Renewing teacher contracts, approving supplemental contracts and issuing new teacher contracts all for the next school year were just a few agenda items addressed by Edon Northwest Local Board of Education during its regular session held Tuesday, May 13, 2014 in the Media Center. President Brad McCrea called the meeting to order with all members and five guests in attendance.
With all contracts previously reviewed for action, Board members first moved to approve Teacher Contract Renewals for 2014-2015 as presented: Continuing Contract ~ Kayla Lapham; Three-Year Contract ~ Cathy Frastaci; Two-Year Contract ~ Brock England, Katie Germann, Jessica Horning, Kayle Kaman, Erinne Stump and One-Year Contract ~ Samara Banks-Calvin, Christa Perry, Danielle Raszka, Amanda Reiter. Contract renewals are not routinely done; each individual teacher completed the evaluation process with his or her respective principal and was eligible for the contract recommended and approved at this time. Current teacher contracts are slated to go into effect July 1, 2014.
The Board also approved 2014-2015 New Teacher Contracts with Hannah Crossen (Vocational Agricultural Education, Step 1/BA) and Stephanie Berteau (Intervention Specialist, Step 2/BA) and 2014-2015 Supplemental Contracts with Travis Arkwright (Varsity Boys Basketball); Dawn Becker (8th Grade Volleyball); Jason Bloir (Assistant Football); Tony Booth (Junior High Football); Mark Blue (HS Quiz Bowl Advisor, Senior Class Advisor, 7th Grade Boys Basketball, Varsity Boys Track, Boys HS Golf); Jeff Crow (Junior High Football); Emily Bockover (7th Grade Girls Basketball); Crystal Bowers (Musical Production, Assistant Musical Production); Cody Chrisman (5th & 6th Mini Bombers Boys Basketball); Brock England (Assistant Football, Varsity Baseball); Ed Ewers (LPDC); Barb Figgins (Varsity Girls Track); Cathy Frastaci (Musical Production, Assistant Musical Production); John Gallehue (Varsity Girls Basketball); Deb Gensler (District Mentor Coordinator); Katie Germann (JH Cheerleading Advisor); Lisa Heslop (Spanish Club Advisor); Suzanne Hollabaugh (Girls HS Golf, Freshman Class Advisor); Carey Kiess (Yearbook Advisor); Jay Klingler (Assistant Football); Kayla Lapham (HS Cheerleading Advisor, LPDC); Abby Mohre (Assistant Girls Basketball); Brien Moore (8th Grade Boys Basketball, Assistant Baseball); Madison Muehlfeld (Assistant Volleyball); Brenda Parrish (LPDC); Annette Peckham (LPDC); Abby Peters (Assistant Softball); Jennifer Radabaugh (7th Grade Volleyball); Danielle Raszka (8th Grade Girls Basketball); Katherine Rummel (Junior Class Advisor~Prom); Jan Sonneberger (Assistant Varsity Boys and Girls HS Track); Steve Stamper (Boys and Girls JH Track); Hilary Staten (Varsity Softball, Sophomore Class Advisor, Junior Class Advisor~Homecoming); Scott Staten (Athletic Director, Varsity Football, Weight Training), Anthony Stevens (LPDC); Larry Thiel (Assistant Football); Terry Whitney (7th Grade Girls Basketball, 5th & 6th Mini Bombers Girls Basketball, Assistant JH Boys & Girls Track, Varsity Boys & Girls Cross Country) and Josh Wilmot (Assistant Boys Basketball).
Superintendent Ed Ewers went on to note positions were being approved tonight and not the salary for each supplemental contract. He also told varsity coaches were evaluated by both the high school principal and athletic director; each varsity coach then evaluates and provides feedback on assistants and junior high coaches in his or her respective sport.
In highlighting their May Reports to the Board, administrators shared:
Superintendent Ed Ewers
•Noted ongoing landscaping issues around the building are being addressed; reseeding is a temporary solution to have grounds looking good while long-term plans are reviewed and cost-analysis completed. Permanent Improvement funding, allocated for interior and exterior building upkeep, will be used to cover expenditures needed to protect the investment District residents have made in the facility.
•Stated the new thirty-passenger bus arrived May 9; it replaces Bus #6 which will be salvaged, “parted-out” and then sold for scrap. Subsequently, the bus passed its State-required inspection; all other bus inspections are slated for July.
•Congratulated the Junior Class and their parents for a successful and enjoyable Prom; transportation to Post Prom worked well and was very much appreciated.
Treasurer Kerry Samples
•Reiterated the three-year property/liability contract with SORSA (Schools of Ohio Risk Sharing Authority; Andres O’Neil & Lowe as local agent) is set to expire in June; quotes for review are still being secured for action next month.
•Submitted his standard SM2 Report indicating revenues were up fifty-one thousand dollars and expenses up two hundred eleven thousand dollars for the same ten-month period as last year. The District is tracking one hundred sixty thousand dollars worse than a year ago. (Revenues were expected to be “flat” throughout the fiscal year; “purchased services” costs have increased; not reflected is the State’s nearly ninety-three thousand dollar Property Tax Rollback and Homestead reimbursements which would provide a more “apple-to-apple” comparison between the two fiscal years.)
