CELINA CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION
FEBRUARY 10, 2003
The Celina City Board of Education met in regular session on February 10, 2003 at 6:00 p.m. in the Lecture Hall of the Celina High School. Mrs. Piper led those in attendance in the Pledge of Allegiance. Mr. Bath, Mr. Fetters, Mr. Gilmore, Mrs. Lehman and Mrs. Piper answered the roll call.
03-23 The Board on a motion by Mr. Gilmore, seconded by Mr. Fetters, approved the minutes from the following meetings:
Budget Hearing January 13, 2003
Regular Meeting January 13, 2003
VOTE: Mr. Bath: Aye, Mr. Fetters: Aye, Mr. Gilmore: Aye, Mrs. Lehman: Aye,
Mrs. Piper: Aye. Approved.
The School Board and Administration, recognized the following individual or school accomplishments in the CELEBRATE SUCCESS portion of the agenda.
1. Emily Schindler, 7th grade @ CMS; District Spelling Bee Champion
2. Phil Schlotterer, 5th grade teacher @ CIS; VFW District Teacher of the Year
3. Jack Clouse, Head Girls Basketball Coach; 300th Career Victory
4. Mike Kanney, Head Boys Basketball Coach; 100th Career Victory
5. Bruce Boley, HS Dean of Students, Good Samaritan Award
6. State Board of Education Congratulations letter to school district
Mr. Mike Marbaugh, Treasurer, made the following recommendations:
03-24 Recommend approval of the following items:
1. Approval of checks written for January 2003 totaling $2,690,813.75. Total expenditures for January 2003 was $2,662,120.78.
2. Approval of investments for the period. The balance as of February 4, 2003 is $6,528,406.18.
3. Approval of an amended annual appropriation resolution. (Note: only the adjustments to the previous document appear in the Minutes).
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APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENTS |
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14 |
Rotary Funds |
PRESENT |
PROPOSED |
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400 |
Purchased Services |
$180,000.00 |
$200,000.00 |
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500 |
Other Expenditures |
$15,000.00 |
$25,000.00 |
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Total |
$195,000.00 |
$225,000.00 |
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Increase by $30,000.00 |
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525 |
Federal Head Start |
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100 |
Salary/Wages |
$550,000.00 |
$590,000.00 |
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200 |
Fringe Benefits |
$240,000.00 |
$320,000.00 |
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400 |
Purchased Services |
$125,000.00 |
$130,000.00 |
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Total |
$915,000.00 |
$1,040,000.00 |
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Increase by $125,000.00 |
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599 |
Other Federal Grants |
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600 |
Capital Outlay - New |
$499.00 |
$4,334.00 |
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Increase by $3.835.00 |
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4. Approval of the SM-2 for January 2003.
Motion by Mr. Gilmore, seconded by Mrs. Lehman.
VOTE: Mr. Fetters: Aye, Mr. Gilmore: Aye, Mrs. Lehman: Aye, Mrs. Piper: Aye,
Mr. Bath: Aye. Approved.
03-25 Resolution to continue the contract with the Northwest Ohio Area Computer Services
Cooperative as internet service provider for Celina City Schools.
Motion by Mrs. Lehman, seconded by Mr. Bath.
VOTE: Mr. Gilmore: Aye, Mrs. Lehman: Aye, Mrs. Piper: Aye, Mr. Bath: Aye,
Mr. Fetters: Aye. Approved.
RESOLUTION NO. 03-26 Mrs. Gilmore introduced the following resolution:
RESOLUTION PROPOSING THE LEVY OF AN ANNUAL TAX FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT PURPOSES ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT INCOME OF INDIVIDUALS AND ESTATES AND DETERMINING TO PROCEED WITH SUBMISSION OF SAID LEVY
WHEREAS, this board of education at its meeting on the 13th day of January, 2003, by
resolution duly adopted, determined the necessity of raising $2,250,000 per year for
school district purposes, and further provided that application be made to the Tax
Commissioner of the Ohio Department of Taxation to estimate the property tax rate that
would have to be imposed by the School District in the current year to produce said
annual amount and to estimate the income tax rate that would have had to have been in
effect for the current year as a school district income tax to produce said annual amount;
and
WHEREAS, the Tax Commissioner of the Ohio Department of Taxation has certified
to this board of education that the estimated property tax rate that would have to be
imposed by the School District in the current year to produce said annual amount is
mills and that the estimated income tax rate that would have had to have been
in effect for the current year as a school district income tax to produce said annual
amount is three-quarters per cent;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Education of the Celina City
School District:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to Section 5748.02 of the Ohio Revised Code as
amended (the "Act") a levy of an annual tax for the purpose of current expenses on
the school district income of individuals and estates is hereby proposed and it is
hereby determined to proceed with the submission to the electors of the school district
the question of levying for a five years an income tax of three quarters per cent
(0.75%) per annum on the school district income of individuals and estates for school
district purposes as defined in the Act at the election to be held on May 6, 2003. Said
tax, if approved by the electors, shall be effective January 1, 2004.
