NEWBURY LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

April 14, 2008

6:30 PM

Jr.-Sr. High School Band Room

 

This is a meeting of the Board of Education in public for the purpose of conducting the school district’s business and is not to be considered a public community meeting.  There is a time for public participation during the meeting as indicated in the following agenda.

 

        I.    OPENING

 

              A.  Call meeting to order.

 

              B.   Roll call.

 

                    Ayer           Blair           Douglas            Grubbs        O’Toole-Klemm

                    P  A           P  A             P  A                  P  A                  P  A

 

              C.  Pledge of Allegiance

 

              D.  Additions or corrections to agenda.

 

              E.   Approve the agenda

 

                     Ayer            Blair         Douglas            Grubbs        O’Toole-Klemm

                    Y N A        Y N A        Y N A              Y N A                Y N A

 

 

       II.    PRESENTATIONS:

 

              A.  March Students of the Month - Mrs. Judy Miller

 

 

     III.    PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - This portion of the Board Meeting is open to those                   who have requested in writing a place on the agenda at least seven days in                                        advance of this meeting.  Presentations shall be limited to five minutes.  A group                                               appearing before the Board should select a person to speak for the group.

             

             

     IV.    ADMINISTRATORS’ REPORTS AND BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS’ REPORTS AND COMMENTS.

 

      V.    SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

 

     VI.    LEGISLATIVE LIAISON REPORT.

 

    VII.    STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT LIAISON REPORT.

 

   VIII.    AUBURN CAREER CENTER REPORT.

 

     IX.    COMMUNITY REPORTS:

 

              A.  Newbury Boosters

 

      X.    NEWBURY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION REPORT.                              

 

     XI.    PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - Persons who wish to appear before the Board and have not requested placement on the agenda seven (7) days in advance may speak to the Board concerning items for action prior to the New Business portion of the meeting.  This public participation segment of the Board meeting shall be controlled by the presiding officer.  Any discussion at this portion of the Board meeting cannot and shall not receive any Board action.  However, before the Board will hear a complaint or criticism about school personnel, the complaint must be submitted to the Treasurer, in writing, at least seven (7) days in advance of the meeting.  The employee will receive a copy of the complaint, and the process prescribed in Board Policy #9130, Public Complaints and Grievances, will be followed.

 

    XII.    NEW BUSINESS

 

              A.  Recommend that the Board:

             

                    1.   Approve the following Minutes - Regular meeting of March 10, and                             Work Session of March 31, and Special Meeting of April 7,  2008.                                                                                     (Enclosures)

 

                    2.   Approve the Financial Reports for March, 2008.         (Enclosure)

 

                    Ayer             Blair         Douglas            Grubbs        O’Toole-Klemm

                    Y N A        Y N A        Y N A              Y N A                Y N A

 

 

 

 

 

                                     

              3.         Issue a notice of non-renewal to the following classified employees

                          holding supplemental contracts under Article V, Section A.9. of the

                          Negotiated Agreement.

 

                          Transportation

                          Kim Battaglia - all

                          Belinda Fagan - all

                          Henry Fingerhut - all

                          Betty Frenchak - all

                          Deborah Kautzman – all

                          Pat Meagher - all

                          Margaret Oram – all

                          Kim Sass - all

 

              4.        Issue notices of  non-renewal effective July 1, 2008, to the

                          following supplemental contract holders:

                         

                         

                          Marylois Bing               -                 Asst, Spring Drama (Vocal)

                          Pat Cataldo                  -                 Asst. Spring Drama (Tech)

