BRAVE REPORT

LOGAN ELM LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING

Regular Meeting – October 11, 2004 – Held at Salt Creek Elementary School

           

Superintendent’s Report

A.                 Salt Creek Elementary School - Educational Presentation – Marsha Waidelich

1st grade students of Nicole Bennington and Melissa Comer sang 2 patriotic songs, Star Spangled Banner and You’re a Grand Old Flag, which are part of their daily opening routine.

 

Approved

 

Ø      Minutes of Regular Meeting – September 13, 2004 and Records Commission Meeting – September 13, 2004

 

Ø      The financial reports, reconciliations, and investments as presented.

 

Ø      Deleting the following items from inventory:

                  Calculator               #001646             VCR                      #02049

 

Ø      Accepting the following donations:

$3,500 from Logan Elm Athletic Boosters to McDowell Athletic Department

$250 from Jostens to LEHS Renaissance

$100 from Latent Image Photography to LEHS Student Union

$1,032.40 from Logan Elm Music Boosters to LEHS Show Choir

$35 from Jay and Amy Elsea to Washington Library

$30 from Gene Long to Washington Library

$215 from Circleville Rotary and Ralph Starkey to LEHS English Department

$40 from the Child Conservation League to Pickaway Elementary

 

Ø      The following 2004-05 Purpose Statements and Budgets as presented:

                  LEHS Drama Club                                     McDowell Choir

                  McDowell CBIP                                        Tennis

                  LEHS Choir                                               Show Choir

                  LEHS Library                                             JOG

                  Landscaping                                               Special Classes

                  Web Site (Amendment)                             

 

Ø      The State and Federal programs as follows:

            Program FY 2005                                                         

            EMIS                                                                       TBD                    

            Entry Year ($1,100 per participant)                          TBD                    

            Disadvantaged Pupil Impact Aid                    $32,809.23                    

            Network Connectivity Subsidy                       $18,000.00                    

            SchoolNet Plus (Grade 7)                              $21,210.00                    

            SchoolNet Professional Development               $4,140.00                    

            OhioReads Classroom Grants                        $42,000.00                    

            OhioReads – Volunteer Coordinators              $8,000.00                    

            Student Intervention (Grades 1-4)                  $46,720.34                    

            Reading Recovery                                         $31,150.00                    

            Gifted Identification                                                  TBD                    

            Safe School Helpline                                        $2,388.60                    

            IDEA-B (Special Education)                        $487,293.56                    

            Access                                                          $50,000.00                    

            Title I                                                          $355,704.37                    

            Title V (Innovative Programs)                        $10,016.99                    

            Title IV-A (Drug Free Schools)                     $12,379.49                    

            ECSE (Handicapped Preschool)                    $10,718.11                    

            Title II-A (Teacher Quality)                         $125,672.69                    

            CSRD (School Reform)                                                 -                    

            Title II-D (Technology)                                    $9,416.11                    

 

Ø      The appropriation amendment presented.

 

Ø      The transportation of the following students to New Hope School and Fairfield Christian Academy as “impractical” due to the following factors identified in ORC 3327.02:

1.   Time and distance required to transport in allowed time.

2.   The number of pupils to be transported.

3.   The cost of providing transportation in terms of equipment, maintenance and personnel.

And approved payment in lieu of transportation:

         New Hope                     


1.   Seth Follis                      

2.   Danielle Griffith               

3.   Christopher Grubaugh     

4.   Tori Grubaugh

5.   Lauren Lambert

6.   Dillon Lowell

7.   Brooke Pellum

8.   Alex Polacek

9.   Chrisandra Polacek

10. Brittany Pontious

11. Tabitha Pontious

12. Heath Queen

13. Jauren Shumaker

14. Samantha Smolinski

15. Tiffany Smolinski

16. Macie Spiller

17. Hali Woken

 

Fairfield Christian Academy

1.      Rebekah Linton

2.      Cody Pettit

3.   Sommer Henry

 

Ø      A trip for the Logan Elm FFA to Louisville, Kentucky, October 27-30, 2004 for the National FFA Convention at no cost to the Board of Education.

 

Ø      Accepting the resignation of Rhonda Gozy, custodian, effective September 27, 2004.

 

Ø      Employing the following classified employees on 1 year contracts for the 2004-05 school year.  Hours and days to be determined annually:

                           Karen Neiberline –       Custodian – Pickaway Elementary

                           Ginger Selin –               Cook – Logan Elm High School

 

Ø      Employing the following personnel on supplemental contracts for the 2004-05 school year for the positions indicated.  Salary per the negotiated agreement:

                           Sam Rosen                National Honor Society Advisor

                           Jason Beavers           Freshman Boy’s Basketball Coach

                           Lela Riegel                Assistant High School Cheerleader Advisor

                           Lora Wagner             High School Renaissance Advisor

                           Debbie Blum             ½ District Curriculum Team – Laurelville

                           Michelle Fraley          ½ District Curriculum Team – Laurelville

                           Jeremy Neff               7th grade Boy’s Basketball Coach

 

Ø      The following volunteers for the 2004-05 season at no cost to the Board of Education:

                           Mike Linton               Wrestling

                           David Johnson           Wrestling

                           Terry Elliott               Wrestling

                           Jason Snyder             Wrestling

                           Todd Bohrer             Wrestling

                           Craig Gifford             Wrestling

                           Jim Pritchard             Gymnastics

                           Alice Harker              Swimming

 

Ø      Employing Angela Crosby as an aide for a special needs student on a one (1) year classified contract (No Benefits) for the 2004-05 school year pending BCI clearance.  Hours and days to be determined annually.

 

Next Regular Meeting 

         November 8, 2004-7:00 P.M. - Laurelville Elementary School

 

Announced public levy meetings at 7:00 P.M. on:

         Tuesday, October 12                               Washington

         Thursday, October 14                             Pickaway

         Tuesday, October 26                               Laurelville

         Wednesday, October 27                         McDowell