Board of Education Meeting

Recommend to approve the Galion Board of Education Handbook, with revisions, as attached:

WHEREAS the Budget Commission of Crawford County, Ohio, has received the necessary tax information from all political subdivisions for the next succeeding fiscal year commencing January 1, 2018; and

WHEREAS the Budget Commission of Crawford County, Ohio, has received from each entity the necessary information to establish said rates; and

WHEREAS the Budget Commission of Crawford County, Ohio, has certified its action thereon to this political subdivision together with an estimate by the County Auditor of the rate of each tax necessary to be levied by this political subdivision and what part thereof is without, and what part within, the ten mill limitation;

THEREFORE be it resolved by Galion City School District that the amounts and rates, as determined by the Budget Commission in its certification, be and the same are hereby accepted; and

THEREFORE be it further resolved that there be and is hereby levied on the tax duplicate of said County the rate if each tax necessary to be levied within and without the ten mill limitation as indicated above; and

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Galion City School District approved said rates on October 17, 2017.

Recommend to approve participation in the Crawford County Community Opportunity Initiative, as attached.

RECOMMEND TO AMEND Resolution 6.3 from the June 20, 2017 Board Meeting, adjusting dates for the 2017-2018 8th Grade overnight Middle School Field Trips to the following:   

*Washington D.C. is scheduled for May 21 - May 23

*Mohican Outdoor School is scheduled for May 23-25

*Students will return the day after their last day of school  

Trip details and pricing attached:

RECOMMEND TO REPEAL Resolution 10.9 from the June 20, 2017 Board Meeting as follows:

• Professional Photographers 2017-2018

  Recommend to approve one-year agreements with the following professional photographers to provide exclusive services as presented and based on specific package pricing. Each professional photography company will donate a percentage of their sales to the District:

  • Craig Alguire- Photorama
  • Gary Bellew- Unique Images
  • Maria Winemiller- Photos by Maria
  • Kathy Anatra- Anatra Graphic Art, Inc
  • Erin Miller- Images by Erin
  • Lynne Foust- Treasured Memories
  • Mark Baer- MLBaer Photography

Recommend to approve granting the following non-compensated photographers the authorization to take photographs at extra-curricular activites for the Galion City School District, effective for the 2017-2018 school year:

• Maria Winemiller- Photos by Maria
• Kathy Anatra- Anatra Graphic Art, Inc
• Erin Miller- Images by Erin
• Lynne Foust- Treasured Memories
• Mark Baer- MLBaer Photography

Accept proposal from MT Business Technologies to replace copiers in the District as shown on the attached.

An executive session is requested for one or more of the following matters to:

___XX__ a. consider the appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline, promotion, demotion, or compensation of a public employee or official, or to consider the investigaions of charges or complaints against a public employee, official, licensee or "regulated individual"; unless the person being investigated of charges or complaints requests a public hearing;

_____ b. consider the purchase or sale of public property if the public interest would be hurt by the premature disclosure of the information;

_____ c. confer with the public body's attorney for the purpose of considering disputes if a court action concerning the dispute is either pending or imminent;

_____ d. prepare for, conduct, or review negotiations or bargaining sesssions with public employees;

_____ e. consider matters required by federal laws, or rules, or state statutes to be kept confidential;

_____ f. consider specialized details of security arrangements if the information could be used for criminal purposes.

_____g. no action taken.

RECESS TIME:   7:52 PM

RECONVENE TIME:   8:47 PM

Meeting Adjourned - 8:47 PM