10/14/2025 Special Board Meeting

1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mr. Larry Kisabeth, Board President

2. CALL TO ORDER: ROLL CALL:
Ms. Anne Spence, Treasurer/CFO

______ Mr. Kisabeth
______ Mrs. Stephey
______ Dr. Beres
______ Dr. McBride
______ Mr. Perez


3. ADOPT THE AGENDA

The Board members, including the administration, will review the agenda. The Board must approve any additions, deletions, or corrections.
______ Mr. Kisabeth
______ Mrs. Stephey
______ Dr. Beres
______ Dr. McBride
______ Mr. Perez


4. CONSENT AGENDA:

The Superintendent recommends the Tiffin City Board of Education approve the consent agenda: Action by the Board of Education in Adoption of the Consent Agenda means that all Consent Agenda items are adopted by one single motion unless a member of the Board or the Superintendent requests that any such item be removed from the consent agenda and voted upon separately. Employments, where applicable, are contingent upon 1) Verification of education and experience; 2) Proof of proper certification/licensure; 3) Favorable results from a criminal records check.

______ Mr. Kisabeth
______ Mrs. Stephey
______ Dr. Beres 
______ Dr. McBride
______ Mr. Perez


4.1 Approve Meeting Minutes

The Superintendent recommends the Board of Education approve the board minutes, as exhibited; 

September 29th, 2025: Special Work Session 

September 29th, 2025: Regular Board Meeting 


4.2 Approve Committee Reports

The Superintendent recommends the Tiffin City Board of Education approve the attached Committee Reports, as exhibited.

September 25th, 2025 Business Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes

October 9th, 2025 Educational Programming Committee Meeting Minutes 


4.3 Employ Professional Staff 2025-2026

The Superintendent recommends the Tiffin City Board of Education employ the following Professional Staff:

Substitute Teachers: 

Ms. Averie Lutz

Mr. Grant Gribben 

Ms. Julie Yarger

Ms. Kimberly Arias 


4.4 Employ Support Staff 2025-2026

The Superintendent recommends the Tiffin City Board of Education employ the following Support Staff:

Substitute Custodian and Substitute Food Truck Driver: 

Mr. Duane Glick 


4.5 Resignations

The Superintendent recommends the Tiffin City Board of Education accept the following resignations:

Middle School: 

Mr. Brad Fuhrer, effective October 31st, 2025 


4.6 Contract Amendments

The Superintendent recommends the Tiffin City Board of Education approve the following contract amendments: 

Transportation Department, effective October 1st, 2025: 

Ms. Alisha Halcomb, additional 1 hour per day 

Ms. Jessica Porter, additional 1 hour per day

Ms. Jolene M. Englehart, additional 1 hour per day for Route 61 AM/PM 

Mr. William L. Omlor, additional 1.5 hours per day Route 70MD


4.7 Stipends

The Superintendent recommends the Tiffin City Board of Education pay the following stipends, upon certified completion of duties: 

Krout Elementary School: District Leadership Team: $250.00 per meeting:

Ms. Judy Downie

Ms. Shawnie McLellan

Krout Elementary School: Building Leadership Team: $500.00 for the 25/26 school year:

Ms. Judy Downie

Ms. Nicole Arnold

Ms. Rose Horn

Ms. Shawnie McLellan

2025/2026 DLT Chairperson: $3,000

Ms. Kate Focht 

2025/2026 Cross Country Carnival, $3,200

Ms. Amy Cooper

Mr. Mike Felske 


4.8 North Central Ohio Educational Service Center Agreement

The Superintendent recommends the Board of Education approve the North Central Ohio Educational Service Center agreement for Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) Services, as exhibited; 


4.9 North Central Ohio Educational Service Center Agreement

The Superintendent recommends the Board of Education approve the North Central Ohio Educational Service Center agreement for Braille Services, as exhibited; 


5. OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE BOARD:

Per Board Policy BDDH: Each person addressing the Board shall give his/her name and address. If several people wish to speak, each person is allotted three minutes until the total time of 30 minutes is used. During that period, no person may speak twice until all who desire to speak have had the opportunity to do so. The period of public participation may be extended by a vote of the majority of the Board, present and voting. Additionally, we would request that individual students names and/or employees names not be mentioned. If you wish to state a Complaint about a particular employee, curriculum, or instructional materials, we ask that you please review Board Policies KL, KLB, KLD, and KLD-R and follow the steps contained in those policies before raising a complaint directly with the Board. Persons wishing to submit comments can do so by emailing tcs_boardcomments@tiffincityschools.org. The meeting will be publicly available via Facebook.

References: Board Policy
BDDH- Public Participation at Board Meetings
KL- Public Complaints
KLB- Public Complaints about Curriculum or Instructional Materials
KLD- Public Complaints about School Personnel
KLD-R- Public Complaints about School Personnel


6. Board Discussion

The Superintendent recommends the Board of Education amend the agenda to add Board discussion: 


7. ENTER EXECUTIVE SESSION:

______ Mr. Kisabeth
______ Mrs. Stephey
______ Dr. Beres
______ Dr. McBride
______ Mr. Perez
Hold an Executive Session for one or more of the following matters to:
_____ a. consider the appointment___, employment___, dismissal___, discipline___, promotion___, demotion___, or compensation_____ of a public employee(s) or official(s)___, or consider the investigations of charges or complaints against a public employee(s)___, official(s), licensee(s) or "regulated individual(s)"___; unless the person(s) being investigated of charges or complaints requests a public hearing;
_____ b. consider the purchase or sale of public property if the public interest would be hurt by the premature disclosure of the information;
_____ c. 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;
_____ d. prepare for, conduct, or review negotiations or bargaining sessions with public employees;
_____ e. consider matters required by federal laws, or rules, or state statutes to be kept confidential;
_____ f. consider specialized details of security arrangements if the information could be used for criminal purposes.
_____ g. no action taken.
Time in:


8. EXIT EXECUTIVE SESSION

Return to open session.
Time out:


9. ADJOURNMENT

The Board business meeting is concluded.
Meeting started:
Meeting ended:
______ Mr. Kisabeth
______ Mrs. Stephey
______ Dr. Beres
______ Dr. McBride
______ Mr. Perez


9.1 Next Regular Meeting

The next regular meeting will be October 27th, 2025 at 6:30 PM in the Tiffin Middle School Cafetorium.


10. 412 CERTIFICATE