Board of Education

• Make rules and regulations necessary for the government of the school district, its employees, the students, and all persons entering on school grounds or premises
• Make sure students are provided with educational opportunities
• Appoint and evaluate a superintendent of schools and invest such powers in him/her as may be legally delegated
• Appoint and evaluate a treasurer
• Act on personnel and policies recommended by the superintendent
• See that the annual budget is prepared and acted on
• Pass an annual appropriations measure
• Adopt a master calendar annually
• Enter into contracts with all personnel in the manner required by Ohio laws
• Levy taxes with a vote of the people to maintain schools
  
  

• The appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline, promotion, demotion or compensation of an employee or official, or the investigation of charges against an employee or official, or regulated individual requests a public hearing;
• The purchase of property for public purposes or the sale of property at competitive bidding;
• Disputes which are the subject of pending or imminent court action in conference with an attorney;
• Preparing for, conducting or reviewing negotiations or bargaining sessions with employees;
• Matters required to be kept confidential by federal or state statutes;
• Specialized details of security arrangements or emergency response.

Fire Code 

Guests of the South Western City School District Board of Education meetings each month reflect a deep commitment to our schools and community and we are sincerely grateful for everyone who takes the time to attend, engage, and lend their voices to the important work being done for our students. 

To ensure safety and accessibility for all, we want to remind guests that our meeting venues must adhere to local fire code regulations and ADA guidelines, including maximum occupancy limits:

• For events held at the District Service Center – the Maximum occupancy: 133

• For events held at the South Western Career Academy’s Event Center – the Maximum occupancy: 216

These guidelines help us maintain a safe environment for everyone in attendance - including open aisles and means of egress for all and especially those community members and guests who need additional space for mobility-assistive tools such as wheelchairs, motorized carts, and walkers. 

In instances where attendance nears or exceeds capacity, we may regrettably need to enforce fire code and room capacity restrictions. 

Chair-to-Guest Rations: SWCS is committed to adhering to room capacity thresholds and assisting the public with making that assessment of whether or not a room is at capacity by only setting up as many chairs in a room as capacity allows (noted above). To this end, if there are no chairs available, the room’s capacity has been reached. 

Thank you for your continued commitment to being part of the conversation. Your involvement strengthens our schools and the broader community we serve.

Public Participation at Board meetings will be held at the first regular meeting of each month. 

• Members of the public wishing to address the Board concerning agenda items must sign the speaker form before the meeting begins. 
• Members of the public wishing to address the Board concerning non-agenda items shall register their intention with the Superintendent's Office at (614) 801-3000 no later than 12 noon the day of the first regular monthly meeting. 
  • A member of our DSC team will confirm your sign-up over the phone or will call you back (if a voicemail is left prior to the noon deadline) to confirm. 
• Only three people may speak on the same topic
• Each speaker may take up to five minutes to address the Board per person
• Each speaker may not reflect adversely on individuals. If a parent or community member has a complaint about an employee, it should be referred to the employee’s supervisor.