Deena Hamilton joins Chris Elswick and Linda Golden on Mansfield City Schools board after election win. Learn more about the new board members.
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Five candidates running for Mansfield City school board
MANSFIELD — Last school year, Mansfield City Schools educated more than 2,900 students, employed more than 265 educators and had an operating budget of more than $58.5 million. In November, voters will decide who gets to sit on the majority of the school district’s board. Three of the school board’s five seats are up for […]
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Mansfield City School board considering new tax issue for November
MANSFIELD — Voters in the Mansfield City School district may have a new tax levy to consider in November. It’s been more than a decade since voters approved new operating funds for the district in the form of an emergency levy, according to Richland County Auditor Pat Dropsey. Now, school administrators and board members say more […]
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Mansfield City planning a new Pre-K to 3rd grade building project
MANSFIELD — Supt. Stan Jefferson wants to see Mansfield City Schools grow. At a Tuesday night meeting, Jefferson told school board members the next step in that journey is a new building. The proposed facility would house preschool through 3rd grade students. “As we sit here today, we know that we are going to build […]
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Mansfield City Schools hires financial consulting firm for facilities project
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield City School board voted unanimously to approve a contract with Rockmill Financial Consulting at its meeting Tuesday. Rockmill is an independent municipal advisor and financial consultant based in Westerville, Ohio. In the one-year, $40,000 contract, Rockmill agrees to advise on the district on its “planned facilities project,” including “taxation options, community […]
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Mansfield City Schools swears in new board members, adjusts meeting slate
MANSFIELD — Two new members took their oath of office Tuesday during the first Mansfield City School school board meeting of 2024. Jennifer Kime and Leslie Ward were both elected in November. The first-time public officials will succeed longtime school board members Renda Cline and Sheryl Weber, who did not run to retain their seats. […]
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Mansfield City Supt. honors outgoing board members
MANSFIELD — During a TED Talk she delivered in 2013, the late Rita Pierson encouraged viewers to step up and be a champion for a child. “Every child deserves a champion: an adult who will never give up on them, who understand the power of connection and insists they become the best they can possibly […]