Galion High School, Room 127
Wednesday, October 8
- 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Recognize the following students for demonstrating the Portrait of a Tiger trait, Resilient:
Recognize the following staff members for demonstrating the Portrait of a Tiger Trait, Resilient:
Recommend to accept $1660 from the Galion Booster Club for August student passes. RECEIPT 260261
Recommend to approve a change of placement on the pay scale for Skye Carpenter, Primary School Teacher, from Bachelors + 12 to Bachelors + 24, effective with the first pay of the current contract year, per Article X of the Negotiated Agreement.
Recommend to approve a change of placement on the pay scale for Sara Dick, Intermediate School Teacher, from Masters to Masters + 15, effective with the first pay of the current contract year, per Article X of the Negotiated Agreement.
Recommend to approve employment of Kevin Biederman, Bus Driver, contingent upon state certification and/or requirements as applicable to the position. Employment terms to be based upon Article 4 of Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Galion City Schools Board of Education and OAPSE Local #370 Salary Schedule at Step 0 for the 2025-2026 school year.
Recommend to approve employment of the following Classified Substitute Personnel, contingent upon state certification and/or requirements as applicable to the position, for the 2025-2026 school year:
Recommend to approve the employment of Melanie Schaffner as Middle School Secretary.
Recommend to accept the resignation of Jenny Holt as High School Yearbook Advisor.
Recommend to approve the following Certified Extra-Duty Assignments for the 2025-2026 school year, contingent upon state certification and/or requirements applicable to the position. Compensation to be based upon the Extra-Duty Pay Schedule as defined in the GEA Negotiated Agreement, if applicable:
Intermediate School:
High School:
Recommend to approve the following Pupil Activity Contracts for the 2025-2026 school year, contingent upon state certification and/or requirements applicable to the position. Compensation to be based upon the Extra-Duty Pay Schedule as defined in the GEA Negotiated Agreement, if applicable:
Recommend to approve employment of the following Substitute Teacher Personnel, contingent upon state certification and/or requirements as applicable to the position, for the 2025-2026 school year:
Recommend to approve the following field trips for the 2025-2026 school year:
Middle School:
High School:
The Galion City School District will form a cyber security program that follows the NIST and CIS frameworks. This program will include a cyber security response plan. All cyber security incidents must be reported to the Ohio Cyber Integration Center within 7 days and the State Auditor withing 30 days. The District will also amend a policy that forbids us from paying ransomware demands unless the Board passes a resolution explaining why payment is in the best interest of the District.
Recommend to approve the First Read of the attached policies:
Recommend to rescind the attached policies from the Board Bylaws and Policies:
Approve the following payroll deductions:
9/19/25 payroll:
WHEREAS, The Budget Commission of Crawford County, Ohio, has received the necessary tax information from all political subdivisions for the next succeeding fiscal year commencing January 1st, 2026; and
WHEREAS, The Budget Commission of Crawford County, Ohio, has received from each entity the necessary information to establish said rates; and
WHEREAS, the Budget Commission of Crawford County , Ohio has certified its action thereon to this political subdivision together with an estimate by the County Auditor of the rate of each tax necessary to be levied by this political subdivision and what part thereof is without, and what part within, the ten mill limitation; therefore be it
RESOLVED, by GALION CITY S.D. that the amounts and rates, as determined by the Budget Commission in its certification, be and the same are hereby accepted; and be it further
RESOLVED, That there be and is hereby levied on the tax duplicate of said County the rate if each tax necessary to be levied within and without the ten mill limitation as indicated above, and be it further
RESOLVED, That GALION CITY S.D. approved said rates on October 8, 2026.
An executive session is requested for one or more of the following matters to:
_____a. consider the appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline, promotion, demotion, or compensation of a public employee or official;
_____ b. consider the investigation of charges or complaints against a public employee,official,licensee,"regulated individual," or student; unless the person being investigated of charges or complaints requests a public hearing;
_____ c. consider the purchase of property for public purposes, the sale of property at competitive bidding,or sale or other disposition of unneeded, obsolete, unfit-for-use property if the premature disclosure of the information would give an unfair competitive or bargaining advantage to a person whose personal, private interest is adverse to the general public interest;
_____ d. confer with the public body's attorney for the purpose of considering disputes if a court action concerning the dispute is either pending or imminent;
_____ e. prepare for, conduct, or review negotiations or bargaining sessions with public employees concerning their compensation or other terms or conditions of employment;
_____ f. consider matters required by federal laws, or rules, or state statutes to be kept confidential;
_____ g. consider details of security arrangements and emergency response protocols where disclosure might reveal information that could reasonably be expected to jeopardize the District's security;
_____ h. consider confidential information related to the marketing plans, specific business strategy, production techniques, trade secrets, or personal financial statements of an applicant for economic development assistance or negotiations with other politics subdivisions regarding requests for economic development assistance (provided statutory conditions are met).
RECESS TIME: PM
RECONVENE TIME: PM
Meeting Adjourned at: 7:35 PM