                                                              -                 Ski Club Advisor

                          Brian Bagley-Bonner    -                 Fall Drama Director

                                                              -                 Spring Drama Director

                          Judy Knight                  -                 Mentor Teacher

                          Joseph Intelisano          -                 Mentor Teacher

                          Jackie Baker                -                 LPDC Member                                        

                          Carol Eastburn             -                 LPDC Member

                          Myra Musick                -                 LPDC Member

                          Robert Fitz             -     Asst. Soccer Coach

                          Sam McCreary             -                 Asst. Football Coach

                                                                                Head Softball Coach

                                                                                Head Wrestling Coach

                          Carla Richardson          -                 Head Volleyball Coach

                          Pat Casseday               -                 Asst. Volleyball Coach

                          Carrie Munn                 -                 Asst. Volleyball Coach

                                                              -                 Asst. Basketball Coach

                                                              -                 Asst. Softball Coach

                          Cheryl Ray             -     V/JV Cheerleading Advisor (Football)

                                                                                Jr. HS Cheerleading Adv. (Football)

                                                                                V/JV Cheerleading Adv.(Basketball)

                                                                                Jr. HS Cheerleading Adv. (Basketball)

                          Greg Munn             -     Head Baseball Coach

                          John Gurtz                    -                 Asst. Baseball Coach

                                                                                     

                          Ray Harriman               -                 Head Football Coach

                          Tom Harriman              -                 Asst. Football Coach

                          Brian Craemer              -                 Asst. Football Coach

                          Jack Stanton                 -                 Asst. Football Coach

                                                              -                 Asst. Track Coach

                          Gregory Perz                -                 Head Boys Basketball Coach

                          Eric Day                       -                 Asst. Boys Basketball Coach

                          Tom Pokorny               -                 Asst. Cross Country Coach

                                                              -                 Asst. Boys Basketball Coach

                                                              -                 Spanish Club

                          Sonja Cojocaru            -                 French Club

                          Ivan Borror                  -                 Junior Class Advisor - 2

                                           

                                     

                    Ayer             Blair         Douglas            Grubbs        O’Toole-Klemm

                    Y N A        Y N A        Y N A              Y N A                Y N A

 

 

              5.         Approve the issuance of salary notices for the 2008-09 school year to

                          the following certificated personnel who have continuing contract status:

                         

                          Darlene Andler                                     Jacqueline Baker

                          Sophia Berger                                      Tamara Brcak

                          Patrick Cataldo                                    Gwen Cerny

                          Sonja Cojocaru                                    Roberta Duncan

                          Carol Eastburn                                     Carla Fletcher

                          Brenda Hart                                         Joe Intelisano

                          Christine Jackson                                  Kathy Johnson

                          Doreen Jones                                       Judy Knight

                          Stephanie May                                     Robert Michael

                          Stephen Mignogna                          Angela Miller

                          Myra Musick                                        Greta Price

                          Cheryl Proctor                                      JoAnn Salon

                          Heather Scheer                                     Margaret Scully

                          Bernadette Stefancin                             Paul Toth

                          Pamela Wurster     

 

 

                                           

                                           

 

              6.         Award one-year limited certificated contracts for the 2008-2009 school

                          year to the following:

 

                          Marylois Bing                                                     Ruth Cavanagh         

                          Caryl Church                                                     Joella Endres                                     Robert Fitz                                     William Gray                                          Kathleen Harrison                                                      Justin Lesesky

                          Charleen Michaels                                Rebekah Miller

                          Sonya Morris                                                     Donna Neidbalson

                          Thomas Pokorny                                                Michelle Schullo

                          Genevieve Vartola                                Kelly Yates - .50       

                         

                    Ayer             Blair         Douglas            Grubbs        O’Toole-Klemm

                    Y N A        Y N A        Y N A              Y N A                Y N A

 

 

           7.      Grant the following faculty members continuing contract status

                    for the 2008-2009 school year:

 

                          Barbara Chernesky                               Francine Connors                                            Julie Ewing                                     Sarah Gabriel                    

                          Mona Khairallah-Shaffer                                    Susan Sipos - .625   

                          Kristin VanderMaas

 

           8.      Suspend the contracts of the following certificated personnel, for reasons

                    of insufficient operating funds effective June 5, 2008, and place

                    them on a Reduction in Force list for the 2008-2009 school year.

