001Uh good evening everyone. Uh today is Tuesday, September 9th, 2025. We are here at the River Administration building to begin the river board of education work session. Mr. PD, will you please call the role? >> Mrs. Brackett >> here. >> Mr. Here, Mr. Malik >> here. >> Mrs. Ra >> here. >> Mrs. Sto >> here. >> Okay. Thank you. Uh we do not have any uh presentations uh this evening. There's nothing on the board of agendas. I'm sorry, the board of education's agenda. Mr. Bine, >> nothing. Thank you. >> Okay. >> Uh, Mr. White, >> nothing. >> Okay. We're going to go ahead and um review some new or revised policies. There's going to be no action. Um, do you want to go ahead and lead the charge here? >> Sure. 6.05 interd district open
002enrollment. Uh, one of the laws is that with anybody serving in armed services, we have to allow their students to be here to come to school here in our district. And this is an update to that policy. It just removes any kind of application deadline. >> Okay. 6.08 student absences and excuses. It is updated to include that students can miss school for up to eight hours for driver's education. That's a new state law as well. >> That's what I was going to ask. So, it is a state law. I wonder that seems random. So, okay. Can I ask a question just about the wording because the it says the days may be non-consecutive like >> the way that that's worded made me wonder if it >> so it doesn't have to be like Monday through
003Thursday. It could be like mix and match. I just didn't know why it was specifically stated in that way or like >> I guess that I guess it could be like a weekly class or something. >> Does that mean they may not be consecutive or it just is? I don't know. The wording was a little bit confusing to me why that wouldn't be worded. the word may lets it be wide open. So >> yeah, I didn't know if that side. >> Yeah, I mean you wanted me to look more closely at that question. >> Well, I just Is it necessary? Like does it >> The example that they gave us is that often times when they do incars for driving it's in two-hour chunks, right? So it could be two hours on Monday, two hours
004on Tuesday, two hours on Wednesday, two hours on Thursday because you have to have that number of hours behind with the driver's license or the driver's education teacher behind the wheel. So they did eight hours because that's it. >> Um and they did twoour chly scheduled. >> Yeah, that part I understand just the maybe non-consecutive like may it also be consecutive. I don't know. It just didn't >> I would think yes though right of course but then why is it specified that way is all I was wondering. But I mean it doesn't bother me that it's in there. I was just confused why it needed to be in there. So it's fine. >> Okay. >> Um student discipline. >> So it adds to list of reasons why when students are expelled or removed or suspended
005from school that I as a superintendent could also then say they would not participate in graduation ceremony. I like that. And that's a good rule. Um I was curious. So it removed on number eight, which is now just not there. The old number eight, I guess, an appeal of the expulsion must be made within 14 days of receipt of the notice. So is there now no limit to the appeal or that was what just made me curious like is there they can appeal forever? Yes. So, you know what? I read the wrong one. I'm sorry. This is sideways. So, I wasn't at that one. So, for 6.18, appeal of expulsion removes the 14 day for 618. The one I just talked about is 619 with the student. >> Oh, then you're right. It is the
006next one. I just thought you hadn't got I thought >> Sorry, but that's a good question. Like, how long is the appeal process? It doesn't stay. I mean, I get maybe not 14, but it can't be indefinite. It feels like >> I don't know if there be a statutory requirement be done in a year or anything that ask that question. >> That might be something we want to ask about because I feel like there should be some sort of limit. >> Well, in U B it says that the notice shall indicate that the notice of intent to appeal must be postmarked no later than 14 days after the date of the notice of the expulsion. So, it kind of redundant >> to have eight there. So, I don't know that you need it twice. I
007think it's covered in B. >> Oh, okay. But, oh, I see >> the second part of B. >> The second part, the notice of intent. Okay. So, yeah, that makes sense. Okay. >> I was thinking it was just um the notice of the right of the parent, but yeah, it's the second part. Okay, that makes sense. Thanks. Sorry about that. All good. >> So you uh were talking about uh >> 6.19. >> Yeah. Sorry. So it is that's the one where students it add to the list for re for reasons for expulsion suspension and removal from school and then I don't have to allow them to participate graduations anymore. for any of these listening. All right. 6.51 is electronic communication devices, cell phones. >> It's just an update to that as based on the new
008state law. students are not to have them during the instructional day. >> Have you gotten any feedback? Is it still going pretty well? >> Mr. Ferris has reported that it's going remarkably well. >> Great. >> In fact, since he's going to be at the board meeting Tuesday night for a presentation, I asked him to maybe be ready just to share a little bit about how it's been going uh because he's getting really positive feedback from both students and staff. >> Oh, good. >> That's great. >> Yeah. He said it's they've not had a lot of infractions and it's gone much more smoothly than he anticipated. He shared that one staff member, I don't want to steal his thunder, but that one staff member said she feels like she has their kids back again because they're
