June 8, 2026 Board of Education Meeting

The June 8, 2026 meeting of the Westerville City Schools Board of Education focused on several key topics including recognition of the district's Treasurer and CFO Nicole Marshall for multiple awards related to financial leadership and advocacy. The board approved several then and now purchase orders related to nursing and transportation services, all budgeted and requiring board approval due to exceeding $3,000. Personnel matters were addressed with numerous resignations, new hires including 24 licensed employees and several administrators, and contract status changes. The board also approved updates to policies including credit card use, food services, and new policies addressing name, image, and likeness (NIL) in athletics, academic acceleration and retention, artificial intelligence use, and cybersecurity compliance in line with Ohio House Bill 96. The AI policy included controls on approved tools, limiting access to Google Gemini while blocking others like ChatGPT on district devices. Public comments raised concerns about staffing levels in fifth grade classrooms and the impact on student learning. Overall, the meeting involved multiple procurement-related approvals, policy updates affecting future vendor and technology use, and budgeted contract approvals.