Board of Education Meeting

1. PRELIMINARY ITEMS

1.1 Roll Call

1.2 Pledge of Allegiance

1.3 * Adopt Agenda

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Motioned: Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of Education

Seconded: Mr. Grant Garverick, Vice President- Board of Education

VoterYesNoAbstaining
Mr. Dennis Long, Board of Education MemberX  
Mr. Grant Garverick, Vice President- Board of EducationX  
Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of EducationX  
Mrs. Debra Donaldson, Board of Education Member   
Mrs. Melissa Miller, Board of Education MemberX  

1.4 Acknowledgement of Guests

1.5 Community Input

1.6 Correspondence

2. PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITION

2.1 Intermediate School Student Recognition
Mr. Sam Staton, Intermediate School Assistant Principal

Recognize 5th grade student Shanessa Bryant.


2.2 High School Student Recognition
Mrs. Tasha Stanton, High School Principal

Recognize 12th grade student Ashlee Oris.


3. * CONSENT AGENDA

3.1 November 16, 2021 Regular Board of Education Meeting

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Motioned: Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of Education

Seconded: Mrs. Melissa Miller, Board of Education Member

VoterYesNoAbstaining
Mr. Dennis Long, Board of Education MemberX  
Mr. Grant Garverick, Vice President- Board of EducationX  
Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of EducationX  
Mrs. Debra Donaldson, Board of Education Member   
Mrs. Melissa Miller, Board of Education MemberX  

3.2 Donations

Recommend to accept $1,063.00 from the Galion Boosters Club for the benefit of each building Fund 018.

Recommend to accept $1,000.00 from the Galion Veterans for the benefit of the High School Band Fund 300-901S.

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Motioned: Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of Education

Seconded: Mrs. Melissa Miller, Board of Education Member

VoterYesNoAbstaining
Mr. Dennis Long, Board of Education MemberX  
Mr. Grant Garverick, Vice President- Board of EducationX  
Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of EducationX  
Mrs. Debra Donaldson, Board of Education Member   
Mrs. Melissa Miller, Board of Education MemberX  

3.3 2021-2022 Memorandum of Understanding - Ohio Heartland CAC Head Start

Recommend to approve a Memorandum of Understanding between the Galion City School District, Crawford County Schools and Crawford County Agencies with the Ohio Heartland Community Action Head Start, effective July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, as attached:

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Motioned: Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of Education

Seconded: Mrs. Melissa Miller, Board of Education Member

VoterYesNoAbstaining
Mr. Dennis Long, Board of Education MemberX  
Mr. Grant Garverick, Vice President- Board of EducationX  
Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of EducationX  
Mrs. Debra Donaldson, Board of Education Member   
Mrs. Melissa Miller, Board of Education MemberX  

3.4 Mid-Ohio ESC Special Services for Non-Public School

Recommend to approve the agreement between the Galion City School District and Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center, effective August 16, 2021 through June 30, 2022, for the purpose of providing Special Services for Galion St. Joseph School, as attached:

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Motioned: Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of Education

Seconded: Mrs. Melissa Miller, Board of Education Member

VoterYesNoAbstaining
Mr. Dennis Long, Board of Education MemberX  
Mr. Grant Garverick, Vice President- Board of EducationX  
Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of EducationX  
Mrs. Debra Donaldson, Board of Education Member   
Mrs. Melissa Miller, Board of Education MemberX  

4. TREASURER'S REPORT

4.1 November 2021 Financial Reports

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Motioned: Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of Education

Seconded: Mrs. Melissa Miller, Board of Education Member

VoterYesNoAbstaining
Mr. Dennis Long, Board of Education MemberX  
Mr. Grant Garverick, Vice President- Board of EducationX  
Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of EducationX  
Mrs. Debra Donaldson, Board of Education Member   
Mrs. Melissa Miller, Board of Education MemberX  

4.2 Audit Compliance - System Generated Reports

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Motioned: Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of Education

