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WHAT: Howland Board of Education meeting Monday
PRESENT: Julie Altawil, Jeff Pegg, Brianne Perry, Abigail Reynolds and Kelly Vennitti.
The board:
* Accepted the following donations: $522 in percussion equipment to the Howland Middle and High School band program from Jackie and Cole Weston, in memory of Dan Weston; nine large boxes of chips and snacks from Sam’s Club from Jeff Pegg to the Junior High School to support Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports rewards; a “substantial amount of school supplies” from the Bazetta Walmart to the Paw Pantry at Howland High School; $10 as a general fund donation for a Tiger Transport rider from an anonymous donor to the driver.
* Approved a one-year limited contract for Jennifer Rockwell as an educational assistant at Fairhaven for the 2026-27 school year.
* Approved a one-year limited contract for Amber Brink as an educational assistant at Fairhaven for the 2026-27 school year.
* Approved a one-year limited contract for Cassie Wakefield as a monitor at H.C. Mines.
* Accepted Loretta Ecklund’s resignation as an auxiliary clerk at the JFK Lower Campus, effective May 31, 2027.
* Accepted Janice Castner’s retirement as a science teacher at Howland Junior High School, effective June 4, 2027.
* Accepted Anthony Clark’s retirement as a custodian at Howland Springs Primary, effective Dec. 31, 2026.
* Accepted Gary Lewis’s retirement as a custodian at Howland Middle School, effective Dec. 31, 2026.
* Approved a memorandum of understanding between the board and the Ohio Association of Public School Employees Local #34 regarding the creation of a sick leave bank.
* Approved the contract between ATC Healthcare Services and JFK Lower Campus for a nurse to be paid out of auxiliary service funds, effective Aug. 13, 2026, through May 29, 2027.
* Approved appointing Joseph Simko as a harassment compliance officer for the district.
– Brandon Cantwell