04-09-07

The Board of Education of Wayne Trace Local Schools met in regular session on Monday, April 9, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. in the Lecture Room at Wayne Trace Jr/Sr High School.

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

A long discussion was held with many parents of cheerleaders. Mrs. Long, Mr. Shuherk, Mrs. Holmes, Ms. Williamson, Mrs. Ludwig, Mr. Holtsberry and Mrs. Kipfer all addressed the board. After lengthy discussion the Athletic Director, Cheerleading coach, HS Principal and a representative from the parents are to meet to work out their disagreement.

Request to purchase certain items with Permanent Improvement Fund money- approval in excess of $10,000 limit an additional resolution. MOVED TO LATER.

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

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

C. to transfer from the general fund (001) to the termination benefits fund (035) the second half of the proposed FY2007 amount of $25,000.00;

D. to close the replacement fund (005) special cost centers and the permanent improvement fund (003) water loss special cost center that have been completed back into the general fund (001);

E. to set up an ongoing transfer from the general fund (001) to the permanent improvement fund from future income tax settlements of 30% of 60% of the current settlement amount;

F. to accept the “Meeting of the Minds: The Student and the Specialist” grant through the State Library of Ohio in the amount of $23,518.00.

*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

All Boards meeting was held on 4/29. Perry Sinn and Les Hockenberry attended from Wayne Trace.

Reports of the Building Principals – Mr. Wilson was scheduled to give an Educational Impact report for Wayne Trace High School. His Educational Impact report will be postponed until the May meeting. See attached sheets.

High School would like to add a summer OGT test. Will check into cost and personnel needed.

A. The visit from the United States Department of Education is set for Wednesday and Thursday. We appreciate the interest that Carolyn Snowbarger and the USDE has in the Wayne Trace Local Schools. Our USDE Planning Committee has done an outstanding job with all the details. The USDE Planning Committee members are Kevin Wilson, Sarah Deatrick, Al Lautzenheiser, Rich Miller, Kerry Gudakunst, Teresa Pfeiffer, Mike Bok, and Carol Swary.

AN OPEN INVITATION WAS ISSUED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PRESS TO ATTEND, MEET AND TALK WITH THE USDE PEOPLE.

B. Copy of the letter from Governor Strickland in reference to FY 08-09 Executive Budget.

C. Congratulations to our Concert Band and Concert Choir. They participated in the Ohio Music Education Association Event. The Concert Band received an “Excellent” rating. The Concert Choir received a “Superior” rating and will participate in the State Adjudicated Event. Mike Archinal is the Concert Band and Concert Choir Director.

D. Congratulations to Art student, Gina White, who placed first in the Young American Patriotic Art Contest sponsored by the Grover Hill V.F.W. Judy Snook is the Art instructor. Congratulations to Danielle Stoller who placed first in the Voice of Democracy Speech Writing contest and Haley Fisher who placed first in the Youth Essay Contest. We appreciate the support from the Grover Hill V.F.W. Post 2873.

E. Congratulations to FFA students Andrew Klopfenstein, Brock Williamson, Jesse Noffsinger, Chris Wilcox, and Chelsea Williamson for receiving “1’s” at the district level on their Awards APPS. Brock Williamson and Jesse Noffsinger will compete at the state level since their Awards APPS were in the top two overall at the district level. Jesse Noffsinger has been selected as the District 4 Star in Ag Placement and is a finalist for American Star in Ag Placement. Brock Williamson has been selected as the District 4 Star in Agribusiness and a finalist for the State Star and American Star in Agribusiness. Lori Heiby is the FFA advisor.

F. Congratulations to our Wayne Trace Scholastic Bowl team and Coach Jack Baumle. The Scholastic Bowl season has come to an end with some very good results. They finished the regular season GMC schedule in second place behind Tinora. They also performed very well in a 32 team tournament held at Wright State University. They defeated Minister and Elida by one point. Celina defeated them by one point in sudden death overtime. Members of the Scholastic Bowl team are Lucas Gordon, Zach Hamrick, Michelle Hill, Wade Sisson, Kathleen Sponseller, Bryant Gerber, Andrew Klopfenstein, Levi Kurtz, Rob Pond, Jeremy Zartman, and Simon Hessler.

G. Congratulations to Susie Johnson, Jo Ellen Sisson, and Carol Swary for writing and receiving a grant entitled, “Meeting of the Minds: The Student and the Specialist.” This grant is funded by the Library Services and Technology Act through the State Library of Ohio. In this grant, the team addressed the need for an information/library/technology literacy class in the junior and senior high school. This grant will enable Wayne Trace to purchase 13 wireless laptops, a Mimio interactive whiteboard, and a classroom performance system, which will be used by the library media specialist in the preparation and conducting of these classes.

