Anderson concludes decade of service on Lake school board

Jenny Anderson has left the Lake Local Board of Education after serving since 2014. The Dec. 15 meeting was her last. The board invited former Superintendent Kevin Tobin to speak at that meeting. Noting that Anderson graduated from Springfield High School, he presented her with an honorary Lake graduation document. Other board members also spoke, and Anderson thanked them. She was then asked to conduct the Lions Club recognition ceremony.

In other business, the board appointed President Adam Doane as president pro tempore to conduct the organizational meeting Jan. 12, 2026.

The board accepted three donations: $5,000 from Ken Brott for the benefit of the robotics program; $500 from David and Tracey Jackson of Macon, Ga., for the benefit of the Steven and Diane Breit Family Scholarship Fund; and $816 from National Whitetails Unlimited of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., for the benefit of the National Archery in the Schools Program at Lake Elementary School.

The board agreed to purchase a 2018 Chevrolet 3500 HD pickup truck from Lake Township for $22,000.

The board approved the first reading of the 2026-27 school calendar. Final approval is expected at the next meeting Jan. 12, 2026.

The next regular meeting of the Lake Local Board of Education will be held Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, at 6 p.m. at Lake Elementary School. The organizational meeting will be followed immediately by the regular business meeting. All meetings are open to the public, and the agenda for every regular meeting includes time for public comment. After adoption of the minutes of each meeting, the audio recording is available upon request from the Lake Local Administration Office at 330-877-9383.