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, and Lucy Taylor in attendance.
Also in attendance were: Kathleen McCrillis, staff member; Don Nuss, Technology
Supervisor; Rick Husa, parent; Karen Husa, parent; Beth Culbertson, MEEF
Member; Kristina Vogel, student; Morgan Mitchell, student; Jamison Meyer,
student; Sara Hess, student; Jacquelyn Weisman, student; and Dustin Fisher,
Troy Daily Newspaper.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Rick and Karen Husa addressed the Board of Education
regarding their frustration with
the length of time in transporting their student to Piqua Catholic in the
morning. They asked the Board of
Education to reconsider different options with regard to transporting their
student to Piqua Catholic in the morning.
Mrs. Culbertson spoke
about the Miami East Education Foundation’s upcoming Harvest Festival. This year’s 2nd annual Harvest
Festival will take place Saturday, October 13th from
Mrs. Culbertson
also shared events that will be offered at the Harvest Festival which include: a
Hog Roast, Silent Auction, Live Auction, Free Children's Activities, and a Corn
Hole Tournament. Tickets are $25 per adult, $15 per student, children 5 and
under are free. Last year's Harvest Festival provided scholarships for
Miami East Seniors and Teacher Grants. Mrs.
Culbertson asked everyone to please support the school district by attending
the Harvest Festival.
GOOD NEWS RECOGNITION
Mrs. McCrillis and several students from the Miami East
High School Muse Machine shared recent activities, workshops, and an award that
was presented to the group
this summer. Mrs. McCrillis reported
that the High School Muse Machine had over 80 students involved in the Muse
Machine last year and the goal was to increase that number this coming
year. During the 2007-2008 school year
students in the high school Muse Machine will participate in five in-school
performances and could participate and attend up to five out-of school
performances. The purpose of Muse Machine is to give
students the opportunity to experience and enjoy the arts. Members get to
attend performances by professional artists. They also have the
opportunity to sign up for out-of-school performances at a very low cost to the
student. School transportation is provided. The performing arts forms
include: ballet, modern dance, opera, drama, musicals, symphonies, mimes, and
many other types of performers. Members are also eligible to try out for
the annual Muse Machine musical, which is performed at the
Five current Muse Machine members spoke about their
experiences in the Muse Machine and activities they enjoyed as members. One member thanked the Board of Education for
ensuring that the membership fees for Muse continued to be at a fee low enough
for everyone to participate. Several
students spoke about how much they enjoyed the performances both during the
school day and the after school performances.
TREASURER’S REPORT:
A. Approval of the minutes of the
as presented by the
treasurer.
B. Approval
of the financial statements for August, 2007.
C. Reviewed
for consideration the Permanent Appropriations and
Spending
Plan for Fiscal Year 2008 (2007-08 School Year).
D. Approval
of the following Fund Transfers:
From To In
The Amount of
General
Fund H.B. 412 Set-Asides $ 193,840.18
Textbooks
and Instructional
Materials,
Software and
Equipment
E. OTHER:
-
Delinquent Student
Fees – Mr. Sommer updated the Board of Education of the status of current
delinquent student fees across the district.
- New Section 403(b) Regulations – Mr.
Sommer informed the Board of
Education that new 403(b)
regulations and information would be
forthcoming to the board in the
coming months.
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT:
NEW BUSINESS:
A. EMPLOYMENT
ITEMS:
1. Approval of a revision of Crista
Everett’s one year limited
teaching contract, to reflect another step to years of
experience after
verification of teaching experience received, to be set at
Step 7, Masters
degree for the 2007-08 school year.
2. Approval of
at one (1) hour per week, as part of the previously approved
athletic
eligibility plan, at the tutor rate of pay.
3. Approval
of sub teachers who have been approved by the
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
days and $83.00 per day from 11th day through 60 days in
the
same position, then placed on beginning salary
schedule.
4. 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
Fall Site Supervisor – Rick
Hickman
Assistant Band Director – Leah
Brough – Step 0
Musical Director – Mark Iiames – Step 1
Flag Advisor –
Lisa Ritchea
Volunteer
Assistant Varsity Football Coach – Mike Rose
Volunteer Assistant Varsity
Football Coach – Kyle Meyer
Volunteer Assistant Varsity Soccer Coach – Chris Horstman
JR.
HIGH
Head
Wrestling Coach – Gary Church – Step 4
Assistant Wrestling Coach –
7th Grade Boys
Basketball Coach – Scott Shirk – Step 6
7th Grade Girls Basketball Coach – Stephen Hedges – Step 6
Co-Junior High
Site Manager – Jennifer Ziegenbusch &
Asst. Cheerleader Advisor – Cathy
Broughton – Step 0
B. FY’ 2008 PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS:
Approval of the FY’ 2008 Permanent
Appropriations as presented for
review by the
treasurer.
C. OUT-OF-STATE
TRIP APPROVAL:
Approval of the
following out-of-state field trips for the 2007-08 school year:
1) National FFA Convention,
2) Jr. Class,
3) High School Boys’ & Girls’ Basketball
Team
to
4) MEHS
5) Eighth Grade Smoky Mountain Trip –
D. TRANSPORTATION AGREEEMENT W/
Approval of the transportation
agreement between
E. TRANSPORTATION AGREEEMENT W/
Approval of the transportation
agreement between
year.
F. WAIVER OF SCHOOL FEES:
Approval of
waiver of school fees for a student, who is
in
the care of Rose Rupert.
G. WAIVER
OF REGULAR TRANSPORTATION:
Approval of a
Waiver of Transportation for students whose
legal
residence is within the
H. ALL
FEDERAL PROGRAMS FOR 2007-08 SCHOOL YEAR:
Approval of
Federal education programs for which we qualify.
I. PUBLIC RECORDS POLICY:
Approval of the update to the Miami East Public Records
Policy
8310 as recommended by Neola.
This update is as a result of recent
changes in O.R.C.
changes.
OTHER INFORMATIONAL/DISCUSSION ITEM(S):
- The Board - “Seven Indicators Of A Successful Board Meeting”
- Legal Brief - “What Board Must Know About
Public Records Training”
- Mr. Rappold informed the Board of
Education that the stadium’s track
resurfacing project was officially
completed today. The painting of the
lanes and markers on the track was completed
today. Mr. Rappold shared
that everyone
appeared very pleased with the work completed.
- Mr. Rappold shared a Proclamation from
the Ohio General Assembly that
he received earlier in the day. The Proclamation congratulated the staff,
students, and
parents of the
an “Excellent”
rating on this past year’s Report Card. Representatives
from
the Ohio Department of Education will
be attending the meeting in October
to officially
present the Board of Education with their “Excellent” banner.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: The Board of Education proceeded to
executive session
for the purpose of completing the evaluation of the Superintendent. The Board of Education returned from
executive session to recommend and approve a 3% pay increase for the Superintendent
for the 2007-2008 school year based upon the evaluations of all five Board of
Education members..
BOARD
MEMBERS’ COMMENTS:
- General Discussion(s)
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at
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