009talking more. They're just more vibrant in class. >> Oh, I'm so happy to hear that. That's great. >> He's really excited. >> My kid said it's going great. >> Really? >> Yeah. >> Oh, good. >> I haven't heard any complaints, which probably is a good sign. So, >> I have not >> um I'm just uh I don't know. This hasn't taken effect yet, I guess. So, we're talking about changes, but I was wondering if there have been any teachers or administration for that matter that have opted to utilize phones for student learning specifically, like obviously it allows for it for an IEP or 504, but this specifically says that it can be authorized by a teacher or administrator for per purposes of student learning. So, do we know of any teachers who have still opted
010to utilize devices? >> No, not that they've shared. I haven't asked though and nobody's shared. So, maybe >> that's done next week. >> Yeah, I'm just curious if anybody has felt the need to still utilize it. Curious. I'll ask >> 7.04 motion placement and retention. It removes a truency requirement to not promote a student to the next grade level. So there was a truency aspect that had to be part of a student not passing certain subjects and therefore if they could hold that person back or not promote that student it removes that truency requirement. Then 9.07 07 is just updating our policies so that Mrs. Campbell is in there or director at director of operations and changes to those titles. That's true also for 9.09 9.18 is switching out Dr. Te's email address and my
011email address. My email will be on there 9.25 is just stating director of operations and human resources. I just went over it really fast. If you want me to repeat anything, let me know. >> No, none. >> Thank you. >> That's my question. Thanks. >> Pretty straightforward. >> Y All right. Uh why don't we move on to review the regular meeting agenda? So, we have one, two, four um presentations, recognitions. We are going to have a busy night. We have a Ridgefield. I just want you to know, so Mr. Fry reached out. They have students who are doing video video like producing the videos for announcements and all those things for the school year at Bath. And so instead of doing them separately, he wanted to do all 10 at once. And so we told
012him he could bring all 10 of those students. We'll have 10 students from math. The other three buildings will have three each to be recognized. And then yes, we have three presentations. Um so Mr. Neightenbach will be here to talk about the start training that our bus drivers had at the beginning of the school year. >> And then officer Drestler will be here to talk about Katie mobile, which is part of our status solutions. And then it's an app and what that does for us. And then Mrs. Roach and Mr. Ferris will be talking about every student thrives, how we use data to inform our practices and sharing about some of the data, how we use it, and they'll also bring up the US News and World Report ranking as well. >> Look forward to
013hearing that. >> Let the public speak to agenda items. education agenda this time. Nothing. Mrs. Burke did email us and she will have information or something for that for us at the board meeting next week. And it takes us to Mr. Bern minutes, financial report, purchase, normal ones, donations as well, asset deletions. We have some old curriculum materials from Marsha and we have an old floor stand shredder at Richfield that's no longer no longer repairable. So it will be discarded pending your approval. And the last item is the annual request to set aside $75,000 of our PI fund into the PI for turf replacement. So that's earmarked for that. Dave Forest, my predecessor, and whoever else decided to do that years ago, deserves accolades for that because I just continue it, but it's a great
014idea. We replaced the field now four or five years ago when the high school opened five, but the money was sitting there to do the track and the turf at that time and nobody had to worry about it, which most districts aren't that fortunate that >> you have a kitty sitting there to do that and they go scrambling or in one of my prior districts, we extended out to about 17 years >> in order to get the the funding build up. They did it. So, it was a great idea by Dave and and whoever else was involved in that and I'm glad to be able to continue to do it for three years and that's it. >> All right. So, we have additional hours there for transition time. We hired Mr. Thornton very late in
015the summer. He came in to fill a intervention specialist that was on maternity leave at that and so we were able to get some extra hours for him to come in and meet with our to learn about the students that we serve and how to work together. Salary increase letter B. [Applause] That's just to fix an error, right? >> Correct. For Ryan Fletcher. Thank you. So, he was previously approved as an MA plus30 and caught that is supposed to be BA plus 30. So much to Ryan's ship. >> He probably did. >> He was actually really honest about it. He emailed Brenda and said he couldn't sleep with himself or something like that and shared that this was a mistake and he was >> Yeah, he was very honest with it. It was great. He's
