Meeting Agenda
1. Meeting Opening
1.1. Call to Order
1.2. Pledge to the Flag
1.3. Silent Meditation
1.4. Roll Call - Members
1.5. Notation of Items to be added, deleted, or corrected to the Agenda
1.6. Agenda Approval
2. Recognition of Visitors
2.1. Recognition of Visitors
3. Student Presentation
3.1. EVES - George Melnick & Ainsley Iszkula
3.2. RAMS - Gordon Service
3.3. GHS - Mitchell Brooks
4. Public Comments
4.1. Public Comments
5. Committee Reports
5.1. Education Committee - Joseph Meka
5.1.1. United Way Community School Update
5.2. Technology Committee - Kelly Fisher
5.3. Erie County Technical School - Joseph Legnasky
5.4. Facilities Committee - Mike McConnell
5.5. Girard Foundation - Brady Sager
5.6. Human Resources - Melissa Smith
5.7. I.U. Board - Joseph Meka
5.8. Policy Committee - Mike McConnell
5.9. PSBA Report - Richard Brown
5.10. Recreation Board - Melissa Smith
5.11. Student Affairs/Activities - Daniel Maher
5.12. Finance Committee - Joseph Legnasky
6. Superintendent's Report
6.1. Superintendent's Report
7. Minutes
7.1. *Board Workshop Minutes - September 14, 2026
7.2. *Board Meeting Minutes - September 28, 2026
8. Administration
8.1. *Superintendent Goals for 2026-2027 School Year
8.2. *Board Policy - First Reading
8.3. *Board Policy - Second Reading and Adoption
8.4. *Board Policiy - Add Reviewed Date
8.5. Memorandum of Agreement Between Girard School District and Girard Federation of Teachers
8.6. Solvedt Enterprises, Inc Transportation Services agreement
9. Business, Finance & Property
9.1. *Treasurer's Report
9.2. *Financial Report
9.3. *Activity Reports
9.4. *Athletic Report
9.5. *Cafeteria Report
9.6. *Investment Report
9.7. *Payment of Bills
9.8. *Surplus Items
9.9. *Per Capita Exonerations
10. Personnel
10.1. *Brittany LaBrecque – Transfer to Custodial Maintenance
10.2. *Lauren Korb - Resignation
10.3. *Lacy Brant - Family Medical Leave 
10.4. *Appoint Athletic Supplemental Positions for 2026-2027 School Year 
10.5. *The Nutrition Group Employees for 2026-2027 School Year
10.6. *ESS Northeast, LLC., Certified Substitutes for 2026-2027 School Year
10.7. *ESS Northeast, LLC., Emergency Permit Substitutes for 2026-2027 School Year
10.8. *ESS Northeast., LLC., Non-Instructional Substitutes for 2026-2027 School Year
11. New Business
11.1. New Business
11.2. Agreement Authority – Natural Gas
12. Students
12.1. *Girls Wrestling Tournament - Conneaut, OH 
12.2. *RAMS PBIS Overnight Student Social Event 
12.3. *Youngstown State University English Festival
12.4. 8th Grade Overnight Class Field Trip to Washington, DC 
12.5. 8th Grade Overnight Class Field Trip to Washington, DC Transportation Deposit Advance 
13. Consent Items
13.1. Approval of Consent Items
14. Correspondence
14.1. I.U. Board Minutes - August 26, 2026
14.2. Erie County Technical School Minutes - August 13, 2026
14.3. Other
15. Adjournment
15.1. Adjournment
Agenda Item Details Reload Your Meeting
Meeting: October 26, 2026 at 5:45 PM - Board of Education Meeting
Subject:
1. Meeting Opening
Subject:
1.1. Call to Order
Subject:
1.2. Pledge to the Flag
Subject:
1.3. Silent Meditation
Subject:
1.4. Roll Call - Members
Description:

BOARD MEMBERS

___Richard Brown, President

___Mike McConnell, Vice President

___Joseph Legnasky, Treasurer

___Kelly Amenta

___Kelly Fisher

___Daniel Maher

___Joseph Meka

___Brady Sager

___Melissa Smith
Subject:
1.5. Notation of Items to be added, deleted, or corrected to the Agenda
Description:

NOTE: Items notes with an asterisk will be included on the Consent Agenda.

