Fredericktown Local Schools
Regular Board Meeting
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Administration Board Room - 5:00 PM
This meeting is a meeting of the Board of Education in public for the purpose of conducting Fredericktown Local School District's business and is not to be considered a public community meeting.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
Nathan Bellman ______ Donald Falk ______ Candice Gallagher ______
Todd McClay ______ Paul Napier ______
3. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
Nathan Bellman ______ Donald Falk ______ Candice Gallagher ______
Todd McClay ______ Paul Napier ______
4. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2023.
Nathan Bellman ______ Donald Falk ______ Candice Gallagher ______
Todd McClay ______ Paul Napier ______
5. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Public participation is provided at this time. (According to Board Policy 0169.1, thirty (30) minutes will be allotted for public participation.) Community members who choose to address the Board will be limited to three (3) minutes.
6. SPECIAL COMMENDATIONS
(a) Congratulations to Mary Clawson on her retirement.
(b) A special Thank You to Scott Shoemaker with Shoemaker Landscape, Scott Huvler with TD Landscape, Stu Semerar, Josh Strohl, Brian Jose, Blake Tucker and Ryan Shoemaker for their time and efforts put into the front entrances at the K-12 building.
(c) Motion to accept the follow donations:
• $335 to the Elementary in memory of Terri Moore
• $250 from the Knox County Cattlemen's Association for the Welcome Back Luncheon
Nathan Bellman ______ Donald Falk ______ Candice Gallagher ______
Todd McClay ______ Paul Napier ______
7. TREASURER'S REPORT
8. TREASURER'S CONSENT AGENDA
(a) Motion to approve September 2023 Financial Report
(b) Motion to approve an Insurance Moratorium for December 2023.
(c) Motion to approve a one-year contract with Local Government Services Section to prepare the annual financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 not to exceed $3,750 per fiscal year. They provide the GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) Conversion reports. They provide financial reports detection of fraud, accuracy and completeness of records, documents and other related financial statements.
Nathan Bellman ______ Donald Falk ______ Candice Gallagher ______
Todd McClay ______ Paul Napier ______
9. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
Fredericktown Schools Quality Profile 2023
10. SUPERINTENDENT'S CONSENT AGENDA
(a) Motion to approve the updated list of substitutes from Renhill/Frontline.
(b) Motion to approve the State Testing Security Plan for the 2023-2024 school year.
(c) Motion to approve a resolution for participation in Ohio Schools Council cooperative purchasing program. Motion to approve the following Kenyon
(d) Mentors for gifted students for fall, pending favorable background
checks:
Olivia Braun __________ Owen Edelson __________ Kylie Hamm __________
Lee Nah __________ Mina Nishimoto __________ Anna Von Rosenstiel
(e) Motion to approve Mid-Ohio ESC RBT at $35.88 per hour from July 1, 2023 to July 31, 2024.
(f) Motion to approve Mid-Ohio ESC Behavior Support Services at $27,750 per year, Vision Services at $95 per hour and English Language Tutoring at $11,100 per year. Services will be from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.
(g) Motion to enter into an agreement with Mid-Ohio ESC to provide support to Mansfield Christian and Mansfield St. Peter's Schools and its provisions of the Title I services for those eligible students with pooling agreements. This is for the 2023-2024 school year, cost $1,631.48 paid out of Title I.
(h) Motion to approve an agreement with Mansfield Psychological Services to assist staff with caseloads and evaluations/re-evaluations management, approximately $30,000.
(i) Motion to employ the following for additional student services in the area of special education; ETR's and paperwork at $125 per day not to exceed 15 days during the 2023-2024.
