February 2023 Regular Board of Education Meeting

Recommendation of Superintendent Gregory D. Nickoli that Linda Schumacher be appointed to the Richland County Tax Incentive Review Committee.

Recommendation of Superintendent Gregory D. Nickoli that the Agreement between Strategic Management Solutions and Pioneer Career and Technology Center for E-Rate funding be approved.

Recommendation of Superintendent Gregory D. Nickoli that expenses for Pioneer Board members, Administrators and respresentatives to attend the Pioneer Career and Technology Center's Annual All Board Member/Administrators Dinner Meeting to be held on March 29, 2023; in accordance with Section 3315.15 ORC, be approved.

Recommendation of Superintendent Gregory D. NIckoli that expenses for Pioneer Board members, Administrators and Representatives to attend the Pioneer Career and Technology Center's Ralph Phillips Business Partner of the Year Dinner meeting to be held on a date to be determined in accordance wtih Section 3315.15 ORC, be approved.

Recommendation of Superintendent Gregory D. Nickoli that the following donations be accepted:

• Faith Abbott, OhioHealth Bucyrus Lab, Bucyrus; generous donation of a phlebotomy bench and supply cart with an approximate value of $300.  This donation will be used for educational purposes for our students in the Medical Assisting program.
• Rebecca Burriss, Hillyard, Columbus; generous donation of a Trident S1 HH Sprayer and backpack for ORB13 and S1HH Sprayer with a value of $650.  This sprayer and backpack will be used for educational purposes for our students in the Construction Level One program.
• Civista Bank, Sandusky; generous donation of $500.  This donation will be used for annual student scholarship.
• Corpad, Mansfield; generous donation of cardboard with a value of $300 for the Pioneer Engineering program housed at Crestline HS.
• Officer Brian D. Evans Memorial Scholarship Fund; generous monetary donation of $1,000 to be used for annual student scholarship.
• Dave Ward, Route 30 Wholesale, Mansfield; generous donation of clothing items with a value of $1,634 to be used in the Pioneer Sharing closet for students in need.
• Stone Creek Dental, Casey McKinney, Ashland; generous donation of PPE consisting of gowns, head covers, face shields and masks with an approximate value of $400.  This donation will be used for the students in our Dental Assisting Career Technical program.
• Becky Witter, Tiro; generous donation of coats to be used for the Pioneer Sharing Closet.  This closet is for students in need at Pioneer.
• Dawn Wright-Smith, Blackbaud Giving Fund, Wells Fargo Bank, Charleston, SC; generous monetary donation of $60.  This will be deposited into the Alumni Endowment fund and used for annual student scholarships.

Recommendation of Superintendent Gregory D. Nickoli that the following students be approved to participate in competitive events:

State BPA Competition, Hyatt Regency, Columbus, OH; March 8-10, 2023

STUDENTS:  Bryce Browning, Celeryville Christian, CyberSecurity; Devon Fallen, Galion HS, Cybersecurity; Jason Lambert, Goal Digital, CyberSecurity; Gabriel Melvin, Homeschool, IT Support; Gavin Tyrrell, Bucyrus HS, IT Support; Sebastian Barker, Shelby HS, IT Support; Austin Bechtler, Crestview HS, IT Support; Weston Delaney, Bucyrus HS, IT Support; Julian Diaz, Lexington HS, IT Support; Collin Dingus, Crestview HS, IT Support; Matthew Kaylor, Lexington HS, IT Support; Ezekiel Sexton, Lexington HS; IT Support; Michael Taylor-Paavo, Bucyrus HS, IT Support; Michael Cline, Goal Digital, Web Page Design; Wyatt Cole, Crestview HS, Web Page Design and Griffin Duff, Crestview HS, Web Page Design.  CHAPERONES:  Fritz Fagan, Jr. IT Support Instructor/BPA Advisor and Dan Foss,  CyberSecurity & Sr. IT Support Instructor/BPA Advisor.

State DECA Competition, Columbus Convention Center, March 10-11, 2023

BUCYRUS HS STUDENTS:  Trey Griggs, Caleb Rimmer, Adriana Clark, Lexi Payne, Adacyn Rister, Ella Moyer, Addison Kemery, Grace Jackson, Maddison McDaniel, Quintessa Spellbound, Malachi Bayless, Emma Tyrrell, Ella Hoover, Mycala Lange, Mason Gebhardt, Sawyer Cooper, Rylee Powers, Ava Wade, Eli Sprague, Noah Burke, Chris Neale, Dylan Langer, Tyson McDaniel and Brody Higginbotham.  CHAPERONES:  Jeff Funigiello, Media Communications Instructor/DECA Advisor and Jody Tackett, Marketing Instructor/DECA Advisor.

State HOSA Leadership Conference, Columbus Convention Center, March 16-17, 2023

STUDENTS:  Dylan Wiese, Ontario HS, Exercise Science; James Stewart, Ontario HS, Exercise Science; Mason Diaz, Lexington HS, Exercise Science; Addyson Whitesel, Lexington HS, Medical Technologies; and Samantha Hunt, Clearfork HS, Medical Technologies.  CHAPERONE:  Melissa Myers, Dental Assisting Instructor/HOSA Advisor.