001e e e the United States of America One Nation godible with liy and justice [Music] allserve a moment of [Music] silence are there additions or corrections to the agenda we have none may I have a motion for approval of the agenda so moved second someone second it have a second Laticia okay thank you okay roll call Mrs Calhoun yes Mrs Dennison yes M Dukes yes Mrs yes Mr wisi yes motion carried recognition of public any person or group wishing to address the board on agenda items is requested to register their intent with the superintendent secretary prior to the beginning of the board meeting persons are asked to give their name address and telephone number their group affiliation if and when appropriate and the topic to be addressed such request shall be subject to the approval
002of the superintendent and the board president per board policy 69.1 no participant may speak more than once on the same topic unless all others who wish to speak on that topic have been heard all statements shall be directed to the presiding officer no person may address or question board members individually each statement made by participant shall be limited to 3 minutes duration please note that since this is a designated this is designated in the board policy as a time for the public to provide comment the Board of Education and superintendent will not respond to any comment during the meeting we will however provide a written response to each member of the public who is recognized either by email or the US Postal Service we don't have anyone very good thank you next on the agenda
003is the face of a raven Awards recognition thank you very much uh I'm really excited to announce up this month's Raven face of a raven Awards these awards are uh nominated first the adults are nominated by other staff members and the students are nominated by the teachers and principles and these people show um positive energy and do great things at school and at work and so each time or each month we get to recognize those people at this time if the board could head up to the uh stage we're going to start with our adults first so if our adults um staff members can line up over on the side and then following them we'll have all of our students so principles if you could be over there to help with your students and make
004sure that they're all lined up over there in order I would appreciate it starting with Mrs Coleman back to Mr Lane I'll okay our first uh Award winner was unable to make it she was absent today but I would like to recognize Miss CLA Casey she's an intervention specialist at Willard um Willard's principal nominated her and he said we are proud to nominate CLA Casey our outstanding intervention specialist for the face of a raven award Mrs Casey goes above and beyond every day using Innovation and creativity to support her students and help them succeed she thinks outside the box to personalize learning ensuring students feel valued supported and capable of reaching their full potential her dedication passion and passion create a positive engaging environment where students Thrive both academically and personally so we'd like to
005recognize Miss Casey our next staff member is Mr Todd Cummings he's the custodian at the preschool and board office come on up Todd Mr Todd as the students call him greet students with a smile every day he goes above and beyond for the preschool students and the teachers Mr Todd keeps our school safe clean and in excellent condition always quick to address any issues that arise children adore him and he has built wonderful relationships with them making him an invaluable member of the school he is always very protective of the student students and staff he's so helpful and makes sure our building is running smoothly and the students love Mr Todd and love to learn about his job he takes great care of everyone at the preschool he is very conscientious about safety and he
006had four nominations the most of everyone this month so congratulations Mr Cummings our next award M winner is Mrs Michelle castiglion she's an educational assistant at Rena High School Mrs castiglion is amazing in the BRC she always steps up in volunteers to do anything needed she has a positive attitude and high expectations she also is the first to volunteer when the MD unit is short-handed which has been several times this year and helps out there she never complains ever additionally she works full-time in the adult DD Community as a DSP she's a rrad and has has raised her own children in Venice schools and she's truly a face of a raven congratulations Mrs castiglion all right next up our preschool student Steph ship he's in Mrs Crawford's class uh Mrs Crawford said I would like
007to nominate Stephen ship as my face of a raven student Steph has truly blossomed right before my eyes this school year he's a an eager student that enjoys most of the activities presented at school he's an amazing role model during our large group time he has quickly learned all the letters of the alphabet and all the letter sounds he loves counting singing answering questions and listening to stories Mrs Crawford said she can always depend on Steven to set a positive example during large group circle time like all of us Steven has encounters some challenges at school and he tackles them and works hard to overcome them every day he's supported by a wonderful family that is dedicated to his education and his well-being Steven truly represents face of Raven great job Steven all right looking
