Regular Meeting

March 12, 2002 

 

I. Call to Order

 

II. Roll Call

 

III. Pledge of Allegiance

 

IV. Presentation of Report Cards and Proficiency Testing by Ann Phillips

 

V. Approval of Minutes

 

VI. Citizens' Comments on Agenda Items

 

VII. Payment of Bills

 

VIII. Personnel

 

IX. Approval of  Foreign Language Course of Study

 

X. Approval to Purchase Phone System and Phones

 

XI. Approval of Tax-Exempt Lease Purchase with Banc One

 

XII. Resolution to Accept Budget Commission Amounts and Rates

 

XIII. Approval of Renewal Rates for Health Insurance

 

XIV. Special Education Transportation

 

XV. Substitute Employee Compensation

 

XVI. Items Worthy of Your Note

 

XVII. Discussion Items

 

XVIII. Citizens' Comments

 

XIX. Adjournment

 

 

 

IV. PRESENTATION OF REPORT CARDS AND PROFICIENCY TESTING BY ANN PHILLIPS

 

V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

    The minutes of the regular meeting of February12, 2002, and the special meetings of February 26, 2002, and March 4, 2002, appear as Exhibit 1. They are recommended for approval.

 

VI. CITIZENS' COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS

 

    Citizens' comments on agenda items are welcome at this time.

 

VII. PAYMENT OF BILLS

 

    Bills for the month of February appear as Exhibit 2. They are recommended for payment, pending audit.

 

VIII. PERSONNEL

 

1. It is recommended that the 3-year administrative contract for Lucille Brown be approved.

 

2. It is recommended that the 3-year administrative contract for Lisa Vardon be approved.

 

3. It is recommended that the 3-year administrative contract for Ann Marie Phillips be approved.

 

4. It is recommended that Mike Smith be granted a 3-year contract as Maintenance Supervisor.

 

5. It is recommended that the following be employed as home instructors as needed for 2001-2001 school year, effective the first day worked:             Heather Morris          Tina Boyd

 

6. It is recommended that Tammy Etchebarne be employed as a long term substitute for Melinda Weakland during the 2001-2002 school year, effective the first day worked.

 

7. It is recommended the Paulette Ryan be moved from Secretary II to Secretary III, effective January 1, 2002.

 

8. It is recommended that Janet Baker be moved from Account Clerk I to Account Clerk II, effective January 1, 2002.

 

9. It is recommended that Marilyn Harris be moved from Account Clerk I to Account Clerk II, effective January 1, 2002.

 

10. It is recommended that the following be employed as substitute educational assistants/teaching, assistants/cafeteria workers, effective the first day worked:

 

             Ruth Michele Stahl             Susan Butler             Diana Newlon           Kimberly Henson          Tracy Kearns

 

11. It is recommended that Springfield High student David Mathis be employed for TWE (Technical Work Experience) to be paid from the Assist Grant, effective February 21, 2002.

 

12.It is recommended that the following substitutes be employed, effective the first day worked:

 

        Linda Simon/Cafeteria        Linda Bosnyak/Cafeteria       Laura Halay/Custodian     Lauren Thomas/Educational Assistant/Cafeteria

 

13. It is recommended that Julie Ord be employed as a 1:1 Teaching Assistant for a student at the Boyer Kindergarten Center, effective the first day worked.

 

14.It is recommended that the following Ohio Reads Volunteer Coordinators be paid $1,000 stipends from Ohio Reads Grants for coordinating programs in the schools listed:

 

        Young  >  Patty Kachovec                                   Lakemore  >  Cindy Alcorn

 

        Boyer  >  Debbie Petry                                        Schrop  >  Brenda Graham

 

15. It is recommended that the following educators receive $20 per hour for providing 6th grade Proficiency Intervention on Prep Nights held after school during February. Stipends are paid from Parity Aid Grant funds:

 

16. It is recommended that each of the following educators receive $100 for serving as assessors for the Visual and Performing Arts Gifted Evaluation held in February as part of a multi-district consortium to identify gifted students.  Stipends to be paid from the Ohio Department of Education funds for identification of gifted students.

 

        Michael Green        Rhonda Harvey

 

IX. APPROVAL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSE OF STUDY

 

    It is recommended that the Foreign Language Course of Study be approved.

 

X. APPROVAL TO PURCHASE PHONE SYSTEM AND PHONES

 

    It is recommended that approval be given for Springfield Local Schools to enter into and agreement with EXPANETS for the purchase of a phone system and phones at a cost not to exceed $400,000.

 

XI. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION FOR TAX-EXEMPT LEASE PURCHASE WITH BANC ONE

 

        It is recommended that a resolution authorizing the execution of a lease-purchase agreement with Banc One Leasing Corporation providing for the lease and eventual acquisition of improvements to school district buildings consisting of a telecommunications system be adopted as presented in Exhibit 3.

 

XII. RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT BUDGET COMMISSION AMOUNTS AND RATES

 

     It is recommended that the resolution accepting the amounts and rates, as determined by the Budget Commission, and authorizing the necessary tax levies and certifying them to the Country Auditor be approved as presented in Exhibit 4.

 

XIII. APPROVAL OF RENEWAL RATES FOR HEALTH INSURANCE

 

    It is recommended that the renewal rates for Hometown Health Network and Medical Mutual be approved as they appear in Exhibit 5.

 

XIV. SPECIAL EDUCATION TRANSPORTATION

 

    It is recommended that the Springfield Board of Education deem transportation for Tyler Ullom to be unreasonable, uneconomical, and impractical under present conditions.

 

XV. SUBSTITUTE EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION

 

    It is recommended that the following substitute employee compensation be approved:

 

Educational Assistants

 

$6.50

 

Cafeteria

 

$6.50

 

Custodial

 

$7.50

 

Substitute Secretary

 

$8.50

 

 

 

 

 

    For long-term substitutes filling continuous vacancies longer than ten (10) days, on the 11th day the rate would be an additional 50 cents per hour.

 

XVI. ITEMS WORTHY OF NOTE

 

XVII. DISCUSSION ITEMS

 

    District Reports

 

XVIII. CITIZENS' COMMENTS

 

    Citizens are invited to make comments at this time. The Board Policy will be followed for this time.

 

XIX. ADJOURNMENT

 

    It is recommended that the meeting be adjourned at this time.