Public Meeting Agenda: October 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM - Board of Education meeting

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Pledge of Allegiance

IV. Additions to the Agenda

Description: Retirement

Name	Position	Effective Date
Lori Puehler	WES 3rd Grade Teacher	06-01-2027

Contract

Name	Reason	Effective Date
Northwest Ohio Educational Service Center	Assessment Training	10-8-2026 through 5-30-2027

V. Presentation

V.a. Food Service Presentation
Mrs. Laurel Frank, Food Service Supervisor

VI. Minutes

Description: Motion to approve the minutes as presented with the following amendments:

Amend Resolution 26-08-03 to reflect:

Stacie Myers - New position 5.5 Hour Cook

Amend Resolution 26-09-03

Ami Richer - Step 1

Attachments: (2)

VII. Hearing of the Public

VIII. Treasurer's Report

Description: Monthly Bills and Financial Reports
Donations
Appropriations

VIII.a. Bills and Financial Report

Attachments: (1)

10-12-2026 Financial Report

VIII.b. Appropriations:

Description:

FUND	Description	FTD Appropriation	FTD Carryover Encumbrances	Total Appropriations
001	GENERAL	28,144,000.00	54,370.97	28,198,370.97
002	BOND RETIREMENT	1,179,686.46	-	1,179,686.46
003	PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT	584,305.00	427,607.23	1,011,912.23
004	Building	1,000,000.00	-	1,000,000.00
005	Replacement	100,000.00	-	100,000.00
006	FOOD SERVICE	945,544.00	-	945,544.00
007	SPECIAL TRUST	56,625.00	-	56,625.00
018	PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPPORT	56,300.00	-	56,300.00
031	UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS	-		-
034	CLASSROOM FACILITIES MAINT.	502,200.00	41,000.00	543,200.00
035	SEVERANCE	400,000.00	-	400,000.00
070	Capital Projects	400,000.00	-	400,000.00
200	STUDENT MANAGED ACTIVITY	269,245.64	4,196.45	273,442.09
300	DISTRICT MANAGED ACTIVITY	374,530.00	13,150.12	387,680.12
451	DATA COMMUNICATION	8,233.12	-	8,233.12
499	MISC. GRANT STATE GRANT FUND	-	-	-
516	IDEA PART B GRANTS	411,943.16	-	411,943.16
551	LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY	11,413.67	-	11,413.67
572	TITLE I DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN	246,494.10	-	246,494.10
584	TITLE IV	19,280.97	-	19,280.97
587	EARLY CHILDHOOD	9,833.73	-	9,833.73
590	IMPROVING TEACHER QUALITY	43,712.64	-	43,712.64
			-	-
		34,763,347.49	540,324.77
		Grand Total All Funds:		35,303,672.26

VIII.c. Donations

Description: Accept with gratitude the following donations:

$20.00 anonymous donation to the Wauseon High School Food Service Donation Key
$170.95 of Popcorn Concession Supplies from Wauseon Ace Hardware to Wauseon Speech Concessions
35 Gallons of Paint from Wauseon Ace Hardware to the Wauseon Art Department
Two $100.00 Chief Gift Cards from Beth Nafziger to the Wauseon School Food Pantry
$20.00 anonymous donation to the Wauseon High School Food Service Donation Key
$6.25 anonymous donation to the Wauseon High School Food Service Donation Key
$368.00 from the Wauseon Athletic Boosters to the Wauseon Athletic Department towards the purchase of a Concessions TV
$1,800.00 from the Russell P Dominique Family Charitable Fund to the Wauseon Elementary and the Wauseon Middle Schools’ Student of the Week program
$10.00 anonymous donation to the Wauseon High School Food Service Donation Key
Ten $10.00 Gift Cards and multiple meals from El Jarro Mexican Bar & Grill to the Wauseon Elementary School for teacher appreciation
$300.00 from the American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 265 to Wauseon Schools towards Girls Golf
4 Boxes of Food from an anonymous donor to the Wauseon School Food Pantry

IX. Superintendent's Report

Description:

IX.a. Personnel

IX.a.1. Certified Salary Changes

Description:

Name	Current Column	New Column	Effective
Danielle Cramer	M	M+15	2026-2027
Brittani Gerken	M	M+15	2026-2027
Allison Hilton	M	M+15	2026-2027
Edmida Hintz	M	M+15	2026-2027
Melanie Johnson	M	M+15	2026-2027
Laura Miller	M+15	M+30	2026-2027
Mary Norman	M	M+15	2026-2027
Kim Norton	B150	M	2026-2027
Alex Redmon	B	M	2026-2027
Brittany Webster	B150	M	2026-2027

IX.a.2. Classified Contracts

Description:

Name	Type	Position	Step/Column	Effective	Conditional
Joseph Munger	1 Year	Bus Driver Floater	0/13	09-14-2026
Joseph Munger	1 Year	WMS 2 Hour Cafe Monitor	0/11	09-14-2026
Sydney Nelson	1 Year	WMS 3 Hour Cook	0/11	10-13-2026

IX.a.3. Certified Supplemental Contracts

Description:

Name	Type	Position	Step/Column	Effective	Conditional
Joe Allen	1 Year	Head Track Coach	9+/2	2026-2027
Tammy Ankney	1 Year	WHS MTSS Coordinator 1/2	0/9	2026-2027
Shelley Borton	1 Year	JH Track Coach	3/6	2026-2027
Megan Carroll	1 Year	Assistant Track Coach	1/5	2026-2027
Mike Colon	1 Year	Head Track Coach	9+/2	2026-2027
Christian Crew	1 Year	JH Track Coach	9+/6	2026-2027
Sam Krasula	1 Year	Assistant Baseball Coach	1/5	2026-2027
Jennifer Leininger	1 Year	WMS MTSS Chairperson 1/2	1/9	2026-2027
Kristin Mann	1 Year	WES MTSS Chairperson	1/9	2026-2027
Hillary Moore	1 Year	WPS MTSS Chairperson	1/9	2026- 2027
Mike Webster	1 Year	JH Track Coach	9+/6	2026-2027
Courtney Wilson	1 Year	WPS MTSS Chairperson	1/9	2026-2027

IX.a.4. Classified Supplemental Contracts

Description:

Name	Type	Position	Step/Column	Effective	Conditional
Kyle Borton	1 Year	Assistant Track Coach	9+/5	2026-2027
Laurel Frank	1 Year	Assistant Softball Coach	3/5	2026-2027

IX.a.5. Outside Supplemental Contracts

Description:

Name	Type	Position	Step/Column	Effective	Conditional
Alan Albright	1 Year	Assistant Wrestling Coach	0/4	2026-2027	Pupil Activity Permit Renewal
Natalie Dominique	1 Year	Assistant Softball Coach	2/5	2026-2027
Dylan Leu	1 Year	Head Baseball Coach	1/2	2026-2027
Brent Kebschull	1 Year	Assistant Baseball Coach	1/5	2026-2027
Ralph Leija III	1 Year	Head Softball Coach	3/2	2026-2027
Richard Noonan	1 Year	Head Archery Coach	1/9	2026-2027
Rebecca Rupp	1 Year	Head Boys Tennis Coach	5/4	2026-2027
Brandon Schantz	1 Year	Assistant Baseball Coach	1/5	2026-2027
Tom Vernot	1 Year	Assistant Track Coach	9+/5	2026-2027

IX.a.6. Non-Contract Workers

Description:

Name	Position	Building	Effective
Aryana Jacobs	Student Pool Worker	WHS	2026-2027
Hailee Kope	Student Athletic Worker	WHS	2026-2027
Kevin Kreiner	Substitute Bus Driver	Transportation	10-05-2026
Braden Simon	Student Athletic Worker	WHS	2026-2027

IX.a.7. Volunteer Coaches/Advisors

Description:

Name	Position	Effective	Conditional
Abbie Badenhop	Volunteer Gymnastics Coach	2026-2027
Stephanie Noonan	Volunteer Archery Coach	2026-2027
Bethany Russell	Volunteer Gymnastics Coach	2026-2027
Chelsea Sattler	Volunteer Gymnastics Coach	2026-2027
Brooke Schuette	Volunteer Swimming Coach	2026-2027
Erika Wolf	Volunteer Gymnastics Coach	2026-2027

IX.a.8. Classified Transfers

Description:

Name	Previous Position	New Position	Effective Date
Gwen Murry	5 Hour LEAP Bus Aide	5 Hour Bus Aide	08-19-2026

IX.a.9. Retirements

Description:

Name	Position	Effective
Kimberly Hinton	WMS Gifted Intervention Specialist	06-01-2027
Lori Puehler	WES 3rd Grade Teacher	06-01-2027

IX.a.10. Resignation

Description:

Name	Position	Effective
Amy Kreiner	WMS Intervention Specialist	08-01-2027

X. Contract

Description:

Name	Reason	Effective Date
Northwest Ohio Educational Service Center	Assessment Training	10-08-2026 through 05-30-2027

XI. Overnight Trip Approvals

Description:

Group	Dates	Reason	Destination
FFA	10/21/2026-10/23/2026	FFA Convention	Indianapolis, IN
Speech	01/15/2027-01/16/2027	Speech Tournament	Wooster, OH
Speech	02/19/2027-02/20/2027	NSDA National Qualifier	Olentangy, OH
Speech	03/04/2027-03/06/2027	OSDA State Finals	Medina, OH
Speech	06/11/2027-06/19/2027	NSDA Speech & Debate Finals	Richmond, VA

XII. Early Completion Requests

Description:

Name	Early Completion for 2026-2027	Participate in 2027 graduation ceremony
Jacob Cole	Yes	Yes
Preston Head	Yes	Yes
Robert Robertson	Yes	Yes
Frank Rocha	Yes	Yes

XIII. DPIA and SWSF Plan Approval

Description: Motion to approve the Disadvantaged Pupil Impact Aide Plan and the Student Wellness and Success Funding Plan as presented.

Attachments: (2)

XIV. Special Education Model Policies and Procedures Resolution

Description: Motion to approve the following resolution:

RESOLUTION TO ADOPT SPECIAL EDUCATION MODEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES - V1.0 2025

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby adopts the DEW's 2025 Model Policies; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Board acknowledges that the 2025 Model Policies, while comprehensive, do not include every requirement set forth in the IDEA, the regulations implementing the IDEA, the Operation Standards, the Ohio Revised Code ("ORD"), and/or the Ohio Administrative Code ("OAC"), and the Board recognized its obligation to follow these laws, along with applicable caselaw, regardless of whether their provisions and/or interpretations are accurately restated and/or reflected in the 2025 Model Policies; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Board directs the Superintendent to notify the DEW of the Board's adoption of the 2025 Model Policies through the DEW's Monitoring System by uploading a copy of the Board resolution within the timeframes set forth by the DEW.

XV. NEOLA Policies

Description: Motion to approve the NEOLA Policies as presented:

Policy	#	Action
Filling a Board Vacancy	0145	Revise
Resignation or Removal	0146	Revise
Outside Activities of Staff	1231	Revise
Protections of Individual Beliefs, Affiliations, Ideals, or Principles of Political Movements and Ideology	2265	Revise
Interscholastic Athletics	2431	Revise
Extracurricular Participation of Non-enrolled Public High School Students (Student Athlete Mobility "Sam Act")	2431.07	New
Recording of District Meetings Involving Students and/or Parents	2461	Rescind
Outside Activities of Staff	3231	Revise
Outside Activities of Staff	4231	Revise
Homeless Students	5111.01	Revise
Youth Membership Organization Access	5224	New
Use of Medications	5330	Revise
Credits from State-Chartered and Non-Charted Nonpublic Schools	5463	Revise
Student use of Bicycles, E-Bikes, Scooters, E-Scooters, and other Personal Transportation Devices	5514	Replace
Proper Use of Public Funds	6100	New
Use of Credit Cards	6423	Revise
Recording and AI Processing of Communications on School Property and at School Events	7540.10	New
Volunteers	8120	Revise
Public Records	8310	Revise
Student Records	8330	Revise
Sex Offender Notification	8470	Revise
Relations with Special Interest Groups	9700	Revise

XVI. Wauseon Public Library Trustee Appointment

Description: Motion to approve the appointment of Mr. Larry Muller to complete the term of Mrs. Ann Oberski, effective through December 2032.

XVII. Adjournment

October 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM - Board of Education meeting

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