The Penta Career Center board of education is in search of a new district treasurer.
Following a brief executive session at the October 12 meeting, the board authorized the search for a new district treasurer to replace Carrie Herringshaw, who is stepping down after three decades.
Superintendent Ed Ewers said Mrs. Herringshaw’s departure date is undecided and will depend upon the selected candidate’s availability. “Hulings and Associates is assisting with the search process,” he added.
Mrs. Herringshaw has served as district treasurer since 1990, and during her tenure has been part of a number of key changes, including the passage of levies which allowed the district to purchase the Buck Road property and subsequently construct a 522,000-square-foot career center on the site.
She has worked with a number of superintendents over the years and has received the Ohio Auditor of State’s perfect audit award on multiple occasions, most recently in April. In 2015, Mrs. Herringshaw was named Outstanding Treasurer/CFO of the Year by the Ohio Association of School Business Officials’ Foundation for School Business Management.
Other Business
In other business, the school board:
•Approved the employment of support personnel David Smith, substitute bus/van driver, $16.18 per hour, and Jamie Clay, occupational safety and health coordinator, $55 per hour as
•Employed two adult education Aspire instructors–Jacob Bowman and Joanne Goins, both part time at $25 per hour. They also hired three adult education instructors part time at $31 per hour. They are Kelly Robb, Jennifer Sabo and Craig Wagner.
•Approved a list of 12 student teachers for the fall winter semester, 11 of whom are from Bowling Green State University. The students will work with teachers in special education, social studies, English, life and physics and language arts.
•Heard presentations from Melissa Emerine, K-12 career awareness coordinator, and Dova Zak, of family and consumer sciences FCCLA coordinator, who presented a report on the national conference and how well students performed in competition.
Christian Dennis, a 2022 graduate of Springfield Schools and an alumnus of Penta’s culinary arts program, spoke about competing at the 2022 FCCLA National Leadership Conference in San Diego. He earned a silver award in the baking and pastry contest. He also earned first place and a gold award in the 2022 Ohio FCCLA competition last spring for the same contest.
•Accepted a list of volunteers for trips. They are Christianna Bialorucki, Lane Damschroder and Tricia Germann, National FFA convention, and Sara Arthur and Janice Ray, DECA New York experience.
•Approved 42 requests to attend professional meetings, staff development or career-technical leadership activities.
The next board of education meeting will be at 5:15 p.m., Wednesday, November 9, in the board meeting room of the campus, 9301 Buck Road, Perrysburg Township, and is open to the public.
~Jane Maiolo