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

A. to commend our Concert Band and Concert Choir. They participated in the Ohio Music Education Association Event. The Concert Band received an “Excellent” rating. The Concert Choir received a “Superior” rating and will participate in the State Adjudicated Event. Mike Archinal is the Concert Band and Concert Choir Director;

B. to commend Art student Gina White, who placed first in the Young American Patriotic Art Contest sponsored by the Grover Hill V.F.W. Judy Snook is the Art instructor. Congratulations to Danielle Stoller who placed first in the Voice of Democracy Speech Writing contest and Haley Fisher who placed first in the Youth Essay Contest. We appreciate the support from the Grover Hill V.F.W. Post 2873;

C. to commend the Grover Hill V.F.W. Post 2873 and its Ladies Auxiliary for honoring students who participated in the Youth Awards Program;

D. to commend FFA students Andrew Klopfenstein, Brock Williamson, Jesse Noffsinger, Chris Wilcox, and Chelsea Williamson for receiving “1’s” at the district level on their Awards APPS. Brock Williamson and Jesse Noffsinger will compete at the state level since their Awards APPS were in the top two overall at the district level. Jesse Noffsinger has been selected as the District 4 Star in Ag Placement and is a finalist for American Star in Ag Placement. Brock Williamson has been selected as the District 4 Star in Agribusiness and a finalist for the State Star and American Star in Agribusiness. Lori Heiby is the FFA advisor;

E. to commend the Wayne Trace Scholastic Bowl Team and Coach Jack Baumle. They finished the regular season GMC schedule in second place behind Tinora. They also performed very well in a 32-team tournament held at Wright State University. Members of the Scholastic Bowl team are Lucas Gordon, Zach Hamrick, Michelle Hill, Wade Sisson, Kathleen Sponseller, Bryant Gerber, Andrew Klopfenstein, Levi Kurtz, Rob Pond, Jeremy Zartman, and Simon Hessler;

F. to commend Susie Johnson, Jo Ellen Sisson, and Carol Swary for writing and receiving a grant entitled, “Meeting of the Minds: The Student and the Specialist”. This grant is funded by the Library Services and Technology Act through the State Library of Ohio;

G. to commend Gail Scarbrough for his aviation and Thunderbird presentation to the 7^th and 8^th grade students;

H. to commend Rob Pond for an outstanding magic show on March 29. Proceeds from Rob’s magic show went towards the Junior Class and prom expenses;

I. upon the recommendation of the Superintendent and WTPE Principal, to grant Bill Childs extended sick leave for 6-8 weeks due to having surgery;

J. to approve a Wayne Trace Football Team fundraiser golf outing on July 21, 2007 at PVGC;

K. upon the recommendation of the Superintendent and Food Service Supervisor, to grant Elaine Litzenberg a transfer from Cook/Cashier to Head Cook at WT Payne Elementary effective the 2007-08 school year;

L. upon the recommendation of the Superintendent and Jr./Sr. High School Principal, to offer a one-year limited contract to Dave Alt as the Jr./Sr. High School Guidance Counselor for the 2007-08 school year;

M. upon the recommendation of the Superintendent and Transportation Director, to offer Nancy Speice a one-year limited contract as bus driver for the 2007-08 school year;

N. upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, to offer Marti Overmyer a three-year limited contract as the grant funded Ohio Reads teacher-tutor for the 2007-08 school year;

O. upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, to suspend Marti Overmyer’s new three-year contract for the 2007-08 school year due to her teaching-tutoring in a grant-funded position where grant monies have not yet become available;

P. upon the recommendation of the Superintendent and Jr./Sr. High School Principal, to non-renew Scott Arend’s grant-funded tutoring position where such grant monies are not available for the 2007-08 school year;

Q. upon the recommendation of the Superintendent and Jr./Sr. High School Principal, to non-renew Mike Archinal as the Wayne Trace High School Music/Band instructor for the 2007-08 school year due to the failure to pass Praxis II and holding a two year provisional teaching license prior to April 1;

R. upon the recommendation of the Superintendent and Jr./Sr. High School Principal, to hire Mike Archinal as a substitute teacher for 182 days for the 2007-08 school year at a rate of $166.71 per day, with benefits equal to those of a full-time teacher; Mr. Archinal shall be placed at the Bachelor’s level with authorized experience.

