Board Meeting

Tri-Rivers Career Center
Wednesday, October 16 - 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

    4.1 Aaron Hinchliffe from Ohio School Boards Association

    Mr. Hinchliffe will be recognizing Board Member Ted McKinniss for his 35 years of service.


    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 September 18, 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 September 2024.


    7.2 Paid Bills

    To approve the list of paid bills for September 2024.


    7.3 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

    Change in Contract

    • Breanna Gould, Head Cook, Classified Salary Schedule E, Class II, Step 10, effective 09/23/2024
    • Charles M. Hughes, Adult Education Full-Time Industrial Maintenance Instructor, 240-day contract (prorated 210), hours per day, 1920 hours (prorated 1680), $37.90 per hour, beginning 09/09/2024

    Additional Pay

    • Sheila Hamm, to be paid for her Conference Period effective 09/30/2024
    • Jamie Bando, $25.00 per hour for professional development planning time per approved timesheet
    • Jackie Johnson, $25.00 per hour for professional development planning time per approved timesheet

    Substitute for the 2024-2025 school year

    • Hayley Brewster, Full-Time Rotational Substitute Teacher
    • Shea Miller, Substitute Teacher
    • Harley Reynolds, Cafeteria, $12.00 per hour

    Student

    Coll McGowan, CEI Student, to care for the aquaponics system during school breaks for the 2024-2025 school year, hourly minimum wage rate for hours worked as needed.


    9.2 Resignation
    • To accept the resignation of Jennifer Dawson as substitute teacher for the 2024-2025 school year, effective September 16, 2024.
    • To accept the resignation of Susan Gingery as full-time rotational substitute for the 2024-2025 school year, effective September 25, 2024.
    • To accept the resignation of Emma Hord as full-time rotational substitute for the 2024-2025 school year, effective October 11, 2024.
    • To accept the resignation of Harley Reynolds, Cafeteria Cashier, effective September 26, 2024.

    9.3 Days without Pay

    To approve two days without pay for Jennie Rinnert on December 2-3, 2024.


    9.4 Inventory Items for Disposal

    To approve the disposal of obsolete electronics and three vehicles that were used in Automotive Technology.


    9.5 Donation

    To accept the donation of 30 barrels of 15w-40 from Amazon Web Services. The oil will be used by our Automotive Technology and Diesel & Power Equipment Technology programs, estimated donation of $48,000.00.


    9.6 Van Drivers

    To approve the following as Van/Suburban Drivers for the 2024-2025 school year:

    Holly Jacobson

    Angela Lavery


    9.7 Thanksgiving Meal

    To approve providing a free Thanksgiving Lunch for all students and staff on Tuesday, November 26, 2024. After reimbursements, cost of the meals will not exceed $1,700.00.


    9.8 Out of State/Overnight Field Trips
    • To approve approximately 30 students and 4 staff members to attend SkillsUSA Fall Leadership Conference at the Columbus Convention Center, November 14-15, 2024.
    • To approve approximately 20 students and 3 staff members to attend the BPA State Leadership Conference at the Columbus Convention Center, March 10-11, 2025.
    • To approve 25-103 students (actual number will be determined after qualifying events prior to the trip) and 2-3 staff members to attend the HOSA State Leadership Conference at Toledo Glass Center, April 8-10, 2025.

    9.9 Out of State Conferences
    • To retroactively approve Mike Wellin to attend the FCC E-Rate Conference in Washington DC on October 7, 2024.
    • To approve Mary Hughes to attend Special Education Convention & Expo in Baltimore, Maryland March 12-15, 2025.

    9.10 OTES, OSCES and OPES Evaluators

    To approve the following evaluators for the 2024-2025 school year:

                OTES                                  OSCES                            OPES

         Molly Clapper                      Molly Clapper                   Aaron Stewart

         Jennifer Lawson                  Sherrie Dunn

         James Ruble                       Chris Solis

         Chris Solis                             


    9.11 CTSO Budget and Purpose Statements for 2024-2025

    To approve the Budget and Purpose Statements for all Career Technical Service Organizations for the 2024-2025 school year.


    9.12 Electricity Purchase Contract

    To approve the contract to purchase electricity through Interstate Gas Supply, LLC.


    10. Revised/Updated/New Board Policies

    __________moved to approve the following revised/updated/new polices as recommended by Neola and reviewed by the Audit/Finance/Policy Committee to be in compliance with statutory revisions.
    __________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 November 20, 2024


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