RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS MONROE LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION Minutes of September 13, 2010 Regular Meeting The Board of Education of the Monroe Local School District in the County of Butler, State of Ohio, held its regular meeting on the 13th day of September 2010 in the Monroe Elementary Cafeteria, located in Monroe, Ohio. Mr. Chris Snyder, President Pro Tempore, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The Treasurer, Mrs. Kelley Thorpe, recorded the minutes. Roll Call showed the following members present: Mr. Brett Guido, Mr. John MacDonald, Mr. Chris Snyder, and Mrs. Leslie Stone. Mr. Mike Lane was absent. Also present were Superintendent, Dr. Elizabeth Lolli, Treasurer, Mrs. Kelley Thorpe, and guests as listed in Appendix A, which is attached and becomes an official part of these minutes. A recording of this meeting on Compact Disk is available in the Treasurer s Office for review, reference tape # 101309. All presentations/documents presented to the Board are available in the Treasurer s Office, as referenced in the body of these minutes. Resolution No. 10-188 Approval of Consent Agenda Mrs. Stone moved and Mr. Guido seconded the motion to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. ROLL CALL: AYES: (4) Mr. Guido, Mr. MacDonald, Mr. Snyder, Mrs. Stone 1
Resolution No. 10-189 Superintendent s Business Mr. Guido moved and Mrs. Stone seconded the motion to approve the Superintendent s Business as follows: Approve stipends for teachers to attend Crisis Prevention Intervention Training: Katie Amburgey Intervention Specialist $ 183.66 Amie MacDonald Intervention Specialist $ 183.66 Julie Howell Intervention Specialist $ 202.76 Melissa McNiel Counselor $ 210.08 Casey Wells Intervention Specialist $ 211.21 Nikki Beattie Intervention Specialist $ 221.50 Lynn Infante Intervention Specialist $ 250.89 Lauren Burchfield Intervention Specialist $ 355.57 Kelly Waugh Paraprofessional $ 84.13 Melanie VonWahlde Paraprofessional $ 84.13 Jill Baker Paraprofessional $ 84.30 Kevin Brenner Paraprofessional $ 86.58 Lora Nichols Paraprofessional $ 96.52 Cindy Berberich Paraprofessional $ 101.92 Patti Kellis Paraprofessional $ 101.92 Jan Rouster Paraprofessional $ 104.71 ROLL CALL: AYES: (4) Mr. Guido, Mr. Snyder, Mrs. Stone ABSTAIN: (1) Mr. MacDonald Resolution No. 10-190 Superintendent s Business Mr. MacDonald moved and Mrs. Stone seconded the motion to approve the Superintendent s Business as follows: Approve certificated resignations as follows: Deborah Turner Dir. of Special Programs September 10, 2010 New job Approve non-certificated resignations as follows: Carie Parker Food Service end of 2009/2010 Personal Kathleen Evick Paraprofessional - Primary September 2, 2010 New job 2
Approve certificated contracts as follows: Deb Miller Director of Pupil Services Step 6 $ 84,666.00 Approve non-certificated contracts as follows: Emily Bruggeman Paraprofessional - Primary Step 1 $ 12.28 Approve certificated supplemental contracts as follows: Casey Wells Assistant Football II 0 $3,058.06 Approve non-certificated supplemental contracts as follows: Stephanie Stenger Varsity Girls Volleyball III 0 2,378.49 Resolution No. 10-191 Adjournment and Call to Order for Work Session Mr. Guido moved and Mr. MacDonald seconded the motion to adjourn the regular meeting and begin the work session at 7:11 p.m. 3
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS MONROE LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION Minutes of September 13, 2010 Work Session The Board of Education of the Monroe Local School District in the County of Butler, State of Ohio, held its work session on the 13th day of September 2010 in the Monroe Elementary Cafeteria, located in Monroe, Ohio. Mr. Chris Snyder, President Pro Tempore, called the meeting to order at 7:11 p.m. The Treasurer, Mrs. Kelley Thorpe, recorded the minutes. Roll Call showed the following members present: Mr. John MacDonald, Mr. Brett Guido, Mr. Chris Snyder, and Mrs. Leslie Stone. Mr. Mike Lane was absent. Also present were Superintendent, Dr. Elizabeth Lolli, Treasurer, Mrs. Kelley Thorpe, and guests as listed in Appendix A, which is attached and becomes an official part of these minutes. A recording of this meeting on Compact Disk is available in the Treasurer s Office for review, reference tape # 101309. All presentations/documents presented to the Board are available in the Treasurer s Office, as referenced in the body of these minutes. Presentations Dennis Phillips from Quandel Construction and Jenni Logan from Baird School Business Solutions made a presentation to the board regarding Build America Bonds (BABs). BABs could potentially be used to construct a new elementary school and demolish the old Lemon- Monroe High School if the board were to choose to pursue either of these options. The government pays 35% of any interest paid back to the school district for using BABs in their construction project. However, the BABs program is due to expire at the end of 2010. A copy of the presentation is available in the treasurer s office as an attachment to these minutes. Debbie Sander, Director of Curriculum, and Deb Miller, Director of Pupil Services, presented the board with testing results from the 2009-2010 school year. Monroe received a rating of Excellent on the Ohio Department of Education report card. Deb Miller spoke on the test results for Monroe s special education, limited English proficient, and Hispanic populations. A copy of the presentation is available in the treasurer s office as an attachment to these minutes. 4
Resolution No. 10-192 Executive Session O.R.C. 121.22 Mrs. Stone moved and Mr. Guido seconded the motion to adjourn to executive session at 8:47 p.m. for preparing for, conducting, or reviewing negotiations or bargaining sessions with public employees. The meeting resumed at 9:42 p.m. Resolution No. 10-193 Adjournment Mr. MacDonald moved and Mrs. Stone seconded the motion to adjourn at 9:43 p.m. President Treasurer 5