Board of Education Meeting

Per ORC Section 3317.26

Recommend to accept a $5,000 donation from the Galion City Schools Booster Club, $2,500 for Football, Baseball, Soccer and Softball Field Maintenance and $2,500 for Athletic Uniforms.

Recommend to accept $3000 worth of golf equipment for the Girls Golf Team from Terry and Joanna Barre.

Recommend to accept $600 worth of golf balls for the Girls Golf Team from George Guins.

Recommend to accept donation of $2,500 from Galion High School Class of 1952 for Classroom Door Locks, as part of the matching grant requirement for the Ohio BWC School Safety and Security Grant.

Recommend to accept donation of $4,000 from the American Legion Post 243, to be allocated to the Negative Lunch Balance Fund and to the Campus Wear Fund.

Recommend to approve compensation for the following Certified Staff for training during the summer:

• Lynn Bailey - New Teacher Training (1 day) - $100

Recommend to approve a change of placement on the pay scale, per Negotiated Agreement, for Lindsey Gribble, Galion Primary School Teacher, from Bachelors + 12 to Masters, effective August 29, 2019.

Recommend to approve a change of placement on the pay scale, per Negotiated Agreement, for Tina Crim, Galion Primary School Teacher, from Bachelors to Bachelors + 12, effective September 3, 2019.

Recommend to approve a change in placement on the pay scale, per Negotiated Agreement, for Michelle Talbott, Intermediate School Teacher, from Masters + 15 to Masters +30, effective September 5, 2019.

Recommend to accept the retirement resignation of Julie Fackler, Primary School Teacher, effective August 1, 2020.

Recommend to approve Judy Cortelletti as a Short Term Technology Assistant for the 2019-2020 school year at the rate of $18.00 per hour.

Recommend to approve the following as Home Instruction Tutors for the 2019-2020 school year at the rate of $20.00 per hour:

• Angela Brocwell
• Scott Campo
• DeGarcia Ditmars
• Lindy Edgell
• Lynne Foust
• Kate Holzer
• Amy Johnson
• Terri Keckler
• Amanda Kent
• Nicole Lambright

Recommend to approve the following teachers as Resident Educator Mentors for the 2019-2020 school year, to be paid per the GEA Negotiated Agreement:

• Lesley Buzza
• Ashlee Cuttitta
• Cay Faulkner
• Nicole Lambright
• Sara Lutz (pending training)

Recommend to approve the following Certified Extra-Duty Assignments for the 2019-2020 school year, contingent upon state certification and/or requirements applicable to the position.  Compensation to be based upon the Extra-Duty Pay Schedule as defined in the GEA Negotiated Agreement, if applicable:

• Fred Rinehart - High School BLT
• Anisa Warr - High School BLT

Recommend to accept the disability retirement resignation of Walter Mullins, Custodian, effective October 31, 2019.

Recommend to approve the request to rescind the resignation for Denise Wright, Bus Driver.

Recommend to approve the employment of the following employees, contingent upon state certification and/or requirements applicable to the position.  Employment terms to be based upon Article 4 of Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Galion City Schools Board of Education and OAPSE Local #370 Salary Schedule for the 2019-2020 school year:

• Dianna Danner as 4 hour cook, effective August 26, 2019

Recommend to approve employment of the following Classified Substitute Personnel, contingent upon state certification and/or requirements as applicable to the position for the 2019-2020 school year:

• Jan Tuscan - Substitute Secretary, Substitute Educational Aide, Substitute Cook
• Judy Breault - Substitute Cook
• Jack Wright - Substitute Bus Driver
• Michele Gosser - Substitute Cook

Recommend to approve the following Athletic Extra-Duty Assignments for the 2019-2020 school year:

• Coy Van Tilburg:  Freshman Boys Basketball

Recommend to approve tuition agreements between the Galion City School District and The Center for Autism & Dyslexia (Catapult), for the purpose of providing specialized services to students in need, effective for the 2019-2020 school year.

Recommend to approve the contract service agreement between the Galion City School District and Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center, effective for the 2019-2020 school year, for the purpose of providing a Family Engagement Coordinator to the District, as attached:

Recommend to approve a Memorandum of Understanding between the Galion City School District and the City of Galion/Galion City Police Department for the School Resource Officer Program, as attached:

Recommend to approve a Memorandum of Understanding between the Galion Board of Education and the Galion Educational Association regarding Extra-Duty Assignments, as attached:

Recommend to approve a Memorandum of Understanding between the Galion Board of Education and OAPSE Local #370 regarding bus driver compensation, as attached:

Recommend to approved the following Primary School trips for the 2019-2020 school year:

• October 14, 2019 - AM Preschool Class to the Marion Palace and PM Preschool Class to the ECO Center, both located in Marion, OH.

Recommend to approve the following Intermediate School trips for the 2019-2020 school year:

• December 17 and 18, 2019 - Quarter 2 Behavior Incentive at Planet 14, in Galion
• Week of March 9, 2020 - Quarter 3 Behavior Incentive at Victory Lanes in Galion
• May 20, 21 and 22, 2020 - End of Year Behavior Incentive at Altitude Trampoline Park, one grade level per day, in Ontario, OH

Recommend to approve the following High School trip for the 2019-2020 school year:

• November 5, 2019 - Accounting Career Day at Ohio Northern University in Ada, OH

Recommend to approve the following High School Band and Choir trips for the 2019-2020 school year:

• January 8, 2020 - District 2 OMEA HS Solo & Ensemble Contest at Marion Harding High School
• February 18, 2020 - District 2 OMEA Honors Festival at Port Clinton High School
• February 22, 2020 - District 2 OMEA Honors Festival at Port Clinton HS
• March 6-7, 2020 - District 2 OMEA Large Group Contest at TBA
• March 20, 2020 - Maplerock Jazz Festival at Ashland University
• March 28, 2020 -  District 2 OMEA MS Solo & Ensemble Contest at Willard High School
• May 1-2, 2020 -  NW Region OMEA State Contest at TBA

Recommend to approve a fundraiser for Terri Keckler's class in the Middle School.  Mrs. Keckler's class will be running a Coffee Cart every Friday, selling coffee to the building teachers.  The goal is for the students to obtain the functional and vocational skills of preparing foods, service skills and money counting.  The class would like to raise money to offset the cost of an end of the year field trip.

Recommend to approve fundraising/sponsorship for Spooktacular, an annual Trick or Treating event held on October 24, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Galion Middle School.  This event is a great extension of our school’s character education program, The Leader in Me.  It provides students with opportunities to show leadership, build community relationships, and also make the transition from elementary school easier for students and families.  In order to make the Spooktacular a success, we have reached out to area businesses to be part of this event as sponsors.

This year's sponsors include:

• American Legion, Scarbrough Post #243 - $100 
• Bowlin Real Estate LLC - $100
• First Lutheran Church - $100
• Galion Alumni Association - $100
• Galion Grace Point Church - $100
• Galion Public Library - sending a representative to the event; decorating a table and passing out candy at the event
• H & R Block - $100 
• H.R. Wolf Hardware - $100
• Humane Society Serving Crawford County - sending a representative to the event; decorating a table and passing out candy at event
• Kiwanis Club of Galion - $100
• Marion-Crawford Prevention Programs -  - sending a representative to the event; decorating a table and passing out candy at event
• Oakstone Landscape, LLC. - $100
• Sleep Inn & Suites, Galion - sending a representative to the event; decorating a table and passing out candy at the event
• United Bank - $25