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

Roll Call:  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.  Mrs. Michele Bambauer, was absent.

President Cory Suchland led the pledge of allegiance.

As a continuation oflast month's  presentation, Jon Wells provided additional information on the "Cardinal Campaign". He shared the PowerPoint presentation that will be used in the campaign and also provided the website for the capital campaign:  www.cardinalcampaign.com.
The Cardinal Campaign is a 10-year vision, fully dependent on private donations and
support from the boosters association. The vision has three phases, with the first phase being the expansion of the existing Cardinal Booster Center (CBC) to retain the "Speed and Strength Student Health Program". The result will be a single campus with safe, walk-able access for all students at the K-12 school. Due to timing of the new school, this project was chosen as phase 1. Phase 1 will be a 3-year campaign and is dependent on the effectiveness of fund raising efforts. Phase 2 will include the design and build of high school baseball and softball fields on new property to the east of the school. This is a more significant portion of the campaign and is once again, dependent on fund raising efforts over a 3 to 7 year period. Phase 3 is 7-10 years, and includes long term press box needs and recovering bleacher seating.

Garmann-Miller  provided an update for the building project.  Mandy Niekamp reported that early-site work is almost complete and the Design Development phase will be submitted on August 30.  The GMP-2 will take place in December.  Garmann-Miller also showed a video of a three dimensional model of the new K-8 building.

K-6 principal, Diane Kramer, submitted the following report:

1.  Continuous Improvement
•	We are in the process of reviewing the results of the spring state scores.  With the adoption of a new reading series, we are confident scores will continue to increase in the English Language Arts area.
•	During the new school year we will continue to focus on character, student accountability, reading skills including reading across the curriculum, technology and online assessments, and inclusion.
•		On Tuesday, August 21st ELA teachers in grades 5-12 will receive a webinar training on Membean, an online vocabulary building program.

2.   Instruction
•		Summer school wraps up on August 16th. Sessions were held in June and July for students entering grades one and two and in August for students entering grades three and four.  All sessions were well attended.

3.   School Operations, Resources and Learning Environment
•	Our custodial staff has done a great job preparing our building for opening day.
Only one more year of summer waxing!

4.   Collaboration
•	Mr. Overman and I met to plan for the new school year and the blending of middle school responsibilities.
•	Teachers will be collaborating by grade levels and departments during teacher work days to review testing data to look at strengths and areas of weakness as we plan for the new school year.

5.  Parent and Community Engagement
•	Parent reports for the spring state tests for grades 3-8 were sent home on August 1st as well as the 7th and 8th grade schedules.
•	Over the past couple of weeks I gave school tours to families who are new to New
Bremen.
•		Our two Lego League teams started meeting in July and will continue to meet twice a week as they prepare for fall competition.
•	Meet the Teacher Night will be held Monday, August 20th from 7-8 p.m.

6.   Special Education/Inclusion
•	The special education teachers will be meeting on Tuesday, August 21st to look at test scores, review our inclusive practices, and plan for the upcoming year.

Upcoming dates:
•	August 22 	First day of school
•	September 3 	Labor Day- No School
•	September 10  Cardinal Pride Meeting- 7:00 p.m. in the elementary library
•	September 13, 14, 17  5th Grade Field Trip to Brukner Nature Center
•	September 17  8th Grade Washington DC Meeting- 6:15 pm for chaperones and
7:30pm for parents and students

7-12 principal, Marcus Overman, submitted the following report:

Continuous Improvement
I have been working with Ray Vaughn recently to better understand the Gifted and Resident Educator process.  Making sure we are on the same page with what is expected of each other throughout the school year.
I will be attending the Gifted Regional Workshop on September 7th.

Instruction
Schedules have been finalized for teachers and students.  Students have begun picking up
schedules and paying fees this week.

I look forward to having students back in the building.  I cannot wait to begin walk­ throughs to see our teachers instructing the students and the students working to their potential.

