MIAMI EAST LOCAL SCHOOLS
BOARD BITS
Review of August 21,
2007
Regular Board Meeting
Brad Burton, board president,
called the regular meeting to order at 7:00 p.m., held in room 602 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: Beth Culbertson, resident; Matt Roth, staff member;
Allen Mack, Junior High Principal; Don Nuss, Technology Supervisor; Tim
Williams, High School Principal; Luann Rozell, EMIS; Jim Taylor, parent; Dustin
Fisher, Troy Daily Newspaper; Doug Page, Dayton Daily Newspaper; and Amanda
Levy, OSBA.
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PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments heard.
GOOD NEWS RECOGNITION
�� �������� -���������� The Miami East Education Foundation (MEEF)
presented the annual progress
������������ ���������� report to the Board of Education.� Beth Culbertson, represented MEEF and
����������� ����������� described the teacher grants that were awarded earlier in
the day.�
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������������� The Miami East
Education Foundation (MEEF) awarded the following
� ��������������� teacher
grants for the 2007-2008 school year:
��� ������������������� 1) $380
for Third Grade Classroom Reading Enrichment ($200 for class
�� �������������������� ��������book sets, $80 for Ranger Rick
subscriptions, and $100 for� ������������������������������������������� ��������������������subscriptions to Sports
Illustrated for Kids)
� ��������������������� 2) $300
for Pioneer Days for First and Second Grades (for presentation
������������������������������� boards and
supplies for student stations)
������ ���������������� 3) $212.98 to
Elementary/Junior High Media Center for a LCD monitor
��������������� ������� ��������to unify the
media center desk
�� �������������������� 4) $600 for Kindergarten Leveled Reader Books
� ��������������������� In
addition, Mrs. Culbertson provided information regarding their second
�� �������������������� annual
Harvest Festival Fund Raising event.�
This year�s Harvest Festival
� ��������������������� will
be held Saturday, October 13th.
-���������� Amanda Levy, Marketing Manager with Ohio School Boards
Association, in
�� �������� conjunction
with the PAYSCHOOLS Online Payment Processing System made a
�� �������� presentation
regarding an online bill payment system for the payment of fees, and
� ��������� the
potential benefits to both parents and the district.
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TREASURER�S REPORT:
A. ������� Approval
of the minutes of the July 17, 2007 regular board meeting as presented
��� ��� by the treasurer.
B. ������� Approval
of the financial statements for July 2007, as presented by the treasurer.�����
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��������� C.����
���� Approval to amend the
memorandum of agreement with Clark, Schaefer,
�������� �� Hackett
& Company for audit services for FY 2007 to show an increase of the audit
�� �������� fee
by $2,680.00.� The increase in the fee is
due to the amount of federal expenditures
� ��������� exceeding
the $500,000 threshold to perform the audit under the single audit, circular
�� �������� A-133,
guidelines.���
D. ������ Approval
to transfer beneficiary of The Jean Morrow Trust to The Miami East
Education
Foundation.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:
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Approval of 2
registrations for the 2007 O.S.B.A. Capital Conference to be held November
12-14, 2007, in Columbus, OH, at $225.00 each for 1-5 registrants, and includes
complimentary passes for spouses. This
year’s delegate will be Brad Burton and the alternate will be Mark Davis. Mr. Sommer informed the BOE that he would
submit the O.S.B.A. Capital Conference Forms for the Delegate and Alternate.
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Approval for out of
district travel and registration fees for the treasurer to
attend the annual treasurers’
clinic to be held at the Holiday Inn South,
training held at
person, as well as mileage reimbursement
for both.
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Mr. Sommer shared the
upcoming 2007-2008 Hospitalization and Vision Insurance
Premium Rates.
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Mr. Sommer shared the
School Finance Newsletter.
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT:
NEW BUSINESS:
1.
Approval of Kalyn Fowler, as a high school
English teacher, at
step
0, at the board approved rate of pay for the 2007-2008 school year.
2. Approval
of adjustments for the following certified teaching contracts,
after receiving original transcripts on
the following employees, effective
for
the 2007-2008 school year:
a) Justin
Roeth – BS to BS + 150 @ Step 3
b) LaDonna
Mays – BS to BS+150 @ Step 1
3. Approval of
to show degree as
Bachelor’s not Masters, for the 2007-08 school year, after
receiving
original transcript.