Seconded: Mrs. Melissa Miller, Board of Education Member

VoterYesNoAbstaining
Mr. Dennis Long, Board of Education MemberX  
Mr. Grant Garverick, Vice President- Board of EducationX  
Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of EducationX  
Mrs. Debra Donaldson, Board of Education Member   
Mrs. Melissa Miller, Board of Education MemberX  

4.3 Fund to Fund Transfer - Energy Conservation Improvement Bonds

Approve the transfer of $39,218.75 from the General Fund to the Energy Conservation Improvement Bond Fund

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Motioned: Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of Education

Seconded: Mrs. Melissa Miller, Board of Education Member

VoterYesNoAbstaining
Mr. Dennis Long, Board of Education MemberX  
Mr. Grant Garverick, Vice President- Board of EducationX  
Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of EducationX  
Mrs. Debra Donaldson, Board of Education Member   
Mrs. Melissa Miller, Board of Education MemberX  

4.4 Basic Financial Statements for the Year Ended June 30, 2021

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Motioned: Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of Education

Seconded: Mrs. Melissa Miller, Board of Education Member

VoterYesNoAbstaining
Mr. Dennis Long, Board of Education MemberX  
Mr. Grant Garverick, Vice President- Board of EducationX  
Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of EducationX  
Mrs. Debra Donaldson, Board of Education Member   
Mrs. Melissa Miller, Board of Education MemberX  

5. REPORTS & DISCUSSION

5.1 Student Achievement Report
Mrs. Melissa Miller, Board of Education Member

5.2 Legislative Update
Mr. Dennis Long, Board of Education Member

5.3 Superintendent's Report
Mrs. Jennifer Allerding, Superintendent

Discussion Items to the Board:

  • COVID Update
  • Other Items as Necessary

5.4 Policies 1617, 3217 and 4217

6. * SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATIONS- PERSONNEL
Mrs. Jennifer Allerding, Superintendent

6.1 Certified Extra-Duty

Recommend to approve the following Certified Extra-Duty Assignments for the 2021-2022 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:

  • Olivia Tanner- Junior Class Advisor

Recommend to accept the resignation of Cole Plumb, 8th Grade Girls Basketball Coach, effective November 30, 2021.

Minutes

Motioned: Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of Education

Seconded: Mr. Grant Garverick, Vice President- Board of Education

VoterYesNoAbstaining
Mr. Dennis Long, Board of Education MemberX  
Mr. Grant Garverick, Vice President- Board of EducationX  
Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of EducationX  
Mrs. Debra Donaldson, Board of Education Member   
Mrs. Melissa Miller, Board of Education MemberX  

6.2 Classified

Recommend to approve employment of the following Classified Substitute Personnel, contingent upon state certification and/or requirements as applicable to the position, for the 2021-2022 school year:

  • Penny Kiser - Substitute Secretary, Substitute Custodian, Substitute Educational Assistant, Substitute Cook, Substitute Crossing Guard
  • Lisa Moore - Substitute Secretary, Substitute Educational Assistant, Substitute Crossing Guard
  • Mark Brooks - Substitute Bus Driver, Substitute Custodian

Recommend to accept the resignation of Ron Smucker, Bus Driver, effective at the end of the 2021-2022 school year.

Recommend to accept the retirement resignation of Rhonda Cole, effective July 31, 2022.