SECTION 2. That the treasurer of this board of education be and is hereby
directed to immediately certify the following to the board of elections: (a) this
resolution and (b) the estimated property tax rate that would have to be imposed in
the current year to produce said annual amount and the estimated income tax rate
that would have had to have been in effect for the current year as a school district
income tax to produce said annual amount, as calculated and certified by
the Tax Commissioner of the Ohio Department of Taxation, and to notify said
board of elections to cause notice of such election to be given as required by law.
SECTION 3. That the form of ballot, upon which the question of levying said tax shall be submitted to the electors, shall be substantially as follows:
PROPOSED TAX LEVY
CELINA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
A majority affirmative vote is
necessary for passage.
Shall an annual income tax of three quarters per centum (0.75%) on the school district income of individuals and estates be imposed by the Celina City School District for a period of five (5) years beginning January 1, 2004, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CURRENT EXPENSES.
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FOR THE TAX LEVY
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AGAINST THE TAX LEVY
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SECTION 4. That it is found and determined that all formal actions of this board of
education concerning and relating to the adoption of this resolution were adopted in
an open meeting of this board of education; and that all deliberations of this board of
education and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action, were in
meetings open to the public, in compliance with all legal requirements including
Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code.
Mrs. Piper seconded the motion and the roll being called upon the question of adoption of
the resolution, the vote resulted as follows:
AYE: Mrs. Lehman, Mrs. Piper, Mr. Bath, Mr. Fetters, Mr. Gilmore.
NAY:
Adopted this resolution the 10th day of February, 2003.
RESOLUTION NO. 03‑27 Mrs. Lehman introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION DETERMINING TO PROCEED
WHEREAS, this board of education at its meeting on the 13th day of January, 2003, by
resolution duly adopted, determined the necessity of levying a renewal tax in excess of
the ten‑mill limitation for the benefit of this school district for the purpose of providing
funds for operating expenses, for the emergency requirements of this school district, in the
amount of $2,253,013 per year for a three (3) year period, to renew a tax that expires with
the levy to be made on the 2002 tax list and duplicate for collection in calendar year 2003,
and provided that the question of levying said renewal tax shall be submitted to the
electors of said school district at an election to be held on May 6, 2003; and
WHEREAS, the county auditor has certified to this board of education the total tax
valuation of the District and that the estimated average annual levy (assuming that the
amount of the tax list of this school district remains throughout the life of the levy the
same as the amount of the tax list for the current year) required to produce said annual
amount is six and eight‑tenths (6.80) mills for each one dollar ($1.00) of valuation, which
amounts to sixty‑eight cents ($0.68) for each one hundred dollars ($100.00) of valuation;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Education of the Celina City
School District:
SECTION 1. That it is hereby determined to proceed with the submission to the electors of the question of levying the renewal tax described in the preambles hereto at the election to be held on May 6, 2003.
SECTION 2. That the treasurer of this board of education be and is hereby directed to
certify the following to the board of elections: (a) the resolution of this board of education
determining the necessity of said tax and said election; (b) this resolution; (c) the amount
of the average tax levy, expressed in dollars and cents for each one hundred dollars ($100.00)
of valuation as well as in mills for each one dollar ($1.00) of valuation, as calculated and
certified by the county auditor, and (d) the number of years said levy is to run and to notify
said board of elections to cause notice of such election to be given as required by law.
SECTION 3. That the form of ballot, upon which the question of levying said tax shall be
submitted to the electors, shall be as follows:
PROPOSED TAX LEVY (RENEWAL)
CELINA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
A majority affirmative vote is
necessary for passage.
Shall a levy renewing an existing levy be imposed by the Celina City School
District, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS FOR THE
EMERGENCY REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT, in the
sum of $2,253,013 per year, and a levy of taxes to be made outside of the ten‑mill
limitation estimated by the county auditor to average six and eight‑tenths (6.80) mills
for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to sixty‑eight cents ($0.68) for each
one hundred dollars of valuation, for a period of three (3) years, commencing in 2003,
first due in calendar year 2004
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FOR THE TAX LEVY
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AGAINST THE TAX LEVY
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SECTION 4. That it is found and determined that all formal actions of this board of
education concerning and relating to the adoption of this resolution were adopted in an
open meeting of this board of education; and that all deliberations of this board of
education and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action, were in meetings open to the public, in compliance with all legal requirements including Section 121.22 of
the Ohio Revised Code.
