MIAMI EAST LOCAL SCHOOLS
BOARD BITS
Review of
Regular Board Meeting
Brad Burton, board president,
called the regular meeting to order at
Roll Call was taken with board
members Brad Burton, Mark Davis, Rusty Miller, Lucy Taylor, and Harold
Brumfield in attendance.
Also in attendance were: Carolyn
Grimm, staff member; Allen Mack, junior high principal; Tim Williams, high school
principal; Chris Colotto, Resource International; Lisa Laney, Ohio School
Facilities Commission; and Dora Bechtel, Resource International.
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PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments heard.
GOOD NEWS RECOGNITION
Lisa Laney, Planning Manager, from the Ohio Schools
Facilities Commission was in attendance to share the final report from the PK-8
Building project.� In addition, Mrs.
Laney also updated the Board of Education of the district�s status for
qualifying for OSFC funding for future school construction.� Mrs. Laney presented the Miami East Board of
Education with a credit voucher toward the potential construction of a new High
School facility.
Mrs.
Laney reported in �October of 2001, the Miami East Board of Education and the
Ohio School Facilities Commission approved a Master Facilities Plan for
participation in the Expedited Local Partnership Program (ELPP).� This program was created by the General
Assembly to provide school districts with an immediate facilities need a venue
to do the work, while still receiving credit for their efforts when they later
become eligible for state funding under the Classroom Facilities Assistance
Program (CFAP)�.
She
continued by stating �The
The OSFC
believes that a project has been successful when a district opens a building
that serves both the students and the community for many years to come.� The Miami East PK-8 Facility has been an
immense success, and it results directly from the local Board of Education,
Administrators, teachers, staff, and community working together.�
Mrs.
Laney stated �This project was successful on so many levels.� First and foremost, you have a beautiful
state of the art facility for educating the children in the
Also,
the Building and Grounds Committee updated the Board of Education of the past,
present, and future plans for the district.
Tim Williams, Co-Chair of the Building and Grounds Committee reported on
the committee’s work and the first of three tours of the campus that will be
held annually. The three inspection
tours of the district are scheduled for the following dates and locations:
(November 13th,
TREASURER’S REPORT:
A. Approval of the minutes of the regular
board meeting of
16, 2006
B.
Approval of
the financial statements for October 2006.
C. Approval of Faithful Performance Bonds. The BOE approved the
reduction of performance bonds from
the current amount of $100,000 to
$50,000. The Performance Bonds was originally
increased as a result of
the Pre-K8
building project. Now because that
project has been officially
completed the
amount has been reduced for the Board President and
Superintendent for
2007.
D. Approval
to amend the Amended Certificate of Estimated
Resources for the new allocations
for the FY 2007 Grant Funds as
presented.
OTHER INFORMATION ITEMS:
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Funds were used from the Permanent Improvement Fund
(003) in the
amount of $50,083.15, in order to
make the Debt Service payment due
Board’s bond counsel.
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Discussion of financial status of district/five year forecast.
- Discussion
of current school income tax revenues.
- Scheduled
a Records Commission meeting schedule for
2006
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Set Re-Organizational meeting and alternative Budget
document
review –
- “School Finance” Newsletter – The
Board of Education approved the
continued
subscription for another year. The Board
of Education
requested that
the newsletter be sent via e-mail to save the cost of paper.
- Treasurer’s evaluation at end of
meeting in executive session.
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT:
NEW BUSINESS:
EMPLOYMENT ITEMS:
2. Approval
of Pat Fraley’s request for unpaid leave of
absence for
December 14, 15, and 18, 2006.
3. Approval
of the following supplemental contracts for the 2006-07 school year:
High School
Musical Director(s)– Kaitlin Peterman & Mark
Iams- Step 0
½
stipend for both
Flag Corps Director – Lisa Ritchea
4. Approval
of sub teachers who have been approved by the
B. BAND EQUIPMENT
TRAILER AGREEMENT
Approval of the
band trailer agreement that is recommended to be reviewed annually.
C. 2006-2007 MIAMI EAST
BOARD OF EDUCATION GOALS :
Approval of the
Miami East Board of Education Goals, for the 2006-07 school year.
D.
APPROVAL OF BOARD POLICY CHANGES PER NEOLA:
Approval of the
Board Policies changes as presented for
review at the October
meeting. These changes include updates
to items
such as procedures for filling
Superintendent and Treasurer vacancies,
Section 504/ADA policies,
Open-Enrollment policy, use of medication,
and Web-Page Guidelines.
OTHER INFORMATIONA/DISCUSSION ITEMS:
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The Board – “Conditions That Lead To Great
Board-Superintendent Relationships” & “The Board’s Role In Formulating
Legislative Strategy.”
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The November 2006 edition of the Miami East Education
Association “News & Notes” was shared with the Board of Education.
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Superintendent Evaluation Form – Mr. Rappold
reminded the Board of Education that the Superintendent evaluation forms were
distributed to the Board of Education in October and asked the Board of
Education if they wished to complete that evaluation during the regularly
scheduled meeting in December.
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Date and Time for the December Regular Board of
Education Meeting. For the past three
months the Miami East Board of Education’s regularly scheduled meetings had
been moved to the third Monday of every month.
Mr. Rappold inquired about the Board’s decision for dates and times for
the remainder of the school year.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: Evaluation of the Treasurer. The Board of Education proceeded to Executive
session for the purpose of evaluating the Treasurer. The Board of Education returned to the public
session and acted upon the agreed upon evaluation. The Board approved a 3% pay increase for the
Treasurer of Miami East.
BOARD
MEMBERS’ COMMENTS:
- General Discussion(s)
ADJOURNMENT: The
Board of Education adjourned the meeting at
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