Mid-Ohio ESC , 890 West Fourth Street, Mansfield OH, 44906
Wednesday, August 20
- 12:00pm - 1:00pm
President Theaker will call the August 20, 2025 meeting to order.
Treasurer Miller will call the roll.
President Theaker will lead the Pledge of Allegiance.
Dr. Mark Burke, Executive Director of Achievement & Leadership
Dave Jones, Director of Community Schools
Michael Richter, Facility Manager
Jared Price, Maintenance Technician
The President will call for corrections and a motion to approve the July 16, 2025 Regular Meeting minutes.
That the Board approves the October 15, 2025 Regular Board meeting to start at 9:30 a.m. with tours to follow.
Mid-Ohio ESC Updates
Please see attached written report.
Please see attached written report.
Please see attached written report.
Please see attached written report.
Please see attached written report.
Please see attached written report.
A. July 2025 Financial Report (attachment)
B. Transfer: From General Fund (001-0000) To: Facilities Maintenance (001-9708) $95,148
C. Transfer: From General Fund (001-9303) To: MOESC Facility (001-9324) $151,828.63
D. Transfer: From General Fund (001-9306) To: Print Shop Fund (001-9301) $38,261.32
E. Approve Fund - Budget/Revenue: Morrow County Turbo Cert. (Blossom Donation) $20,000 Fund: 014-9906
F. Approve Fund - Budget/Revenue: Parent Mentor Grant $50,000 Fund: 499-9235
G. Approve Fund - Budget/Revenue: ASPIRE grant $427,840 Fund: 501-9026
That the Board approve the Mid-Ohio ESC Organizational Table, effective July 18, 2025.
That the Board approve the AMENDED agreement between Buckeye Central Local Schools and Mid-Ohio ESC, to provide Board Certified Behavior Analyst services, effective beginning July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
That the Board approve the amended staffing agreement between Fredericktown School District and Mid-Ohio ESC to provide staffing services for the 2025 - 2026 school year.
That the Board approve the amended staffing agreement between Plymouth - Shiloh School District and Mid-Ohio ESC to provide staffing services for the 2025 - 2026 school year.
That the Board approve the amended staffing agreement between Mansfield Christian and Mid-Ohio ESC to provide staffing services for the 2025 - 2026 school year.
That the Board rescind the agreement for service between Madison Local Schools (Client A), St. Mary of the Snow School (Client B), and Mid-Ohio ESC, to provide Intervention Specialist services, to be provided by Tiffany Stout, Intervention Specialist, effective beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026.
That the Board accept a donation from SOL Development Holdings LLC for the Blossom Solar project, $20,000.
That the Board approve the Title IX service agreements with the following districts for the 2025-2026 school year:
Bucyrus City Schools
Crestline Exempted Village Schools
Crestview Local Schools
GOAL Digital Academy
Highland Local Schools
Lucas Local Schools
Pioneer Career and Technology Center
Plymouth-Shiloh Local Schools
That the Board approve the agreement between Carey Exempted Village Schools (Mansfield LEAP Program) and Mid-Ohio ESC, to provide Physical and Speech Language Therapy services, effective beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026.
That the Board approve the agreement for service between Delaware Christian School and Mid-Ohio ESC, to provide Speech Language Therapy services, effective beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026.
That the Board approve the agreement between Fredericktown Local Schools and Mid-Ohio ESC, to provide Leadership & Learning and Gifted & Talented services, effective beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026.
That the Board approve the agreements between the following districts and Mid-Ohio ESC, to provide access to the Goalbook Toolkit Platform and Associated Professional Development and Consultation (Year 2), effective July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026:
Bucyrus City Schools
Crestview Local Schools
GOAL Digital Academy
Lexington Local Schools
Mount Gilead Exempted Village Schools
Pioneer Career and Technology Center
Plymouth-Shiloh Local Schools
That the Board approve the agreement between GOAL Digital Academy and Mid-Ohio ESC, to provide Leadership & Learning services, effective July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026.
That the Board approve the agreement for service between Mansfield City Schools (Client A) & Mansfield St. Peter’s School (Client B) and Mid-Ohio ESC to provide Behavior Support– Wellness services, effective beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026.
That the Board approve the agreement for service between Mansfield St. Peter’s School and Mid-Ohio ESC to provide consultation on Behavior Support– Wellness services, effective beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026.
That the Board approve the agreement between Northmor Local School District (Lexington Child Development Center Placement) and Mid-Ohio ESC, to provide as needed Speech Language Therapy services, effective beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026.
That the Board approve the Interagency Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding between Ohio Heartland Commission, Morrow County and Mid-Ohio ESC for the 2025-2026 program year.
That the Board approve the agreement for service between Shelby Sacred Heart School and Mid-Ohio ESC, to provide Physical and Speech Language Therapy services, effective beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026.
That the Board approve the agreement for service between Shelby St. Mary's Catholic School and Mid-Ohio ESC, to provide Intervention Specialist services, effective beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026.
That the Board approve the agreement for services between the following non-public / charter schools and Mid-Ohio ESC to provide services as outlined in the Membership Benefits document for the 2025-2026 school year.
