Ridgedale 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. Grow Your Own Teacher Scholarship
b. Ohio Means Jobs Student Workers
c. High Quality Instructional Materials grant through ODEW with NCOESC for Using Children's Literature to Create Bridges in Mathematics
 

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 04/15/24 Regular Board Meeting
 

April 2024 Bill List
April 2024 Financial Report

a. Recommend to approve services agreement with Specialized Education of Ohio, Inc. of Marion County (SESI) as needed for the 2024-25 SY effective January 1, 2024.
b. Recommend to approve transportation agreement with Elgin as needed effective April 22, 2024.
c. Recommend to approve Marion Community Foundation Grant from the Thurman and Rose Mathews Fund in the amount of $4,334 to be used to support the following district initiatives: drivers' education; One Book, One School, One District; two hour delay enrichments held monthly throughout the year for DLT/BLT meetings; or Career Cafes.

d.  Recommend to employ Jenny Swisher to an extended service contract for summer work as Jr/Sr High school secretary, on an as needed basis, at her hourly rate of pay, up to and not to exceed 10 days.

e.  Recommend to employ Rachel Outcalt to an extended service contract for summer work as elementary school secretary, on an as needed basis, at her hourly rate of pay, up to and not to exceed 10 days.

f. Recommend to approve the MOU with NCOESC and Ohio Heartland Head Start CAC for SY 2024-25.

g. Recommend to approve NCOESC Foundation Contract in the amount of $373,381.81

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Resolution to approve the May submission of the Five Year Forecast as presented by the Treasurer Mr. Matthew Cordes.

 

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Resolution to update the following policies after the second reading:

a. Policy 2623 - Student Assessment and Academic Intervention Services (Revised)

b. Policy 2623.02 - Third Grade Reading Guarantee (Revised)

c. Policy 3120.04 - Employment of Substitutes (Revised) 

d. Policy 3140 - Termination and Resignation (Revised)

e. Policy 4124 - Employment Contract (Revised)

f. Policy 4140 - Termination and Resignation (Revised)

g. Policy 5310 - Health Services (Revised)

h. Policy 8600 - Transportation (Revised)

i. Policy 8600.04 - Bus Driver Certification (Revised)

j. Policy 8640 - Transportation for Non-Routine Trips (Revised)

k. Policy 8650 - Transportation by Vehicles Other Than School Buses (Revised)

l. Policy 8660 - Incidental Transportation of Students by Private Vehicle (Revised)

 

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Recommend to approve Ridgedale Jr. High and Ridgedale High School Student Handbooks for the 2024-25 school year.

 

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Recommend to approve revision to SY 2024-25 calendar to adjust graduation date to May 18, 2025.

 

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Recommend to approve the following classifed resignation:
a. Claire Lust, instructional aide

 

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Recommend to approve the following certified resignation:

a. Chelsea Harbolt, teacher

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Recommend to approve the following certified positions for one year limited contracts for the 2024-25 school year:

a. Kevin McDaniels, MA, Step 19 

 

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Recommend to approve the following certified substitutes effective first day work:

a. Teresa Shearer

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Recommend to approve the following classified substitutes effective first day work:

a. Teresa Shearer, aide, secretary, and cafeteria

 

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Recommend to approve the certified and classified substitute list for SY 2024-25.

 

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Recommend to approve the classified limited contract renewals as follows:

a. Hollie Beard, 1 year

b. Judy Callahan, 2 year

c. Rebecca Canterbury, 1 year

d. Tyler Clark, 2 year

e. Diane Duckworth, 1 year

f. Katelyn Hamilton, 1 year

g. Kelly Kearns, 1 year

h. Jennifer Kelley, 1 year

i. Sara McKenney, 1 year

j. Erinn Scalzo-Venia, 1 year

k. Trissa Schimpf, 1 year

l. Tesla Seiter, 1 year

m. Shane Skatzes, 1 year

n. Diane White, 1 year

o. Marjorie Roloson, 1 year

p. Susan Kielmeyer Continuing

 

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Recommend to approve the updated Terms of Employment Agreement with Treasurer's Assistant Karen Miller.

 

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Recommend to approve MOU for five extended days for Michelle Warwick, Guidance Counselor.

 

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Recommend to approve the following resignations:

a. Amanda Zucker, musical director

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Recommend to approve the following supplemental contracts:

a. Kortney Backensto, jr. high softball coach 

b. John Crabtree, jr. high baseball coach

c. Megan Broach, IAT Coordinator, effective January 2024

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Recommend to approve the following supplemental contracts:

a. Jodi Smith, musical director for the 2024-25 school year

b. Aaron Poling, assistant musical director for the 2024-25 school year

c. Thom Richards, musical volunteer for the 2024-25 school year

d. Corey Chatman, head HS football coach and split 1/3 summer/fall weight room 

e. Tyler Clark, head HS volleyball coach 

f. Amy Mazza, head HS cross country coach and split 1/3 summer/fall weight room 

g. Tyler Forry, head HS golf coach 

h. Jodi Smith, fall and winter head HS cheer coach 

i. Mike Mathey, head HS boys' basketball coach and split 1/3 summer/fall weight room 

j. Brad Gerfen, head HS girls' basketball coach 

k. Matt Mosher, head HS wrestling coach 

l. Judy Callahan, head HS bowling coach 

m. Shannon Tilley, head HS girls' track coach 

n. Asch Tilley, head HS boys' track coach and JH football coach 

o. Sam Leach, split head HS boys' baseball coach and split freshman boys' basketball 

p. Nate Blevins, split head HS boys' baseball coach 

q. Mark Sanford, HS football assistant coach 

r. Tracy Smith, split HS football assistant coach 

s. Todd Townsend, split HS football assistant coach 

t. Kyle Mathey, split HS football assistant coach 

u. Tyrone Deas, split HS football assistant coach 

v. Rachel Outcalt, HS JV volleyball coach 

w. Ralynn Mullins, 7th grade volleyball coach and 7th grade girls' basketball coach 

x. Krosby Clark, 8th grade volleyball coach 

y. Allie Seckle, fall and winter HS JV cheer coach 

z. Brittany Warrick, JH cheer coach 

aa. Hunter Hooper, HS boys' basketball volunteer assistant 

bb. Kyle Mathey, HS JV boys' basketball coach 

cc. Michael Burns, split freshmen boys' basketball coach 

dd. Alyjah Arnold, 8th grade boys' basketball coach 

ee. Lynnette Thiel, HS JV girls' basketball coach 

ff. Will Beard, 8th grade girls' basketball coach 

gg. Nathan Brand, wrestling assistant coach 

hh. Chad Wagner, HS assistant bowling coach 

ii. Stephanie Tilley, JH girls' track coach 

jj. Jordan Blankenship, JH boys' track coach 

kk. Jerry Delaney, softball assistant coach 

ll. Kortni Backensto, JH softball coach 

 

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Recommend to hire the following to seasonal summer employment effective May 30, 2024, for up to 30 hours a week:

a. Mason Gates

b. Sierra Baughman

c. Kaleb Baker

 

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Recommend to approve an overnight field trip for the boys' basketball team to travel to West Liberty University June 21-23, 2024.

 

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Recommendation to authorize an amendment to the emergency management plan authorizing certain individuals to convey and possess firearms in a school safety zone according to requirements of House Bill 99.

 

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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.

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Executive Session concluded at ____(if needed) and public session reconvened.

Other Board Directives/Initiatives:

The next meeting of the Ridgedale Board of Education will be the work session on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in the Ridgedale Board of Education meeting room at 10am.

Motion to Adjourn

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