001recall the meeting back to order here. Mrs. Mock here. Mr. Porter Mr. Sherwood Mrs. Smack here. Would everybody's please rise for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you, Mr. Porter. Would you read the vision and mission statement of the Austin schools? The Austin Town local school district is a united community with a proud legacy and a pro progressive approach to education. We provide an inspiring education that strengthens and prepares our students for unlimited future opportunities. Item five, upon recommendation of the treasurer, approve the agenda for the 51525 board of education regular session. Second, Mrs. Smeck. Mrs. Mock. Yes. Mr. Markham. Yes. Mr. Porter. Mr. Sherwood.
002Yes. Public comments. There are nobody nobody has signed up for the public comments. Moving on to the principal's report. Mr. Mariana Fitch High School. Good evening everyone. I'm going to start off with AES. AES has lots of endofear fun. This week we have fun days for all grades, author's tea in first grade with celebrations and field trips. Next week we have second grade farewell and prek graduation as well as kindergarten end of the year performances. We are so grateful for all of the help our PTA and the AES staff for making sure that students have an awesome ending. All end of the year assessments have been completed and the teachers are looking at uh data from their TBTs next week and reflecting on intervention strategies. Summer school begins on June 2nd for the most at
003risk students in reading and math and K through two grades. On to AIS. We are wrapping up our last week of school. Lots of activities going on including food trucks, arcade field trips for the whole school, fun days, and grade five graduation. Thank you to our PTA for all of that they have done for our students and staff this year. AMS, we are in our final stretch of the school year. Our band and choir performed their final concert and they did an amazing job. Congratulations to Mrs. Cuin and Mr. Martin on another exceptional performance. We had our annual career day which our students truly enjoyed. Thank you to the career day volunteers that came in and gave our students the idea of what different jobs in different fields looked like. Thank you to our PTA
004for putting on multiple events the month of May for our teachers and students to participate in creating lasting memories. Enjoy your summer and thank you all for the support that you have given the AMS staff. And then finally, Fitch. So the end of the year is approaching quickly at Fitch. The month of May has been filled with AP testing. Fitch gave over 420 exams spanning 18 different classes. Best of luck to those students. This week we received our state uh end of course exam scores um besides English and we saw growth across all content. We know we'll see the same results with our English as well. And then finally, the last two weeks have been uh filled with celebrating our seniors. Tomorrow in the morning, we will have our senior breakfast followed directly by our
005graduation practice and then we'll bring everything together with commencement on Sunday at 10:30. I'm excited to see everyone there. Thank you. Thank you. So, treasures uh upon recommendation of the treasur approve the following items A through D by consent action. So move. Second. Mrs. Mock. Yes. Mr. Mr. Sherwood. Yes. Mr. Markham. Yes. Mr. Porter. Yes. Mrs. Smerek. Yes. The superintendent. Consent items. Upon recommendation of the superintendent, approve the following items A through K by consent action. So move. Second. Mr. Sherwood. Yes. Mrs. Smerek. Yes. Mr. Markham. Yes. Mrs. Mock. Yes. Mr. Porter. Yes. Item 10. Upon recommendation of the superintendent, approve the three-year contract for Stephanie Brown, supervisor of human resources from 7125 to 6:3028. Salary in accordance with the board approved administrative salary schedule. Second. Mrs. Mock. Yes. Mrs. Smack. Yes. Mr. Markham. Yes.
006Mr. Porter. Yes. Mr. Sherwood. Yes. Upon recommendation of the superintendent, approve the three-year contract for Kathy Dena, district uh security director and truency officer from 8125 to 73128 salary in accordance with the board approved administrative salary schedule. So moved second. Mrs. Yes. Mr. Sherwood, yes. Mr. Markham, yes. Mrs. Mock, yes. Mr. Porter, yes. Upon recommendation of the superintendent, approve the one-year contract for Katherine Dorbish, elementary principal from 8125 to 73126 salary in accordance with the board approved administrative salary schedule. So move second. Mrs. Mock, yes. Mrs. Smeck, yes. Mr. Markham, yes. Mr. Porter, yes. Mr. Sherwood, yes. Upon recommendation of the superintendent, approve the three-year contract for Angela Cop, special education director from 8125 to 73128 salary in accordance with the board approved administrative salary schedule. So moved. Second. Mrs. Smeck, yes. Mrs. Mock, yes.
