Ridgedale Board of Education Meeting

______Hamilton ______Hayden ______Park______Roberts ______Roush

0169.1 -PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT BOARD MEETINGS
The Board of Education recognizes the value to school governance of public comment on educational issues and the importance of allowing members of the public to express themselves on school matters of community interest. The Board offers public participation to members of the public in accordance with the procedures below. The Board applies these procedures to all speakers and does not discriminate based on the identity of the speaker, content of the speech, or viewpoint of the speaker.

In order to permit the fair and orderly expression of such comment, the Board shall provide a period for public participation at every regular and special meeting of the Board and publish rules to govern such participation in Board meetings.

The presiding officer of each Board meeting at which public participation is permitted shall administer the rules of the Board for its conduct.

The presiding officer shall be guided by the following rules:

• Public participation shall be permitted as indicated on the order of business.
• Attendees must register their intention to participate in the public portion of the meeting upon their arrival at the meeting.
• Individuals may not register others to speak during public participation.
• Participants must be recognized by the presiding officer and will be requested to preface their comments by an announcement of their name, address, and group affiliation, if and when appropriate.
• Each statement made by a participant shall be limited to five (5) minutes duration unless extended by the presiding officer.
• During the portion of the meeting designated for public participation, no participant may speak more than once on the same topic unless all others who wish to speak on that topic have been heard.
• All statements shall be directed to the presiding officer; no person may address or question Board members individually.

The presiding officer may:

• interrupt, warn, or terminate a participant's session when they make comments that are repetitive, obscene, and/or comments that constitute a true threat (i.e., statements meant to frighten or intimidate one(1)or more specified persons into believing that they will be seriously harmed by the speaker or someone acting at the speaker's behest)
• request the assistance of law enforcement officers in the removal of a disorderly person when that person's conduct interferes with the conduct and/or orderly progress of the meeting;
• call for a recess or an adjournment to another time when the lack of public decorum so interferes with the orderly conduct of the meeting as to warrant such action.

The portion of the meeting during which the participation of the public is invited shall be limited to thirty (30) minutes per topic unless extended by a vote of the Board.

a. Facilities Update
b. Financial Discussions at the State Level

c. Grants
 

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 April, 28th 2025 Regular Board Meeting
 

April 2025 Bill List
April 2025 Financial Report
Recommend to approve the revised fund level appropriations for FY
Recommend to approve the revised estimated resources for FY

a. Recommend to enter into a contract with TRECA to provide courses for IT pathways during the 2025-26 SY.

b. Recommend to enter into a contract with TRECA to provide credit recovery courses as needed for the 2025-26 SY. 
c. 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. 

d. Recommend to accept the donation of $1,900 from the Ridgedale Lions club to be given to Ridgedale FFA $450, Rocket Robotics $450, and the remaining to the general fund to be spent on items of greatest need.

e. Recommend to accept the donation of $1,125 from the family of Alin Stoica to be used to purchase items in his memory.

f. Recommend to approve grant from American Heart Association for $5500 to be used for resources that may include but are not limited to CPR activities and equipment, AED supplies, basic first aid training, education or other expenses related to teaching Hands-Only CPR.

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Recommend to approve the resolution to create a Capital Projects Fund 070.

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 approve the transfer of remaining cash balance from the Class of 2024 to the Class of 2025 at the request of the Senior Class Advisor.

 

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Recommend to approve the following resignations:

a. Aaron Poling, Jr/Sr High Band/Choir teacher, effective at the end of the 2024-25 school year

b. Matthew Cordes, Treasurer/CFO, effective 8/1/2025

 

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Recommend to approve the following supplemental resignation:

a. Chris Pluta, Varsity Baseball Coach, effective 4/28/25

b. Jodi Smith, Head Cheer Coach

 

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Recommend to approve the following lateral salary placement based on successful completion of coursework as stated in the Collective Bargaining Agreement: 

a. Frederic Mindreau from BA to BA 150, effective 2025-26 school year

 

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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 the following administrative contract:

a. Brian Slone, Technology Director

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Recommend to approve the certified and classified substitute list for SY 2025-26.

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Recommend to  approve the following certified positions for one year limited contracts for the 2025-26 school year pending licensure verification and BCI/FBI clearance:

a. Lou Tommelleo, jr/sr high teacher, MA Step 7

 

 

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Recommend to approve the certified limited contract renewals as follows:

 

Pamela Smith 1 Year

Jordan Blankenship 1 Year

Megan Broach 2 Year

Andrew Cox 1 Year

Jennifer Davidson 1 Year

Gina Eguia 1 Year

Brandon Friend 2 Year

Nina Greer 2 Year

Katelyn Hamilton 1 Year

Loraine Kroninger 1 Year

Kevin McDaniels 1 Year

Frederic Mindreau 1 Year

Thomas Richards 5 Year

Kristi Roush 5 Year

Cheryl Shumaker 1 Year

David Sieg 5 Year

Georgie Stacy 1 Year

Kimberly Tackett 1 Year

Robin Thrush 1 Year

Amy Werling 1 Year

Kelsey Stiverson 1 Year

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Recommend to approve the classified limited contract renewals as follows:

 

Cheryl White 2 year

Cheyenne Duke 2 year

Cindy Wood 2 year

Elizabeth English 2 year

Hollie Beard 2 year

Kayla Pierson 2 year

Leanne Wheeler 2 year

Mary Duckworth 2 year

Marge Roloson 1 year

Rebecca Canterbury Continuing 

Rachel Outcalt Continuing

Scott Luyster Continuing

Sara McKenney 1 year

Shane Skatzes 2 year

Trissa Schimpf 1 year

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Recommend to approve a continuing contract for the following teacher:

a. Lori Grieshop

 

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Recommend to approve an overnight field trip for the boys' basketball team to travel to Eastern Ohio Sport Complex in Sherrodsville, Ohio, on June 6-10, 2025.

 

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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, ____________, in the Ridgedale Board of Education meeting room at 5:30 p.m.

Motion to Adjourn

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