The Boardman Board of Education has approved the following Spartan Employee Code of Excellence:
      Each Boardman Local Schools employee shall:
       1) Report to work acceptable, ready, and on-time.
       2) Prepare for and perform all assigned duties required by one’s job description(s).
       3) Comply with reasonable directives issued by established chain of command.
       4) Identify, report, and rectify, if possible, unsafe conditions to maintain a safe and secure school environment.
       5) Demonstrate respect and integrity when interacting with students, families, staff, community members, and other stakeholders at all times.
       6) Comply with federal laws, state statutes, contractual obligations, Board po...Read More >>

     BY JOHN A. DARNELL JR.
      associate editor
      Longtime Boardman Township Road Department superintendent Marilyn Kenner, 65, of Lockwood Blvd., will retire from the post in late January, 2025.
      Kenner has served in the position since Feb., 2016, overseeing an annual budget of some $3 million and a workforce of 20 employees
      She began her career with Boardman Township in 2013, including serving as Acting Director of Planning/Zoning.
      Prior to that she spent 32 years with the Mahoning County Engineer’s Office where she served for 23 years as Chief Deputy Mahoning County Engineer.
      Hallmarks of Kenner’s tenure as head of the Boardman Township Road Department include taking politics out of the annual road resurfacing program and her work in obt...Read More >>

      Carol Sue Clark, 86, formerly of North Lima, Oh., and who served as the Boardman High School Orchestra Director for 27 years, died on Thanksgiving Day.
      Miss Clark took the BHS orchestral program to new heights when she succeeded its founder, Richard S. Bame, in 1971.
      She became director of a small orchestra and transformed it into a comprehensive music education program engaging hundreds of students every year in grades 5–12.
      Students, regardless of income, were able to learn a string instrument and be part of an orchestra. She believed in the potential of all students who wanted to learn to play and pushed them to achieve remarkable things. Focused on musical excellence, Miss Clark prepared her orchestra to compete in state and national competitions, performing difficult works not often attempted by high school orchestras.
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