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Minutes of REGULAR MEETING

Held
Held Tuesday, March 24, 2009 6:00 p.m.
The Board of Education of the Madison Local School District met in regular session, Tuesday, March 24, 2009, at the Board of Education Office with the following members present: Dave Albert, Jacqueline Azbill, Stephen Baldwin, Jay Fabian and Rex Reigert. Jacqueline Azbill presided.
Rex Reigert moved and Dave Albert seconded that the Board adopt the agenda as presented and with such modifications made by the Superintendent. Jacqueline Azbill, David Albert, Jay Fabian, Stephen Baldwin, and Rex Reigert voted "Yes". Vote: 5-0.
Stephen Baldwin moved and Dave Albert seconded that the Board approve the minutes of the February 24, 2009 regular meeting, pursuant to Board policy BDDG. Jacqueline Azbill, David Albert, Stephen Baldwin, and Rex Reigert voted "Yes". Vote: 4-0. Jay Fabian abstained.
Stephen Baldwin moved and Rex Reigert seconded that the Board approve the minutes of the March 12, 2009 special meeting, pursuant to Board policy BDDG. Jacqueline Azbill, Stephen Baldwin, and Rex Reigert voted "Yes". Vote: 3-0.
Dave Albert and Jay Fabian abstained.
KEN HEART FOUNDATION
Rebekha Black from the KEN Heart Foundation presented the award of an AED to Kaycee Nikses and Kelly Reschke, Freshmen at Madison High School who, in turn, will present the equipment to Mr. Fisher for use at MHS. The girls earned the award for participating last October in the North Coast Run for Hearts 1-mile Recreational Fun Run sponsored by the KEN Heart Foundation whose purpose is to raise awareness of heart disease in young teenagers.
REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TREASURER
Jay Fabian moved and Stephen Baldwin seconded that the Board engage in the following actions as listed below; provided, however, that should any item included within this motion be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be void or illegal, all remaining items within this motion shall remain in full force and effect, notwithstanding the status of the voided item.
► to approve the Financial Report as of February 28, 2009, as found on file in the Treasurer’s office, and the payment of bills for February, 2009.
► to accept, with gratitude, the donation of
■ several items for the preschool playroom, donated in October 2008, from Lexie and Tim Ray, valued at $90 for Madison Memorial Preschool;
■ train table and train sets from Laura Marino, valued at $200 for Betsy Keller’s pre- kindergarten classroom;
■ $650 from Fred Close to be used for the gifted program;
■ $25 from French Chiropractic and Wellness Center to be used by the Madison Pre-K program; and
■ award of $1,000 from Parker Hannifin Corporation for three high school students to enable them to complete work on their PLTW engineering project.
Jacqueline Azbill, David Albert, Jay Fabian, Stephen Baldwin, and Rex Reigert voted "Yes". Vote: 5-0.
David Albert moved and Rex Reigert seconded that the Board approve the following resolution.
RESOLUTION
Lake County Schools Council
WHEREAS the Madison Local School District is a member of the Lake County Schools Council; and / #43-09
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Modif. / WHEREAS the Agreement for the Establishment of the Lake County Schools Council (“Agreement”) can be amended, pursuant to Section 8 of the Agreement, with the approval of at least a majority of the governing bodies of those members; and
WHEREAS Section 3 of that Agreement states that a board of education’s representative on the Council shall be the superintendent; and
WHEREAS the Board of Directors of the Lake County Schools Council has recommended that the Agreement be modified to permit the appointment of an Alternate Representative.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that:
1. This board of education agrees to the proposed modification of Section 3 of the Agreement for the Establishment of the Lake County Schools Council as follows:
Section 3: Representation of Members. The governing body of each Member shall appoint one Representative and may appoint an Alternate Representative. In the case of boards of education, the Representative shall be the Member’s Superintendent and the Alternate Representative, if one is appointed, shall be the Member’s Treasurer. In the case of a Member that is not a board of education, the Representative, and Alternate Representative if one is appointed, shall be executives of the Member appointed by the
Member’s governing body.
In the absences of a Member’s Representative at a meeting, the Member’s Alternate
Representative shall have the authority to exercise all the powers and duties assigned
to the Member’s Representative. At any meeting attended by both the Member’s
Representative and Alternate Representative, only the Representative shall exercise
those powers and duties.
2. The treasurer is directed to send a certified copy of this Resolution to the administrator of the Lake County Schools Council.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that it is hereby found and determined that all formal actions of the Board of Education concerning and relating to the adoption of this Resolution were adopted in an open meeting of the Board, and that all deliberations of the Board and any of its committees that resulted in such formal action were done in meetings open to the public, when required by law, and were in full compliance with the law.
