4. Approval of Minutes from the Regular Meeting of June 15, 2015, the Special Meeting of June 29, 2015 and the Special Meeting of June 30, 2015

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1 FINNEYTOWN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Open Forum 7:00pm Regular Meeting 7:30pm This meeting 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. FLSD Policy Call to Order 2. Opening Ceremony 3. Additions to and Approval of the Agenda 4. Approval of Minutes from the Regular Meeting of June 15, 2015, the Special Meeting of June 29, 2015 and the Special Meeting of June 30, Administer the Oath of Office to Mr. Tony Gast - David Oliverio, Treasurer Tony Gast, do you solemnly swear that you will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Ohio, and that you will faithfully and impartially discharge your duties as a Board member in and for the said Finneytown Local School District, Hamilton County, Ohio to the best of your ability and in accordance with the laws now in effect and hereafter to be enacted, during your continuance in said office and until your successor is chosen and qualified. 6. Administrative Report District Update 7. Public Address 8. Board Coordination Matters Appointment of OSBA Delegate and Alternate Delegate Board Members

2 Page 2 9. Financial Matters 9.1 Adoption of the Consent Calendar It is recommended that the Board adopt the Consent Calendar as follows: Action by the Board of Education in adoption of the Consent Calendar at this point of the agenda means that all items appearing with an asterisk (*) after the title constitute the Consent Calendar and are adopted by one single motion, unless a member of the Board of Education or the Superintendent requests that any such item be removed from the Consent Calendar and voted upon separately. a) Monthly Financial Report* b) Depository and Investment Balances as of June 30, 2015* U.S. Bank % $ 531, STAR Ohio % $ 729, STAR Plus % $ 4,668, c) Interest Earned on Depository and Investment Accounts as of June 30, 2015* General Fund $ d) Approval of Permanent Appropriations Adjustments for the School Year* It is recommended that the Board approve the following Permanent Appropriations adjustments for the School Year: BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Education of the Finneytown Local School District, Hamilton County, Ohio, that to provide for the current expenses and other expenditures of said Board of Education, during the fiscal year, ending June 30, 2015, the following sums be and the same are hereby set aside and appropriated for the several purposes for which expenditures are to be made and during said fiscal year, as follows, viz:

3 Page 3 TOTAL GENERAL FUND 001 General Fund -205,151 Total General Fund -205,151 SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 018 Public School Support Student Activity Auxiliary Service -11, RTTT Special Education, Part B -2, Vocational Education Title I -1, Improving Teacher Quality -2,290 Total Special Revenue Funds -17,286 ENTERPRISE FUNDS 009 Uniform Supplies -603 Total Enterprise Funds -603 GRAND TOTAL ALL FUNDS -223,040 e) Approval of Total Amount From All Sources Available for Expenditures and Balances - FY16* It is recommended the Board approve the Certificate of the Total Amount From All Sources Available for Expenditures and Balances for the fiscal year. f) Approval of Transfer General Fund to Band Uniform Replacement Fund FY16* It is recommended that the Board approve the following transfer of funds: Band Uniform Fund $2, General Fund ($2,000.00) This represents the district annual portion of funds to be set aside for future band uniform replacement.

4 Page 4 g) Adoption of Resolution - Establish Petty Cash Accounts* It is recommended that the Board adopt the following resolution: RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH PETTY CASH ACCOUNTS WHEREAS, Section , ORC, permits the Board of Education of a school district to establish petty cash accounts from which the treasurer may draw moneys by signed check for purchases made within the district; and WHEREAS, the resolution shall specify the maximum amount of money that may be placed in the account and designate the district officials who may draw moneys from the account; and WHEREAS, the resolution shall specify the requirements and procedures for replenishing the account. THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board, that thee following petty cash accounts will be established and replenished on the imprest basis by the district officials authorized for the custody, care and the making of disbursements from the respective accounts: Petty Cash Fund Amount Designated District Official Treasurer s Office $300 Treasurer and/or Accounts Payable Specialist Brent Elementary $100 Brent Principal s Secretary Whitaker Elementary $100 Whitaker Principal s Secretary Extended Care $100 Extended Care Supervisor $600 h) Adoption of Resolution Establishment of Accounting Fund* It is recommended that the Board approve the following resolution: WHEREAS, the Auditor of State has authorized use of an Other Grant (Fund 019) Account for the proceeds of specific unrestricted revenue sources, and WHEREAS, the Finneytown Local School District has entered into a contract with the Hamilton County Educational Service Center (HCESC) for the provision of technical and training services for support and implementation of the Straight A Learning Re-Engineered Grant for FY15 through FY20, and

