The Vantage Board of Education held their Tax Budget hearing and Organizational meeting prior to the
January regular Board meeting on Thursday, January 12, 2023 in the District Conference Room. During
the Organizational Meeting Pat Baumle (Wayne Trace) was elected President, Lonnie Nedderman
(Crestview) was elected Vice President, Tim Fitzpatrick (Fort Jennings) was chosen as the Legislative Liaison
and Greg von der Embse (Kalida) was chosen as the Student Achievement Liaison. During the Regular
Board meeting, Minutes from the December 1, 2022 regular Board meeting were approved along with
financial statements for the month of November, 2022. The Treasurer was authorized to compensate
Vantage Career Center Board of Education members at the maximum rate allowed by law of $125.00 per
meeting.
Superintendent Rick Turner welcomed the following guests to the meeting: Scott Truxell with the Van Wert
Independent, Sam Shrider with the Times Bulletin, Mr. Benjamin Winans, Vantage High School Director,
and Mrs. Angie Fahy, Adult Education Director.
Mr. Turner spoke about the following items in his report:
Legislatively, the bill considered in the last session to restructure the Ohio Department of
Education was reintroduced in the Senate yesterday. A new biennium budget will take effect July 1,
so there will be much discussion regarding school funding and in particular the Fair School
Funding Plan. The OhioACTE Legislative Seminar is scheduled for February 8th and 9th, so we will
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