October
22, 2007
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Board
of Education
Official Proceedings – Regular Meeting
The meeting was called
to order by the President, Amy Huntley, at 6:30 p.m. at the
Roll
Call
Present: William
Selong, Carol S. Pancoast, Amy Huntley, Daniel E. Sweeney and Michael Boeckman;
and Clinton L. Keener, Superintendent; Daryl Stumph, Director of Operations;
Deborah Putnam, Treasurer
Absent: none
Mrs. Huntley led the Pledge of
Allegiance.
Guests: Three (3) guests
Mrs. Huntley welcomed the guests.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
There
were no questions regarding concerns within the District.
STAFF REPORTS
Math Focus ● Mr. Keener
distributed a handout from the Math Focus Group showing District
Group Hand- test results.
out:
NHS By- ● A letter from Mr. Cahoon and a copy of the
National Honor Society By-Laws
Laws: was distributed.
Handbook ● The Board discussed creating a procedure for
approving revisions to documents
Revisions: and handbooks and how and when this should occur.
BOARD COMMUNICATIONS
Labor ● The following topics were discussed at the
Labor Management Committee
Management Meeting held on October 10th:
Committee ● The role of the Insurance Committee
Meeting: ● Long Term Substitute Teacher pay
● LPDC software
● Electronic Gradebook software
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BOARD COMMUNICATIONS (continued)
Educational ● The following was
reported with regard to the Educational Foundation Meeting:
Foundation ● No minutes
were received
Meeting: ● The Foundation approved over $8,000 worth of
grants, many of which were
technology
based.
● Bay Kiwanis gave a $2,500 grant.
● The Foundation will hold a fundraiser on
December 2nd at Arrabiata’s
Italian Restaurant
in
Math Focus ● The following
was reported with regard to the Math Focus Group Meeting:
Group ● The
group met and had an exchange of experiences and ideas.
Meeting: ● Information was shared between
administration, teachers and parents.
Technology ● The following
was reported with regard to the Technology Committee Meeting:
Committee ● The committee reviewed the application for
the technology consultant
Meeting: services.
● The Board will continue to review RFP’s for
this service.
● The Board wishes to hire someone who has
knowledge of technology in schools
and school funding.
Buildings ● The following
was reported with regard to the Buildings and Grounds
and Grounds Committee Meeting:
Committee ● Minutes were distributed.
Meeting: ● Sprint was approved by the City to install
equipment for the cell tower at the High
School site.
● AT & T has submitted drawings to the City
Planning and Zoning Commission
for the structure at the High School.
● The purchase of the windows for Normandy
School may be delayed this year to
move higher priority items, such as lighting at Westerly School, into this year’s budget.
● The issue of fencing around the retention
basin was discussed.
CAC ● The following was reported with regard to the
CAC Meeting:
Meeting: ● An additional topic, Security Issues and
Student Mental Health, was added for
the CAC discussion.
● At the next CAC meeting, members will pick
the top three issues to be presented
to the Board.
CONSENT
ITEMS
Consent Mrs.
Pancoast moved and Mr. Selong seconded that the Board of Education
Items: approve
the following consent items:
153
153A A. Minutes from the regular meeting of October
8, 2007.
