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CANFIELD – The South Range school board this week approved a lease agreement for the recently purchased property north of its sports complex.
The board unanimously approved a tilling lease agreement with Less and Less Farm LLC on an annual basis for $80 per acre for the 13 acres north of the Rominger Sports Complex on Columbiana Canfield Road. The land will not be leased long-term and will remain available for school purposes at the board’s discretion.
School counsel Harrington, Hoppe & Mitchell LTD prepared the terms of the lease.
In response to board member Taylor Christian’s question about the district’s liability under the lease, Treasurer Jim Phillips said Less and Less Farm LLC had to provide a certificate of insurance for $1 million and the district is held harmless.
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CANFIELD The South Range school board this week approved a one-year continuation of its contract with the classified union.
The board approved the contract with the South Range Classified Employees Association effective July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 at the same terms as the current one. Negotiations for a new three-year contract will begin in the fall.
The board last month approved the same agreement with the teachers union. Schools Superintendent Bethany Carlson said at that time considering the pandemic and the uncertainty it brings, the best decision is to hold steady until the following year.
In other business, the board approved three-year administrative contracts to Steve Matos, elementary principal and grants coordinator, and Shari Lewis, director of instruction and student services, effective Aug. 1, 2021 through July 32, 2014.