Report on School Board Regular Meeting - Tuesday, June 18th
The meeting commenced at 6:07pm with 3 of the school board members in attendance. Board member Clawson joined the meeting at 6:12. Board member Bliss was absent. Also in attendance were Superintendent Mark Freeman and Treasurer Bryan Christman.
Superintendent’s Report and Recommendations
The board approved all of the changes in assignment, supplemental contracts, special assignments, leaves of absence, resignations and appointments as detailed in the agenda and addendum. Of note: Miata Hunter (Math Teacher/Middle School) will become Assistant Principal/Middle School and Paul Springstubb (English Teacher/High School) has retired.
Public Meeting on the Issue of Reemployment
Under Ohio law, when a board of education wants to reemploy a retiree in the same position held prior to retirement, a public meeting must take place between 15 and 30 days before the reemployment action (July 9, 2013) for any member of the public to provide input. List of retire-rehired is here A member of the public (parent of two Shaker students) spoke of her concerns about this action including: lack of transparency about how these individuals were selected; that all these individuals were highly paid; considerable savings would result from replacing them with younger individuals; no shortage of individuals with these specialties or skills. Superintendent Freeman responded that it was a management decision; there is some cost savings; that they may not have retired otherwise; this was in accord with current Ohio law and the board action would be taken at the July meeting.
Approval of a Renewal Contract with AVI Foodsystems, Inc.
The board approved a renewal for a 4th year of the AVI Foodsystems contract without competitive bidding. Superintendent Freeman stated that he was satisfied with the company and that the outsourcing of the food service had been of financial benefit to the district.
Purchase of Seven 71-Passenger Buses and One 65-Passenger Bus with Wheelchair Lift
The board approved the purchase of 8 buses from Rush International for a total cost of $695,125.
Treasurer’s Monthly Financial Report
Total revenue was $5.24 million or 6.0% less than prior YTD primarily due to timing of homestead exemption and rollback receipt. Total expenditures were $1.58 million or 2.0% greater than prior YTD. Total salaries and wages were $0.50 million or 1.1% greater than prior YTD. Health insurance was $1.30 million or 14.7% less than prior YTD. Net favorable budget variance YTD was estimated to be $2.75 million. Current month financial report is here
Board Approved the Temporary Annual Appropriations for 2013-14
The posted June 18th agenda is here and the addendum is here
July 9th, 6:00pm - School Board Regular Meeting
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