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The Wayne Trace
Local School District Board of Education met in regular session on
Monday June 9, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. in the Lecture Room at Wayne Trace High
School.
With the absence
of Mr. Hockenberry, Mr. Baumle called the meeting to order.
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
Students Ashley Litzenberg, Megan Kuhn,
Amanda Craft and Akke Akkerman addressed the board regarding starting a
club soccer team and use of facilities. The board gave its approval but
wants to see the effect on other sports and cost and number of
interested participants.
A.
Presentation of Retirement Plaques to Claudia Elliott, Peggy Jo
Glick, and Sharon Peck
B.
Presentation of Excellence in Education Awards to Marla Kemler,
Teresa Pfeiffer, and Jane Bloom
Russ Herman, candidate for Paulding
County Prosecutor, addressed the Board regarding his platform and
intentions should he be elected as Prosecutor this fall.
Report of the Treasurer
Consent Agenda Items:
06-01-08
On a motion by Lisa
McClure one resolution passed by the Board to approve the following
consent agenda items:
A. to
approve the minutes of the May 12 and May 19, 2008 Board Meetings;
B. to
approve the investment report and payment of bills as presented by the
treasurer;
C.
to approve the updated 5-year forecast as presented by the
treasurer;
available at
http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDetail.aspx?page=3&TopicRelationID=1011&ContentID=6109&Content=31000
D.
to amend the appropriations and revenues for fiscal year 2008 as
presented by the treasurer;
E.
to accept the proposal of
Ohio School Plan totaling $39,752 for district liability,
vehicle, and general coverage insurance for the 2008-2009 school year;
F.
to accept the donation of
$15,000 from an anonymous donor for the awarding of scholarships to 2008
seniors.
“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:
McClure, Stoller, Sinn, Baumle – All Aye
Motion Passed
Vantage Report
None
Report of the Building Principals
Mr. Wilson addressed board
regarding improving procedures for conducting school fundraisers.
Committee Reports
None
Superintendent’s Report
A.
The 2008-2009 University of Findlay-School Articulation Dual
Enrollment Program has a very positive enrollment. Wayne Trace
currently has 20 students taking 42 college classes. Mrs. Annette
Sinn’s Physics 250 class has 10 students enrolled. Mr. Jack Baumle’s
Calculus 141 class has 12 students enrolled. Miss Fisher’s Psychology
113 class has 12 students enrolled. Mrs. Olofsson’s Spanish IV class
has 8 students enrolled. This program has been very beneficial the last
two years. Wayne Trace students receive college credit during the
regular school day without leaving the halls of Wayne Trace. They
jump-start their college education at a fraction of the cost of
attending college. They do not miss out on the high school experience.
With the high cost of gas the students do not have travel expenses.
B.
Congratulations to Jana Smithmyer, Craig Miller, and Jim Linder
for successfully completing our first round of archery instruction for
our 7-12 physical education students. The P.E. curriculum was expanded
by adding the Archery Program for our students. I also want to thank
Dave Bagley, Fairview Superintendent, for providing support for the
Wayne Trace Archery Program.
C.
Congratulations and Best Wishes on the retirements of Claudia
Elliott, Peggy Jo Glick, and Sharon Peck. Between them, they are leaving
the district with 90 years of total teaching experience. All three
teachers will be departing WTGH. Claudia, Peggy, and Sharon will be
missed by all of us. They were true professionals and master
educators. Their love, devotion, and commitment to their students
represented the educational foundation they fostered for all the
students who walked through their classroom doors. They always focused
on the best interest of their students. Over the past two years, I was
fortunate enough to witness first hand the effectiveness they had in the
classroom. Our students really benefited by having these three
outstanding teachers. We congratulate them and wish them the best on
their upcoming retirement.
D.
Presentation of updated drawings and options for the new
concession stand. Board will go out to field after meeting to sketch
actual location of building.
Consent Agenda Items
06-02-08
On a motion by Perry Sinn one
resolution passed by the Board to approve the following consent agenda
items:
A. to commend Jana Smithmyer, Craig
Miller, and Jim Linder for the time and preparation they took in
successfully completing our first round of archery instruction for our
7-12 physical education students. Your commitment in expanding the P.E.
curriculum is appreciated by all of us;
B.
to commend Mr. Dave Bagley, Fairview Superintendent, for his
continued support for the Wayne Trace Archery Program. We appreciate
Dave’s willingness to be a support person and help us to continue to
make this program a success for our students;
C.
to commend Claudia Elliott, Peggy Jo Glick, and Sharon Peck.
