September 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting (Immediately Following the Property Tax Request Hearing)
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1. Call to Order and Roll Call - Open Meeting Law
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Procedural Item
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2. Excuse Absent Board Members
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Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to excuse absent board members Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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3. The Pledge of Allegiance
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4. Recitation of School Mission Statement: Preparing Students Today to Succeed Tomorrow: Family-Community-School
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5. Recitation of Board Mission Statement: Providing collaborative leadership to prepare students today to succeed tomorrow.
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6. Approval of Agenda
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Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the agenda Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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7. Financial Report
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Information Item
Rationale:
1. Review monthly bills using the EMeetings Software.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the financial report Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8. Consent Agenda
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Consent Agenda
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the consent agenda Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8.1. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to minutes
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8.2. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to bills
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8.3. Notice of Meeting Publication: The public notice for the Regular September 8th Board Meeting, the 2025-26 Budget Hearing Notice, and the 2025-26 Property Tax Request Hearing Notice were published in the September 3rd edition of the Ravenna News
Agenda Item Type:
Consent Item
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to record in the meeting minutes that the public notice for the Regular September 8th Ravenna Board of Education Meeting, the 2025-25 Budget Hearing Notice, and the 2025-26 Property Tax Request Hearing Notice were published in the September 3rd edition of the Ravenna News Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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9. Blue Jay Celebration of Success
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10. Artist of the Month
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11. Request to Address the Board and Correspondence
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Procedural Item
Rationale:
Members of the Public, This is the portion of the board meeting when we invite anyone in attendance to address the board of education. If you would like to speak to the board regarding any of the items on tonight's agenda or a public concern, now is your opportunity to do so. Please review the orange sheet (found on the visitors' chairs) of paper that contains the guidelines for public participation. If you wish to speak to the board at this time, please let me know. "Would anyone like to address the board at this time?"
AFTER THE PERSON(S) INDICATE(S) THEY WISH TO SPEAK 1. Please stand and state your name? 2. What topic will you be speaking on? 3. Are there others in the room who wish to speak to the same topic? (If so, ask that they be recognized so that 30 minutes of time for public comment can be apportioned as per the policy-5 minutes per person). 4. Optional-"Please understand that public comment is your opportunity to speak to the board and present your concerns, thoughts, feelings, ideas, and observations. Members of the board are happy to hear from members of the public, but the board will not engage in conversation or dialogue with you during public comment." 4. "You'll have approximately 5 minutes to address the board, as we allow 5 minutes per person and a total of 30 minutes for public comment. You may begin when you are ready?"
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12. Information and Action Items
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12.1. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to the request from the Ravenna Education Association to be recognized as the exclusive bargaining agent for the school district's non-supervisory certificated staff for the 2027-28 negotiations process
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Rationale:
Each year, the REA asked to be recognized for the negotiations process a year in advance of the negotiations process. The board needs to vote on whether or not to regonize the REA as the exclusive bargaining agents for the certified staff covered by the negotiated agreement.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to recognize the Ravenna Education Association to be the exclusive bargaining agent for the school district's non-supervisory certificated staff for the 2026-27 negotiations process. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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12.2. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action regarding the 2025-26 Property Tax Resolution
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Action Item
Rationale:
Each year the school district must set the property tax request on or before October 15th.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the 2025-26 Property Tax Resolution and to approve the corresponding property tax request as presented Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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12.3. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to the 2025 Ravenna Public Schools Budget
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13. Discussion Items
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14. Elementary Principal's Report
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15. Secondary Principal's Report
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16. Superintendent's Report
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Rationale:
1. Equipment & Supplies Requests from Staff (Attached) -
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17. Board Report
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Rationale:
Upcoming Learning Events:
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18. Positive Comments
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19. Adjournment
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Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to adjourn at ??? PM Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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