Ridgedale Board of Education Meeting and Tax Hearing

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a. OSBA School Board Recognition and Appreciation
b. Facilities

c. Board Policy and/or By Law Updates:

    5136.01 Electronic Equipment

    6460 Vendor Relations

Items 4, 5, and 6, 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 11, 2023 regular board meeting

December 2024 Bill List
December 2024 Financial Report

a. Recommend to accept donation of a trumpet and a saxophone to the RES Band from Jams for Jim.

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Resolution to approve the Tax Budget for Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2025

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Recommend to hire Leonard Rondel Hicks as the maintenance supervisor effective February 3, 2025, with up to 10 transition days (not to exceed 80 hours) before the official contracted date.

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Recommend to increase game help hourly wage to $10.70 per hour beginning January 1, 2025, to meet the Ohio minimum wage law.

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Recommend to approve increasing the federal micro-purchase threshold to $50,000 in order to be consistent with the threshold established at the state level in R.C 3313.46 and as permitted by 2 C.F.R. section 200.320 (a)(iii) and (iv).

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Recommend to approve the following supplemental resignations:
a. Sam Leach, split head HS boys' baseball coach

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

c. Adam Beard, junior varsity baseball coach 

d. Pamela Smith, MTSS (IAT) coordinator elementary

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Recommend to approve the following supplemental contracts:
a. Lorri Ross, MTSS (IAT) Coordinator for the second half of the 2024-25 school year


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Recommend to approve the following substitutes, pending background checks and proper licensing as needed, effective first day worked:
a. Nathan Brand, certified substitute

b. Sherri Davidson, sub food services, sub secretary, sub custodian

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Recommendation to approve the following certified subs through NCOESC:

a. Sherri Davidson

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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 regular meeting on Monday, February 10, 2025, in the Ridgedale Board of Education meeting room at 5:30 p.m.

Motion to Adjourn

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