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.
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C. Pledge of Allegiance
D. Additions or corrections to agenda.
E. Approve the agenda
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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)
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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 -
Joseph
Intelisano -
Jackie
Baker - LPDC Member
Carol
Eastburn - 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
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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
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
Charleen
Michaels Rebekah
Miller
Sonya
Morris Donna Neidbalson
Thomas
Pokorny Michelle
Schullo
Genevieve
Vartola Kelly
Yates - .50
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7. Grant
the following faculty members continuing contract status
for
the 2008-2009 school year:
Barbara
Chernesky Francine
Connors Julie
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
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9. Issue
a notice of non-renewal to the following certificated personnel effective
June
5, 2008. (Enclosure)
David
Henry - Secondary Mathematics
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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)
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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
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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
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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)
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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.
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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.
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)
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23 Accept an agreement with the Greater Clevelend
Chapter of the American
National
Red Cross to permit the use of
Red
Cross Emergency Shelter. (Enclosures)
24 Approve the following resolution of intent to
participate in the
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.
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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