008Dapper for our next award is Caleb Pridmore he's a kindergartener at West Park looking good there Caleb with that bow tie Caleb premore is really good at being in control in the hallways classroom and on the playground when we walk in the hallway he is really good at keeping a bubble in his mouth he's a kind boy who strives to always do his personal best he's a good role model to his peers he always follows the Raven Way Caleb has learned so much this year his reading and math skills just keep improving Mrs Stanfield his teacher is very proud of him keep up the good work Caleb all right our next student is second grader Denver Robinson from Mrs M's class representing Willard Denver is a very sweet and genuinely kind boy he cares about
009others and their well-being he works hard in class always pays attention and participates to the fullest he's a great helper to mrsm and his classmates and he never expects a reward or anything in return He is a trust trustworthy responsible student who follows classroom rules and eagerly helps others making him a great role model congratulations [Applause] Denver our next student from West Main is averion grade three from Mrs Paul's class Avery is the kind of student every teacher hopes to have in their class he is always kind to his classmates offering a helping hand or an encouraging word when someone needs it Avery is a student who consistently demonstrates exemplary behavior and kindness he is respected and admired by all his teachers for his hard work and friendly nature his ability to remain respectful and
010reasonable in all situations makes him a true role model among his peers and a joy to have in the class CL room congratulations [Applause] Avery all right our next student is an eighth grader from Brown Middle School bright and love and he was nominated by Mrs Coya BR is an eighth grader at Brown Middle School he was nominated by his PE teacher Mrs Coya and here's what she had to say about him he is a joy to have in class every day he consistently brings a positive attitude treating both his teachers and classmates with respect no matter the situation he always finds a way to uplift those around him never showing negativity he listens attentively follows directions without hesitation and works hard in every activity as a true team player he ensures that everyone feels
011included making our class environment welcoming and supportive his kindness and Leadership set a great example for others and his presence makes a difference in our classroom each day congratulations Mr [Applause] love and our final student from Rena High School is Briana Hamilton grade 11 Bri has worked hard this school year to get caught up in all of her classes and to be on track for graduation she's a hard worker in my algebra 2 class so now you know who nominated you and is always willing to ask questions when she may not understand a topic Bri is also eager to help her classmates in class when they may be struggling throughout the building Bri is a student who always has a smile on her face and is eager to greet her teachers it's not often a
012teach teacher hears their name shouted down the hall for a student saying hello Bri even has special handshakes for teachers and administrators throughout the building overall Bri is the student we all hope to have always Pleasant always respectful and always working [Music] [Applause] congratulations so once Bree's done here we're going to take a short recess um we'll take pictures out in the hallway or in the cafeteria here parents will get everybody lined up so everyone can get as many pictures as they need once we're done we'll come back in you're more than welcome to come back in but please don't feel obligated if you don't want to stay thank [Music] you e e e one more hold on on okay may I have the treasures update all righty so uh my update is very short
013um prior to this meeting we did have our um open work session for the public um where we did review our monthly monitoring workbook and our monthly statements um in addition I started to uh present to our Board of Education some of our spring uh fiveyear forecast scenarios uh which would be with um some of the governor's um proposed budget cuts and um scenarios that would have the passage or not the passage of a levy so tomorrow night um here at 6 o'clock there will be a state of the schools where I will be providing to the community a comprehensive um financial report on the district from May 2024 to the present and additionally Mr Rin will be present and he will also be presenting to the community um many of the building and District
014uh achievements that is all next is the superintendent update thank you I just wanted to uh read a couple press releases uh we've received in the last uh couple weeks that we're really proud of uh the first is that both Brown Middle School and a high school um are uh based on most recent Federal accountability measures uh the school has exited status as additional targeted support and Improvement um that's based on the last two years of data and um shows the growth that they've had over those last two years to be exited out of that through the state um Department of Education and Workforce so I'm really proud of both the high school and the middle school um as we uh hold our quarterly meetings for the district leadership team we really focus on data
