The New Bremen Local Board of Education met in regular session at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room.

Roll Call:  Mrs. Michele Bambauer, Mr. Scott Bertke, Mrs. Shelly Busse, Mr. Cory Suchland, and Mrs. Suzanne Wells.  Also present were Superintendent Jason Schrader, K-8 Principal Diane Kramer, and Treasurer Jill Ahlers.
President Cory Suchland led the pledge of allegiance.

Elementary/Middle School Principal, Diane Kramer, submitted the following report:

1.	Continuous improvement

•	At the end of May, students in grades K-8 completed end of the year benchmarking in STAR Early Literacy, STAR Reading, and STAR Math.  The table below indicates the increase in percentage of students At/Above benchmark from the beginning to end of the school year.

	Fall	Spring			Fall	Spring	
Kindergarten	82%	96%		5th Grade - Reading	81%	82%	
First Grade	80%	93%		5th Grade - Math	84%	93%	
2nd Grade - Reading	73%	91%		6th Grade - Reading	78%	79%	
2nd Grade - Math	73%	94%		6th Grade - Math	91%	98%	
3rd Grade - Reading	70%	85%		7th Grade - Reading	70%	77%	
3rd Grade – Math	85%	93%		7th  Grade - Math	90%	92%	
4th Grade - Reading	73%	94%		8th Grade- Reading	67%	65%	
4th Grade - Math	94%	94%		8th Grade - Math	84%	92%	

•	Results of the Ohio State Tests were released last week.  The target indicator for passing is 80%.  Scores in ( ) indicate last year’s passage percentage.  Below are our preliminary results:

English Language Arts		
Grade	% Passage NB	% Passage State	
    3	82%  (86)	60%	
4	91%  (92)	65%	
5	93%  (89)	70%	
6	89%  (84)	59%	
7	90%  (77)	63%	
8	75%  (59)	54%	
ELA 1	89%  (73)	60%	
ELA 2	74%  (70)	57%	

Math			
Grade	% Passage NB	% Passage State	
3	85%  (78)	66%	
4	97%  (100)	72%	
5	95%  (96)	62%	
6	100%  (95)	58%	
7	85%  (86)	58%	
8	73%  (87)  	53%	
Algebra I (8th grade)	100%  (100)	52%	
Algebra 1 (HS)	84%  (87)	52%	
Geometry	65%  (82)	42%	
Integrated I (3 students)	0%  (52)	29%	
Integrated II (1 student)	0%  (6)	29%	

Social Studies		
Grade	% Passage NB	% Passage State	
Amer. Hist.	91%  (92)	72%	
Amer.Govt.	95%  (97)	79%	

Science			
Grade	% Passage NB	% Passage State	
5	96%  (100)	68%	
8	92%  (90)	67%	
Biology	92%  (92)	69%	

2.	Instruction
•	Summer intervention started this week for students entering first and second grades.  Grades three and four summer intervention will be held in August.  

3.	 School Operations, Resources and Learning Environment
•	BIY (Believe in Yourself) Days were held May 22nd and 23rd. Students enjoyed the talent show, health fair, character building activities, and a three screen presentation on believing in yourself and treating others how you want to be treated. The weather was perfect for the 5K and the change in route down Walnut Street went over very well.  We are considering keeping this route in the future as it appeared to be safer for our students.
•	On Thursday, May 24th, we had our annual awards assembly for grades 1-6 in the morning and grades 7-8 in the afternoon.  Some of the awards given out included:  perfect attendance, Accelerated Reader, and most improved STAR reading and math scores, 6th grade President’s Education Awards, and service awards..  Congratulations to 8th graders Mara Brackman and Nathan Rindler on receiving the Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award.  We ended the assembly with a slide show of pictures from throughout the school year from each homeroom as well as “What Teachers Do Over Summer Break”.  
4.	Collaboration
•	Mr. Overman and I are working together to make the transition in supervision as smooth as possible for grades 7 and 8.

5.	Parent and community engagement
•	Kindergarten held their annual picnic with parents on the last day of school from 11-1.  Thank you to True Value Hardware for donating the use of the inflatable jumpy toys. 

•	Our elementary Lego League coaches conducted an informational meeting for parents and students last Saturday morning in the elementary library.  It looks like we will have two teams this year, a 5th/6th grade team and a 7th/8th grade team.   Practices will begin later this summer with competition beginning in the fall.  

