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📅 Mar 17, 2026 (Tue) to Calendar
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Summary — 3/14/2026:
Our monitoring of Vandalia-Butler City, City School District has identified 2 agenda items that warrant community action.
PRIORITY LEVEL 7
Secret Staffing Changes on Consent Agenda
📅  Vote on March 17, 2026
The Board is voting on a bundled "Personnel Consent Agenda" with a vaguely named attachment. This tactic prevents public scrutiny of new hires, resignations, or salary changes. Parents have no way to know if a new activist administrator is being hired without digging into the attached file.
Recommended Action
Procedural Demand: Email Board President Holly Herbst via the District Office: 'I demand Item F.1 be pulled from the Consent Agenda. All personnel actions must be discussed and voted on individually, not hidden in a bundle. What new positions are you trying to approve without debate?'
💰  Cost: Undefined Liability (Could hide new six-figure salaries)
PRIORITY LEVEL 6
Blank Check Contract for Student Services
📅  Vote on March 17, 2026
The board is approving a contract with "Hearts for ABA" for special education services, but they have not attached the contract for public review. This is a blank check. Parents have no idea how much this costs, what services are included, or what student data is being shared.
Recommended Action
Public Question: Call Superintendent Robert O'Leary at (937) 415-6400: 'Regarding Item H.2, why is the contract with Hearts for ABA not public? The Board cannot approve a blank check. Table this vote until the full contract is posted on the agenda for public review.'
💰  Cost: Blank Check
🏛️  District Leadership
Superintendent Robert O'Leary
Treasurer Jordan Shumaker
Board President President Holly Herbst
Term exp: 12/31/2025
Phone (937) 415-6400
Address 500 S Dixie Dr, Vandalia, Ohio, 45377
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