordance with ORC 121.22G5 - Matters required to be kept confidential by federal law or regulations or state statutes.
6. In accordance with ORC 121.22G6 - Details relative to the security arrangements and emergency response protocols for a public body or a public office.
Therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED that the Tri-Rivers Joint Vocational School District Board of Education, by a majority of the quorum present at this meeting, does hereby declare its intention to hold an executive session on item(s) ______ as listed above.
Discussion
Roll Call:
___ Mr. Choina ___ Mr. Landon ___ Mrs. Plotts
___ Mrs. Dyer ___ Mr. McFarland ___ Mr. Rogers
___ Mrs. Ehret ___ Mr. McKinniss ___ Mr. Sims
___ Mrs. Good ___ Mrs. Pinney ___ Dr. Haas
___ Mr. Park
The Board entered into Executive Session at __________.
Executive Session concluded at __________.
Roll Call:
___ Mr. Choina ___ Mr. Landon ___ Mrs. Plotts
___ Mrs. Dyer ___ Mr. McFarland ___ Mr. Rogers
___ Mrs. Ehret ___ Mr. McKinniss ___ Mr. Sims
___ Mrs. Good ___ Mrs. Pinney ___ Dr. Haas
___ Mr. Park
Meeting declared adjourned at _________p.m.
Next meeting is October 15, 2025.