Riverdale Local Schools, Board of Education Meeting

It is recommended the Board approve the minutes taken at its regular meeting held 29 June 2026, as well as the minutes taken at its special meeting held 15 July 2026.

It is recommended the Board approve the monthly financial statements as presented.

It is recommended the Board approve the following use of facilities requests:

The Riverdale Community Group has requested to use the gymnasium in the central office building the 2nd Sunday of every month, beginning in September of 2026, and continuing though May of 2027, with Ken Gray to supervise.

It is recommended the Board accept the following resignations:

Adrian Cooper - 4th Grade Teacher, effective at the end of 2025-2026 contract 

Jim Speyer - 5th Grade Teacher, effective at the end of the 2025-2026 contract

It is recommended the Board approve the following certified employment contract:

- Maryann Holderman 1-Year Limited Retire-Rehire Teaching Contract, MA + 30 Step 5, Effective 8/1/2026

It is recommended the Board approve the following:

Hillary Beach - 3.5 Personal Days (September 1-4, 2026)

 

 

It is recommended the Board approve the following individuals to serve as casual substitutes for classified employees:

Secretaries:

- Leslie Armrose 

- Cindi Parish 

- Amanda Alge

- Natalie Allison

- Chad Randall

Aides:

- Cindi Parish 

- Leslie Armrose

- Rachel Davis

- Natalie Allison

 

Van Drivers:

- Zack Voll 

- Ethan Rader

Assistant Cooks: 

- Heather Gambrill

 

All such casual subs shall be compensated at the step 0 wage of each position's respective wage schedule.

 

It is recommended the Board approve the following individuals to serve as casual substitutes for certified employees at a rate of $120 per school day:

 

Substitute Teachers:

- Norris Alfred

- Jon Allison

- Hannah Bennett

- Karen Borkosky

- Russell Branan

- Pete Brunow

- Reagan Carter

- Cameo Cedarleaf

- Katrin Cravens

- Rachel Davis

- Raya Egbert

- Donovan Follas

- Heather Gambrill

- Cynthia Girdler

- Brad Inbody

- Shelly Hohnshon-Fox

- Emese Kelemen

- Amanda Kotterman

- Clarissa McCloud

- Claire McCumber

- Chad Randall

- Jenna Ramsey

- Mark Ruggles

- Barbara Sadowski

- Robin Shuleski

- Megan Shepler

- Robert Smith

- Mary Strawbridge

- Ethan Stapleton

- Shaun Thacker

- Nathan Thomas

- Doug Oates

- Al Thomas

- Laura Walter

- Kimberly Wilcox

 

Substitute Nurses

- Melissa Stauffer

- Amanda Alge

- Danie Fout

- April Roach

- Danielle Spieles

It is recommended the Board approve the the following individual to serve as a volunteer coach:

Mike Woodruff - Volunteer Assistant Cross Country Coach, 2026 season

It is recommended the Board approve the following donation:

$120 from the Forest Library Book Club to be used for the purchase of books for the RLS library (Receipt # 90850).

It is recommended the Board approve the following classified employment contracts:

- Larry Watts 2-Year (3rd), Night Custodian, Step 6, effective 7/1/2026-6/30/2028

It is recommended the Board approve the renewal of the Ohio School Plan for fleet, building, cyber, and general liability insurance for Fiscal Year 2027, with the following annual premiums:

 

- OSP Property, Liability, Violence, & Automobile Insurance Package: $70,552

- OSP Pollution Policy: $401

- TMHCC Cyber Security Policy: $4,652

It is recommended the Board approve a service agreement with Great Lakes Biomedical for the 2026-2027 school year as presented.

WHEREAS, the Board of Education authorized the Treasurer to make all necessary fiscal year-end transfers and advances at the June 29, 2026 meeting of the Board of Education;

WHEREAS, the Board of Education directed the Treasurer to report all such transfers and advances at the next regularly-scheduled meeting of the Board of Education;

It is, therefore, recommended the Board approve the following fiscal year-end transfers and advances, as reported by the Treasurer:

$6,040.96 advanced from the General Fund (001) to the Title II-A Fund (590) on 6/30/2026, which was returned to the General Fund on 7/9/2026;

$17,000 transferred from the General Fund (001) to the Athletic Fund (300) on 6/30/2026;

$2,760.12 transferred from the General Fund Cash Account (001-0000) to the defunct Donation Cash Account also within the General Fund (001-9902), as a means of changing the negative cash balance of Cash Account 001-9002 to a zero balance so as to inactivate the defunct Cash Account (001-9902).

It is recommended the Board approve a $40/month cell phone allowance to be paid to the following employees:

- Zachary Voll, Director of Technology

- Ethan Rader, Assistant Technology/Communications Coordinator

It is recommended the Board approve the lease agreement with Around The Clock Day Care as presented.

It is recommended the Board approve the Auditorium Lighting Upgrade Project Agreement with Energy Optimizers as presented.

It is recommended the Board approve the following commercial paper reports for Fiscal Year 2026:

- Purchase and Sale Report

- Earned Income Report

It is recommended the Board approve and enter into the the following service agreements with the Midwest Regional Educational Service Center for the 2026-2027 school year:

- Teacher for the Visually Impaired (TVI) services and Orientation & Mobility (O&M) services: $19,560

- Teacher for the Visually Impaired (TVI) services: $3,826