The Pettisville Board of Education met in regular session on Monday, December 14th, 2020 with all members present.
The board approved the following items:
•Minutes, financial statements, and permission to pay the bills.
•Participation in Ohio School Board Association and State of Ohio Cooperative Purchasing Plan for 2021.
•Employment of Janae Lammers as Technology Assistant.
•Mid-year adjustment of Rebecca Dorosz to MA+15 on the salary schedule.
•Sixteen policy revisions, deletions or additions.
•Set the Organizational Meeting for Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 7:00am in the Conference Room.
•Set the Regular January Board meeting for Monday, January 18, 2021 at 7:00pm in the Conference Room.
•Appointed Brent Hoylman President Pro Tem to serve until the Organizational Meeting.
•Designated Chris Lee to attend the required Sunshine Law training on behalf of the Board of Education.
•Authorized the transfer of $36,000 from the Turbine Fund to QSCB Retirement Fund.
•The Amended Certificate of Estimated Resources and Appropriation Modifications.
Interim Superintendent Ken Boyer reported on the following items:
•Technology update-He provided summary of the study by Garmann/Miller Architects on upgrading the classroom technology. “We now have a basis to make some plans on upgrading our classrooms on outdated and technology that cannot be repaired”, said Boyer.
•Superintendent search-There has been over 90 responses to the community survey and there have been several applicants for the superintendent position.
•COVID-19 update-The district has had nine positive students and 5 positive staff since the beginning of the school year. “The virus crisis has been managed very efficiently by the district due to the cooperation and hard work by all staff”, commented Boyer.
“Our intent is to continue with face to face education of our students. There is good cooperation between the other Fulton County School Districts and the Fulton County Health Department”, Boyer stated.