LEXINGTON BOARD OF EDUCATION
Regular Meeting
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
7:00 p.m.
Agenda:
1. Call to Order: The President will call the meeting to order.
2. Communications/Visitors: The President will recognize any visitors to the meeting and present any communications.
Administrative Report – Julie Borchers, Special Education
Financial Items:
3. Minutes: The President will call for additions or corrections to the May regular meeting.
4. Financial: The Treasurer will present the monthly financial report for May 2025.
5. Temporary Appropriations: Approve temporary appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2026 at the fund level set at 50% of Fiscal Year 2025 final appropriations.
6. Property, Fleet, and Liability Insurance: Recommendation to renew property, fleet, and liability insurance with the Ohio School Plan for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, cost $113,309.
7. Cyber Insurance: Recommendation to approve cyber insurance coverage with Tokio Marine HCC for the period July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, cost $6,684.
8. Donations: Accept donation in memory of former employee Lois Lasker in the amount of $50 from Jacque Daup for the Eastern Elementary Library.
9. Appropriation Modification: Approve the following appropriation modifications for FY25:
002 Bond Retirement $78,908.92
004 LFI Building Fund $2,750,000.00
018 Public School Support $36,700.00
019 Local Grants $5,300.00
200 Student Activities $11,289.04
300 District Managed Activities $25,000.00
451 Network Connectivity $955.70
499 State Grants $113.58
516 IDEA-B ($10,437.35)
572 Title I $3,885.85
584 Title IV $472.16
587 ECSE ($42.42)
590 Title II-A $3,273.13
Motion by __________________, seconded by_________________, to approve items 3-9.
Personnel Items:
Certificated:
10. Resignation: Accept the following resignations, effective at the end of the 2024-2025 school year:
Jennifer Butler - Elementary School Counselor
Noelle Dudgeon- Central Elementary, Intervention Specialist
Elisabeth Wells - Central Elementary, ETR Chair for the 2025-2026 school Year
Lydia Severns - Eastern Elementary, Intervention Specialist
Kelli Catanese - Central/Western Assistant Principal
Stephanie Coffman- Central Elementary, 3rd grade teacher
Scott Curtis - Central/Western Elementary Principal
11. Employment: Approve the employment of the following effective August 15, 2025 for the 2025-2026 school year:
April Thompson- Junior High, 7th and 8th grade ELA, one-year contract
Emily Roberts - Junior High, 7th grade ELA, one-year contract
Megan McCammon- Central Elementary, ETR Chair
Katie Craig - Elementary Guidance Counselor, one-year contract
Erica Bauer - ELL mentor at the rate of $20 per hour
Jodi McChesney- Central Elementary, Intervention Specialist, pending successful completion of licensure, one-year contract
Robin Dawson - High School, Co-Advisor for Key Club
Aubrey Klink - High School, Co-Advisor for Key Club
Sally Giefer - High School, Advisor Informed Teens Club
Kelli Catanese - Central/Western Primary Principal, two-year contract
Stephanie Coffman- Central/Western Primary Assistant Principal pending completion of all employment requirements, two-year contract
Approve the following for working STEAM camp July 28 2025-August 8 2025 ($1200 total for both weeks):
Michelle Rastetter
Marsha Hass
Gretchen Winner
Ashley Smith
Lynn Walters
Annette Rush
Melanie Walker
Jessica Reasor
Cara Pelphrey
Bethany Sharrock
Rachel Smith
Stephanie Blackstone
Lindsay Them
Janie Zeger
Hannah Whitney
Karie Whitaker
Elisabeth Wells
Lindsey Musille
Amanda Jones
Jessica Duffey
Jaime Chambers
Judith Hoover
Jennifer Hooper
Christine Elder
Christina Mueller
Laura Pfeiffer
Ellissa Anderson
Bruce Dewey
Mark Hoover
Kevin Richer
Mike Schwechheimer
Erica Bauer
Mary Haas
Amy Richwine
Danya Davis
Sandra LaLiberte
Joy Bowman (volunteer)
12. Salary Adjustments: Approve the following salary adjustments:
Dairia Edmunds - BA to BA + 10
Buck Morton - MA + 10 to MA + 20
Classified:
13. Resignation: Accept the following resignation:
Katie Craig - Elementary aide, effective end of the 2024-2025 school year
14. Employment: Approve the following for employment pending successful completion of all pre employment requirements:
Sonja Knapp - Elementary Custodian, effective June 16, 2025, one-year contract
Mason Ball - Custodial substitute, effective June 5, 2025
Isiah Kimmet - Custodial substitute, Summer 2025
Haylee Hershner- To be hired for summer 2025 as an academic mentor at $25/hour, dates to be determined
Other Business:
15. Coaching Resignation: Accept the resignations of the following:
Jeff Strickler - High School Varsity Baseball Coach
Jason Whitesel - Volunteer Coach, Girls Bowling
Holli-Ann Anschutz- Freshman Cheerleading
16. Coaching Recommendations: Approve the following coaches for the 2025-2026 school year:
Lisa Pfizenmayer- JH Cross Country
Grayson Murray- Freshman Football
Luke Rogers - JH Football
John Watkins - JH Football
Mason Willeke - JV Boys Soccer
Abbegael David- Varsity Girls Basketball
Whitney Eibon - JV Girls Golf
Aedan Nicol - Assistant Varsity Football
Brian George - Volunteer Assistant Boys Soccer
Eric Turlo - Volunteer Assistant Boys Soccer
17. Tuition Student: Approve the following tuition students for the 2025-2026 school year:
Lucille Strang - new 2nd grade, tuition waived, following a teaching parent
Theodore Strang - new 4th grade, tuition waived, following a teaching parent
Benson Brown - continuing 4th grade
Bronson Brown - continuing 8th grade
18. Course Description Change: Approve the attached course description change for ‘Memoirs’ and ‘Reading for College’.
19. Building Handbooks: Approve the district building handbooks for the 2025-2026 school year.
20. Special Education: Approve the Special Education Department Policies, Procedures, and Practices and Section 504 Guidebook.
21. Student Representative: Approve Emma Bacquet as the Student Representative to the Board for the class of 2026.
22. Allerton Hill: Approve the contract with Allerton Hill Consulting Services, effective July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026.
23. MOESC Contracts: Approve the FY ’26 845 contract with MOESC.
Motion by __________________, seconded by _____________________, to approve items 10-23.
DISCUSSION
1. Construction
2. Budget and Tax Policy
3. Retire/Rehires
24. Executive Session: Motion by ____________________, seconded by ________________, to enter into executive session to consider the appointment, and employment of a public employee or official, preparing for, conducting, or reviewing negotiations or bargaining sessions with public employees concerning their compensation or other terms and conditions of their employment.
The Board entered into executive session at _________.
The Board returned to open session at ___________.
25. Adjournment: Motion by ________________, seconded by _________________, to adjourn.
“This meeting is a meeting of the Board of Education in public for the purpose of conducting the School District’s business and is not to be considered a public community meeting. Public participation is governed by Board Bylaw 0169.1 – Public Participation at Board Meetings.”
