03-12-07

Board Minutes 3/12/07

The Wayne Trace Local School District Board of Education met in regular session on Monday March 12, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. at Wayne Trace High School in the conference room.

Pledge of Allegiance was led by Lisa McClure.

Roll Call

Mrs. McClure, Mr. Stoller, Mr. Sinn, Mr. Baumle – All Present

Mr. Hockenberry - Absent

Correspondence, Recognition of Guests, Hearing of the Public*

NONE

Report of the Treasurer:

Answered questions about several bills and explained the decision to move Warrant checking account and payroll account to State Bank & Trust.

Consent Agenda Items:

03-01-07

On a motion by Dale Stoller one resolution passed by the Board to approve the following consent agenda items:

A. to approve the minutes of the February 12 and February 27, 2007 Board Meetings;

B. to approve the investment report and payment of bills as presented by the treasurer;

C. to approve the State Bank & Trust Co. of Paulding as the district’s depository for active funds for a period of 5 years beginning 7/1/2007 through 6/30/2012 as per terms of proposal, subject to completion of all appropriate paperwork.

“Before we pass the consent resolution, are there any items you would like to move from the consent agenda to the discussion agenda for further discussion and/or for separate voting purposes?” NONE

Seconded by Lisa McClure.

Roll Call Vote:

Stoller, McClure, Sinn, Baumle – All Aye

Motion Passed.

Vantage Report:

In the absence of Mr. Hockenberry the treasurer read from the press release for the new superintendent for Vantage. Reminded the Board that the All Boards meeting and dinner will be on March 29, 2007.

Report of the Building Principals

Ms. Belinda Miller, Ms. Stephanie Brady and Ms. Trisha Beining presented to the Board a report on the 21^st Century after school project. The ladies explained how the program was set up and works and shared with the Board some of the success stories they have had. They provided charts showing how student achievement has improved since the inception of the project and personal observations on the impact the program has had.

Mr. Wilson reported that the Senior Class had cancelled their trip due to insufficient numbers. The 8^th grade trip to Washington will have close to 80% of class going this year.

Mr. Hockenberry arrived.

Committee Reports

NONE

Superintendent’s Report

A. The visit from the United States Department of Education is scheduled for April 11 and 12. Detailed planning and coordination has taken place between the USDE and Wayne Trace Local School District. The USDE Planning Committee established the goals and objectives to be accomplished. The teachers, administration, and USDE worked together to create a Needs Assessment. Each teacher in the district completed the Needs Assessment. This was done to determine Professional Development topics. There were 30 possible high-quality professional development sessions to choose from. As a group we narrowed that list to 5 high-quality professional development sessions. The USDE will provide the district with 8 professional development sessions.

*Steve Harmon is coming from Alabama to present “Repeated Reading: Making the Grade” and “Sentence Expansion: Developing Writing, Syntax and Grammar.”

*Shawn Wood is coming from Mesa Community College in Mesa, Arizona to present “Filling in the Cracks: Gaps in Elementary Student Math” and “Mastering Fractions and Integers.”

*Theresa Hinkle is coming from Greensboro, North Carolina to present “Integrating Writing Into Every Classroom” and “Managing Differentiated Instruction: Why, What and How.”

*Rhonda Naylor is coming from Metropolitan State College in Denver, Colorado to present “Think Algebraically” and “Transforming Geometry.”

B. Mr. Wilson, Mr. Speice, and I met with Quality Masonry Company, Inc. to discuss the leaks coming from the roof on the south side. Attached to the proposal are pictures indicating where the leaks are running down the walls into the school.

C. Lafarge has donated $1,000 towards the purchase and installation of new goalposts.

D. Bus mileage for the year is up from 6.4 to 6.8 miles per gallon.

E. The University of Findlay proposal was added to the consent items as discussion ensued over the pro’s and con’s.

Consent Agenda Items

On a motion by Perry Sinn one resolution passed by the Board to approve the following consent agenda items:

Failed do to lack of Second.

Lisa McClure requested that items J and K be pulled for further consideration prior to voting.

03-02-07

On a motion by Pat Baumle one resolution passed by the Board to approve the following consent agenda items less items J and K.