5 Page 5 WHEREAS, the terms of the agreement provided for the prepayment of total cost of the contract; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that a fund known as the Straight A Learning Re-Engineered Reimbursement Grants Fund of the Finneytown Local School District ( ), separate and distinct from all other funds of the district, is hereby established and created to be used for the purpose stated above. i) Adoption of Resolution General Liability Insurance for Approved School Support Entities* It is recommended that the Board approve the following resolution: WHEREAS, the Finneytown Board of Education is legally permitted to purchase a policy of insurance to cover school support entities against liability on account of damages or injury to person or property resulting from any act or omission of the organization, and WHEREAS, the Board of Education s current insurance policy contains general liability insurance coverage provisions for school support entities that are officially approved and recognized to receive such coverage, and WHEREAS, the Board of Education s has received application from the Finneytown Elementary PTA, Finneytown Schools Educational Foundation, and the Finneytown Music Parents Association, indicating the necessity of general liability coverage, as well as information from which to conduct a risk assessment, and WHEREAS, the Board of Education has performed its due diligence in reviewing these applications and the risk assessment materials, and found applications that satisfy its requirements, and WHEREAS, the amount of the coverage is $2,000,000 per occurrence and $3,000,000 in aggregate, and the cost of the coverage has been identified as being provided at no additional cost ($0 premium); NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Finneytown Elementary PTA, Finneytown Schools Educational Foundation, and the Finneytown Music Parents Association are hereby approved to receive general liability coverage under the Board of Education s policy for the 7/1/15 through 6/30/16 insurance policy year, for which it will be charged $0 (no cost).

6 Page Superintendent s Recommendations 10.1 Adoption of the Consent Calendar It is recommended that the Board adopt the Consent Calendar as follows: Action by the Board of Education in adoption of the Consent Calendar at this point of the agenda means that all items appearing with an asterisk (*) after the title constitute the Consent Calendar and are adopted by one single motion, unless a member of the Board of Education or the Superintendent requests that any such item be removed from the Consent Calendar and voted upon separately. a) Acknowledgement of Resignations* It is recommended that the Board acknowledge the following resignations which have been previously accepted by the Superintendent: Nickolas Fiorelli Erin Hackman Denyse Hughes Jayci Jackson Noelle Schwarz Joe Stephens Math Teacher effective June 17, th Grade Teacher effective July 31, th Grade Teacher effective July 10, 2015 Language Arts Teacher effective July 8, 2015 Math Teacher effective July 8, 2015 Intervention Specialist effective June 24, 2015 b) Acknowledgement of Revised Resignation Date* It is recommended that the Board acknowledge a revised effective date for the following resignation: Therese Hunt Principal, Brent Elementary effective June 30, 2015 (retirement)

7 Page 7 c) Rescission of Contract One Year Limited Classified* It is recommended that the Board rescind the one year limited contract of the following classified employee, originally approved on June 15, 2015: Alan Polter Bus Aide Mr. Polter is retired from STRS, and will therefore receive a retired/rehired employment contract (see item 10.1e). d) Approval of Contracts One Year Retired/Rehired Certified* It is recommended that the Board approve one year limited contracts for the following retired/rehired certified staff members, effective August 17, 2015 through May 29, 2016: Al Bolton Diana Erdmann School Psychologist Teacher for Students with Hearing Impairments e) Approval of Contracts One Year Retired/Rehired Classified* It is recommended that the Board approve one year limited contracts for the following retired/rehired classified staff members, effective July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016: Donne Carlisle-Byrd Jan Foster Alan Polter Ellie White Bus Driver Counseling Office Secretary Bus Aide Extended Care Attendant f) Approval of Contracts Personnel Service* It is recommended the Board approve the following personnel service contracts, effective August 1, 2014 through July 31, 2015: Al Bolton Director of Instructional Technology $16, Jerry Ward Crossing Guard $37.50/day Bradley Webb Dean of Students $ 2,775.00

