Meeting Agenda
1. Call to Order and Roll Call - Open Meeting Law
2. Excuse Absent Board Members
3. The Pledge of Allegiance
4. Approval of Agenda
5. Financial Report
6. Consent Agenda
6.1. Minutes
6.2. Approval of Bills
6.3. Consider and approve hiring Ms. Rhonda Vetrovsky as secondary language arts teacher for the 2016-17 school year
6.4. Consider and approve transferring $5000 from the general fund to the lunch fund
7. Request to Address the Board and Correspondence: Thank You For Retirement Gift, Mrs. Janelle Grabowski
8. Blue Jay Celebration of Success: None This Month
9. Information and Action Items
9.1. Consider and approve request to provide financial assistance for FFA Chapter to attend national conference
9.2. Consider and approve classified staff salary increases for 2016-17 school year
10. Discussion Items
10.1. Lou Platte Conference Membership (See Attached)
10.2. Contracting for Food Services
10.3. Policy Review: 2016-17 Student Handbooks
10.4. Superintendent's Evaluation
11. Elementary Principal's Report-NO REPORT THIS MONTH
12. Secondary Principal's Report-NO REPORT THIS MONTH
13. Superintendent's Report
14. Positive Comments
15. Adjournment
Agenda Item Details Reload Your Meeting
Meeting: June 13, 2016 at 8:00 PM - Regular June Board Meeting
Subject:
1. Call to Order and Roll Call - Open Meeting Law
Agenda Item Type:
Procedural Item
Subject:
2. Excuse Absent Board Members
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Rationale:
Tara Schirmer notified the board president and superintendent that she would not be in attendance at the June Board Meeting.
Subject:
3. The Pledge of Allegiance
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Subject:
4. Approval of Agenda
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Subject:
5. Financial Report
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Rationale:

1.  $0 Outstanding Balances in Lunch Program-Great job Hilary, Shari, and the Kitchen Staff on this coordinated effort!

2.  Uniform Replacement-See attached Bids & Rotation Schedule

3.  We were awarded the $5,000 Grant from NDE to improve our teaching evaluation instrument

4.  Saving some money on health insurance

5.  Budget Amendment at Regular July Board Meeting (Bond Fund & Possibly Lunch Fund)

6.  Second August Board Meeting for Bills & Transfers (Lunch Time Meeting w/4 Board Members-August 24, 25, 29, or 30)

7.  FFA Request for Financial Assistance
Attachments:
Subject:
6. Consent Agenda
Agenda Item Type:
Consent Agenda
Subject:
6.1. Minutes
Agenda Item Type:
Consent Item
Attachments:
Subject:
6.2. Approval of Bills
Agenda Item Type:
Consent Item
Attachments:
Subject:
6.3. Consider and approve hiring Ms. Rhonda Vetrovsky as secondary language arts teacher for the 2016-17 school year
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Motion to approve hiring Ms. Rhonda Vetrovsky as secondary language arts teacher for the 2016-17 school year
Attachments:
Subject:
6.4. Consider and approve transferring $5000 from the general fund to the lunch fund
Agenda Item Type:
Consent Item
Rationale:
The lunch fund continues to run a deficit.  With no revenue streaming in during the summer months, due to no meals being sold, the program still has operational costs such as labor, as labor is paid out over a 12-month period.  The transfer is necessary in order to make payroll.
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Motion to approve transferring $5000 from the general fund to the lunch fund
Subject:
7. Request to Address the Board and Correspondence: Thank You For Retirement Gift, Mrs. Janelle Grabowski
Agenda Item Type:
Procedural Item
Subject:
8. Blue Jay Celebration of Success: None This Month
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Subject:
9. Information and Action Items
Agenda Item Type:
Procedural Item
Subject:
9.1. Consider and approve request to provide financial assistance for FFA Chapter to attend national conference
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Motion to approve request to provide financial assistance for FFA Chapter to attend national conference
Action(s):
Motion Passed:
Motion to approve request to provide financial assistance for FFA Chapter to attend national conference Passed with a motion by Marc Vacek and a second by Marilyn Bohn.
  • Larry Behrendt: Yea
  • Marilyn Bohn: Yea
  • Misti Fiddelke: Yea
  • Tara Schirmer: Absent
  • Dawn Standage: Yea
  • Marc Vacek: Yea
Attachments:
Subject:
9.2. Consider and approve classified staff salary increases for 2016-17 school year
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Motion to approve classified staff salary increases for 2016-17 school year as discussed
Action(s):
Motion Passed:
Motion to approve classified staff salary increases for 2016-17 school year as discussed Passed with a motion by Marilyn Bohn and a second by Larry Behrendt.
  • Larry Behrendt: Yea
  • Marilyn Bohn: Yea
  • Misti Fiddelke: Yea
  • Tara Schirmer: Absent
  • Dawn Standage: Yea
  • Marc Vacek: Yea
Attachments:
Subject:
10. Discussion Items
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Subject:
10.1. Lou Platte Conference Membership (See Attached)
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Attachments:
Subject:
10.2. Contracting for Food Services
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Attachments:
Subject:
10.3. Policy Review: 2016-17 Student Handbooks
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Attachments:
Subject:
10.4. Superintendent's Evaluation
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Rationale:

The superintendent is to be evaluated twice within his first year of employment with the school district.  This is the second opportunity for the Ravenna Board of Education to evaluate the superintendent before July 1st.

 
Action(s):
Motion Passed:
Motion to go into closed session at 8:53 p.m. to discuss the superintendent evaluation Passed with a motion by Larry Behrendt and a second by Dawn Standage.
  • Larry Behrendt: Yea
  • Marilyn Bohn: Yea
  • Misti Fiddelke: Yea
  • Tara Schirmer: Absent
  • Dawn Standage: Yea
  • Marc Vacek: Yea
Attachments:
Subject:
11. Elementary Principal's Report-NO REPORT THIS MONTH
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Subject:
12. Secondary Principal's Report-NO REPORT THIS MONTH
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Subject:
13. Superintendent's Report
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Rationale:

1.  STAR

2.  YAB

3.  Extra Duty Schedule-Wrestling

4.  After school programming at the Youth Center

Employee #1:   $3,581      333 hours (10.75/hr)
Employee #2:   $3,343      277 hours (11.69+OT)
 
Total Wage $6,924
FICA            $   530
Retirement  $   330
 
TOTAL $7,784

Supplies (food/snacks): $890 (est. $1000)

 
Total Budget: $8,674

5.  Second August Board Meeting for Bills & Transfers (Lunch Time Meeting w/4 Board Members-August 24, 25, 29, or 30)

6.  Summer Project Update

  • No bid back yet from Chief on mechanical repair
  • Water Softener (before end of month)
  • Art Room bathrooms are complete
  • Concrete pad east of concessions, footing for retaining wall are complete
  • Concrete in driveway north of building should be complete this week

7.  Administrative Retreat & Planning Behavior & Instruction: 2016-17 Focus (Emphasis on teacher evaluation and performance and school-wide behavioral expectations)

8.  Teacher Evaluation Grant & Career & Technical Education Grant
Subject:
14. Positive Comments
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Discussion:
The end of the year picnic for RPS was a success. A good time was had by all! -Larry Behrendt The high school graduation ceremony was a nice celebration of our students' success. -Dawn Standage
Subject:
15. Adjournment
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Action(s):
Motion Passed:
Motion to adjourn at 9:44pm Passed with a motion by Marilyn Bohn and a second by Larry Behrendt.
  • Larry Behrendt: Yea
  • Marilyn Bohn: Yea
  • Misti Fiddelke: Yea
  • Tara Schirmer: Absent
  • Dawn Standage: Yea
  • Marc Vacek: Yea

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