Board of Education
Overview
The board takes pride in making decisions to forward the district, schools and in result the community. All board meetings are tentatively scheduled to take place the second Wednesday of the month at 6pm in the Slack Center (District Office). Upon request to the Superintendent, the District shall make reasonable accommodation for a disabled person to be able to participate in this activity. This meeting is a meeting of the Board of Education in public for the purpose of conducting the School District’s business and is not to be considered a public community meeting. Public participation is governed by Board Bylaw 0169.1 – Public Participation at Board Meetings.
The next regular board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, November 11th at 6:00pm in the Slack Center (New District Office).
Board Members: Contact information is available under the staff tab at the top of the page.
Front Row: John Messmer-Board President, Kathy Belcher-Member
Second Row: C.J. Miller-Member, Lynn Baldwin-Vice President, Nate Clark-Member
Board Policies
To view all the board policies, please view:
Minutes
View topics, agendas, and minutes for past and future meetings.
Title IX Nondiscrimination
District Title IX Compliance Officers:
Title IX Coordinator
Gar Keen | Athletic Director
1300 St. Rt. 314
Marengo, OH 43334
419-768-3101 | Gar_k@hlsd.us
Title IX Investigators
Chad Carpenter | High School Principal
1300 St. Rt. 314
Marengo, OH 43334
419-768-3101 | Chad_c@hlsd.us
Title IX Decision Maker
Matt Bradley | Middle School Principal
6506 St. Rt. 229
Marengo, OH 43334
Title IX Appeals
Nathan Huffman | Superintendent
6506 St. Rt. 229
Marengo, OH 43334
419-768-2206 | Nate_h@hlsd.us
504 Coordinator
Amber Billings
amber_b@hlsd.us
Director of Student Services
Paige Walters
paige_w@hlsd.us
1300 St. Rt. 314
Marengo, OH 43334
Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Sex in District Programs or Activities
Board Policy 2266 (All board policies can be found on the district website under the Board of Education tab)
Title IX Training Materials
Civil Rights and Title IX Training
Title IX Decision Maker and Appeals Training
Title IX Investigator Training
Title IX Report Writing Training
Bullying and Harassment Report
Highland Local Schools has had 5 incidents of bullying, harassment, and/or intimidation during the second semester of the 2025-2026 school year.