LEXINGTON BOARD OF EDUCATION
Regular Meeting
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
7:00 p.m.
Agenda:
1. Call to Order: The President will call the meeting to order.
2. Communications/Visitors: The President will recognize any visitors to the meeting and present any communications.
Gracie Masi, Student Representative to the Board will present her report.
Financial Items:
3. Minutes: The President will call for additions or corrections to the September regular meeting.
4. Financial: The Treasurer will present the monthly financial report for September 2024.
5. Approve an invoice in the amount of $9,180 to The Center for Individual & Family Services for deaf interpretive services.
6. Accept the donation of a Fox 300 Oboe from Nicholas Capaldo valued at approximately $2,775.
Motion by __________________, seconded by_________________, to approve items 3 – 6.
Personnel Items:
Certificated:
7. Retirement: Accept Ryan Zahn’s retirement as High School math teacher, effective at the end of the 2024-2025 school year.
8. Resignation: Accept Julia Pilla’s resignation as Western’s IAT chairperson, effective October 14, 2024.
9. Salary Adjustments: Approve the salary adjustments:
Alyssa McCready - ME + 10 to ME + 20
Rachel Carroll - MA + 20 to MA + 30
Gretchen Winner - BA + 20 to MS
Lindsay Musille - BS + 10 to BS + 20
10. Maternity Leave: Approve Alyssa McCready’s request for maternity leave from approximately March 31, 2025 – May 29, 2025.
11. Employment: Approve the following for the 2024-2025 school year:
Rebecca Bigley - Prom advisor & Junior class advisor
Chris Kmetz - Long-term sub for Title I reading effective October 14, 2024
Kelli Catanese - Western, IAT chairperson, effective October 14, 2024
Classified:
12. Resignation: Accept the following resignations:
Elizabeth Vallance - High School Student Services Secretary, effective November 22, 2024
Eric Homerick - High School custodian, effective October 7, 2024
13. Employment: Approve the employment of the following for the 2024-2025 school year:
Madison Herrnstein - Educational aide, Western, effective October 14, 2024, one-year contract
Ashley Harwell - Substitute educational aide
Christina Thompson - Substitute educational aide, effective September 20, 2024
Charisma Patterson - Substitute educational aide
Erica Bauer - Substitute educational aide
Norm Nichols - Transportation, bus driver, effective October 7, 2024, one-year contract
Dominic Milano - Transportation, sub driver, effective October 10, 2024
JR Rose - Transportation, sub driver
Lisa McClain - Food Service sub
Susan Meister - Food Service sub
Seth Cole - Food Service sub
Cheryl Rose - Food Service sub
Gary Weaver - Food Service sub
Julie Wallace - Food Service sub
Mike Ziegelhofer - Food Service sub
Other Business:
14. Coaching Resignation: Accept Mike Kathrein’s resignation as varsity girls’ golf coach.
15. Coaching Recommendation: Approve Todd Galownia as the varsity softball coach.
16. Tuition Students: Accept Shiloh Perry (grade 4) and Elijah Perry (grade 1) as tuition students, tuition waived per Board policy following a working parent.
17. Parent Volunteers: Approve the following parent volunteers for Central, Western & Eastern pending successful background checks:
Somer Hittinger
Kristen Wendling
Sarah Strohminger
Ashley Harwell
Sara Baker
Rebecca Rush
Allison Bates
Jill Gurney
Sara Randall
Jenna Stemple
Kelly Rector
18. Substitute Lists: Approve the substitute lists as provided by MOESC dated September 20th – October 11, 2024.
Motion by __________________, seconded by _____________________, to approve items 7-18.
19. Executive Session: Motion by ____________________, seconded by ________________, to enter into executive session to consider the appointment, and employment of a public employee or official, preparing for, conducting, or reviewing negotiations or bargaining sessions with public employees concerning their compensation or other terms and conditions of their employment; The Board entered into executive session at _________.
The Board returned to open session at ___________.
20. Adjournment: Motion by ________________, seconded by _________________, to adjourn.
