Local School District Board of Education met in regular session on Monday, July 10, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. at Wayne Trace High School in the Lecture Room. Pledge of Allegiance was led by Les Hockenberry. Roll Call Lisa McClure, Les Hockenberry, Perry Sinn, Pat Baumle, Dale Stoller – All Present Correspondence, Recognition of Guests, Hearing of the Public* Dennis Stabler spoke to the Board regarding the procedure and process used for the hiring of the 7th grade football coach and his concerns. President Dale Stoller presented a plaque to Kenneth Doseck, the outgoing superintendent, in honor of his 10 years of service to the district. Ken has taken us through 3 building renovations, a lawsuit, a bank failure and extremely tight budgets. He has been willing to make the right decisions not always the popular one and Dale thanked him for his positive contributions as he leaves the district. Report of the Treasurer 1. Handed out the District tax delinquency worksheet prepared by the County Auditor’s office. 2. Provided the board with utility usage graphs for all buildings and combined. 3. Provided the board with budget vs. actual comparisons for the cafeteria and the general fund for the 05/06 year. 4. Distributed draft copies of the Financial Report that will be distributed to any district resident that requests one. Consent Agenda Items: 07-01-06 On a motion by Pat Baumle one resolution passed by the Board to approve the following consent agenda items: A. to approve the minutes of the June 12 and June 30, 2006 Board Meetings; B. to approve the investment report and payment of bills as presented by the treasurer; *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: Baumle, McClure, Hockenberry, Sinn, Stoller – All Aye Motion Passed Vantage Report--Les Hockenberry Held their year end meeting on June 29th and were presented with architects proposals for building projects. Reports of the Building Principals See attached from Grover Hill. Add that there is a water softener problem and the heads will need rebuilt. Board commended both elementaries on how well they are controlling the book fee costs as compared to other districts. Superintendent’s Report A. Grants Received for 2006-2007: E-Tech Ohio Grant--$20,000 (1 year only) Learn & Serve Grant--$15,000 (was $3,000 lat year) Ohio Reads/Literacy Improvement Grant--$44,000 (22,000 per elementary) 21st Century—last year WT’s share was $51,525; we expect a 20% cut High Schools That Work--$16,000 Teaching American History Grant—large consortium grant; new this year Gifted Identification Grant--$25,000 again this year (same as last) B. Title Fund Grant Allocations: 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 Title I $131,273 $119,147 $103,928 Title II-A $ 57,540 $ 57,719 $ 55,780 Title II-D $ 6,104 $ 5,566 $ 1,077 Title IV $ 4,944 $ 4,674 $ 3,537 Title V $ 5,047 $ 3,269 $ 1,578 $204,908 $190,375 $165,900 *Total cut in Title funds this year from last = $24,475 *To compare, just 2 years ago (in the 2004-2005 school year), we received $204,908 total in Title funds; this represents $39,008 more than we will receive this coming school year C. Upcoming Events Friday, July 28--Bus Inspections at Payne Elementary Bus Garage--7:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 9--Bus Driver In-Service at Lincolnview--7:30 registration; 8:00-12:00 program Monday, August 21--Teacher In-Service Day--No School for Students Tuesday, August 22--Teacher In-Service Day--No School for Students Wednesday, August 23--First Day of School for Students Monday, September 4--Labor Day--No School D. Approval of Bakery and Dairy Bids E. Approval of Lunch and Breakfast Prices for 2006-2007 and Approval of Participation in the Federal Free and Reduced Price Lunch and Breakfast Programs for the 2006-2007 School Year F. Approval to Participate in the High Schools That Work Program for the 2006-2007 School Year G. Exciting Technology News *Fiber optic will be run to our school district via the cable companies; it is projected that fiber will be run to all Van Wert and Paulding County Schools by December 1, 2006; our data transmission speed will double and the best part is that it will not cost us anything for installation. *We are likely to receive an upgraded e-mail system as well; chances are that either Exchange or World Client will be the new system installed, and the A-site will provide information concerning both systems and costs to install. *NOACSC also offered to be our Instant Messaging provider, but the decision to take advantage of this service probably merits careful discussion and thought. H. Terms of Grover Hill Pre-School Lease—Are there any terms for