March 2026

The Botkins Board of Education met on March 12th for the regular board meeting and took the following actions:

• Approved the minutes of the February 11, 2026 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

• Approved a $25,000 transfer from the general fund to the track fund 003-000; also approved increase in certified of estimated receipts and appropriations as presented

• Approved to appropriate $1,400,000 in fund 070-9023 for Capital Project Fund for additional athletic space as presented

• Approved the Then and Now purchase order as presented

• Enter Executive Session at 7:16 p.m.

• Left Executive Session at 8:17 p.m.

• Approved to non-renew all supplemental contracts effective at the end of 2025-26 school year as presented

• Approved the negotiated agreement for the 26/27, 27/28, and 28/29 school year with changes as presented

• Approved classified and administrative salary increases for the 26-27 school year as presented

• Adopted the resolution for the use of the school grounds for the Botkins Carousel as presented

• Accepted the amounts and rates as determined by the budget commission and authorizing the necessary tax levies and certifying to the county auditor as presented

• Accepted the resignation due to retirement of Jennifer Holtzapple as 4th Grade Teacher as of 5/31/2026 and accept the resignation due to retirement of Krista Meyer as Guidance Counselor

• Accepted the resignation of Averee Trainer as Cafeteria Worker as of 3/1/2026

• Approved to hire Kendra Mitchell as Cafeteria Worker for the 2025-26 school year as presented

• Approved to hire Tricia Dietz as a 2nd Grade Teacher for the 2026-27 school year at the rates presented

• Approved to accept the following donations as presented:

  • $200 donation from Jack Oakley for the Agriculture department

  • $500 donation from Tom Ahl Buick for the Softball fund

  • $600 donation from Mark Roggenkamp for the Mark & Kathy Roggenkamp scholarship fund

  • $319 donation from Meyer's Tavern for the Golf fund

  • $180 anonymous donation for the Golf fund

  • $1000 donation from Minster Bank for their scholarship fund

• Approved the FFA overnight trip to Ohio FFA Camp Muskingum as presented

• Approved to hire the following students as seasonal summer help as presented:

  • Camryn McPheron

  • Sofia Brown

  • Sawyer Lunz

  • Vincent Bayless

  • Hudson Meyer

  • Remi Paul

  • Will Monnin

  • Ben Brown

  • Caelen Boerger

  • Sophia Lotz

  • Brylie Greve

  • Avery Grieves

  • Ella Campbell

• Approved Tony Rampulla and Paul Wildermuth as Volunteer Baseball Coaches as presented

• Approved to hire Corinna Holtzapple as a substitute teacher for the 2025-26 school year as presented

• Approved to purchase 2 Bluebird Vision school buses during the 2025-26 school year through the Southwestern Ohio EPC where bid permission was giving during the October 8, 2025 Board of Education Meeting.

• Approved changes to Board Policy 8500 as presented