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Board of Education Update
Olentangy Schools

January 9 Meeting Summary

January 9, 2025

Organizational Meeting

The Board of Education held its annual organizational meeting, which covered business to begin 2025. 

ELECTION OF OFFICERS  

  • Mr. Brandon Lester will serve as the 2025 Board of Education President. 
  • Dr. Kevin Daberkow will serve as the 2025 Board of Education Vice President. 

BOARD ACTION ITEMS 

  • Dr. Elizabeth Wallick will serve on the OSBA Board of Trustees​ 
  • Dr. Kevin Daberkow will serve on the DACC Board of Education 

Regular Meeting

BOARD PRESIDENT'S REPORT

  • Board President Brandon Lester thanked his fellow members for entrusting him and Dr. Daberkow to serve as President and Vice Present for another year. 
  • Mr. Lester thanked the Olentangy staff for their work to start the second semester of the school year. 

2025 FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL PLAN AND ANNUAL UPDATE

  • Chief Operations Officer Jeff Gordon reviewed the projects and expenses for the five-year capital plan.  
  • Since deferred maintenance costs are more in the long run, it is vital to maintain the district’s buildings. The cost to maintain our buildings is outpacing the funding available through Permanent Improvement (PI) collections. Mr. Gordon referenced that the district built 15 schools between 2000-2011, and the cost to maintain these aging facilities Is growing. 
  • Upcoming 2025 capital improvement projects include the annual asphalt, roofing, and flooring bid​s, athletic track resurfacing​ at Berkshire Middle School​ and Orange High School​, and phase two of window replacements. 
  • The facilities committee is evaluating the long-term viability of Shanahan Middle School, and an Ohio Facilities Construction Commission (OFCC) analysis is underway. Current projects at Shanahan Middle School include flooring replacement throughout the building corridors, casework updates, significant restroom renovations​, and school sign replacement​ and front entry updates​. 

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

  • Olentangy Liberty High School band students, led by Director Travis Hicks, traveled to London to perform in three groups - the marching band performed in the London New Year's Day Parade, the Concert band performed in the London Concert Series at St. John Smith Square, and the Jazz Ensemble also performed in the London Concert Series and were selected for the London New Year's Day Parade VIP reception at Gladstone Library. 
  • Shanahan Middle School vocal music teacher Katie Paulson Silcott is a top 10 finalist for the 2025 Music Educator Award presented by the Recording Academy and GRAMMY Museum.​ This is the second time Mrs. Silcott has been named a top 10 finalist for this national honor.   
  • Report cards are available in PowerSchool today, Friday, January 10, and on Monday, January 13, kindergarten registration opens and there is a Preschool Peer Model Information event.  

TREASURER’S REPORT

  • Treasurer Ryan Jenkins reported that the Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) was submitted to the GFOA for the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Financial Reporting for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, and will be mailed to Olentangy residents by early February. 

ALTO REAL ESTATE, LLC​ BERLIN HIGH SCHOOL SANITARY EASEMENT 

  • Chief Operations Officer Jeff Gordon reviewed a second extension to a sanitary easement around the Berlin High School and Berlin Middle School campus. Delaware County has requested an extension, which will be through the wooded tree line separating the school athletic fields from a future development. 
  • Olentangy has requested that the county install walking paths to connect the new development with the athletic facilities and the surrounding schools.  

ADDITIONAL BOARD OF EDUCATION INFORMATION