Submitted photo West Branch Intermediate School Principal is pictured with fourth-grader Liam Granger, the West Branch honor student for November.

BELOIT — Schools Superintendent Micki Egli provided several updates for items for the school board at its November meeting.

Egli reported the intermediate school is waiting on updated playground equipment following a donation from the Sebring West Branch Community Foundation. The district has been waiting some time for the equipment, but Egli reported this month the items have been shipped.

Egli also provided an update on the Nexus Pipeline settlement reached with the Ohio Tax Commissioner. She said the case has been appealed by the Lorain County Auditor, which has caused a delay in the process, creating a delay in the district’s payments.

In other business, the board approved memorandums of understanding with the classified and certificated unions to increase attendance incentives. The exact amount is still to be determined, Egli said.

In other business, the board accepted the retirement of Heidie Shreve as middle school teacher and Timothy Saxton as high school social studies teacher, as well as the resignation of Bruce Fryman as custodian, Scott Sparks as bus driver and Jennifer Bonar as cook’s helper. The board also hired Jennifer Bonar as custodian at Early Learning Center, Misty Hughes as two-hour cashier and Jodi Kiko as van driver.

Additionally the board hired Alisha Barton as a three-hour aide at the Early Learning Center pending licensure; granted supplemental contracts to Lisa Lucente for middle school yearbook, Tim Saxton for Washington D.C. Trip coordinator and Rachelle Ring for Power of the Pen; and accepted donations of $3,311,97 anonymously for Knox Elementary operations, $300 in filters and maintenance items from Edinburg Tractor to the Maintenance Department, $100 from John Ault to the food pantry and $500 from Levi Gregory State Farm to NHS Share a Christmas.

Also at the meeting, Egli recognized fourth-grader Liam Granger as the monthly honored student. Liam exhibits a strong sense of duty, maturity and responsibility. He is an All A honor roll student who is very involved in his church by cleaning it on every available Friday and attending Sunday school, junior church and Wednesday evening Masters Club. He also plays football, basketball and baseball and enjoys mowing lawn and mulching leaves.