6.	Special Education
•	Our UDL teams attended at special education Best Practices Showcase presented by State Support Team 6 on June 12th at Wapakoneta High School.  We were able to listen to excellent keynote speakers as well attend breakout sessions on inclusion, co-teaching, sensory integration, and Universal Design of Learning. 

•	On June 11th I attended a full day training on CPI (non-violent crisis prevention intervention) at the ESC.  This training trained focused on preventing and appropriately handling negative student behaviors.

•	The teacher in our cross-categorical classroom of New Bremen students will be Amy Burnett.  Amy is from Celina and has experience teaching students with academic and behavior needs.  Three paraprofessionals will be assisting Amy to maximize inclusion when appropriate.  All employees will be hired through the Auglaize County ESC but I will supervise the classroom.

High School Principal, Brian Pohl, submitted the following report:
Continuous Improvement
•	Academic Awards Banquet was held. Besides the traditional awards we have always given out for Honor Roll, National Honor Society, Scholastic Team, and Scholar Athletes, this year we added awards for Cardinal Student Network and the Business Department. Additionally, we recognized Mr. Griesdorn for his 35 years of service.

Instruction

•	EOC Results for Spring 2018 are in.

HS Spring 2018 EOC  Results	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	% Proficient NB	% Proficient State	Limited %	Basic %	Prof %	Accel %	Adv %	
ELA I	89	60	0	11	27	29	32	
ELA II	74	57	2	24	48	19	7	
Algebra I	84	52	0	16	53	32	0	
Geometry	67	43	15	17	29	31	8	
Biology	94	69	4	4	31	13	50	
American History	91	72	0	9	45	22	24	
Government	95	79	3	2	59	19	17	

School Operations, Resources & Learning Environment
•	Field Day was a huge success. What a great way to spend the day with our kids. Thank you Student Council and FFA for the organizational efforts. I am hopeful that next year we can increase the number of students participating in the volunteer projects like the bench painting they completed during the morning session of Field Day. 
Collaboration

•	Senior Clap-Out was held. Good luck to seniors as they move on. Thank you to Shannon Heckman and Brian Puthoff for their work in preparing for this and setting it up.

Parent & Community Involvement

•	Music Banquet was held. We honored our band and choir for their efforts this year. Thank you to Patty Ruckman and Zack Nellom for all their time spent in practice with our students to help them perform at their best.

Other Highlights
•	Michael Schlarman won the Eldora Full Throttle STEM Drag Race Challenge.

Athletic Director, Gary Jones, submitted the following report:

1.	We currently have 3 sponsors to help pay for new outdoor scoreboards; baseball, football and softball. The football board has been ordered and will be replaced this year. We are hoping to get 1 more sponsor so that we can upgrade our baseball and softball scoreboards to show scores by inning. The hope then is to have them replaced by next spring.

2.	The main gym floor has been replaced and the hope is to have it finished by this Friday June 22. The main floor will be lighter than the side courts due to the number of finishes that has occurred on them.

3.	We plan to power wash and paint the visitor bleachers at the football/track facility this summer.

Treasurer Recommendations
1.	Approve the Regular School Board Meeting minutes on May 16, 2018 and special meeting on May 31, 2018.
2.	Approve the General Fund Paid Bills . . . . . .	   $  	237,674.03
3.	Approve the Lunchroom Fund Paid Bills . . .    	   $	    8,535.81
4.	Approval for the Treasurer to increase appropriation/revenue accounts, as follows:  

5.	Approval for the Treasurer to make Appropriations/Budget Modifications including advances and transfers to close the financial books for FY18 as follows:

APPROPRIATION MODDIFICATIONS	
TO					FROM				
001	800	Other Objects - Dues & Fees	24,047.82		001	600	Capital Outlay - Equipment	24,047.82	

ADVANCE	
From General Fund "Advance Out - Initial" Account (001-7410-921) to 5th Qtr Ag Grant Fund (#461-5210)	4,347.82	

6.	Adopt Temporary (Part-Year) Appropriations for the 2018-19 school year.
a.	As in previous years, there will be three (3) stages of Appropriations Approval in order to properly comply with budgetary requirements:
Month		Board Action Needed							
June		Temporary (Part-Year) Appropriations
September	Temporary (Whole-Year) Appropriations
December	Permanent Appropriations after receiving Amended Certificate
		   from County Auditor
b.	The Temporary (Part-Year) Appropriations would be effective from July 1 - September 30 (3 months maximum) or until the Temporary (Whole-Year) Appropriations are approved
c.	The amount approved for the Temporary (Part-Year) Appropriations shall not exceed 1/4 of the previous year's appropriations 

18-43		Motion by Bertke, second by Busse that the board approve the motions contained in the Treasurer’s recommendations as presented. Upon the call of the roll, the vote was as follows: Bambauer, yes; Bertke, yes; Busse, yes; Suchland, yes; Wells, yes. Motion Carried.

