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Information provided by candidates for Ada board of education

At the October 13 Ada school board candidate forum for the November 2 General Election, four of six candidates provided materials about their candidacy: Adam Baumgartner, Denise D'Arca, Margaret (Peg) Gordon and Ted Griffith. 

Also running for board membership are Chase Archer and Ron Fleming. The ballot can be viewed at the Hardin County Board of Elections website.

The following is a transcript of candidate documents.

Adam Baumgartner

Board of Education resignations and appointments

Ada Exempted Village School superintendent Larry Claypool provided the following information to the Icon regarding the current makeup of the Ada Board of Education and the seats to be filled by the November 2 election.

Board member Ernest Daugherty submitted his resignation and it was approved at the July 29 special Board of Education meeting. Tom Dearth was appointed at the August 18 regular Board of Education meeting to finish this term, which ends December 31, 2021. This seat will be filled by the November 2 election.

School board candidates answer questions at Rotary forum

The Ada Rotary Club hosted a 2021 Board of Education candidate forum in the Dicke Forum on the campus of Ohio Northern University. About 75 people attended in person and about 62 watched or listened online via Facebook. The video recording can be viewed at https://fb.watch/8E64W4lL6i/.

All active candidates for the two available seats on the board attended: 

August minutes for Ada Board of Education

Upon request, the Ada Exempted Village Schools provided the attached minutes for August 18, 2021 Board of Education meeting.

 

 

October Board of Education Meeting October 21

The Ada Exempted Village School District (AEVSD) has announced a 6 p.m. October 21, 2021 meeting of the Board of Education at 725 W. North Ave.

Board members are listed as:

  • Matt Gossman, President 
  • Dr. Amy Mullins
  • Ronald Fleming
  • Tom Dearth
  • Steve Ramey

Information provided on the AEVSD website: https://www.ada.k12.oh.us/districtBoardEd.aspx

Rotary will live stream Board of Education candidate forum October 13

Ada Rotary Club will live stream its forum for Ada Board of Education candidates on the club’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/AdaRotaryClubOfOhio)  for those who cannot attend in person.

The forum is scheduled Wednesday evening, October 13, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. in Dicke Hall on the campus of Ohio Northern University.

All six candidates for two open seats are participating. They include Chase Archer, Adam Baumgartner, Denise D’Arca, Ron Fleming, Margaret Gordon and Ted Griffith. Fleming is the only incumbent.

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