015and instruction to try and get those two schools out so that's a great accomplishment for both Brown and the high school and also we found out uh in the last couple days that West Main is being honored as a governor science of reading recognition program school it's a prestigious designation that celebrates the school's unwavering commitment to highquality literacy instruction aligned with the science of reading which is what we're all U mandated to use West Main is only one of 47 schools across the entire state of Ohio to receive this esteemed recognition so congratulations to West m brown and the high school on all their dedicated work towards uh instruction I also want to congratulate our bowling team uh they competed uh last week down at the State Bowling Tournament uh they placed 13th out of
016all division one schools in the state of Ohio great honor they competed very uh vant and uh valiantly and we really excited when they got down there it was a great team effort um congratulations to our boys bowling team reports of the board Mrs Seaman do you have a Maplewood report yes uh we uh visited the uh Power Equipment mechanics program and uh it was done by uh the teacher was uh Mr Dexter Doris who was a former um Highland School graduate and Rena high school graduate I guess um and he teaches kids to tear down engines and then build them up they tear them down together and the student builds them up again um it it was very impressive to listen to him tell about uh and have the kids also talk about it
017um uh the January student of the month was a junior from Rena High School named Dakota west and she's in Hospitality Service careers and so we're very proud of her that she had that honor him oh I'm sorry thank you um we had 12 kids that had perfect attendants they were Isaiah Corey uh Seria aart Christian James Hazel Kovac Edward Mesa Rebecca Mingo Ian Owens Daniel Robinson Ellie trino uh Leela Walton Connor Welling and Isabelle winland and uh several of them are also on the honor rooll the honor rooll kids um let's see our seniors from Rena High School that are on the Maplewood honor roll are Serena everheart Kennedy Miller Luke Miller Matthew rumold Hannah steppic Vincent TK and Elliot Ellie trino uh the Juniors there were 16 Juniors who were on the honor
018Ian care Candice Davis Ryan Eldridge uh narina finny Matthew Fuller with uh fourpoint Dominic heer Katherine H Huth Logan Heisel Elizabeth Ken nisley Rebecca Mingo also 4 point Dave deavin Morgan 4 point Brenda sper 4 point Le uh Leah Leela Walton 4 point Point Connor Welling four point Dakota west and Isabelle winland were all on there and also Matthew R uh rumal senior was the perfect foro thank you thank you Mrs Sean um I do not have a report from The Parks and Recreation so next are the reports of the treasurer um yes so the first um consent agenda we have is a financial items for approval 1 through four A1 the approval of the February 18th business meeting A2 accepting donations and Gifts A3 are Financial reports from the month of February A4 our
019approval of a then and now payment may I have a motion to approve comes agenda 12 a items 1 through 4 second roll call Mrs Calhoun yes Mrs Dennison yes Miss Dukes Mrs Seaman yes Mr wisi yes okay my next is consent agenda items five and six item five is the approval of a return of advance and six is the approval of transfer which was the interest on the advance may I have a motion to approve consant agenda 12a items 5 through six so MO second roll call Mrs Calhoun yes Mrs Dennison yes Miss Dukes yes Mrs Seaman yes Mr wisuki yes motion carried okay next I have consent agenda items S8 and nine item seven is our amended official certificate of estimated resources eight our approval of supplemental Appropriations for fy2 and nine our
020approval of certificate 412 may have a motion to approve constant agenda 12a items 7-9 Mo second roll call Mrs Calhoun yes Mrs Dennison Miss Dukes Mrs Seaman yes Mr wusi yes motion carried next I have a single item agenda item number 10 is accepting the tax adjustment from the county auditor this reflects our reappraisal amounts may I have a motion to approve to accept the tax adjustment from the County Auditors second roll call Mrs Calhoun yes Mrs Dennison Miss Dukes Mrs Seaman yes Mr wisuki yes motion carried okay next I have consent agenda items items 11 12 13 14 and 15 this is our uh approving the filing of a complaint against uh a real property this is um normal that that happens in every school district in the months of March where um these
021are filings from um businesses that want us to uh look at the the tax um assessed values on the properties may have a motion to approve conson agenda 128 items 11 through 15 so moveed second roll call Mrs Calhoun yes Mrs Dennison M Dukes Mrs Seaman yes Mr wusi yes motion carried and I have a single um item number 16 the approval of the monthly monitoring workbook which was reviewed uh prior at our Public Work session may I have a motion to approve our monthly monitoring workbook for the month of February 20125 so Mo second roll call Mrs Calhoun yes Mrs Dennison Miss Dukes yes Mrs Seaman yes Mr wisuki yes and that CL okay next are the reports and recommendation of the superintendent and other administrators thank you uh a is a standalone uh
