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The Wayne Trace Local School District Board of Education met in regular session on Monday November 17, 2008 at Wayne Trace High School in the Lecture Room at 7:30 pm. Pledge of Allegiance was led by Les Hockenberry Roll Call Mrs. McClure, Mr. Stoller, Mr. Sinn, Mr. Baumle, Mr. Hockenberry – All Present Correspondence, Recognition of Guests, Hearing of the Public Kelly Davis addressed the board regarding the decision to not rent facilities to the volleyball club and gave his opinions. Report of the Treasurer 11-01-08 Consent Agenda Items: 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 October 13 and October 20, 2008 Board Meetings; B. to approve the investment report and payment of bills as presented by the treasurer; C. to approve the requested fund raisers per the following list: Junior High Student Council: T-shirt sales Girls Basketball: Spring Shootout High School Principal’s Fund: 300 Club Raffle (formerly baseball) D. to approve the purchase of Natural Gas Service at the High School from Direct Energy at a rate of $8.426 per MCF or current price for one year. “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?” Seconded by Pat Baumle. Roll call vote: Stoller, Baumle, McClure, Sinn, Hockenberry – all aye Motion Passed. Vantage Report Held a post election meeting to cover results and discuss future plans. Report of the Building Principals See attached reports Committee Reports Mr. Stoller discussed the OSBA conference and several presentations that could be useful to Wayne Trace. Mr. Stoller and Mr. Sinn are to meet with the Transportation dept. regarding new bus purchases as Mr. Stoller was advised that prices may rise 7-15% next year. Superintendent’s Report A. Educational Impact Report-Analysis of OAT and OGT Questions. B. We want to commend the school districts and tax payers of Van Wert City Schools, Paulding Exempted Village Schools, Vantage Career Center, and Lincolnview Local Schools for the passage of their renewal levies on November 4, 2008. This is strong indication that the communities and tax payers in these communities value education and our students. The support of these levies are vitally important to our immediate region. Again, many thanks and congratulations to these school districts and all the dedicated people who contributed to the passage of these levies. The students will benefit the most. C. The NASP (National Archery in the Schools Program) will conduct their fall training at Wayne Trace High School on November 19. Teachers from other schools in NW Ohio will be trained as archery instructors in order to bring the NASP archery curriculum to their school. D. Congratulations to the Wayne Trace High School students who were inducted into the National Honor Society on November 14. Their hard work and dedication to Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Character were recognized during the induction ceremony. Congratulations to new inductees Brenna Dunham, Sarah Lantow, Jenna Stoller, Brock Delong, Simon Hessler, Henk Akkerman, Molly Long, Kelsey Gerber, Evan Klopfenstein, and Chelsy Shuherk. E. Distributed copies of proposed school calendars for 2009/2010, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 for the board to review for next month. 11-02-08 A motion by Perry Sinn to enter executive session to discuss personnel questions before voting on consent agenda. Seconded by Pat Baumle. Roll call vote: Sinn, Baumle, McClure, Stoller, Hockenberry – All aye Motion Passed. Returned to regular session 11-03-08 Consent Agenda Items On a motion by Pat Baumle one resolution passed by the Board to approve the following consent agenda items: F. to commend Keith Turvy for approving the funding to purchase a Mobility Positioning High/Low Snug Seat (Feeding Chair) for one of our students at the WTPE building. The funding came from the FAST program which represents the “Family and Systems Team.” We also commend Laura Delong for her involvement; G. to commend the school districts and tax payers of Van Wert City Schools, Paulding Exempted Village Schools, Vantage Career Center, and Lincolnview Local Schools for the passage of their renewal levies on November 4, 2008. This is strong indication that the communities and tax payers in these communities value education and the students. The support of these levies are vitally important to our immediate region. Again, many thanks congratulations to these school districts and all the dedicated people who contributed to the passage of these levies. The students will benefit the most; H. to commend Social Studies teacher, Mrs. Rachel Parrett, for organizing an outstanding Veterans Day program for our community on November 11. We appreciate the extra time and dedication that Mrs. Parrett put into this event; I. to commend students for being inducted into the National Honor Society; REMOVED SEE ITEM M. J. upon the recommendation of the Superintendent and Transportation Director to approve a voluntary transfer of Ray Speice from Maintenance/Custodian to bus driver effective January 1, 2009; K. upon the recommendation