A. to commend Jake Reuille on winning the 171 lb. GMC wrestling championship;

B. to commend junior high school students Cody Stahl and Kam Clemens for winning the GMC in their respective weight classes. Cody accomplished a huge milestone by going undefeated in seventh and eighth grade. His final record was 46-0;

C. to commend the Wayne Trace Boys Varsity Basketball team for winning the GMC. We commend coaches Al Welch, Jim Linder, and Craig Miller. We also commend student-athletes Jay Priest, Seth Litzenberg, Lance Sinn, Matt Shugars, Adam Miller, Aaron Hockenberry, Dane Treece, Ryan Davis, Scott Kipfer, Riley Linder, Calvin Sinn, Alex LaBounty, and Nate Jewell. We also commend managers Grady Gudakunst and Corbin Linder;

D. to commend the Township, County, and State snow removal road crews for clearing the roads in Paulding County after the blizzard on February 13 & 14. These crews did an excellent job keeping our roadways clear. We missed two days of school and could have easily missed several more days if it were not for the tireless effort and dedication of all involved;

E. to accept the resignation of Brian Yenser as full-time assistant track coach;

F. upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, Jr./Sr. High School Principal, and Athletic Director, to offer a .50 one-year limited supplemental contract to Ryan Lambert and a .50 one-year limited supplemental contract to Brian Yenser as assistant track coaches effective for the 2006-2007 school year;

G. to accept the retirement/resignation of Paulette Stemen, head cook at WTPE effective July 1, 2007;

H. to accept the resignation of Erica M. Noggle as the junior high cheerleading coach effective at the end of her 2006-2007 contract.

ADDED:

I. upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, Jr./Sr. High School Principal and Athletic Director, to offer a one year limited supplemental contract to Eric Lehmkuhle as Head Junior High Track Coach effective for the 2006-2007 school year.

J. upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, Jr./Sr. High School Principal and the Guidance Counselor to offer, beginning the 2007-2008 school year, advanced classes through the University of Findlay at Wayne Trace High School combining both High School and College Credit to qualified students. Subject to certification of teachers in subject areas and final approval from the University of Findlay classes offered will be American History to 1865, Mathematics(Calculus), Physics, Psychology and Spanish at a cost to students of one-half of the tuition rate.

K. to approve Memorandums of Understanding with the Wayne Trace Education Association relating to extra time, tuition costs and expenses involved with the training required to offer the College level classes through the University of Findlay.

L. to confirm that open enrollment applications will be accepted between April 1 and June 1, 2007 for the 2007-2008 school year, with such applications being accepted from qualifying students from anywhere in the state of Ohio (not simply from students who reside in contiguously bordering school districts).

Seconded by Dale Stoller.

Roll Call Vote:

Baumle, Stoller, McClure, Sinn, Hockenberry – All Aye

Motion Passed.

Following further discussion on the merits and negatives of offering the classes and how many classes to offer the matter was called for a vote.

03-03-07

On a motion by Dale Stoller a resolution to approve the following items relating to the University of Findlay class offering:

Seconded by Lisa McClure.

Roll Call Vote:

Stoller, McClure, Baumle, Hockenberry – All Aye

Sinn – Abstain

Motion Passed.

03-04-07

On a motion by Pat Baumle a resolution to go into executive session to discuss personnel issues.

Seconded by Les Hockenberry.

Roll Call Vote:

Baumle, Hockenberry, McClure, Sinn, Stoller – All Aye

Motion Passed.

New Business

NONE

03-05-07

On a motion by Perry Sinn a resolution to adjourn the meeting

Seconded by Dale Stoller.

Roll Call Vote:

Sinn, Stoller, McClure, Baumle, Hockenberry – All Aye

Motion Passed.

The next Board meeting will be held April 9, 2007.

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Les Hockenberry, President Robert Wannemacher, Treasurer

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Jr./Sr. High School Principal’s Report
March 12, 2007
Kevin E. Wilson

On March 5^th Mr. Alt held a meeting for all 8^th grade students and parents to discuss scheduling for next year. Mr. Alt also stress to the parents and students to not only look at next year but give some thought to the next four years and even beyond. He presented the WT graduation requirements along with college entrance requirements. To help sell their programs Mr. Rich Miller and Ms. Lori Heiby were present and spoke about the benefits of their program. This meeting was very well attended.

OGT week is upon us. In the high school our staff has geared their lesson plans for the past several weeks to ease the stress of taking the OGT. Most teachers worked with all students in their classrooms while some stayed after school with any student who was interested in staying. We chose not to do the weekend sessions due to the lack of interest last year and this year. For the Achievement Test for the Jr. High we plan to hold the weekend sessions.