Keri Deskins
(j) Motion to approve the first reading of the NEOLA updated/new policies:
Volume 42 No. 1
po 0141.2 Conflict of Interest
po 2623.02 Third Grade Reading Guarantee
po 3120.08 Employment of Personnel for Co-Curricular/Extra-Curricular Activities
po 4120.08 Employment of Personnel for Co-Curricular/Extra-Curricular Activities
po 5113.01 Intra-District Open Enrollment
po 5320 Immunization
po 5330 Use of Medications
po 5330.05 Procurement and Use of Naloxone(Narcan) in Emergency Situations
po5337 Care of Students with Seizure Disorders (New)
po 6700 Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
po 7440 Facility Security
po 8120 Volunteers
po 8210 School Calendar
po 8330 Student Records
po 8600 Transportation
po 9160 Public Attendance at School Events
po 9211 District Support Organization
po 9270 Equivalent Education Outside the Schools & Participation in Extra-Curricular for Students Not Enrolled in the District
(k) Motion to approve the maternity leave for Katlyn Weber from January 2, 2024 to March 1, 2024, 9 weeks total.
(l) Motion to approve the following staff as ESY tutors at $30.00 per hour, August 1, 2023 - July 31, 2024:
Lynn Burns ___________ Makayla Cordle ___________
Jessica Moore ___________ Andrea Tumbleson ___________
(m) Motion to approve the following staff as home instruction tutors for the 2023-2024 school year, as needed, at $30 per hour.
Sally Briggs Michele Vogelsang Amy Ramos
(n) Motion to approve the following as student teachers, pending favorable background checks:
Dillon Hittle with Whitney Smith
Troy Kelley with Sara Thompson
Ryan Vetters with Will Hartley
Nathan Ulrey with Mary Pound
(o) Motion to approve the following student teachers in the field of nursing, pending favorable background checks:
Francesca Cutrupi with Emily Sheriff
Haley Eberhard with Emily Sheriff
(p) Motion to approve the following volunteers/chaperones for the remainder of the 2023-2024 school year, pending favorable background checks:
Ruth Douglas Peggy Smith
Dan Selby Jennifer Selby
(q) Motion to approve the following dock days
Tiffany Short
(r) Motion to approve the following supplemental contracts for the following coaches and advisors. This is for the 2022-2023 school year. The Superintendent recommends, under the ORC Section 3313.53, that the Board approves the following under a one-year non-teaching contract. In making this recommendation, the Superintendent notes under Section 3313.53, that the Board has offered such positions to licensed district employees first and if no licensed district employees accept it, then has opened the position to the public. All employment is pending proper certification and favorable background checks.
Rescind Contract:
Emily Sheriff Girls Freshman Basketball Coach
Katie Steel Girls Varsity Assistant Coach
Margaret Sherman 8th Grade Girls Coach
Employ Coach:
Margaret Sherman JV Girls Basketball Group 3, Step 0
Volunteer:
Emily Sheriff Girls Varsity Basketball Volunteer
Katie Steel Girls Varsity Basketball Volunteer
Adjust Contract:
Jill Spearman Macklin MS Cheerleading Advisor 2 months of service $543.11
Cynthia Truex Part-Time to Full-Time, Effective October 16, 2023
(s) Motion to approve the district's Gifted Service Plan for 2023-2024 school year
Nathan Bellman ______ Donald Falk ______ Candice Gallagher ______
Todd McClay ______ Paul Napier ______
11. SUPERINTENDENT'S CONSENT AGENDA -TO BE VOTED ON SEPARATELY
(a) Motion to approve the following staff as home instruction tutor for the 2023-2024 school year, as needed, at$30 per hour.
12. COMMITEE REPORTS
(a) Legislative Liaison - Paul Napier
(b) Finance Committee - Candice Gallagher, Todd McClay
(c) Fredericktown Community Development Liaison - Don Falk/Gary Chapman
(d) Knox County Career CenterNocational Liaison - Todd McClay
(e) Administrative Reports - Matt Caputo, Adam Brown, Ryan Shoemaker
(f) Business Advisory Council (BAC) - Nathan Bellman
(g) Policy Liaison - Candice Gallagher, Paul Napier
(h) F. E.A. - Teresa Vilfer-Snyder
(i) O.A.P.S.E. - Sharon Streby
13. ADJOURNMENT
(a) Move to adjourn.
Nathan Bellman ______ Donald Falk ______ Candice Gallagher ______
Todd McClay ______ Paul Napier ______