Mr. Bath seconded the motion and the roll being called upon the question of adoption of the resolution, the vote resulted as follows:
AYE: Mrs. Piper, Mr. Bath, Mr. Fetters, Mr. Gilmore, Mrs. Lehman
NAY:
Adopted this resolution the 10th day of February, 2003.
Mr. Mike McKirnan, Business Manager, made the following recommendations:
03-28 Recommend approval of the following contractual items for the 2002-03 SY:
1. Hire the following substitutes:
a. Kelly Billger bus driver
b. Joe Carr custodian
2. Accept the resignation of Diana Hawk, East cafeteria manager, due to retirement after 30 years of service, effective February 28, 2003.
3. Recommend the Board approve a pay increase of $.58 per hour to Pat Lane, assistant cafeteria manager at East Elementary to fill the interim cafeteria managers position from March 3, 2003 until June 6, 2003.
4. Hire Susan Barga, Special Ed van driver, as needed, 1.5 hrs, effective 10/04/02, completed 30 days probation (2nd job).
5. Hire Mary Ann Salway, Hd St bus aide, Step 1/138 days/3 hrs, effective 10/14/02, completed 30 day probation.
6. Change of contract for Rowayne Mangen, from Hd St bus aide, 138-days/3 hrs to Hd St aide, 230 days/6 hrs, effective 10/23/02.
Motion by Mr. Gilmore, seconded by Mrs. Piper.
VOTE: Mr. Bath: Aye, Mr. Fetters: Aye, Mr. Gilmore: Aye, Mrs. Lehman: Aye,
Mrs. Piper: Aye. Approved.
Mr. Fred Wiswell, Superintendent, made the following recommendations:
03-29 Recommend the following contractual items:
Hire the following substitutes for the 2002-03 SY:
a. Erin Hoyng 7-12 integrated social studies
b. Lois Mackey 7-12 certification to be determined
c. Ryan Frierott 7-12 integrated social studies
d. Aaron Siefring 7-12 integrated social studies
e. Renee Heinrichs 7-12 integrated social studies
f. Krista Hughes 7-12 integrated language arts
g. Mandy Koenig 4-9 Science
h. Amanda Kuehner preK-3
i. Boyd Loughrige K-12 music
j. Steven Moore 4-9 lang arts, reading, science, social studies
k. Christa Pifer 7-12 certification to be determined
l. Amy Wyen 7-12 integrated language arts
m. Jennifer Ernst 1-8
Motion by Mrs. Piper, seconded by Mr. Bath.
VOTE: Mr. Fetters: Aye, Mr. Gilmore: Aye, Mrs. Lehman: Aye, Mrs. Piper: Aye,
Mr. Bath: Aye. Approved.
03-30 Recommend the approval of the resignation of Chuck Smith as Head Golf Coach.
Motion by Mr. Gilmore, seconded by Mr. Fetters.
VOTE: Mr. Gilmore: Aye, Mrs. Lehman: Aye, Mrs. Piper: Aye, Mr. Bath: Aye,
Mr. Fetters: aye. Approved.
03-31 The Board on a motion by Mr. Gilmore, seconded by Mrs. Piper, moved to combine the next three recommendations into one resolution.
VOTE: Mrs. Lehman: Aye, Mrs. Piper: Aye, Mr. Bath: Aye, Mr. Fetters: Aye,
Mr. Gilmore: Aye.
03-32 Recommend the approval of the following, to serve as school nurse substitutes.
1. Betty Leininger, Substitute School Nurse; days as needed including 1 orientation day date to be determined; per diem/hourly rate; non-degree, 7 years experience.
2. Ruth Shreffler, Substitute School Nurse; days as needed including 1 orientation day date to be determined; per diem/hourly rate; BS degree, 5 years experience.
3. Julia Shaffer, Substitute School Nurse; days as needed including 1 orientation day date to be determined; per diem/hourly rate; BS degree, 5 years experience.
Motion by Mr. Bath, seconded by Mrs. Lehman.
VOTE: Mrs. Piper: Aye, Mr. Bath: Aye, Mr. Fetters: Aye, Mr. Gilmore: Aye,
Mrs. Lehman: Aye. Approved.
03-33 Recommend the approval of 7 additional extended service days for Jon Clouse, Vocational CAD teacher for school year 02-03.
