The Wapakoneta City Board
of Education met in regular session on Tuesday, April 18, 2006,
at 7:00 p.m. at Northridge Elementary School.
The meeting was called to order by Vice President Dave Copeland. Roll call was as follows: Sammetinger, aye; Copeland, aye; Kantner,
aye; Mertz, excused due to hospitalization; and Frame, aye. Also in attendance were Superintendent,
Keith Horner; Treasurer, Susan Rinehart; Business Manager, Don Arnett; staff
and administrators; students and parents; community members; and media
representative.
The Pledge of Allegiance
was led by Vice President Dave Copeland.
RECOGNITION OF NORTHRIDGE STUDENTS
Mark Selvaggio welcomed parents, grandparents,
teachers, community members, and Wapakoneta Daily News staff to the Northridge
Elementary building. He is excited
about honoring students this evening.
He thanked Sheila Hutt for all her work on the certificates. Sheila downloaded pictures of the students
on the certificate with the comments from the teachers. She did a great job, and Mark really
appreciates that.
The first student recognized was Emilie
Brown. Mark read what Anne Turner said
about Emilie and congratulated her.
Then, Laura Frame presented Emilie with a certificate and Ron Kantner
presented Emilie with a student achievement pin.
The next student recognized was Madie
Carter. Amy Puthoff recommended Madie. Amy was present at the meeting and read her nominating
remarks to Madie. Next, Laura Frame
congratulated Madie and presented her with a certificate, and Ron Kantner
presented Madie with a student achievement pin.
The next student to be recognized was
Elijah Etzkorn. Mrs. Sammons
recommended Elijah; however, she was unable to attend the meeting, so Mark read
Mrs. Sammons’ comments. Next, Laura Frame
congratulated Elijah and presented him with a certificate. Ron Kantner congratulated Elijah and
presented him with a student achievement pin.
The next student to be recognized was
Madison Ruppert. Jocelyn Arnett
recommended Madison and was unable to be at the meeting. Mark read her comments and congratulated
Madison. Laura Frame then presented
Madison with a certificate, congratulating her. Ron Kantner presented Madison with a student achievement pin and
congratulated her.
The final student to be recognized was
Logan Wireman. Cathy Beard recommended
Logan and was able to be present at the meeting. Mrs. Beard read her recommendations about Logan and congratulated
him. Laura Frame then presented Logan
with a student achievement certificate.
Ron Kantner presented Logan with a student achievement pin.
The Board then congratulated the
parents for doing a great job with the students.
REPORTS TO THE BOARD
Band Camp – August 6-11, 2006 – Klayton
Hilleary discussed band camp and asked the Board if they had any questions
concerning camp. Included in the
minutes will be the letter he sent out to the parents, including the tentative
itinerary and traditions for band camp, which will be held August 6-11 this
summer.
Laura inquired about the dates of the band camp and
the fact that they coincide with the first week of fall sports. Klayton recognized that this is a conflict,
but he noted that they make accommodations so that students involved in fall
sports are not excluded from band.
Also, he distributed a copy of the handbook where it notes they can do
sports and music.
Dave Copeland asked if parents and students were
aware of this. Klayton said he lets the
kids know that they can participate in sports and also be in band. However, the assumption is made that this is
also communicated to the parents.
Athletic Boosters Donations – Mike Watt
introduced Eric McKinney, who is the president of the Athletic Boosters. Eric presented the Board of Education with a
check for $8,450.00 for assisting with the replacing of the soccer field
scoreboard and to pay for part of the soccer uniforms. He noted that this group used to be called
the Dad’s Club, but they have combined into a new organization called the
Athletic Boosters. He said they have
tried to support all sports in the past, but now their fundraising is definitely
geared toward all sports. He wanted to
thank everyone for donating to them. He
said if you ever see them at a game and they are doing 50/50 tickets or
programs, that is how they raise funds for athletics. Also, he wanted to thank Keith Horner, Don Arnett, and others for
participating in the fundraisers that they have throughout the year.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Sammetinger moved to go into executive session for
the purpose of discussing employment, dismissal and/or discipline of public
employees.
Seconded by Frame. Roll
call: Sammetinger, aye; Copeland, aye; Kantner, aye; and Frame, aye. Motion passed unanimously.
Upon returning from
executive session, it was noted that four Board members were present.
ROUTINE BUSINESS
Kantner
moved to approve the following:
Minutes
of regular Board
meetings held March 20 and April 3, 2006, and a special meeting held March 28,
2006.
Financial
Reports: monthly graphs, cash activity report, investment
portfolio, operating fund (month-end expenditures), bank reconciliation,
summary check register, permanent improvement fund report, and 2006 appropriations
by fund/fund type/revenue summary receipt ledger.
Acceptance of Donations:
Athletic
Boosters $8,450 Soccer
field renovations/softball uniforms
Seconded by Frame.