Grade	Test	Advanced	Accelerated	Proficient	Basic	limited	Total	%Passed	%needed	P.l.	
9th	ELAI	20	18	17	7	0	62	88.7	80.0	104.8	
9th	Algebra  I	5	30	23	6	0	64	90.6	80.0	102.5	
9th	American Hlstorv	4	13	6	5	1	59		80.0	102..4	
10th	ELA  II	4	10	26	13	1	54	74.1	80.0	92.4	
9th/10th	Geometry	4	16	15	10	9	54	64.8	80.0	85.4	
10th	Biology	26	7	16	2	2	53	92.5	80.0	107.0	
11th	GQYemment	11	12	37	1	2	6	!J$.2	80,0	1,02.5	
Total		84	106	160	44	15	409	85.6		99.8	
percent		20.5	25.9	39.1	10.8	3.7	100.0				
weight		24.6	28.5	39.1	6.5	1.1	99.8				

End of Course Assessment Scores

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AP Score Averages
•	English 2.231
•	United States Government 3.143
•	United States History 3.0
•	Calculus 4.0
•	Biology 2.8
•	Physics 3.0

School Operations, Resources & Learning Environment
Folders have been created and distributed to teachers for the upcoming In-Service day. Heather Kuck, Peg Eilerman and I have worked very closely on creating many of the items.
The buildings are looking great.  Big thanks goes out to the maintenance, custodial, and
technology staff for their hard work this summer!

Collaboration
Many teachers have been in my office as we try to build quality relationships.  Many have
expressed thoughts, ideas, and suggestions to help the school year run smoothly. Jason, Diane, and Brian have been a great asset these past several weeks.  Their willingness to listen and provide insights has benefited me greatly.  Thank you! Resident Educators have been assigned their mentors for the year.  We currently have
Abby Pax, Ryan Starcher, and Will Hoskins involved in the process.  All REs and mentors
attended an orientation at the Auglaize ESC in recent weeks.

Parent  & Community  Involvement
Many parents have called in the past weeks for items such as schedule changes, school placement, transcripts, and various other things.  I have been working with parents to provide these items so they feel comfortable at the beginning of the school year.

I attended the last Cardinal Campaign meeting and look forward to assisting in any way possible moving forward. I have been urging many people to get involved as it will benefit their children and our community as a whole moving forward.
State Test results were mailed to parents in July.
Meet the teacher night is scheduled for Monday, August 21st from 7:00-8:00.

Upcoming Events
August 22nd - Students' First Day
August 28th- Josten's Graduation Meeting August 29th - Athletic Council Meeting September 5th- Fire Drills
September 1Oth - Cardinal Pride Meeting

Treasurer Recommendations
1.  Approve the Regular School Board Meeting minutes on July 18, 2018.
2.  Approve the General Fund Paid Bills . . . . . .	$	59,409.85
3.  Approve the Lunchroom Fund Paid Bills...	$ 	0.00
4.   Approve the payment of Resource International invoice dated June 2018 totaling
$4,952.35 for the K-8 building project.
5.  Approve the payment ofMotz  Engineering invoice dated June 2018 totaling $1,100.60 for the K-8 building project.
6.  Accept the anonymous donation of $10,000 for the new band trailer.
7.  Accept the anonymous donation of$1,050 for volleyball uniforms.
8.  Accept the donation/pledge of $20,000 each from the following companies for
purchase ofbaseball, softball, and football scoreboards: Cotterman & Company, First National Bank, Minster Bank, and NKTelco. These donations will be received over a maximum three-year period. The Athletic Boosters will temporarily cover the remaining cost of the scoreboards until the donations are received, at which time the funds will be returned to the Athletic Boosters. Donation money in excess of the cost of the scoreboards will be kept in a separate account that will be used towards the costs associated with the Cardinal Campaign.
8.  Transfer $6,000 from the Athletic Toun:lament Fund to the Track Set Aside Fund.
9. Transfer $3,000 from the Athletic Tournament Fund to the Athletic Fund.

18-56 		Motion by Bertke second by Suchland that the board approve the motions contained in the Treasurer's recommendations as presented. Upon the call of the roll, the vote was as follow : Bertke, yes; Busse, yes; Suchland, yes; Wells, yes. Motion Carried.