If at any time during the 2007-2008 school year while school is in session, Mr. Archinal would present the superintendent a current 7-12 Music/Band teaching certificate, Mr. Archinal shall be offered a one-year limited contract for the remainder of the school year, and effective the date of said Board action, shall be placed on the salary schedule commensurate with educational training and experience;

S. to approve a Memorandum of Understanding with the WTEA regarding the employment of Mr. Mike Archinal;

T. upon the recommendation of the Superintendent and building principals, to offer a two-year limited contract beginning the 2007-08 school year to:

Certified Staff	Support Staff
Trisha Beining	Aaron Bidlack
Michelle Olofsson	Arlette Lopshire
Rachel Parrett
Ashley Schaefer
Cassandra Schlatter
Christina Sinn
Coleen Smith

U. upon the recommendation of the Superintendent and building principals, to offer a three- year limited contract beginning the 2007-08 school year to:

Certified Staff

Michael Bok

Lori Heiby

Anthony Langhals

Kenneth Lentz

Judith Stuckey

V. upon the recommendation of the Superintendent and building principals, to offer Continuing Contracts beginning the 2007-08 school year to:

Certified Staff	Support Staff
Jack Baumle	Brenda Combs
Kim Walls	Kenny Speice

W. upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, to offer Kevin Wilson, WTHS Principal, a three-year limited administrative contract beginning the 2007-08 school year;

X. to offer the following certified staff members a one-year supplemental contract for the 2007-08 school year as recommended by the Superintendent, Jr./Sr. High School Principal, and Athletic Director (for athletic positions only):

Y. Being that the following positions were first posted to members of the certified staff, and

being that no certified staff member would assume the following positions, to offer a 1-year supplemental contract to the following personnel for the 2007-08 school year as recommended by the Superintendent, Jr./Sr. High School Principal, and Athletic Director (for athletic positions only):

Z. to approve a class trip for seniors to Kalahari in Sandusky, Ohio for April 30 and May 1, 2007 pending sufficient sign-up.

*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? YES – BETTY MYERS 8^TH GIRLS BASKETBALL.

On a motion by Pat Baumle a resolution to declare a case of urgent necessity exists for protection of participants and attendees at school events. That through testing by Testing Maintenance Service a determination was made that the wooden light poles encircling the football field have rotted and are unsafe. Based on this determination the Board will dispense with advertising for competitive bids. Since the Athletic Director and Superintendent have acquired multiple proposals for the repair and replacement of the lights and the proposals meet all requirements for safety and timeliness the Board may act upon the best proposal at this time.

On a motion by Pat Baumle one resolution to approve the proposal of Alexander & Bebout to repair the cracked wall and foundation at Grover Hill Elementary School at a cost of $13,500, and the proposal of Quality Masonry Inc. to repair and tuck point the brick as needed at the High School at a cost of $24,950.00, and to purchase additional new bleachers for the Athletic Complex from Gymnasium Equipment Company at an installed cost of $21,445.00, and due to a case of urgent necessity to approve a proposal from County Electric Inc. to replace the poles and lighting at the Athletic Complex for a cost of $99,800.00 and to direct the Superintendent to issue Purchase Orders as needed for the above equipment and repairs.

A motion by Dale Stoller to enter into executive session to discuss personnel issues.

A motion by Perry Sinn to offer Betty Myers the position of 8^th Grade Girls Basketball for the 2007/2008 year.

I have been in contact with the junior high staff about the Booster sessions to be held the weeks before the test. Mr. Langhals, Science, indicated that with the test being moved back he will be able to work with the students during his class time. He is using the question from past test and Study Island to review. His students will take a test and then as a group they will break it down and review any standards the students seem to be week on. Mr. Miller, Math (7), will be doing very much the same as Mr. Langhals. Mr. Miller feels the students in seventh grade have covered the standards and they will be able to review during class time. Mrs. Kemler and Mrs. Homier, Math (8), both feel it would be a good idea to give the students some after school review. Mrs. Gudakunst, Social Studies, feels the same. She feels a review of what has been covered would be beneficial. The time and dates for these sessions will be Monday the 16^th through Thursday the 19^th and again Monday the 23^rd through Thursday the 26^th. We will have staff here to work with the students from 3:00 to 4:00. Reading and Language both feel that with the way they are teaching in class they feel they are covering and reviewing the material.

The 8^th grade D.C. trip was a very positive experience for those who attended. For those students who did not attend we provided many educational opportunities for them. They constructed life size boats from cardboard and duct tape. To test the buoyancy of the boats the students were taken to the Y in Van Wert. The students were given a lesson on “Roller Coasters”, cooked a meal for the staff, and hear Mr. Gale Scarbrough speak to them about believing in themselves and their futures. Mr. shared his experiences with both 7^th and 8^th grade students on Friday. This was a great opportunity for our students to hear the success of a Grover Hill graduate and realize they too can be successful.

