MIAMI EAST LOCAL SCHOOLS
BOARD BITS
Review of
Regular Board Meeting
Rusty
Miller, 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: Dr. John Decker, Miami County Educational Service Center
(ESC) Superintendent; Mr. Vickers, parent; and Melanie Yingst,
Troy Daily Newspaper.
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PUBLIC COMMENTS
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were no public comments heard.
GOOD NEWS RECOGNITION
Dr. John Decker, Miami County Educational Service
Center (ESC)
Superintendent presented the results and recommendations from the Miami East
Board of Education Self-Appraisal process.�
Annually, the Miami East Board of
Education completes a self-appraisal survey.�
Each of these surveys is then
submitted to Dr. John Decker who tabulates the results and presents findings
and
offers recommendations for the upcoming school year.
����������� Dr.
Decker reported that the 2007-2008 Board Self-Evaluation was very good.�
Ninety-four percent (94%) of all answers were either excellent or
satisfactory.� All
sections of the evaluation had an efficiency rating of ninety-eight percent
(98%) or
better, except one. Dr. Decker commended
the Miami East School Board for participating
in an annual self-evaluation process.
Additionally, Dr. Decker commended the BOE for
the good work it had done the previous year and the positive manner it displays
as servants
of the
TREASURER’S REPORT:
A.
Approval of the
minutes of the
the
treasurer.
B.
Approval of the
financial statements for July 2008, as presented by the treasurer.
C.
Approval to amend
the Memorandum of Agreement with Clark, Schaefer,
Hackett & Company for Audit Services for FY2008 to
increase the fee for
audit by
$2,176.00. The increase in the fee is
due to the amount of Federal
expenditures exceeding the $ 500,000.00 threshold to perform audit under the
Single Audit, Circular A-133, guidelines.
D.
Approval of a
“Resolution Determining To Proceed To Levy A Tax In
Excess Of The Ten-Mill
Limitations” for the renewal of a 3.5 mill current
expense operating levy, as
prepared by Peck, Shaffer & Williams LLP.
E.
Approval to repay
the following advances of funds from June, 2008:
From To In
The Amount Of
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Grant General Fund (001-0000) $
193.24
(452-9418)
Title IV-A Drug Free
Grant General Fund (001-0000) $ 3,022.64
(584-9808)
$ 3,215.88
(584-9809)
INFORMATIONAL
ITEMS:
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Approval
of two registrations for the 2008 O.S.B.A. Capital Conference to be held
-
O.S.B.A.
Capital Conference Forms for Delegate and Alternate –
-
Recommend
approval for out of district travel and registration fees for the treasurer
to attend the annual treasurers’ clinic to be held at the
OH, on
Investment training held
at Columbus State College, on
$100.00
per person, as well as mileage reimbursement for both.
-
2008-2009
Hospitalization, Dental and Vision
Insurance Premium Rates -
-
School
Finance Newsletter –
- Other -
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT:
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Approval of Chelsey
Garster, as an elementary music teacher, at
Miami
East Elementary, on a one-year limited contract, Bachelor’s
Degree, step 0, at the board approved rate of
pay for the 2008-2009
school
year, pending BCII/FBI check.
2. Approval of adjustments for the following
certified teaching contracts,
after receiving original transcripts on the following
employees, effective for the 2008-2009 school year:
a) Steve Kirby – BS
to BS +150 @ Step 3
3. Approval of Betsy Widener’s request for
maternity leave to coincide
with
FMLA beginning
4. Approval to rescind the following
supplemental contracts, due
to letters of resignation, effective
a) Asst. Band Director – Leah Brough – Step 1
b)
Show Choir Director – Kristy Voisard
5. Approval
of a revision for an increase in the step of John Cash’s
supplemental
contract, as high school assistant volleyball coach,
from step 0 to step 6, as previously
approved at the
meeting.
6. Approval
of the following person for supplemental contracts, effective
for the 2008-09 school year, based on their years of
experience,
at the board
approved rate of pay:
HIGH SCHOOL
Fall Site Manager – Ashley Kinder
7. Approval
of the sub teacher daily rate pay for the
2008-2009 school
year
to continue at $75.00 per day through 10th consecutive days, and
$83.00
per day from 11th day through 60 days in the same position,
then
placed on beginning salary schedule.
8. Approval of sub teachers who have been
approved by the
office. These are all on an as
needed basis for the 2008-09 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 days in
the
same position, then placed on beginning salary
schedule.
9. Approval of classified sub salary rates, by
category, for the
2008-2011 school years.
10. Approval
of classified subs, by category, as on file in the
central office.
Classified subs are all on an as needed basis for the
2008-09 school year,
at the approved board rate of pay per sub category.
11. Approval
of Chad Widener’s letter of resignation, as junior
high
school social studies teacher effective
B. VENDORS FOR 2008-2009 SCHOOL YEAR:
Approval for the following vendors for
the 2008-09 school year, as
on
file in the central office as follows: Nickles
Bakery, Klostermans Bakery, Trauth Dairy, and Reiter Dairy, along
with other vendors through the SWOEPC for all cafeteria bids; Artex Services for dust
mops and walk-off mats and dish towels; Kirk’s Nationalease Garage for
district bus maintenance; Grismer’s for all tire service for buses and
other district vehicles; and Paxton Communications, for bus and base
radios for the district.
C. 2008-2009
ANTI-HARASSMENT COMPLIANT OFFICER:
Approval of
D. TRANSPORTATION
COSTS FOR ATHLETIC CONTESTS IN 2008-09:
Approval for the board to assume transportation costs
for athletic contests in 2008-09, at an amount not to exceed $15,000, and to
support actual cost.
E. SPACE
USAGE AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNCIL ON RURAL SERVICES PROGRAM FOR 2008-09:
Approval of the Space Usage Agreement
with Council on Rural Services,
to once
again operate a pre-school program in the K-8 building for the upcoming
2008-2009
school year.
OTHER INFORMATIONAL/DISCUSSION ITEMS:
- Mr. Rappold shared this
month’s edition of The Board – “Your Role in Supporting
the Board President”
- Mr. Rappold shared the events and
activities that occurred earlier in the day for the
first
First Staff Day – August 19, which began at
- Superintendent
Performance Evaluation Form
EXECUTIVE SESSION: Evaluation of the Treasurer
BOARD MEMBERS’ COMMENTS: The Board of
Education recommended a 2.5% pay increase for the district’s treasurer
following the annual evaluation. Mr.
Brumfield thanked Mike for another productive year as the district’s treasurer.
Mark
Davis requested that the next three BOE meetings be held on the third Monday
instead of the third Tuesday as to not conflict with a course he will be
teaching this fall.
ADJOURNMENT: The Board of Education adjourned the meeting at
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