 

                                      Ivan Borror    -  Secondary Science

                                      Carrie Munn  - .50 Elem. Kindergarten

                                                                                                           

                    Ayer             Blair         Douglas            Grubbs        O’Toole-Klemm

                    Y N A        Y N A        Y N A              Y N A                Y N A

 

 

           9.      Issue a notice of non-renewal to the following certificated personnel effective

                    June 5, 2008.                                                                 (Enclosure)

 

            David Henry     -  Secondary Mathematics                              

 

                    Ayer             Blair         Douglas            Grubbs        O’Toole-Klemm

                    Y N A        Y N A        Y N A              Y N A                Y N A

 

              10  Accept the following resignations effective on date listed:

                                      Mrs. Sonja Cojocaru -  Junior Class Advisor (June 5, 2008)

                                      Mr. Paul Toth -  Sr. HS Student Council Advisor (June 5, 2008)

                                      Mr. David Sterlekar - 504 Coordinator (June 5, 2008)

                                      Mrs. Belinda Fagan - Trans. Supplemental Contr. (May 6, 2008)

             

                    Ayer             Blair         Douglas            Grubbs        O’Toole-Klemm

                    Y N A        Y N A        Y N A              Y N A                Y N A

 

 

              11  Approve the issuance of salary notices for the 2008-2009 school

                    year to the following classified personnel on continuing contracts:

 

                          Custodial                                        Clerical                          Adm. Asst.         

                          Robert Bukovics, Sr.                      Christine Hoover            Debbie Rutz

                          Clifford Evans                                 Peg Lewis

                          Barbara Mills                                  Barbara Petrus               Mechanic

                          Richard Stopek                              Kelly Wanyek                John Sass

 

                          Cafeteria                                        Transportation

                          Janice Greenway                            Kim Battaglia                

                          Jacqueline Nagle                             Cathy Bukovics 

                                                                                Betty Frenchak 

                                                                                Kathy Harrington

                          Proctor                                           Deborah Kautzman

                          Cathy Bukovics                              Pat Meagher

                          Betty Frenchak                               Margaret Oram 

                                                                                                           

             12   Grant the following classified employees continuing contract

                    status for the 2008-2009 school year:

 

                          Custodian II          

                          Kenneth Toothman                              

                                           

              13  Approve new two-year limited contracts for the following school

                     support personnel effective for the 2008-2009 school year:

 

                          Cafeteria - 3 hour         Cafeteria - 3.5 hour        Cleaning                   

                          Nanette Pietron            Karen Adamic               Robert Marotta

 

                          Proctor - Door Access Monitor (7.5 hrs/day no benefits)

                          Peg Reblin

 

        

              14  Issue a salary notice for the 2008-2009 school year to the following school

                    support personnel who have previously been issued a two-year contract:

                         

                          Clerical                  

                          Kathy Markiewicz 

 

                    Ayer             Blair         Douglas            Grubbs        O’Toole-Klemm

                    Y N A        Y N A        Y N A              Y N A                Y N A

        

                                                                               

              15  Suspend the contracts of the following personnel to a

                    Reduction in Force list for the 2008-2009 school year effective

                    June 30, 2008, until the availability of funds (insufficient operating

                    funds) is determined:

 

                          Sue Milnark  -  St. Helen School Textbook Clerk, 5 hrs/day, 4 days/wk.

                          Fran Bores    -  St. Helen School Tutor, 6.5 hrs./day, 4 days/wk. 

                          Teri Lee        -  Title I tutor

                          Linda Dinardo - St. Helen School Sp Education .20 (4 hr/day-4 day/wk)

                          Brianna Blair  -  OAT/OGT Tutor 3.0 hrs./day not to exceed 160 days

 

              16  Suspend the contract of the following staff member to a Reduction in Force

                    list for the 2008-2009 school year due to insufficient operating funds.

 

                          Sindy Krukowski  -  Transportation

 

              17  Suspend the contracts of the following personnel to a Reduction in Force

                    list for the 2008-2009 school year effective June 30, 2008, for reasons of

                    absence of work.

