Ada Exempted Village Schools

ADA EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOLS Thursday, November 21, 2013 Board of Education Office 725 West North Avenue Ada, Ohio 45810

AGENDA

I. CALL TO ORDER BY PRESIDENT

II. ROLL CALL OF THE BOARD PRESENT ABSENT Thomas Dearth ______Mike Elliott ______Ronald Fleming ______Tara Griffith ______Jennifer Hiester ______

III. CONFIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE SESSION At ______p.m., motion by: ______, second by: ______that the Board move into a confidential executive session for the purpose of employment and compensation of public employees.

Roll Call: Mr. Dearth: ___; Mr. Elliott: ___; Mr. Fleming: ___; Mrs. Griffith: ___; and Mrs. Hiester:___

The Board reconvened at ______p.m.

IV. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETINGS Motion by:______, second by: ______that the Board approve the minutes of the Regular Board Meeting held on October 21, 2013 and the Special Board Meeting held on November 9, 2013.

Roll Call: Mr. Dearth: ___; Mr. Elliott: ___; Mr. Fleming:___; Mrs. Griffith:___; and Mrs. Hiester: ___

V. HEARING OF THE PUBLIC/VISITORS/COMMENDATIONS Board President may ask you to rise, go to the podium, and state your name and topic to be addressed. Please limit your comments to three minutes. The presiding officer may: interrupt, warn or terminate a participant’s statement, ie: too lengthy, personally directed, abusive or irrelevant-off topic. School representatives will gladly make arrangements to meet and address concerns.

VI. SPECIAL REPORTS  Administrative Reports:

1. Mrs. VanBuskirk, K-12 Principal ______

2. Mr. Lee, Assistant Principal ______1 3. Mr. Thaxton, Assistant Principal/Technology Coordinator ______

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4. Ms. Hersey, Cafeteria Manager ______

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5. Mr. Lenhart, Transportation and Maintenance Supervisor ______

VII. TREASURER’S REPORT A. Balance of Funds B. Monthly Check Register C. Investment Schedule D. Income Tax Revenue, Line 1.030 FY 2014 E. Update on Competitive Retail Electric Service Bid as submitted to Metropolitan Educational Council (MEC) F. Update on June 30, 2013 audit

Motion by: ______, second by: ______that the Board approve the Treasurer’s Report, Items A through D as previously distributed and presented above.

Roll Call: Mr. Dearth: ___; Mr. Elliott: ___; Mr. Fleming: ___; Mrs. Griffith: ___; and Mrs. Hiester: ___

VIII. OLD BUSINESS

IX. NEW BUSINESS

A. ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF RECOGNITION AND COMMENDATION Motion by: ______, second by: ______to adopt the following Resolution of Recognition and Commendation:

RESOLUTION OF RECOGNITION AND COMMENDATION The Ada Board of Education hereby passes a Resolution of Recognition and Commendation to Slade Downing for his

2 success on the Ada Golf Team during the 2013-2014 season. The Board wishes to recognize Slade for his participation in the Division III State Golf Tournament in Columbus, Ohio on October 11-12, 2013. Slade placed 26th out of 72 participants.

Roll Call: Mr. Dearth: ___; Mr. Elliott: ___; Mr. Fleming: ___; Mrs. Griffith: ___; and Mrs. Hiester: ___.

B. APPROVE THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION FOR THE TEACHING OF FINANCIAL LITERACY AND COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS IN GRADES 7 AND/OR 8.

RESOLUTION FOR THE TEACHING OF FINANCIAL LITERACY AND COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS IN GRADES 7 AND/OR 8

WHEREAS, the Ada Exempted Village Schools’ Board of Education believes in and supports the importance of teaching financial literacy and college and career readiness;

WHEREAS THE Ada Exempted Village Schools’ Board of Education believes that preparing students for post secondary education, equipping them with the prerequisite skills needed for a successful career, and teaching students to become financially literate, including the ability to read, analyze, manage and communicate about the personal financial conditions that affect material well-being, will position them for success in later life;

THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Ada Exempted Village Schools’ Board of Education supports and believes strongly in the importance of teaching financial literacy and college and career readiness in both the middle grades (7 and/or 8) and in the high school.

Signed: ______President of the Ada Exempted Village Schools’ Board of Education

Dated: November 21, 2013

Motion by: ______, second by: ______to approve the above Resolution.