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CONSENT
ITEMS (continued)
153B B. Approve the following appointments and changes:
Certified Personnel
Appointments
Extended
Day
Jeani
Parr – from October through December 2007 not to exceed 18 hours
Margaret
Eaton – from October 2007 through May 2008 not to exceed 40 hours
Beth
Drinan – from October 2007 through May 2008 not to exceed 40 hours
Elizabeth
Shiry – from October 2007 through May 2008 not to exceed 40 hours
Substitutes – at
the established rate of pay and in accordance with ORC 3319.10
Rachael
Partridge Caroline Woodie
Kathryn
Toerner
Supplementals – effective
for the 2007-08 school year
Kirsten
Brabender-Millet, Resignation, Athletic Site-Manager, Fall (50%)
David Kohler, Athletic
Site Manager, F (25%), Level 2.1 ($742.25)
Pupil
Activity/Supplemental Contracts- effective
for the 2007-08 school year
Andrew
Fleck, Swimming – Head Coach, Level 2.1 ($5,918) (N)
Annette
McCoy, Swimming – Assistant/Diving, Level 4 ($4,177) (N)
Rachael Partridge,
Swimming – Assistant, Level 1 ($3,899) (N)
Change of Contract
Barbara
Ayers, from H-12 to I-12 ($70,207)
Margot
Benjamin, from B-2 to C-2 ($39,975)
Catherine
Bogart, from F-11 to G-11 ($64,807)
Wendy
Crumbacher, from H-14 to I-14 ($76,462)
Elizabeth
Gerhan, from E-5 to F-5 ($49,378)
Danielle
Harkins, from B-3 to C-3 ($41,611)
Timothy
Jansen, from F-10 to G-10 ($62,099)
Luke
Kieffer, from B-3 to C-3 ($41,611)
Jill
Kuhn, from E-23 to F-23 ($75,407)
Paula
Lytz, from E-11 to F-11 ($63,792)
Richard
Manderine, from B-7 to D-7 ($50,110)
Joy
May, from C-7 to D-7 ($50,110)
Timothy
O’Brien, from C-5 to E-5 ($47,376)
Diane
Poretsky, from D-9 to E-9 ($55,999)
Nikole
Ramirez, from C-8 (50%) to D-8 (50%) ($26,103)
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CONSENT
ITEMS (continued)
153B
(con’t.) Certified Personnel (continued)
Change of Contract (continued)
Ronald
Rutt, from B-2 to C-2 ($39,975)
Sharon
Sauer, from G-25 to H-25 ($81,096)
Kristen
Srsen, from F-5 to G-5 ($50,165)
Lynne
Tijanich from D-9 to E-9 ($55,999)
Barbara
Woodburn, from E-25 (50%) to F-25 (50%) ($39,212)
Gary Fitchpatrick, from
E-5 to F-5 ($49,378)
153C C. Approve the following appointments and leave:
Classified
Personnel
Appointments
Cynthia
Farley, to substitute educational aide ($11.30/hr.), substitute library
assistant ($10.79/hr.) and substitute
secretary ($11.98/hr.)
Dawn
Galang, to substitute educational aide ($11.30/hr.), substitute library
assistant ($10.79/hr.) and substitute
secretary ($11.98/hr.)
Katherine
Corona to substitute custodian ($11.27/hr.) effective 10/10/07
Christine
Zirbs, to substitute educational aide ($11.30/hr.), substitute library
assistant ($10.79/hr.) and substitute
secretary ($11.98/hr.)
Karin
Larson, to substitute educational aide ($11.30/hr.), substitute library
assistant ($10.79/hr.) and substitute secretary
($11.98/hr.)
Holly
Montgomery-Nye, to substitute educational aide ($11.30/hr.), substitute
library assistant ($10.79/hr.) and substitute
secretary ($11.98/hr.)
Leave of Absence
Gail
Venkataraman, leave of absence for parental responsibility, effective for the
remainder of the 2007-2008 school year
Yes: Mr.
Boeckman, Mrs. Huntley, Mrs. Pancoast, Mr. Selong,
Dr.
Sweeney
No: none
The President
declared the motion carried.
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
Change Mr. Selong moved and Mrs. Pancoast seconded
that the Board of Education approve
of
Contract: the following change of
contract:
154
Darcy Boeckman
from 4/16 to 5/16 ($34.34/hr.)
Yes: Mrs. Huntley, Mrs. Pancoast, Mr. Selong, Dr.
Sweeney
Abstain: Mr. Boeckman
The
President declared the motion carried.
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT (continued)
Future Board The
following are dates of upcoming meetings and events in the District:
Meetings and
Events: October
24,
High School
November 1, Curriculum
Committee Meeting at 7:30 a.m. at the
November 12, Board of
Education Meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the
November 14, Labor
Management Committee Meeting at 4:00 p.m.
at the
November 15, CAC Meeting
at 7:00 p.m. at the
November 28, Math Focus
Group Meeting at 4:30 p.m. at the K. T.
Positive
Dr. Sweeney moved and Mrs.
Pancoast seconded that the Board of Education
Education
approve an agreement for
consultation and Support Services from Positive
Program: Education Program for the 2007-08
school year as shown in Exhibit A (attached to
155 original minutes).
Yes: Mr. Selong, Dr. Sweeney, Mr. Boeckman, Mrs.
Huntley,
Mrs.
Pancoast
No: none
The President
declared the motion carried.
Board The
policies were presented by Mr. Keener with the correction made to Policy
Policies: 6424,
by removing the words, “with a value of less than $250” from the first
paragraph.
Board Mr.