Mansfield Christian School
That the Board approve the agreements between the University of Akron and Mid-Ohio ESC to provide speech and language pathology services for the 2025-2026 school year, and to provide practicum experience to students in the College of Health and Human Science program(s), based on suitability.
That the Board approve the following staffing agreements for the 2025-2026 school year.
Crestline Exempted Local School District
Northmor Local School District
That the Board review and adopt the following procedures surrounding its obligation to oversee the school closure of a community school if necessary.
Sponsor Supplemental Closing Plan
Sponsor Supplemental Checklist for Community School Closure
Financial Difficulty and Closing Procedure Plan
Guidance Document - Roles and Responsibilities
That the Board approve the attached LPDC Guidelines.
That the Board accept the following Richland County Foundation Teacher Assistance Grants:
Patrick Browning, Abraxas School, Self-Expression Through Art, $1,500.
Chris Jones, F.I.R.S.T. School, Lifetime Fitness, $1,328.32.
Julie Pfeifer, Abraxas School, Utilizing Resources to Bridge Gaps, $1,500.
That the Board approve the following agreements with Rebecca Herriott and Lexie Wood for participation in the Speech Language Pathology Development Program.
That the Board accepts the following Parent Mentor Project Grant, $50,000.00.
That the Board accept the following State of Ohio Aspire Grant for adult educational services for the Fiscal Year 2026, $427,840.00.
That the Board approve the following purchased services agreements.
Educational Service Center of Central Ohio (ESCCO), $4,400.00, to provide two Resident Educator (RE) mentor trainers to do RE virtual training.
Madison Local Schools and Mid-Ohio ESC - Foundations for Living F.I.R.S.T., to support the operation of programs at F.I.R.S.T., through Title 1-D Neglected Part D funds.
Dr. Jim Mahoney, not to exceed $3,500.00, to be a presenter at the Student Leadership Conference on December 2, 2025.
Jon Mason, $70/hr, to provide fiscal oversight support to community school sponsorship during the 2025-2026 school year.
Plymouth-Shiloh Local Schools, to provide leadership coaching, teacher professional development and small group coaching, $645.85 per 7.5 hour day, as authorized by the Director, beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026.
Lisa Riegel DBA Educational Partnerships Institute, LLC (EPI), $150/hr., to provide 50 hours of consulting for Abraxas to support the development of behavior management tier 1 techniques.
Shelby City Schools and Mid-Ohio ESC - Abraxas, to support the operation of programs at Abraxas, through Title 1-D Neglected Part D funds.
Allison Whitaker, M. Ed., BCBA, COBA, New Beginnings Behavioral Therapy, $150/hr., to provide Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and Supervision Services beginning July 1, 2025, and ending December 31, 2025.
That the Board approves the updated Substitute/Tutor list for the 2025-2026 school year for F.I.R.S.T. and Abraxas.
The Official Call to the OSBA Annual Business Meeting will be held on Monday, November 17, 2025 at 2:30 p.m., and the OSBA Capital Conference and Trade Show will be held November 16-18, 2025. The Board of Governors will need to appoint an official delegate and an alternate to the Annual Meeting.
Delegate:
Alternate:
That the Board approve the following resignations.
Scott Brown, Long-Term Substitute (Abraxas), Individual Service, effective August 4, 2025
Marisa Carafelli, Intervention Specialist - F.I.R.S.T., Limited Teaching, effective August 15, 2025
Tiffany Stout, Intervention Specialist, Limited Teaching, effective end of the 2024 - 2025 contract year
That the Board rescinded the following resignations:
Carly Nelson, Speech & Language Pathologist, Limited Teaching, effective end of the 2024 - 2025 contract year
That the Board approve the following amended contracts.
Lisa Cook, Educational Consultant (DEW Funded), Administrative, 1 yr. / 190 days to 2yr. / 190 days
Makenna Cramer, RBT (Fredericktown) from Individual Service, $26.66/hr., As-needed time sheet to 170 days (Limited Non-Teaching)
Adriann Finkler, Educational Consultant (DEW Funded), Administrative, 1 yr. / 190 days to 2yr. / 190 days
Whitney Imhoff, Educational Consultant (DEW Funded), Administrative, 1 yr. / 190 days to 2yr. / 190 days
Leah Kelley, Educational Consultant (DEW Funded), Administrative, 1 yr. / 190 days to 2yr. / 190 days
Sarah Klenk, Educational Consultant (DEW Funded), Administrative, 1 yr. / 190 days to 2yr. / 190 days
Kyrie Lee, Educational Consultant (DEW Funded), Administrative, 1 yr. / 190 days to 2yr. / 190 days
Sarah Mace, Occupational Therapist, 167 days to 117 days (Limited Teaching)
Carly Nelson, Speech Language Pathologist, from 194 days (Limited Teaching) to Individual Service, $47.60/hr., As-needed time sheet
Hannah Sheetz, Educational Consultant (DEW Funded), Administrative, 1 yr. / 190 days to 2yr. / 190 days
Molly Taylor, Educational Consultant (DEW Funded), Administrative, 1 yr. / 190 days to 2yr. / 190 days
Kaitlin Wagner, Occupational Therapist, 194 days to 185 days (Limited Teaching)
That the following personnel contracts be approved effective the 2025-2026 contract year (*contingent upon client service agreement, administrative/fiscal agent agreements and/or on the receipt of grant funds, proper certification/licensure and completed background checks.)
