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Board
of Education
Official Proceedings – Regular Meeting
The meeting was called
to order by the President, Daniel Sweeney, at 6:30 p.m. at the
Roll
Call
Present: William
Selong, Amy Huntley, Michael Boeckman and Daniel E. Sweeney; and
Absent: Carol S. Pancoast
Guests: Nine (9)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
There
were no questions regarding concerns within the District.
BOARD COMMUNICATIONS
Curriculum ● Dr. Sweeney and
Mr. Boeckman attended the Curriculum Committee Meeting
Committee and
commented that the teachers gave an excellent presentation on the math
Meeting: textbook
recommendation.
● There is a strong consensus among the
teachers to purchase the updated versions of
the textbooks which the District is currently using.
● The curriculum will be updated to reflect the
standards of the Ohio Achieves test.
● Mrs. Mosier asked if the books would be
discussed at the next Board meeting.
● Mr. Orrach stated that there will be a Math
Focus Committee meeting on February
20th and another Curriculum Committee meeting on February 28th
after which time book selection should
be made.
● The Board would like the course of study from
the High School Math Department
before the Curriculum Committee meeting on February 28th.
● The study from
● Both reading and math SAT scores are very
high in this community.
● Assessment methods need to be incorporated
into the curriculum.
● Practice needs to become part of the
curriculum and consistent at each grade
level.
● Is the District able to support both the
traditional track and the integrated track of
math at the same time?
● What would it look like and what would be the
cost?
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CONSENT
ITEMS
Consent Mrs.
Huntley moved and Mr. Boeckman seconded that the Board of Education
Items: approve
the following consent items:
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21A
A. Minutes from the regular meeting of
January 28, 2008 and approve all reports
dated January 31, 2008.
21B B. Approve the following appointments, leave and resignations:
Certified Personnel
Appointments
Long-Term Substitute
Heather
Edgerly, Westerly Grade 4, BA-0 after first ten days at substitute rate - for balance of the school year
Supplementals
Carrie
Engelbrecht for 25 hours for class time and planning time for
chorus at the curriculum rate of pay from
General Fund
Ryan Gorius, Baseball –
9th, Level 1 ($2,968) (N)
Pupil
Activity/Supplemental Contracts
Eric
Scheetz, Baseball – Varsity Assistant, Level 3.2//5 ($4,391) (N)
Donald
DeWitt, Baseball – JV, Level 2.1 ($4,013) (N)
*Natalie Camp, Softball –
JV, Level 1 ($3,533) (N)
Susan Moore, Volunteer
Softball Coach
Resignation
Susan Moore, JV Softball
Coach
FMLA
Kelley
Mitchell, MS 5th Grade Science, from March 17th through
the 2007-08 school year
Resignation
For the purpose of
retirement effective at the end of the 2007-08 school year
Thomas Huntley Peter Hussey
21C Classified Personnel
Appointments
Dana Brulport, to
substitute
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CONSENT
ITEMS (continued)
21C (con’t.) Classified
Personnel (continued)
Resignation
Stephen H. Blados, Sr.,
from substitute transportation driver, effective 2/15/08
Scott S. Carras, from
substitute custodian and substitute maintenance, effective 2/1/08
Yes: Mr. Selong, Dr. Sweeney, Mr. Boeckman, Mrs. Huntley
No: none
The President
declared the motion carried.
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
National ● High School Principal Mr. Cahoon updated the
Board of the request by the
Honor High
School to increase the GPA for the admission to National Honor Society
Society GPA: from
3.6 to 3.8.
● Mr. Cahoon gave the Board the number of
students that would qualify using both
the 3.6 and the 3.8 standard and discussed how the process works.
● The Board is concerned as to whether raising
the GPA standard would be good for
students.
● The belief of the High School is that raising
the standard would make the group more
selective.
● The Board’s recommendation is to leave the
GPA at 3.6.
Plagiarism ● Dr. Sweeney and
Mrs. Pancoast will represent the Board and Mr. Cahoon will
Ad Hoc select
several teachers and parents to serve on this committee.
Committee: ● Mr. Cahoon will
get a copy of the procedures to the Board members before the next meeting.
