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Board
of Education
Official Proceedings – Regular Meeting
The meeting was called
to order by the President, Daniel Sweeney, at 6:45 p.m. at the
Roll
Call
Present: Carol
S. Pancoast, William Selong, Amy Huntley, Michael Boeckman and Daniel E.
Sweeney; and
Absent: none
Guests: Five (5) guests
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
There
were no questions regarding concerns within the District.
STAFF REPORTS
Progress of ● The committee is
reviewing textbooks and their recommendation will be
Math forwarded to the Curriculum Committee at
the February 7th meeting.
Curriculum ● The Curriculum
Committee will bring the recommendation to the full Board
and Text at the February 25th meeting.
Selection: ● Mr. Keener
will reconvene with the Math Focus Committee to update them on the textbook selection.
BOARD COMMUNICATIONS
Labor ● Minutes have been received.
Management ● A discussion was
held on the committee identification which was discussed at
Committee negotiations.
Meeting: ● The District is planning on moving forward
with the purchase of Progress Book Program.
● This program will be compatible with the
elementary report card.
● Progress Book allows for each teacher to
create a Web page.
● PAM will be working in February 2008.
● Certified building representatives will be
getting opinions from teachers regarding
the next year’s school calendar and these opinions will be brought to the
Board in February.
● The District is considering purchasing their
own server to manage emails.
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BOARD COMMUNICATIONS (continued)
Foundation meeting:
Meeting: ● The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday,
January 15, 2008.
CAC Mr.
Boeckman reported the following with regard to the CAC meeting:
Meeting: ● At the meeting held before year end, the
committee discussed which school
districts
to survey.
● Mr. Cahoon will attend at this meeting.
Curriculum Dr. Sweeney and Mr. Boeckman reported the following with regard
to the
Committee Curriculum
Committee Meeting:
Meeting: ● January 3rd minutes were received.
● Issues regarding the 6th grade
book “The Outsiders” were discussed.
● Mr. Keener will talk to the parents regarding
the letter that was sent to the District
and inform them that the Board is looking into this issue.
● RTI and how it will relate to the budget was
discussed.
CONSENT
ITEMS
Consent Mrs.
Huntley moved and Mrs. Pancoast seconded that the Board of Education
Items: approve
the following consent items:
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9A A. Minutes from the regular meetings of December
10, 2007 and approve all reports
dated December 31, 2007.
9B B. Inter-district service area contract with the
Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga
County for 2007-08 as shown in Exhibit A (attached to original minutes).
9C C. Approve the following appointments and leave:
Certified Personnel
Appointments
Home
Instruction Teachers – paid at curriculum rate of pay from the General Fund
Mike Kozlowski Ann Mowery David Peters
Substitutes
– at the established rate of pay and in accordance with ORC 3319.10
*Virginia Konchan *Jaclyn Rankin *Sharon Luli
*Britni Neiling *Ashley Saxton
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CONSENT
ITEMS (continued)
9C
(con’t.) Certified Personnel
(continued)
Appointments (continued)
Long Term Substitutes
Douglas
James Merritt – effective 12/11/07 for approximately 60 days at the
substitute rate of pay for 10 days and at
BA-0 thereafter
Brendan
Kilbane – at the substitute rate of pay for 10 days and at BA-0
thereafter for a period of approximately 30
days
Parental
Responsibility Leave/FMLA
Karen Schneider, MS
Language Arts, Social Studies
9D Classified Personnel
Appointments
Megan
Rich, to substitute
Donna
Hanna, to substitute Food Service, $9.93/hr., effective 10/29/07
Yes: Mr.
Boeckman, Mrs. Huntley, Mrs. Pancoast, Mr. Selong,
Dr.
Sweeney
No: none
The President
declared the motion carried.
*pending clear FBI
report and BCI report
Home ● The Board had a discussion on the Home
Instruction Policy.
Instruction ● Mr. Cahoon and
Mrs. Patton will be reviewing the policy, especially the
Policy: amount
of time allowed, since the change to Block Scheduling.
● The Treasurer will report the cost of Home
Instruction during the course of the year.
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
Future Board The
following are dates of upcoming meetings and events in the District:
Meetings and
Events: January
15, Bay Educational Foundation Meeting at 6:00 p.m. at the
January 17, CAC Meeting
at 7:00 p.m. at the
January 28, Board of
Education Meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the K. T.
February 7, Curriculum
Committee Meeting at 7:30 a.m. at the K. T.
February 11, Board of
Education Meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the K. T.
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT (continued)
Future
Board February 13, Labor Management
Committee Meeting at 4:00 p.m.
Meetings
and
at the
Events: February
22, Finance Committee Meeting at 7:30 a.m. at the K. T.
