LEXINGTON BOARD OF EDUCATION
Regular Meeting
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
7:00 p.m.
Agenda:
1. Call to Order: The President will call the meeting to order.
2. Communications/Visitors: The President will recognize any visitors to the meeting and present any communications.
Maintenance, Food Service, and Transportation Reports
Financial Items:
3. Minutes: The President will call for additions or corrections to the July regular meeting.
4. Financial: The Treasurer will present the monthly financial report for July 2025.
5. Donation: Accept the donation in the amount of $350 from the Gorman-Rupp Company for student programs and activities.
Motion by __________________, seconded by_________________, to approve items 3 – 5.
6. Executive Session: Motion by ____________________, seconded by ________________, to enter into executive session conducting or reviewing negotiations or bargaining sessions with public employees concerning their compensation or other terms and conditions of their employment.
The Board entered into executive session at _________.
The Board returned to open session at ___________.
Personnel Items:
Certificated:
7. Salary Adjustments: Approve the following salary adjustments:
Melanie Stilson - BA+20 to M. Ed.
Jennifer Brane - MA+10 to MA+20
Bruce Dewey - MA+10 to MA+20
Michelle Dreibelbis - BS+20 to MA
8. Employment: Approve the following employments:
Bret Simmermacher - Eastern Elementary 6th grade, Intervention Specialist, for the 2025-2026 school year, effective 8/15/2025 one-year contract.
Kaitlyn Swartzmiller - Junior High Intervention Specialist, 2025-2026 school year, effective 8/15/2025, one-year contract.
Mark Reed - Junior High Science for the 2025-2026 school year, one-year contract, effective 8/15/2025.
Abigail Masi - High School long-term physical education substitute for the 2025-2026 school year, effective 8/15/2025. Upon licensure completion, full-time PE teacher.
Classified:
9. Resignation: Accept the following resignation:
Sheila Winters - Food Services Department, effective immediately, 8/4/2025.
Valerie Hunter - Eastern Elementary Librarian effective end of the 2024-2025 school year.
Ashley Smith - High School Educational Aide, effective end of 2024-2025 school year.
10. Employment: Approve the employment of the following for the 2025-2026 school year:
Vicki Collins - Western Elementary Educational Aide effective 8/15/2025, approved to start at step 8 on the pay scale, one-year contract.
Julia Jungeberg - Substitute Educational Aide for the 2025-2026 school year, pending successful completion of all pre-employment paperwork.
Erica Bauer - Substitute Educational Aide Liz Brant - Substitute Educational Aide
Seth Cole - Substitute Educational Aide
Theresa Clingan - Substitute Educational Aide
Sandra Deluca - Substitute Educational Aide
Angela Devaney - Substitute Educational Aide
Sharon Fesmier - Substitute Educational Aide
Virginia Jordan - Substitute Educational Aide
Justice Holmes - Substitute Educational Aide
Jennifer Lamp - Substitute Educational Aide
Heather Logan - Substitute Educational Aide
Bethany Mueller - Substitute Educational Aide
Geoffrey Newland - Substitute Educational Aide
Hannah Price - Substitute Educational Aide
Patty Smith - Substitute Educational Aide
Suzanne Fackelman - Long-term substitute for General Music at Central and Western Elementary for the first semester of 2025-2026, effective 8/15/2025/Substitute Educational Aide
Kaily Vitullo - Substitute Educational Aide (Renhill)
John Murray - Substitute Educational Aide (Renhill)
Angela Lynch - Substitute Educational Aide (Renhill)
Tammy Pitt - Substitute Educational Aide (Renhill)
Sharon Fesmier - Substitute Educational Aide (Renhill)
Chelsea Clingan - Substitute Educational Aide (Renhill)
Scott Hartge - Substitute Educational Aide (Renhill)
Haylee Hershner - Substitute Educational Aide (Renhill)
Autumn Snow - Substitute Educational Aide (Renhill)
Crystal Cremeans - Substitute Educational Aide (Renhill)
Melanie Walker - Substitute Educational Aide (Renhill)
MiKayla Christman - Substitute Educational Aide (Renhill)
Aubrey Ream - Substitute Educational Aide (Renhill)
Maranatha McKinney - Substitute Educational Aide (Renhill)
Megan Strickler - Substitute Educational Aide (Renhill)
Kyna Sherer - Substitute Educational Aide (Renhill)
Jessica Sutter - Substitute Educational Aide (Renhill)
Hannah Whitney - Eastern Elementary Librarian effective 8/15/2025
Other Business:
11. Coaching Resignation:
Michelle Smith - Head Girls’ Track Coach, effective for the 2025-2026 school year
Valerie Hunter - Run Club Advisor, effective for the 2025-2026 school year
Michael Moore - Football Assistant Coach, effective for the 2025-2026 school year
12. Coaching Recommendations: Approve the following:
Montrell Caldwell - Assistant Football Coach (1/2 stipend)
Anthony Harkness - Volunteer Assistant Football Coach
Nick Teglovic - Volunteer Assistant Football Coach
Greg Owens - JV Boys Golf Coach
Melanie Walker - Freshman Cheerleading Advisor
Mikayla Christman - JH Cheerleading Advisor
13. Athletic Department Assistants: Approve Scott Hamilton, Tricia Brown, and John Davis as Athletic Department assistants for the 2025-2026 school year, $15.00 per hour.
14. STEAM camp changes: Approve the following to teach at STEAM camp:
Cassidy Dillon - 3 days
15. Tuition Student: Approve Terriaun Hammock, first year 8th grade tuition student for the 2025-2026 school year.
16. Parent Volunteer: Approve Susan Clewell as a parent volunteer for Western Elementary for the 2025-2026 school year.
Approve the following parents to volunteer at Central and Western Elementary for the 2025-2026 school year:
Carrie Grund
Melissa Ott
Ashley Harwell
Jill Coward
Somer Hittinger
Charlotte Davis
Jena Thompson
17. Food Service Substitute Pay: Approve an increase in the food service substitute pay from the current amount ($10.70) to the base pay at Step-0, similar to other classified department substitute rates.
18. LSA Contract: Recommend to ratify the tentative the tentative agreement for LSA for the period September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028.
19. Administrative/Supervisor/Non-Union: recommend to approve salary and insurance adjustments for administrative/supervisor/non-union staff positions for the 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028 school years to follow the salary adjustments agreed to with LSA.
20. Administrator/Supervisor/Non-Union Salary Schedules: recommend to approve the updated administrator/supervisor/non-union salary schedules per the enclosures.
21. OFCC Project Authorization: Recommend to authorize the Superintendent and Treasurer to approve, as needed, change orders up to $75,000, as well as any necessary time extensions, for the duration of the current PK-6 OFCC facilities project.
22. Substitute Pay Schedule: Recommend to approve the 2025-2026 pay schedule per the enclosure.
23. Substitute Lists: Approve the substitute lists as provided by MOESC dated August 15, 2025 Motion by __________________, seconded by _____________________, to approve items 7-23.
DISCUSSION
1. Construction
2. Board members attending PTO meetings
24. Executive Session: Motion by ____________________, seconded by ________________, to enter into executive session to consider the appointment, and employment of a public employee or official and to discuss matters required to be kept confidential by federal law, federal rules, or state statutes.
The Board entered into executive session at _________.
The Board returned to open session at ___________.
25. Adjournment: Motion by ________________, seconded by _________________, to adjourn.
“This meeting is a meeting of the Board of Education in public for the purpose of conducting the School District’s business and is not to be considered a public community meeting. Public participation is governed by Board Bylaw 0169.1 – Public Participation at Board Meetings.”
