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Wellsville board member recognized

WELLSVILLE — The Wellsville Board of Education took time to congratulate one of its own for his numerous years of service during Monday’s meeting.

The board extended congratulations to president Ed Bauer, who was honored with the Distinguished Board Member Award presented by the Ohio School Boards Association, commemorating 15 years of service with the board.

Vice President Tom Brophey presented Bauer with the honor, which was originally announced during the Ohio School Boards Association’s Northeast Region Spring Conference earlier this year. Bauer was unable to attend the conference at that time.

Brophey informed the audience that Bauer was one of only 12 from the state to receive the honor this year.

“The average length of a board member is roughly two terms, and then they vanish, and so 15 years is a testament to your dedication to the Wellsville Local School District,” Brophey said to Bauer.

In accepting his honor, Bauer thanked the school board members for their input and dedication to the district as well.

“I’ve been lucky because on the years I’ve spent here I’ve always had good board members, and I just want to give these people credit because it isn’t me, it’s all of us,” Bauer said.

Prior to the board entering executive session for personnel purposes, guests and board members were treated to cake and refreshments in celebration of the milestone.

Earlier in the meeting, Bauer talked about reaching “this one particular milestone,” but instead of discussing his own, he turned his attention to fellow board member Gary Althiser, who celebrated his birthday on Sunday.

“We all reach milestones in our life and we always have this one particular milestone that we all reach every year,” Bauer said. “Mr. Althiser, happy birthday.”

Also in legislative matters, Brophey addressed two bills currently being discussed in the state legislature: House Bill 318 and Senate Bill 374.

House Bill 318 involves defining the necessary qualifications and responsibilities of a school resource officer. The district currently utilizes a resource officer through the Wellsville Police Department, but as Brophey indicated, the bill would provide a job description for that particular position.

Senate Bill 374, meanwhile, is in regard to school calendars, with one calendar adopted statewide, meaning all districts’ school years would start and end together.

Brophey said he doesn’t see this bill gaining much ground, noting that the school calendar bill has never passed when previously introduced.

“They’ve tried this several times, and it’s never happened,” Brophey said. “I don’t look forward to it happening again, but you never know when you’re dealing with the legislature.”

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