Regular School Board Meeting

NEW BREMEN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Board of Education Agenda

February 21, 2018

7:00 P.M.

(COMMUNITY ROOM)

  
Board Members

Mrs. Michele Bambauer
michele.bambauer@newbremenschools.org (419-733-3611)

Mr. Scott Bertke
scott.bertke@newbremenschools.org (419-629-3719)

Mrs. Shelly Busse
shelly.busse@newbremenschools.org (419-977-2400)
Mr. Cory Suchland 
cory.suchland@newbremenschools.org  (419-733-1251)
Mrs. Suzanne Wells
suzanne.wells@newbremenschools.org  (419-569-0356)

Mr. Jason Schrader - Superintendent
jason.schrader@newbremenschools.org (419-629-8606)
Mrs. Jill Ahlers – Treasurer
jill.ahlers@newbremenschools.org  (419-629-8606)

NEW BREMEN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Board of Education Agenda
February 21 (W), 2018
7:00 P.M.

I.  Call to Order: Mr. Cory Suchland, President
II.  Roll Call of Board Members: Mrs. Jill Ahlers, Treasurer
            Bambauer _____ Bertke _____ Busse _____ Suchland _____ Wells _____

III.  Pledge of Allegiance:
       President Suchland will lead the pledge.

IV. Public Participation at Board Meetings:
	The Board recognizes the value of public comment on educational issues and the importance of allowing members of the public to express themselves on school matters of community interest.  However, in order for the Board to fulfill its obligation to complete the planned agenda in an effective and efficient fashion, a maximum of 15 minutes of public participation will be permitted at each public meeting of the Board.  
	The presiding officer of each Board meeting shall administer the rules of the Board for public participation.  A partial listing of the regulations is as follows:
A.	Public participation shall be permitted only as indicated on the Board agenda according to the order of business.
B.  All persons wishing to participate in a public Board Meeting shall register their intent with the Superintendent, Treasurer, or Board President in advance of the meeting by completing a written request which shall include the name and address of the participant, the group affiliation if appropriate, and the topic to be addressed.
C.  Participants must be recognized by the presiding officer and preface their comments by an announcement of their name and address
D.  Public participation shall be limited to fifteen minutes per board meeting unless waived by the majority of the Board and shall be equally divided among those desiring to address the Board.
             1.

V. Presentations:
A.	Ag Advisory Members 
B.	Garmann-Miller – Building Update 
C.	UDL Teacher Team

VI.	Reports
Written reports were distributed with the agenda packet. Are there any questions pertaining to these reports?
A.	Mrs. Diane Kramer, K-8 Principal
B.	Mr. Brian Pohl, High School Principal
C.	Mr. Gary Jones, Athletic Director
D.	Mr. Brian Puthoff, Director of Technology

VII.	Consent Agenda Items

Following are recommendations that have been identified for approval as part of the consent agenda.  If a member of the board would wish to remove any item(s) from this agenda for further discussion prior to taking action, please let either the superintendent or board president know.

A.  Treasurer’s Recommendations:
1.	Approve the Organizational and Regular School Board Meeting minutes on January 10, 2018, and the special meeting on January 31, 2018.
2.	Approve the General Fund Paid Bills . . . . . .	   $	33,450.32	 
3.	Approve the Lunchroom Fund Paid Bills . . .    	   $	  7,450.64	 
4.	Accept a donation from Mr. & Mrs. Steve and Angie Vonderhaar to the baseball team for the purchase of equipment.  Thank you Mr. & Mrs. Vonderhaar for your generosity.
5.	Establish a student activity fund (200-931A) for the Robotics Club.  The initial revenues and appropriations are estimated at $5,000.00.

Motion by: ____________________, second by: ________________________ that the board approve the motions contained in the Treasurer’s recommendations as presented.

Roll Call:
     	Bambauer _____ Bertke _____ Busse _____ Suchland _____ Wells _____

B.  Superintendent’s Recommendations 

1.	Resignations
Accept the retirement resignation of Craig Griesdorn, effective May 31, 2018.  Mr.  Griesdorn has been an employee of New Bremen Schools for 35 years. Thank you Mr. Griesdorn for your years of service.

