Regular School Board Meeting

NEW BREMEN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Board of Education Agenda

September 18, 2019

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 (567-644-5336)
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
September 18 (W), 2019
7:00 P.M.

I.  Call to Order: Mrs. Shelly Busse, President
II.  Roll Call of Board Members: Mrs. Jill Ahlers, Treasurer
      Bambauer _____ Bertke _____ Busse _____ Suchland _____ Wells _____	
III. Pledge of Allegiance:
       President Busse 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 are 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.
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V.   Presentations
	A.	Shawn Brown – Auglaize ESC
	B.	Fall Coaches and Athletes
	C.  
 
VI.	Reports
Written reports were distributed with the agenda packet. Are there any questions pertaining to these reports?
A.	Mrs. Diane Kramer, K-6 Principal
B.	Mr. Marcus Overman, 7-12 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 Regular School Board Meeting minutes from August 21, 2019.
2.	Approve the General Fund Paid Bills . . . . . .	   $	93,420.41	 
3.	Approve the Lunchroom Fund Paid Bills . . .    	   $            385.27	 

4.   Accept a $600.00 donation from the Community Backpack+ program to be put towards student school fees.  We thank you for your generosity and support of our students!

5.   Adopt 2019-2020 Temporary (Whole-Year) Appropriations (July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020).  All funds need to be within the amounts certified by the County Auditor in the Amended Official Certificate of Estimated Resources, which will not be received until December.  At that time, Permanent Appropriations will be recommended for approval.  Also, authorize the Treasurer, Superintendent, and Board President to sign the Annual Appropriation Measure Certificate as required by the ORC.  (The total amount reflects an increase of approximately 13.44% over last year’s appropriations due to the K-8 building project.  The General Fund appropriations reflect an increase of 2.64% of last year’s General Fund appropriations.)

 	Fund #	Fund Description	Total Amount	
1 .	001	General Fund (001) a. Set-Aside Budget Reserve (001-9903)	       9,576,387.00 	
2 .	002-917A	Bond Retirement K-8 Bldg (002-917A)	       719,543.76 	
3 .	004-917A	K-8 Building Fund – LFI	6,065,333.00	
4 ,	010-917L	Construction Fund – Local Share	    4,912,920.00 	
5 .	010-917S	Construction Fund – State Share	4,185,080.00	
6 .	010-917E	Gilbane Escrow Acct	5,000.00	
7 .	034	Maintenance Fund K-6 Building	             1,100.00 	
8 .	005	Replacement Fund (005)	          407,600.00 	
9 .	006	Lunchroom Fund (006)     	          261,500.00 	
10 .	007	H.A. Schrage Trust (007)	                125.00 	
11 .	009	Uniform Supply Fund (009)	            50,000.00 	
12 .	018	Public School Support Fund (018)	            18,500.00 	
13 .	019	Local Donations (019)	2,015,495.66 	
14 .	022	Trust Fund (022)	             7,800.00 	
15 .	200	Activity Funds (200)	          146,285.00 	
16 .	300	Activity Funds (300)	          215,004.00 	
17 .	451	OneNet Connectivity (451)	             3,600.00 	
18 .	461	Agriculture Education 5th Quarter	             4,511.27 	
19 .	516	IDEA Part B (516)	          137,017.95	
20 .	551	Title III LEP (551)	468.41 	
21 .	572	Title I (572)	            49,258.07	
22 .	590	Title II-A -Class Size Red/Eisenhower (590)	            9,957.54	
23 .	599	TitleI IV Student Support & Academic Achievement (599)	            10,000.00 	
 	 	Total All Funds	$28,802,486.66 	

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

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

B.	Superintendent’s Recommendations 

1.	Pupil Activity Program Contracts
Employ the following individual for a one-year contract for the 2019-20 school year to direct, supervise, or coach the following student activity: 

Position	       Individual	Step
JV Boys Basketball	Jeff Roessner			3

2.	Approve the bus stops and times as presented in the attachments.

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

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

VIII.	Other Business Items:

Motion by: __________________, second by: ___________________ to approve the school district goals as presented.

Roll Call:

Busse _____ Suchland _____ Wells _____ Bambauer _____ Bertke _____

IX.	Informational Items

A.	Contracts Expiring
Please be advised that the N-B Schools have 15 certified and 5 classified employees whose employment contracts expire at the end of the 2019-20 school year and will be evaluated during the upcoming school year.

1.	Listing of employees whose contracts expire
2.	Updated supplemental contract listing 
3.	Updated seniority listing 

B.	Beginning School Enrollment
The following graph illustrates the enrollment in the New Bremen Local Schools at the beginning of the school year over the past several years:

								         Teacher
  School Year	K-8	9-12	K-12	FTE	
	2001-02	673	323	996	62.19 
	2002-03	663	315	978	63.47	
	2003-04	665	305	970	63.05
	2004-05	638	322	960	61.38
	2005-06	629	304	933	61.55	
	2006-07	627	300	927	60.13
	2007-08	595	305	900	60.68
	2008-09	589	296	885	60.68
	2009-10	566	299	865	57.32
	2010-11	569	294	863	57.32
	2011-12	552	301	853	56.94
	2012-13	548	282	830	58.00
	2013-14	563	252	815	56.75
	2014-15	544	241	785	55.93
			2015-16	512	242	752	55.93		
	2016-17	526	230	756	55.30
	2017-18	525	241	766		55.30
	2018-19	514	238	752		54.65
	2019-20	524	237	761		55.40

	Teacher FTE Notes: Added CCU Teacher in-house (+1.0), No longer contracting P-T Spanish (-.25)		

C.	Green Belt Certification

D.	Mission/Vision/Objective Statements

E.	Building Project

F.	District App

G.	High School Locker Room 

X.  .  Executive Session:
A.	The Board or Superintendent may desire to adjourn to Executive Session for the express purpose of discussing:
☐ Personnel
           	☐ Appointment or Evaluation		☐ Promotion
                 	☐ Employment                    		☐ Demotion
      	☐ Dismissal                          		☐ Compensation

Investigation of Charges or Complaints Against an Employee, Official, or Student

            	☐ Discipline                          		☐

☐ Property Purchase or Sale
☐ Conferences with an Attorney Involving Pending or Imminent Court Action
☐ Negotiations (Preparing, Conducting, or Reviewing)
☒ Matters Required to be Kept Confidential by Fed/State Law
☐ Security Arrangements

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

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

B.  Return To Regular Board Session:

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

XI.	Other New Business To Be Considered By The Board:
      A.
      B.

XII.   Adjournment:

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