2008-2009 ● Mr. Keener distributed several options for
the 2008-2009 school year calendar to
School the
Board for discussion.
Calendar: ● At the next meeting he will present, for
Board approval, a new calendar starting classes
for students on August 22nd with the last day for students being
June 5th.
Luncheon ● On March 6th, Mr. Keener will have
lunch with Mayor Sutherland, Dr. Sweeney
Meeting: and Mr. Boeckman.
Achieves/ Ohio
Achieves and the Algebra II test, starting with next school year.
Algebra II
Test:
Future Board The
following are dates of upcoming meetings and events in the District:
Meetings and
Events: February
13, Labor Management Committee Meeting at 4:00 p.m. at
the
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT (continued)
Future
Board February 19, Educational
Foundation Meeting at 6:00 p.m. at the
Meetings
and
Events: February
21, CAC Meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the
(con’t.) February
22, Finance Committee Meeting at 7:30 a.m. at the K. T.
February 25, Board of
Education Meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the K. T.
February 28, Curriculum
Committee Meeting at 7:30 a.m. at the K. T.
March 10, Board of
Education Meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the K. T. Allen
Building
Board Mr.
Keener recommended the first reading of the following policies as shown in
Policies - Exhibit A (attached to original minutes):
First Read-
ing: 1240.01 Non-Reemployment
of the Superintendent (revised)
1340 Non-Reemployment of the Treasurer
(new)
1340.01 Non-Reemployment of the Treasurer (delete)
1541 Termination and Resignation (new)
2623 Student Assessment and Intervention
Services (revised)
3120.04 Employment of Substitute Teachers
3121 Criminal History Record Check (revised)
3140 Termination and Resignation (revised)
4121 Criminal History Record Check
(revised)
4140 Termination or Resignation (revised)
5111 Eligibility of Resident/Nonresident
Students (revised)
5611 Due Process Rights (revised)
6610 Student Activity Fund (revised)
8141 Mandatory Reporting of Misconduct by
Licensed Employees (new)
8600.04 Bus Driver Certification (revised)
9211 District Support Organizations (new)
9800 High School Diplomas to World War II,
Korean Conflict, and
Vietnam Conflict Veterans (revised)
REPORT OF THE
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Fiber
Mrs. Huntley moved and Mr.
Boeckman seconded that the Board of Education enter
Contract into a contract with Time Warner
Cable for a 100 Mbps fiber Fast Ethernet
with
Time connection from the
Warner agreement shall be
72 months commencing on July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2014 at
Cable: a cost of $1,025 per month plus a
one time non-recurring fee of $1,000.
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The table below
indicates the quotations that were submitted to the school district
based on the
specifications provided to the vendor.
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REPORT OF THE
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS (continued)
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(con’t.)
Fiber
Proposals Analysis
|
Vendor |
Bandwidth |
Monthly Cost |
Term |
Non-recurring Cost |
Total |
|
Time
Warner |
100
Mbps |
$1,250 |
60
months |
$1,000 |
5
yr. $76,000 |
|
Time Warner |
100 Mbps |
$1,025 |
72 months |
$1,000 |
6 yr. $74,800 |
|
AT&T |
100
Mbps |
$1,076 |
60
months |
AT&T
would have determined at install |
5
yr. $64,560
+ unknown connection costs |
Yes: Mrs. Huntley, Mr. Selong, Dr. Sweeney, Mr. Boeckman
No: none
The President
declared the motion carried.
Anti-Idling Mrs. Huntley moved and Mr. Selong seconded that in recognition
of the opportunity
Policy: to
reduce bus emissions by up to 50%, the Board waives the first reading and
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an Anti-Idling Policy for school buses to allow for an expedited grant
application. The policy will be integrated in the
appropriate existing Board policy at a later date for re-approval as shown in
Exhibit B (attached to original minutes).
Yes: Mr. Selong, Dr. Sweeney, Mr. Boeckman, Mrs.
Huntley
No: none
The
President declared the motion carried.
Adjourn- Mr.
Selong moved and Mrs. Huntley seconded that the meeting be adjourned.
ment:
24 Yes: 4 No: 0
The President declared the motion
carried.
The
meeting adjourned at 8:38 p.m.
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President
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Treasurer