of the Superintendent and WTGH Principal to approve voluntary transfer of Gregg Schaffner from bus driver to Maintenance/Custodian at WTGH effective November 18, 2008; L. upon the recommendation of the Superintendent and WTPE Principal to offer Deb Simmerman a 1-year limited contract as WTPE Sweeper beginning January 5, 2009 with placement on salary schedule and terms of employment per master contract; M. to approve an extended leave of absence for six to eight weeks to Jennifer Ramsier beginning on November 18; N. to approve an extended leave of absence for eight to twelve weeks to Deb Fisher beginning November 10; O. upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, Athletic Director, and High School Principal, to offer a one-year supplemental contract for the 2008-2009 school year to the following individuals: Nikki Straton-Varsity Girls Softball K. to approve new/revised/replaced polices from NEOLA. REMOVED UNTIL NEXT MONTH L. upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, Athletic Director, and High School Principal, to offer a one-year supplemental contract to Mike Sinn as the 8th grade boys JH basketball coach for the 2008-2009 school year. M. to commend the Wayne Trace High School students who were inducted into the National Honor Society on November 14. We appreciate all the hard work and dedication you demonstrated in the areas of Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Character. Congratulations to new inductees Brenna Dunham, Sarah Lantow, Jenna Stoller, Brock Delong, Simon Hessler, Henk Akkerman, Molly Long, Kelsey Gerber, Evan Klopfenstein, and Chelsy Shuherk. N. to commend Miss Joni Klopfenstein for organizing an outstanding induction ceremony for the National Honor Society members. “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?” Seconded by Dale Stoller. Roll call vote: Baumle, Stoller, McClure, Sinn, Hockenberry – All aye Motion Passed. 11-04-08 On a motion by Les Hockenberry a resolution to go into executive session to discuss personnel issues. Seconded by Perry Sinn. Roll call vote: Hockenberry, Sinn, McClure, Stoller, Baumle – All aye Motion Passed. New Business None 11-05-08 On a motion by Lisa McClure a resolution to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Pat Baumle. Roll call vote: McClure, Baumle, Stoller, Sinn, Hockenberry – All aye Motion passed. The next Board meeting will be held December 8, 2008.
_____________________________________ ______________________________________ Les Hockenberry, President Robert Wannemacher, Treasurer
To: Mr. Gerber, Mr. Baumle, Mr. Hockenberry, Mrs. McClure, Mr. Sinn, Mr. Stoller, and Mr. Wannemacher From: Sarah Deatrick Date: November, 2008 Subject: Principal’s Report for November 1- On November 4th the Kids On The Block program came to give a presentation to our 3rd grade. The talk about and demonstrate sensitivity towards others with disabilities. They have been coming to the school now for several years. This is a good program, and the students always walk out talking about something they learned. 2- Laurie Delong, Michelle Berry, Jennifer Moran, Carol Swary and I met with the teachers of each grade level. This gave us an opportunity to discuss any concerns with students and develop interventions or set a plan. 3- A big Thank You to Miss Gordon, Miss Boterf, and Mrs. Moore for organizing and preparing for our Veterans’ Day program on the 11th. 4. The High School will again be using the auditorium to present their fall play. I am glad we are utilizing this great facility! 5. The three teachers, Linda Hissong, Michelle Berry and Joan Boterf, will again be meeting to discuss the next step to Differentiation. They will sit down with one of the presenters, and teachers from Grover Hill and the High School, to decide on some strategies of how to share the information they learned at the conferences. They have already introduced a differentiation technique at our last teachers’ meeting. 6. We will be having our In-Service at WTPE on November 24th. All of Wayne Trace staff will be coming over in addition to the Antwerp staff. From 8:30-12:30 we will be attending training about detecting, reporting, and watching for child abuse. They will also be discussing what the law requires us to do if we suspect abuse. Kathy Flaugh is giving everyone the option to purchase and eat lunch here at WTPE. Thank you Kathy!! After our morning session, our three teachers will begin the process of training the teachers on differentiation techniques. 7. We are well under way of filling the time slots for Parent/Teacher Conferences. Mrs. Ramsier will be out during that time, but she is scheduling conferences with her parents after school while she is here. 8. Because of the Krouse Chiropractic sponsorship, we will be having a Live Drive for Christmas for Kids. 98.1 will be here on December 2nd from 7am-9am. Rick Small will be broadcasting from the Elementary. We are concentrating on collecting canned foods and non-perishable items. These items are used for Paulding Co. residents. 9. Our Christmas program is scheduled for Friday, December 12th at 9:30am and 1:30pm.
