LEXINGTON BOARD OF EDUCATION
Regular Meeting
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
7:00 p.m.
The Lexington Board of Education met in regular session in the boardroom at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. Mr. Robert Whitney,
President, called the meeting to order. Roll was called by the Treasurer.
Roll Call – Members present: Mr. Loren Blackstone, Mr. Jeff Heck, Mr. Keith Stoner, Mrs. Sue Weirich, Mr. Robert Whitney -------5
VISITORS / COMMUNICATIONS / RECOGNITIONS
Mr. Whitney welcomed visitors to the meeting and asked if any visitors would like to be recognized.
Val Fraizer, Mary Haas, & Ashley Roberts provided a presentation on Youth Art Month
and recognized the following student award winners:
Youth Art Month Show (YAM)
Justus B - JH
Ellie N - Eastern
Karissa W - Western
Young People Art Exhibit (YPAE)
Bryce S - JH
Ava Y - Eastern
Lily W - Central
The Annual Statehouse Student Exhibition
(Awarded at the Statehouse in Columbus on April 25th)
Kendall G - Western
Emma H & Juleah F - Eastern
Morgan M - JH
Students Katie V, Ava Y, Moe N and Connor M spoke about how important Art is to them and
how it impacts their lives in a positiveway. They also shared how Art helps to show who you are
and how they use different life experiences as inspiration for their art work.
Student Representative, Joel Nirmalnath, provided the student report to the Board, covering athletics spring sports,
Special Olympics to behosted at the District, music concerts/competitions, spring musical, mock crash,
Pioneer awards, prom, principal recognition,high school academic awards, senior talent show, final exams and graduation.
FINANCIAL ITEMS
18-15 Motion by Mr. Heck, seconded by Mrs. Weirick to approve the following financial items:
1. The minutes from the March regular meeting were approved.
2. The monthly financial report for March 2015 was presented.
3. Approved the following appropriation modifications for FY15:
018 9100 High School Principal Fund $6, 000
018 9501 Western Book Fair $5,000
3009600 Athletics $10, 000
451 Network Connectivity $4, 500
572 Title I ($6412.05)
590 Title II-A ($837.63)
Roll Call – Yea: Mr. Heck, Mrs. Weirich, Mr. Blackstone, Mr. Stoner, Mr. Whitney---------5
Nay: None --------------------------------------------------------------------------------0
Motion adopted.
EXECUTIVVE SESSION
19-15 Motion by Mr. Blackstone, seconded by Mrs. Weirich to enter into executive session to consdier the appointment, employment, dismissal, promotion, demotion, or compensation of a public employee or official, or the investigation of charges or complaints against a public employee, official, licensee, or regulated individual unless the public employee, official, licensee, or regulated individual requests a public hearing.
Roll Call - Yea: Mr. Blackstone, Mr. Stoner, Mr. Heck, Mrs. Weirich, Mr. Whitney --------------5
Nay: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0
The Board entered into executive session at 7:45.
The Board returned to open session at 8:38.
PERSONNEL
20-15 Motion by Mr. Stoner, seconded by Mrs. Weirich, to approve the following personnel items:
Certified:
Leave of Absence: Approved a second year long leave of absence without pay, per the negotiated agreement for Christy Thomas,
3rd grade at Western for the 2015-2016 school year.
Maternity Leave: Approved the following employees for maternity leave:
Jody Rutschilling - Leave chaanged to begin April 20, 2015 through the 2015-2016 school year
Lindsay Them - To begin approximately April 24, 2015 - June 1, 2015
Employment: Approved the employment of:
Henk Sazdanoff - Long term sub at Central, from April 7 to approximately april 30, 2015, $100.00 per day
Amanda Studer - Long term sub at High School, approximately April 8, 2015 through June 5, 2015, $100.00 per day
Trisha Hughes - Long term sub at Western, from April 7, 2015 through the end of the 2014-2015 school year, $100.00 per day
Wesley Doran - Tutor for high school student, 10 hours per week, through end of the 2014-2015 school year, $20.00 per hour,
effective April 9, 2015, pending successful completion of pre-employment requirements
Debbie Thomas - Long term sub, Eastern, from approximately April 27, 2015 through May 29, 2015, $100.00 per day
Lori Hoyt - Long term sub, Eastern, from approximately, April 20, 2015 through June 4, 2015, $100.00 per day
Salary Adjustment: Approve the salary adjustment for:
Eric Turlo - ME +30 to ME +40
Bobbi Weaver - MA +10 to MA +20
Tim Scheid - ME to ME +10
Supplemental Non-Renewals: Approved the non-renewal of the individuals listed below due to lack of evaluations for spring sports:
Kevin Morrow - Baseball head coach
John Watkins - JV baseball
Mike Hamman - Varsity softball
Michelle Smith - Girls' track head coach
Richard Dunn - Track assistant
Denise Benson - Track assistant
Tim Scheid - Track assistant
Austin Javurek - Track assistant
Anna Petrie - Junior High track
Valerie Fraizer - Junior High track
Jeff Meyer - Junior High track
Supplemental Non-Renewals: Approved the non-renewal of the individuals listed who hold supplemental contracts, but are not employees of the district:
Ted Mutti - Varsity assistant football
Ryan Oliver - Varsity assistant football; Freshman baseball
