Meeting Details
April 24, 2024
6:30pm - 7:30pm
1 hr
Tri-Rivers Career Center
Purpose
N/A
1.
Call to Order
2.
Roll Call
___ Mrs. Dyer ___ Mr. Landon ___ Mrs. Pinney
___ Mrs. Ehret ___ Mr. McFarland ___ Mr. Rogers
___ Mrs. Good ___ Mr. McKinniss ___ Mr. Sims
___ Dr. Haas ___ Mr. Patterson ___ Mr. Park
___ Mrs. Plotts
Minutes
| Voter | Yes | No | Abstaining |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tara Dyer, Member | X | ||
| Shelly Ehret, Member | X | ||
| Debbie Good, Member | X | ||
| Dr Bob Haas, Member | X | ||
| Mick Landon, Member | X | ||
| Jim McFarland, Member | X | ||
| Ted McKinniss, Member | X | ||
| Eric Park, Vice President | |||
| Michael Patterson, Member | X | ||
| Pam Pinney, Member | X | ||
| Glenna Plotts, President | X | ||
| Keith Rogers, Member | X | ||
| Gary Sims, Member | X |
3.
Pledge of Allegiance
4.
Public Participation/Introduction of Guests and Their Comments
Minutes
Also present at the meeting: Sherrie Dunn, Josh Ebert, Emeline Kelly, Chris Solis, Aaron Stewart. Kristian Casey and Kristi Schirtzinger representing the TREA. Jennifer Miller and son Michael Miller. LeRoy Smith and Hope Losh.
Mr. Solis introduced LeRoy Smith, to be hired as Dean of Students, and Hope Losh, to be hired as Intervention Specialist.
Mrs. Tara Dyer entered the meeting at 6:34 p.m.
5.
General Discussion of Agenda, Addendum and Other Items
Items listed below under the Consent Agenda are considered by the Board to be routine and will be enacted by the Board in one motion in the form listed below. There will be no discussion of these items prior to the time the Board votes on the motion unless members of the Board, staff or the public request specific items to be discussed and removed from the Consent Agenda. The Treasurer and administrative staff recommend approval of all Consent Agenda Items.
Discussion
Roll Call:
___ Mrs. Dyer ___ Mr. Landon ___ Mrs. Pinney
___ Mrs. Ehret ___ Mr. McFarland ___ Mr. Rogers
___ Mrs. Good ___ Mr. McKinniss ___ Mr. Sims
___ Dr. Haas ___ Mr. Patterson ___ Mr. Park
___ Mrs. Plotts
Minutes
Result: Approved
Motioned: Dr Bob Haas, Member
Seconded: Pam Pinney, Member
| Voter | Yes | No | Abstaining |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tara Dyer, Member | X | ||
| Shelly Ehret, Member | X | ||
| Debbie Good, Member | X | ||
| Dr Bob Haas, Member | X | ||
| Mick Landon, Member | X | ||
| Jim McFarland, Member | X | ||
| Ted McKinniss, Member | X | ||
| Eric Park, Vice President | |||
| Michael Patterson, Member | X | ||
| Pam Pinney, Member | X | ||
| Glenna Plotts, President | X | ||
| Keith Rogers, Member | X | ||
| Gary Sims, Member | X |
6.
Minutes
Minutes of the March 20, 2024 regular board meeting.
Minutes
Result: Approved
7.
Treasurer's Business and Report
7.1
Financial Report
To approve the financial report for March 2024.
7.2
Paid Bills
To approve the list of paid bills for March 2024.
7.3
Student Accident Insurance
To approve the Student Accident Insurance for the 2024-2025 school year with Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Company.
7.4
Engagement Letter with Auditor of State
To approve the contract with the Ohio Auditor of State to compile the annual financial statements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.
7.5
Discussion
8.
Report
Minutes
Mr. Ebert introduced Michael Miller, CNET student. Michael has been assisting with work on the TRCC website, under the guidance of Mr. Ebert.
9.
Superintendent's Report and Recommendation
Items listed below under the Consent Agenda are considered by the Board to be routine and will be enacted by the Board in one motion in the form listed below. There will be no discussion of these items prior to the time the Board votes on the motion unless members of the Board, staff or the public request specific items to be discussed and removal from the Consent Agenda. The Superintendent and administrative staff recommend approval of all Consent Agenda Items.
