FINNEYTOWN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Open Forum 6:30pm 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 0165.1 1. Call to Order 2. Opening Ceremony 3. Additions to and Approval of the Agenda 4. Approval of Minutes from the Regular Meeting of March 16, 2015 and the Special Meeting of April 7, 2015 5. Administrative Report District Update 6. Public Address 7. Board Coordination Matters Board Members
Page 2 8. Financial Matters 8.1 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 March 31, 2015* U.S. Bank 0.0130% $ 860,954.31 STAR Ohio 0.0500% $ 2,046,370.25 STAR Plus 0.2000% $ 5,465,816.87 c) Interest Earned on Depository and Investment Accounts as of March 31, 2015* General Fund $ 999.21 d) Approval of Resolution* It is recommended that the Board approve the following resolution: RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE AMOUNTS AND RATES AS DETERMINED BY THE BUDGET COMMISSION AND AUTHORIZING THE NECESSARY TAX LEVIES AND CERTIFYING THEM TO THE COUNTY AUDITOR WHEREAS, this Board of Education in accordance with the provisions of law has previously adopted a Tax Budget for the next succeeding fiscal year commencing July 1 st, 2015; and
Page 3 WHEREAS, the Budget Commission of Hamilton County, Ohio, has certified its action thereon to this Board together with an estimate by the County Auditor of the rate of each tax necessary to be levied by this Board and what part thereof is without, and what part within the ten-mill limitation; therefore be it RESOLVED, by the Board of Education of the Finneytown School District, Hamilton County, Ohio that the amounts and rates, as determined by the Budget Commission in its certification, be and the same are hereby accepted; and be it further RESOLVED, that there be and is hereby levied on the tax duplicate of said Board of Education the rate of each tax necessary to be levied within and without the ten-mill limitation as follows: SCHEDULE A SUMMARY OF THE AMOUNTS REQUIRED FROM GENERAL PROPERTY TAX APPROVED BY THE BUDGET COMMISSION AND COUNTY AUDITOR S ESTIMATED TAX RATES Amount Approved Amount to be County Auditor s by the Budget Derived from Estimate of the Commission Inside Levies Outside Tax Rate to be 10M Limitation 10M Limitation Levied Outside Inside Total General Fund $1,186,773 $9,793,905 84.27 6.51 90.78 Bond Retirement Fund 847,695 4.65 4.65 Permanent Improvement Fund 247,573 1.50 1.50 Emergency Fund 0 0.00 0.00 TOTAL 90.42 6.51 96.93 Tax Year Fiscal Year Rate Cty Auditors Cty Auditors Authorized Estimate of the Estimate of to be Levied Yield of Levy Yield of Levy Current Expense Inside Mill 6.51 1,186,773 1,186,645 Bond Retirement 4.65 847,695 843,134
Page 4 SCHEDULE B LEVIES OUTSIDE 10 MILL LIMITATION, EXCLUSIVE OF DEBT LEVIES Current Expense Levies Period of Time Mills Tax Year Fiscal Year Authorized on: 3/11/69 Continuing 23.70 1,697,348 1,697,157 6/9/70 Continuing 5.82 416,817 416,770 11/2/76 Continuing 3.80 272,149 272,118 6/3/80 Continuing 7.90 691,303 691,223 11/6/84 Continuing 5.00 517,266 517,209 5/2/89 Continuing 7.95 952,924 952,814 11/3/92 Continuing 6.25 898,243 898,142 11/6/01 Continuing 7.95 1,449,285 1,449,129 11/2/04 Continuing 7.95 1,449,285 1,449,129 5/4/10 Continuing 7.95 1,449,285 1,449,129 TOTAL 84.27 9,793,905 9,792,821 Proposed Current Expense Levy Date of Vote: 0.00 0 0 Emergency Tax Levies Authorized on: 0.00 0 0 TOTAL 0.00 0 0 Permanent Improvement Levy Authorized on: 11/3/98 Continuing 1.50 247,573 247,545 Proposed on: Proposed Date of Vote #years 0.00 0 0 TOTAL 1.50 247,573 247,545 and be it further RESOLVED that the Treasurer of this Board of Education be, and is hereby directed to certify a copy of this Resolution to the County Auditor of Hamilton County.