8 Page 8 g) Approval of Contracts One Year Limited Certified* It is recommended that the Board approve one year limited contracts for the following new certified staff members, effective August 17, 2015 through May 27, 2016: Katherine Burlew Kristopher Marshall Julie Otten Laura Ross Emily Sander Intervention Specialist Mathematics Teacher Intervention Specialist 4 th Grade Teacher Elementary School Counselor h) Approval of Administrative Contract Revisions* It is recommended that the Board approve the following administrative contract revisions, effective August 1, 2015: Jack Fisher Director of Business and $105, Academic Services Scott Gates Director of Student Services $107, Lana Gerber Assistant Principal $ 80, David Oliverio Treasurer $110, Lisa Tenbarge Principal $ 90, i) Approval of Payment Certified Staff Members* It is recommended that the Board approve payment to the following certified staff members who will perform duties outside of the regular work schedule, effective August 1, 2015 through July 31, 2016: Al Bolton Extended Service Days (10) $2, Lora LeMay Extended Service Days (10) $3, Cathy McNair Extended Service Days (15) $2, Nancy Rouse Extended Service Days (5) $1, Lara Walker Extended Service Days (10) $3,478.00

9 Page 9 j) Approval of Pay Rates for Exempt Employees* It is recommended that the Board approve the following pay rates for exempt staff members, effective July 1, 2015: Melissa Agbenu $42, Mark Jung $46, Ann Morey $44, Nancy Buescher Sherry Chambers Lois Cutsinger Patti Schnur Beverly Thal $17.30/hr $21.52/hr. $27.68/hr. $18.43/hr. $27.33/hr. k) Approval of Substitute Pay Rate FY16* It is recommended that the Board approve the following substitute pay rate for FY16: Larry Loos $24.27/hr. l) Approval of Family and Medical Leave* It is recommended that the Board approve the following Family Medical Leave: Margaret Hajer, Special Education Assistant, beginning on August 17, 2015 on an intermittent basis, for a maximum period of twelve weeks. m) Adoption of Resolution - Auxiliary Participation* It is recommended that the Board adopt the following resolution of participation: Central Baptist, St. Vivian and St. Xavier High School with Hamilton County Educational Service Center to cooperatively provide services for the school year under the non-public school auxiliary services program.

10 Page 10 n) Approval of Agreement* - Direct Energy Business Marketing, LLC It is recommended that the Board approve the following agreement: Finneytown Local School District with Direct Energy Business Marketing, LLC, for a sales agreement, to provide natural gas from December 1, 2015 through November 30, Natural gas will be supplied at the fixed rate of $4.070 / Dth. Price includes FPR (i.e. full requirements; fixed price regardless of volume, barring a non-weather-related material deviation of +/- 25%) and a $.2000/Dth utility company FT (i.e. firm transportation is a non-interruptible supply) balancing fee. o) Acceptance of Donations* It is recommended that the Board accept the following donations: $140 cash to the Finneytown Local School District Music Department on June 26, 2015 from Joan Gordon, 9075 Cherry Blossom Lane, Cincinnati, Ohio Sole Treadmill valued at $945 to the Finneytown Local School District Athletic Department on May 27, 2015 from Bud Walters, 1547 Springlawn, Cincinnati, Ohio Announcements The next regular meeting of the Finneytown Board of Education will take place on Monday, August 3, 2015 at 7:30pm in the Media Center of the Finneytown Secondary Campus, 8916 Fontainebleau Terrace, Cincinnati, OH Open forum will begin at 7:00pm. 12. Executive Session, Pursuant to ORC Section (G)(1) for the Purpose of Considering the Employment of a Public Employee, and ORC Section (G)(2) for the Purpose of Considering the Disposition of Property 13. Adjournment