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📅 Mar 9, 2026 (Mon) to Calendar
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Summary — 3/6/2026:
Our monitoring of Sylvania Schools, City School District has identified 3 agenda items that warrant community action.
PRIORITY LEVEL 8
Hiding Dozens of Votes in 'Consent Agendas'
📅  Vote Scheduled Mar 9, 2026
The Board is bundling dozens of staffing and spending decisions into three separate 'consent agendas' (Items 5.5, 6.7, 7.4). This is a procedural trick to pass multiple items with a single vote and zero public discussion. They are banking on you not noticing what's hidden inside these bundles.
Recommended Action
Call Board President Tammy Lavalette at (419) 824-8520: 'I demand all items under 5.5, 6.7, and 7.4 be pulled from the consent agenda for a separate discussion and roll-call vote. Stop hiding votes from the public.'
💰  Cost: Unknown (Hiding multiple items)
PRIORITY LEVEL 7
Approving a Secret Coaches Rulebook
📅  Vote Scheduled Mar 9, 2026
The Board is voting to approve an 'Amended Sylvania Athletic Coaches Handbook' (Item 4.2) without showing the document to the public. What new rules are they sneaking past parents? This gives them a blank check to insert ideological requirements for every coach and student athlete in the district.
Recommended Action
Email Superintendent Veronica Motley at vmotley@sylvaniaschools.org: 'I demand the proposed "Amended Sylvania Athletic Coaches Handbook" under Item 4.2 be released to the public immediately. The Board cannot vote on a secret document. Table this vote until parents have had 30 days to review.'
💰  Cost: Undefined Liability
PRIORITY LEVEL 6
New 'Retire-Rehire' Teacher Loophole
📅  Vote Scheduled Mar 9, 2026
The Board is pushing a new policy (Item 3.1) to let retired teachers get rehired, potentially letting them 'double dip' by collecting a pension and a salary. Is this a smart way to keep experienced teachers, or a backroom deal that costs taxpayers more and blocks new talent from our schools? The details are buried in a legal document.
Recommended Action
Email Treasurer Adam Koch at akoch@sylvaniaschools.org: 'Regarding Item 3.1, provide a plain-language summary of the financial impact of the retire-rehire policy. How many employees will this affect, and what is the net cost or savings to taxpayers?'
💰  Cost: Hidden Future Costs
🏛️  District Leadership
Superintendent Veronica Motley
vmotley@sylvaniaschools.org
Treasurer Adam Koch
akoch@sylvaniaschools.org
Board President President Tammy Lavalette
Term exp: 12/31/2025
Phone (419) 824-8501
Address 4747 N Holland Sylvania Rd, Sylvania, Ohio, 43560
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by Heritage Action Sentinel Engine V2.0 • Source: Sylvania Board of Education Meeting (Work Session)-[03-09-2026].pdf
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