Board of Education Meeting

_______Hamilton _______Roberts _______Roush  ______Park ______Cook

This is an opportunity for guests and visitors to address the Board regarding items that do not appear on the agenda. There is opportunity for comments during discussion of all agenda items

a. HVAC

b. Athletic Needs
c. Social Worker and partnership with ADAMH

d. Safety Grant (Round 4)

Items 6, 7, and 8, listed below under the Consent Agenda are considered by the Board to be routine and will be enacted by the Board in one motion in the form listed below. There will be no discussion of these items prior to the time the Board votes on the motion unless members of the Board, staff, or the public request specific items to be discussed and removed from the Consent Agenda. The Superintendent and administrative staff recommend approval of all Consent Agenda items.

a. Minutes of the December 27, 2022 Special Board Meeting
b. Minutes of the January 9, 2023 Regular Meeting and Tax Budget Hearing

c. Minutes of the January 9, 2023 Organizational Meeting

d. Minutes of the January 26, 2023 Special Board Meeting

a. January 2023 Bill List
b. January 2023 Financial Report
 

a. Recommend to approve deduct days for Cheryl Scott retroactively on 1/20/23, 2/13/23 (.5 day), 2/15/23, 2/17/23, 2/22-23/23.
b. Recommend to approve deduct days for Aaron Poling retroactively on 2/7/23, 2/15-2/17/23.
c. Recommend to approve deduct day for Jen Swisher on 3/17/23.

d. Recommend to approve 1.63 deduct days for Melissa Weston on 3/9-3/10/23.

e. Recommend to change Student Engagement Seal from eight to four complete extra-curricular experiences during high school.

 _______Hamilton _______Roberts _______Roush  ______Park ______Cook

Having complied with the required procedures set forth in Section 3313.48 of the Ohio Revised Code, the Board hereby adopts the attached calendar for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years based on the vote by the Ridgedale Teachers' Association and following the negotiated agreement process. These calendars reduce the number of hours that the schools will be open for instruction from the number of instructional hours in the 2022-23 school year by one day each, but does not reduce the number of instructional hours below the statutory minimum set forth in the above-referenced statute. 

 _______Hamilton _______Roberts _______Roush  ______Park ______Cook

Recommend to approve Theresa Hite as a classified substitute.

_______Hamilton _______Roberts _______Roush  ______Park ______Cook

Recommend to approve Shane Skatzes as Jr/Sr High Night Custodian at Step 3 effective 2/3/23.

 
 _______Hamilton _______Roberts _______Roush  ______Park ______Cook

Recommend to approve resignation of Kevin Tilley as Head Boys' Track Coach.

_______Hamilton _______Roberts _______Roush  ______Park ______Cook

Resolution to employ the following supplemental contracts:

a. Nate Blevins - JV Baseball

b. Mike Neville - JH Baseball co-coach split

c. Shane Oliver- JH Baseball co-coach split

d. Krosbie Clark- JH Softball co-coach split

e. Alyssa Rankin- JH Softball co-coach split

f. Amy Mazza- Spring Weight Room Coordinator

g. Asch Tilley- Head Boys' Track (from JH)

h. Kevlynn Tilley-Bails- JH Boys' Track (from JH girls')

i. Stephanie Tilley- JH Girls' Track

j. Adam Beard - Baseball Volunteer Assistant
k. Ed Roush - Baseball Volunteer Assistant
l. Randy Leach - Baseball Volunteer Assistant
m. Elisa Pfaff - Softball Volunteer Assistant

n. Ethan Mapes- JH Baseball Volunteer Assistant

 
_______Hamilton _______Roberts _______Roush  ______Park ______Cook

Recommend to approve donation of $13,583.81 from ADAMH for the purpose of supporting the social worker to be full-time for the remainder of FY 2022-23 effective 2/13/23.
 
_______Hamilton _______Roberts _______Roush  ______Park ______Cook

Recommend to approve shared funding agreement with ADAMH for the purpose of funding social worker position to be full time for the remainder of the 2022-23 school year and 2 days a week of support in June.

_______Hamilton _______Roberts _______Roush  ______Park ______Cook

Recommend to approve the resignation of Kelly Kearns as 5 hour instructional aide effective 2/23/23.

_______Hamilton _______Roberts _______Roush  ______Park ______Cook

WHEREAS, as a public board of education may hold an executive session only after a majority of a quorum of this board determines by a roll call vote to hold such a session and only at a regular or special meeting for the sole purpose of the consideration of any of the following matters:
 
1.  To consider the appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline, promotion, demotion, or compensation of a public employee or official or the investigation of charges or complaints against a public employee, official, licensee, or regulated individual.
2.  To consider the purchase of property for public purposes or for the sale of property at competitive bidding.
3.  Conferences with an attorney for the board of education concerning disputes involving the board of education that are the subject of pending or imminent court action.
4.  Preparing for, conducting, or reviewing negotiations or bargaining sessions with public employees concerning their compensation or other terms and conditions of their employment.
5.  Matters required to be kept confidential by federal law or rules or state statutes.
6.  Specialized details of security arrangements where disclosure of the matters discussed might reveal information that could be used for the purpose of committing or avoiding prosecution for a violation of the law.
            Therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ridgedale Local Board of Education, by a majority of the quorum present at this meeting, does hereby declare its intention to hold an executive session on item(s)                   as listed above.
 _______Hamilton _______Roberts _______Roush  ______Park ______Cook

Executive Session concluded at 7:50 pm and public session reconvened.

Other Board Directives/Initiatives:

The next meeting of the Ridgedale Board of Education will be the regular meeting on Monday March 27, 2023 in the Ridgedale Board of Education meeting room and via Zoom at 6:30 p.m.

Motion to Adjourn
 
_______Hamilton _______Roberts _______Roush  ______Park ______Cook