MIAMI EAST LOCAL SCHOOLS
BOARD BITS
Review of January 24, 2006
Regular Board Meeting
Brad
Burton, board president, called the regular meeting to order at 7:00 p.m., held
at Miami East PreK-8 School. The country was honored by the Pledge of
Allegiance.
Roll
Call was taken with board members Brad Burton, Mark Davis, Rusty Miller, Lucy
Taylor, and Harold Brumfield in attendance. �Also in attendance was Chuck Sodder, Robert Brumbaugh, Allen Mack,
and Chris Weddle.
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COMMENTS
District resident, Robert
Brumbaugh addressed the Miami East Board of Education regarding the operating
levy agenda item.� Mr. Brumbaugh
expressed frustration toward the district and the BOE for considering an
operating levy.� He informed the BOE
that over the past year he has had to pay more for health care, fuel, phone,
and electricity in his own home.� In
addition, he informed the BOE that he would not support a levy for employees in
a district that do not work more than 182 days per year.� He also expressed frustration of the
district�s decision to move to the CCC, which he believes will raise the cost
of transportation.
Brad Burton, Board President,
thanked Mr. Brumbaugh for taking the time to attend the meeting and proceeded
to the next agenda item.
GOOD NEWS
RECOGNITION
����������� Mr. Rappold
reminded the Board of Education that beginning during the February meeting each
of the sub-committees from the district�s Strategic Plan will be making their
annual reports.� The first committee
scheduled to make a report will be the Technology Committee.� Throughout the spring each of the
committee�s will choose a monthly regular Board of Education meeting to update
the BOE of their progress.
TREASURER’S
REPORT
A. Approval of the minutes of the December
20, 2005 regular board meeing,
And the January 10,
2006 special (re-organizational) board meeting as presented
by
the treasurer.
B. Approval
of the financial statements for December, 2005, as
presented by the treasurer.
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BOARD
AGENDA
JANUARY 24,
2006
C. Reviewed the ½% additional School
District Income Tax Levy resolution, for a
continuing period of time, and the
3.5 Mill Permanent Improvement Renewal Tax
Levy,
for a period of five years, as prepared by Peck, Shaffer & Williams, LLP. R
During
the discussion regarding the levy Mr. Rappold requested the opportunity
to
respond to the comments made earlier during the public comment section.
First,
Mr. Rappold addressed concerns regarding the increases in health care, fuel,
and
electricity. Mr. Rappold agreed and
shared with the BOE that these same
concerns
and costs were being felt by the district as well and was one of the major
reasons
the operating levy was needed in the district.
Mr. Rappold wanted to
commend
the staff at Miami East for recognizing the increase in health care costs
and
as a result chose to agree to reductions in health care in an attempt to assist
the
district. In addition, Mr. Rappold
disagreed with the earlier comment
regarding
the CCC move. Before this decision was
made the athletic council took
a
long look at travel time and distances and in comparing the existing CBC and
the
new CCC the distances and times were comparable. Lastly, Mr. Rappold and
Mr.
Davis both took offense to the comment that staff members were only
working
182 days out of a year. Mr. Rappold
commented that it is not uncommon
to
have staff members working after school and during the evenings in
preparation
for school and many attend and work over the summer. Also, Mr.
Rappold
reminded the BOE of the many reductions already implemented by the
district
in an attempt to address the budget concerns.
D. Approval
of the resolution prepared by Peck, Shaffer & Williams,
LLP,
entitled “Resolution Proposing The Levy Of An Additional Annual Tax
For
School District Purposed On The School District Income Of Individuals And
Of
Estates And Determining To Proceed With Submission Of Said Levy”.
E. Approval
of the resolution prepared by Peck, Shaffer & Williams,
LLP, entitled
“Resolution
Determining To Proceed To Levy a Tax In Excess
Of
The Ten-Mill Limitation” for Permanent Improvements.
OTHER:
-Audit
Update – The Board of Education was informed that the district-wide audit
is
still currently being conducted. The
auditors are being housed in the high
school
and are unsure of a targeted completion date.
Because each of the Miami
East
Board of Education members are serving on the Audit Committee, each
member
will be invited to attend the culminating conference at the conclusion of
the
audit.
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BOARD AGENDA
JANUARY 24, 2006
SUPERINTENDENT’S
REPORT:
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EMPLOYMENT
ITEMS:
1. Approval
of the revision of following supplemental contract
for the 2005-06
school year:
High School
Class
Advisor – 11th grade – Noelle Mumpower-Davis
½ stipend
2. Approval of the following
supplemental contract
for the 2005-06
school year:
High School
Class
Advisor – 11th grade – Jane Worthington
½ stipend
3. Approval of Amanda Riley’s request
for maternity leave to
coincide with
FMLA beginning May 8, 2006 through June 2, 2006.
4. Approval of the following
certificated personnel for upgrade of
degrees,
effective at the beginning of the second semester of the 2005-06
school year, on
the approved salary schedules:
Jeffrey
Smith – MA to MA+15
5. Approval
of sub teachers who have been approved by the
Miami
County Educational Service Center and on file in the central
office. These are all on an as needed basis for the
2005-06 school year.
The
board-approved rate of pay has been set at $73.00 per day through
10th
consecutive day and $83.00 per day from 11th day through 60 days in
the
same position, then placed on beginning salary schedule.
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BOARD AGENDA
JANUARY 24, 2006
B.
LATE ARRIVAL
FOR JUNIORS AND SENIORS DURING ADMINISTRATION
OF OGT:
Approval of Miami East High School’s
request to allow Juniors and Seniors to arrive two hours late during the
administration of the Ohio Graduation Test during the week of March 13 -16, 2006.
C.
NEWLY ELECTED
MIAMI EAST EDUCATION FOUNDATION MEMBERS
AND OFFICERS:
Approval of the following
individuals for to serve on The Miami East
Education
Foundation:
President: Derick
Bendickson
Vice-President: Nancy McMaken
Treasurer: Ann
Runner
Secretary: Sharon
Buse
Voting Members: Lisa Bergman and Beth Culbertson
OTHER
INFORMATIONA/DISCUSSION ITEMS:
- The Board- “The
Crucial Role of Feedback in Leadership”and
“Are You a Responsive Board”
- Copies of the Miami
East Education Association monthly newsletters were
distributed to each of the BOE
members.
- Presentation of
certificates in recognition of “School Board Recognition Month”
BOARD MEMBERS’ COMMENTS:
- Mrs. Taylor and Mr. Burton both remarked how
they appreciated receiving the
latest copy of the Junior High Viking
Newspaper.
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BOARD AGENDA
JANUARY 24, 2006
ADJOURNMENT:
The
Miami East Board of Education officially adjourned the meeting at 7:50 p.m.
NEXT MEETING
MIAMI EAST K-8 SCHOOL
February 21, 2006
7:00 P.M.