007Mr. Markham, yes. Mr. Porter, yes. Mr. Sherwood, yes. Upon recommendation of the superintendent, approve the three-year contract for Britney Morell, marketing and public relations specialist from 8125 to 73128. Salary in accordance with board approved administrative salary schedule. So move. Second. Mrs. Mock. Yes. Mrs. Smerek. Yes. Mr. Markham. Yes. Mr. Porter. Yes. Mr. Sherwood. Yes. Upon recommendation of the superintendent, approve the three three-year contract for Angie Morz, transportation supervisor from 7125 to 63028 salary in accordance with board approved administrative salary schedule. So moved. Second. Mrs. Smeck, yes. Mr. Sherwood, yes. Mr. Markham, yes. Mrs. Mock, yes. Mr. Porter, yes. Upon recommendation of the superintendent, approve the three-year contract for James Pink, middle school assistant principal from 8125 to 73128 salary in accordance with board approved administrative salary schedule. So move second. Mrs. Mock, yes. Mrs. Smeck,
008yes. Mr. Markham, yes. Mr. Porter, yes. Mr. Sherwood, yes. Upon recommendation of the superintendent, approve the one-year contract for Janet Polish, elementary school assistant principal from 8125 to 73126 salary in accordance with the board approved administrative salary schedule. So move second. Mr. Sherwood, yes. Mrs. SM, yes. Mr. Markham, yes. Mrs. Mock, yes. Mr. Porter, yes. Upon recommendation of the superintendent, approve the three-year contract for Dorothy Repy, data compliance coordinator from 8125 to 73128 salary in accordance with board approved administrative salary table. So moved. Second. Mrs. Mock. Yes. Mrs. Smeck, yes. Mr. Markham, yes. Mr. Porter, yes. Mr. Sherwood, yes. Upon recommendation of the superintendent, approve the three-year contract for Jeff Suavevel, director of pupil services from 8125 to 73128 salary in accordance with the board approved administrative salary schedule. Second, Mrs. Smerek, yes. Mr. Sherwood,
009yes. Mr. Markham, yes. Mrs. Mock, yes. Mr. Porter, yes. Upon recommendation of the superintendent, approve the three-year contract for Robin Vickers, intermediate school principal from 8125 to 73128 salary in accordance with the board approved administrative salary schedule. So move second. Mrs. Mock, yes. Mrs. Smeck, yes. Mr. Markham, yes. Mr. Porter, yes. Mr. Sherwood, yes. Upon recommendation of the superintendent approve the three-year contract for Alexis Weber, director of food services from 7125 to 63028 salary in accordance with the board approved administrative salary schedule. So move second. Mrs. Mock, yes. Mrs. Yes. Mr. Markham? Yes. Mr. Porter? Yes. Mr. Sherwood? Yes. Upon recommendation of the superintendent, approve the three-year contract for William Young, curriculum director, from 8125 to 73128, salary in accordance with the board approved administrative salary schedule. So moved. Second. Mrs. Smerek. Yes. Mr. Sherwood.
010Yes. Mr. Markham. Yes. Mrs. Mock. Yes. Mr. Porter. Yes. Upon recommendation of the superintendent, approve the three-year contract for Kathy Zatop, assistant transportation supervisor from 7125 to 63028. Salary in accordance with the board approved administrative salary schedule. So moved. Second. Mrs. Smerek. Yes. Mr. Sherwood. Yes. Mr. Markham. Yes. Mrs. Mock. Yes. Mr. Porter. Yes. Item 24, a resolution authorizing a guaranteed maximum price amendment with Hiveley Construction Company in connection with the construction of a new recreation center. Upon recommendation of the treasur, approve the guaranteed maximum price amendment number eight dated April 1, 2025 between Austintown Local School District and Hiveley Construction Company as stated below. So moved. Second. Mrs. Smeck, yes. Mrs. Mock. Yes. Mr. Markham. Yes. Mr. Porter. Yes. Mr. Sherwood. Yes. Upon recommendation of the superintendent, approve the following agreement for payment for
011the Leonard Kurts summer program as stated below. So moved. Second. Mr. Sherwood. Yes. Mrs. Smerek. Yes. Mr. Markhamm. Yes. Mrs. Mock. Yes. Mr. Porter. Yes. Item 26. Upon recommendation of the superintendent, approve to adopt, revise, rescend the following board policies as listed below. So moved. Second. Mrs. Smeck. Yes. Mrs. Mock. Yes. Mr. Markham. Yes. Mr. Porter. Yes. Mr. Sherwood. Yes. Item 27. Our next public meeting will be held June 26th here at AMS uh at 5:00 pm with a work session at 4 p.m. in the board office. So move. Second. Mrs. Mock. Yes. Mrs. Smerek. Yes. Mr. Markham. Yes. Mr. Porter. Yes. Mr. Sherwood. Yes. Treasurer comments. Superintendent comments. Yes, I do. Just to be brief, I am very proud of our administrative team here in Austin Town School District. And I want to congratulate
012all our renewals of our of those administrators. And uh I I just appreciate their their hard work and their dedication towards Austin Town. It means a lot to everyone at this at this table here. They represent our district very very well and I'm very proud of that again. And so congratulations uh the three new hires uh you know I want to congratulate Dr. Repy on her position and Mr. Savel on his new position. I look forward to them coming over to central office. And last but not least, I'd like to congratulate someone out there named Isabella Kely for her new position as a fourth grade teacher at AIS. She couldn't make it last board meeting because she had a conference. So we look forward to your dedication, Miss Kelty. That's it. Thank you everybody. Board
013comments. I want to wish all of our seniors best of luck in their future after Sunday. Um we're all crossing our fingers that we have good weather, no rain, and don't ever forget once a falcon, always a falcon. pretty much what Kim said as well. Just congratulations to all of our Fitch graduates and their families in the next chapter of their lives. Go Falcons. Uh first, I'd like to just thank everybody who's made a donation to the school district. They're always important and they always go to uh what you intend them to and for good causes. Um secondly, our grads. Congratulations. Um, these two said it in a nutshell. I'm just going to say for the first time in a long time, I think you guys pulled off a great senior prank. So, kudos. Uh,
014next year students, don't take it any further. Uh, we'll be good with that. Uh, other than that, I want to wish everybody a great summer and we'll see you in the fall. And I need a motion to adjurnn. So, move. Second, Mrs. Mock. Yes. Mrs. Smack. Yes. Mr. Markham. Yes. Mr. Porter. Mr. Sherwood.