Dave Copeland pointed out that we are
at 78% expenditures for salary and fringe benefits which is within the range
that we need to be to be fiscally sound.
Roll call: Copeland, aye; Kantner, aye; Frame, aye; and Sammetinger, aye.
Motion passed unanimously.
PERSONNEL MATTERS
Acceptance
of Resignation
Frame moved to accept the resignation
of Judith Ewing, for the purpose of retirement, effective November 30, 2006, after
37 years of service with Wapakoneta City Schools.
Seconded by
Copeland. Roll call: Kantner, aye; Frame, aye; Sammetinger, aye;
and Copeland, aye. Motion passed
unanimously.
Employment of Substitutes
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 the Ohio Department of
Education.
Steve
Link Bus Driver
Rebecca
Noe Paraprofessional
Rebecca
Noe Secretary
Seconded by Frame. Roll call:
Frame, aye; Sammetinger, aye; Copeland, aye;
and Kantner, aye. Motion passed unanimously.
Employment of Casual Laborers
Sammetinger
moved to employ the following casual laborers for the 2006 calendar year, at
the appropriate rate on the salary schedule:
Jared
Askins G-3 $7.00 per hour
Thomas
Hunter S-3 $7.75 per hour
Seconded by Copeland. Roll call:
Sammetinger, aye; Copeland, aye; Kantner,
aye; and Frame, aye. Motion passed unanimously.
Bus Physicals
Frame
moved to approve the following list to perform T-8 physicals for the 2006-07
school year, to comply with the agreement between the Wapakoneta Classified
Association and the Wapakoneta Board of Education, Article 29.03:
John Biery
Reeshad Buhariwalla
V.K. Chalasani
Thomas Freytag
Cynthia Gaerke
George Herman
Parmie Herman
Connie Ingalls
Matthew Jose
Stephen Justice
William Leahy
Jay Martin
Rachael Mergenmeier
S. Morris
A.A. Paguirigan
Nick Powers
William Scherger
Eric Stallkamp
Vanessa Stallkamp
Ishika Verma
Laura Waldron
Cheryl Wayman
Sheldon Wical
David Woodruff
Seconded by Copeland. Roll call:
Copeland, aye; Kantner, aye; Sammetinger,
aye; and Frame, aye. Motion passed unanimously.
Employment to Supplemental Positions
Sammetinger
moved to employ the following to supplemental positions:
Tom
Keckler freshman baseball volunteer $ - 0 -
Dawn
West girls
golf head coach Step 1 $2,742.96
Seconded by Copeland. Roll call:
Kantner, aye; Sammetinger, aye; Frame, aye;
and Copeland, aye. Motion passed unanimously.
Employment of Staff for 2006-07 School
Year
Copeland
moved to employ the following staff for the 2006-07 school year at the adopted
rate on the salary schedule:
Teachers
– 1-Year Limited
Borges,
Michelle
Thornton,
Trent
Teachers - 2 Year Limited
Askins,
Jill
Baker,
Misty
Friemering,
Adam
Gant, Kelli
Hutt, Karen
Rettig,
Nicole
Sammons,
Diane
Schlegel,
Karl
Stubbs,
Jill
Teachers
- 3 Year Limited
Black,
Denise
Knoch,
Carrie
Kohler,
Kara
Sawmiller,
Vickie
Suchland,
Lori
Winter,
Judy
Yinger, Jan
Continuing
Contracts
Cook,
Yvonne
Courter,
Julia
Davis,
Renee
Dickey,
Jeremy
Duncan,
Desdemona
Erb, Carol
Kantner,
Elizabeth
Koch,
Shelley
Otto,
Tracey
Puthoff,
Amy
Romer, Lisa
Sudman,
Michelle
Sutton,
Nikki
Valenti,
Kathy
Watson,
Erin
Wilson,
Julie
Wimmers, Steve
Seconded by Frame. Roll call:
Sammetinger, aye; Frame, aye; Copeland, aye;
and Kantner, aye. Motion passed unanimously.
