Board Meeting

Tri-Rivers Career Center
Wednesday, April 24 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm

    1. Call to Order
    Mrs. Glenna Plotts, Board President

    2. Roll Call
    Mrs. Tammi Cowell, Treasurer/CFO

    ___ 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


    3. Pledge of Allegiance
    Mrs. Glenna Plotts, Board President

    4. Public Participation/Introduction of Guests and Their Comments

    5. General Discussion of Agenda, Addendum and Other Items
    Mrs. Glenna Plotts, Board President

    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


    6. Minutes

    Minutes of the March 20, 2024 regular board meeting.


    7. Treasurer's Business and Report
    Mrs. Tammi Cowell, Treasurer/CFO

    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

    9. Superintendent's Report and Recommendation
    Dr. Charles Speelman, Superintendent

    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


    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


    11. Discussion

    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 __________.


    13. Executive Session Concluded

    Executive Session concluded at __________.


    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


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