April 2025

The Botkins Board of Education met on April 9th for the regular board meeting and took the following actions:

• Approved the minutes of the March 12, 2025 regular board meeting

• Approved the Treasurer’s report by fund, general fund activity, the Investment Report, and the 5-year review of General Fund Activity as presented

• Amended the Certificate and Appropriations as presented

• Approved the Then and Now Purchase Order as presented

• Approved to hire Trevor Barhorst as an Elementary Teacher as presented

• Approved to hire Megan Siesel as Head Varsity Basketball Coach as presented

• Approved the following list of graduates who will be completing graduation requirements in May:

                        Zachary Altenburger           Grace Gutman

                     Marcus Altherr                    Rylie Hager

                     Sophia Bajwa                      Andrea Jutte

                     Kendra Billing                         Corey Koenig

                     Joshua Binkley                    Russell Lenhart

                     Mya Boyer                           Damien Leugers

                     Sophia Braun                      Robert Luckey

                     Carson Brown                     Alaina Mann

                     Charles Buehler Jr.             Sophia Martin

                     Joseph Burns                           Jana Metz

                     Conner Butcher                   Allie Miller

                     Noah Butcher                          Alissa Monnin

                     Brodie Combs                     Matthew Okuley

                     Aiden Counotte                   Collin Parker

                     Ross Dietz                           Delana Pitts

                     Collin Doseck                     Colton Pleiman

                     Alex Egbert                         Evan Poeppelman

                     Lilly Elsass                          Reilly Quinn

                     Elizabeth Fisher                  Gavin Schmerge

                     Levi Frey                             Raegan Serr

                     Mallory Gehrlich                Keegan Showers

                     Ethan Gillette                      Kelsie Sloan

                     Noah Greve                         Carson Steinke

                     Evan Grieves                       Tate Steinke

                     Jacob Grunden                   Kaitlyn Tontrup

                                                                     Noah Topp      

• Approved changes to the Volunteer Handbook for the 2025-26 school year as presented

• Approved to participate in Ohio SchoolComp for 2026 Worker's Compensation Group Rating Program as presented

• Accepted the following donations as presented:

  • $1325 from the Botkins Athletic Boosters to be used for the Baseball sound system

  • $17,530.40 from The Botkins Education Foundation to be used for the sousaphone, risers, microphones/sound system for the musical

  • $1000 from Greve Farms LTD to be used for the Julius & Dorothy Greve Scholarship fund

• Approved to hire the following summer help as presented:

  • Custodial - Taylor Huelskamp

  • Tech - Gabby Puschel

• Approved the following overnight trips as presented:

  • High School Boys Basketball Camp - Findlay June 26-27, 2025

  • High School Volleyball Camp - Friendship Cup, Mason OH-Kings Island July 14-16, 2025

• Approved Neola update to Board Policy as presented

• Adopted the following resolutions of commendation as presented:

Bella Bucio – set 5 new school records:

1.      200 IM with a time of 2:12.12, Sectional Qualifier placing 2nd, District Qualifier placing 7th, State Qualifier

2.      50 Free with a time of 25.53

3.      100 Backstroke with a time of 58.50, Sectional Qualifier placing 1st, District Qualifier placing 3rd, State Qualifier placing 8th, highest individual placer at swim districts in school history, All-Ohio Honors

4.      500 Free with a time of 5:33.77

5.      100 Breaststroke with a time 1:14.44

Rory Mack – placed 1st in Beginning Prepared at Sub Districts as well as State Public Speaking Contest,

Eleanor Koenig – placed 1st in Creed Speaking at Sub Districts Public Speaking Contest

Collin Doseck – Top 13 All-Time Scorer Career Points in school history with 934 career points, 1st Team All-SCAL, 1st Team All-District 9 Coaches Team, 1st Team All-District Media Team, District 9 Senior All-Star Game, 3rd Team All-Ohio

Eli Pitts – 2nd Team All-SCAL, 1st Team All-Southwest District 9, and Honorable Mention All-Southwest District Media

• Accepted the resignation of Sara Carty as Cafeteria Worker, effective of March 31, 2025

• Accepted the resignation of Taylor Cotrell as High School Tutor, effective at the end of the 2024-25 school year

• Entered Executive Session at 7:29 P.M.

• Left Executive Session at 8:29 P.M.

• Approved to hire the certified staff members' contracts as presented