SWITZERLAND OF OHIO LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. (April 11, 2017)

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1 The Switzerland of Ohio Local Board of Education held the Regular Meeting on the 11 th day of April, The meeting was held at Central Office, Woodsfield, Ohio. President Riley called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Roll Call: Mrs. Anderson, present: Mr. Carleton, present: Mrs. Hupp, present: Mr. Darby, present; Mrs. Riley, present The invocation was given by Mr. Greenley, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Approval of Agenda as Amended (057-17) It was moved by Mr. Carleton and seconded by Mrs. Hupp that the Board approve the agenda as amended. Mrs. Riley named the amendments to new business items 12.N. Acceptance of Donation & 12.O. Acceptance of Agreement with Rebecca Hilverding. Mr. Greenley also asked to table Item #6 so that we could get more kids to come and be recognized. Aye: Mr. Carleton, Mrs. Hupp, Mr. Darby, Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Riley Recognitions (tabled) Public Participation: None Superintendent Report a) Mr. Greenley discussed the DLT and Admin Team s trip to Hamilton Local School District to review how they turned their district around. He explained how they collaborated with them to learn new techniques and strategies to improve. He commented on his trip to OU to interview teachers. b) Mr. Koslik provided an update on district special education needs, including staffing needs for next school year. Mr. Koslik commented on school nurse hires. The board had a discussion regarding hiring LPN vs. RN s. Mr. Greenley finished the conversation by stating that we would prefer RN s but we would consider LPN s. Mrs. Riley provided good insight into nursing qualifications and authorities. Due to the spacing and geography the board decided they would go with RN s wherever possible. Mrs. Anderson stated she would like to see the Five Year Forecast prior to making any decisions about new staffing. c) Mr. Clutter provided an update on Skyvue and additional space they need due to increasing enrollments at their school. He commented BSHM architects are looking into it. d) Mr. Housley provided an update on curriculum realignment, with additional comments on new textbooks that are needed. Mr. Housley also discussed the course catalog for next school year. e) 8 th Grade graduation dates were discussed.

2 (058-17) Acceptance and Approval of Mrs. Hupp s Resignation from the Board of Education Effective May 1, It was moved by Mrs. Hupp and seconded by Mr. Darby that the Board approve the resignation of Mrs. Jackie Hupp from the Board of Education effective May 1, Mrs. Riley thanked Mrs. Hupp for her years of service. Mrs. Hupp commented that she probably would not be at the next board meeting, and she is stepping down for personal reasons. Mr. Greenley presented her with a plaque of appreciation for her years of service and invited everyone to stay after the meeting for refreshments. Aye: Mrs. Hupp, Mr. Darby, Mrs. Anderson, Mr. Carleton, Mrs. Riley Consent Agenda (059-17) It was moved by Mrs. Hupp and seconded by Mrs. Anderson that the Board approve the consent agenda as presented. A. Approval of Minutes - none B. Financial Report 1. March Summary Report 2. March Financial Report 3. March Summary Revenue Report 4. March Summary Appropriation Report 5. March Check Report Aye: Mrs. Hupp, Mrs. Anderson, Mr. Carleton, Mr. Darby, Mrs. Riley Treasurer s Report Mr. Erlwein provided an update on the Five Year Forecast progress. He mentioned Mrs. Kress attended the Five Year Forecast seminar with him last week and she did a phenomenal job with the material. He commented they are waiting for the Monroe County settlement before they can proceed with the forecast. New Business Mrs. Riley thanked the Beallsville Sportsman s Club for their purchase of the scoreboard for the Beallsville Football Field that is desperately needed. Mr. Darby commented that the Vice President and another member of the Sportsman s Club are in the audience and the board thanked them personally. Mr. Darby also thanked the First and Goal Club for their donation of architectural/engineering drawings associated with the scoreboard. Mr. Darby explained that the Sportsman s Club donated the first $10,000 toward the scoreboard two years ago, they made their donation to the First and Goal Club, who in turn asked if that could be donated to the Keystone Committee, which was approved and donated. After the resolution of the Keystone litigation, Mr. Darby stated the Keystone Committee gave that $10,000 back to the First and Goal Club for the scoreboard. Mr. Darby then commented that the Beallsville girls did not have a softball field to play on, and because of this need the First

