The Westerville City Schools Board of Education recorded multiple formal actions at its Jan. 27 meeting, approving financial reports, a personnel consent agenda, calendar items, contracts for facility work and other routine business.

Key outcomes
- Financial reports (Agenda item 8.02): Board approved financial reports and investments for November–December 2024. Recorded roll call: all voting members approved.
- Personnel consent (9.01–9.10): The personnel consent agenda (resignations, leaves, contract changes and other employment items) was approved by the board.
- Minutes approvals: The board approved minutes from the Jan. 13, 2025 organizational/regular meeting and the Jan. 23, 2025 joint meeting with Westerville City Council. On the Jan. 23 minutes one board member abstained (Jennifer Altman); other members voted yes.
- 2026–27 academic calendar (10.01): The board approved the 2026–27 academic calendar.
- Policies adopted (final readings): Policy 5780, "Student Parent Rights," and Policy 7540.09, "Artificial Intelligence," were approved on final reading.
- Donations (12.01): The board accepted donations totaling $51,404.25 since the last report and a fiscal‑year‑to‑date total of $212,936.75.
- Early graduates (12.02): The board approved the list of early‑graduate candidates for the Class of 2025.
- Revised 2025 Board calendar: The board approved a revision to the 2025 meeting calendar to reflect date changes for a conference and a July meeting.
- Contracts and construction awards:
- VSWC Architects, design for Genoa Middle School walk‑in cooler/freezer replacement — $34,000 (funded from food‑service funds).
- Adena Corporation, Bid Package 4 for Walnut Springs Middle School remodeling — $157,982 (funded from permanent improvement funds).
- Miles McClellan Construction Company, combined bid packages 1–3 for kitchen remodels at Hamby, Hawthorne and Whittier elementaries — $975,712 (approx. $711,433 funded by 2019 bond funds; remainder by food service funds for allowable kitchen equipment).

Each of the contracts above was approved by recorded roll call; the board vote was unanimous on the construction and design contract items shown in the meeting record.

What the board did not file: The board voted to remove Resolution 8.01 (see separate coverage) and thus did not proceed with filing a May ballot levy resolution.

Roll‑call practice and abstentions: Most approvals passed unanimously by roll call. The Jan. 23 joint‑meeting minutes were approved with one abstention from Jennifer Altman, who said she had not attended that meeting.

Why this matters: The contract approvals continue work funded from voter‑approved bond proceeds and allowable food‑service funds, while the financial approvals and personnel items maintain normal district operations. The construction awards are tied to the district’s facilities master plan and permanent‑improvement program; donations and grants supplement classroom and extracurricular programs.

The board’s next regular session is scheduled for Feb. 10, 2025, at the Early Learning Center.