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: Keith Bowman, parent;
Ben Bowman, student; Stephen Kalmar, visitor; Ray Kiser, visitor; Kevin Pyers,
staff member; Reed Pyers, student; Mike Deweese,
resident; Donna Deweese, resident; Mike Allen,
parent; Hannah Allen, student; Patrick Cooley, Troy Daily Newspaper; and Susan
Hartley, Piqua Daily Call.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no
public comments heard.
GOOD NEWS RECOGNITION
The Miami East Board of Education recognized the
Junior High Math Counts Team. Hannah Allen and
Ben Bowman, students
involved in the Math Counts Team were both in attendance. Ben informed the BOE of the activities the team
has been participating in over the past few months. Between
20-30
Junior High students have been participating in weekly math sessions
since October. Four students will represent Miami East in team competition
while four others will serve as alternates at
TREASURER’S REPORT:
A.
Approval
of the minutes of the
B.
Approval
of the financial statements for January, 2007.
C. Reviewed
the Resolution prepared by Peck, Shaffer & Williams, LLP, for issuing a
Bond
Refunding
of the eligible 2002 School Improvement Bonds.
D. Approval of Resolution prepared by Peck,
Shaffer & Williams. LLP, entitled
“Resolution To Issue
Bonds to Replace The Bond Anticipation Notes In The Amount
of $2,000,000.
OTHER:
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of Education of the current
status of the collection of income tax receipts.
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Audit
Update – Mr. Sommer informed the Board of Education that the final audit report
has yet to be released.
SUPERINTENDENT’S
REPORT:
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NEW
BUSINESS:
EMPLOYMENT ITEMS:
1. Approval of Nancy Dunham’s request for
maternity leave to
coincide
with FMLA beginning
2 Approval
of the following certificated personnel for upgrade
of degrees, effective at the beginning of the
second semester of the 2006-07
school year, on the approved
salary schedules:
Bruce
Vanover – BS + 150 to Masters
3.
Approval to rescind the following supplemental contract for
the 2006-07 school year:
High School
Head Girls’ Track Coach – Bruce Vanover – Step 3
4. Approval of the following supplemental
contract for the 2006-2007
school
year:
High School
Head Boys’ Track Coach – Bruce Vanover
– Step 3
Head
Girls Softball Coach – Curt Schaefer – Step 3
Asst.
Boys’ Baseball Coach – Jeff Haulman – Step 2
Junior High School
Volunteer Assistant
Track Coach – Kelly Young
5. Approval of an additional classified sub
for the 2006-07 school
year as follows:
Jo Lynn
Werling – Aide & Clerical
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
2006-07 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 place on
beginning
salary
schedule.
2007-2008
SCHOOL CALENDAR APPROVAL:
Approval of Calendar “ A ”
for the 2007-2008 school year.
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OTHER INFORMATIONAL/DISCUSSION
ITEMS:
- The
Board- “The Most Important Personnel Question You Can Ask” -
- Revised
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- Board
of Education Self-Appraisal Process - Mr. Rappold inquired whether the
Board
of Education wished to complete the self-appraisal process. Board
members all agreed that they would like to complete this process once
again this
year and directed the superintendent to contact Dr. John Decker to
determine a
date that he could attend a future meeting to report his findings and
summaries of
the collected appraisals.
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Board
of Education annual tour of the campus and classrooms – The BOE requested that
the superintendent give the members several potential dates to consider for
their annual tour.
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- Regional Meetings regarding the proposed
Constitutional Amendment to fund
schools
in
meetings
which will better explain the details of the potential amendment.
BOARD MEMBERS’ COMMENTS:
- The
Miami East Board of Education invited Stephen Kalmar, SJK
International, and Ray
Kiser to present information regarding the proposed Honey Creek residential
development. Mr. Kalmar answered
questions from both visitors and Board members regarding the proposed
development. Additionally, a DVD was
shown and information was distributed to BOE members regarding the development.
ADJOURNMENT: The
Board of Education adjourned at
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