Tri-Valley Board of Education Minutes

Tri-Valley Board of Education Minutes From November 13, 2008 Board Members: Cindy Cameron –President Carl Harlan Terry Hutchison P.J. Longstreth Eva Sieber

Treasurer’s Report:

. Approved minutes from previous meeting

. Approved Financial Report

. Approved the Five-Year Forecast.

Public Participation and Recognition:

. The board recognized Frazeysburg Elementary School for achieving the designation of Excellent from the State Board of Education for being recognize as a State Superintendent’s School of Promise for the 2007-08 school year.

. Nashport Elementary School was also recognized by the board as being designated a School of Distinction for the 2006-07 and 2007-08 school years. Personnel Items:

Certified:

. Approved eight (8) weeks of maternity leave for Sara McCurdy, Adamsville 5/6 grade teacher, beginning on or about December 15, 2008.

Classified:

. Accepted the resignation of Teresa Pitts as educational aide at Frazeysburg Elementary School.

. Approved the recommendation of a limited contract for the remainder of the 2008-09 school year as part-time special education assistants at TVMS to Derek Tyson and Teresa Pitts.

. Approved Linda Gill for a part-time cook position at TVMS and Anita Black as part-time cook at Nashport for the 2008-09 school year.

Supplementals:

. Accepted the resignation of Larry Welch as varsity golf coach. Mr. Welch has been the coach for 21 years.

. Accepted the resignation from Mike Fitz as Freshmen Boys Basketball Coach.

. Issued contracts to the following coaches for the 2008-09 school year:

Shawn McVicker – Freshmen Boys Basketball Coach Mike Fitz – 8th Grade Boys Basketball Coach Andy Slaughter – 7th Grade Boys Basketball Coach Courtney Shirer – 7th Grade Girls Basketball Coach Shaye Corder – 9th Grade Girls Basketball Volunteer

Superintendent’s Report:

. Approved all Professional Leave Requests.

. Approved a trip for Brad Sims and his Holocaust class to visit historical sites in Washington, D.C. from February 27 – March 1, 2009. Cost will be paid for by students. Transportation will be with Croswell Student Tours out of Williamsburg, OH, they provide one free chaperone for every 10 students.

. Approved a trip for Judy Martin, advisor, and twelve students from her Family & Consumer Science Class to attend the National FCCLA Cluster Leadership Meeting in Cincinnati, on November 21-21, 2008. They will travel by chartered bus.

. Approved the motion to approve the resolution to accept  Life Insurance Provider and rates as listed:

Effective January 1, 2009

Current with AUL Insurance Company

$17,050,000 @ $.165 per thousand

Monthly $2,813.25 Annually $33,759.00

Proposed with Assurant (OSVA) With 2 year rate guarantee

$17,050,000 @ $.13 per thousand

Monthly $2,216.50 Annually $26,598.00

SAVINGS $7,161.00 . Approved the recommendation to add one part-time custodian position at Dresden Elementary and one part-time custodian at Nashport Elementary.

. Held a discussion concerning the George Helbling complaint.

Heard Committee Reports From:

Finance Policy Career Center Facilities Technology