Between them, they are leaving the district with 90 years of total
experience. All three teachers will be departing WTGH. Claudia, Peggy,
and Sharon will be missed by all of us. They were true professionals
and master educators. Their love, devotion, and commitment to their
students represented the educational foundation they fostered for all
the students who walked through their classroom doors. They always
focused on the best interest of their students. Over the past two
years, I was fortunate enough to witness first hand the effectiveness
they had in the classroom. Our students really benefited by having
these three outstanding teachers. We congratulate them and wish them
the best on their upcoming retirement;
D.
to commend Marla Kemler, Teresa Pfeiffer and Jane Bloom on
their dedication and commitment to the students during the 2007-2008
school year. For their efforts in the classroom, they are all three
receiving Excellence In Education awards;
E.
to approve the Western Buckeye ESC service costs for 2008-2009;
F.
upon the recommendation of the Superintendent and High School
Principal, a motion to offer Karen Wagonrod a one-year contract as FCCLA
teacher for the 2008-2009 school year, with placement on salary schedule
and terms of employment per master contract;
G.
upon the recommendation of the Superintendent and High School
Principal, a motion to offer Heather Hatcher a one-year limited contract
as 7-12 Science Teacher for the 2008-2009 school year with placement on
salary schedule and terms of employment per master contract;
H.
upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, Jr./Sr. High
School Principal, and Athletic Director (for athletic positions only),
to offer a one-year supplemental contract to the following personnel for
the 2008-2009 school year:
Head High
School Girls Basketball Gus Davis
Assistant High
School Girls (JV) Basketball Tom McCord
Assistant High
School Girls Basketball
Rich Miller
8th
Grade Girls Basketball Betty Myers
Head High
School Boys Wrestling George Clemens
Drama Club
Advisor Dave Snyder
Jr. Class Prom
Advisor Camille Myers
“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 Lisa McClure
Roll
Call Vote:
Sinn, McClure, Stoller, Baumle – All Aye
Motion Passed.
06-03-08
A motion by Pat Baumle to go into
executive session to discuss personnel issues.
Seconded by Perry Sinn.
Roll
Call Vote:
Baumle, Sinn, McClure, Stoller – All Aye
Motion Passed.
New Business
06-04-08
A motion by Dale Stoller to schedule
the year end meeting for Monday June 30, 2008 at 6:30 am in the Lecture
Room at Wayne Trace High School.
Seconded by Perry Sinn
Roll
Call Vote:
Stoller, Sinn, McClure, Baumle – All Aye
Motion Passed
06-05-08
A motion by Lisa McClure to adjourn the
meeting
Seconded by Dale Stoller
Roll
Call Vote:
McClure, Stoller, Sinn, Baumle – All Aye
Motion Passed.
The next Board
meeting will be held June 30, 2008.
The next regular
Board meeting will be held July 14, 2008.
WTHS
Principal’s Report
Kevin E.
Wilson
June 9,
2008
Graduation
Graduation day went well. I have been asking
community members their thoughts on the events that took place during
graduation. I would like to eliminate the bells, horns, and other noise
makers from during the ceremony but at this time am unsure of how this
would be done with out bringing in the police and having people
removed. One school official I have spoken with informed me that they
do not hand out the diplomas until the completion of the ceremony. I
will continue to work on this area.
Schedule
Mr. Alt has revamped the schedule and at this time
I feel he has it fine tuned and just about ready to go. As you may know
we have added a 25 minute period between 7th & 8th
period to be used for OGT and OAT review times as well as meeting other
student needs.
Summer Testing
At this time I have only one student who has
informed me of their intent to take the summer OGT. By Monday I should
have a longer list and a recommendation for a staff member to teach this
review session.
Hiring
I am planning to complete the interviews for our
Science position and bring you a name for hire at the June meeting. At
this time I have three applicants but only one with an integrated
license. My hope is to hire someone with the integrated due to the
flexibility this give us in our scheduling.
Summer Maintenance
Kenny & Mary are anxious to get started with the
summer cleaning. With the added school days this has shortened their
cleaning time. I am confident that they will complete the task in good
time as they have in the past.
Jared Law
Kenny and I have completed the bleacher inspection
and are in the process of writing our report. We do have some questions
and will be contacting the Health Department for those answers. Most of
the deficiencies mentioned in the report have been corrected. One
exception is the safety showers needed for our science labs. I plan to
contact our building contractor to discuss options as well as how this
was missed upon their inspection.