Jacqueline Azbill, David Albert, Jay Fabian, Stephen Baldwin, and Rex Reigert voted "Yes". Vote: 5-0.
Jay Fabian moved and David Albert seconded that the Board accept the amounts and rates of each tax necessary to be levied by the Madison Local Board of Education, as certified by the Lake County Budget Commission; to authorize the necessary tax levies for TY09 CY2010, as found on file in the Treasurer’s office, and to certify them to the County Auditor, pursuant to ORC §5705.34. Jacqueline Azbill, David Albert, Jay Fabian, Stephen Baldwin, and Rex Reigert voted "Yes". Vote: 5-0.
Rex Reigert moved and Jacqueline Azbill seconded that the Board approve the modifications to the FY09 permanent appropriations as found on file in the Treasurer’s office, pursuant to ORC §5705.40. Jacqueline Azbill, David Albert, Jay Fabian, Stephen Baldwin, and Rex Reigert voted "Yes". Vote: 5-0.

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RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
Jay Fabian moved and David Albert seconded that the Board engage in the following personnel actions as listed below; provided, however, that should any item included within this motion be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be void or illegal, all remaining items within this motion shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the status of the voided item.
■ to non-renew the one-year limited contract of Amy Raines, Literacy Specialist, effective at the end of the 2008-09 contract year. [It is the intent of the Board to renew her contract if we receive Title IIA funds for the 2009-2010 school year.]
■ to accept, with regret, the retirement resignation of the following certificated staff, effective at the end of the 2008-09 contract year, pursuant to Article XII, §G, and §L where applicable, of the MEA Negotiated Agreement.
► Karen Battes, MHS Teacher, after 33 years of service; and
► Mary Pelich, MMS Counselor, after 35 years of service.
■ to accept, with regret, the following retirement resignations
► Laurie Dorko [HNK Teacher], effective October 1, 2009, after 35 years of service.
► Nancy Winfield [Assistant to the Treasurer], effective April 1, 2009, after 32½ years
of service.
■ to approve the unpaid leave request of Heidi Globig (NME teacher) effective August 24, 2009 for the
2009-2010 school year, pursuant to Article V, §D[1] of the MEA Negotiated Agreement and Board
policy GBR.
■ to approve the unpaid leave request of Michelle Replogle (MHS teacher) effective May 7 through
June 5, 2009, pursuant to Article V, §D[1] of the MEA Negotiated Agreement, Board policy GBR,
and 29 USC §§ 2601-2654, the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.
■ to approve the unpaid leave request of Teresa Joslin (MMS teacher) effective May 27 through June 5,
2009, pursuant to Article V, §D[1] of the MEA Negotiated Agreement, Board policy GBR, and 29
USC §§ 2601-2654, the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.
■ to authorize and direct the Treasurer to send an adjusted hourly rate of pay salary notice for the 2008-09 contract year to the persons in the positions as outlined below; and, in a separate check, the accumulated retroactive wage equivalent to the hourly increase, subject to the availability of Public Preschool Grant funds or other such dedicated funding sources as may apply to the person in the position
Maureen Fedor Teacher $19.26
Susan Webster Teacher $19.26
Susan Huber Teacher $16.12
Dorothy Kay Assistant $ 9.09
Candice Moore Assistant $ 9.73
Charlotte Raico Assistant $ 8.78
Roxanne Brown Cafeteria Assistant $ 8.32
Beth Rice Secretary $11.64 / #50-09
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Unpaid Lv.
Replogle
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Adjusted
Hourly Rates
Terminate
Long-Term
Subs
Non-Renew
Pers. Serv.
Contracts / ■ to authorize and direct the Treasurer to send an adjusted hourly rate of pay salary notice for the 2008- 09 contract year to the persons in the positions as outlined below; and, in a separate check, the accumulated retroactive wage equivalent to the hourly increase, subject to the availability of program funds.
Christine Miller Leader $11.63
Theresa Collins Leader $ 9.54
Judy McDaniel Leader $ 9.37
Cheryl Farren Assistant $ 7.85
Kim Bukvic Assistant $ 7.85
Diane White Assistant $ 8.09
■ to direct the Treasurer to provide notice to the certificated persons listed below of termination of their 2008-09 school year long-term substitute teaching assignment, at the conclusion of the assignment, pursuant to ORC §3319.10.