016great. He Yeah, he's a great guy. >> Fantastic. >> So, so then we have followed up the co-curricular non-athletic supplemental contracts. I have a list there for you and then athletic supplement contracts. E then number two are classified personnel resignations and then change of employment there for Lori Schmidt. and then as well for Kathy Dew Deweiler. Then we'll be approving at the same time Kathy Deweiler to go become our new River Middle School guidance secretary. That change and then we have Denise Tempone who's a food service worker. She will be moving to the high school to help serve there as a guidance secretary or the high school. You'll see that addition right there followed by her resignation. Then we have a change in positions and hours scheduled there for our playground is our ES. And
017then same with Katherine Con parttime food service was previously 2.5 hours increase for student needs for us. Same with Donnie Simmons and we have Tracy Watson as well. Times added to help Uh just make sure we're on time that we're picking up student who was added to that round for special needs. >> Any questions on any of those? >> I would just say when AJ's there Tuesday night, just like tagging on with Doug on extra topics you could ask him about the status of our drivers as well as our drive a bus event that will be this Saturday. He >> I won't steal his thunder. Yeah. doing an incredible job and fulfilling field trip. >> So, hit him up on that if you remember. >> Do you know, Rick, is there an RSVP for Saturday
018or could people just show up? >> I think you just show up and >> so we don't have like an expected number or anything. >> Brenda told me uh yesterday or today that we have 15. So, somehow she knows >> I think they can sign up through the flyer center 15. >> Well, last year, didn't we pick up two drivers? I think if I remember >> some people do it out of curiosity bus, but others >> but we we've uh we've borrowed a few now from a neighboring district that we've been able to attract and he he's got a lot of good stuff going on. >> That's great. He does a really good job. He does >> a very nice job. >> I told you PTA today that if it's just part of their bucket
019list to drive a bus, they could come and AJ be happy to give them the experience. >> I'm sure any of the five of you if you want to go drive a bus just to try it. Dan and I talked to three. >> I think Luke just wants to ride a bus. >> He's three, so that's still like >> exciting. >> We talked to three of our drivers leaving a football game Thursday night at Parma. They couldn't have been any more cheerful and pleasant and they had to be back at work at like 5:30 the next morning and it was 9:30. They were still in We've got some good ones going on there. So, it's been nice. That's great. So fortunate. So indeed there we have more new hires coming. Tammy will be replacing a
020staff member that left mid year last year. Then Jennifer will be a new bus driver from us. She's worked in the past with AJ. Mark Bartland is coming to us. He's a retired teacher, chemistry teacher. Actually just retired this past year coming to drive us and then worked part time in our food service. Great. >> He's a resident of River. Great. That's great. >> Pl Heights, I believe. >> I was just gonna ask. Okay. >> Y >> uh Christine will be replacing Kathy Deweiler and then Hannah, she's going to be picking up a student onetoone assignment for us. And then Rene is filling a vacancy for us as well. Holly is filling a previously unfilled vacancy. E we get to our bus drivers. We have two new being trained and then we have a list
021for our substitutes classified substitutes and then we'll have co-curricular non-athletic supplemental contracts the athletic supplemental contracts. That brings me to e student services. Any questions on any of those? >> Uh 2025 2026 interd district service area contract. That's just our annual agreement with the educational service center in Northeast Ohio. So at health, we will we have a school psychologist who's offering the beginning of the school year. So we have some evaluations and things that get those done, make sure we're compliant with timelines and things of that nature. And then for other business, we have the out of state field trip for softball spring break. and then the revised policies with no action. Any questions on three or four takes us to Roman numeral 10 information and discussion items. Officer Drestler will be a bit will
022be there. He's going to be talking about Katie Mobile and could also be there to talk about our volunteer share his information there in our next board meetings. >> All right. Thank you. And right now we don't have executive session for next week either. Right. All right. Are there any questions on the draft agenda for next week? Very good. Um, anything for the good of the order for the work session? >> We don't have a need to go into executive session. So I have a motion and a second for German. >> Motion. >> Second. We all know those dreams from >> Mr. Pine. >> Mrs. Stein. >> Yes. >> Mr. High. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Bracket. >> Yes. >> Mr. Malik. >> Yes. And >> Mrs. R. >> Yes. >> All right. We're returned.