Page 5 9. Superintendent s Recommendations 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) Acknowledgement of Resignations* It is recommended that the Board acknowledge the following resignations which have been previously accepted by the Superintendent: David Kennedy Laura Barrett Stephen Davis Karin Eppert Annie Fisk Ryan Patzwald Secondary Campus Principal effective July 31, 2015 Title I Reading Specialist effective May 29, 2015 Mathematics Teacher effective June 1, 2015 Media Specialist effective June 1, 2015 4 th Grade Teacher effective July 31, 2015 Intervention Specialist effective June 1, 2015 (personal) (retirement) (personal) (personal) (personal) (personal) b) Approval of Contract Administrative* It is recommended that the Board approve the following administrative contract, effective August 1, 2015 through July 31, 2017: John Mattingly Jr. Brent Elementary Principal $82,500.00
Page 6 c) Approval of Contracts Supplemental 2014-2015* It is recommended that the Board approve the following supplemental contracts, effective August 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015: Cameron Cloyd Asst. Coach, Varsity Track $1,494.00 Alex Hernandez Head Coach, Reserve Softball $1,582.00 Homer Hodge Head Coach, Reserve Baseball $1,494.00 Jeff Kathman Asst. Coach, Varsity Softball $1,582.00 Doug Mink Head Coach, Varsity Men's Track $3,164.00 Dante Powell Asst. Coach, Varsity Baseball $1,582.00 d) Approval of Family and Medical Leave* It is recommended that the Board approve the following Family Medical Leave: Diana Cosco, Teacher, beginning on March 6, 2015, and continuing for a period of ten weeks (revised from six weeks) e) Approval of Unpaid Childcare Leave* It is recommended that the Board approve the following Unpaid Childcare Leave: Diana Cosco, Teacher, beginning approximately April 17, 2015 and continuing through approximately May 14, 2015 f) Approval of Childcare Leave of Absence* It is recommended that the Board approve a childcare leave of absence during the 2015-2016 school year for the following certified staff member, in accordance with clause 4.06 of the FEA Negotiated Contract: Brandae Sweetland Kindergarten Teacher
Page 7 g) Approval of Memorandum of Understanding* It is recommended that the Board approve the following Memorandum of Understanding: WHEREAS, the Finneytown Local School District Board of Education (hereinafter the Board ) and the Finneytown Association of Support Personnel (hereinafter the Association ) are parties to a Master Contract Agreement which is in effect from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2015; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the agreement reached between the parties, a Memorandum of Understanding is to be drafted regarding the six Education Support Personnel whose hours will be changed from 30 hours per week to 29 hours per week; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT AGREED, by the Board and the Association as follows: 1. The six Education Support Personnel - Caroline Young, Kathy Neher, Connie Warren, Lillie Healy, Nancy Murch and Helen Weirich - will be assigned to work 29 hours per week starting at the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year. 2. The Education Support Personnel named above will be paid a Stipend equivalent to the wages lost as a result of working one less hour per week. The stipend will be paid out over 12 months. This stipend will continue as long as the named employees remain employed by the Finneytown Local School District in an active status. The MOU becomes null and void for any named employee who either returns to 30 or more hours per week or voluntarily reduces their weekly hours below 29 hours per week. An increase in hours must be approved by the Superintendent. 3. Each year, the stipend will increase as the named employees respective salaries increase. 4. The parties will meet at the end of each school year to determine whether changes in any State or Federal law could require changes to, or the cessation of, the Agreement. 5. This MOU applies only to the six named individuals. It sets no precedent nor past practice and it does not apply to future hires. Nothing herein is intended to prohibit the Board of Education from exercising any rights it may have in the collective bargaining agreement with FASP. 6. The named employees knowingly enter into this Agreement and hold the Board harmless for its decision to reduce the employees hours and the consequences thereof.
Page 8 h) Approval of Substitutes Classified* It is recommended that the Board approve the following classified substitutes for the 2014-2015 school year: Heather Lloyd Leona Zins i) Approval of Athletic Volunteers* It is recommended that the Board approve the following athletic volunteers for the 2014-2015 school year: Janelle Fair Joseph Duesing Softball Baseball j) Acceptance of Donations* It is recommended that the Board accept the following donations: A cash donation of $62.23 to the Finneytown Local School District Class of 2016 toward Prom from Skyline Chili, 9115 Winton Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45231 on March 23, 2015 A cash donation of $200.00 to the Finneytown Local School District Class of 2016 toward Prom from the family of Kaitlyn Jones on March 26, 2015 A ChromeBook, valued at $230.00, for Teacher Appreciation from Dayton/Cincinnati Technical Services, 5757 Cornell Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45242 on April 16, 2015 A cash donation of $200.00 for Teacher Appreciation from the Finneytown Athletic Association, 8440 Fernwell Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45231 k) Approval of Agreement Legend Web Works LLC* It is recommended the Board approve the following agreement: Finneytown Local School District with Legend Web Works LLC to provide website hosting services from June 1, 2015 through May 31, 2016. Finneytown Schools will receive 10% of collected ad revenue minus the cost of collections.
Page 9 l) Approval of Resolution of Participation- HCDDS* It is recommended the Board approve the following resolution of participation: Finneytown Local School District with Hamilton County Developmental Disabilities Services (HCDDS) to provide school services during the 2015-2016 school year to children ages 6 through 21 who are identified as needing intensive educational services. HCDDS will charge the District for services rendered at the per pupil rates as follows: $35,000 for students served at Rost or Fairfax School and transported by the District; $30,000 for all students served in a satellite location and transported by the District. The projected cost is $165,000 excluding transportation costs m) Acceptance of Bid Whitaker Electrical Improvement Upgrade* It is recommended that the Board accept a bid for the electrical improvement project at Whitaker Elementary from the low bidder, Atkins and Stang, Inc., at a cost of $75,900.00 and authorize the issuance of a purchase order in the amount of $75,900.00. n) Acceptance of Bid Bus Purchase* It is recommended that the Board accept a bid for the purchase of four buses from the low bidder, Edwin H. Davis & Son, Inc., at a cost of $328,212.00 and authorize the issuance of a purchase order in the amount of $328,212.00. 10. Approval of Classified Substitute It is recommended that the Board approve the following classified substitute for the 2014-2015 school year: Stephanie Haarlammert
Page 10 11. Announcements The next regular meeting of the Finneytown Board of Education will take place on Monday, May 18, 2015 at 7:30pm in the Media Center of the Finneytown Secondary Campus, 8916 Fontainebleau Terrace, Cincinnati, OH 45231. Open forum will begin at 7:00pm. 12. Adjournment