CELINA CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION
January 8, 2008
The Celina City Board of Education met in regular session on January 8, 2008 at 6:28 p.m. in the lecture hall of the high school. Mr. Fetters, Mr. Gilmore. Mrs. Hoyng, Mrs. Paulus, and Mrs. Piper answered the roll call.
08-04 On a motion by Mr. Gilmore, seconded by Mrs. Piper, the Board set the agenda for the meeting
VOTE: Mr. Fetters: Aye, Mr. Gilmore: Aye, Mrs. Hoyng, Aye, Mrs. Paulus: Aye,
Mrs. Piper: Aye. Approved.
Mr. Miller addressed the Board about January being National School Board recognition month. He thanked all of the
members for their service during the past year.
Mr. Fetters made the following Board Liaison appointments;
1. Legislative – Mr. Gilmore
2. Tax Abatement – Mr. Fetters
3. Community – Mrs. Paulus
4. Head Start – Mrs. Hoyng
5. Student Achievement – Mrs. Piper
08-05 On a motion by Mrs. Piper, seconded by Mrs. Paulus, the approved the presentation of the consensus agenda.
Treasurer’s Report – Mr. Mike Marbaugh
1. Approve the minutes of the December 17, 2007 regular meeting.
2. Approve the checks written for December 2007 of $2,678,493.24. Total expenditures for December 2007 of $2,616,179.08.
3. Approve investments for the period. The balance as of January 4, 2008 is $13,882,731.96
4. Approve the SM-2 for December 2007.
5. Approve the expenditure to Mercer County ESC for the Opportunity School of $1,050.
6. Appoint Mike Marbaugh as records officer for board terms commencing 01/01/08.
Business Manager’s Report – Mr. Mike McKirnan
Personnel
1. Recommend approval to hire Michelle Sharp, Head Start Bus Aide, Step 0/135 days/1.75 hours per day, effective 10/15/07, has completed 60-day probation.
Superintendent’s Report – Mr. Matt Miller
Personnel
1. Recommend approval of the following substitutes for the 2007-08 SY:
Kevin Draiss Stephanie Larmore
2. Recommend approval of the following athletic event worker for the 2007-08 SY, as needed: Judy Waterman
After discussion of the consensus agenda items and with no items being removed from the consensus agenda, the vote on the approval of the consensus agenda was taken.
VOTE: Mr. Gilmore: Aye, Mrs. Hoyng, Aye, Mrs. Paulus: Aye, Mrs. Piper: Aye,
Mr. Fetters: Aye. Approved.
Mr. Miller told the Board that the district was exploring the possibility of offering dual enrollment courses in conjunction with the Wright State Branch so that in certain courses High School students could get credit at the High School and college level.
Mr. Miller also announced that there would be an organizational meeting for the levy effort on January 14, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. in the High School lecture hall.
Mr. Miller also told the Board that an environmental assessment in conjunction with the Ohio Schools Facility Commission building review had taken place in early January and it was suggested hat the total assessment report would be available in about four weeks.
Mr. Miller and several Board Members spoke in an attempt to dispel some misinformation about the District’s support of an ethanol plant in the area. To clarify the letter that was written two years ago was a general letter of support for economic development in the area. This is similar to other letters of support that have been written, however there has been no approval of any tax abatement the current Mercer Energy’s current ethanol plant proposal.
With no other business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:56 p.m.
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Board President Treasurer