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Fort Recovery Local Schools Board of Education Meeting Summary

September 11, 2007 Regular Meeting

Board Recognition

- Julie Backs was recognized for receiving the R.A. Horn Outstanding Student Achievement Award.

- Nicole Homan, Stacy Rammel, and Kathy Portz were recognized for receiving the Franklin B. Walter Outstanding Educator Award.

- The high school staff was honored for their high performance index scores – 15^th out of 825 schools in Ohio.

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Staff Reports

Kathy Schwieterman, Robyn Armstrong, and Crystal Fullenkamp distributed a handout and spoke to the Board on Assessment for Learning. Ryan Griffin updated the Board on plans for the Fort Recovery Bands’ trip to Florida in the spring.

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Board Reports

Steve Wendel, Student Liaison, spoke with the Board on measuring student improvement.

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Administrative Reports

Mrs. Koch:

* Discussed the transfer for termination benefits to be put on the October Board meeting agenda.

Mrs. Vaughn:

* Reported on the open building and grade level meeting nights recently held in the Elementary building.

* Shared with the Board grades 3 & 4 “I Can Statements”.

Mr. Shuttleworth:

* Distributed a handout and discussed the Middle School CIP updates with the Board.

Administrative Reports Continued

Mr. Warvel:

* Reported that the start of the school year at the high school has gone very smoothly and the new lunch schedule is working well.

* Shared with the Board some of the high school staff professional goals for this year.

Mr. Riel:

* Discussed the following: attendance for the Capital Conference in November, the October 9^th work session and board meeting at 7:00 PM, the October 8^th District Input Team meeting at 6:30 PM with the BAC meeting to follow at 7:30 PM. A Facilities Committee meeting will be scheduled in the near future.

* Presented a Power Point on FR Schools CIP Data Analysis.

* Discussed PLTW (Project Lead the Way) classes.

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Consent Agenda

1. Approved minutes of prior August meetings.

2. Approved August financial reports and payment of bills.

3. Approved Dave Lennartz as a Volunteer Van Driver.

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Agenda Action Items

1. Executive session.

2. Approved the employment of Kurt Wendel as a non-teaching employee.

3. Approved the employment of Shane McKibben as Head Baseball Coach for the 2007-08 school year.

4. Adopted the public records policy as presented.

5. Meeting adjourned.