022number A1 is to approve a resolution to approve the district to permit paper and pencil Administration third grade English language arts and math tests for the 25 26 school year this is a um yearly thing that we renew we feel that students this age we don't want technology getting in the way and allow them to do that okay may have a motion to approve 13A business recommendations item one so moved second R call Mrs Calhoun yes Mrs Dennison M Dukes yes Mrs Seaman yes Mr wisuki yes motion Carri resolutions 2 three and four under a are um a consent um I'm very happy to announce that all three unions the Rea Association including the teachers op C 338 which which is a classified and opy 562 which is our transportation Union all have agreed to
023a 0% one-year extension to our negotiate agreement um as we uh try and work through our fiscal struggles may have a motion to approve 13A items 2 through 4 so moved second roll call Mrs Calhoun yes Mrs Dennison abs Dukes yes Mrs Seaman yes Mr wisi yes oh I guess I need to motion should I abstain also contract it's contract that's up to you um AB stain motion carried can I just uh pause for a minute and thank the unions for working hand inand collaboratively we know that this is going to go a long way towards our um budget to bias a year as we work through uh everything that we're trying to get through so I really appreciate the leadership from all three unions on this one good uh the next one uh five
024is a standalone this is um Mr Kendrick is recommending the board approve uh an agreement with power school this is um for our Energy electric energy agreement I will say that this is um through a co-op and actually we're going to be saving a little money on this over the next Year good very good may I have a motion to approve 13A item five so moveed second roll call Mrs Calhoun yes Mrs Dennison yes M Dukes Mrs Seaman yes Mr wusi yes motion carried thank you number six is also Standalone this is a purchase service agreement for a speech pathologist um Mrs Haynes is recommending we approve Molly Shanker from play on Word LLC to be provided uh provide speech and language services to our preschool students we have a um agreement with Head Start
025that we have to honor this for the following year um it will not exceed $7,500 may have a motion to approve 13A item six so move second roll call Mrs Calhoun yes Mrs Dennison yes Miss Dukes yes Mrs Seaman yes Mr winki yes motion carried thank you the next is uh consent agenda a b and c under Personnel considerations A is for the employment of two substitute teachers Isabella rickle and Deborah remley B is supplemental contracts for uh the two coaches listed number two is for um extracurricular and co-curricular advisor isn't it sorry the certificate is single yes it I'm sorry I didn't have a line there you're correct yes only a for substitute teachers thank you for pointing that out okay okay may I have a motion to approve 14a item one so moved
026second roll call Mrs Calhoun yes Mrs Dennison yes M Dukes yes Mr caman yes Mr wusi yes my apologies uh B and C are together B is for two uh coaches as listed number two is for advisers as listed replacing a departing uh staff member and C are for volunteers all pending background checks uh as listed I have a motion to approve 14b items 1 through two and 14 C item one still moved second roll call Mrs Calhoun yes Mrs Dennison misss Dukes yes Mrs Seaman yes Mr wisuki yes motion Carri uh the final would be all of Declassified 1 through 8 uh the first is to accept the resignation of custodian the second is to accept the resignation of a bus a the third is to accept the resignation of a driver four is
027to accept the resignation of an education Aid as well as number five as listed number six is to improve an educational aid number seven is to approve change in a custodial position based on seniority rights and bidding process and number eight is to approve employment of substitute employees that are classified may I have a motion to approve 14d items 1 through eight so moved second roll call Mrs Calhoun Mrs Dennison M Dukes Mrs Seaman Mr winki yes motion carried next are informational items end of the 3D nine weeks is Friday May 21st spring break is Monday March 24th through Friday March 28th Good Friday Friday um April 18th no school conference comp day is Monday April 21st no school our next Board of Education meeting is Monday April 28th at 5:30 p.m. at Rena High
028School the board has need for an executive session so may I have a motion to enter executive session so move second roll call Mrs Calhoun yes Mrs Dennison yes M Dukes yes Mrs Seaman yes Mr winki yes and executive session or private session of the board is controlled by the Sunshine Law and may only be used for special purposes outlined in the law no action can be taken by the board during executive session in accordance with Ohio Revised Code 12122 the r Board of Education will go into executive session for the sole purposes of consideration of A4 we will not be taking any action after as well okay very good too e e e motion to our meeting Mike made a motion we need a second second M duk okay um roll call Mrs Calhoun
029Mrs Dennison Ms Dukes Mrs Seaman mrki yes motion carried meeting adjourned thank you all you okay got e