Grades 7-12 Principal Anthony Stevens
•Recognized Mike Peeples and Carson Brandt (unable to be present) as April High School and Junior High School Students of the Month, respectively; Emily Kaylor, Autumn Scher, Brooke Schwartz and Reagan Gallehue were acknowledged as recent Students of the Month as well.
•Shared OGT results had been received; grades 7-8 OAA testing had been completed; sophomores will not be required to take the PSAT in October (can choose to offer if enough interest); all teacher evaluations were finished and Parents Advisory Committee members were briefed on what to look forward to in 2014-2015.
•Highlighted a few Grades 7-12 Handbook upgrades and language revisions including the current “traditional” GPA scale, dress code (leggings, for example) and information for parents regarding how rank, GPA, etc. are calculated.
•Noted the high school choir performed at a Cleveland Cavaliers game last month while the junior high choir performed during the May 12 Toledo Mud Hens game; the first Edon’s Got Talent, organized by Cathy Frastaci and Christa Perry, went well; graduation takes place Sunday, May 25. Additionally, he thanked junior class parents, et al. for a wonderful prom evening and the community for coming out to support the students.
Grades KK-6 Principal Bonnie Troyer
•Recognized April’s Bomber Courtesy Club members.
•Submitted monthly reports outlining principal, teacher, parent and student activities for April. Additionally, her proposed 2014-2015 Elementary School Budget has been tendered, all grade 3 testing requirements were completed and certified and classified staff evaluations are finished and committed to file.
•Shared data compiled from the recent OTES (Ohio Teacher Evaluation System) process along with student participation statistics for spring intervention.
In other business brought forward, the Board:
•Was reminded the District’s Permanent Improvement 3.0 mill Renewal Levy will expire in 2015; resolutions to place the issue on November’s ballot have been drawn up for Board approval before August’s filing deadline. (As Treasurer Samples shared, the five-year renewal levy has been approved every time since first placed before voters in 1990; approximately one hundred seventeen thousand dollars is generated annually by the levy to cover District costs associated with items having a life of five or more years, such as building upkeep, busses, technology, etc.; not salaries or benefits.)
•Approved the list of graduating seniors, pending satisfactory completion of present course work and OGT results.
•Accepted Cash Donations during April of $1,150 (various individuals and businesses/Post Prom); $200 (various individuals and businesses/Drama Fund Stage Lighting Project); $500 (Land O’Lakes/FFA); $500 (Edon Farmers Co-Op/FFA); $2,000 (Anonymous/Music Fund~band raincoats); $100 (various individuals/Music Fund~Band) and $300 (T.O.P.S. Organization/Music Fund~high school choir trip to Cleveland).
•Approved participation in the Northern Buckeye Health Plan Worker’s Compensation Group Rating Program for calendar year 2015.
•Approved the revised Five Year Forecast and supporting notes for FY2014 through FY2018. (This is the second of two five-year forecasts submitted to the State, as required by law, during this fiscal year. Although still deficit spending, Treasurer Samples noted the District’s financial outlook is better than first forecast in October. Perhaps not great, but a positive ending balance is being maintained through 2018. To view the Five-Year Forecast and supporting notes in their entirety, go to www.edon.k12.oh.us; click on District Finances under Community Links.)
•Approved the Service Agreement with Healthcare Process Consulting, Inc., for assistance in managing the District’s Ohio School Medicaid Program and procuring Medicaid reimbursement for Medicaid eligible services effective July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015 at a cost of $3,000.
•Approved a two-year contract with Julian & Grube for the Medicaid Agreed Upon Procedures audit at $1700 per year for report periods July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2015.
•Approved the resolution authorizing 2014-2015 membership in the Ohio High School Athletic Association.
•Approved a Subscriber Agreement with Discovery Education at a cost of $995.
•Approved Katie Germann as a substitute Grades 3-6 Summer Intervention Teacher at the rate of twenty-five dollars per hour.
•Approved 2014-2015 Handbooks for Grades KK-6 and Grades 7-12 as presented by their respective principals.
•Approved the revision to board policy regarding attendance at Four County Career Center. As amended and defined to better reflect that practice is supported by policy, students have to meet all requirements to enroll at the career center and must meet all requirements while enrolled there as well.
•Approved a Service Agreement with BoardDocs for online board meeting software at a cost of $2700 per year plus one-time set-up fee. (BoardDocs is a web-based paperless service that provides a means for immediately publishing and revising Board meeting agenda items, support documents, policies and procedures. Designed to lower costs and reduce the time needed to produce monthly meeting packets; it also provides the community quick access to agendas prior to meeting dates, subsequent minutes, the opportunity to conduct record searches, track items, etc. once posted on the District website. Implementation is anticipated in August.)
•Approved minutes from last month’s regular session held Tuesday, April 8, 2014 as well as April’s Financial Reports, Appropriation Increases/Decreases and the Amended Certificate of Estimated Resources for FY 2014.
The Edon Northwest Local Board of Education will next meet Tuesday, June 10, 2014 in the school’s Media Center beginning at 5:30 p.m.