Any item may be removed from the Consent Agenda at the request of any member.
Subject:
1.6. Agenda Approval
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution to approve the Agenda as presented.
Subject:
2. Recognition of Visitors
Subject:
2.1. Recognition of Visitors
Subject:
3. Student Presentation
Subject:
3.1. EVES - George Melnick & Ainsley Iszkula
Subject:
3.2. RAMS - Gordon Service
Subject:
3.3. GHS - Mitchell Brooks
Subject:
4. Public Comments
Subject:
4.1. Public Comments
Subject:
5. Committee Reports
Subject:
5.1. Education Committee - Joseph Meka
Subject:
5.1.1. United Way Community School Update
Subject:
5.2. Technology Committee - Kelly Fisher
Subject:
5.3. Erie County Technical School - Joseph Legnasky
Subject:
5.4. Facilities Committee - Mike McConnell
Subject:
5.5. Girard Foundation - Brady Sager
Subject:
5.6. Human Resources - Melissa Smith
Subject:
5.7. I.U. Board - Joseph Meka
Subject:
5.8. Policy Committee - Mike McConnell
Subject:
5.9. PSBA Report - Richard Brown
Subject:
5.10. Recreation Board - Melissa Smith
Subject:
5.11. Student Affairs/Activities - Daniel Maher
Subject:
5.12. Finance Committee - Joseph Legnasky
Subject:
6. Superintendent's Report
Subject:
6.1. Superintendent's Report
Subject:
7. Minutes
Subject:
7.1. *Board Workshop Minutes - September 14, 2026
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution to approve the September 14, 2026 Board of Education Workshop minutes, as presented.
Attachments:
Subject:
7.2. *Board Meeting Minutes - September 28, 2026
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution to approve the September 28, 2026 Board of Education Meeting minutes, as presented.
Attachments:
Subject:
8. Administration
Subject:
8.1. *Superintendent Goals for 2026-2027 School Year
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution to approve the Superintendent Goals for the 2026-2027 school year, as presented to the Board by Mr. David Koma.
Attachments:
Subject:
8.2. *Board Policy - First Reading
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution to approve the first reading of the following Board Policies, as presented:
Description:

Policy 204.1 - Virtual Attendance and Wellness Checks
Policy 803 - School Calendar
 
Attachments:
Subject:
8.3. *Board Policy - Second Reading and Adoption
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution to approve the second reading and adoption of the following Board Policies, as presented:
Description:

Policy 102 - Academic Standards
Policy 209 - Health Examinations/Screenings
Policy 246 - School Wellness
Policy 249 - Bullying/Cyberbullying
Policy 704 - Maintenance
Policy 716 - Integrated Pest Management
Policy 805.2 - School Security Personnel
Policy 822 - Automated External Defibrillators (AED)/Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
 
Attachments:
Subject:
8.4. *Board Policiy - Add Reviewed Date
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution to add a last reviewed date to the following policies, as presented.
Description:

Policy 830.1 Data Governance - Storage/Security
Attachments:
Subject:
8.5. Memorandum of Agreement Between Girard School District and Girard Federation of Teachers
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution to approve the Memorandum of Agreement by and between the Girard School District and Girard Federation of Teachers, as presented.
Attachments:
Subject:
8.6. Solvedt Enterprises, Inc Transportation Services agreement
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution to approve the transportation services agreement between Girard School District and Solvedt Enterprises, Inc as presented.
Attachments:
Subject:
9. Business, Finance & Property
Subject:
9.1. *Treasurer's Report
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution to approve Treasurer's Report as of September 2026.
Attachments:
Subject:
9.2. *Financial Report
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution to approve General Fund Report as of October 16, 2026.
Attachments:
Subject:
9.3. *Activity Reports
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution to approve Activity Reports for: EVES - September 2026 RAMS - September 2026 GHS - September 2026
Attachments:
Subject:
9.4. *Athletic Report
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution to approve Athletic Report as of September 2026.
Attachments:
Subject:
9.5. *Cafeteria Report
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution to approve Cafeteria Report for September 2026.
Attachments:
Subject:
9.6. *Investment Report
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution to approve Investment Report for September 2026.
Attachments:
Subject:
9.7. *Payment of Bills
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution to approve the payment of bills
Description:

General Fund Checks

Check # 121167 - #121214, Dated and Mailed 09/25/2026
Check # 121215 - #121261 Dated and Mailed 10/02/2026
Check # 121262 - #121289 Dated and Mailed 10/09/2026
Check # 121290 - #121303 Dated and Mailed 10/16/2026
Check # 121304 - #121385 Dated 10/27/2026

Cafeteria Fund Checks 
Check # 11631 - #11633 Dated and Mailed 10/15/2026
Attachments:
Subject:
9.8. *Surplus Items
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution to declare items surplus to the needs of the district and delegation of authority to the Superintendent and Director of Business to dispose of same as listed:
Description:

Athletics
  • 1 broken wrestling scale 
  • 16 Swim parkas - purchased 1992
  • 25 tennis pants - 2010s
  • 10 tennis shorts - 2010s
  • 8 yellow tennis warm-up shirts 
Subject:
9.9. *Per Capita Exonerations
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution to approve Per Capita Exonerations, as presented.
Attachments:
Subject:
10. Personnel
Subject:
10.1. *Brittany LaBrecque – Transfer to Custodial Maintenance
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution to acknowledge the voluntary transfer of Brittany LaBrecque from Part-Time Custodian to EVES Full-Time Custodial Maintenance effective retroactive to October 12, 2026. Assignment may be in any school building and is subject to change.
Subject:
10.2. *Lauren Korb - Resignation
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution to accept the resignation of Lauren Korb (EVES Full-Time Teacher Aide) effective retroactive to end of day October 16, 2026.
Subject:
10.3. *Lacy Brant - Family Medical Leave 
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution to acknowledge the intermittent Family Medical Leave request of Lacy Brant (GHS Teacher) effective retroactive to October 16, 2026 through June 9, 2027, not to exceed 60 days, in accordance with Board Policy 335.
Subject:
10.4. *Appoint Athletic Supplemental Positions for 2026-2027 School Year 
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution to appoint the following Athletic Supplemental Positions and Salaries as shown for the 2026-2027 school year in accordance with the Professional Contract as presented. Salaries for Athletic Supplemental Positions will be prorated in the event of a season being interrupted for any reason. (Kelly Amenta to abstain and state reason.)
Description:

Contract Supplement B-2
(Athletic Positions)

Wrestling 

(Total allocated by 2026-2027 Professional Contract is $22,022)

Assistant Coach (split) OPEN Caleeann Blarr Salary $    2,200
Head Coach Curt Cardman     *approved at September 28, 2026 Board meeting Salary $  10,168
1st Assistant Coach (split) Jamie Greig         *approved at September 28, 2026 Board meeting Salary $    5,200
Assistant Coach (split) OPEN Salary $    1,520
Assistant Coach (split) Nolan Stahl          *approved at September 28, 2026 Board meeting Salary $    2,934
Subject:
10.5. *The Nutrition Group Employees for 2026-2027 School Year
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution to approve The Nutrition Group employees for the 2026-2027 school year, as presented.
Description:

Laurie Hayden - retroactive to October 26, 2026
Subject:
10.6. *ESS Northeast, LLC., Certified Substitutes for 2026-2027 School Year
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution to approve the following ESS Northeast, LLC., Certified Substitute Teachers for the 2026-2027 School Year:
Description:

Cheri McGuire - retroactive to October 22, 2026
Subject:
10.7. *ESS Northeast, LLC., Emergency Permit Substitutes for 2026-2027 School Year
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution to approve the following ESS Northeast, LLC., Emergency Permit Substitutes for the 2026-2027 School Year:
Description:

Brandon Lehman - retroactive to September 30, 2026
Giniean Rapp - retroactive to September 30, 2026
Curt Cardman - retroactive to October 7, 2026
Kimberly Christiansen - retroactive to October 7, 2026
Danielle McGowan - retroactive to October 9, 2026
Buxton McCaslin - retroactive to October 22, 2026
Subject:
10.8. *ESS Northeast., LLC., Non-Instructional Substitutes for 2026-2027 School Year
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution to approve the following ESS Northeast, LLC., Non-Instructional Substitutes for the 2026-2027 School Year:
Description:

Nicholas Scarpino - retroactive to September 30, 2026
Lynette Ristau - retroactive to October 2, 2026
Kristen Lenox - retroactive to October 13, 2026
Sharese McDonald - retroactive to October 13, 2026
Subject:
11. New Business
Subject:
11.1. New Business
Subject:
11.2. Agreement Authority – Natural Gas
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution delegating authority to the Superintendent and/or Director of Business to enter into an agreement for Natural Gas with Vineyard Oil and Gas Company.
Subject:
12. Students
Subject:
12.1. *Girls Wrestling Tournament - Conneaut, OH 
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution to approve the request of Curt Cardman (Head Wrestling Coach) to travel with GHS Girls Wrestling Team to attend the 3rd Annual Lady Spartan Invitational held at Conneaut High School in Ohio on February 7, 2027. Cost to the District is the tournament entry fee and transportation.
Subject:
12.2. *RAMS PBIS Overnight Student Social Event 
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution to approve the request of RAMS Principal Mike Trudnowski to host a PBIS overnight student social event at Rice Avenue Middle School tentatively from 8:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. with a date to be determined. Students will be supervised by staff and volunteers with all appropriate clearances on file before the event.
Subject:
12.3. *Youngstown State University English Festival
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution to approve the request from RAMS teachers Jane Ball and Melissa Lewis to attend the Youngstown State University English Festival on April 21 and April 23, 2027. Thirty (30) GHS students will attend on Wednesday, April 21, 2027 and thirty (30) RAMS students will attend on Friday, April 23, 2027. Teacher chaperones, Mrs. Kobierski and Mr. Paslowski will supervise on April 21, and Mrs. Ball and Mrs. Lewis will supervise on April 23. Cost to the district is approximately $2,000.
Subject:
12.4. 8th Grade Overnight Class Field Trip to Washington, DC 
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution to approve the request of Randy Styborski, RAMS Teacher and 8th-Grade Class Advisor, to take 8th-grade students who sign up to attend on a field trip to Washington, D.C. tentatively scheduled for April 15-16, 2027. There will be no cost to the District.
Subject:
12.5. 8th Grade Overnight Class Field Trip to Washington, DC Transportation Deposit Advance 
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution to authorize the District to advance the $1,440.38 nonrefundable deposit to secure a 56-passenger bus for the 8th-grade overnight field trip to Washington D.C. tentatively scheduled for April 15-16, 2027. These funds will be fully reimbursed to the District before the end of the school year through payments collected from participating students.
Subject:
13. Consent Items
Subject:
13.1. Approval of Consent Items
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution to approve Consent Agenda Items as presented:
Description:

Minutes:
7.1 to 7.2

Administration:
8.1 to 8.4
Business, Finance & Property:
9.1 to 9.9
Personnel:
10.1 to 10.8
Students:
12.1 to 12.3
Subject:
14. Correspondence
Subject:
14.1. I.U. Board Minutes - August 26, 2026
Attachments:
Subject:
14.2. Erie County Technical School Minutes - August 13, 2026
Attachments:
Subject:
14.3. Other
Subject:
15. Adjournment
Subject:
15.1. Adjournment
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Resolution for Adjournment.

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