The Wapakoneta City Board of Education
met in regular session on Monday, December 19, 2005, at 7:30 p.m.
at Wapakoneta High School. The meeting
was called to order by President Ron Mertz.
Roll call was as follows: Sammetinger,
aye; Copeland, aye; Kantner, aye; Mertz, aye; and Frame, aye. Also in attendance were Superintendent,
Keith Horner; Treasurer, Susan Rinehart; Business Manager, Don Arnett; administrators;
grandparents; parents; students; and media representative.
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by
President Mertz.
RECOGNITION
OF CENTENNIAL STUDENTS
The following students were recognized
by the Board of Education: Tyler
Schafer, Macy Harshbarger, Johnathon Schlosser, Madison Watt, Sarina Dangelo
and Maddi Stiles.
Wes Newland began the presentation by
explaining The Big Five at Centennial.
He also explained that they use the colors of the stop light to chart
students’ daily behavior and keep the calendar in their take-home folder (handout
included in minutes). Mr. Newland and
nominating teachers that were present congratulated each child, read their
recommendations about the child, and presented a copy of such to each child
(copy included in minutes).
Laura Frame congratulated each child
for their accomplishments and handed them a Student Achievement
Certificate. Board President Ron Mertz
then presented each child with a student achievement pin and congratulated
them.
The Board thanked the parents and
teachers for doing such a great job with the students.
REPORTS
FROM THE BOARD
Northridge Update -
Laura Frame had the following to report on the Northridge Elementary
building:
Middle School Update
- Ron Kantner presented the following information to update the Board on the
Middle School:
Apollo Update -
Willie Sammetinger reported that Apollo has had a fast, successful, new year
under the direction of their new high school adult principal. In January Apollo will have four new board
members. This is the first time in a
long time they have had that many new members.
They are also eligible for the Ohio School Facilities Commission program
and will be on board with that.
Facilities Update -
Willie then discussed facilities. The
last ten days have been very tough for the custodial and maintenance
staff. Due to the weather, they have
had to work a lot of hours to remove snow and try to keep the ice off the
sidewalks and parking lots for the staff.
Next, he noted the Facilities Committee met and deferred comments to Mr.
Arnett for a summary about the High School HVAC system.
Don Arnett summarized the
meeting by saying they signed a contract for maintenance of the High School
HVAC system, including some renovations to the system. They were able to come up with some compromises
after a lot of hard work from Steve Heitz, Garmann-Miller Architects, and
Smith-Boughan. They worked hard to come
up with a solution to keep the High School HVAC system running smoothly until
they are eligible for Ohio School Facilities Commission money. Next, Don thanked Willie Sammetinger and Ron
Mertz for their input and their work on the Facilities Committee.
Centennial School
Update – Dave Copeland updated the Board on Centennial Elementary
School. He was able to attend another
after-school meeting and said things are going well at Centennial. They are pushing to get everything
on-line. The skating parties have been
very successful and it has been a good year for Centennial.
REPORTS TO THE BOARD
Girls Golf - Mike Watt, Athletic Administrator, had a handout
for the Board (included in minutes) and discussed the girls’ golf team proposal
and made his recommendations to the Board.
He noted that he, Keith Horner, and Aaron Rex had several meetings with
parents and thought they were able to obtain a lot of good information. They were also able to meet with other
school districts to get information on their golf programs.
Keith then thanked Mike because he put a lot of hard
work into this project. Ron Mertz
complimented Mike because this situation was handled correctly. Mike did a very good job, and Ron thanked
him again for the work he did with the girls’ golf proposal.
Food Service Report - Lori
McKean, Cafeteria Supervisor had a food service update (handout included in
minutes) and she held a discussion on the items that were in the handout. The Board thanked her for attending the
meeting and giving them an update on the food service department.
ROUTINE BUSINESS
179-05 Copeland
moved to approve the following:
Minutes of regular Board meeting held
November 21, 2005 and a
Facilities Committee meeting held
December 3, 2005.
Financial Reports:
monthly graphs, cash activity report, investment portfolio, operating
fund (month-end expenditures), bank reconciliation,
summary check
register, permanent
improvement fund report, 2006 temporary appropriations by fund/fund type,
summary receipt ledger and tax budget for June 30, 2006.
Acceptance of Donations:
April
Betts $200.00 Cridersville Library
Nancy
Shaffer Print valued at $150.00
Compensation of the Board for 2006: Board of Education members
shall receive the maximum compensation
allowed by law per meeting (current
law $125.00), up to a limit of 12
meetings annually. It is understood
that no
member may receive a mid-term increase;
however, this same salary will be
awarded upon election or appointment of
new members.
Membership in Ohio School Boards
Association: Approve continued
membership in the Ohio School Boards
Association for 2006 and approve the
annual dues of $4,233 for membership, $295 for
Annual Briefcase and School
Management News subscriptions, and $250
for the Legal Assistance Fund
Consultant Service Contract for 2006.
Seconded by Frame. Roll call:
Copeland, aye; Frame, aye; and Kantner, aye;
Mertz, aye; and Sammetinger, aye. Motion passed unanimously.
PERSONNEL MATTERS
Employment of Substitutes
180-05 Kantner
moved to employ the following substitutes for the 2005-06
school year at the appropriate rate on
the salary schedule, pending satisfactory
completion of criminal records checks
and proper certification through ODE:
Erin
Rinehart Substitute Teacher
Abby
Truesdale Substitute Teacher
Dawn
McPheron Substitute
Paraprofessional
Seconded by Copeland. Roll call:
Frame, aye; Kantner, aye; Mertz, aye;
Sammetinger, aye; and Copeland,
aye. Motion passed unanimously.
