Articles About Yellow Springs Board of Education

• School board talks ongoing initiatives, later erupts

  By Lauren ShowsDecember 26, 2024

  

  Though the bulk of the school board’s most recent regular meeting Thursday, Dec. 12, was business as usual, the meeting’s last half hour was a return to the heightened tensions that have marked several of the board’s public interactions over the last few months.

• LIHTC project ‘win-wins’ discussed

  By Lauren ShowsDecember 5, 2024

  

  The latest update on the land, presented at the Nov. 14 school board meeting, is that Morgan Fields have been appraised at $339,000 by Cedarville-based real estate and auction company Sheridan & Associates.

• School board approves sale option for LIHTC project

  By Lauren ShowsDecember 4, 2024

  

  Mirroring a decision made by Village Council earlier the same week, the YS Board of Education voted 3–2 during a special meeting Thursday, Nov. 21, to approve an option to purchase agreement with the Village of Yellow Springs.

• YS School District talks ‘State of the Schools’

  By Lauren ShowsNovember 11, 2024

  

  District enrollment is up from last year, breaking a several-year trend of declining student numbers; there are currently 634 students being educated in the district, with 436 being residents and 198 open-enrolled.

• LIHTC, Gaunt Park raise questions

  By Reilly DixonOctober 23, 2024

  

  The school district and Village government continue to work together to flesh out the details and possibilities of a proposed 50-unit low-income housing development.

• Schools respond to tree concerns

  By Lauren ShowsOctober 19, 2024

  

  Those traveling on East Enon Road in the last week will have noticed some changes to the landscape at McKinney Middle and YS High schools: A number of modular buildings have been delivered to the edge of the campus, and many trees previously on the property have been removed.

• Greene County ESC shows interest in Morgan Fields

  By Reilly DixonSeptember 10, 2024

  

  In an Aug. 28 letter penned by ESC Superintendent Terry Graves-Strieter and Interim Treasurer Kasey Mahaffey to YS School District leaders, the ESC is considering the purchase of the Morgan Fields to “have the land as a space for our students … for recess and other outdoor activities.

• Village Council’s low-income housing talks press ahead

  By Reilly DixonSeptember 3, 2024

  

  At the Monday, Aug. 19 regular Village Council meeting, the group agreed to begin the steps of convening an intergovernmental body, as well authorized $12,500 to cover future legal fees — both in the interest of pursuing $15 million in tax credits to build a 50-unit low-income housing development.

• Springers 4 More Springers seeks zoning reform, more low-income housing

  By Reilly DixonJuly 2, 2024

  

  Springers 4 More Springers is a citizens action group that seeks to work with local elected bodies and residents to reform the Village zoning code, support affordable housing initiatives such as Home, Inc’s 50-unit project and serve as an advocate for tenants.

• School board updates facilities design

  By Lauren ShowsJune 27, 2024

  

  The facilities improvement project is slated to begin construction in January 2025, with completion expected by August 2026.