Superintendent Recommendations

1.  Personnel

a.Non-Teaching Emplo yment

Individual	
Employment  Position	
Step	
Effective	Contract
Duration	
Lindsay Mauch	JH Cheerleading Advisor	1	2018-19	1 Year	

b. Pupil Activity Program Contracts
Employ the following individuals for one-year contracts for the 2017-18 school year to direct, supervise, or coach the following student activity:
Position	Individual	Step	
Mentor Teacher	Patty Ruckman	N/A	
Mentor Teacher
Mentor Teacher	Tanya Homan
Randy Trentman	N/A
N/A	

c.   Change in Experience Steps:

Employee

Jill Ahlers

Position

Treasurer

Present Step

2

New Step

4

Effective

2018-19

d.  Volunteers Recognized
Recognized the following Athletic Volunteers for the 2018-19 school year:

Community Individual 	Band or Athletic Team 	

Tony Holdren Jeff Thobe Cody King Jason Wells ZachFry

Golf
High School Football High School Football High School Football Junior High Football

2.   S pecial Education Attendance & Transportation
Authorize the attendance and transportation of students to special schools to meet their education needs as so recommended by the Administration and County Psychologist throughout the upcoming school year.  The known schools and transportation arrangements to date are as follows:

School	Class	Students	Transportation Provided By	
Wapakoneta	Transition	1	ESC	
New Bremen	Preschool	7	NB Preschool Route	
New Bremen	1st Grade	1	NB Bus Route	
New Bremen	8th Grade	1	NB Bus Route	
Nicholas School	Autism	1	Parent	

3.    Cafeteria Bids Accepted
Approve the following companies for bakery and dairy products for the 2018-19 school year:
Bakery Products: Nickles Bakery of Lima, Ohio
Dairy Products:    Reinhard Dairy of Ft. Recovery, Ohio
	8/1/17	8/118	
White milk (1%)	$0.1746	$0.1664	
Chocolate milk (fat free)	$0.1852	$0.1790	

4.   The New Bremen School District will not be offering middle school career technical programming to 7th graders during the 2018 - 2019 school year due to funding limitations, space limitations and time constraints.

18-57 		Motion by Wells second by Busse 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.  Motion carried.

Other  Business Items:

1. School District Goals 2018-2019

Academic Experience

The district staff will continue to foster the importance of relationships in a collaborative environment  promoting progress toward academic achievement and excellence as well as the development of the whole student. An aligned curriculum, emphasizing critical thinking, application, and technology integration will lead to an increase of indicators met on the local report card for the 2018-2019 school year.

Facilities Project

The New Bremen Board of Education, administration, and staff will continue to collaborate with stakeholders to design a modem K-8 educational facility and site that will accommodate the learning needs of our student population. The facility design
and site plan will focus on safety, sustainability, and fall within the constraints of the set budget.

Financial Planning

The New Bremen School Board of Education and administration will consult with Public Finance Resources to conduct an in-depth financial review to determine the best course of action to balance the 5 year forecast.

Policy Manual Revision

The New Bremen Board of Education and administration will convert the existing policy manual to an electronic searchable format posted and maintained by Neola.

18-58 		Motion by Suchland, second by Bertke that the board approve the items contained in the Other Business Items as presented.  Upon the call of the roll, the vote was as follows: Busse, yes; Suchland, yes; Wells, yes; Bertke, yes.  Motion carried.

Other New Business:
Mr. Schrader presented the master site plan and the concept of vacating Cardinal Street. This master site plan provides safety, improved traffic flow, and one continuous campus.  Once on campus, no students who walk to school will be crossing roadways where drivers are entering or leaving school grounds. During school drop off and pick up times,  this site plan provides a separation between parents, buses, and students walking or driving to school.  Mr. Schrader will contact the Village ofNew Bremen to start the process of vacating Cardinal Street.

Informational  Items

A. OSBA Conference - who plans to attend?  The conference is Nov. 11-13. We need to register our participants and also need to know if you will be staying overnight or just attending one day. There is a $100 cancellation fee for housing, so I need an accurate count.
Scott Bertke will be the 2018 OSBA Delegate and Suzanne Wells will be the Alternate
Delegate.

B. Tri-Star Students
The New Bremen Schools have 22 students registered for Tri-Star for the 2018-19 school year.  This compares to 22 students during the 2017-18 school year and 15 students during the 2016-17 school year.

C. Review of Transportation Data

	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-2017	2017-2018	
Total Busses in Fleet	8	8	8	8	8	
Pupils Transported Daily	264	256	243	232	260	
Miles Driven Daily	183	207	191	168	204	
Total Annual Miles	46,170	52,227	48,998	50,293	50,000	
Total Transportation  Costs	$167,078	$191,298	$170,051	$178,040	$197,146	

D. Change in date of September Board Meeting
The September Board meeting will be changed to Wednesday, September 12,2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room at the high school.

18-59 		Motion by Wells, second by Suchland to adjourn the meeting at 7:52p.m. Motion carried unanimously.