RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Minutes of the Howland Local Board of Education Regular Meeting
Monday, November 23, 2015 – 6:30 p.m.
Howland Glen Primary School
CALL TO ORDER – Barbara Wright, Board President
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL - Treasurer
Members Present: Matt Darrin, Ken Jones, Justin Kaszowski, Scott Lehman, Barbara Wright
BRIEFINGS
- Ohio Teacher Evaluation System (OTES) – Mr. Gawdyda
- Naviance High School Career Planning Program – Mrs. Williams and Mr. Campana
15-334 APPROVE OCTOBER MINUTES
Mr. Kaszowski moved and Mr. Lehman seconded to approve the minutes of the October 16 special and October 26, 2015 regular meetings as mailed to each member in advance of the meeting.
Vote: Aye - Dr. Jones, Mr. Kaszowski, Mr. Lehman, Mr. Darrin, Mrs. Wright
The President declared the motion carried.
15-335 APPROVE FINANCIAL REPORTS
Mr. Darrin moved and Dr. Jones seconded to approve the financial reports for October as
mailed to each member in advance of the meeting.
Vote: Aye - Mr. Kaszowski, Mr. Lehman, Mr. Darrin, Dr. Jones, Mrs. Wright
The President declared the motion carried.
15-336 APPROVE STUDENT ACTIVITY BUDGETS
Mr. Lehman moved and Mr. Darrin seconded to approve the student activity budgets for the
2015-2016 school year as presented.
Vote: Aye - Mr. Lehman, Mr. Darrin, Dr. Jones, Mr. Kaszowski, Mrs. Wright
The President declared the motion carried.
15-337 APPROVE DONATION
Mr. Darrin moved and Mr. Lehman seconded to approve the following donation:
To From Amount/Purpose
High School 018 Fund Ohio Pyle Prints, Inc. 42.07
Vote: Aye - Mr. Darrin, Dr. Jones, Mr. Kaszowski, Mr. Lehman, Mrs. Wright
The President declared the motion carried.
15-338 APPROVE H.C. MINES MINI GRANT
Mr. Darrin moved and Dr. Jones seconded to approve the following mini grant for H.C. Mines
Intermediate School:
Turning Foundation – Innovative Teacher Mini Grant – $1, 500.00
Vote: Aye - Dr. Jones, Mr. Kaszowski, Mr. Lehman, Mr. Darrin, Mrs. Wright
The President declared the motion carried.
15-339 AMEND SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACT/LOGAN SHEPTOCK
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, Mr. Darrin moved and Dr. Jones seconded
to amend the supplemental contract of Logan Sheptock from Asst. Boys Varsity Basketball
Coach (10-12) to Asst. Varsity Boys Basketball Coach (9th).
Vote: Aye - Mr. Kaszowski, Mr. Lehman, Mr. Darrin, Dr. Jones, Mrs. Wright
The President declared the motion carried.
15-340 AMEND ONE-YEAR LIMITED (NON-TEACHING) CONTRACT/KENNY POZEGA
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, Mr. Kaszowski moved and Mr. Darrin
seconded to amend the One-year Limited contract of Kenny Pozega, for the position of Asst. Varsity Boys Basketball Coach (10-12), from ¾ contract to full contract.
Vote: Aye - Mr. Lehman, Mr. Darrin, Dr. Jones, Mr. Kaszowski, Mrs. Wright
The President declared the motion carried.
15-341 AMEND ONE-YEAR LIMITED (NON-TEACHING) CONTRACT/LEE MANIOS
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, Mr. Darrin moved and Mr. Kaszowski seconded to amend the One-year Limited contract of Lee Manios, for the position of Asst. Varsity Boys Basketball Coach (10-12), from 1/4 contract to 1/2 contract.
Vote: Aye - Mr. Darrin, Dr. Jones, Mr. Kaszowski, Mr. Lehman, Mrs. Wright
The President declared the motion carried.
15-342 ISSUE ONE-YEAR LIMITED (NON-TEACHING) CONTRACT/KIM CLARK
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, Mr. Darrin moved and Mr. Lehman seconded
to issue a One-year Limited contract to Kim Clark for the supplemental position of Asst. Varsity Girls Basketball Coach (9-12), pending satisfactory completion of all requirements, effective for the 2015-2016 school year.
Vote: Aye - Dr. Jones, Mr. Kaszowski, Mr. Lehman, Mr. Darrin, Mrs. Wright
The President declared the motion carried.
15-343 APPROVE VOLUNTEER COACHES
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, Mr. Darrin moved and Mr. Lehman seconded to approve the following persons as volunteers in the areas indicated, pending satisfactory completion of all requirements, effective for the 2015-2016 school year:
Name Position
David Bernard Volunteer Varsity Bowling Coach (9-12)
Jill Bogen Volunteer Boys and Girls Swimming
Vote: Aye - Mr. Kaszowski, Mr. Lehman, Mr. Darrin, Dr. Jones, Mrs. Wright
The President declared the motion carried.