The eighth grade class is ready for their DC trip. This year I have planned the week for those that are not going on the trip. They will be working on Study Island, researching a given topic and Susie is working on some distance learning lessons for the group. We have a Science project planned. The students are going to learn how to build a boat out of Duct Tape and Cardboard. If we can fit it into our plans then we will take them to the YMCA to test their boats. This will be the only lesson in which the students will leave the school.

Scheduling is in the process. Mr. Alt and I have explored an eight period day vs. the nine periods. We don’t feel at this time we can make the change with the staff that we have. To go back to an eight period day we feel would take one or maybe two additional staff members. The students are turning in their schedules within the next week and after this we will have the data to start putting together the number of sections we need for high school. At the Jr. High we will need four sections due to the class sizes.

The Senior Class trip is scheduled for March 28^th and 29^th. The class is planning on going to the Kalahari Waterpark Resort in Sandusky, Ohio. We would like board approval for this trip to take place.

On March the 29^th the Junior Class will be sponsoring a Magic Show. This show will be at 7:00pm in the Jr. High Gym and will feature Rob Pond. Rob has been doing magic for several years and just competed in and won a large competition of over 2000 competitors.

Wednesday the 13^th of March we will be having an assembly at 1:30. This assembly will feature Inge Auerbacher, a Holocaust Survivor and Author. She will also be treated to a luncheon with Mrs. Parrett and some of her students. This will be a great time for our students to see and hear history come to life.

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To: Mr. Gerber, Mr. Baumle, Mr. Hockenberry, Mrs. McClure, Mr. Sinn, Mr. Stoller, and Mr. Wannemacher

From: Sarah Deatrick

Date: March, 2007

Subject: Principal’s Report for March

1- Karla Treece and Rod Dudgeon came and talked to the teachers in January about reading fluency. The teachers have found techniques to help with the building blocks to reading, but they wanted some more ideas to help with fluency. Karla and Rod will be coming back to talk to K-2 teachers on the 8^th and 3-6 teachers on the 9^th.

2- On Friday, March 9^th, the WT Payne PTO will be holding their Annual PTO Bingo Night. This has been a fun activity for the students and their families, and it has been well attended.

3- We have a very special assembly for the 5^th and 6^th graders on the 13^th. A Holocaust survivor is coming to the area, and she will be speaking to our 5^th and 6^th graders along with Grover Hill’s. This is a wonderful opportunity for our students to truly learn what compassion and understanding other people means. She has adjusted her presentation to fit elementary students.

4- On the 27^th the teachers will again be having a 2 hour curriculum mapping day. The teachers talk about what they have done, what they will be doing, and what may need to change for it to best work for the students.

5- On March 30^th- 3A will be having a Guest to Lunch/Hobby Show and 3B will be doing this on the 29^th. The students will talk about their various hobbies and invite a guest to listen and eat lunch with them.

6- On April 6^th and 7^th, the Annual Basketball Marathon will again be held in the WT Payne gym.

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Report to the Wayne Trace Board of Education
Monday, March 12, 2007
Wayne Trace Grover Hill Elementary

1. Students of the Month – Prestyn Thomas; Ayana Rowe; Bailey Maroney; Gabe Sinn; Jerrickah Thomas; Allie Boroff; Christopher Davis; Jill Ross; Bryan Garlock; Eastin Lautzenheiser; Natalie Sinn; Lucio Flores; Kyle Clark; Matthew Lambert; Chelseas Dempsey

2. Ms. Spinner will be taking students in grades 3 and 6 to the Niswonger Performing Arts Center in May for a Young People’s Concert presented by the Toledo Symphony Orchestra. This should be a wonderful opportunity for our students.

3. Students and teachers are gearing up for the home stretch in preparing for the Ohio Achievement Tests. Thanks to the Board, we will once again be holding OAT Preparation sessions the three Saturdays before test week.

4. Alternate Assessments have been sent to Pearson for scoring. The application to exceed the 1% cap will go into the state next week. Mr. Gerber should be notified in early May as to whether that application is granted.

5. Several teachers from WTGH and WTPE will be attending a conference on Differentiation of Instruction for High Level Learners next month. This should equip these teachers to take the lead in addressing this subject with the rest of our teachers and positively impact our Value Added scores on the District Report Card.

6. We will be meeting with representatives of Scott Foresman later this month in regard to our Reading series adoption.

7. A representative of Alexander and Bebout was here to look at our settling issues. I hope to have some numbers to report to the board.

8. My Educational Impact presentation this month involves Ms. Miller and Ms. Brady to speak about the 21^st Century program.