Pickerington Schools Board of Education

The Pickerington Schools Board of Education is the governing body for our school district. The Board is comprised of five Pickerington Schools residents elected at large to four-year terms. The Board elects its president and vice president annually at its organizational meeting in January.

Board Policies

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The school board is the legal entity responsible for implementing the state of Ohio's requirements pertaining to public education. Board members adopt policy and oversee the school district's policy manual. Board members do not manage the day-today operations of our school district; they hire the superintendent and treasurer to do that. All board of education policies can be found on the BoardDocs site. If you do not find the policy you are trying to reference, contact the Chief Administrative Officer at 614-920-6104.
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The Pickerington Schools Board of Education holds regular public meetings twice per month. These meetings are open to the public and can be attended in-person or watched online on the PLSD Communications You Tube Channel.

Unless otherwise announced, Board of Education meetings are held on Mondays at 5 p.m. in the District Office Conference Room at 90 N. East Street in Pickerington. The 2024 Board Meeting schedule is as follows:
- January 8, 2024
- January 22, 2024
- February 12, 2024
- February 26, 2024
- March 11, 2024
- April 1, 2024
- April 22, 2024
- May 13, 2024
- May 28, 2024 (Tuesday)
- June 10, 2024
- June 24, 2024
- July 8, 2024
- July 22, 2024
- August 12, 2024
- August 26, 2024
- September 9, 2024
- September 23, 2024
- October 14, 2024
- October 21, 2024 (Board Work Session)
- October 28, 2024
- November 4, 2024 (Special Meeting at 4:00 p.m., Pickerington Early Childhood Learning Center)
- November 11, 2024
- November 25, 2024
- December 9, 2024
- December 16, 2024 (only if needed)
Executive Sessions

Ohio law mandates that school board meetings be open to the public, with the exception of executive sessions. In an executive session, the board may discuss but not vote on:
- 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 that are required to be kept confidential by federal or state statutes;
- Specialized details of security arrangements or emergency response.
Public Participation
The Board of Education welcomes comments from our community. The board provides an opportunity for public participation at its meetings, when individuals may offer ideas and ask questions in a public setting. To speak at a board meeting, individuals must fill out and submit a Request to Address the Board of Education form. This form is available at board meetings.

There are two opportunities to comment at board meetings. The board provides a time for general comments at the beginning of the meeting. A second comment period at the end of the meeting is for topics that were covered by the board on that meeting’s agenda. Comments are limited to three minutes.

Individuals addressing the board can expect the board president to respond to questions in one or more of the following ways:

Asking the superintendent or a member of the administration to follow up;

Setting a date for further follow-up or review;

Acknowledging that the question/concern may not be able to be addressed at the present time; or

Thanking you for your input and interest.

The Board of Education is legally responsible for:

Developing necessary policies and regulations for the governance of the school district.

Ensuring students are provided with high quality educational opportunities.

Appointing a superintendent of schools and investing such powers in the superintendent as may be legally delegated.

Appointing a treasurer.

Acting on personnel and policies recommended by the superintendent.

Seeing that the annual budget is prepared and acted on.

Passing an annual appropriations measure.

Annually adopting a master calendar.

Entering into contracts with all personnel in the manner required by Ohio laws.

Levying taxes with a vote of the people to maintain schools.

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