The Benjamin Logan Board of Education met in regular session Monday night and heard that the State of Ohio issued a 4.0 out of 5.0-star rating to the district based on the 2024-2025 school year.
While the overall district received a 4.0 rating, the Middle School received a 4.5 rating, exceeding state standards; the High School received a 3.5-star rating, which meets state standards; and the Elementary School received a 3.5-star rating, which meets state standards.
The district also achieved a 72.9% Proficient rating in English Language Arts (ELA), and a 62.5% Proficient rating in Mathematics. The State proficiency average for ELA is 62.2%, and for Math, 56.4%.
Dr. Flynn was especially proud of the High School’s 5.0 Star rating for College, Career, Workforce, and Military Readiness. He said that the district has long followed the 3 E’s of Employment, Enrollment, or Enlistment for the high school students. “The 3 E’s lead to 5 stars,” Dr. Flynn said. He addressed the report card:
Director of School-Based Health Center Services Jara Everhart provided the board with data about visits to the on-site clinic for the 2024-2025 school year. She said that the clinic served 381 patients last school year, a roughly 22% decrease. However, patient visits were up nearly 11% from last year, with 1612 visits. Everhart said this means that several patients made more than one visit.
Everhart also said that the clinic handled an average of 81 student visits per month. She said that by visiting the clinic, the district saved an average of 153 minutes per visit. This means students seen in the clinic spent 2.5 more hours in the classroom than they would have if they had been seen by an off-campus provider.
During the Audience Participation portion of the meeting, parent Alicia Houchin expressed a safety concern about her daughter having to cross to the other side of State Route 117, and she requested a safety audit on the route.
Additionally, Alonna Watkins asked about the change to the timing of the Weekday Christian Education sessions attended by elementary students. To comply with state law, Superintendent Flynn said students cannot be released from graded classes or classes that have state standards.
The board approved several financial items, including accepting a $25,000 Ohio Arts Council Grant for music faculty Jennifer Davis and Miles Bowers. The board also approved the FY 2027 Permanent Appropriations as presented.
Several personnel issues were also approved by the board, including the following:
ALICE Training Stipends
- Abigail Hempker
- Lily Hoeppner
- Gracie Hower
- Alicia Leezer
Detention, Saturday School and Study Tables
- Stacy Hamlin
- Jane Hough
- Jodie Kavanagh
- Joslin Lee
- Colleen Miller
- Shannon Peterson
- Joel Phillips
- Sage Rausch
- Abbey Shields
- David Wood
Home Instruction/Tutors
- Morganne Ackley
- Bryan Counts
- Lisa Daniels
- Leslie Everett
- Aryn Forsythe
- Kellie Lemly
- Robert Painter
- Abbey Shields
- Matt Smith
Supplemental Resignations
- Kyle Trees — Girls Varsity High School Soccer Coach
- Brooke Smith — Elementary School Technology Assistant
Supplemental Contracts
- Cadan Goldstein — Girls Varsity High School Soccer Coach
- Kaleigh Saylor — Elementary School Technology Assistant
The board approved purchasing the services of Transportation Accessories Company, Inc., for the purpose of mounting cameras below the stop sign that activate when the bus is picking up or dropping off students. This will enable video footage for law enforcement to apprehend individuals who disregard the flashing red lights and stop sign. The cost for outfitting all the buses will be $36,120.
The board also approved a 3-year contract with Tyler Technologies for updated and more efficient routing and monitoring of the district’s buses. The new technology will install GPS on each bus, will provide mechanical information for preventive maintenance, and will feature an app for parents to monitor the location of their child’s bus whenever it is in service.
The cost for this technology will be $30,000 per year for three years, and then approximately $22,000 per year thereafter.
The board also accepted the following donations:
- $1,250 from the Ohio High School Athletic Association to support athletic programs.
- $6,300 in greenhouse supplies from Lowe’s to support the Growing Gardens Growing Minds Program.
- $750 in Farm Science Review tickets from Logan County Electric Cooperative to support the Benjamin Logan FFA program.
- $500 in wood from Larsen Woodworking to support the Benjamin Logan FFA program.
- $1,000 from Union Banking Company to support the Benjamin Logan Middle School Student of the Month program.
- $400 from the Benjamin Logan Class of 1976 to support families in need of food assistance.
- $420 from various donors in memory of Brenda Snyder to support families in need of food assistance.
- Six books from a 25-volume illustrated Vietnam Experience series from Bob and Vickie Hill, valued at $30–$60, for the Benjamin Logan High School Library.
The next regular meeting of the Benjamin Logan Local School District Board of Education is scheduled for Monday, October 19, 2026, at 6:00 PM.
Sally Stolly contributed to this story.