Report to the Wayne Trace Board of Education November Board Meeting Wayne Trace Grover Hill Elementary Alan R. Lautzenheiser, Principal 1. Students of the Month – Lydia Whitman, Amanda Wharry, Sara Edwards, Leah Maassel, Emil Stoller, Isaiah Ross, Austin Leisure, Cody Kling, Julie Sinn, Zoey Harp, Jacob Keysor, Eli Sinn, Arika Nuest, Erin Jewell 2. Textbook Adoption – Teachers are finalizing their choices for a textbook series in Science. When the selection is complete, Sarah and I will meet with the company representative to negotiate a deal. We hope to have materials arrive shortly after the first of the year. 3. In-Service – The curriculum mapping delay day and the Tech Fair at Bluffton were two valuable professional development opportunities that our teachers took part in recently. On November 24 my staff will meet in the morning at WTPE for training in recognizing child abuse and sexual abuse. This training is required for all teachers this year. We are having our classified staff attend this training as well as it will be required for them next year. In the afternoon WTGH teachers will return to Grover Hill for an introductory session on differentiated instruction from our building trainers, Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Beining. 4. Veteran’s Day – Veteran’s Day was observed on November 11 at WTGH. Mrs. Davis, Ms. Scarbrough, Ms. Spinner, and Mrs. Walls put together another fine program that included students from all grades. Music was also provided by the sixth grade band. Gail Scarbrough was the special speaker for the event that was well attended by veterans and other members of the community. Many veterans stayed to eat lunch with our students. 5. Parent-Teacher Conferences – Teachers are preparing for Parent-Teacher Conferences on November 24th and 25th. Conferences will be held from 5:30 until 8:30 on the 24th and from 1:00 until 8:00 on the 25th. 6. The folks are supposed to be in this month to service and refurbish the pull out stage and I am also working with John Ladd to coordinate adding some tile around the northwest corner of the playground to assist with drainage in that area.
WTHS Principal’s Report Kevin E. Wilson November 17, 2008 Homeroom Time We have a good workable schedule for grades 7-10 for homeroom. During this 25 minute time period the students are working on OAT/OGT preparation with a qualified staff member teaching. I am actually working with the freshman for math. Grades 11 & 12 are not working on OGT so at this time we are looking into having the students complete Senior Projects. This has been done at Vantage and other schools in the area with great success. In the near future some of our staff will be going to other schools to observe and talk about implementing these projects. OGT We are finished with the Fall OGT retakes. The students worked very hard and took their time on these very important tests. During this testing period we took each of the students who receives accommodations and met with them one on one. I feel this effort will show when the results come back. NHS I will have a list of names of those who will be inducted into the NHS at the meeting Assembly Kenn Kington was a big hit with our student body. Kenn is a Christian Comedian. We were able to have Kenn present at Wayne Trace mainly due to the efforts of the Youth for Christ program. Kenn was the main event speaker for the YFC banquet and since he was going to be in the area they offered us a chance to hear him at a very low cost. Exams At this time I am working on an Exam schedule. I will be talking with the staff about different options. With having one week after Break it creates some difficulties with giving exams to students who have been on Break for two weeks. This is the main reason we are discussing other options. Scheduling Mr. Alt and I have started talks about next year’s schedule. I will keep you updated as we move into the process more. Radon Policy Kenny Speice and I attended a conference on radon testing. We were shown how to test our buildings in order to be in compliance with Jared’s Law. At this time we are working to create policy for Wayne Trace as a district.
Upcoming Events November 14th NHS induction November 19th Archery workshop in the high school gym November 24th Staff in-service during the day with conferences in the evening November 25th Parent/Teacher Conferences December 2nd. 3rd, 4th It My Turn presentation December 11th High School Christmas Concert (7:00) December 15th Junior High Christmas Concert (7:00) December 19th Last Day of School before Christmas Break |