Discussion
Roll Call:
___ Mrs. Dyer ___ Mr. Landon ___ Mrs. Pinney
___ Mrs. Ehret ___ Mr. McFarland ___ Mr. Rogers
___ Mrs. Good ___ Mr. McKinniss ___ Mr. Sims
___ Dr. Haas ___ Mr. Patterson ___ Mr. Park
___ Mrs. Plotts
Minutes
At 7:14 pm a Public Hearing was held regarding the Retirement/Rehire of Tammi L. Cowell, Treasurer/CFO, there were no comments or concerns, and her contract will be approved at the May Board of Education Meeting. This Hearing ended at 7:17 pm.
Result: Approved
Motioned: Ted McKinniss, Member
Seconded: Gary Sims, Member
| Voter | Yes | No | Abstaining |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tara Dyer, Member | X | ||
| Shelly Ehret, Member | X | ||
| Debbie Good, Member | X | ||
| Dr Bob Haas, Member | X | ||
| Mick Landon, Member | X | ||
| Jim McFarland, Member | X | ||
| Ted McKinniss, Member | X | ||
| Eric Park, Vice President | |||
| Michael Patterson, Member | X | ||
| Pam Pinney, Member | X | ||
| Glenna Plotts, President | X | ||
| Keith Rogers, Member | X | ||
| Gary Sims, Member | X |
9.1
Employment
Administrative
- Public Hearing for the Retirement/Rehire of Tammi L. Cowell, Treasurer/CFO
- LeRoy Smith, Dean of Students, 1 year contract beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, Class II, Step 10.
Certified Contracts
- Angela Lavery, Intervention Specialist/CEI Instructor, 1 year contract beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, Class II, Step 20.
- Mary Hughes, Intervention Specialist, 1 year contract beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, Class IV, Step 17.
- Hope Losh, Intervention Specialist, 1 year contract beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, Class III, Step 8.
Approve the following effective with the 2024-2025 school year:
Carolee Balliett, School Counselor, 1 Year
Jamie Bando, VOSE Coordinator, 3 Year
Diana Barry, Instructor, 1 Year
Paula Brazell, Instructor, Continuing
Brandon Burk, Instructor, 2 Year
Jason Campbell, Instructor, 1 Year
Lauren Casale, Instructor, 1 Year
Dakota Elswick, Instructor, 1 Year
Jennifer Gardner, Instructor, 1 Year
Brett Gentkowski, Instructor, 5 Year
Tonya Gruel-Wright, Instructor, 1 Year
Jackie Johnson, VOSE, 1 Year
Megan Looney, Instructor, 1 Year
Dave Mack, Instructor, 1 Year
Dennis Marsh, Instructor, 1 Year
Nicole Panamarczuk, Instructor, 1 Year
Levi Retterer, Instructor, 1 Year
Dawn Roberts, Instructor, 1 Year
Mark Robinson, Instructor, 4 Year
Tim Scheid, IS, 1 Year
Allison Schuster, Instructor, 1 Year
Scott Waters, Instructor, 1 Year
Sheri Wells, Instructor, 5 Year
David Willey, Instructor, 5 Year
Chloe Willison, Instructor, 1 Year
Hannah Wilson, Instructor, 1 Year
Classified Contracts
Approve the following effective with the 2024-2025 school year:
Linda Blue, Cafeteria Monitor, 2 Year
Scott Cameron, Credit Recovery, 2 Year
Breeanna Gould, Cafeteria, 2 Year
Holly Jacobson, Admissions & Recruitment Coordinator, 2 Year
Bethany Rice, Administrative Assistant, Continuing
Jodi Rogers, Administrative Assistant, 1 Year**
Brian Schaadt, Custodian, 2 Year
Carol Scott, Cafeteria, Continuing
Jimmy Thiel, Electrician/Maintenance, 2 Year
Erin Timmins, Ad Ed/Secondary Fiscal Specialist, 2 Year
Eric Walters, Maintenance, 2 Year
Marcie Whited, Executive Assistant, 2 Year
Leanne Zeller, Cafeteria, 2 Year
**Retired/Rehired Employee
Extended Service for the 2024-2025 School Year
Angela Lavery, 5 days
Angela Lavery, 6 days for new employee
Mary Hughes, 5 days
Mary Hughes, 6 days for new employee
Hope Losh, 5 days
Hope Losh, 6 days for new employee
Substitutes
Tom Reynolds, Welding, effective April 9, 2024, through the remainder of the 2023-2024 school year, $115 per day
Cody Basinger, Engineering for the remainder of the 2023-2024 school year, $115 per day
Adult Education
- Mariann Wright, Administrative Assistant, 1 year contract for the 2024-2025 school year, Step 11.