Superintendent Recommendations
1.	Resignations
a. Accept the resignation of Adam Dougherty as Elementary Physical Education teacher.

b. Accept the resignation of Mary Moeller as cafeteria worker.

2.	Teaching/Non-Teaching Employment
						Contract
Individual	Employment Position	Step	Effective	Duration
Rob Sniegowski	Transportation Supv.	$20.00/Hour	As Needed

3. Change in FTE: 
 
Employee 	Position 	Present FTE 	New FTE 	Effective 	
Jodi Schumm 	HS ELA Teacher 	.67 	1.0 	2018-19 	

	

4.	Substitute Contracts
Approve the following substitute contracts for the 2018-19 school year and additional to this list as approved by the Superintendent.

A.	Substitute Teachers – As approved by the County Office 

B.	Sub Bus Drivers –  
Bob Parker		Chris Burden	Donnie Cox
Don Kramer		Doug Knapke	Jeremy Krieg
Scott Kuenning		Harold Long		Gary Moeder
Jim Nagel		Nathan Niekamp	Marcus Overman
Bill Lennartz		Kathie Kelly		Howard Overman

C.	Sub Cafeteria-
Deb Gibson	Linda Hainline	Donna Steineman 	Mary Moeller

D.	Sub Custodians –
Mike Elking 	Steve Flaugher 	Marge Luedeke	Gene Schwieterman

18-44		Motion by Bambauer, second by Suchland that the board approve the items contained in the Superintendent Recommendations as presented.  Upon the call of the roll, the vote was as follows: Bertke, yes; Busse, yes; Suchland, yes; Wells, yes; Bambauer, yes.  Motion carried.  
	
New Business:
  
1. 	Liability Insurance
Accept the quote from Ohio School Plan for liability and violence insurance at a rate of $7,678.00.  The cost reflects a rate decrease of -.92%.  Coverages are the same as in past years.  

2.   Resolution for Schematic Design Stage for New K-8 Building

APPROVING SCHEMATIC DESIGN STAGE SUBMISSION
FOR THE NEW K-8 BUILDING

The Superintendent recommends approval of the schematic design stage submission 
for the new PK-8 building.

Rationale:
1.	The New Bremen Local School District Board of Education (the Board) is engaged in a capital improvements program to build a new PK-8 school building, which is being constructed in partnership with the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission (the OFCC) as a Classroom Facilities Assistance Program project.
2.	Garmann/Miller & Associates, Inc., the Board’s Architect, prepared a schematic design document for the new PK-8 building (Project), and Gilbane Building Company, the Construction Manager at Risk for the Project (CMR), reviewed the schematic design document prepared by the Architect, including estimated costs for the work, and provided comments on the documents, which the Architect has reviewed and considered in preparing the SD stage documents.
3.	The Architect assembled a schematic design stage submission for the new PK-8 building, which includes the schematic design and other required documents, including the LFI MOU document to track costs associated with locally funded initiative improvements included in the Project and comments received from the CMR.
4.	The Board wishes to approve the schematic design stage submission for the new PK-8 building and to authorize the Architect and CMR to proceed with the schematic design stage documents for the Project, subject to approval of the OFCC, including the documents required to track locally funded initiative improvements included in the Project.
The New Bremen Local School District Board of Education resolves as follows:
1.	The schematic design stage submission prepared for the new PK-8 building is approved, subject to approval of the OFCC, and the Superintendent and Treasurer are authorized to sign the design stage submission form provided by the OFCC Project Manager and the Architect for the schematic design stage submission for the Project.
2.	The Superintendent and Treasurer are also authorized to sign the LFI MOU document for the SD stage included in the design stage submission notebook prepared for the Project.
3.	The Board authorizes the Architect and CMR to continue with the preparation of the schematic design stage documents for the new PK-8 building.

18-45		Motion by Wells, second by Bertke that the board approve the items contained in the New Business as presented.  Upon the call of the roll, the vote was as follows: Busse, yes; Suchland, yes; Wells, yes; Bambauer, yes; Bertke, yes.  Motion carried.  

