NEWBURY LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

February 8, 2010

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. January 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

A. Kindergarten funding

B. MRSA

C. Strategic Plan Review

VI. LEGISLATIVE LIAISON REPORT

VII. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT LIAISON REPORT

VIII. AUBURN CAREER CENTER REPORT

IX. COMMUNITY REPORTS

A. Newbury Elementary PTO

B. Newbury Boosters

C. Newbury Joint Recreation Board

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. Before the Board will hear

a complaint or criticism about school personnel, however, 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

in Board Policy 9130, Public Complaints and Grievances, will be followed.

XII. NEW BUSINESS

A. Recommend the Board:

1. Approve minutes of the Budget Hearing and Reorganization Meeting

and Regular Meeting of January 11, and Work Session of

January 25, 2010. (Enclosures)

2. Approve the financial reports for January, 2010. (Enclosures)

3. Approve the retroactive fiscal advance of $26,267 conversion to a

transfer to food service at the recommendation of state auditors. (Enclosure)

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4. Approve the hiring of Mrs. Margie Scully for the position of OGT

Tutor in Science, and Mr. Robert Johnson for the position of OGT

Tutor in Social Studies at a rate of $23.28/hr. not to exceed 1 hr./wk.

until March OGT Test Administration, as posted in the 1/25/10 Board

Meeting. (Enclosure)

5. Approve a posting for a tutor or tutors in World and American

Studies IV, Art II, General Biology, Health, English and Math

for 1 hr./wk. per subject at a rate of $23.28/hr. to provide home

instruction to a Newbury student. Posting is retroactive to

February 4, 2010. (Enclosure)

6. Approve a posting for a Tutor or Tutors in OGT English Language Arts

and Mathematics not to exceed 1 hr./wk. in each subject at $23.28/hr.

7. Approve the following teachers for intervention/remediation

instruction of students in grades 3, 4, 5, and 6 as follows prior to

administration of the Ohio Achievement Assessments. Funding for

this intervention/remediation comes from general fund. (Enclosure)

Mrs. Sarah Gabriel up to 8 hrs. - Grade 3

Mrs. Pamela Wurster up to 8 hrs. - Grade 3

Mrs. Jackie Baker up to 8 hrs. - Grade 4

Mrs. Gigi Vartola up to 8 hrs. - Grade 4

Mrs. Bernadette Stefancin up to 8 hrs. - Grade 5

Mrs. Christine Jackson up to 8 hrs. - Grade 5

Mrs. Carla Fletcher up to 8 hrs. - Grade 6

Mrs. Julie Ewing up to 8 hrs. - Grade 6

Mrs. Mona Shaffer up to 8 hrs.

Mrs. Tamara Yehl up to 4 hrs.

Ms. Beth Peterca up to 4 hrs.

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8. Approve payment to the Geauga County Educational Service

Center for the attendance of Newbury students in a Special

Education Cooperative MD unit for January, 2010, in the

amount of $4,695.90, and February, 2010, in the amount of

$3,172.60. (Enclosures)

9. Approve payment to the Geauga County Educational Service Center for the attendance of 8 Newbury students in Special

Education Cooperative ED units for January, 2010, in the

amount of $12,136.00, and February, 2010, in the amount of

$13,384.80. (Enclosures)

10. Approve payment to the Geauga County Educational Service

Center for November and December, 2009, and January, 2010,

Transitional Services Coordinator services in the amount of

$619.44. (Enclosures)

11. Approve payment to the Geauga County Educational Service

Center for December, 2009, Preschool Cooperative Unit

services in the amount of $2,209.60. (Enclosures)

12. Approve payment to the Geauga County Educational Service

Center for 2010 calendar year Geauga County Job and Family

Services residential services in the amount of $267.66. (Enclosures)

13. Approve payment to the Geauga County Educational Service

Center for Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy and APE

costs for Newbury students in the second quarter of the 2009-2010

school year in the amount of $7,002.54. (Enclosures)

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14. Approve a revised proposal from the January 11 Board Meeting,

from Geauga Mechanical to install a 1.5 ton mini-split cooling

system for the server room including a single condenser, evaporator,

electrical work, and low ambient baffle kit at a cost of $10,003.

(Enclosure)

15. Approve an Exchange Email service from the Lake Geauga Computer

Association for three years from July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2013,

at a cost of $800.00 per year. (Enclosure)

16. Approve a Blanket Purchase Order for 2009-10 school year services

from the Portage/Geauga Juvenile Detention Center in the amount of

$2,000.00. (Enclosure)

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17. Approve a resolution requesting from the Ohio Department of Education

a waiver from the requirement to offer all-day, every-day, kindergarten

in the 2010-2011 school year. (Enclosures)

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18. Approve the following Policy revision for second reading and

adoption. (Enclosures)

Policy 2260.01 Section 504/ADA Prohibition

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19. Acknowledge receipt of the Newbury Joint Recreation Board meeting

minutes of October 14, 2009, and November 11, 2009. (Enclosures)

20. Accept and acknowledge receipt of a donation from Mark Samar of

The Indemnity Group in the amount of $125 to sponsor a student-

athlete through payment of the participation fee.

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21. Accept, with regret, the resignation of Mrs. Margaret L. Scully from the

position of teacher effective at the end of the 2009-2010 school year for

the purpose of retirement. (Enclosure)

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XIII. EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING THE

APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, OR COMPENSATION OF AN

EMPLOYEE.

A. Motion to enter into executive session

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B. Motion to exit executive session.

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XIV. ADJOURNMENT

A. Motion to adjourn

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The next regular Board Meeting is Monday, March 8, 2010,

at 6:30 PM in the High School Band Room