Dohn Community High School
BOARD OF TRUSTEE MINUTES: September 13, 2010 meeting
 
Members Present: Mike Bauer, Rick Wagner, Grant Hesser, Jessie Lipcius, Russ Morrison, Dave Parlin. Members Absent:  Pam McClain. Non-Members in Attendance: Superintendent Ken Furrier, Treasurer Mike Ashmore, Kids Count Sponsor COE: Ethel Washington. 
 
Call to Order: President Mike Bauer called the meeting to order at 5:20.
 
Approval of the Minutes: The minutes from the July, 2010 meeting were approved on a motion by Dave Parlin and a second by Grant Hesser. The vote was 5 – 0 in favor of the motion.
 
Financial Report: Treasurer Mike Ashmore. He reported that the CSADM funding for August was $60,016.84 on an FTE of 101.28. No CCIP funding was received in August. Areas of strength are a significant increase in enrollment and the corresponding increase in the state foundation program. Mr. Ashmore based his projections on an enrollment of 133 at approximately $7,500 which was our average amount received per pupil last year.  The school will also receive approximately $40,000 in Education Job Funds and an additional $45,000 due to our participation in the state’s Race to the Top program.
Areas of improvement mentioned by Mr. Ashmore include our increased salary costs (more than covered by our increase in enrollment, and our purchased service coding. The report was approved on a motion by Grant Hesser and a second by Rick Wagner.
 
Reserve Fund: On a motion by Jessie Lipcius and a second by Grant Hesser, the board approved using the Reserve Fund to pay costs associated with the repair of the air conditioner and renovating the two classrooms in the annex. Total costs of the air conditioner, student desks and computers, the renovation of the annex and the two restrooms on the second floor came to $26,950. The motion specifies that the Reserve Fund will be re-paid no later than December 31, 2010. Most of the renovation costs will be paid out of our October Foundation payment.
 
Board Policy Updates: Two policy updates were approved by the Board. Both are based on recent legislation approved by the Ohio General Assembly.
(a) Ohio Military Family Medical Leave Policy: The policy grants up to 10 days or eighty hours, whichever is less, of unpaid leave to any employee who is a parent, spouse, guardian or former guardian of an active duty military member.
(b) Body Mass Screening: The policy requires the school to begin Body Mass Index screening for all 9th grade students, and to notify the parents of the results. The screening will begin in the spring of 2011. The motion to adopt both policy changes was made by Grant Hesser and seconded by Russ Morrison. The motion was approved.
 
Air conditioner Repair: The Board approved the contract, dated August 17, 2010,  with DeBra-Kuempel to repair the roof air conditioner unit at a cost not to exceed $12,700. The motion was made by Grant Hesser and seconded by Russ Morrison. The motion passed without a negative vote cast.
 
Personnel:
l. The Board approved hiring the following employees at the salary indicated, effective August 9, 2010:
·        Alethea Lewis, $15.00 per hour, effective August 9, 2010 (Transition teacher)
·        B. J. Ward, $15.00 per hour, effective August 9, 2010 (Transition teacher)
·        Carlos Snow, $15.00 per hour, effective August 9, 2010 (Community Outreach/Attendance)
Motion made by Grant Hesser and seconded by Rick Wagner. The motion passed without opposition
2. The Board approved termination of employment of B. J. Ward, effective August 25 2010, for unsatisfactory performance. The motion was made by Grant Hesser and seconded by Russ Morrison. The motion was adopted.
 
3. The Board approved hiring Diane Burns, at $20.00 per hour, effective September 7 (Transition Teacher). Motion made by Grant Hesser and seconded by Rick Wagner. The vote was 6 – 0 in favor of the motion.
 
4. The Board hired the following to be placed on the school’s Substitute Teacher list, to be used on an as needed basis, at a salary of $100 per day.
            Sharon Young
            Sharon Black
The motion was made by Russ Morrison and seconded by Grant Hesser, and was adopted by the board.
 
Heath Insurance Proposal: A committee made up of board member Rick Wagner, teacher Tom Mack, Administrative Assistant Nancy Byrd, and Superintendent Ken Furrier reviewed the school’s current health insurance plan and the three options presented by Benefits Network. If our current plan was renewed, premiums would increase by 11%. Of the three options, the Anthem Lumenos 4.0 HDHP HAS 5 plan is being recommended by the committee. The advantages of this plan are: 1. Premium costs declined slightly (-0.5%) when compared with the current plan; 2. The deductible increase was the smallest when compared with the other options; and 3. The out-of-pocket maximum increase was also the smallest.
The motion to adopt was made by Rick Wagner, with Dave Parlin providing the second. The motion was adopted.
 
Salary Adjustment for 2010-2011: The superintendent recommended a 1% salary increase for all returning employees, effective at the start of the current school year. This will increase the district’s payroll costs by $4,825,63, excluding fringe benefits. The increase in fringe benefit costs equals $750. The motion to approve the superintendent’s recommendation was made by Grant Hesser and seconded by Jesse Lipcius. The motion was adopted.
 
OGT and Attendance Bonus: The board approved two employee bonus plans. The bonus’ will be paid if the school’s OGT test scores and attendance performance improves to the levels indicated below:
1. OGT Scores: If the percent of students who pass the OGT, as reported in the State-issued School Report Card, equals or exceeds the 50%tile when compared with OGT results of schools designated as Drop Out Recovery High School by the Ohio Department of Education. If the sophomore scores improve to the 50%, each teacher teaching a subject-area tested on the OGT will receive a $1,000 bonus, payable when the Report Card data is finalized. If the junior scores improve to the 50%tile, each teacher teaching a subject-area tested on the OGT will receive an additional $500 bonus. Teachers who are not employed by the school in the following September will receive their bonus by mail no later than September 30, 2011. Teachers who do not complete the 2010-2011 school year will not be eligible for the bonus.
 
Attendance Bonus: The three employees most closely associated with attendance (A. Allen, R. Davenport, and C. Snow) will each receive a $500 bonus if the school’s attendance rate meets or exceeds 93%, as reported in the State-issues School Report Card. Payment guidelines described above will apply.
The motion to approve the two bonus plans was made by Jessie Lipcius and seconded by Grant Hesser. The motion was approved.
 
Extended Time for Intervention Specialist: The Superintendent recommended, and the board approved, a supplemental contract for our Intervention Specialist to write IEPs and ETRs for new and returning special needs students. The contract will be for no more than one hour per work day until December 1 at a rate of $33.50 per hour. The contract will be terminated if the school hires a second Intervention Specialist. The time must be used writing IEPs and/or ETRs. The motion to hire was made by Grant Hesser and seconded by Dave Parlin. The motion was adopted without opposition.
 
The meeting was adjourned.