Other New Business:

1.  	Resolution for Exchange Agreement

APPROVING EXCHANGE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NEW BREMEN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION, CROWN EQUIPMENT CORPORATION AND CROWN CONTROL, INC.TO ACQUIRE LAND FOR THE NEW K-8 BUILDING 
IN EXCHANGE FOR LAND THAT WILL NO LONGER BE NEEDED FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES
The Superintendent recommends approval of the Exchange Agreement between the Board of Education of the New Bremen Local School District, Crown Equipment Corporation (“Crown Equipment”) and Crown Control Inc. (“Crown Control”) (Crown Equipment and Crown Control, collectively, “Crown”) dated June 20, 2018 (the “Exchange Agreement”) to acquire land needed to facilitate the construction of the new PK-8 school building in exchange for land that will no longer be needed for school purposes.  
Rationale:
1.	The New Bremen Local School District Board of Education (the Board) is engaged in a capital improvements program to build a new PK-8 school building (“New School”), which is being constructed in partnership with the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission (the OFCC) as a Classroom Facilities Assistance Program project (the “Project”).
2.	As part of the Project, the Board needs certain property owned by Crown (the “Crown Property”) that is adjacent to the New School site. 
3.	The Board owns the existing school site located at 202-210 South Walnut Street, New Bremen, Ohio (the “Existing School Property”), which will no longer be needed for school purposes when the New School is built, and which is to be demolished as part of the Project.
4.	Ohio Revised Code Section 3313.41(F) permits the Board to exchange real property that it owns for real property that it needs for school purposes.
5.	The Board wishes to approve the Exchange Agreement between the Board and Crown under which Crown will transfer the Crown Property to the Board for school purposes related to the New School in exchange for the Board conveying the Existing School Property to Crown after the construction of the New School.  
The New Bremen Local School District Board of Education resolves as follows:
1.	The Exchange Agreement is approved, and the Board President and Treasurer are authorized to sign the Exchange Agreement.  
2.	The Board hereby ratifies and confirms all prior actions taken consistent with and related to the Exchange Agreement, including but not limited to the execution by the Superintendent of the Right of Entry Agreement dated June 18, 2018, which agreement allowed the contractors working on the Project to start grading and other site development work on the Crown Property.
18-46		Motion by Busse, second by Wells that the board approve the items contained in the resolution as presented.  Upon the call of the roll, the vote was as follows: Suchland, yes; Wells, yes; Bambauer, yes; Bertke, no; Busse, yes.  Motion carried.  

Informational Items
1.	New Bremen Local Schools has adopted and is enforcing a nutrition standards policy that considers the requirements of Ohio Revised Code 3313.814 and governs the types of food and beverages that may be sold on the premises of its school.

2.	End of Year Enrollment
The end of the year enrollment for the N-B Schools was as follows as compared to previous years:
1990-91	 	851
1995-96	947 (Includes 9 New Knoxville Students)
		2000-01	972 (Includes 4 New Knoxville Students)
2005-06	938 (Includes 10 New Knoxville Students)
2006-07	916 (Includes 7 New Knoxville Students)
2007-08	902 (Includes 4 New Knoxville Students)
2008-09	874 (Includes 2 New Knoxville Students) 
2009-10	862 (Includes 1 New Knoxville Student)
2010-11	853 (Includes 1 New Knoxville Students)
2011-12	841 (Includes 3 New Knoxville Students)
2012-13	830 
2013-14	816 (Includes 1 New Knoxville Student)
2014-15	791
2015-16 	752
2016-17	745 (Includes 3 New Knoxville Students)
2017-18 	764 (Includes 5 New Knoxville Students)	

3.  The water heater at the high school is leaking and needs to be replaced.  The new water heater will be used for both the high school building and the new K-8 building.  

4.  The high school gym floor repair is on schedule.

5.  New building update – site work will begin next week on the area northwest of the football field.  

18-47              Motion by Suchland, second by Bambauer to adjourn to executive session for the purposes of Personnel -Compensation and Property Purchase or Sale at 7:26 p.m.  Upon the call of the roll, the vote was as follows: Bambauer, yes; Bertke, yes; Busse, yes; Suchland, yes; Wells, yes. Motional Carried.

18-48              Motion by Bertke, second by Bambauer to return to regular session at 8:29 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.
		
18-49	         Motion by Suchland, second by Bambauer to adjourn the meeting at 8:29 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.

				
			President							Treasurer