Employment of Substitutes for
2006-07 School Year
Sammetinger
moved to employ the following substitutes for the 2006-07 school year at the
appropriate rate on the salary schedule:
Teachers
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Andrews, Elizabeth |
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Askins, Jared |
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Azbell, Gayle |
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Barber, Rachel |
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Becker, Jason |
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Beckman, Sara |
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Bell, Judy |
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Bernstein, John |
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Bledsoe, Gary |
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Bowersock, Josh |
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Britt, Eric |
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Bruns,
Mandi |
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Brunswick, Marie |
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Burns, Julie |
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Carter, Andrew |
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Coil, Gabriel |
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Crawford, Patricia |
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Croy, Corwin |
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Crumrine, Paul |
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Curtis, Marcella |
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Dicke, Jennifer |
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Ebbing, Janis |
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Eifert, Kristy |
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Elsass,Eric |
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Eversman, Cynthia |
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Fleck, Jaclyn |
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Gegel, Tammy |
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Gierhart, Laura |
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Gigandet, Joe |
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Halfhill, Gary |
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Halfhill, Pamela |
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Hamrick, Karla Hart, Kerry |
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Heitz, Lisa |
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Herbst, Jay |
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Hoying, Katie |
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Kantner, Constance |
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Kantner, Kimberly |
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Kellermeyer, William |
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Kenworthy, Steven |
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Klaus, Mark |
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Kuck, Margaret |
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Kuehl, Shellie |
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Lewis, Carol |
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Liebrecht, Laura |
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McGaughy, Bethany |
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Miller, Kristy |
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Muhlenkamp, Jennifer |
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Mulholland, Cheryl |
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Nelson, Donald |
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Numbers, Don |
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Pedroza, Angela Plaskett, Valerie |
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Quellhorst, Lindsay |
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Quinn, Susan |
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Rinehart, Erin |
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Risner, Celia |
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Rutledge, Margie |
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Rydell, Judith |
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Salsbury, Joyce |
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Scarpella, Colleen |
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Schmidt, Sandra |
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Schneider, Wayne |
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Schnell, Edna (Jeannie) |
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Settlage, Melinda |
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Starrett, Adam |
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Sunderland, Staci |
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Tabler, Mindy |
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Tallman, Thomas |
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Tant, Deirdre |
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Taylor, Michelle |
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Temple, G. Eric |
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Truesdale, Abby |
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Wilhelm, Benjamin |
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Wilt, Diana |
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York, Marianne |
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Zwiebel, Annette |
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Zwiebel, Andrea |
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Zwiebel, Brad |
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Secretaries
Bailey,
Peggy
Baker,
Linda
Blosser,
Linda
Converse,
Michelle
Craft,
Julie
Creps,
Kelley
Dirr,
Kimberly
Eaton,
Martha
Hadding,
Laura
Hager,
Karen
Harrod,
Barbara
Kinnaman,
Kathryn
Koch,
Julia
Kohler,
Denise
Laise,
Tamara
Lautzenheiser,
Sharon
Lishness,
Lorene
Penlington,
Carolee
Presar,
Linda
Rinehart,
Erin
Ruck,
Dolores
Schooler,
Judith
Shaffer,
Nancy
Short,
Cheryl
Sprague,
Robyn
Thompson,
Ginny
Walters,
Lorrie
Zwiebel,
Annette
Paraprofessionals
Bailey,
Peggy
Blosser,
Linda
Carrico,
Sharon
Cheney,
Jan
Conley,
Paula
Converse,
Michelle
Craft,
Julie
Creps,
Kelley
Dirr,
Kimberly
Eaton,
Martha
Hadding,
Laura
Hager,
Karen
Harrod,
Barbara
Hayes,
Joretta
Kinnaman,
Kathryn
Koch,
Julia
Kohler,
Denise
Laise,
Tamara
Lautzenheiser,
Sharon
Lishness,
Lorene
McDaniel,
Liz
McPheron,
Dawn
Miner,
Pamela
Mosgrove,
Sandra
Penlington,
Carolee
Presar,
Linda
Rinehart,
Erin
Ruck,
Dolores
Sawmiller,
Paula
Schooler,
Judith
Shaffer,
Nancy
Short,
Cheryl
Sprague,
Robyn
Staples,
Cynthia
Thompson,
Ginny
Walters,
Lorrie
Zwiebel,
Annette
Bus
Drivers
Carter,
Linda
Donart,
Barb
Elliott,
Jill (van only)
Elshire,
John
Holtzapple,
Douglas
Klopfenstein,
Phyllis
McCullough,
Rose
Quellhorst,
Anthony
Quellhorst,
Todd
Quellhorst,
Wayne
Schmerge,
Alice
Schroeder,
Beth
Stahler,
Jennifer
Steinke,
Dwight
Swick,
Cathy
Transportation
Supervisor
Koch,
Julia
Cafeteria
Albers,
Judy
Eaton,
Martha
Epperson,
Beth
Lambert,
Dawn
Maxson,
Rebecca
Neargardner,
Tricia
Regula,
Paul
Schroeder,
Beth
Sheipline,
Betty
Stinebaugh,
Mary
Seconded by Kantner. Roll call:
Frame, aye; Copeland, aye; Kantner, aye; and
Sammetinger, aye. Motion passed unanimously.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The next Board meeting is Monday,
May 15, at 7:00 p.m. at Centennial Elementary.
The Franklin B. Walter
dinner is Wednesday, April 19, at the High School. One student from each school will be recognized at the dinner.