John Leskovich - Varsity assistant football; High school tract assistant
Andrew Heath - Freshman football; Co-JV wrestling
Paul Conry - 7th grade football
Peter Them - Varsity boys' soccer
Nancy Shramko - JV girls' soccer
Ralph Baker - Jr. High cross country; Head boys' track
Sarah Jones - Jr. High cross country assistant
Ron Schaub - Girls' tennis; Boys' tennis
Codi Fisher - Varsity/JV cheerleading
Chelsi Howman - Varsity/JV cheerleading
Viann Watkins - Junior High cheerleading
Scott Hamilton - Varsity boys' basketball
Michael Grist - JV boys' basketball
Nate Lautzenheiser - JV girls' basketball
Elaine McQuillen - 8th grade girls' basketball
Jay Schmidt - 7th grade girls' basketball; Jr. High track
Brock Spurling - Varsity swim
Rob Roth - Assistant swim (diving)
Brian Bowman - Jr. High wrestling
Greg Davidson - Jr. High wrestling
Roger Long - Varsity bowling
Randy Heidlebaugh - Assistant marching band
LONG-TERM SUBSTITUTE NON-RENEWALS
Lou Tommelleo - High school tutor
Amanda Hopkins - Eastern
Classified:
Employment: Approved the employment of the following pending successful completion of pre-employment requirements :
Harold Smith - 2nd shift custodian at Western, effective April 16, 2015, contract through the rest of 2014-15 school year, one year contract for 2015-2016
Jennifer Lamp - Substitute educational aide
Carl Carrington - Substitute custodian
Other Business:
Tuition Students: Approved the following tuition students for the 2015-2016 school year:
Sylvia Goldsmith - New, grade 9
Ethan Donahue - New, Kindergarten, Western Elementary, tuition waived per the Board policy following a teaching parent
Elizabeth Rietschlin - New, 2nd grade, Western Elementary, tuition waived per the Board policy following a teaching parent
Andrew Iten - Continuing, grade 12
Samuel Taylor - Continuing, grade 10
Sylvia Taylor - Continuing, grade 8
Vincent Morando - Continuing, grade 7
Coaching Resignation: Accepted the coaching resignation of Mike Kathrein, Varsity girls' basketball
Summer Employment: Approved the employment of Elizabeth Volz, Kelly Rhodes, Brian Long, Tytray Gilmore, Nathanael Roy and Shane Stanley as summer employees to assist the Maintenance Department with the care and upkeep of our buildings and grounds and Brayson Ramirez, Nick Chirico and Dustin Lumadue to work with the Technology Department.
Athletic Department Summer Employment: Approved the employment of Ellie Guth as summer help assisting the Athletic Department.
Substitute Pay Scale: Approved the substitute pay schedule as follows:
2015/2016 School Year Substitute Pay
Substitute Teacher - $75.00 per day
Substitute Aide - $10.50 per hour
Substitute Bus Driver - $14.50 per hour
Subsitute Custodian - $13.00 per hour
Substitute Maintenance - $14.50 per hour
Substitute Mechanic - $14.50 per hour
Substitute Cafeteria Worker - Minimum Wage
Power Reading Tutor - $23.00 per hour
Homebound/Intervention Tutor - $20.00 per hour
Bus Washer - $9.00 per hour
Class Coverage - $24.71/period
Summer Help - $9.00/hour
Athletic Office Assistant - $15.00/hour
Substitute List: Approved the revised Lexington substitute lists dated 3/25/15 as presented by MOESC.
Recommended the continued membership in the Richland Area Chamber of Commerce for the period of May 1, 2015 through April 30, 2016 at a cost of $156.00
Committee Appointments: Approved the following committee appointments for 2015-2016:
a. Athletic Board of Control (2): Mr. Heck, Mr. Blackstone
b. Music Board of Control (2): Mr. Stoner, Mrs. Weirich
c. In-Service Review Board (1): Mr. Stoner
d. Classified In-Service Review Board (1): Mr. Stoner
e. Technology Committee (1): Mr. Blackstone
f. County Tax Incentive Review Council (1): Mr. Heck
g. OSBA delegate/alternate: Mrs. Weirich, Mr. Stoner
Roll Call – Yea: Mr. Stoner, Mrs. Weirich, Mr. Blackstone, Mr. Heck, Mr. Whitney------------5
Nay: None -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------0
Motion adopted.
Discussion:
1. Vision Insurance - Treasurer Jason Whitesel provided an update to the District's voluntary employee sponsored vision insurance. Enrollment occurred through the end of March and enrollment information was provided to Anthem for processing at the beginning of April. Overall interest and enrollment was strong with approximately 90 employees enrolling in the vision coverage.
2. Air Quality Tests - Superintendent Mike Ziegelhofer provided an update on air quality tests conducted at Eastern and Western Elementary Schools and answered questions posed by Kevin Sainiak regarding observations he noted at the schools. Mr. Sainiak also suggested communication to District parents. Visitor Dick Watters requested copies of the air quality tests results and discussed assistance offered by the Ohio Department of Health. Mr. Ziegelhofer noted that final results would be provided once complete and received by the District.
ADJOURNMENT
21-15 Motion by Mr. Heck, seconded by Mrs. Weirich to adjourn. 9:06 p.m.
Roll Call – Yea: Mr. Heck, Mrs. Weirich, Mr. Blackstone, Mr. Heck, Mr. Stoner, Mr. Whitney -----------5
Nay: None-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0
Motion adopted.
Treasurer_________________________________
President_________________________________
