Canal Winchester Messenger - July 24, 2022

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CW Schools say farewell to Sotlar
By Linda Dillman
Staff Writer
During his last Canal Winchester Board
of Education meeting as superintendent,
Jim Sotlar, said it has been a pleasure to
serve the district.
“It’s been an outstanding career,” Sotlar
said. “It’s been bittersweet knowing that I
won’t have this going into the new year.”
Kiya Hunt, Canal Winchester Schools assistant
superintendent since 2014, is expected
to become the district’s next
superintendent.
“I know I am leaving the district in good
hands,” said Sotlar. “We have a truly amazing
staff. My affection for Canal Winchester
Schools will never diminish and I’ll still be
around. Make it a great day or not…the
choice is yours.”
Board President Kevin Butler presented
Sotlar with a framed baseball jersey with
the number 10, signifying the number of
years the superintendent served in the district.
“We know 10 years is a long time,” said
Butler. “Obviously, he made a big impact on
the district.”
Other CW Schools news
•The board approved an agreement with
the Fairfield County Educational Service
Center for school psychologist services for
the 2022-23 school year.
Fairfield County will fill the position on
a fulltime basis for 205 days, of which 82
days are assigned to Canal Winchester beginning
Aug. 1 and ending July 31, 2023.
The district will reimburse the center for the
district’s percentage of the contract plus a
five percent administrative fee.
The estimated total cost of Canal Winchester’s
portion of the agreement is
$45,200 and evaluation of the person hired
for the position is the shared responsibility
of both the district and the county service
center.
“Typically, we will go through the
Franklin County Educational Service Center,”
Hunt said. “However, they were unable
to find us those services. We got lucky
through Fairfield County and they were
able to find the additional services we will
need.”
•Canal Winchester Schools Treasurer
Nick Roberts gave an update on the close of
Canal Winchester’s fiscal year status, including
a report of the Capital Spending
Plan.
The school district does not have a dedicated
tax levy and/or millage for capital expenditures.
An OFCC construction project at the
high school facility started in fiscal year
2017 and, as part of the project, the district
transferred $7.5 million from the general
fund for the local share of the project.
According to Roberts, the district was
also required to levy a half-mill tax for 23
years to maintain the new and renovated facility.
However, the district met this requirement
without levying new taxes by
transferring inside millage.
The annual amount allocated for the
maintenance requirement is $208,380.
Capital Spending Plan short-term land
improvement projects include paving the
parking lot at the middle school and auxiliary
gym, along with the playground at the
elementary schools; replacing the turf and
track at the high school stadium;
replace/renovate the press box and update
the bleachers for ADA compliance
Building improvements include roofing
projects on the high school’s lower and gym
roofs, replacing high school gym equipment,
installation of a new turf training area and
construction of an addition to the maintenance
barn.
The list of technical and capitalized
equipment projects includes updating the
public address systems at the elementary
and middle schools, new copiers, an update
of the district’s networking configuration,
replacement of the ice and water dispenser
at the operations center, a new carpet
cleaner and a new Gator vehicle for middle
school athletics.
New vehicles and buses are also a part of
the short-term plan. The district received a
See SCHOOLS, page 12
Madison Township
Police statistics
June crime statistics from the Madison
Township Police:
13 accidents with injuries, 2 animal complaints,
3 assaults, 86 patrol security checks
at Brobst Park, 2 burglary, 1 dog bite, 33 domestic
complaints, 2 drunk, 1 fight, 4 fireworks
complaints, 4 hit skip accidents, 14
juvenile complaints, 24 larceny/theft, 8
missing persons, 2 narcotics, 25 parking violations,
1 person with gun, 16 property
damage accidents, 7 shots fired in area, 1
suicide/suicide threat, 16 suspicious cars, 21
suspicious persons, 26 suspicious
persons/vehicles, 9 threats or harassment,
138 traffic stops, 6 vandalism.
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HUNT
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munity of Canal Winchester Schools have
become my family and I’ve been honored to
work with such a great group of committed
stakeholders,” said Hunt. “I am excited to
become the next superintendent and to continue
to work together to make Canal Winchester
Schools a great place to live and
learn.”
Hunt is a licensed superintendent, principal,
and teacher. She holds a bachelor’s
degree in education from Urbana University,
a master’s degree in education from
Marian College, and completed her superintendent’s
licensure coursework at Ohio University.
She is a Certified Professional
Human Capital Leader in Education and a
CW
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square foot of developed space annually in
lieu of taxes.
The pair of proposed warehouses are
528,000 square feet and 540,000 square feet
and the property is bisected by both school
districts.
“We can monitor the payments through
the tax incentive review process,” said
Haire. “This also proposes sharing 25 percent
of income taxes with the school districts.”
Canal Winchester Schools would receive
100 percent of the 25 percent income tax
revenue from the west building and Groveport
Madison Schools would receive 66 percent
of the east building revenue.
Credentialed Facilitator in culturally responsive
practices. Hunt is a member of the
Ohio Association of School Personnel Administrators,
the American Association of
School Personnel Administrators, the Buckeye
Association of School Administrators,
the Buckeye Association of School Administrators,
and the Central Ohio Human Resources
Directors.
The Canal Winchester Board of Education
was scheduled to vote on a contract for
Hunt at its regular board meeting at 7 p.m.
on July 18, in the board room at the Canal
Winchester Schools Education Center, 100
Washington St., Canal Winchester.
“They’re (Groveport Madison) only 52
percent of that building and 12 percent of
the other building,” said Haire, who estimated
tax revenue would generate a minimum
of $261,524 for Canal Winchester
schools and $130,289 for Groveport Madison.
“Also included is a community benefit
agreement that would include a $750,000
payment (per building) to the city of Canal
Winchester for a total of $1.5 million,” said
Haire.
•Council is on a summer hiatus for the
remainder of July.Its next regular meeting
is Aug. 1.
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