MISCELLANEOUS
Satellite Agreement
with Apollo Career Center
Sammetinger moved to enter
into a Satellite Agreement with the Apollo Career Center to offer a
career-technical program at Wapakoneta High School for the 2006-07 school year,
per terms as attached.
Seconded by Kantner.
This is a typical
agreement that all schools which have a satellite program enter into with
Apollo. Wapakoneta City Schools has a
manufacturing technology class.
Roll call: Copeland, aye;
Kantner, aye; Sammetinger, aye; and Frame, aye. Motion passed unanimously.
HEARING ON SUPERINTENDENT’S
RECOMMENDATION ABOUT HEATHER
BUCHANAN
Dear
Mrs. Buchanan,
Based on my investigation of your conduct surrounding the
administration of the achievement test in March of 2006, I will be recommending
that the Board of Education initiate proceedings to terminate your teaching
contract of employment for immorality, good and just cause and/or under R.C. §
3319.151. I also will recommend that
the Board of Education suspend you, without pay, effective April 19, 2006,
pending final action to terminate your contract of employment. I anticipate that the Board will consider
and act on my recommendations at its meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 18,
2006, at 7:00 p.m. at Northridge Elementary in the gymnasium.
The basis
for the recommendations I will make is as follows:
1. You assisted your students to cheat on the
math achievement test in March 2006 by reviewing the assessment instrument
booklet prior to the day of the test and conducting a preparation activity that
included questions, tasks, graphs, charts, passages and/or other materials in
the assessment instrument that are highly similar in content to those in the
actual assessment instrument.
2. You assisted your students to cheat on the
math achievement test in March 2006 by reviewing the assessment instrument
booklet prior to the day of the test and conducting a preparation exercise that
focused primarily on the format of the assessment instrument, rather than on
the objectives being assessed.
3. You assisted your students to cheat on the
math achievement test in March 2006 by engaging in conduct that does not comply
with, or has the appearance of not complying with, statutory and/or regulatory
provisions related to the security of assessment instruments used in school
wide and district wide programs.
The conduct
identified by the individual paragraphs above, viewed in combination with some
or all of the conduct enumerated by the other paragraphs, constitutes grounds
for termination for immorality, other good and just cause and/or under R.C. §
3319.151. This conduct equates to
assisting your students in cheating on the achievement tests and is prohibited
under R.C. § 3319.151. Furthermore, the
Directions for Administration booklet makes it clear that such conduct is
unethical and inappropriate.
Evidence in support of these charges
shall consist of the testimony of students, Principal Ray Payne, as well as
your own admission to the following: you developed a worksheet containing 20
questions similar to the questions on the math achievement test. You distributed the worksheet on Wednesday,
March 8, 2006, and allowed your students to complete the worksheet with a
partner. The math achievement test was
then administered to the students on Friday, March 10, 2006.
Sincerely,
Keith Horner, Superintendent
HEARING
OF THE PUBLIC
The first person who spoke
to the Board was Kim Holloway. She made
the following statement on behalf of the Wapakoneta Education Association:
On behalf of the
Wapakoneta Education Association, I am here to voice support for my fellow
educators. The WEA hopes that recent
events surrounding testing issues do not overshadow the years of dedication
this teacher has given to the children of the Wapakoneta City Schools. The WEA hopes that the teacher being
investigated for testing issues be recognized for having been an excellent
teacher and otherwise excellent employee for the district, as has been
reflected over the years by evaluations given to her each year by her building
principals. This teacher is a dedicated
career educator whose first concern has always been the children. We hope that the public and the media will
not forget the many ways in which this teacher has touched the children of this
district.
Heather Buchanan made a
statement (copy is included in minutes).
EXECUTIVE
SESSION
Sammetinger moved to go
into executive session for the purpose of discussing employment, dismissal
and/or discipline of public employees.
Seconded by Frame. Roll call: Kantner, aye; Sammetinger, aye; Frame, aye;
and Copeland, aye. Motion passed
unanimously.
Upon returning from
executive session, it was noted that four Board members were present, and the
following statements were made:
There will be a special
Board meeting on Thursday, March 27, at 7:00 p.m. at the High School.
Resignation Agreement
and Release of Sherri Burnett
Laura Frame stated she
would like to bring forward an item for consideration by the Board. Each Board member should have a resignation
agreement and release signed by Sherri Burnett dated April 18, 2006. Laura asked if each had had a chance to
review the document. The response was
yes.
Frame moved that the Board
approve this resignation agreement and release.
Seconded by Sammetinger. Roll
call: Frame, aye; Copeland, aye;
Kantner, aye; and Sammetinger, aye. Motion
passed unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
Frame
moved to adjourn at 10:17 p.m. Seconded
by Sammetinger.
Sammetinger, aye; Frame, aye; Copeland,
aye; and Kantner, aye.
Motion passed unanimously.
_______________________________
President
_______________________________
Secretary