SPRINGFIELD BOARD OF EDUCATION REPORT

March 10, 2004

The Springfield Board of Education held its regular meeting on Tuesday, March 9, 2004, at Young Elementary School.

Young School principal John Morris presented the Young Elementary School Continuous Improvement Plan, and the Boyer Continuous Improvement Plan was presented by Ed Benczo, Boyer Kindergarten Center Principal and his staff.

Les Cheney, Spring Hill Assistant Principal Chuck Sincere, and Jon Mazur gave a presentation of the National School Fitness Foundation L.I.F.T. America School program.

Mackenze Mangan was employed as a mild to moderate resource room teacher at Spring Hill for the

2004-2005 school year.

Jodi Netta was granted a leave of absence for the 2004-2005 school year to continue a teaching assignment in Germany.

Michelle Zarges was granted a coaching supplemental contract to coach Junior High Girlsπ Track.

The resignations of Vicki Loftus, Schrop 2-hour cafeteria employee, and bus driver Dennis Spindler were accepted.

Charleen Sullivan and Harley Davis were employed as classified substitutes.

The following substitute teachers were employed: Dana Fall, Katie Reese, Carol Moore, Heather Leas,

Kerri Riley, James Burns, and Brent Walters.

Employee compensation for bus drivers who are occasionally used as temporary casual help in the mechanicπs garage was approved at $7.50 per hour.

Cindy Cullen was employed as a substitute Circle Reading instructor at $9.67 per hour to be paid from grant funds.

The resignation of Gary Villers from the 2003-2004 supplemental position of 7th Grade Basketball coach was accepted.

Brian Duncan was employed as 7th Grade Basketball Coach for the 2003-2004 school year.

Rob Lane and Mike Bluey will receive $20 per hour from intervention grant funds to serve as substitute Extended Learning Opportunity instructors.

Sixth-grade Proficiency Test Prep instructors were approved to be paid $20 per hour from grant funds:

Manda Graham, Nancy Gainer, Debbie Frank, Michelle Wagner, Sheila Cenker, Joyce Housley,

Elizabeth Mitchell, Gina McFarland, Kurt Schenkenberger, Tricia Law, Carol Tolson, Jeff Miller,

Nancy Willett, MaryBeth Mitchell, Jenny Droppleman, Holly Reed, Scott Freeze, Dawn Henry, Sue Garman, Jaimie Masternak, and Melinda Weakland.

Sonya Cunningham and Matthew Schlarb were approved to be paid $20 per hour from intervention grant funds to provide Extended Learning Opportunities outside the school day.

Debbie Petry, Debbie Reed, Marsha Lafferty, and Cindy Alcorn were approved to be paid $1000 from Ohio Reads grant funds to serve as building Volunteer Coordinators for the second semester of the 2003-2004 school year.

Overnight trips were approved for the following: Spring Hill Junior High students to Washington, D.C.; Schrop fifth-graders to COSI in Columbus, Ohio; and the National High School Powerlifting Championship finals in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

School calendars for 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 were approved.

Approval was given for all-day kindergarten to be held at the Boyer Kindergarten Center, effective with the start of the 2004-2005 school year.

Transportation for Jesse Stone was deemed to be unreasonable and impractical under present conditions.

Hometown Health Network and Medical Mutual insurance renewal rates were approved, and a service contract for Internet service between the Northeast Ohio Network for Educational Technology (provider) and Springfield Local Schools (customer) was approved, effective January 8, 2004.

Several donations were recognized: Mr. Hahe donated a complete computer and printer set to Mrs. Holly Reedπs 6th grade class at Schrop, Brian and Cindy Cullen donated a Parmi 3 Horsepower Sno-Thro snow blower to Schrop and the Spartan Gym funded the trip to the National Weightlifting Finals.

Administrative contracts were approved for Business Manager Dan Laskos, Director of Technology Marilyn Croskey, and principals Cynthia Frola, Bob Bauer, Lisa Vardon, Jennifer Ganzer, Chuck Sincere, Lucille Brown, John Morris, and Dan Dutton.

The next Regular Board of Education Meeting will be held Thursday, April 1, 2004, 7 p.m. at Roosevelt Elementary School.