                         

                          Proctor

                          Norma Gregory

                          Kim Knautz

                          Jeannette Weiss

                   

                    Ayer             Blair         Douglas            Grubbs        O’Toole-Klemm

                    Y N A        Y N A        Y N A              Y N A                Y N A

 

        

 

 

 

 

              18  Approve the posting of the following Supplemental Contract positions

                          effective July 1, 2008:

 

                          Asst. Coach - Football - 4 positions      LPDC  - 3 positions

                          Head Coach - Volleyball                      Asst. Coach  - Volleyball 2 positions

                          Head Coach - Football                   Head Coach Basketball (boys)     

                          Student Council Adv (HS)              Head Coach Basketball (girls)                                           504 Coordinator                        Asst. Coach Basketball (girls)

                          Fall Drama                                     Head Coach Track (boys)

                          Asst. Coach - Track                             Junior Class Advisor (1)

                          Junior Class Advisor (2)                       Asst. Coach  – Basketball (Boys)

                          Asst. Coach - Basketball (Boys)          

                                                       

                    Ayer             Blair         Douglas            Grubbs        O’Toole-Klemm

                    Y N A        Y N A        Y N A              Y N A                Y N A

              

 

              19  Approve a two-year contract with Mr. Fred Pohto as Technology Coordinator

                    for the 2008-2010 school years effective July 1, 2008, at a salary of

                    $58,354 for 2008-2009.

 

              20  Authorize the employment of student summer custodial help at a rate of

                    $7.00 per hour and authorize up to three students to work up to eight hours

                    per day and forty hours per week on a sliding scale not to exceed a total

                    expenditure to the Board of Education of $8,000.

 

                    Ayer             Blair         Douglas            Grubbs        O’Toole-Klemm

                    Y N A        Y N A        Y N A              Y N A                Y N A

 

 

              21  Approve a four-week summer remediation program from July 7 to

                    August 1, 2008, in reading and mathematics. for students in grades

                    1-6 at a tuition cost of $80 for each class taken and approve the posting

                    of up to four instructors at tutorial rate as per the terms and conditions

                    of the Negotiated Agreement.  Reading will be scheduled from 8:00 to

                    9:50 AM and Mathematics from 10:05 AM to 11:55 AM.

 

              22  Acknowledge receipt of Newbury Joint Recreation Board Minutes from

                    NJRB meeting of February 13, 2008.                                (Enclosure)

 

                    Ayer             Blair         Douglas            Grubbs        O’Toole-Klemm

                    Y N A        Y N A        Y N A              Y N A                Y N A

 

              23  Accept an agreement with the Greater Clevelend Chapter of the American

                    National Red Cross to permit the use of Newbury High School as a

                    Red Cross Emergency Shelter.                                          (Enclosures)

 

              24  Approve the following resolution of intent to participate in the Ohio

                    Schools Council 2008-2009 Bus Purchasing Program.  (Enclosures)

                                     

                          Whereas the Newbury Local Schools Board of Education wishes to

                          advertise and receive bids for the purchase of 1 - 65 passenger

                          unitized conventional school bus chassis and body.  The 2008-09

                          Cooperative School Bus Purchasing Program fee is $650.00

 

 

                          Therefore, be it resolved the Newbury Local Schools Board of

                          Education wishes to participate and authorizes the Ohio Schools Council

                          to advertise and  receive bids on behalf of said Board as per the

                          specifications submitted for the cooperative purchase of 1 - 65

                          passenger unitized conventional school bus chassis and body.  This

                          Board agrees to pay $650.00 to Ohio Schools Council for school

                          district membership as a service fee for this purpose.

 

                    Ayer             Blair         Douglas            Grubbs        O’Toole-Klemm

                    Y N A        Y N A        Y N A              Y N A                Y N A

 

 

              25  Approve the following Policy changes, revisions, or additions

                    for second reading and adoption.                              (Enclosures)

 

                          Policy 5112                  Entrance Requirements

                          Policy 5410                  Promotion, Placement, Retention

                          Policy 5464                  Early High School Graduation