5/19/2025 Special Work Meeting/Work Session

Mr. Kisabeth led the Pledge of Allegiance. 

Ms. Spence conducted Roll Call. All Board Members were present except Mrs. Stephey. She had an excused absence for the Special Board Meeting/Work Session. Meeting started at 5:46 pm 

An amendment needed to be completed for the consent agenda. Adjustments for the April Special Board Meeting/Work Session minutes under District Planning. 

The first motion was by Mr. Williams and seconded by Dr. McBride. 

The second motioned by was Mr. Kisabeth and seconded by Mr. Williams. All members approved of the corrections. 

Mr. Nadeau recognized Staff Appreciation week. 2025 graduation went well. Mr. Nadeau mentioned Mrs. Warnement, Mrs. Tuite, Mr. Devore and the maintenance team, as well as all the teachers and administration. The planning and setting up paid off. 

Mr. Nadeau mentioned three items to discuss. 

1. Levy

2. Future funding/planning

3. Budgeting/curriculum  

Item 1: Levy 

Tiffin City Schools will not be on the ballot in May. The district will go on the ballot in November for an Operating Levy. Tiffin City Schools has not received any new money since 2013. 

Item 2: Future Funding/Planning

A plan is important moving forward. Once a plan is developed it is important to share it out to stakeholders. Separating the needs to operate versus what we need for the future is ideal. The plan as of today: 2025 Operating Levy, 2027 potential for a Permanent Improvement Levy, 2029 Bond issue. 2027 permanent improvement levy is a renewal. This would be no new monies being generated. 2029 bond issue will be based on funding. HVAC at Columbian would be included. Also, one new building, K-5 elementary building. This would allow the district to go from 6 buildings down to 3 buildings. The third building would be Lincoln as preschool would stay there. 

Item 3: Budgeting/curriculum 

Mr. Nadeau first thanked Ms. Spence for her dedication on working with the budget. Curriculum resources are a necessity in the district. Mrs. Bryant has spent multiple hours developing a plan and working with staff on the needs. This past November a curriculum budget was decided of $300,000. The district is currently on schedule to meet this budget all while providing the staff and students with the best curriculum needs. This will also allow the curriculum cycle to start therefore, budgeting moving forward will be more efficient. 

Mr. Williams asked about the 2025, 2027, and 2029 dates. He specifically asked about the money amount of the Permanent improvement levy. Mr. Nadeau mentioned that the amount has not been determined at this time due to the fact the district is continuing to identify the renewal needs. Mr. Williams asked a clarifying question about the Capital Campaign project that Mrs. Tuite and Mrs. Stephey are working on. Mr. Nadeau responded that the Capital Campaign is only private monies. This money would be for improvements that the taxpayer money cannot go towards. Mr. Williams said that being more creative now that previous years can be good but also more challenging. He is questioning if one mill is enough at this time. Mr. Perez said that the district needs to continue to plan and discuss the building maintenance. With reasonable planning this will allow a clear message to the taxpayers. Mr. Williams commented that reasonable planning will also develop the story. Mr. Kisabeth said this is a blueprint plan. Dr. McBride mentioned that the development of the plan is greatly appreciated. The plan will allow the needs to be taken into account. Also, we need to be mindful if the plan needs to be adjusted. Mr. Williams re-emphasized that he is not sure if one million is enough. Mr. Nadeau mentioned that there has been meetings set up with Mayor Wilkinson to discuss the needs of the community. Dr. McBride mentioned that this is a great idea to allow the trust to be developed from the community. Mr. Kisabeth said with this plan there will not be any surprises. 

End time: 6:07 pm