2. 	Supplemental Employment Contracts
Employ the following individuals for the 2017-18 school year, as listed:
				Contract	
Employee	Position	Step	Effective	Duration	
Lindsay Roiberg	Co-JH Track	3	2017-18	1 Year	
Seth Williams	Co-JH Track	1	2017-18	1 Year	
Jake Hemmelgarn	Asst. JH Track	1	2017-18	1 Year	
Karli Jones 	Asst. JH Track	1	2017-18	1 Year	
Jack Gilberg	Asst. Baseball- (Shared 50/50)	1	2017-18	1 Year	
Ryan Tinnerman	Asst. Baseball- (Shared 50/50)	3	2017-18	1 Year	
Logan O’Neill	Grade 9 Baseball	3	2017-18	1 Year	
Gary Moeder	Softball – Reserve Coach	3	2017-18	1 Year	
Anthony Moeder	Asst. Softball – Varsity Asst.	3	2017-18	1 Year	

3.	Volunteers Recognized  
Recognized the following Athletic Volunteer(s) for the 2017-18 school year:
Community Individual	Athletic Team	
Tom Thieman	JH Girls Basketball	
Chris Keller	Baseball	
Kris Kuck	Track	
Lynette Ross	Softball	
6.	Amend Diane Wendel’s contract as follows:
Current Contract End Date	New Contract End Date	
07/31/2018	05/31/2018	

7.	Job Description
Approve the updated job description for School Psychologist position.  This position also has K-8 Guidance Counselor responsibilities.

8.	2018-19 Calendar
Approve the 2018-19 calendar as presented in the agenda packet.

9.	Convert the Board Committees established at the organizational meeting in January to Superintendent Committees.  Those committees include:

10.	Ag Advisory Committee
Name the following additional Agriculture Advisory Committee members for the 2017-18 school year:
	2 years left on term – Mark Tangeman and Frank Homan
	3 years left on term – Greg Homan
		
(Dan Koenig and Tom Roetgerman have one year remaining left on their term and were named at the July, 2017 Board meeting.)

Motion by: ____________________, second by: ________________________ that the board approve the motions contained in the Superintendents recommendations as presented.

Roll Call:
Bertke _____ Busse _____ Suchland _____ Wells _____ Bambauer _____

VIII.	Other New Business Items:
A.	

Motion by: ____________________, second by: ________________________ to approve the other new business item(s) as presented.

Roll Call:
Busse _____ Suchland _____ Wells _____ Bambauer _____ Bertke _____

IX. Other Old Business:
A.	
Motion by: ____________________, second by: ________________________ that the board approve the old business item(s) as presented.

Roll Call:
Suchland _____ Wells _____ Bambauer _____ Bertke _____ Busse _____

X.		Informational Items 

A.  The Village of New Bremen will be re-doing Eastmoor Drive and inquired about stacking sanitary lines and other supplies along the fence next to the football field during the construction process.  

B. Valuation
Every year during the month of December/January, the Auglaize County Auditor sends each school the valuation of the school district for that particular calendar year.  The new valuation of the New Bremen School District in addition to the percent of change over the previous year is listed below:  (Reminder: beginning in TY05, the TPP valuation was phased out at 25% per year for four years.)
		                            
	C.	Public Notice – Title VIB Hearing
New Bremen Local Schools receive federal Special Education IDEA Part B funds to assist with the education of handicapped children aged 3 through 21, Community members who would like to have input into the planning of the use of the federal IDEA funds are welcome to provide comment during our public hearing to be held on March 21, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. at the High School Community Room. (At the March Board meeting)

D.	New Bremen Education Foundation
The 2018 Fund Drive for the New Bremen Education Foundation is now underway.  During the 2017 Fund Drive, our efforts resulted in 75 scholarships totaling $74,500 being awarded to the 2017 Seniors.  All donations, which are considered charitable and tax deductible, may be made by contacting Jeff McCollum, the Foundation Treasurer or Jason Schrader at the N-B School.  Anyone desiring to donate for this worthy cause is encouraged to do so before April 15.

XI.  Executive Session:

A.	The Board or Superintendent may desire to adjourn to Executive Session for the express purpose of discussing:

1.      X     Personnel
            	       X     Appointment or Evaluation	______ Promotion
                 	              Employment                    	______ Demotion
      	  ______ Dismissal                          	             Compensation
            	  ______ Discipline                          	______ Investigation of Charges
                                                                                    	 or Complaints Against an
                                                                                   		 Employee, Official, or
                                                                                   		 Student
2.  __X__ Property Purchase or Sale
3.  ______ Conferences with an Attorney Involving Pending or Imminent
                   Court Action
4.      X      Negotiations (Preparing, Conducting, or Reviewing)
5.  ______ Matters Required to Be Kept Confidential By Fed/State Law
6.               Security Arrangements

Motion by: ____________________, second by: ________________________ to adjourn to executive session for the purpose checked above at _______ am/pm.

Roll Call:
Wells _____ Bambauer _____ Bertke _____ Busse _____ Suchland _____

B.  Return To Regular Board Session:

Action Taken:
Motion: ______ Second: ______  Vote: ______  Time: ______

XII.	Other New Business To Be Considered By The Board:

      A.
      B.
      C.

XIII.   Adjournment:

Action Taken:
Motion: ______ Second: ______ Vote: ______ Time: ______