Audrey Leonard August 28, 2008 through September 19, 2008 [K. Battes]
October 13, 2008 though October 31, 2008 [N. Groah]
Ann Dubiel August 25, 2008 through December 19, 2008 [D. Thomas]
February 2, 2009 through March 6, 2009 [D. Thomas]
Suzan Ort August 22, 2008 through January 16, 2009 [E. Grau]
Tracey Lanning September 23, 208 through January 20, 2009 [K. Battes]
Jen Pietrowski October 21, 2008 through December 12, 2008 [M. Taylor]
Oliver Curwen December 2, 2008 through June 5, 2009 [M. Replogle]
Rachelle Orris January 12, 2009 through February 20, 2009 [M. Brickman]
Tammy Carver February 5, 2009 through March 23, 2009 [H. Rogaliner]
Amanda Dempsey March 3, 2009 through April 3, 2009 [G. Clark]
■ to non-renew the personal service contracts issued to the persons listed below for the 2008-09 school year, and to direct the Treasurer to send notice of the Board’s action to those persons, pursuant to ORC §§3319.083 and 3319.11(I).
William Blackie MMS Football Coach
Steve King MMS Football Coach
Jason O’Bryan MMS Football Coach
Chris Mullan MHS Head Boys’ Soccer Coach
MHS Assistant Boys’ Track Coach
Gary Granger MHS Head Girls’ Soccer Coach
Susan Blabolil MHS Assistant Boys’ Soccer Coach
Jeremy Verdi MHS Head Boys’ Cross County Coach
MHS Head Girls’ Track Coach
Rachelle Orris MHS Head Girls’ Cross County Coach
MHS Assistant Girls’ Track Coach
Noreen Fults MHS Head Cheerleader Advisor Fall
Tom Reilly MHS Assistant Boys’ Basketball Coach
Randy Rose MHS Assistant Girls’ Basketball Coach
Ashley Bourdeau MMS 8th Grade Girls’ Basketball Coach
Thomas Sill MHS Head Swimming Coach
Ryan Wirtzberger MHS Head Wrestling Coach
Heidi Verdi MHS Head Cheerleader Advisor Winter
Dan Wolfe MHS Assistant Baseball Coach
Kenneth Petrochello MHS Assistant Softball Coach

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Brint Learned MHS Drama Co-Director
Heather Hoffman MHS Co-Show Choir Choreographer
Shawna Martorana MHS Majorette Advisor
James Herrholtz MHS Model U.N. Co-Advisor
Ralf Caswell S.A.D.D. Advisor
Teresa Ackerman MHS Teen Institute Advisor
■ to eliminate the Preschool Program positions for, and to non-renew the employment contracts of, the persons listed below, and to direct the Treasurer to send notice of the Board’s action to those persons, pursuant to ORC §3319.083.
Beth Rice Preschool Secretary effective June 5, 2009
Maureen Fedor Preschool Instructor effective June 1, 2009
Susan Huber Preschool Instructor effective June 1, 2009
Susan Webster Preschool Instructor effective June 1, 2009
Dorothy Kay Preschool Assistant effective June 1, 2009
Candice Moore Preschool Assistant effective June 1, 2009
Charlotte Raico Preschool Assistant effective June 1, 2009
Roxanne Brown Cafeteria Assistant effective May 28, 2009
■ to eliminate the Latchkey Program positions for, and to non-renew the employment contracts of, the persons listed below, effective June 4, 2009, and to direct the Treasurer to send notice of the Board’s action to those persons, pursuant to ORC §3319.083.
Christine Miller Theresa Collins Judith McDaniel
Kim Bukvic Cheryl Farren Diane White
■ to eliminate the ABLE Program positions for, and to non-renew the employment contracts of, the persons listed below, effective June 30, 2009, and to direct the Treasurer to send notice of the Board’s action to those persons, pursuant to ORC §§3313.52 and 3319.083 and OAC Chapters 3301-42 and 3301-43.
Mary Ann Kerwood Darlene Billy Cheryl General
Charles Kerwood Diane Marjenin Mark Miller
■ to employ the persons for the positions and at the rate of compensation and other terms and
conditions of employment as listed below.
► Mark Potts under a three-year administrator’s contract as MHS Assistant Principal, effective August 1, 2009 through July 31, 2012 at a rate of compensation of $66,950 for 203 annual days of service, and under other terms and conditions of employment provided by the Board, pursuant to ORC §3319.02 and Board policy GCB-2.
► Sue Thomas under a three-year supervisory administrator’s contract as Director of Special Education, effective August 1, 2009 through July 31, 2012 at a rate of compensation of $94,773 for 203 annual days of service and other terms and conditions of employment provided by the Board, pursuant to ORC §3319.02 and Board policies GBF and GCB-2.
► Rita Miklacic under a three-year supervisory administrator’s contract as EMIS Coordinator, effective August 1, 2009 through July 31, 2012 at a rate of compensation of $41,200 for 260 annual days of service and other terms and conditions of employment provided by the Board, pursuant to ORC §3319.02 and Board policies GBF and GCB-2. / Non-Renew
Preschool
Non-Renew
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Non-Renew
ABLE
Contract
Potts
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Thomas
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Miklacic

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