- Mariann Wright, Administrative Assistant, effective April 22, 2024 through the remainder of the 2023-2024 contract, $25.59 per hour on an as needed basis for training.
Student Workers
Coll McGowan, Aquaponics in CEI during weekends and school breaks for the remainder of the 2023-2024 school year.
Additional Pay
- To retroactively pay the students that were in attendance at the All Associate School Boards Dinner on March 20, 2024, $12.00 per hour.
- To retroactively pay the lab instructors that were in attendance at the All Associate School Boards Dinner on March 20, 2024, $25.00 for their attendance, must be time sheeted.
- To increase the hours per day for Tonnia Howard to 6 hours per day, effective March 18, 2024.
- To retroactively pay Jennifer Dawson for additional hours worked during clinical hours with students. Not to exceed 14.5 hours and to be time sheeted.
9.2
Day without Pay
To retroactively approve a day without pay for Paula Brazell on April 2, 2024.
9.3
Facilities Rental Fee Waiver
Recommend waiving the facility rental fee and liability insurance requirement for the Morrow County Extension Office to partner with Construction Trades Instructor, David Willey for a Career Exploration Workshop on April 27, 2024.
9.4
Contract with META Solutions
To approve the Service Agreements including Schedule I and Schedule II Summaries of Cost with META Solutions for services to be provided in the 2024-2025 school year.
9.5
Donation
To accept a donation of building materials from Urban Industries, Inc., valued at $2,887.20, to be used by Construction Trades to construct a stage for senior recognition to be used at the Coliseum.
9.6
Inventory Items for Disposal
To approve the disposal of the attached items through auction or recycling.
9.7
Out of State Conference Requests
To approve Wes Gast, Mark Robinson and Aaron Stewart to attend the Automate Conference in Chicago May 7 - 9, 2024. They will be learning about how AI will affect manufacturing and Mark Robinson has been nominated for robotics teacher of the year and will be honored at the conference.
9.8
Salary Schedules
To approve the revised salary schedules for the 2024-2025 school year:
Dean of Students
Classified Staff Salary Schedule "C"
9.9
Agreement for Attendance Services
To approve the Agreement with Steve Helbert to provide attendance services 09/01/2024 - 05/31/2025.
9.10
Adult Education Clinical Agreement with London Fire/EMS
To approve the Agreement with London Fire/EMS for Clinical Training.
10.
Resolution Approving Schematic Design Stage
__________moved to approve the Resolution Approving Schematic Design Stage Submissions and Authorizing the Design Professional to Proceed with the Design Development Phase for the CTE Expansion Project.
__________seconded the motion.
Discussion
Roll Call:
___ Mrs. Dyer ___ Mr. Landon ___ Mrs. Pinney
___ Mrs. Ehret ___ Mr. McFarland ___ Mr. Rogers
___ Mrs. Good ___ Mr. McKinniss ___ Mr. Sims
___ Dr. Haas ___ Mr. Patterson ___ Mr. Park
___ Mrs. Plotts
Minutes
Result: Approved
Motioned: Dr Bob Haas, Member
Seconded: Jim McFarland, Member
| Voter | Yes | No | Abstaining |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tara Dyer, Member | X | ||
| Shelly Ehret, Member | X | ||
| Debbie Good, Member | X | ||
| Dr Bob Haas, Member | X | ||
| Mick Landon, Member | X | ||
| Jim McFarland, Member | X | ||
| Ted McKinniss, Member | X | ||
| Eric Park, Vice President | |||
| Michael Patterson, Member | X | ||
| Pam Pinney, Member | X | ||
| Glenna Plotts, President | X | ||
| Keith Rogers, Member | X | ||
| Gary Sims, Member | X |
11.