3 and Goal Club decided that the initial $10,000 donation from the Sportsman s Club would be better utilized fixing up the field owned by the Village of Beallsville (there is no district owned field for girls softball) so that the field was playable and met OSHAA guidelines. He thanked Mr. Stuckey and Mr. Babel for getting together with the Trustees to make this happen and for the $10,000 donation on behalf of the district since the district would not have been allowed to make site improvements on land that it doesn t own. He said in actuality they did donate over $51,000 for the scoreboard when you add the $10,000 donation that was reallocated to the girls softball and the donation of $41,563 on the agenda this evening. Mr. Greenley thanked them all for their generosity. Mrs. Riley also thanked EdgeMarc EMEnergy Employer, LLC for their Donations to Blessings in a Backpack, and Bayer Heritage FCU for their donations. Mrs. Riley also thanked the Sportsman s Club and the First and Goal Club again for their donations. Mrs. Riley discussed Item I. Mr. Greenley talked about the parent suggestion to have a shuttle run between SHCC and home schools. Mr. Clutter stated this isn t anything we have offered before and currently the students do drive themselves to and from SHCC and the home schools. He also stated they would need to know the number of students who would be involved in this before they could determine the cost. Mr. Greenley suggested we use distance learning, since that is already a district priority. They decided to perform a survey and explore further. Mrs. Riley started the discussion on Item 12 J. Mr. Greenley talked about this policy and stated he would approve all clubs and work on language to be presented in two weeks. Mrs. Riley started the discussion on Item 12 K. starting with policy 1530, the policy was not modified but Mr. Greenley was going to come up with a form letter for this and other forms that need updating. 3120C was next, there was no discussion. 4120C was next, there was no discussion was next, Mrs. Anderson commented on page 3 regarding staff discipline/termination due to blood alcohol level. Mr. Greenley said it was due to a state law change but there is no legal requirement for following the state level. The board discussed zero tolerance as opposed to changing from a.02 (current policy) to a.04. Mrs. Riley gave Mr. Greenley an opportunity to do some additional research and discuss at a further reading. Mrs. Anderson asked about the free drug awareness program for CDL drivers. Mr. Clutter confirmed they do the drug awareness program in their CDL training. Regarding the next several policies, Mrs. Anderson said she met with Mr. Greenley about a male and female compliance officer and he said he would look into this was next, Mrs. Riley said there were parts missing and Mr. Greenley said he would provide those missing pages before the next meeting was next, there was no discussion was next, Mr. Darby discussed parliamentary authority, suggesting they do wordsmithing to extend the policy to include in the spirit of or generally regarding Robert s Rules if they differ from board actions. She cited the example of asking for discussion after first Motion is made, which differs from Robert s Rules. Mr. Greenley reworded the policy. Mrs. Riley discussed the freedom of speech section and Mr. Greenley agreed to research it. There were two typos was next, there was no discussion was next, there was no discussion was next, there was no discussion was next, there was no discussion. Mrs. Riley asked to add a section/policy regarding public questions and how the board will answer the questions. No question would be screened for content, but the policy would address how the questions would be responded to. All questions would need to be submitted prior to the board meeting if they are to be answered at the same board meeting. Otherwise they would be answered later and responses provided at a later date. All questions would be answered, the response would be given depending on when the question is submitted. Mr. Greenley is going to draft a policy. (060-17) It was moved by Mr. Darby and seconded by Mr. Carleton that the Board approve New Business Items 12 A-H and items 12 L-O. Items 12 I., J., and K. were discussion items. New business items approved are as follows:

4 A. Approval for Permission to Submit Applications for State and Federal Programs Grants B. Approval of Beallsville High School, Monroe Central High School and River High School Graduates of School Year C. Approval of Voluntary Student Insurance through Griffin Insurance for School Year. This is voluntary student accident/injury coverage available to all students. Parents will deal directly with Griffin Insurance if they wish to purchase coverage. D. Approval of Bid for Beallsville High School Football Field Scoreboard from OES Scoreboards E. Acceptance of Donation of $41, from Beallsville Sportsman s Club for Purchase of Scoreboard at Beallsville High School Football Field F. Approval of Medical Technologies Overnight Senior Trip to Columbus (The trip was previously approved at the February 28 th, 2017 board meeting; the date has been changed from April 27 th & 28 th to April 20 th & 21 st ). G. Acceptance of Donation from EdgeMarc EMEnergy Employer, LLC in the amount of $5, for Powhatan Blessings in a Backpack H. Acceptance of Donation from Bayer Heritage Federal Credit Union in the amount of $ for BrainPop for River Elementary School I. Discussion on Providing Transportation from Swiss Hills to Home School Mid-Day J. Discussion on Administrative Guideline 2430 District Sponsored Clubs, Activities K. Discussion for Approval of Board Policies; 1530, 3120C, 4120C, 4162, 1422, 1623, 0120, 0150, 0160, 3122, 3123, 4122, 4123 L. Approval to Purchase 2007 GMC Duralift DTX44 Boom Truck (Maintenance Request) M. Approval of Request for the Hannibal Elementary School 018 Rotary Account 9506 to be combined with the River Elementary 018 Rotary Account 9502 N. Approval of Donation of Architectural/Engineering Drawings Associated with the Beallsville HS Football Scoreboard. O. Acceptance of Employment Agreement with Mrs. Hilverding. Aye: Mr. Darby, Mr. Carleton, Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Riley Abstain: Mrs. Hupp (061-17) It was moved by Mr. Carleton and seconded by Mr. Darby that the Board approved personnel as amended: CERTIFICATED Employment: Robert Medlyn Intervention Specialist, Grades 6-10, River Campus, one year contract, Step 7, effective August 25, Resignation: None Retirement: None Request for Family Medical Leave Bridget Violet Teacher at Powhatan Elementary School, Request for Intermittent Family Medical Leave

5 Anita Parr Teacher at Monroe Central High School, Request for Intermittent Family Medical Leave CLASSIFIED Employment: Sam Shepherd District Maintenance/HVAC, one year contract, effective April 12, 2017, per classified salary schedule, Step 4. Kristy McConn Two hour cook at River Campus, one year contract, effective April 12, 2017, per classified salary schedule, Step 0. Resignation: None Retirement: None Family Medical Leave: Rebecca Russell Request for Extended Child Care Leave (5.5 hour cook at Woodsfield Elementary) Miscellaneous: None SUBSTITUTES Substitute Aide: Kelly Baker Substitute Cook: Kelly Baker, Heidi Smith, Nerissa Oldham Substitute Custodian: Kelly Baker, Nerissa Oldham Substitute Mechanic: Danny Stewart Substitute Teacher: Daniel Caron River Elementary School: Sheila Thomas Math Counts Advisor $ Laura Dotterer Math Counts Advisor $ Crystal Longwell DLT Member $ Michele Straub DLT Member $ Rescind: April Bresiger Resident Educator Mentor Holly Amos Academic Banquet SUPPLEMENTALS ADMINISTRATIVE

6 Employment: Connie Kress Treasurer (effective upon approval of license), two year contract, salary per administrative contract Lydia Brodegard MOT, OTR/L, BCBA, Occupational Therapist, Board Certified Behavior Analyst, two year contract, effective school year; per administrative contract, 220 days Larry Koslik Special Education Coordinator, three year contract, effective July 1, 2017, salary per administrative contract, 220 days Resignation: None Transfer: None Powhatan Elementary Katrina West Mike West Mike Conners Dana Enix Mike McConn Raechelle Trifonoff Freda Kasarda Haley Heightland Jessica Saksa Jessica Anderson Terri McGuire VOLUNTEERS Beallsville High School for 8 th grade field trip to Columbus McChelle VanDyne Ernie VanDyne Robert Kubik Krista Bommer Ted Bommer Tammy Shriver MISCELLANEOUS Changing Position/Building Gene Van Meenen From Head Cook at Monroe Central High School to bus driver position Aye: Mr. Carleton, Mr. Darby, Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Riley Abstain: Mrs. Hupp Nay:

7 Adjournment (062-17) It was moved by Mrs. Hupp and seconded by Mrs. Anderson that the Board adjourn the meeting. Prior to adjournment Mrs. Anderson wanted to clarify that the district is not looking and will not turn any student away who wants to open enroll into our district. She said a Monroe County Beacon article made it sound like we were considering turning kids away during our board policy discussion at the last meeting. She clarified we were simply discussing and clarifying board policy and she even stressed at the last meeting that we were not making any policy that would restrict open enrollment. Aye: Mrs. Hupp, Mrs. Anderson, Mr. Carleton, Mr. Darby, Mrs. Riley Treasurer Board President *district keeps recordings of all board meetings on file in the Treasurer s office