July
16, 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 and Daniel E. Sweeney; and
Absent: Michael Boeckman
Mrs. Huntley led the Pledge of
Allegiance.
Guests: Five (5) guests
Mrs. Huntley welcomed the guests.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Core Math ●
Plus Program: regarding the Core Math
Plus program.
● Mrs. Fisco contacted the publishers of the
textbooks and was informed that only
three school districts in the State of Ohio use this textbook (Oakwood, Keystone and Bay Village).
● Mrs. Fisco contacted the administration at
Oakwood and asked several questions
regarding student success with the program and how well the students are prepared for college.
● Oakwood reported that its students had great
test scores but following up with
performance in college found that students using the Core Math Plus program were least prepared in college course work.
● Oakwood informed Mrs. Fisco that it plans to
drop the Core Math Plus program
at the end of the 2008 school year for the regular track students but will continue for the AP
students.
● The question was asked if there are other
publishers using a similar method to
the Core Math Plus program.
● Mrs. Fisco was told that the curriculum
committee which will study and make
the recommendation to the Board regarding the math program will be formed
in August and will study the curriculum and make the recommendation
by February.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (continued)
● Mrs. Fisco expressed a concern as to how a
student would adjust if moving from
Bay Village Schools to another district in
● The implementation of the program is the most
important key to the success of
that program.
High School ● Rockets Renovation
Committee member Barbara Harrell addressed the Board
Turf Project: regarding the turf
project and thanked them for their commitment to the project.
● Mrs. Harrell asked if the Board was committed
to the entire $2.1 million dollars and if monies would be available
for other projects.
● The Board needs to have further discussion on
the future payments and lending
to the Rockets Renovation Committee and committee members should continue attending board meetings for further
communication with the
Board.
● Mrs. Harrell will meet with Debbie Putnam,
Daryl Stumph and Clint Keener on
Wednesday morning to discuss a payment program.
● Mrs. Harrell also asked about changing the
entrance to the stadium and how the
change would affect the paver project.
● Mr. Harrell invited the Board members to a
volunteer day on August 4th at the
High School facilities to paint fences, weed, stain the pavilion and perform general maintenance.
● The committee has a verbal promise for trees
to be planted around the basin.
BOARD
COMMUNICATIONS
St. Raphael ● Mr. Keener
received a letter from St. Raphael Parish thanking the District for the
Letter: use
of the high school during the renovation project at the church.
AP Test ● Mr. Keener gave the Board a letter from Mr.
Cahoon regarding the AP tests
Letter: (attached
to original minutes).
CONSENT
ITEMS
Consent Mr.
Selong moved and Mrs. Pancoast seconded that the Board of Education
Items: approve
the following consent items:
109
109A A. Minutes of the regular meeting of June 25,
2007 and special meeting of July 3, 2007
and approve all reports dated June 30, 2007.
109B B. Extended field trip for the Women’s Soccer
Team to
109C C. Participation in the Ohio Schools Council for
the 2007-08 school year with an annual membership
of $645.50 (last year’s cost $646.22); participation in the Ohio Schools Council Cooperative Purchasing
Program for the 2007-08 school year
at an annual fee of $800.00 (last year’s cost $800); participation in the Ohio
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CONSENT
ITEMS (continued)
109C (con’t.) Schools Council Legal Hotline Program (10 hours) for an
annual fee of $1,450.00 (last year
10 hours at $1,450.00); and membership for the 2007-08 school year in the Lake Erie Educational Media Consortium (LEEMC) at
a cost of
$618.75 (last year’s cost $619.75) as shown in Exhibit A (attached to original minutes).
109D D. Participation in the Ohio Department of
Administrative Services Cooperative Purchasing
Program for the period August 1, 2007 – July 31, 2008 for an annual fee of $100.
