Frequently Asked Questions

The Sycamore Community Schools Board of Education holds regular public meetings twice a month, typically on the first and third Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. at the Kenwood Learning Commons (11120 Kenwood Rd.), unless otherwise noted.

You can watch live board meeting using this Zoom link: 
live stream the Board Meeting

Meeting ID: 937 6301 0127 

Passcode: 654692

You can watch past board meetings by visiting our YouTube page. 

Yes! The Board values public input on school matters. To address the Board, you must be a defined stakeholder, such as a resident, parent/guardian, alumni, employee, local business owner, or public official connected to the district.

Public participation on non-agenda items occurs at the start of each regular meeting, with a 3-minute limit per speaker. For agenda items, you may speak when the topic is discussed, after a motion is made and seconded.

To ensure meetings run smoothly, public participation is limited to 30 minutes total per meeting. Please complete a Public Participation Request Form before the meeting. Paper copies are available at the meeting.

1. Email Treasurer/CFO, Brody Burson in advance of the meeting. Bursonb@sycamoreschools.org

2. Please provide your name and topic you’d like to discuss

3. You may also fill out a public participation form at the site of the meeting and submit it to Brody Burson prior to the start of the meeting

To receive updates about special Board of Education meetings, please email: Brody Burson, Interim Treasurer

• Hiring and evaluating the district Superintendent and Treasurer
• Recommending financing/funding options (levies) to the community to provide for district needs outlined in a long-range plan
• Adopting an annual budget and appropriation measures
• Adopting policies for the governance of the district and its schools
• Considering and voting upon the recommendations of the Superintendent in all matters of policy, appointment or dismissal of employees, salary schedules or other personnel regulations, courses of study, selection of textbooks, or other issues pertaining to the operation of schools
• Informing the public concerning the progress and needs of the schools, and to solicit and weigh public opinion as it affects the schools.

During meetings, the Board may call a closed-door session, called an “executive session.” Ohio law allows executive sessions for discussion only, and only to discuss personnel, property purchases, pending legal action, employee negotiations, or security. The Board may not take votes or other action during executive sessions.

The Board may only exercise its governing authority when convened together in a public meeting.  Individual Board members have no authority to act alone.  The President has been appointed by the Board as its official spokesperson. Board members may serve unlimited consecutive terms and are elected by the residents for four-year terms during years ending with odd numbers. Two Board members are elected in one election and three are elected in the next, creating staggered terms.