NAME. POSITION, CONTRACT TYPE, LENGTH
Brandelyn Arndt, Educational Aide (Northmor), Individual Service, $14.42/hr., As-needed time sheet
Amanda Badertscher, SLP Aide, Individual Service, $15.04/hr., As-needed time sheet
Lindsay Cardwell, Associate to the Psychologist, Limited Teaching, 1 yr., 184 days
Amy Ciballi, Educational Aide (Northmor), Individual Service, $13.42/hr., As-needed time sheet
Maddie Corwin, Educational Aide (Northmor), Individual Service, $20.32/hr., As-needed time sheet
Andrea Cramer, Educational Aide (Northmor), Individual Service, $16.00/hr., As-needed time sheet
Miranda Farson, Educational Aide (Northmor), Individual Service, $21.00/hr., As-needed time sheet
Tracy Gray, Educational Aide (Northmor), Individual Service, $17.86/hr., As-needed time sheet
Rebecca Herriot, Associate to the Speech Language Pathologist, Individual Service, $29.50/hr., As-needed time sheet
Phoebe Hupp, Associate to the Speech Language Pathologist, Individual Service, $29.50/hr., As-needed time sheet
Jenny Keesee, Parent Mentor (Grant), Individual Service, $25.25/hr., 780 hours
Chrissy Keever, Educational Aide (Northmor), Individual Service, $12.51/hr., As-needed time sheet
Mary Martin, Teacher, Individual Service, $49.09/hr., As-needed time sheet
Amy Matthes, PT ABE/HSE Instructor (Aspire Grant), Individual Service, $23.00/hr., As-needed time sheet
Willa Morris, Educational Aide (Northmor), Individual Service, $11.33/hr., As-needed time sheet
Brittany Pajot, Educational Aide (Northmor), Individual Service, $11.47/hr., As-needed time sheet
Valerie Reynolds, Educational Aide (Northmor), Individual Service, $11.47/hr., As-needed time sheet
Roberta Roshon, Educational Aide (Northmor), Individual Service, $13.31/hr., As-needed time sheet
Jessica Sauer, Educational Aide (Northmor), Individual Service, $14.42/hr., As-needed time sheet
Lindsey Schonauer-Howald, Parent Mentor (Grant), Individual Service, $25.25/hr., 780 hours
Maryann Stiver, Van Driver (Northmor), Limited Non-Teaching, 1 yr., 184 days
Nichole Strausbaugh, EL Tutor, Limited Teaching, 1 yr., 184 days
Nichole Swalley, Associate to the Psychologist, Limited Teaching, 1 yr., 184 days
Heidi Vitte, Educational Aide (Northmor), Individual Service, $14.94/hr., As-needed time sheet
Ashley White, School Nurse (Northmor), Limited Non-Teaching, 1 yr., 185 days
Christina Wintermote, School Nurse (Crestline), Limited Non-Teaching, 1 yr., 177 days
That the Board rescind the following Employment Contract for the 2025 - 2026 school year.
Michele Feltner, Educational Aide (Plymouth-Shiloh), Limited Non-Teaching, 1 yr / 186 days
Elijah Goding, SLP Aide, Individual Service, $11.14/hr., As-needed time sheet
Brittany Grimes, Educational Aide (Plymouth-Shiloh), 1 yr / 186 days
That the Board approve the following supplemental contracts for the 2025-2026 contract year.
Lauren Bracale, SLP, per diem rate, to provide As Needed Preschool Screenings at Bucyrus City Schools.
Chelsi Lohr, $900, LPDC Member
Paul Salvatori, PT, per diem rate, to provide Physical Therapy services for Shelby Sacred Heart School.
Paul Salvatori, PT, per diem rate, to provide Physical Therapy services for Carey EVSD (Mansfield LEAP).
Vincent Scaia, PT, per diem rate, to provide As Needed Physical Therapy Supervision services for Foundation Academy.
Natalie Stevens, $1,500, Academic Team Lead.
Melinda Wood, OT, per diem rate, to provide Occupational Therapy services to Abraxas and Foundations for Living F.I.R.S.T. Schools.
Jordan Yeater, SLP, per diem rate, to provide Speech Language Therapy services to Carey EVSD (Mansfield LEAP).
Jordan Yeater, SLP, per diem rate, to provide Speech Language Therapy services to Northmor Local Schools (Lexington Child Development Center Placement).
That the Board review the following policy:
STUDENTS
5136 - Personal Communication Devices (Revised)
That the board approve the following Job Descriptions.
Associate to the Speech Language Pathologist
School Nurse
Teacher
Van Driver
Time: __________ p.m.