4. Approval to rescind Mark Rose’s extended service days (10)
contract, for the 2007-08 school year,
previously approved at the July board
meeting due to a result of a decrease in
students enrolled in the OWA course:
5.
Approval to rescind the following
supplemental contracts, due
their
resignations, effective August 1, 2007:
- Chris Weddle –
Assistant Marching Band
- Meghan Arnold – Junior Class Advisor
6.
Approval of a revision for an increase in the step of
Julie Mack’s
supplemental
contract, as 7th volleyball coach, from step 2 to step 3,
previously
approved at the June board meeting
7. Approval
of the following persons for supplemental contracts,
effective for
the 2007-08 school year, based on their years of experience, at
the board
approved rate of pay:
HIGH SCHOOL
Girls Head Basketball Coach –
Girls Asst. Basketball Coach – Brian Kadel – Step 6
Girls Varsity Assistant Basketball –
Class Advisor – 11th
Grade – Co-Advisors – Megan Arnold and
8.
Approved the sub teacher daily
rate for the 2007-2008 school
year
to continue 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 sub teachers who have been
approved by the
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 days in the same position, then placed on beginning salary
schedule.
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 2007-08
school year, at the approved board rate of pay per sub category.
11. Recommend
approval of Janet Steven’s request for maternity
leave
to coincide with FMLA beginning August 20, 2007 through
September 27, 2007.
B. 2007-2008
DISTRICT TUITION RATE:
Approved the
Miami East tuition rate for the 2007-2008 school
year at a rate of
$3,613.21, as set by the Ohio Department of Education.
C.
VENDORS FOR 2007-2008 SCHOOL
YEAR:
Approval for the
following vendors for the 2007-08 school
year,
as on file in the
central office. Klosterman Bakery
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; Hart’s 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.
D. 2007-2008 ANTI-HARASSMENT COMPLIANT OFFICER:
Approval
of Todd Rappold as the 2007-2008 Miami East Local
E. TRANSPORTATION COSTS FOR ATHLETIC CONTESTS IN 2007-08:
Approval for the
board to assume transportation costs for athletic
contests in 2007-08, at an amount
not to exceed $10,000, and to support actual cost.
F.
SPACE USAGE AGREEMENT WITH THE
COUNCIL ON RURAL SERVICES PROGRAM FOR 2007-08:
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 2007-2008 school
year.
OTHER INFORMATIONAL/DISCUSSION ITEMS:
- The
Board – “Six Things To Do Before Every Board Meeting”
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Mr. Rappold shared agenda items that were included during the First
Staff Day
program
held on August 21. Newly hired staff
members were introduced by
the
building administrators, The Miami East Education Foundation awarded
their teacher grants, and Judge Ray Corns spoke with the
staff regarding
motivation
and instruction.
- Mr.
Rappold shared a letter of appreciation that was sent to the Piqua
Fraternal Order of Eagles for their generous donation to
the high school
Academic
Boosters.
- Mr. Rappold also shared the results of the
past year’s district-wide report card. Overall,
the district was very excited at the results of the district-wide Report Card.
District-wide Miami East scored 29 out of 30 indicators and was given the
designation
of Excellent. The high school scored 12 out of 12 on the
number of state indicators earning an excellent building rating. In addition, the high school had a 105.1
performance rating and successfully met AYP.
The junior high scored 10 out of
10 on the number of state indicators met earning an excellent building
rating. In addition, the junior high had
a 101.7 performance rating just missing meeting AYP.
The elementary scored 9 out of 10 on the number of state indicators met earning
an effective building rating. In
addition, the elementary had a 97.3 performance rating
and successfully met AYP. Grade levels
and departments met this week to review the test results and begin the process
of writing action plans to address specific areas of need.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
The Board of Education proceeded to executive session
for
the purpose of completing the evaluation of the Treasurer. The Board of Education
returned
from executive session to recommend and approve a 3% pay increase for the
treasurer.
BOARD
MEMBERS’ COMMENTS:
Mr.
Davis requested that the next three months regularly scheduled BOE meetings
be
moved from the third Tuesday of each month to the third Monday. Mr. Davis
shared
that he would be teaching a class for
approved
moving the meetings held in September, October, and November to the
following
dates:
September 17
October 15
November
19
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting
was adjourned at 9:25 p.m.
NEXT MEETING
September
17, 2007
7:00 P.M.