January 2021

The BOE met on January 19th for the regular board meeting and took the following actions:

• Recognized the School Board members for School Board Appreciation Month.

• Approved the minutes of the December 9, 2020 Regular Board meeting.

• Approved the Treasurer's report by Fund, the Investment Report, and cash balance report as presented.

• Set the rates for Drivers Education at $325 for Botkins students and $375 for non-Botkins students for the 2021-2022 school year.

• Moved to join OSBA for the calendar year 2021 at a rate of $3,412.

• Adopted the 2021-22 school calendar as presented.

• Approved the purchase of a 72 passenger Blue Bird bus through Cardinal and the Southwestern Ohio EPC bus purchase program at a cost of $82,879.00. Also authorizes financing through TCF Equipment Finance in the form of a $35,804.26 down payment and two annual payments of $24,708.77.

• Approved to move the February Regular Board meeting to Tuesday, February 16th, 2021 at 7:00 PM unless there is a tournament game, then it will stay on Wednesday, February 10th, 2021.