The Pickerington Schools Board of Education serves as the governing body of the District. It is made up of five residents elected at large to serve four-year terms. Each January, the Board holds an organizational meeting to elect its president and vice president for the calendar year.

Board Member Cathy Olshefski | Board Member - Mark Hensen | Board President - Clay Lopez | Board Vice President - JD Postage | Board Member - Vanessa Niekamp

The Board of Education is legally responsible for:

Developing necessary policies and regulations for the governance of the school district.
Ensuring students are provided with high quality educational opportunities.
Appointing a superintendent of schools and investing such powers in the superintendent as may be legally delegated.
Appointing a treasurer.
Acting on personnel and policies recommended by the superintendent.
Seeing that the annual budget is prepared and acted on.
Passing an annual appropriations measure.
Annually adopting a master calendar.
Entering into contracts with all personnel in the manner required by Ohio laws.
Levying taxes with a vote of the people to maintain schools.

The school board is the legal entity responsible for implementing the state of Ohio's requirements pertaining to public education. Board members adopt policy and oversee the school district's policy manual. Board members do not manage the day-today operations of our school district; they hire the superintendent and treasurer to do that. All board of education policies can be found on the BoardDocs site. If you do not find the policy you are trying to reference, contact the Chief Administrative Officer at 614-920-6104.

Board Meetings

2025 Board Meeting Schedule

Watch Board Meetings

The Pickerington Schools Board of Education holds regular public meetings twice per month. These meetings are open to the public and can be attended in person or watched online on the PLSD Communications YouTube Channel.

Unless otherwise announced, Board of Education meetings are held on Mondays at 5 p.m. in the District Office Conference Room at 90 N. East Street in Pickerington. The 2025 Board Meeting schedule is as follows:

Executive Sessions

Ohio law mandates that school board meetings be open to the public, except for executive sessions. In an executive session, the Board may discuss but not vote on:

The appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline, promotion, demotion or compensation of an employee or official, or the investigation of charges against an employee or official, or regulated individual requests a public hearing;
The purchase of property for public purposes or the sale of property at competitive bidding;
Disputes which are the subject of pending or imminent court action in conference with an attorney;
Preparing for, conducting or reviewing negotiations or bargaining sessions with employees;
Matters that are required to be kept confidential by federal or state statutes;
Specialized details of security arrangements or emergency response.

January 13, 2025 (Organizational and regular Board Meeting)
January 22, 2025 (Special Meeting - Executive Session)
January 27, 2025 (4:45 p.m. Records Commission Mtg., Regular Board Mtg., Work Session) Location: Pickerington High School North PAC Center, 7800 Refugee Road).
February 10, 2025
February 24, 2025
March 10, 2025
March 24, 2025
April 7, 2025
April 28, 2025 (Honors & Recognitions at 5:00 p.m., meeting immediately after. Location: Pickerington High School Central PAC Center, 300 Opportunity Way)
May 12, 2025 (Meeting moved to PHSN Performing Arts Center for Pride of Pickerington Awards and Retirees Ceremony)
May 27, 2025 (Meeting moved to Tuesday due to Memorial Day - Location: Pickerington High School North PAC Center, 7800 Refugee Road)
June 9, 2025
June 23, 2025
July 14, 2025
July 28, 2025
August 11, 2025
August 25, 2025
September 8, 2025
September 22, 2025
October 13, 2025
October 27, 2025
November 10, 2025
November 24, 2025
December 8, 2025
December 15, 2025 (only if needed)

Public Participation

The Board of Education welcomes comments from our community. The board provides an opportunity for public participation at its meetings, when individuals may offer ideas and ask questions in a public setting. To speak at a board meeting, individuals must fill out and submit a Request to Address the Board of Education form. This form is available at board meetings.

There are two opportunities to comment at board meetings. The board provides a time for general comments at the beginning of the meeting. A second comment period at the end of the meeting is for topics that were covered by the board on that meeting’s agenda. Comments are limited to three minutes.

Individuals addressing the board can expect the board president to respond to questions in one or more of the following ways:

Asking the superintendent or a member of the administration to follow up;
Setting a date for further follow-up or review;
Acknowledging that the question/concern may not be able to be addressed at the present time; or
Thanking you for your input and interest.

In This Section

The Pickerington Schools Board of Education serves as the governing body of the District. It is made up of five residents elected at large to serve four-year terms. Each January, the Board holds an organizational meeting to elect its president and vice president for the calendar year.

Board Agendas & Minutes

Board Policies

Board Meetings

2025 Board Meeting Schedule

Watch Board Meetings

Public Participation