Employment of Supplemental Contracts
181-05 Frame moved to employ the following
supplemental positions:
Rachel Barber Power of Pen (7th grade)-1/2 Step #2 $771.68
Dave Koesters Asst. Swimming/Diving – ½ Step
#3 $1,210.48
Seconded by Mertz. Roll call:
Kantner, aye; Mertz, aye; Sammetinger, aye; Copeland, aye; and Frame,
aye. Motion passed unanimously.
Resignation
of Supplemental Contract
182-05 Frame
moved to accept the resignation from Kevin Fell from his
Assistant Middle School Track position.
Seconded by Copeland. Roll call:
Mertz, aye; Sammetinger, aye; Copeland,
aye; Frame, aye; and Kantner, aye. Motion passed unanimously.
Employment of Casual
Laborers for 2006
183-05 Kantner
moved to employ the following Casual Laborers for the
2006 calendar year, at the appropriate
rate on the salary schedule:
Larry
Hirt S3 $7.75
Harold
Johns S5 $8.25
Ryan
LaMarr S3 $7.75
Larry
Landt S1 $7.25
Josh
Lisi S4 $8.00
Ron
Mooney S2 $7.50
Linda
Nigh S8 $9.00
Steve
Sadler S2 $7.50
Seconded by Copeland. Roll call:
Sammetinger, aye; Copeland, aye; Frame,
aye; Kantner, aye; and Mertz, aye. Motion passed unanimously.
Employment of
Substitute Custodians for 2006
184-05 Mertz
moved to employ the following Substitute Custodians for the
2006 calendar year, at the appropriate
rate on the salary schedule:
Chris
Feltz Level
2 $9.83
Larry
Hirt Level
3 $10.12
Harold
Johns Level 5 $10.73
Larry
Landt Level
3 $10.12
Josh
Lisi Level
2 $9.83
Ron
Mooney Level 3 $10.12
Linda
Nigh Level
5 $10.73
Steve
Sadler Level 3 $10.12
Seconded by Copeland. Roll call:
Copeland, aye; Frame, aye; Kantner, aye;
Mertz, aye; and Sammetinger, aye. Motion passed unanimously.
MISCELLANEOUS
Physics Class to Chicago
185-05 Sammetinger moved to allow the High
School AP Physics Class to
travel to
Chicago, Illinois, departing on Thursday, January 12, 2006, and
returning
Monday, January 16, 2006, at no cost to the district.
Seconded by Frame. Roll call:
Frame, aye; Kantner, aye; Mertz, aye;
Sammetinger,
aye; and Copeland, aye. Motion passed
unanimously.
Establishment of Annual
Organizational Meeting
186-05 WHEREAS, the treasurer is directed by
Ohio Revised Code 3313.14
to canvass the
members of the Board not later than December 31 to establish
the date,
time, and location of the organizational meeting.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that
notice shall be given at least
one publication
not less than ten days prior to the hearing in a newspaper
having
general circulation in the school district.
AND THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, under
the provisions of Ohio
Revised Code
3313.14, the Board of Education shall hold its organizational
meeting as
indicated below.
January 4,
2006 6:00 p.m. Board of Education Office, 1102
Gardenia Drive
Copeland
moved to accept the above resolution.
Seconded by Sammetinger.
Roll call: Kantner, aye; Mertz, aye; Sammetinger, aye;
Copeland, aye; and
Frame, aye. Motion passed unanimously.
Swearing in of New Board Members
for 2006
I, William Sammetinger, do solemnly
swear that I will support the
Constitution
of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Ohio; and
I will
faithfully and impartially discharge my duties as member in and for the
said
Wapakoneta City School District, Auglaize County, Ohio, to the best of my
ability, and
in accordance with the law now in effect and hereafter to be
enacted,
during my continuance in said office and until my successor is chosen
and
qualified.
Sworn and subscribed before me, this
19th day of December, 2005.
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I, Laura Frame, do
solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of
the United
States and the Constitution of the State of Ohio; and I will faithfully
and
impartially discharge my duties as member in and for the said
Wapakoneta
City School District, Auglaize County, Ohio, to the best of my
ability, and
in accordance with the law now in effect and hereafter to be
enacted,
during my continuance in said office and until my successor is chosen
and
qualified.
Sworn and subscribed before me, this
19th day of December, 2005.
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Presiding Officer for Organizational Meeting
187-05 Mertz moved to name Sammetinger
to preside at the organizational meeting to be held January 4, 2006, until a
President is elected.
Seconded by Kantner. Roll call:
Mertz, aye; Sammetinger, aye; Copeland, aye;
Frame, aye;
and Kantner, aye. Motion passed
unanimously.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The next Board meeting will
be held on January 4, 2006, 6:00 p.m., at
the Board of Education Offices, 1102 Gardenia Drive.
Keith Horner welcomed
Karen, Campbell, the new reporter for the Wapakoneta Daily News.
EXECUTIVE
SESSION
188-05 Sammetinger moved to
executive session for the purpose of considering the appointment, employment,
dismissal, discipline, promotion, demotion, or compensation of a public
employee or official, or the investigation
of charges or complaints against a public employee, official, licensee, or
regulated individual, unless the public employee, official, licensee, or
regulated individual requests a public hearing, with no action to be taken
except to adjourn.
Seconded by Copeland. Roll call: Sammetinger, aye; Copeland, aye; Frame, aye;
Kantner, aye; and Mertz, aye Motion
passed unanimously.
Upon returning from
executive session, it was noted that five Board members were present.
ADJOURNMENT
189-05 Sammetinger
moved to adjourn at 11:56 p.m. Seconded
by Mertz.
Roll call: Kantner, aye; Mertz, aye; Sammetinger, aye; Copeland, aye; and
Frame, aye. Motion passed unanimously.
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President
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Secretary