Spring Coaches
Mr. Linder or I will give you the status of our
coaches or need for coaches. At this time I am meeting each coach and
completing their evaluation process.
To: Mr. Gerber, Mr. Baumle, Mr. Hockenberry, Mrs.
McClure, Mr. Sinn, Mr. Stoller, and Mr. Wannemacher
From: Sarah Deatrick
Date: June, 2008
Subject: Principal’s Report for June
1- I would like to thank Bob and Sharon Forrer for
the donation of a piano. We have several very old pianos, so it is nice
to have a newer piano in such good condition. One piano is so old and
in bad shape, they cannot tune it again. Thank you to Bill Childs, Ray
Speice and Kenny Speice for moving the piano for us!!
2- We had our awards program on June 2nd.
We had a lot of awards to give! We had six 6th graders have
all A’s through elementary. This is their final averages for each
year. Jake Gerber, Matt Klopfenstein, Haley Linder, Brock Worden,
Maddie Baumle and Sylvia Young!!
3- WT Payne Elementary students have gone wild with
Reading this year! Our students passed a total of 15,568 tests!! We
had our first 1st grader earn 100 points, Wyatt Stabler. We
had two 6th graders beat the previous high points of 608.
Maddie Baumle earned 634.0 points and Brock Worden set a record of 826.9
A. R. points!!
4- We had 9 students earn from 200-299 A. R.
points; 4 students earn from 300-399 A. R. points; one student earn
427.6 points; and 5 students earn over 500 points! That is addition to
Maddie and Brock!!
5- WTPE answered 364,570 Study Island questions
this year as of May 31st!! Several of the students commented
that they knew and answer on the OAT because they had a question like
that in Study Island.
6- We were able to get a little extra TANF
monies. We had an After School tutoring program through the school
year, and now we can use this money to do a summer program. We have it
set up for them to meet 12 times during June. They will be doing some
service projects, such as cleaning the park and planting flowers. They
will end the program by going to a Wizards game.
7- We have two teachers going to training for the
SmartBoard this summer. Jennifer Mohr will be taking and Advanced class
and Carolyn Ritchhart will be taking a beginners class.
8- We have earned over $3700 for Market Day
through April. We still have May and June. The PTO will be taking over
for July and August. We also received $400 worth of books in January!
Report to
the Wayne Trace Board of Education
Monday,
June 9, 2008
Wayne
Trace Grover Hill Elementary – Alan Lautzenheiser, Principal
1. The year wrapped up in fine fashion with our
annual Carnival & Olympic Day as well as our Awards Assembly. My thanks
to the WTGH PTO and all of the volunteers who helped out, as well as to
the Ohio State Patrol, Grover Hill Fire Department, Paulding County
Sheriff’s Department, and the Van Wert Red Cross for their participation
in our mock accident.
2. Ray and I have contacted three companies
regarding the pull-out stage. The general consensus is that particular
type of stage is not manufactured anymore. We are still looking, and a
representative of one of the companies is supposed to be here in the
next two weeks to look at the possibility of repairing the current
stage.
3. WTGH fifth grade student, Ashley Burt was
injured in practice during the World BMX Championships in China. She
injured her leg and ankle. She had the team doctor tape her up so she
could compete, but she missed the transfer into the finals by 2
positions. We are very proud of Ashley’s accomplishments and her
opportunity to represent Wayne Trace and our area as a member of Team
USA. According to her father, she received quite a lesson of the price
you pay to were the “Stars and Stripes” in a foreign country.
This sport is more dangerous than I imagined as two
members of Team USA were hospitalized with injuries and had to fly home
on special airplanes. A 14 year old girl on the French team broke her
neck.
4. The WTGH Student Council sponsored a sale of
WTGH shirts. The profit from this project was donated to the Garlock
Family. Ed Garlock is the father of two students at WTGH. He has brain
cancer. The student council was able to donate $900.00 to the family.
There will be a benefit for the Garlocks on June 14 in Grover Hill.
Several of our students are participating in this as well.
5. I also want to salute the three teachers who
have retired at WTGH this year. Mrs. Elliott, Mrs. Glick, and Mrs. Peck
will certainly be missed and their service and dedication to the school
has been appreciated.
6 Scores from the Spring administration of the
OAT’s should be arriving soon, but were not available at this time. |
