Board of Education Meeting

ADDENDUM ITEM - Approve Financial Report for November 2012 with the page 5 correction.

Let it be known and recorded as public record in the Board of Education December 12,  2012 regular meeting minutes that Dennis Long, an elected member of the Galion City School District Board of Education is exercising his option to be covered under the health care plan authorized under section 9.90 of the Ohio Revised Code 3313.202 and will be paying all premiums for said coverage. 

Approve the following classified substitute personnel for the 2012-2013 school year:

Charlotte Sipes, Substitute Cook

Susan Sparks, Substitute Cook

Recommend approving the following personnel for the following Race to Top Committees for the 2012-2013 school year. Personnel will be paid the hourly contractual rate of $20.00 from Race to the Top Grant Funds:

Race to the Top Leadership Team:

Shelly Barton

Amy Buzard

Ashlee Cuttitta

Sue Jarvis

Andy Johnson

Cindy Parrott

Sandy Powell

Cindy Voss

Race to the Top Assessment Team:

Kyle Baughn

Kim Chandler

Judy Cortelletti

Ashlee Cuttitta

Lynn Evans

Jessica Hammond

Andy Johnson

Nicci Lambright

Krista McKibben

Cindy Parrott

Sandy Powell

Heidi Rietschlin

Jon Stinehour

Cindy Voss

Troy Yunker

Mira Zeisler

Approve a revision to the AVID (Advancement via Individual Deterimination) Coordinators for the 2012-13 school year to be paid through Race to the Top Grant Funds: 

Lynn Evans - Tutor Coordinator stipend of $2000.00 ( previously approved for $400.00 on October 11, 2012)

Approve additional team members to be paid $400.00:

Cindy Rode

Joylyn Finch

Recommend approving Jaime Valentine for the Race to the Top Assessment Team. Personnel will be paid the hourly contractual rate of $20.00 from Race to the Top Grant Funds.

Accept the resignation of Sean Maquire as Weight Training Coordinator effective December 13, 2012.

ADDENDUM ITEM - Approve Ronald Kostelnik as Middle School Wrestling Coach for the 2012-2013 school year.

Recommend the Board set the date for the Organizational Meeting of the Galion City Board of Education for January _____, 2013 at _____ a.m./p.m. at _____________________.

Recommend the Board elect a President Pro-tem for the Organizational Meeting in January to lead the meeting until the Board elects the President for 2013.

Recommend authorizing the Treasurer to annually adjust the mimimum salary for non-contractual substitute personnel to the extent necessary in order to comply with federal and state minimum wage laws. Further approve the Treasurer to adjust all other non-contractual substitute personnel salaries by the same amount (dollars/cents) to maintain the difference among various salary levels.

North Central Ohio Educational Service Center - Amendment to the 2012-13 school year contract, pursuant to ORC 3313.845 with North Central Educational Service Center. Amendment is for an additional 10 days of  psychologist services at a cost of $318.38 per day,  total cost of $3183.80.

Approve an agreement with McGown and Markling, LPA, for legal services as outlined on the attached agreement for the 2012-13 school year.  The firm will provide the Galion City School District with 10 complimentary hours of legal service for the 2012-13 school year.  Any additional hours will be billed at an hourly rate of $225.00 per hour plus incidental expenses. 

Approve the 2013 Galion Area Chamber of Commerce membership in the amount of $200.00.

Approve a contract for MedCentral Health System Adolescent Psychiatric Unit Pupils with Mansfield City School District for the 2012-2013 school year for Galion resident students educated through home instruction in the MedCentral Psychiatric Unit.

Accept a donation of TI-30X 11S solar calculators for all grade six students and new seventh and eighth grade students at Galion Middle School for a total value of $2,386.50.  This is the 21st year for this donation from Galion Building and Loan with over 4700 calculators being donated to Galion students. 

Accept a donation of $1078.00 for Field Paint for the final Galion High School Football Game and Youth Football Final Games. A special thanks to the members who also donated time for the application of the field paint.