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Review of February 19, 2008

Regular Board Meeting

 

Brad Burton, board president, called the regular meeting to order at 7:00 p.m., held in room 602 at Miami East Junior High School. The country was honored by the Pledge of Allegiance.

Roll Call was taken with board members Brad Burton, Mark Davis, Rusty Miller, and Lucy Taylor in attendance.

Also in attendance were: Ashley Demmitt, staff member; Beth Culbertson, MEEF; and Dustin Fisher, Troy Daily Newspaper.

 

                                               

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There were no public comments heard.

 

 

GOOD NEWS RECOGNITION

            Beth Culbertson, representing the Miami East Education Foundation (MEEF) addressed the Board of Education regarding the upcoming Vikingfest 2008 event.  Mrs. Culbertson invited every student, staff member, parent, and resident to MEEF’s upcoming Vikingfest that will be held on Saturday, February 23.  Beth described the events that are planned for Vikingfest.  These events/activities include:

                                   

·        free estate planning seminar, led by Rusty Miller, beginning at 11:00 a.m.

·        Fletcher United Methodist church chicken and noodles, serving begins at 11:30

·        a chili cook-off

·        silent auction and local booths for shopping (Foundation spring bulbs, Miami   

            East alumni Cat's Meow buildings, other unique items)

·        student art show

·        children’s games (old “School carnival”)
 

            Mrs. Culbertson shared that students at the Elementary, Junior High, and High School that are participating in this year’s Leadership Conference volunteered to also assist with the festival.  Thanks to Kelly Young, Sandy Finkes, and Ceal Turnbull for coordinating these student volunteers.  The goal of Vikingfest is two-fold.  First, proceeds from the festival will be used to fund student scholarships and teacher grants.  Secondly, the festival is an excellent opportunity to continue educating and informing the community of the mission and goals of MEEF.  Mr. Rappold thanked Beth and all of the members of the Foundation for the tremendous amount of time and effort they have devoted to the festival.

 

 

 

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TREASURER’S REPORT:

 

A.                 Approval of the minutes of the January 15, 2008 special (re-organizational)

board meeting, as presented by the treasurer. 

 

B.                 Approval of the financial statements for January, 2008. 

 

           

C.         OTHER:

     -      Mr. Sommer updated Board members of the collection of the last quarter’s
            school district Income Tax receipts.

 

     -       This month’s “School Finance” Newsletter was shared with Board members.

 

 

       

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT:

 

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NEW BUSINESS:

            A.        EMPLOYMENT ITEMS:

 

1.                  Approval of Patricia Gentis’s revised request for maternity leave

and for it to coincide with FMLA beginning March 10, 2008 through

May 30, 2008.

 

2.                  Approval of Meghan Arnold’s request for maternity leave and for

it to coincide with FMLA beginning March 1, 2008 through May 23, 2008.

 

3.            Approval of unpaid leave of absences for the following employees:

                  Kathy Knoop -  February 28-29, 2008

                                                Diane Littlejohn - ½ day on March 20, 2008
                                                Cindy Hirsch - March 31, 2008

 

4.         Approval of the following out-of-state professional leave requests for two

(2) high school foreign language instructors, Glenna Rinehart and Kathleen

McCrillis.  They will be attending the Central States Conference on the

Teaching of Foreign Language which will be held at Dearborn, MI. on 

March 6-8, 2008. 

       



 

 

5.         Approval of the following supplemental contracts for the 2007-2008
            school year:

 

       High School          

      Head Boys’ Baseball Coach – Barry Coomes – Step 5

      Asst. Boys’ Baseball Coach – Jeff Haulman – Step 3

      Head Boys’ High School Track Coach – Brian Kadel – Step 0
            Head Girls’ High School Track Coach – Megan Noll – Step 3

      Assistant High School Track Coach – Preston Elifritz – Step 0
            Assistant Softball Coach – Patrick Nevius – Step 1
            Volunteer Assistant Softball Coach – John Streb

           

       Junior High School

                                                Head Junior High Track Coach – Gary Church – Step 3

                                                Assistant Junior High Track Coach – Jenny Ziegenbusch – Step 3

 

 

6.         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 2007-08 school year.  The
            board-approved rate of pay has been set at $75.00 per day through 10th
                consecutive day and $83.00 per day from 11th day through 60 consecutive
            day, then placed on the beginning salary schedule.

 

 

            B.       APPROVAL OF LANDSCAPING AND MOWING CONTRACT:

                                    Approval of Lostcreek Lawn & Fence Company’s bid for summer mowing and

                        landscaping the outside grounds of Miami East High School, Junior High, Elementary,

                        and practice fields for the 2008 and 2009 seasons. 

 

 

            C.        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 10-14, 2008. 

 








 

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OTHER INFORMATIONAL/DISCUSSION ITEMS:

  

                        -           Board members were given this month’s edition of The Board – “Why Every
                                    Board Needs A Behavior Code” & “How Media Centers Are Important to
                                    Academics”

 

-           Board members discussed completing the Board of Education Self-Appraisal
            Process that they have completed for the past several years.  Board members
            directed Mr. Rappold to contact Dr. John Decker, ESC Superintendent, to
            determine if he would once again facilitate the collection and analysis of this
            year’s self-appraisal.

 

-                     Board of Education members unanimously approved participating in an annual tour of the campus and classrooms.  BOE members asked Mr. Rappold to suggest several potential dates for the spring tour.  

 

-           Mr. Rappold updated the Board on the status of the district-wide Social Studies
            textbook selections.  Teams have been requested to present their selections to the
            BOE later this spring.

 

-           Mr. Rappold encouraged everyone to attend both the MEEF Vikingfest 2008, on
                        Saturday February 23, 2008 & the Junior Class Donkey Basketball Game on
                        Monday, February 25, 2008.

-           Board members were given this month’s Miami East Education Association’s
                        newsletter.

 

 

 

BOARD MEMBERS’ COMMENTS:

 

                        -           General Discussion(s)

 

ADJOURNMENT: Board members adjourned the meeting at 7:45 p.m.

 

 

 

NEXT MEETING

MIAMI EAST K-8 SCHOOL

March 18, 2008

7:00 P.M.