Public Agenda
TYPE: Regular Board Meeting
DATE: 12/14/2021 TIME: 5:00 PM
LOCATION: Gardenia Board Office
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Wapakoneta City Schools Board of Education
 
1.0 CALL TO ORDER
1.1 Call to Order Info
2.0 ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS
2.1 Roll Call Info
3.0 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3.1 Pledge of Allegiance Info
4.0 RETIREE RECOGNITION
4.1 Retiree Recognition - Recognize the following retiree: LAURA HADDING - Paraeducator since 2010 Info
5.0 REPORTS TO THE BOARD
5.1 Reports are presented to the Board Info
6.0 EDUCATIONAL REPORTS
6.1 Educational reports are presented by administrators Info
7.0 REPORTS FROM THE BOARD
7.1 Reports are presented from the Board Info
8.0 HEARING OF THE PUBLIC REGARDING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
8.1 Hearing of the Public Regarding Items on the Agenda Info
9.0 ROUTINE BUSINESS Action
A) Adoption of Routine Business
9.1 Approve the following routine business items: Minutes - Monthly Financial Reports - FY '22 Temporary Appropriation Modifications - Return of Advance - Then and Now Purchase Order - Acceptance of Donations - 2022-23 Calendar Approval - Use of Facilities for Field Experience - OSBA Membership - Compensation of the Board - Annual Organizational Meeting - Presiding Officer for Organizational Meeting
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B) Minutes
9.2 Approve minutes from the meeting held November 23, 2021.
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C) Financial Matters
9.3 Approve monthly financial reports
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9.4 FY 22 Temporary Appropriation Modifications - Approve the following FY 22 Temporary Appropriation Modifications: High School PSS Fund (Fund 018-9250) - $1,764.48; Middle School PSS Fund (Fund 018-9350) - $2,864.96; WES PSS Fund(Fund 018-9555) - $1,124; Cridersville School PSS Fund (Fund 018-9650) - $518.90; Wapakoneta Area Community Foundation Grant Fund (Fund 019-9220) - $2,000; HS Faculty Fund (Fund 022-9250) - $492.44; MS Faculty Fund (Fund 022-9350) - $346.61; Wapakoneta Elementary Faculty Fund (Fund 022-9555) - $115; Cridersville Elementary Faculty Fund (Fund 022-9650) - $28.31; FFA Fund (Fund 200-9214) - $47,155.25; Gatekeepers (Fund 200-9217) - $336; French Club (Fund 200-9218) - $685.44; Retro (Fund 200-9238) - $5,983.50; Spanish Club (Fund 200-9240) - $3,778.74; Student Senate (Fund 200-9242) - $4,874.29; Middle School Art Club (Fund 200-9310) - $370; Middle School Student Council (Fund 200-9312) - $100; Band (Fund 300-9200) - $946; Robotics Club (Fund 300-9204) - $1,000; Wapakoneta Middle School Music Fund (Fund 300-9211) - $292; Student Wellness and Success Fund (Fund 467-9220) - $28.73; Title 1 Fund (Fund 572-9222) - $2,368.12; Expanding Opportunities for Each Child Non-Competitive Grant (Fund 584-9222) - $4,317.51
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9.5 Return of Advance - Authorize the following return of advance: $325,332.79 from the ARP ESSER III Fund (Fund 507-9322) to the General Fund (Fund 001-0000)
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9.6 Then and Now Purchase Order - As required by the Ohio Revised Code 5705.41(D), the Board needs to approve the following then and now purchase order, since the invoice date is prior to the purchase order date: PO #2201390; Check #77491; Vendor - Bambauer Fertilizer & Seed, Inc.; Amount - $3,521.83; Description - FFA Field Fertilizer; Invoice Date - 11/17/21; PO Date - 12/1/21
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D) Acceptance of Donations/Scholarships
9.7 Accept donations from the following: $100 from Alan Davis Insurance Agency - to the Middle School Art Club in remuneration for painting their office windows for the holidays; $500 from Women's Civic League - to the Middle School Kratos group for supplies; $1,000 from 888 Ohio Comp for the Wellness program
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E) Calendar Approvals
9.8 2022-23 School Calendar - Adopt Calendar A for the 2022-23 school year. (copy attached)
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F) District Contracts/Agreements
9.9 Use of Facilities for Field Experience - Allow a student from Saginaw Valley State University, Michigan, to use Wapakoneta City Schools as a site for their field and clinical experience for the 2021-22 school year, and continuing until terminated by either party. (copy attached)
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G) OSBA Membership
9.10 OSBA Membership - Continue membership in the Ohio School Boards Association for 2022 and approve annual dues of $6,527 for membership, electronic Briefcase subscriptions at no cost, and electronic School Management News subscriptions at a cost of $150.