Boeckman moved and Dr. Sweeney seconded that the Board of Education
Policies- approve
the following:
Second
and
Adop- 1320 Duties of the Treasurer (revised)
tion: 1330 Evaluation of the Treasurer (revised)
156 1481 Use of Employee’s Personal Property at School (new)
2340 Field and Other District-Sponsored
Trips (revised)
2465 Suspension/Expulsion of Disabled
Students (delete)
3281 Use of Employee’s Personal Property at
School (new)
4281 Use of Employee’s Personal Property at
School (new)
5320 Immunization (revised)
5330 Use of Medications (revised)
5605 Suspension/Expulsion of Students with
Disabilities (new)
6320 Purchases (revised)
6424 Purchasing Cards (new)
7300 Disposition of Real Property/Personal
Property (revised)
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REPORT
OF THE SUPERINTENDENT (continued)
156
(con’t.) 7530 Lending of Board-Owned Equipment (revised)
8310 Public Records (revised)
8400 School Safety (revised)
8800 Religious/Patriotic Ceremonies and
Observances (revised)
Yes: Mrs.
Huntley, Mrs. Pancoast, Mr. Selong, Dr. Sweeney,
Mr.
Boeckman
No: none
The President
declared the motion carried.
Table of Mr.
Selong moved and Mrs. Pancoast seconded that the Board of Education
Board table
the Board Policy Second Reading and Adoption of number 9211 and send the
Policy policy
back to the Policy Committee.
9211:
157 Yes: Mr. Selong, Dr. Sweeney, Mr. Boeckman, Mrs.
Huntley,
Mrs.
Pancoast
No: none
The President
declared the motion tabled.
Approval of Dr. Sweney moved and Mr. Selong seconded to approve the
following:
Policy
9700.01: Policy
9700.01
158
Amendment Dr.
Sweeney moved and Mr. Selong seconded to amend the motion to approve
to Board policy
9700.01 Advertising and Commercial Activities by removing the words,
Policy “political
candidate or ballot issue”, from page four paragraph two.
9700.01:
159 Yes: Dr. Sweeney, Mr. Boeckman, Mrs. Huntley, Mrs.
Pancoast,
Mr.
Selong
No: none
The President
declared the motion carried.
Vote on The
following vote was taken on the Amended Motion.
Amended
Motion 158: Yes: Mr. Boeckman,
Mrs. Huntley, Mrs. Pancoast, Mr. Selong,
160 Dr. Sweeney
No: none
The President
declared the motion carried.
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REPORT OF THE
TREASURER
Petty Cash Mr. Selong moved and Mr. Boeckman seconded that the Board of
Education
Increase: approve
the increase in petty cash for each location as shown below:
161
REPORT OF THE
TREASURER
Treasurer’s
Office from $40 to $100
High
School Office from $40 to
$100
Middle
School Office from $55 to $100
Westerly
Office from $25 to
$100
Yes: Mrs. Huntley, Mrs. Pancoast, Mr. Selong, Dr.
Sweeney
Mr.
Boeckman
No: none
The
President declared the motion carried.
OTHER BUSINESS
Reading Program
Program: ● Mrs. Patton is researching this issue and
will report back to Dr. Sweeney.
Executive Mrs. Pancoast moved and Mr. Boeckman
seconded that the Board of Education of
Session: the
162 p.m. relative to:
Personnel matters (individuals need not be named)
Appointment and/or employment
Dismissal
Discipline
Promotion or demotion
Compensation
Investigation of charges and/or complaints
Purchase or sale of property
X Conferences with legal counsel related
to pending or imminent court
action
Negotiations
X Security arrangements
X Matters required to be kept
confidential by state or federal law
Yes: Mr. Selong, Dr. Sweeney, Mr. Boeckman, Mrs.
Huntley,
Mrs.
Pancoast
No: none
The President declared
the motion carried.
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OTHER BUSINESS (continued)
Recess Dr.
Sweeney moved and Mr. Boeckman seconded that the Board emerge from
Executive executive
session.
Session:
163 Yes: 5 No: 0
The President declared the motion carried.
The Board emerged from
executive session at 9:34 p.m.
Adjourn- Mrs.
Pancoast moved and Dr. Sweeney seconded that the meeting be adjourned.
ment:
164 Yes: 5 No: 0
The President declared the motion
carried.
The
meeting adjourned at 9:38 p.m.
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President
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Treasurer