Springfield Local Schools

Board Of Education

Regular Meeting May 14, 2002

 

I. Call to Order

 

II. Roll Call

 

III. Pledge of Allegiance

 

IV. Approval of Minutes

 

The minutes of the regular meeting of April 9, 2002, appear as Exhibit 1. They are recommended for approval.

 

V. Citizens' Comments on Agenda Items

 

VI. Payment of Bills

 

VII. Presentation of staffing

 

VIII. Personnel

 

1. It is recommended that Josh Klein be employed on a one-year limited contract for the 2002-2003 school year for a mild to moderate resource room at Spring Hill Jr. High as per the negotiated salary schedule, effective August 26, 2002

 

2. It is recommended that the following certificated personnel be employed for the Extended School Year Program, June 24, 2002- August 1, 2002 at $22.61 per hour for up to 96 hours:

 

Elaine Andrews

 

Teacher

 

Lora Beasley

 

Speech/ Language Therapist

 

Nancy Marable

 

Teacher

 

Charlene Paler

 

Teacher

 

 

 

 

 

3. It is recommended that the following educational teaching assistants be employed for the Extended School Year Program, June 24, 2002- August 1, 2002 at $7.93 per hour for up to 96 hours:

 

William Arbaugh

 

Sandra haught

 

Teena Koehler

 

Lisa Llewellye (PACE Program Cuyahoga Falls)

 

Mariann Suzelis

 

Cathy Turner

 

 

 

 

 

4. It is recommended that up to 40 days be approved for Marilyn Croskey to oversee the installation of the phone system during the summer.

 

5. It is recommended that the following substitute teachers be employed for the remainder of the 2001-2002 school year, effective the first day worked:

 

Tomas Hughes

Edward Brown

 

6. It is recommended that the following substitute workers be employed:

 

            Louise Zeffer - custodian/educational assistant/ teaching assistant/cafeteria worker, effective the first day worked

 

            Rebecca Stubbs - educational assistant/teaching assistant, effective the first day worked

 

7. It is recommended that the following replacement 2-hour cafeteria workers be employed:

 

            Paulene Butcher- High School- Effective 4/15/02

            Linda Simon- Roosavelt- Effective 5/6/02

            Cheryl Brewer- Schrop- Effective 4/29/02

 

IX. Approval of Graduates

 

It is recommended that the seniors, as listed in Exhibit 3, be approved to receive a diploma from Springfield High School after having met all requirements as set forth by the State of Ohio and the Springfield Board of Education.

 

X. Acceptance of Donation

 

It is recommended that the $5,000 donation to the Springfield High School Scholarship Fund from Catherine Workman in memory of her husband, a former Springfield coach and teacher from 1932 to 1941, be accepted.

 

XI. Approval of Tax Abatement Program

 

It is recommended that the Board approve the resolution to enter into an agreement with the City of Akron for a tax abatement program with Flutes, LLC, as it appears in Exhibit 4.

 

XII. Approval by Ohio Tax Commission to Waive Taxes

 

It is recommended that the resolution authorizing the consent for the Ohio Tax Commissioner to waive taxes owned by the County of Summit on parcel #5402246 be approved, as it appears in Exhibit 5.

 

XIII. Approval of Proposal With Valuation Engineers for Asset Appraisal

 

It is recommended that the proposal from Valuation Engineers for Asset Appraisal be approved as it appears in Exhibit 6.

 

XIV. Items Worthy of Your Note

 

Robert Lane - Young Elementary School Teacher - National TeachNet Grant Award Winner - $500

 

Sixty-eight Springfield high school students participated in National Youth Service Day - April 26, 2002 in the City of Akron.

 

Lakemore Village Memorial Day Parade

 

XV. Discussion Items

 

 

XVI. Citizens' Comments

 

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

 

XVII. Adjournment

 

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

 

 

 

ADDENDUM May 14, 2002

 

REGULAR MEETING                                                                                                                                                                   MAY 14, 2002

 

    I. PERSONNEL

 

        1. It is recommended that Mike Bluey be employed on a supplemental contract at   20% as Varsity Head Boys' Basketball for the  2002-2003 school year.

 

         2. It is recommended that the following be employed as substitute educational/teaching assistants:

 

                                Amy Thompson - Effective May 3, 2002

 

                                 Barbara Petric - Effective May 6, 2002