The Fairland Local Board of Education held its regular ...



The Fairland Local Board of Education held its regular meeting on February 14, 2011 with the following members present at roll call: Mr. Sowards, Mr. Gorby, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Ward, and Mr. Appleton.

23-11 MINUTES APPROVED

Mr. Sowards moved second by Mr. Ward to approve the minutes of the January 10, 2011 regular board meeting and the January 18, 2011 and January 25, 2011 special board meetings.

The vote was: Mr. Sowards, yea; Mr. Gorby, yea; Mr. Lewis, yea; Mr. Ward, yea; Mr. Appleton, yea. Motion carried.

24-11 RULES FOR PROM APPROVED

Mr. Sowards moved second by Mr. Gorby to approve the rules for prom that were conceived, written, and voted on by the Fairland High School Student Council and presented by Jonathan Holbrook, Senior Class President.

The vote was: Mr. Sowards, yea; Mr. Gorby, yea; Mr. Lewis, yea; Mr. Ward, yea; Mr. Appleton, yea. Motion carried.

25-11 STUDENT ACTIVITY FUND FOR FHS QUIZ BOWL APPROVED

Mr. Ward moved second by Mr. Gorby to establish a student activity account for the FHS Quiz Bowl team.

The vote was: Mr. Sowards, yea; Mr. Gorby, yea; Mr. Lewis, yea; Mr. Ward, yea; Mr. Appleton, yea. Motion carried.

26-11 MOTION TO CHANGE MELVIN JEFFERS’ WORK SCHEDULE APPROVED

Mr. Sowards moved second by Mr. Lewis that effective February 21, 2011, Melvin Jeffers’ work hours are to be from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The vote was: Mr. Sowards, yea; Mr. Gorby, yea; Mr. Lewis, yea; Mr. Ward, yea; Mr. Appleton, yea. Motion carried.

27-11 MOTION TO PURCHASE TRUCK NOT APPROVED

Mr. Sowards moved second by Mr. Lewis to purchase a 2001 Ford F350 truck with utility bed and lift bucket at a cost of $9,000 presented by Brian Hankins.

The vote was: Mr. Sowards, no; Mr. Gorby, no; Mr. Lewis, no; Mr. Ward, no; Mr. Appleton, no. Motion failed.

28-11 SUBSTITUTES HIRED

Mr. Gorby moved second by Mr. Appleton to hire the following substitutes:

• Matthew Dawson – Integrated Language Arts (7-12)

• Cullen Homolka – Integrated Social Studies (7-12)

• Mark Rieder – Maintenance

• Richard Morris – Maintenance; Bus Driver (pending certification)

The vote was: Mr. Sowards, yea; Mr. Gorby, yea; Mr. Lewis, yea; Mr. Ward, yea; Mr. Appleton, yea. Motion carried.

29-11 WORKSHOPS APPROVED

Mr. Gorby moved second by Mr. Lewis to approve the following workshops:

1. Jon Bradley, Ohio Association of Secondary School Administrators, Columbus, OH – March 21-22, 2011.

2. Ron King, Pesticide Use in Schools, Columbus, OH – March 16, 2011.

3. Kara Speed, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Columbus, OH – April 13, 2011.

4. Mary Pritt, Trena Sowards, Literacy – Reading Comprehension, Columbus, OH – March 2, 2011

The vote was: Mr. Sowards, yea; Mr. Gorby, yea; Mr. Lewis, yea; Mr. Ward, yea; Mr. Appleton, yea. Motion carried.

30-11 MOTION TO APPROVE JON BUCHANAN AND ADAM ALT’S SECOND REQUEST TO ATTEND OHSAA GIRLS STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT NOT APPROVED

Mr. Lewis moved second by Mr. Sowards to approve a second request from Jon Buchanan and Adam Alt to attend the Ohio High School Athletic Association Girls State Basketball Tournament in Columbus, Ohio on March 18, 2011.

The vote was: Mr. Sowards, no; Mr. Gorby, yea; Mr. Lewis, yea; Mr. Ward, no; Mr. Appleton, no. Motion failed.

31-11 OAPSE RELEASE TIME APPROVED FOR JILL TURNER

Mr. Sowards moved second by Mr. Appleton to approve OAPSE release time for Jill Turner on May 10-13, 2011 for the purpose of union business.

The vote was: Mr. Sowards, yea; Mr. Gorby, yea; Mr. Lewis, yea; Mr. Ward, yea; Mr. Appleton, yea. Motion carried.

32-11 OAPSE RELEASE TIME APPROVED FOR BARBARA WARD

Mr. Lewis moved second by Mr. Sowards to approve OAPSE release time for Barbara Ward on March 17, 18, & 21, 2011 for the purpose of union business.

The vote was: Mr. Sowards, yea; Mr. Gorby, yea; Mr. Lewis, yea; Mr. Ward, yea; Mr. Appleton, yea. Motion carried.

33-11 RESOLUTION FOR INSURANCE COST CONTAINMENT MEASURES APPROVED

Mr. Appleton moved second by Mr. Ward to approve the following resolution:

BE IT RESOLVED, the Fairland Board of Education in an effort to contain the rising cost of health insurance premiums agrees to participate in the Southern Ohio Schools Health Care Insurance Purchasing Consortium (“SOSHCIPC”).

THEREFORE, the Fairland Board of Education authorizes the SOSHCIPC to explore the option of a partially self-funded health insurance plan that contains Individual/Specific Stop-Loss insurance as well as Aggregate Stop-Loss Insurance.