discussion to which you strongly object before the Board approves? Consent Agenda Items: 07-02-06 On a motion by Pat Baumle one resolution passed by the Board to approve the following consent agenda items: *Special thanks to the members of the Grover Hill PTO for their landscaping work at Grover Hill Elementary School; *Special thanks to Josiah Stoller whose academic and personal achievements earned for Wayne Trace High School a Cargill Community Library Grant of $200; *Congratulations to the following Wayne Trace State FFA Degree recipients: Lucas Gordon, Kim Wenninger, and Chris Wilcox; *assuming the membership fee does not increase from last year, to approve membership in the Equity and Adequacy Coalition for the 2006-2007 school year; *to accept the resignation of Ben Winans as High School social studies teacher, effective the end of the 2005-2006 school year; *to approve an agreement with Northwest Ohio Juvenile Detention, Training, and Rehabilitation Center to pay $24.00 per student per week day for all students assigned to this Center during the 2006-2007 school year; *to approve participation in the Federal Free and Reduced Price Lunch and Breakfast Programs for the 2006-2007 school year; *to set the following lunch and breakfast prices for the 2006-2007 school year: Lunch Prices Breakfast Prices Grades PK-6 = $1.80; Grades PK-6 = $1.10; Reduced Price = 40¢; All Other = $1.25; Free = Free; All Reduced = 30¢; Grades 7-12 = $2.00; Reduced Price = 40¢; Free = Free; Adult = $2.75; and ala carte items prices as listed and provided by the Foods Service Director; *to award bakery bids to Brown’s Bakery for the 2006-2007 school year and dairy bids to Arps Dairy for the 2006-2007 school year as recommended by the superintendent and Food Services Director; *upon the recommendation of the superintendent, Mr. Gerber, and the 7-12 Principal, to offer Stephen Archinal a 1-year limited contract as 5-12 Director of Instrumental Music and 7-12 Vocal Music teacher with all duties and contracts associated, effective the start of the 2006-2007 school year, and subject to verification of employment for appropriate placement on the salary schedule, this resolution to include approval as well of 20 days of extended service and 2 supplemental contracts: Marching Band, Concert Band, Contests, Lessons and Pep Band and Swing Choir, Assistant Instrumental Marching Band, Concerts, Contests and Lessons; *to approve the high school curricula, instructional materials, programs, and courses of study for the 2006-2007 school year as well as all other K-12 curricula and courses of study for the 2006-2007 school year as recommended by the superintendent and appropriate building principals; *to participate in the High Schools That Work Program for the 2006-2007 school year as recommended by the Jr./Sr. High School principal and superintendent; *to enter into a lease agreement for the Grover Hill Pre-School with Jennifer Eddy as per the terms and conditions stated in the lease agreement and as recommended by the superintendent. *to approve the workbook and lab fees for Grover Hill Elementary school for the 2006/2007 school 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? NONE Seconded by Perry Sinn. Roll Call Vote: Baumle, Sinn, McClure, Hockenberry, Stoller – All Aye Motion Passed. 07-03-06 A motion by Dale Stoller to enter executive session for the purposes of discussing changes in the itinerant pre-school teacher’s schedule at Payne, an additionally required pre-school aide at Payne, the new person hired as our K-12 Music Director, the 8th grade football coaching position, and administrative compensation. Seconded by Les Hockenberry. Roll Call Vote: Stoller, Hockenberry, McClure, Sinn, Baumle – All Aye Motion passed. New Business 07-04-06 On a motion by Les Hockenberry a resolution to approve merit salary increases of 2% for Al Lautzenheiser, Grover Hill Elementary Principal, and Kevin Wilson, Wayne Trace High School Principal. Seconded by Pat Baumle. Roll Call Vote: Hockenberry, Baumle, McClure, Sinn, Stoller – All Aye Motion Passed. 07-05-06 On a motion by Lisa McClure a resolution to change the date of the August board meeting to August 21st. 2006 due to conflicts for several board members on the 14th. Seconded by Perry Sinn. Roll Call Vote: McClure, Sinn, Hockenberry, Baumle, Stoller – All Aye Motion Passed. 07-06-06 A motion by Perry Sinn to adjourn the meeting Seconded by Pat Baumle, Roll Call Vote: Sinn, Baumle, McClure, Hockenberry, Stoller – All Aye Motion Passed The next Board meeting will be held August 21, 2006. ___________________________________ _____________________________________ Dale Stoller, President Robert Wannemacher, Treasurer