Wellsville-Middletown R-I officials talked with representatives from Google to discuss plans on improvements for the school district.

Superintendent Tiffany Gosseen shared the phone conservation she had with Google at the R-I School Board Meeting on May 14. She said the company is going to help contribute $5,000 for playground equipment, $25,000 for scholarships, $5,000 for a junior high robotics team and $50,000 for its FFA program.

“She said generally if Google has a new vendor or new partnership, it’s a 90-day minimum,” Gosseen said. “But they already set up a partnership with an attorney in the area. So once this is approved, they will send the money to him and we’ll have the money within days. She acted like we can have the scholarship money next week. I’m not ready to navigate these checks until this money actually hits our bank account.”

Google is the end user for Project Spade, the second of two data center projects to be located in Montgomery County. The data center will be in the southeast quadrant of the Interstate 70 and Highway 19 interchange. Related Digital is the developer of the project.

Gosseen said she received the phone call from Google representatives on May 13.

“They’re getting ready to make an announcement in the community as far as what commitment they’re going to make going forward,” she said.

Gosseen also discussed future projects that need to be made at the W-M campus. The exterior doors have to be replaced and the playground has to be ADA accessible.

“Of the two, I think the playground would be the priority,” Gosseen said. “It’s less expensive. It’s not in the quarter of a million dollar range. We can do at least a portion of it for $100,000-$120,000.”

Board members approved Nancy Blaue and Deanna Peak as W-M parent educators for next school year, the 2026-27 extra duty salary schedule and the June 30, 2026 audit engagement letter.