April 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order and Roll Call - Open Meeting Law
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2. Excuse Absent Board Members
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
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the agenda Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7. Financial Report
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
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the consent agenda Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.1. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to minutes
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8.2. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to bills
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8.3. Notice of Meeting Publication: The notice for this board meeting was published in the April 9th Edition of The Ravenna News
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to record in the meeting minutes that this meeting was legally advertised in the Ravenna News on April 9 Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8.4. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to declaring surplus library books as surplus for immediate sale or disposal
Recommended Motion(s):
Declare the books listed in the document attached to this agenda item as surplus for immediate sale or disposal. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8.5. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to declaring used metal shop equipment as surplus for immediate sale or disposal
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to declare all surplus items from the metal shop as surplus for immediate sale or disposal Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8.6. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to declaring used desk as surplus for immediate sale or disposal
Recommended Motion(s):
Declare the used desk attached to this agenda item as surplus for immediate sale or disposal. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8.7. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to declaring used 6' x 3' x 16" garden shed as surplus for immediate sale or disposal
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to declare used 6' x 3' x 16" garden shed as surplus for immediate sale or disposal 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 - HAL Students (Mrs. Stacie Loeffelholz)
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10. Artist of the Month - None this month
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11. Request to Address the Board and Correspondence
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12. Information and Action Items
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12.1. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to approval of teaching contract for Madison Gross for the middle school science position for the 2025-26 contract term
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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12.2. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to approval and adoption of a resolution authorizing the issuance of one or more series of the District’s general obligation school building bonds, in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $5,500,000, for the purpose of financing the construction of capital improvements and equipping and furnishing the same
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approval and adoption of a resolution authorizing the issuance of one or more series of the District's general obligation school building bonds, in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $5,500,000, for the purpose of financing the construction of capital improvements and equipping and furnishing the same Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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12.3. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to the revision of the school district's teacher evaluation instrument
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the revised Ravenna Public Schools Teacher Evaluation Model as presented Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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12.4. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to the review and purchase of the new elementary language arts curriculum
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the purchase of the elementary ELA curriculum from the Depreciation Fund, in an amount to not exceed $81,000 Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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12.5. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to classified staff compensation for the 2025-26 school year
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve a 3% wage increase for all classified staff, with the exception of Dave Huryta & Dan Cyboron, and to make a market adjustment to the wages of the kitchen staff and to the summer and evening student custodial help to be a minimum of $15.00 per hour Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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12.6. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to football field/track lighting
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to replace the lights at the football field and to accept the quote from ??? in the amount of ??? Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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13. Discussion Items
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13.1. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to the girls high school wrestling program
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13.2. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to one-act directors' compensation on the 2025-26 extra duty schedule
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13.3. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to administrative compensation for the 2025-26 contract term (Possible Executive Session)
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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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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18. Positive Comments
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19. Adjournment
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to adjourn at ??? PM Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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20. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to declaring used high school math textbooks as surplus for immediate sale or disposal
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to declare used high school math textbooks as surplus for immediate sale or disposal Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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