Board Meeting

1. Call to Order
Mr. Eric Park, Board President

2. Oath of Office
Tammi Cowell, Treasurer/CFO

Oath of Office to Ronald Choina, appointed board member from Cardington Lincoln School District through December 31, 2025.


3. Roll Call
Mrs. Tammi Cowell, Treasurer/CFO

___ 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
                                                                   


4. Pledge of Allegiance
Mr. Eric Park, Board President

5. Public Participation/Introduction of Guests and Their Comments

"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."


6. Report

Dustin Miller, K-12 Business Consulting LLC


7. Motion to Amend Agenda

__________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


8. General Discussion of Agenda, Addendum and Other Items
Mr. Eric Park, Board President

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


9. Minutes

Minutes of the August 20, 2025 regular board meeting.


10. Treasurer's Business and Report
Mrs. Tammi Cowell, Treasurer/CFO

10.1 Financial Report

To approve the financial report for August 2025.


10.2 Paid Bills

To approve the list of paid bills for August 2025.


10.3 Invoices to be Paid
  • To approve paying Invoice 12260 to MG Energy.
  • To approve paying Invoice 184290 to SmartPass

10.4 Permanent Appropriations

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.


10.5 Discussion

11. Superintendent's Report and Recommendation

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.


11.1 Employment

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

  • Angela King, General Substitute
  • David Baker, Custodial
  • Mandy DeHaven, Cafeteria

Students for the 2025-2026 School Year

  • Jayden Reynolds, Robotic Lab Assistant, $20 per hour, up to 300 hours.
  • Keith Shetler, Robotic Lab Assistant, $20 per hour, up to 300 hours.
  • Coll McGowan, CEI Assistant to care for the Aquaponic System and fish on extended school breaks and summer of 2026, to be paid hourly at the minimum wage rate.

Supplemental Contracts for the 2025-2026 School Year

  • Roy Schweinfurth, LPDC Chairperson, $800
  • Jon Crothers, LPDC Secretary/Recorder, $600
  • Heather Jenkins, LPDC Member, $400
  • Chris Solis, LPDC Member, $400
  • Marcie Whited, LPDC Member, $400

Additional Pay

  • Paula Brazell, 2 days at her per diem rate for curriculum completion.

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.

  • Paula Brazell
  • Jason Campbell
  • Kathleen Clemons-Keller
  • Brett Gentkowski
  • Amy Hansen
  • Heather Jenkins
  • LeRoy Smith
  • Chris Solis
  • Sheri Wagner
  • David Willey
  • Chloe Willison

Adult Education for the 2025-2026 School Year

  • Anthony Iacobucci, Part-time EMS Instructor.
  • Cameron King, Part-time Industrial Maintenance Instructor/Skilled Trades Instructor, over 10 years subject-related work experience.

Change in Contract for the 2025-2026 School Year

  • To approve retroactively paying Danielle Prater, RAMTEC Receptionist, $20 per hour effective with the 2025-2026 school year.
  • Billy Conley, Adult Education Welding Instructor/Coordinator, Adult Education Full-Time Certified Non-Healthcare Employee Salary Schedule, Class I, Step 20.

11.2 Resignation

To approve the letter of resignation from Josette Hildreth, part-time Adult Education Nursing Instructor effective after the 2024-2025 school year.


11.3 Days without Pay

To approve Kirstin Large to take 4 days without pay, March 30-31, 2026, April 1-2, 2026.


11.4 Facilities Rental Fee Waiver

To approve waiving the facility rental fee for MCBDD to hold a dance in the Auditorium on Friday, October 24, 2025.
 


11.5 Out of State Conference

To approve Mike Hughes to travel to Monroeville, Pennsylvania for ACCA Maintenance Training September 23 - 25, 2025.


11.6 Donations

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.


11.7 Inventory Items for Disposal

To approve the attached items for disposal through recycling.


11.8 Van/Suburban Driver

To approve Audrey Moore as a Van/Suburban driver for the 2025-2026 school year.


11.9 Contract with OhioGuidestone

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.


11.10 Memorandum of Understanding

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.


11.11 Contracted Services Agreement

To approve the Language Services Agreement with LANGO LLC to provide services to non-English speaking students and families.


11.12 TRECA Digital Academy Organizational Chart

To approve the attached TDA Organizational Chart for the 2025-2026 school year.


11.13 Advisory Committees

To approve the Advisory Committee Members for the 2025-2026 school year.


12. Discussion

13. Executive Session

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 __________.


14. Executive Session Concluded

Executive Session concluded at __________.


15. Adjourn

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.