(con’t.)
REPORT OF THE TREASURER
Alternate Mrs. Pancoast moved and Mrs. Huntley
seconded that the Board of Education
Tax
Budget: approve the Alternative Tax
Budget Information as shown in Exhibit B
10 (attached to original
minutes).
Yes: Mrs. Pancoast, Mr. Selong, Dr. Sweeney, Mr.
Boeckman,
Mrs.
Huntley
No: none
The President declared
the motion carried.
Purpose Mrs.
Pancoast moved and Mrs. Huntley seconded that the Board of Education
Statement: approve the Purpose Statement for the High School
Cheerleading as shown in
11 Exhibit
C (attached to original minutes).
Yes:
Mr. Selong, Dr. Sweeney, Mr. Boeckman,
Mrs. Huntley,
Mrs.
Pancoast
No: none
The President
declared the motion carried.
Appropria- Mrs. Huntley moved and Mr. Boeckman seconded that the Board of
Education
tion Adjust- approve the appropriation adjustments for the second quarter to
the General Fund
ments: as
shown in Exhibit D (attached to original minutes).
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Yes: Mrs. Pancoast, Mr. Selong, Dr. Sweeney, Mr.
Boeckman
Mrs.
Huntley
No: none
The President
declared the motion carried.
Boating Mrs.
Huntley moved and Mr. Boeckman seconded that the Board of Education
Safety approve
and accept a Boating Safety Education Grant of $1,623.00 for the Spirit
Education of
Grant: Natural
Resources – Division of Watercraft and the in-kind match of $1,700.00 from
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Spirit of
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REPORT OF THE TREASURER (continued)
13 (con’t.) Yes: Mr. Selong,
Dr. Sweeney, Mr. Boeckman, Mrs. Huntley,
Mrs.
Pancoast
No: none
The
President declared the motion carried.
Community Mrs.
Huntley moved and Mr. Selong seconded that the Board of Education
Gym-Capital approve the transfer of $3,278.00 from the General Fund to the
Community Gym,
Improvement Capital Improvement Fund (070) as stated in the Community Gym
Agreement.
Fund:
14 Yes: Mrs. Pancoast, Mr. Selong, Dr. Sweeney, Mr.
Boeckman,
Mrs.
Huntley
No: none
The
President declared the motion carried.
REPORT OF THE
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
OSBA Mrs.
Huntley moved and Mr. Selong seconded that the Board of Education join
Membership the Ohio School Boards Association for the 2008 calendar year at
a cost of
and Legal $5,628
plus $110 for annual Briefcase subscriptions, $185 for the annual School
Assistance Management News subscriptions; and that the Board of Education
participate in
Fund: the
OSBA Legal Assistance Fund for 2008 (cost $250).
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Yes: Mr. Boeckman, Mrs. Huntley, Mrs. Pancoast, Mr.
Selong,
Dr.
Sweeney
No: none
The President declared
the motion carried.
OTHER BUSINESS
Upcoming ● Mrs. Huntley reminded the Board members of
the following upcoming events:
Events: Night at the Races and the PTA
Scholarship Auction.
Space Issues: at
● Mr. Keener and Mrs. Patton will be addressing
this issue.
Board ● January is Board Appreciation Month.
Appreciation ● Mr. Keener
presented each Board member with a certificate of appreciation.
Month:
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OTHER BUSINESS (continued)
Art Mobile ● Mr. Stumph is
seeking quotes on the electrical portion of the art mobile project.
Project: ● There is only one company that sells the
components that the artist is suggesting.
● The proposals are due in the business office
this week.
SchoolDude ● The SchoolDude
program is up and running.
Program: ● This program will allow the Maintenance
Department to track and report all work
projects.
Executive Mrs. Huntley moved and Mr. Boeckman
seconded that the Board of Education of
Session: the
16 p.m. relative to:
X Personnel matters (individuals need not
be named)
X Appointment and/or employment
Dismissal
Discipline
Promotion or demotion
Compensation
Investigation of charges and/or complaints
Purchase or sale of property
Conferences with legal counsel related
to pending or imminent court
action
Negotiations
Security arrangements
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.
Recess Mr.
Boeckman moved and Mrs. Huntley seconded that the Board emerge from
Executive executive
session.
Session:
17 Yes: 5 No: 0
The President declared the motion
carried.
The
Board emerged from executive session at 9:35 p.m.
Adjourn- Mr.
Selong moved and Mrs. Huntley seconded that the meeting be adjourned.
ment:
18 Yes: 5 No: 0
The President declared the motion
carried.
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OTHER BUSINESS (continued)
The
meeting adjourned at 9:39 p.m.
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President
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Treasurer