HomeLocal NewsBCS Board Reviews District Report Card BCS Board Reviews District Report Card Tue, October 10, 2023 by April KingSHARE NOW The Bellefontaine City Schools Board of Education held its monthly meeting Monday night.Executive Director of Instructional Services, Shanel Henry, presented the district’s state report card to the board.She outlined strengths and areas in need of improvement.BCS earned an overall score of 3.5 out of 5.Superintendent Brad Hall comments on the report card:Gap closing was the district’s best category.This measures a student’s own growth from one year to the next.The weighted graduation rate was 95.8 percent.You can see the BCS Report Card at HERESeveral personnel items were approved by the board:Candace Wagner and Karen Rader were hired as intervention specialistsRosalind Brown, Linda McQuinley, Joni Siler, Phil Forsythe, Alex Burton, Lilie Elliott, and Polly Rodenhausen were hired as substitutes, Brown, McQuinley, Siler, and Forsythe are substitute teachers on special assignmentsKristy McKirahan was hired as a tutor for home/in-school instructionAlex Burton, Joanna Eaton, Cassidy Hicks, Tawnya Irick, Erica Morris, and Jordan Vermillion were hired as educational aidesHunter Siler was hired as a maintenance workerThe following substitute workers were approved:Thomas Christensen as a bus driver.Sue Crawfis as a food service worker.Holli Taylor as a school nurse.The following supplemental coaching contracts were approved:Henry Stolly – high school boys head basketballZach Showalter – assistant high school boys basketball (freshman, junior varsity, and varsity)Sean Egler – junior varsity boys basketballDrew Jackson – freshman boys basketballCaleb Mitchell – 8th grade boys basketballMike Mosbarger – 7th grade boys basketballTom Rose – middle school boys basketball assistantJeremiah Vigansky – 7th-grade girls’ head basketballThe board also approved two volunteer coaches:Josh Jones – high school boys basketballMeredith Richters – high school swimBarb Triplett was hired as an athletic worker.The board increased the trip rate for substitute bus drivers to $16.75/hour.Finally, the board recognized the September and October Seniors of the Month with an achievement pin and a $15 gift card to Ron’s Pizza.September – Ashton Carey and Jack VarnerOctober – Austin Hammond and Emily TaylorThe next board meeting will be November 13th at 6:30 p.m. in the Distance Learning Center.
