Botkins Board of Education hosts reorganizational meeting
BOTKINS – The Botkins Board of Education hosted reorganizational and regular board meetings on Jan. 13.
Neil Boerger was elected president of the Botkins Board of Education for the 2021 calendar year, and Mark Goubeaux was elected vice president.
Goubeaux was designated the Botkins Board of Education legislative liaison to the Ohio School Boards Association during 2021 and the Botkins Board of Education student achievement liaison during 2021.
The board designated the school treasurer as the Botkins Board of Education member to attend public records training as required by the Ohio Revised Code during 2021.
It designated the Sidney Daily News and the Wapakoneta Daily News as the official newspapers of the Botkins School District during 2021.
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Martins Ferry City School District Superintendent Jim Fogle, left, works with board member Brian McFarland during a past meeting. Fogle on Tuesday announced some relaxation of social distancing in classrooms following COVID-19 infection studies as the district works toward resuming in-person learning. McFarland was also named board president.
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MARTINS FERRY The Martins Ferry City School District Board of Education started 2021 with talk about how to resume in-person education during the COVID-19 pandemic and some students’ need to be in the classroom setting to avoid falling behind.
Following a week of remote learning after the Christmas and New Year break, the district is resuming its hybrid model of remote and in-person learning in January.