Motion by Mr. Gilmore, seconded by Mrs. Piper.
VOTE: Mr. Bath: Aye, Mr. Fetters: Aye, Mr. Gilmore: Aye, Mrs. Lehman: Aye.
Mrs. Piper: aye. Approved.
03-34 Recommend approval of the employment of Nicole Driggs, JV Softball Coach; 2003 season;
Cl IV 0 yrs.
Motion by Mr. Gilmore, seconded by Mr. Bath.
VOTE: Mr. Fetters: Aye, Mr. Gilmore: Aye, Mrs. Lehman: Aye, Mrs. Piper: Aye.
Mr. Bath: Aye. Approved.
03-35 Recommend approval of the 2003-2004 School Year calendar.
First teacher day-August 18, 2003 First student day-August 20, 2003
Last Student day-May 27, 2004 Last teacher day-May 28, 2004
Motion by Mr. Fetters, seconded by Mr. Gilmore.
VOTE: Mr. Gilmore: Aye, Mrs. Lehman: Aye, Mrs. Piper: Aye, Mr. Bath: Aye,
Mr. Fetters: Aye. Approved.
03-36 Resolution to approve the following overnight fieldtrips:
1. Glen Helen, CIS 6th grade.
2. Gifted Education CIS students to Chicago, April 16-17, 2003.
3. Various Tri Star overnight contests.
4. Celina HS Baseball team to Cincinnati, March 28-29, 2003.
Motion by Mr. Bath, seconded by Mr. Gilmore.
VOTE: Mrs. Lehman: Aye, Mrs. Piper: Aye, Mr. Bath: Aye, Mr. Fetters: Aye,
Mr. Gilmore: Aye. Approved.
03-37 Resolution to accept a donation valued at $5,000 from Mercer Color Corp. for a camera, film and supplies for the Tri Star Graphics program.
Motion by Mrs. Piper, seconded by Mrs. Lehman.
VOTE: Mrs. Piper: Aye, Mr. Bath: Aye, Mr. Fetters: Aye, Mr. Gilmore: Aye.
Mrs. Lehman: Aye. Approved.
03-38 Resolution to accept the Memorandum of Understanding between the Celina City Board of Education and the Celina Education Association (CEA) who agree to alter Section 16.03 B Job Sharing of the Master Agreement. The section will now read that Applicants for a job sharing position shall have a minimum of two years of teaching experience to qualify for job sharing.
Motion by Mrs. Lehman, seconded by Mr. Bath.
VOTE: Mr. Bath: Aye, Mr. Fetters: Aye, Mr. Gilmore: Aye, Mrs. Lehman: Aye,
Mrs. Piper: Aye. Approved.
03-39 Resolution to accept the Memorandum of Understanding between the Celina City Board of Education and the Celina Education Association (CEA) who agree to the evaluation instruments for the position of Interpreter for Hearing Impaired Students to be included in Article XI of the Master Agreement.
Motion by Mr. Gilmore, seconded by Mrs. Piper.
VOTE: Mr. Fetters: Aye, Mr. Gilmore: Aye, Mrs. Lehman: Aye, Mrs. Piper: Aye,
Mr. Bath: Aye. Approved.
03-40 Resolution to accept the Memorandum of Understanding between the Celina City Board of Education and Celina Education Association (CEA) who agree to change the open enrollment period for employee insurance sign up. The open enrollment period will be from November 1 to November 30 annually with the effective date of the following January 1.
Motion by Mr. Fetters, seconded by Mr. Bath.
VOTE: Mr. Gilmore: Aye, Mrs. Lehman: Aye, Mrs. Piper: Aye, Mr. Bath: Aye,
Mr. Fetters: Aye. Approved.
The Board held first readings on the following policies:
1. GBE Staff Health & Safety
2. IND/INDA School Ceremonies & Observances/Patriotic Exercises
3. JFCL Unsafe Schools
4. JHC Student Health Services and Requirements
5. JHCA Physical Examinations of Students
6. JO Student Records
The Board heard information about the following items:
1. Kindergarten Screening
2. New Enrollment Forecast
3. Budget Reduction Plan/Reduction in Force update
4. Franklin resident students to East next School year
5. Discussion with Coldwater Schools to rent Franklin site
6. Discussion with Montezuma Methodist Church to expand usage at Franklin
7. Salmonella update
8. State Budget deficit news release-foundation reductions
The Board also listened and responded to questions from Franklin area residents about the closure of the Franklin Elementary building. Initial comments for a resident lead, levy campaign were made.
With no additional action to be taken, the meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.m.
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Board President Treasurer