 

Minutes

Motioned: Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of Education

Seconded: Mr. Grant Garverick, Vice President- Board of Education

VoterYesNoAbstaining
Mr. Dennis Long, Board of Education MemberX  
Mr. Grant Garverick, Vice President- Board of EducationX  
Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of EducationX  
Mrs. Debra Donaldson, Board of Education Member   
Mrs. Melissa Miller, Board of Education MemberX  

6.3 Pupil Activity Contracts

Recommend to approve the following Pupil Activity Contracts for the 2021-2022 school year, contingent upon state certification and/or requirements as applicable to the position.  Salary to be based upon the Extra-Duty Pay Schedule as defined in the GEA Negotiated Agreement, if applicable:

  • Stephen Vincent Cox - 8th Grade Girls Basketball

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Motioned: Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of Education

Seconded: Mr. Grant Garverick, Vice President- Board of Education

VoterYesNoAbstaining
Mr. Dennis Long, Board of Education MemberX  
Mr. Grant Garverick, Vice President- Board of EducationX  
Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of EducationX  
Mrs. Debra Donaldson, Board of Education Member   
Mrs. Melissa Miller, Board of Education MemberX  

7. AGREEMENTS

7.1 SafeHouse Ministries

Recommend to approve agreement with SafeHouse Ministries as per ORC 3317.30

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Motioned: Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of Education

Seconded: Mrs. Melissa Miller, Board of Education Member

VoterYesNoAbstaining
Mr. Dennis Long, Board of Education MemberX  
Mr. Grant Garverick, Vice President- Board of EducationX  
Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of EducationX  
Mrs. Debra Donaldson, Board of Education Member   
Mrs. Melissa Miller, Board of Education MemberX  

8. * BOARD BYLAWS AND POLICIES

8.1 Policy 6325

Recommend to approve the Second and Final Read of the attached Board Bylaws and Policies:

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Motioned: Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of Education

Seconded: Mrs. Melissa Miller, Board of Education Member

VoterYesNoAbstaining
Mr. Dennis Long, Board of Education MemberX  
Mr. Grant Garverick, Vice President- Board of EducationX  
Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of EducationX  
Mrs. Debra Donaldson, Board of Education Member   
Mrs. Melissa Miller, Board of Education MemberX  

9. * RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS FOR THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR

WHEREAS the issuance of a substitute teaching license requires an applicant to meet certain educational requirements, which minimally include a post-secondary degree; and

WHEREAS, on October 28, 2021, Governor DeWine signed into law Ohio Senate Bill 1 (“S.B. 1”) as emergency legislation. Section 4 of S.B. 1 provides that the Board may employ a person who does not hold a post-secondary degree as a substitute teacher for the remainder of the 2021-2022 school year provided that they meet specific requirements. Section 4(B) of S.B. 1 specifically provides at pertinent part that a board may employ an individual who does not hold a post-secondary degree as a substitute teacher, for the 2021-2022 school year only, provided that the individual also meets the following requirements:

(1) The individual meets the district's or school's own set of educational requirements.

(2) The individual is deemed to be of good moral character.

(3) The individual successfully completes criminal records check as prescribed in section 3319.39 of the Revised Code.

WHEREAS, consistent with Section 4(B) of S.B. 1, the Board desires to establish its own set of educational requirements to employ substitute teachers for the 2021-2022 school year.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Education of the Galion City Schools District, that:

Section 1. Notwithstanding any policy, administrative guideline, or job description to the contrary, the Board modifies its educational requirements for the employment of substitute teachers, for the 2021-2022 school year only, such that it may employ as a substitute teacher an individual who does not hold a bachelor’s degree provided that:

(A) the individual meets the educational requirements for the employment for substitute teachers as follows: The individual possesses an associate degree or higher from an accredited institution of higher education, or completes at least two years of coursework at an accredited institution of higher education (defined as forty-eight (48) semester hours or seventy-two (72) quarter hours).

(B) the individual is deemed of good moral character.

(C) the individual successfully completes a criminal background check as prescribed by R.C. 3319.39; and

(D) the individual satisfies all other applicable requirements and procedures contained in the Revised Code and the Administrative Code with respect to that individual’s qualifications to be a substitute teacher.

Section 2. It is hereby found and determined that all formal actions of this Board concerning and relating to the adoption of this resolution were adopted in an open meeting of the Board, and that all deliberations of this Board and any of its committees that resulted in such formal actions were in meetings open to the public, in compliance with all legal requirements, including Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code and any amendments thereto.