15-344 CLASSIFIED EMPLOYMENT/ALICIA THOMAS
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, Mr. Darrin moved and Mr. Lehman seconded
to issue a One-year Limited contract to Alicia Thomas, for the classified position of 3-hour Educational Assistant at Howland Middle School, effective November 02, 2015, salary per established schedule.
Vote: Aye - Mr. Lehman, Mr. Darrin, Dr. Jones, Mr. Kaszowski, Mrs. Wright
The President declared the motion carried.
15-345 CLASSIFIED EMPLOYMENT/KALIN NICHOLAS
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, Mr. Darrin moved and Dr. Jones seconded to
issue a One-year Limited contract to Kalin Nicholas, for the classified positon of 2-hour Bus Driver, effective October 26, 2015, salary per established schedule.
Vote: Aye - Mr. Darrin, Dr. Jones, Mr. Kaszowski, Mr. Lehman, Mrs. Wright
The President declared the motion carried.
15-346 ACCEPT RESIGNATION AS MONITOR/RENEE CLAFLIN
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, Mr. Kaszowski moved and Mr. Darrin seconded to accept the resignation of Renee Claflin, Monitor, per her request, effective at
the end of the day November 12, 2015.
Vote: Aye - Dr. Jones, Mr. Kaszowski, Mr. Lehman, Mr. Darrin, Mrs. Wright
The President declared the motion carried.
15-347 APPROVE SUBSTITUTE/2015-16 SCHOOL YEAR
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, Mr. Darrin moved and Mr. Lehman seconded
to approve Vicki McCormick as a substitute Cook/Cashier, effective November 10, 2105, for the 2015-2016 school year.
Vote: Aye - Mr. Kaszowski, Mr. Lehman, Mr. Darrin, Dr. Jones, Mrs. Wright
The President declared the motion carried.
15-348 ACCEPT RETIREMENT RESIGNATION/NINA GRECH
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, Mr. Kaszowski moved and Mr. Lehman
seconded to accept the retirement resignation of Nina Grech, English/Language Arts teacher at
Howland Middle School, with regret, effective May 31, 2016. Mrs. Grech has been employed by
the Howland Local Schools since 1991.
Vote: Aye - Mr. Lehman, Mr. Darrin, Dr. Jones, Mr. Kaszowski, Mrs. Wright
The President declared the motion carried.
15-349 APPROVE RESOLUTION/RENEW PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT LEVY
Mr. Lehman moved and Mr. Darrin seconded to approve the following resolution:
A RESOLUTION DECLARING IT NECESSARY TO RENEW AN EXISTING
1.0-MILLTAX LEVY FOR THE PURPOSE OF GENERAL PERMANENT
IMPROVEMENTS AND REQUESTING THE TRUMBULL COUNTY AUDITOR
TO CERTIFY THE TOTAL CURRENT TAX VALUATION OF THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT AND THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF REVENUE THAT WOULD BE
GENERATED BY THAT RENEWAL LEVY
WHEREAS, at an election on November 2, 2010, the electors of the School District
approved the renewal of an existing 1.0-mill tax levy in excess of the ten-mill limitation for the purpose of general permanent improvements, for five years, which levy will have its last collection in calendar year 2016; and
WHEREAS, this Board finds that it is necessary to renew that 1.0-mill tax levy in excess
of the ten-mill limitation for a continuing period of time; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 5705.03(B) of the Revised Code, in order to submit the question of a tax levy pursuant to Section 5705.21, this Board must request that the
Trumbull County Auditor certify (i) the total current tax valuation of the School District and
(ii) the dollar amount of revenue that would be generated by the levy; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 5705.03(B), upon receipt of a certified copy of a
resolution of this Board declaring the necessity of the tax, stating its purpose, whether it is an
additional levy or a renewal or a replacement of an existing tax, and the section of the Revised
Code authorizing its submission to the electors, and requesting such certification, the County Auditor is to certify the total current tax valuation of the School District and the dollar amount of
revenue that would be generated by the proposed levy;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Education of the Howland Local School District, county of Trumbull, Ohio, that:
Section 1. Declaration of Necessity of Tax Levy. This board finds, determines and declares that it is necessary to renew, for a continuing period of time (commencing with a levy on the tax list and duplicate for the year 2016 to be first distributed to this Board in calendar year 2017), an existing 1.0-mill ad valorem property tax outside of the ten-mill limitation, for the purpose of general permanent improvements, and that it intends to submit the question of the renewal of that levy to the electors at an election to be held on March 15, 2016, as authorized by Section 5705.21 of the Revised Code.
Section 2. Request for Certification. This Board request the Trumbull County Auditor to
certify to it both (i) the total current tax valuation of the School District and (ii) the dollar amount of revenue that would be generated by the 1.0-mill levy specified in Section 1.
