December 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order and Roll Call - Open Meeting Law
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Procedural Item
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2. Excuse Absent Board Members
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Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to excuse absent board members Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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3. The Pledge of Allegiance
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4. Recitation of School Mission Statement: Preparing Students Today to Succeed Tomorrow: Family-Community-School
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5. Recitation of Board Mission Statement: Providing collaborative leadership to prepare students today to succeed tomorrow.
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6. Approval of Agenda
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Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the agenda Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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7. Financial Report
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Information Item
Rationale:
1. Review monthly bills using the EMeetings Software.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the financial report Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8. Consent Agenda
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Consent Agenda
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the consent agenda Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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9. Blue Jay Celebration of Success - Mr. Lammers CNC Router Table
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10. Artist of the Month -
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11. Request to Address the Board and Correspondence
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Procedural Item
Rationale:
Members of the Public, This is the portion of the board meeting when we invite anyone in attendance to address the board of education. If you would like to speak to the board regarding any of the items on tonight's agenda or a public concern, now is your opportunity to do so. Please review the orange sheet (found on the visitors' chairs) of paper that contains the guidelines for public participation. If you wish to speak to the board at this time, please let me know. "Would anyone like to address the board at this time?"
AFTER THE PERSON(S) INDICATE(S) THEY WISH TO SPEAK 1. Please stand and state your name? 2. What topic will you be speaking on? 3. Are there others in the room who wish to speak to the same topic? (If so, ask that they be recognized so that 30 minutes of time for public comment can be apportioned as per the policy-5 minutes per person). 4. Optional-"Please understand that public comment is your opportunity to speak to the board and present your concerns, thoughts, feelings, ideas, and observations. Members of the board are happy to hear from members of the public, but the board will not engage in conversation or dialogue with you during public comment." 4. "You'll have approximately 5 minutes to address the board, as we allow 5 minutes per person and a total of 30 minutes for public comment. You may begin when you are ready?"
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12. Information and Action Items
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12.1. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to negotiations with the REA @ 7:30 PM (Executive Session)
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Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to enter executive session for the purpose of negotiating with the REA at ??? PM, because it is in the best interest of the public to do so. President Fiddelke repeated the motion for going into executive session prior to the board of education entering executive session Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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12.2. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to the superintendent's evaluation
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Action Item
Rationale:
The superintendent is to be evaluated each contract year. This agenda item is to provide the board of education notice of this need to evaluate the superintendent at the regular December Board Meeting.
Also, as per the language of the superintendent's contract below. The superintendent is to remind the board of the terms of his contract renewal in writing at the November Board Meeting. That informational reminder appears below: Section 2. Renewal of Contract. If a Board representative does not inform the Superintendent in writing on or before the seventh day after the regular December 2024 board meeting (and each December thereafter) of the Board’s intention to consider the non-renewal or amendment of this contract, the contract will automatically renew for a period of one year from and after the expiration date provided in Section 1 of this contract. The Superintendent shall remind the Board in writing of this provision no later than its regular November meeting of each applicable year in which this contract may renew, starting in November 2024, and shall make the renewal of the Superintendent’s employment contract an agenda item for the regular December board meeting during each applicable contract year. At the time of each contract renewal and/or amendment, the Superintendent shall be responsible for taking all necessary steps to insure that the School District has complied with the Superintendent Pay Transparency Act.
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13. Discussion Items
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13.1. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to AQuESTT data and rankings (Princpals)
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13.2. Discuss, consider, and take all actions necessary to the Annual Financial Literacy Report to the Ravenna Public Schools Board of Education (Mr. Tanner Ellis)
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13.3. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to the Ravenna Bond Building Project
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Action Item
Rationale:
This standing agenda item will appear on the board agenda throughout the length of the bond building project to create a touchpoint for board members on the building project.
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13.4. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to the purchase of a new or used UTV
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Action Item
Rationale:
The board approved up to $20,000 for the purchase from the Depreciation Fund of a UTV for use by the school. The superintendent advertised and requested bids.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the purchase of a UTV for the maintenance department in the amount of ??? from ??? Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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13.5. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to purchase of new or used school van to replace existing fleet van
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Action Item
Rationale:
The superintendent was authorized at the October 13th board meeting to purchase a van with the following limitations "no more than $50,000, no more than 50K miles, and no more than 5 years old."
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14. Elementary Principal's Report
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15. Secondary Principal's Report
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16. Superintendent's Report
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17. Board Report
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Rationale:
The notice from the Buffalo County Election Commission is attached for review and consideration by the board of education.
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18. Positive Comments
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19. Adjournment
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Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to adjourn at ??? PM Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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