FURTHER, the Fairland Board of Education authorizes the Superintendent of Fairland Schools to sign an intent to participate agreement for participation in a partially self-funded health insurance plan providing hospitalization coverage, surgical coverage, in and out patient coverage, and prescription drug coverage for employees of the member school districts.

The vote was: Mr. Sowards, yea; Mr. Gorby, yea; Mr. Lewis, yea; Mr. Ward, yea; Mr. Appleton, yea. Motion carried

34-11 ALTERNATIVE TAX BUDGET FOR 2011-12 APPROVED

Mr. Appleton moved second by Mr. Ward to approve the alternative tax budget for fiscal year 2011-12 as presented by the Treasurer to be submitted to the Lawrence County Budget Commission.

The vote was: Mr. Sowards, yea; Mr. Gorby, yea; Mr. Lewis, yea; Mr. Ward, yea; Mr. Appleton, yea. Motion carried.

35-11 PAYMENT OF PURCHASE ORDERS APPROVED

Mr. Gorby moved second by Mr. Appleton to approve payment of purchase orders #77899 and #77900 to Glenn’s Sporting Goods for which the obligation date preceded the date of the fiscal officer’s certification.

The vote was: Mr. Sowards, yea; Mr. Gorby, yea; Mr. Lewis, yea; Mr. Ward, yea; Mr. Appleton, yea. Motion carried.

36-11 CARL YORK SCHOLARSHIP AND JIM MAYO ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS APPROVED

Mr. Sowards moved second by Mr. Appleton to establish a fund for the Carl York Scholarship and a fund for the Jim Mayo Athletic Scholarship in accordance with the proposals submitted.

The vote was: Mr. Sowards, yea; Mr. Gorby, yea; Mr. Lewis, yea; Mr. Ward, yea; Mr. Appleton, yea. Motion carried.

37-11 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS APPROVED

Mr. Gorby moved second by Mr. Lewis to approve the bank reconciliation, SM2 report, FUNDSUMM, and FINSUM reports for January 2011 as presented by the Treasurer.

The vote was: Mr. Sowards, yea; Mr. Gorby, yea; Mr. Lewis,

yea; Mr. Ward, yea; Mr. Appleton, yea. Motion carried.

38-11 AMENDED SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR CALAMITY DAYS APPROVED

Mr. Lewis moved second by Mr. Sowards to make up calamity days as follows:

➢ There will be school on President’s Day, February 21, 2011

➢ At least three days (and more if necessary) will be made up by extending the school day by one hour for as many days as needed to make up time missed.

The vote was: Mr. Sowards, yea; Mr. Gorby, no; Mr. Lewis, yea; Mr. Ward, yea; Mr. Appleton, no. Motion carried.

39-11 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Mr. Sowards moved second by Mr. Gorby to go into executive session to discuss personnel matters.

The vote was: Mr. Sowards, yea; Mr. Gorby, yea; Mr. Lewis, yea; Mr. Ward, yea; Mr. Appleton, yea.

Motion carried.

Out 9:00 p.m. Back 12:10 a.m.

Upon roll call, Mr. Sowards, Mr. Gorby, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Ward and Mr. Appleton were present when the regular session reconvened.

40-11 JULIE ROSE TRANSFER TO BUS #37 APPROVED

Mr. Sowards moved second by Mr. Gorby to transfer Julie Rose to Bus #37 as per her request.

The vote was: Mr. Sowards, yea; Mr. Gorby, yea; Mr. Lewis,

yea; Mr. Ward, yea; Mr. Appleton, yea. Motion carried.

41-11 KIM ELLIS TRANSFER TO BUS #44 APPROVED

Mr. Lewis moved second by Mr. Appleton to transfer Kim Ellis to Bus #44 as per her request.

The vote was: Mr. Sowards, yea; Mr. Gorby, yea; Mr. Lewis,

yea; Mr. Ward, yea; Mr. Appleton, yea. Motion carried.

42-11 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT APPROVED

Mr. Sowards moved second by Mr. Appleton to approve the settlement agreement among the Fairland Local School District Board of Education, the Ohio Association of Public School Employees, Raymond Gorby, and Veronica Snyder regarding bus driver extra trips.

The vote was: Mr. Sowards, yea; Mr. Gorby, yea; Mr. Lewis,

yea; Mr. Ward, yea; Mr. Appleton, yea. Motion carried.

43-11 CONSTRUCTION OF THREE BUILDINGS ON PROCTORVILLE PROPERTY APPROVED

Mr. Sowards moved second by Mr. Gorby to allow the Little League to construct three buildings on the property in Proctorville at no expense to the school district.

The vote was: Mr. Sowards, yea; Mr. Gorby, yea; Mr. Lewis,

yea; Mr. Ward, yea; Mr. Appleton, yea. Motion carried.

44-11 PAY BILLS

Mr. Sowards moved second by Mr. Lewis to approve the CHEKPY report for January 2011 presented by the Treasurer.

The vote was: Mr. Sowards, yea; Mr. Gorby, yea; Mr. Lewis,

yea; Mr. Ward, yea; Mr. Appleton, yea. Motion carried.

45-11 ADJOURN

Mr. Sowards moved second by Mr. Gorby to adjourn the meeting.

The vote was: Mr. Sowards, yea; Mr. Gorby, yea; Mr. Lewis,

yea; Mr. Ward, yea; Mr. Appleton, yea. Motion carried.

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PRESIDENT TREASURER

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