Section 3. Certification and Delivery of Resolution to County Auditor. The Treasurer is
authorized and directed to deliver or cause to be delivered promptly to the Trumbull County Auditor a certified copy of this Resolution.
Section 4. Compliance with Open Meeting Requirements. This Board finds and determines that all formal actions of this Board and of any of its committees concerning and relating to the adoption of this Resolution were taken, and that all deliberations of the Board and
of any of its committees that resulted in those formal actions were held, in meetings open to the public in compliance with the law.
Section 5. Captions and Headings. The captions and headings in this Resolution are
solely for the convenience of reference and in no way define, limit or describe the scope or intent of any Sections, subsections, paragraphs, subparagraphs or clauses hereof.
Section 6. Effective Date. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and immediately upon its adoption.
Vote: Aye - Mr. Darrin, Dr. Jones, Mr. Kaszowski, Mr. Lehman, Mrs. Wright
The President declared the motion carried.
15-350 RESOLUTION #16-03/THEN AND NOW CERTIFICATES FOR NOVEMBER 2015
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE “THEN AND NOW”
CERTIFICATE(S) FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2015.
(R.C. Section 5705.41)
WHEREAS, Ohio Revised Code Section 5705.41(D) states in part that no orders or contracts involving the expenditure of money are to be made unless there is a certificate of the fiscal officer that the amount required for the order or contract has been lawfully appropriated and is in the treasury or in the process of collection to the credit of an appropriate fund free from any previous encumbrances; and
WHEREAS, Ohio Revised Code Section 5705.41(D) permits the use of a “Then and Now Certificate” as an allowable exception to the above requirement provided the fiscal officer can certify that both at the time that the contract or order was made and at the time that she is completing her certification, sufficient funds were available or in the process of collection, to the credit of a proper fund, properly appropriated and free from any previous encumbrance, the taxing authority can authorize the drawing of a warrant by resolution; and
WHEREAS, Ohio Revised Code 5705.41(D) goes on to state if the amount involved is less than one hundred dollars in the case of counties, or three thousand dollars in the case of all other subdivisions or taxing units, the fiscal officer may authorize it to be paid without such affirmation of the taxing authority of the subdivision or taxing unit, if such expenditure is otherwise valid.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE HOWLAND LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, TRUMBULL COUNTY, OHIO, A MAJORITY OF A QUORUM OF THE BOARD CONCURRING, THAT:
SECTION 1. The Board desire to authorize the drawing of a warrant for the following items:
82819 All American Sports Corp – Football Equipment $4,989.00
82896 Warren BOE – JJC Student Costs $5,907.00
Vote: Aye - Dr. Jones, Mr. Kaszowski, Mr. Lehman, Mr. Darrin, Mrs. Wright
The President declared the motion carried.
15-351 CLASSIFIED EMPLOYMENT/MICHELLE FELICETTY
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, Mr. Darrin moved and Mr. Lehman seconded
to issue a One-year Limited contract to Michelle Felicetty, for the classified position of Technology Assistant, effective December 07, 2015, salary per established schedule.
Vote: Aye - Mr. Darrin, Dr. Jones, Mr. Kaszowski, Mr. Lehman, Mrs. Wright
The President declared the motion carried.
15-352 REMOVE MOTIONS FROM TABLE
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, Dr. Jones moved and Mr. Kaszowski seconded to remove motions 15-317 and 15-321 from the table and rescind.
Vote: Aye - Dr. Jones, Mr. Kaszowski, Mr. Lehman, Mr. Darrin, Mrs. Wright
The President declared the motion carried.
15-353 APPROVE MODEL CAREER ADVISING POLICY FOR 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR
Mr. Kaszowski moved and Dr. Jones seconded to approve the Model Career Advising Policy for the 2015-2016 school year, as presented.
Vote: Aye - Mr. Kaszowski, Mr. Lehman, Mr. Darrin, Dr. Jones, Mrs. Wright
The President declared the motion carried.
15-354 EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mr. Lehman moved and Dr. Jones seconded to go into executive session to discuss topic to
be kept confidential by federal law or rules or state statutes at 7:35 p.m.
Vote: Aye - Mr. Kaszowski, Mr. Lehman, Mr. Darrin, Dr. Jones, Mrs. Wright
The President declared the motion carried.
15-355 OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mr. Darrin moved and Mr. Kaszowski seconded to return to regular session at 8:27 p.m.
Vote: Aye - Mr. Lehman, Mr. Darrin, Dr. Jones, Mr. Kaszowski, Mrs. Wright
The President declared the motion carried.
15-356 ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to attend to, Dr. Jones moved and Mr. Lehman seconded that the meeting be adjourned.
Vote: Aye - Mr. Kaszowski, Mr. Lehman, Mr. Darrin, Dr. Jones, Mrs. Wright
The President declared the meeting adjourned at 8:43 p.m.
President Attest: Treasurer