109E E. Approve the following appointments, resignations and leave:
Certified Personnel
Appointments
Pupil
Activity/Supplemental Contracts effective for the 2007-08 school year
Antoun
Tahan, Volleyball Youth Camp ($300.00)
Jason
Frolo, Boys Basketball Youth Camp ($300.00)
David
Olinger, Boys Basketball Youth Camp ($250.00)
Kenneth
Vana, Boys Basketball Youth Camp ($100.00)
Timothy O’Brien, Boys
Basketball Youth Camp ($150.00)
Approve
professional staff for the
Teacher – up to
45 hours
Julie McArn
Resignation
Susan O’Donnell
Resignations
Daniel
W. Sheppard, High School Math
Anne Natale, Title I
Tutor
Leave of Absence –
Parental Responsibility Leave
Kristin
E. Caputo, Normandy Kindergarten, beginning 8/23/07 and ending 8/21/08
New One-Year Limited
Contract effective for the 2007-08 school year
Sean
Dusek, HS Math Teacher, Level D/2 ($40,831)
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CONSENT
ITEMS (continued)
109F F. Approve the following appointments:
Classified
Personnel
Appointments
*Luz M. Lachendro for bus driver training
at a rate of $10/hr. (not to exceed 20 hours). After passage of school bus training course,
to substitute transportation driver
($15.00/hr.)
Extended
School Year Program - paid at the summer school rate of pay or employee’s hourly rate of pay from the
General Fund or 516 for the 2007-08 school
year
Teachers –
001
Nicholl
Bing (Karmansky) – maximum of 35 hours
Sherri
Deal – maximum of 70 hours
Virginia
Eckardt – maximum of 80 hours
Carla
Farrington – maximum of 100 hours
Emily
Forthofer – maximum of 25 hours
Casey
Kinat – maximum of 18 hours
Eileen
Meehan – maximum of 40 hours
Rebecca
Peters – maximum of 10 hours
Susan
Satow – maximum of 100 hours
Sharon
Sauer – maximum of 15 hours
Shawn Stansbury –
maximum of 10 hours
Educational Aides –
001 or 516
Marta
Barhoum – maximum of 70 hours (516)
Carol
Grandy – maximum of 70 hours (001)
Joanne
Hulligan – maximum of 10 hours (001)
Nancy
McLaughlin – maximum of 60 hours (001)
Karen
O’Campo – maximum of 30 hours (516)
Julie
Pugliese – maximum of 130 hours (001)
Birgit
Rudden – maximum of 90 hours (516)
Elizabeth
Schwede – maximum of 80 hours (001)
Anne
Sweeney – maximum of 70 hours (516)
*pending clear BCI
background check
Yes: Mrs. Huntley, Mrs. Pancoast, Mr. Selong,
Abstain: Dr. Sweeney
The President
declared the motion carried.
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
Future Board The
following are dates of upcoming meetings and events in the District:
Meetings and
Events: August
2, Curriculum Committee Meeting at 7:30 a.m. at the K. T.
August 13, Board of
Education Meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the K. T.
August 27, Board of
Education Meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the K. T.
September 10, Board of
Education Meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the K. T.
Bay
School approve the Bay High School Student
Handbook for the 2007-08 school year as
Student shown in Exhibit B (attached to original
minutes).
Handbook:
110 The Board expressed concern
regarding the plagiarism policy.
Yes: none
No: Dr. Sweeney, Mrs. Huntley, Mrs. Pancoast, Mr.
Selong
The
President declared the motion failed.
Schools the Bay Village Schools Activities
Handbook for the 2007-08 school year as shown
Activities in Exhibit C (attached to original
minutes).
Handbook:
111 Yes: Mrs. Pancoast, Mr.
Selong, Dr. Sweeney, Mrs. Huntley
No: none
The
President declared the motion carried.
OTHER BUSINESS
Depth of Mr.
Stumph reported that the District engineer will be asking the EPA for a waiver
Retention regarding
the depth of the retention basin.
Basin:
Adjourn- Dr.
Sweeney moved and Mrs. Pancoast seconded that the meeting be adjourned.
ment:
112 Yes: 4 No: 0
The President declared the motion
carried.
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The
meeting adjourned at 11:06 p.m.
___________________________________________
President
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Treasurer