Benjamin Logan School Board Wraps Up 2025 With Final Meeting

The Benjamin Logan School Board met for the final time in 2025, marking a moment of reflection, recognition, and routine district business.

The Board bid farewell to longtime board member and educator Karen Dill. Dill taught at Benjamin Logan from 1982 until her retirement in 2012 and has served two terms on the Board of Education. Superintendent John Scheu presented Dill with a wooden cutting board engraved with her years of service to the district. Dill shared, “I hope the District is in better shape now than when I started.”

Representatives from Logan County Electric Cooperative presented the district with a capital credit rebate check totaling $11,837.44, reflecting a dividend based on the district’s electricity usage.

In his report, Superintendent John Scheu recognized Myles Bowers for being selected to perform in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. Bowers, who has been with the district for 15 years, was one of 300 music educators nationwide selected for this honor.

Colleen Bodin, Special Education Director, provided an administrative update to the Board.

District Treasurer and CFO Leah Baker reported that expenses are trending as expected to date. She noted that January is a three-pay month, which will result in a temporary increase in expenditures. Baker also reminded the Board that the Permanent Improvement Loan has been paid in full, resulting in significant interest savings for the district.

The Board approved the November 2025 Finance Report, bank reconciliation and financial reports for November 2025, and payment of all November bills, confirming they were for a proper public purpose. The Board also approved an adjustment to the budget and purpose statement for the Coffee Cart (200 Fund) and approved the Logan County Education Foundation Small Grants to Teachers.

Logan County Education Foundation – Small Grants

Elementary School
Amy McCormick – Chomping Through Cardboard, Connecting Concepts Through Construction ($900.00)
Holly Barr – A Welcoming Raider Community ($1,600.00)
Chelsey Dixon – STEM Makerspace Masterpieces ($100.00)

Middle School
Todd Shadley – BLMS Building Signage Enhancement Project ($1,350.00)
Smith, Davis, Wishin – BLMS House ($300.00)
Lori Weyant – Building Geometry and Algebra with Hands-on Manipulatives ($300.00)
Smith, Davis, Wishin – BLMS House ($700.00)

High School
Nelly Hughes and Sally Stolly – World Language Proficiency ($338.00)
Annette Alatorre – School Pride Updates ($1,350.00)
Brooke Butler – A Raisin in the Sun Book Study ($262.00)
Bair Hemmelgarn – Time 4 You: A Student-Led Self-Care and Mental Wellness Initiative ($700.00)
Lora James – Conservation Demonstrations ($772.66)

The Board approved the Benjamin Logan substitute list for the 2025–2026 school year, contingent upon completion of all Ohio Revised Code employment requirements. Charles (“Barney”) Sullivan was approved as a sub bus driver. The Board also approved the ESC substitute list for the 2025–2026 school year at a rate of $130 per day.

The Board received the October 2025 Transportation Update as a first reading and review.

An overnight Jazz Band trip was approved for February 28–March 1, 2026, in Louisville, Kentucky, for Jazz Fest.

The Board accepted a donation of $50.00 and children’s gloves from an anonymous donor to support students in need.

The next Board of Education meetings will be held on Monday, January 12, 2026, beginning with the Organizational Meeting at 6:00 p.m., followed immediately by the Regular Board Meeting.