Board of Education Meeting

Recognition of Casey Barker for First Team All-Conference of the MOAC Red Division for 2014 Boys Cross Country.

Recognition of Michaela Slone for First Team All-Conference of the MOAC Red Division  for 2014 Girls Cross Country.

Recognition of Evan Huggins for First Team All-Conference of the MOAC Red Division for 2014 Boys Golf.

Recognition of the following 2014 football players:

Drake Barnett - First Team All-Conference of the MOAC Red Division and Second Team Northwest District Linebacker

Jacob Fryer - First Team All-Conference of the MOAC Red Division and Second Team Northwest District Quarterback

Deke McCoy - First Team All-Conference of the MOAC Red Division, First Team Northwest District Offensive Line, and Honorable Mention All-Ohio

Tristan Schroeder - First Team All-Conference of the MOAC Red Division and Honorable Mention Northwest District Defensive Line

Cario Davison - Second Team Northwest District Defensive Back

Connor Moreton - Honorable Mention Northwest District Kicker

Recognition of the 2014 Volleyball Team as Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference Red Division Champions - Claire Erlsten, Ashley Flowers, Morgan Gregory, Makaila Grimes, Marisa Gwinner, Chloe McCleese, Lyndsay McMullen, Reanne Neal, Bradlee Saterfield, Kierra Staton, Taylor Valentine, Callie Wildenthaler, and Addison Zeisler. 

Recognition of the following 2014 volleyball players:

Reanne Neal - First Team All-Conference of the MOAC Red Division, MOAC Red Divsion Player of the Year, First Team District 6, and Second Team All-Ohio

Addison Zeisler - First Team All-Conference of the MOAC Red Division and Second Team District 6

Taylor Valentine - First Team All-Conference of the MOAC Red Division and First Team District 6

Recognition of Jaime Valentine as MOAC Red Divsion Coach of the Year and District 6 - Divsion 2 Coach of the Year.

Recognize Sydney Dameron and Leah Fisher for First Team All-Conference of the MOAC Red Division for 2014 Doubles in Tennis.

Informational Only

• Staff and students are using their laptops and iPads to prepare for upcoming testing with mid-year progress reviews and available practice PARCC sites;
• The first round of on-line state testing begins the week of February 16th.

Approve the employment of Christine Cletzer as substitute teacher for the 2014-2015 school year.

Accept the retirement resignation of Charles A. Haspeslagh, Bus Mechanic, effective March 1, 2015.

Approve the employment of Danya C. Wilson as Payroll Supervisor, effective January 1, 2015. Salary to be based upon the Payroll Supervisor Payscale for the 2014-2015 school year.

Approve the employment of Christina P. Eckert as High School Secretary I, effective December 2, 2014. Salary to be based upon the High School Secretary I Payscale for the 2014-2015 school year.

Approve Ronald K. Smucker as a substitute bus driver for the 2014-2015 school year.

Approve the following Extra-Duty Assignments for the 2014-2015 school year:

High School Athletic

George Guins, Head Cross Country Coach

Jim Wegesin, Varsity Wrestling Assistant Coach

Matt Tyrrell, Varsity Wrestling Assistant Coach

Michelle Harmon, Senior High School Cheerleader Advisor (Winter)

Katelyn Hurley, Freshman Cheerleader Advisor (Winter)

Julie Valentine, Middle School Cheerleader Advisor (Fall & Winter)

Jordyn Hatcher, Freshman Boys Basketball Coach

Addendum Item - John Anich, Indoor Track Coach

Intermediate School

Cheryl Jason, After School Intervention Instructor Substitute

Primary School

Monica Shifley, After School Intervention Instructor Substitute

Approve payment of Civil Service Tests for Bus Driver/Secretary

Then and Now

Approve Then and Now Invoices for Mid Ohio ESC.

Approve a contract with the North Central Ohio ESC for Fiscal Year 2015

School Health Services Agreement between Galion St. Joe's, Galion CSD and Board of Health, City of Galion and approval of then and now invoices from the beginning of the school year.

Approve a contract for Pupils with Disabilities that are Galion resident students attending Bucyrus City School District through court placement for the 2014-2015 school year.

Approve the membership dues for OSBA in the amount of $4,525.00. In addition approve membership in the OSBA Legal Assistance Fund in the amount of $250.00

Approve an agreement with VCS, Virtual Community School, as attached. Approve then and now invoice numbers #21, 22, 23 from VCS, not shown becaue of confidential student data.

Recommend the Board set the date for the Organiztional Meeting of the Galion City Board of Education for Thursday, January 15, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. at the Galion Middle School Computer Lab.

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 2015.