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H) Compensation of the Board
9.11 Approval of Board Compensation - Board of Education members shall receive $125.00 per meeting for the 2022 calendar year, up to a limit of 12 meetings annually. (This rate has not been increased since 2005.) It is understood that no member may receive a mid-year increase; however, this same salary will be awarded upon election or appointment of new members.
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I) Establishment of Annual Organizational Meeting
9.12 WHEREAS, the treasurer is directed by Ohio Revised Code 3313.14 to canvass the members of the Board not later than December 31 to establish the date, time, and location of the organizational meeting. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that notice shall be given at least one publication not less than ten days prior to the hearing in a newspaper having general circulation in the school district. AND THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, under the provisions of Ohio Revised Code 3313.14, the Board of Education shall hold its organizational meeting as follows: Tuesday, January 11, 2022 - 7:00 p.m. - Board Office, 1102 Gardenia Drive, Wapakoneta.
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J) Presiding Officer for Organizational Meeting
9.13 Appoint Presiding Officer for Organizational Meeting - Appoint _____________ to preside at the organizational meeting to be held on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at 7:00 p.m., at the Board Office, 1102 Gardenia Drive, Wapakoneta, until a President is elected.
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10.0 PERSONNEL MATTERS Action
A) Adoption of Personnel Matters
10.1 Approve the following personnel matters: Employee Leaves - Amendment of New Employee Start Date - Amendment of Employment Contract - Employment of New Bus Driver and Cafeteria Worker - Employment of Substitutes, Casual Laborers, and Supplemental Contracts - Revision to Substitute Salary Schedule
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B) Employee Leaves
10.2 Approve the following employee leaves: KIM DUNNIGAN - 12/9/21 through approximately 1/7/22; MARGARET ROETH - 3/21/22 through the end of the 2021-22 school year; NICK TRUESDALE - extend leave through 12/17/21; JANELLE WARD - 1/12/22 through approximately 1/28/22
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C) Employment of Regular Staff
10.3 Amendment of New Employee Start Date - Amend Resolution #72-21 to begin the employment of Lisa Ford, Custodian, on 12/6/21.
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10.4 Amendment of Employment Contract - Amend employment contract of Alyssa Ruppert from half-time to full-time for the 2021-22 school year - Step 0 - Bachelors Degree - $33,317.42 - effective 12/7/21.
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10.5 Employment of New Bus Driver - Employ the following bus driver on a limited contract for the remainder of the 2021-22 school year, pending satisfactory completion of all training and requirements: SEAN DODDS - Step 1 - $20.38 per hour - 4 hours per day - beginning 12/14/21
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10.6 Employment of New Cafeteria Worker - Employ the following cafeteria worker on a limited contract for the remainder of the 2021-22 school year: SEAN DODDS - Step 2 - $12.80 per hour - 2.75 hours per day - beginning 12/13/21
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D) Employment of Substitutes
10.7 Employ the following substitutes for the 2021-22 school year, pending satisfactory completion of criminal records checks: KELSEY FULLENKAMP - Teacher; ALYSSA GOOD - Teacher; ASHLEY HAAG - Teacher; CANDACE JACKSON - Teacher; ELIZABETH SCHROER - Teacher; KELSEY FULLENKAMP - Paraeducator; ALYSSA GOOD - Paraeducator; ASHLEY HAAG - Paraeducator; PAIGE MILLER - Paraeducator; KAYA SCHENK - Paraeducator; ELIZABETH SCHROER - Paraeducator; JULIANNE BARNETT - Cafeteria Worker - Step 5 - $11.60 per hour; SEAN DODDS - Cafeteria Worker - Step 2 - $10.61 per hour - beginning 12/2/21; MIRANDA KENNEDY - Cafeteria Worker - Step 2 - $10.61 per hour - beginning 11/30/21; MICHAEL KENNEDY - Bus Driver
