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Albion Schools' Building-Goals Review Shows Reading Gains, Zero Algebra I Mastery Scores

2026-06-01 · 3454 words
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Key Actions & Decisions

  • • High School Principal Jennifer Ashbery, Middle School Principal Brad Pritchard and Elementary Principal Angela Conway presented the district's 2025-2026 building-goals data on academic proficiency (detailed in the article).
  • • Board approved a $3,000 budget transfer for Albion marketing materials (flags/banners), presented for information only.
  • • Board approved personnel actions including the resignation of Cleaner Joshua Gross effective 06/11/26 pending his appointment as full-time Custodian at $33,743 plus a $1,800 stipend; the elimination of David Reamsnyder's temporary Director of Facilities II position; out-of-title pay for Reamsnyder as Building Maintenance Worker at $40,232 plus an $8,000 stipend; and new appointments including Jennifer Frasier as District Treasurer at $51,500 and Kylie Ames and Colleen Usselman as General Ed. Teachers, Grades 1-6.
  • • Board approved 2026-2027 extra-curricular athletic appointments, including Wesley Bedford as Modified Football Head Coach and Jeremy DiMatteo as Modified Football Assistant Coach, each at $1,350, pending completion of certifications.
  • • The 2026-2027 District-Wide Safety Plan was presented for Board review and will be posted on the district website for a thirty-day public comment period before returning to the Board for approval.
  • • Superintendent Mickey Edwards said Building Condition Survey stakeholder meetings with architectural firm CPL begin the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday after the meeting, at the Middle School, High School and Elementary School respectively, to review Priority 1 findings from the survey, which is conducted every five years.
  • • Following executive session, the Board approved an amendment to the Superintendent's contract; the minutes do not detail its terms.
  • • Six high school students were recognized for placing at state career-and-technical competitions; two, Abigail Kincaid and Elliot Beyrle, advance to compete at Nationals in Atlanta, Georgia, June 1-5, 2026.
  • • Athletic Director Lauren Kinard reported the Boys' Track and Field team won the N-O League for the seventh year in a row, and thanked retiring coach Jay Kovaleski.
  • • Board approved donations to the district's SOAR Day, the Class of 2027, and the Band Club.

At the Board of Education's June 1 meeting, principals presented the district's annual building-goals data, showing broad growth in elementary reading fluency and most middle-school writing and math proficiency, alongside a flat result in seventh-grade writing and zero students reaching the mastery level on the Algebra I Regents.

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Mickey Edwards (Albion CSD Superintendent) Jennifer Ashbery (Albion High School Principal) Brad Pritchard (Albion Middle School Principal) Angela Conway (Albion Elementary School Principal) Rebecca Manfreda (Albion CSD Assistant Superintendent for Instruction) Linda Weller (Albion CSD Board of Education President) Lauren Kinard (Albion CSD Athletic Director)