The Bellefontaine Board of Education recognized academic excellence during their monthly meeting Monday night, June 9, and made preparations for next school year.
The board announced the recipients of the 18 Bellefontaine Board of Education scholarships, which will be detailed in the Bellefontaine Examiner’s graduation tab in Saturday’s edition of the newspaper, along with other scholarship winners.
The board approved the cafeteria rates for the 2025-26 school year. The district will offer free breakfast to all students.
Lunch prices are as follows: High School/Middle School lunch – $2.55; Reduced Lunch – 40 cents; Intermediate School/Elementary School —Lunch – $2.30; Reduced Lunch – 40 cents.
In personnel, the board accepted the following resignations: Jacey Greenwood – 8th Grade Math; Jon Hayduk – 7th Grade Social Studies; Brady Hiatt – 8th Grade Math & High School Girls Golf Assistant Coach; Tori Millice – 1st Grade; Zach Showalter – High School Math; Taylor Wayman – 5th Grade English Language Arts; and Ashley Wood – 2nd Grade.
The following new hires were approved: Shari Brown – Intervention Specialist; Kaylee Huggins – 1st Grade; Erica Justice – 2nd Grade; Holly Mays – Middle School Math; Eric Miller – Guidance Counselor; Maelinn Myers – High School Math; Lechell Raines – Preschool; Nicole Stafford – Intervention Specialist; Samantha Stephens – Kindergarten; Nicole Terrill – Intervention Specialist; and Erica Warne – 5th Grade.
The board approved substitute teacher pay to be $130 per day in 2025-26. The previous rate was $115 per day.
The contract for bus driver Tonya Reed was renewed.
The board approved six extended days for high school guidance secretary Deborah Sheehan.
Alicia Dinovo was approved to teach summer school.
Kerry Copenhaver was approved as a substitute custodian, and Sean Egler was approved as an athletic worker.
In other action, the board:
• extended the following supplemental contracts: Jim Ball – High School Girls Tennis Assistant Coach; Morgan Brugler – High School Color Guard Advisor;
Hoyt Buckingham – 8th Grade Football Assistant Coach; Jeremy Clifton – Winter Site Manager; Marcia Cooper – Senior Class Advisor; Jere Daniels – Production Manager; Laura Mitchell – High School/Middle School/Elementary School Orchestral Music; Taylor Mitchell – High School Volleyball Assistant Coach; Kris Myers – High School Girls Golf Head Coach; Darcy Neeld – Middle School Show Choir; Tara Phelps – High School Volleyball Head Coach; AJ Pratt – High School Football Assistant Coach; Meredith Richters – High School Percussion Advisor; Aaron Shumaker – High School Girls Soccer Head Coach; Caitlyn Shumaker – High School Girls Soccer Assistant Coach; Courtney Smith – 8th Grade Volleyball Head Coach; Jenna Smith – Middle School Football Sideline Cheer; Marcus St. Clair – 8th Grade Football Head Coach; Tom Stoner – 7th Grade Football Head Coach; Stacey Wilson – High School Girls Cross Country Head Coach; Micah Woolf – High School Robotics; Ben Davis – High School Boys Cross Country Head Coach; Morgan Standley – High School Boys/Girls Weight Room Coordinator; Brice Henry – Drama Advisor; Brice Henry – Vocal Music Director; Kenneth Hoffman – High School Instrumental Music Director; Stacey Holycross – Prom Coordinator; Russ Hogue – Fall Site Manager; Drew Jackson – High School Boys Soccer Assistant Coach; Heather Johnson – Middle School Instrumental Music, High School Instrumental Music Assistant; Melanie Lehman – Homecoming Coordinator, Senior Class Advisor; Chris Miller – High School Envirothon;
• approved as volunteer coaches: Jared Bowden – High School Drama Club; Zach Schmid – High School Boys Soccer; and Carmen Shumaker – High School Boys & Girls Soccer;
• approved the athletic training services agreement between Mary Rutan Hospital and BCS.
Finally, the board went into executive session for the annual evaluations of the superintendent and treasurer.
The board also met in special session at the board office at 3 p.m. June 10 for an executive session to discuss contract renewals.
The next regular board meeting is 2 p.m. July 15 in the Distance Learning Center at BHS.