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10.8 Substitute Custodians - Employ the following substitute custodians for the 2022 calendar year: STACY DANIELS; SEAN DODDS; CHRISTOPHER FELTZ; PAULA HAMBLIN; LYNN MECKSTROTH; SCOTT WILSON
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E) Employment of Casual Laborers
10.9 Casual Laborers - Employ the following casual laborers for the 2022 calendar year: TODD ERB; RICHARD EVANS; CHRISTOPHER FELTZ; THOMAS HUNTER; LYNN MECKSTROTH; JARED SELOVER; SCOTT WILSON
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F) Employment of Athletic Workers
10.10 Employ the following athletic worker beginning with the 2021-22 school year and continuing until terminated by either the worker or Wapakoneta City Schools, and pending satisfactory completion of all paperwork: ALEX GORNALL; GRANT HONIGFORD; JENNA KOHLER
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G) Supplemental Contracts
10.11 Employ the following on supplemental contracts for the 2021-22 school year: D'ALAN SEYER - Winter Flagline Ratio Coach - Step 1 - $1,803.74; DOUGLAS WHITMORE - Baseball Assistant (85%) - Step 4 - $4,076.85; DAKODA BROWN - Baseball Assistant (15%) - Step 3 - $657.95; MARSHALL GERLACH - Baseball Assistant (75%) - Step 4 - $3,597.22; DAKODA BROWN - Baseball Assistant (25%) - Step 3 - $1,096.59; MIKE BOGAN - Baseball Assistant (70%) - Step 4 - $3,357.41; DAKODA BROWN - Baseball Assistant (30%) - Step 3 - $1,315.91; JEFFREY SCHLEETER - Middle School Baseball - Step 4 - $3,607.47; JOE DELLINGER - Middle School Baseball - Step 3 - $3,320.51; SCOTT WILSON - Softball Assistant- Step 4 - $4,796.30; MARK SCHLOSSER - Track Assistant- Step 4 - $4,796.30; DANIEL KETNER - Track Assistant- Step 2 - $4,017.41; JOHN JOHNS - Track Assistant- Step 1 - $3,689.46; KEVIN ALLWINE - MS Track- Step 2 - $3,115.54; TARYN NEWMAN - MS Track- Step 4 - $3,607.47; JENNIFER ZWIEBEL - MS Track- Step 4 - $3,607.47; NICK WOLKE - MS Track Ratio- Step 2 - $2,090.69
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H) Salary Schedules
10.12 Revisions to Substitute Salary Schedule - Approve revisions to the Substitute Salary Schedule, effective 1/1/22. (copy attached)
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11.0 ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL ITEMS
11.1 Supplemental Contracts - Employ the following on a supplemental contract for the 2021-22 school year: TRACI TURNER - MS Track- Step 4 - $3,607.47 Action
12.0 MISCELLANEOUS
A) Miscellaneous Items
12.1 Opposition of H.B. 290 - Oppose the establishment of the Backpack Scholarship Program, as proposed in H.B. 290 of the 134th General Assembly (see attached)
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13.0 ANNOUNCEMENTS
13.1 The board's organizational meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. at the Board Office, 1102 Gardenia Drive, Wapakoneta. Info
13.2 The board's regular meeting will be held immediately following the organizational meeting on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at the Board Office. Info
14.0 HEARING OF THE PUBLIC
14.1 Hearing of the Public Info
15.0 EXECUTIVE SESSION
15.1 Adjourn to Executive Session for the following purpose(s): ( ) Level III grievance hearing with Wapakoneta Education Association, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 4117.21; ( X ) appointment or employment of public employee, official, licensee, or regulated individual, unless the public employee, official, licensee, or regulated individual requests a public hearing; ( ) purchase of property for public purposes or sale of property; ( ) conference with attorney; ( ) preparing for, conducting, or reviewing negotiations with public employees; ( ) matters to be kept confidential by federal law or rules or state statutes; ( ) security arrangements and emergency response protocols; ( ) to consider confidential information related to the marketing plans, specific business strategy, production techniques, trade secrets or personal financial statements of an applicant for economic development assistance, or to negotiate with other political subdivisions respecting requests for economic development assistance; with no action to be taken. Action
16.0 ADJOURNMENT
16.1 The meeting is adjourned at ______ p.m. Action