Roll call: Mr. Dearth: ___; Mr. Elliott: ___; Mr. Fleming: ___; Mrs. Griffith: ___; and Mrs. Heister: ___

X. SUPERINTENDENT’S RECOMMENDATIONS

A. APPROVE CERTIFIED SUBSTITUTES FOR THE 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR The Superintendent recommends the Board approve the following individuals as substitutes for the 2013-2014 school year on an “as needed” basis, subject to meeting all the requirements of the Board of Education and/or the State of Ohio/Department of Education, Division of Certification, as needed:

Kenneth Irwin (teacher) Jami Dellifield (teacher)

B. APPROVE CLASSIFIED SUBSTITUTES FOR THE 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR The Superintendent recommends the Board approve the following individuals as substitutes for the 2013-2014 school year

3 on an “as needed” basis, subject to meeting all the requirements of the Board of Education and the State of Ohio Department of Education, as needed:

Sarah McClelland (cafeteria) Laura Carreto-Garcia (cafeteria) Janelle Hoschak (secretarial)

C. APPROVE VOLUNTEER DRIVERS FOR THE 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR The Superintendent recommends the Board approve the following individuals as volunteer drivers for the 2013-2014 school year. A completed volunteer driver release form is on file. Erinn Prater Melody Veltri

D. APPROVE INDIVIDUAL FOR PARTNERS IN EDUCATION FOR THE 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR The Superintendent recommends the Board approve the following individual as a volunteer for the 2013-2014 school year in our Partners in Education Program: Jessica Kaiser

E. APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF CONTRACT FOR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE FOR THE 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR The Superintendent recommends the Board approve the issuance of a contract for the following individual, effective December 1, 2013:

Pamela Evans 8791 Reservoir Rd Cafeteria Cook Harrod, OH 45850 5 hrs/day

F. APPROVE AN OUT-OF-STATE TRIP TO WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR EIGHTH GRADERS The Superintendent recommends the Board approve an out-of-state trip to Washington, D.C. for current eighth graders on April 9th through April 13th, 2014. Chaperones will be Mr. Styer, Mr. Lee, Mrs. Beaschler and Mrs. Gossard.

G. APPROVE OHIO SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION LEGAL ASSISTANCE FUND CONSULTANT SERVICE CONTRACT FOR THE 2014 CALENDAR YEAR The Superintendent recommends the Board approve the fee for the Ohio School Boards Association Legal Assistance Fund Consultant Service Contract pursuant to R.C. Section 3313.171 covering the period of time from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014.

Motion by: ______, second by: ______that the Board approve the Superintendent’s Recommendations, Items A through G, as set forth above.

Roll Call: Mr. Dearth: ___; Mr. Elliott: ___; Mr. Fleming: ___; Mrs. Griffith: ___; and Mrs. Hiester: ___

XI. SUPERINTENDENT’S COMMENTS

1. Congratulations to all our fall athletes and coaches 2. Music Feast 3. Town and Gown Event at Ohio Northern University 4. Thank you to AEVS volunteers for a successful Veterans’ Day Breakfast 5. Highlights of the OSBA Capital Conference & Annual Statewide Education Conference (RttT) 6. Race-to-the-Top Update (Newsletter, Annual Conference, Progress Monitoring, Student Aspirations) 7. Letter from ODE’s Office of Innovation and Improvement (Good News!) 8. Upcoming Events and Calendar Notes  Parent-Student-Teacher Conferences, November 25, K-12, 4:00-8:30 p.m.  Parent-Student-Teacher Conferences, November 26, K-8, 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.  Senior Citizens’ Christmas Luncheon, December 11th, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.  Elementary Christmas Program (Grades 4&5) December 5th @ 1:15 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. 4  Junior High/High School Holiday Concert, Monday, December 16th @ 7:00 p.m.  No School November 28 & 29 for Thanksgiving break  Christmas Break begins Monday, December 23rd

XII. EXECUTIVE SESSION At ______p.m., motion by: ______, second by: ______, that the Board move into a confidential executive session for the purpose of employment and compensation of public employees.

Roll Call: Mr. Dearth: ____; Mr. Elliott: ____; Mr. Fleming: ____; Mrs. Griffith: ___; and Mrs. Hiester: ____

The Board reconvened at ______p.m.

XIII. NEXT MEETING DATE

XIV. ADJOURNMENT At ______p.m., motion by: ______second by: ______that the Board meeting be adjourned.

Roll Call: Mr. Dearth: ____; Mr. Elliott: ____; Mr. Fleming: ____; Mrs. Griffith: ____; and Mrs. Hiester: ____