Scheduling is ahead of schedule. Mr. Alt is seeking input from the staff which is making the process a team effort. We should have the schedules set and each student and teacher will have their schedule before they leave for summer. I don’t have numbers for the Findlay classes at this time but before the board meeting I should have a better idea of how many students are taking each course for credit.

Ms. Heiby and the FFA students held their banquet on Friday. It was an outstanding banquet with many students receiving awards.

The NHS trip is scheduled for April 14^th – April 17^th.
The MORP dance will be held Friday the 13^thWe have a JH dance on the 20^thProm is held the 28^thThe PC Workshop Prom will be the 21^stAchievement Tests begin the 30^th

Mr. Linder set up an informational meeting for Thursday April 5^th for any parents who want to attend and learn what changes are taking place with cheerleading next year. Mr. Linder and I have researched the changes and feel they are best for our program. I can give more detail at the board meeting if you are interested.

1. March Students of the Month – Danielle Miles; Alex Fast; Grady Gudakunst; Caleb Mead; Shannon Boroff; Logan Fast; Elizabeth Brown; Bryce Eutsler; Sydney Hoffmann; Clint Sinn; Daniel Sinn; Sara Sinn; Hailey Dempsey; Adia Welch; Bryan Hofmann

2. The OAT Booster Sessions are set and will be held: April 14; April 21; and April 28. Letters have been sent home to parents in students in grades 3-6 encouraging them to take advantage of this opportunity.

3. We received some good news from the ODE. My request for a waiver to exceed the 1% cap on Alternative Assessment for some of our handicapped children was allowed up to 2.8%. This means that all 16 of the students in the district that we alternatively assessed will be able to have their scores count towards our district report card. I was surprised that we were allowed this limit. Last year we were approved for 1.8% which is what the federal government allows the state. We had several students move into the district this year that had Alternative Assessment called for on their IEP which put us over 2% of tested students.

4. COSI on Wheels will be coming to WTGH on April 24. The all day assembly will include activities on the theme “What’s Wild”. This will focus on the animal and plant life found in various areas of Ohio. We will be using 15 to 20 local volunteers to assist with this program.

5. Ms. Sinn and Mrs. Davis will attend the training for the high school staff on Progress Book. While the Jr/Sr High will begin implementing Progress Book next year, Ms. Sinn and Mrs. Davis will be utilizing it as well to familiarize themselves with the program so they can be utilized as resource people with the WTGH staff when we implement Progress Book in the fall of 2008.

6. Kindergarten Screening is scheduled for April 20 at WTGH. As of this report we are at 30 children who have signed up to go through screening

7. Ohio Achievement Tests will be given to students in grads 3-6 the week of April 30. Teachers are continuing to cover and review grade level benchmarks and standards with their students. Social Studies and Science OAT’s will be given for the first time to the 5^th grade students. I would like to commend Janey Janka, Andrew Ludwig, Logan Fast, and Madison McClure for passing all modules available on Study Island in science for 4^th and 5^th grade.

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

1- As of 4/3/07, WT Payne Elementary has 17 students who have earned between 100 and 199.9 AR points, 4 students who have earned between 200 and 299.9 AR points, and 4 students who have earned between 300 and 399.9 points, with one student having 391.8. Students in grades two through six have passed 10,825 AR tests so far this year.

2- April 17^th and 18^th a Scott Foresman Representative will be coming to WT Payne and WT Grover Hill to talk to the teachers about their reading series. This series is state specific to Ohio.

3- Again the WT Payne Elementary Gym will be used to host the Annual Basketball Marathon on April 6^th and 7^th. We are very thankful to have a facility that can be used for so many different things for the community and the kids.

4- We will again be assessing all students in grades K-6 using Dibels and Aimsweb. This assesses various parts of reading and math. I would like to thank Michelle Berry, Jennifer Moran and Marti Overmyer for helping organize this and giving so much of their time to assess the students and organize the results. This is very beneficial to the teachers and the students.

5- WT Payne will hold our Kindergarten Screening on Friday, April 13^th. As of 4/3/07, we have 42 students signed up for registration.

6- On April 12^th, WT Payne will host our Battle of the Books contest in the library at 1pm. The County Battle of the Books will be held on April 24^th at the fairgrounds.

7- Our teachers and students are busy getting ready for the Ohio Achievement Tests which begin on April 30^th. They have worked all year on learning and mastering the skills based on the Standards, now they are working on reviewing and working on those skills. With the Study Island and its Benchmark tests, the students have been able to practice taking the OAT. The test is set up much like that of the OAT, and the computer automatically scores it. The teachers are also able to pull up many different kinds of reports to see how the students did. They can see the score for each student, but they can also break it down into standards or for each question and what that question was assessing. This has been very valuable to the staff, and I have heard many positive comments.