Salem BOE reorganizes
SALEM — The Salem Board of Education held its annual reorganizational meeting Monday.
The 2024 board vice president, Brittany Maniscalco, will serve as president in 2025, succeeding 2024 board President Carol Hrvatin. Maniscalco will be joined as board officer by 2023 board President Dianna Barley, who will serve as board vice president in 2025.
Board Member Greg Warner and Barley will reprise their roles as delegate and alternate respectively for the annual Ohio School Board Association Capital Conference in fall, and Dr. Austin Frederickson was re-appointed School Medical Director for calendar year 2025. The fee for copies of meetings, agendas or individual meeting notices will also remain that same at 10 cents per copy.
The board also approved its meeting schedule for 2025, with meetings set to continue being held at 7 p.m. in the high school library. Meeting dates for 2025 will include: Feb. 24, March 18, April 14, May 19, June 23, July 28, Aug. 11, Sept. 15, Oct. 20, Nov. 10 and Dec. 8.
The board also approved several other routine items including: the establishment of a $10,000 board service fund; motions of authorization for Superintendent Sean Kirkland and Treasurer Mike Douglas; participation in all available federally funded grants and projects; assignment of special education students; the designation of the Salem News as the district’s official newspaper, with continued use of the Morning Journal for required publications such as legal ads, notices and financial reports; submission of the 2024-2025 tax budget to the Columbiana County Auditor.
The board will meet next at 7 p.m. Feb. 24.
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