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Motioned: Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of Education

Seconded: Mr. Grant Garverick, Vice President- Board of Education

VoterYesNoAbstaining
Mr. Dennis Long, Board of Education MemberX  
Mr. Grant Garverick, Vice President- Board of EducationX  
Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of EducationX  
Mrs. Debra Donaldson, Board of Education Member   
Mrs. Melissa Miller, Board of Education MemberX  

10. * PUBLIC NOTICE - 2022-2023 DISTRICT CALENDAR

Recommend to hold a public hearing on the 2022-2023 Galion City Schools District Calendar and approve the first reading of the proposed calendar, as attached:

Minutes

Motioned: Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of Education

Seconded: Mr. Dennis Long, Board of Education Member

VoterYesNoAbstaining
Mr. Dennis Long, Board of Education MemberX  
Mr. Grant Garverick, Vice President- Board of EducationX  
Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of EducationX  
Mrs. Debra Donaldson, Board of Education Member   
Mrs. Melissa Miller, Board of Education MemberX  

11. * BOARD DESIGNATIONS

11.1 President Pro-Tem Appointment

Recommend the Board elect Mike Mateer as President Pro-Tem for the Organization Meeting in January to lead the meeting until the Board elects a President for 2022.

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Motioned: Mr. Dennis Long, Board of Education Member

Seconded: Mr. Grant Garverick, Vice President- Board of Education

VoterYesNoAbstaining
Mr. Dennis Long, Board of Education MemberX  
Mr. Grant Garverick, Vice President- Board of EducationX  
Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of EducationX  
Mrs. Debra Donaldson, Board of Education Member   
Mrs. Melissa Miller, Board of Education MemberX  

11.2 January 2022 Organizational & Regular Meetings

Recommend the Board set the date of the Organizational Meeting of the Galion City Board of Education for Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 6:15 p.m. at the Galion Middle School Computer Lab. 

Recommend the Board set the date of the Regular Board of Education meeting for January 11, 2022 at 6:30 p.m., to take place immediately following the Organizational Meeting on January 11, 2022, at the Galion Middle School Computer Lab.

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Motioned: Mrs. Melissa Miller, Board of Education Member

Seconded: Mr. Dennis Long, Board of Education Member

VoterYesNoAbstaining
Mr. Dennis Long, Board of Education MemberX  
Mr. Grant Garverick, Vice President- Board of EducationX  
Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of EducationX  
Mrs. Debra Donaldson, Board of Education Member   
Mrs. Melissa Miller, Board of Education MemberX  

12. * FIELD TRIPS

Recommend to approved the following tentatively scheduled High School Field Trip for the 2021-2022 school year:

  • March 14, 2022 - French III and IV class trip to French Restaurant, La Chatelaine, in Worthington, OH

Minutes

Motioned: Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of Education

Seconded: Mrs. Melissa Miller, Board of Education Member

VoterYesNoAbstaining
Mr. Dennis Long, Board of Education MemberX  
Mr. Grant Garverick, Vice President- Board of EducationX  
Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of EducationX  
Mrs. Debra Donaldson, Board of Education Member   
Mrs. Melissa Miller, Board of Education MemberX  

13. EXECUTIVE SESSION

An executive session is requested for one or more of the following matters to:
_____ a. consider the appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline, promotion, demotion, or compensation of a public employee or official, or to consider the investigations 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 sessions 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:   PM
RECONVENE TIME:   PM


14. ADJOURN

Meeting Adjourned at: 7:39 PM

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Motioned: Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of Education

Seconded: Mr. Dennis Long, Board of Education Member

VoterYesNoAbstaining
Mr. Dennis Long, Board of Education MemberX  
Mr. Grant Garverick, Vice President- Board of EducationX  
Mr. Mike Mateer, President - Board of EducationX  
Mrs. Debra Donaldson, Board of Education Member   
Mrs. Melissa Miller, Board of Education MemberX