Discussion
Minutes
Mr. Rogers shared appreciation from his Mt. Gilead Board of Education for the All Boards Dinner.
Dr. Speelman read a letter of thanks from the Pleasant Board of Education regarding the success of the All Boards Dinner.
12.
Executive Session
WHEREAS, as a public board of education may hold an executive session only after a majority of a quorum of this board determines by a roll call vote to hold such a session and only at a regular or special meeting for the sole purpose of the consideration of any of the following matters:
1. In accordance with ORC 121.22G1 - The appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline, promotion, demotion or compensationof a public employee or official, or the investigation of charges or complaints against a public employee, official, licensee, or regulated individual.
2.In accordance with ORC 121.22G2 - The purchase of property for public purposes, or for the sale of property at competitive bidding.
3.In accordance with ORC 121.22G3 - Conferences with an attorney for the public body concerning disputes involving thepublic body that are the subject of pending or imminent court action.
4.In accordance with ORC 121.22G4 - Preparing for, conducting, or reviewing negotiations or bargaining sessions withpublic employees concerning their compensation.
5. In accordance with ORC 121.22G5 - Matters required to be kept confidential by federal law or regulations or state statutes.
6. In accordance with ORC 121.22G6 - Details relative to the security arrangements and emergency response protocols for a public body or a public office.
Therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED that the Tri-Rivers Joint Vocational School District Board of Education, by a majority of the quorum present at this meeting, does hereby declare its intention to hold an executive session on item(s) ______ as listed above.
Discussion
Roll Call:
___ Mrs. Dyer ___ Mr. Landon ___ Mrs. Pinney
___ Mrs. Ehret ___ Mr. McFarland ___ Mr. Rogers
___ Mrs. Good ___ Mr. McKinniss ___ Mr. Sims
___ Dr. Haas ___ Mr. Patterson ___ Mr. Park
___ Mrs. Plotts
The Board entered into Executive Session at __________.
Minutes
The Board entered into Executive Session at 7:37 p.m. for purpose #1.
Result: Approved
Motioned: Mick Landon, Member
Seconded: Dr Bob Haas, Member
| Voter | Yes | No | Abstaining |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tara Dyer, Member | X | ||
| Shelly Ehret, Member | X | ||
| Debbie Good, Member | X | ||
| Dr Bob Haas, Member | X | ||
| Mick Landon, Member | X | ||
| Jim McFarland, Member | X | ||
| Ted McKinniss, Member | X | ||
| Eric Park, Vice President | |||
| Michael Patterson, Member | X | ||
| Pam Pinney, Member | X | ||
| Glenna Plotts, President | X | ||
| Keith Rogers, Member | X | ||
| Gary Sims, Member | X |
13.
Executive Session Concluded
Executive Session concluded at __________.
Minutes
Executive Session concluded at 8:18 p.m.
14.
Adjourn
Roll Call:
___ Mrs. Dyer ___ Mr. Landon ___ Mrs. Pinney
___ Mrs. Ehret ___ Mr. McFarland ___ Mr. Rogers
___ Mrs. Good ___ Mr. McKinniss ___ Mr. Sims
___ Dr. Haas ___ Mr. Patterson ___ Mr. Park
___ Mrs. Plotts
Meeting declared adjourned at _________p.m.
Next meeting is May 15, 2024
Minutes
The meeting was declared adjourned at 8:19 p.m.
Result: Approved
Motioned: Mick Landon, Member
Seconded: Jim McFarland, Member
| Voter | Yes | No | Abstaining |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tara Dyer, Member | X | ||
| Shelly Ehret, Member | X | ||
| Debbie Good, Member | X | ||
| Dr Bob Haas, Member | X | ||
| Mick Landon, Member | X | ||
| Jim McFarland, Member | X | ||
| Ted McKinniss, Member | X | ||
| Eric Park, Vice President | |||
| Michael Patterson, Member | X | ||
| Pam Pinney, Member | X | ||
| Glenna Plotts, President | X | ||
| Keith Rogers, Member | X | ||
| Gary Sims, Member | X |
