Highlights of the May 17, 2001, Regular Meeting of the Minford Local Board of Education.
 

Tracy Alley, 21st Century Community Learning Center Coordinator, reported on the program.  Minford has two centers which offer teaching and recreational activities after school and before school to Minford students.

Superintendent Dennis Meade reported on the Middle/Primary Building Project.  The building site is being secured with fencing and the wrecking ball will come down on the empty high school on May 30th.  Tentative completion on the entire project is May 30, 2003.

In other action the Board:

• Approved bids on a handicapped bus and a regular bus from Ohio Bus and Sales and Glockners.
•  Adjusted bids on bread from Heiners and milk products from R & J Dairy.
• Approved the High School Registration Manual for 2001 - 2002.
• Approved the list of candidates for graduation pending completion of all requirements.
• Employed several supplemental position personnel.
• Approved the attendance of Chemistry/Science Teacher Nick Havens to attend the Lab Safety Training at Ohio Wesleyan University.
• Authorized membership in the Ohio High School Athletic Association.
• Authorized the Adult Basic Education/GED program in cooperation with Northwest Local School District for summer operation.
• Approved several sport camps.
• Agreed to continue with embership in OSBA Workers' Compensation Group.
• Approved a summer intervention program for grdes 1 - 8.
• Noted the transfer of Sheree Cordle to Bus Route #26.
• Approved compensation for coordination of the Ohio Reads Program to Amy O'Dell and Karen Hayburn.
• Approved participation in the South Central Ohio Entry Year Consortium.
• Noted the transfer of Belinda Jo Allen from second grade to eighth grade Social Studies.
• Approved the request of Thomas Bennett, High School Custodian, to resign for the purpose of retirement.  Mr. Bennett has been employed at Minford since 1979 as a custodian and as a special bus driver.  His loyalty and devotion to his duties will be missed.  He is wised the best in the future.
• Approved Mike Balestra to provide GAAP Services.
• Accepted classified vision renewal rates effective July 1, 2001 - June 30, 2003.
• Held a first reading of Acceptable Use and Internet Safety Policy 9.23 and the Network Privacy and Acceptable Use Policy for Staff Members, 9.23.01.
• Approved a pilot year 2001 - 2002 for the track event, pole vaulting for the purpose of high school student participation.
• Changed the following Board Meeting dates and times:

Classified Personnel - Vision Insurance Rates

Vision Service Plan has notified the District that the renewal rates for Classified Vision Insurance will be the following:

Single - Old $4.90, New $5.33
Family - Old $10.86, New $11.82

These new rates will be in effect for two years.  Premiums for July will be taken out in June.

Band Uniforms

Bob Hayburn, Minford Middle School Math Teacher, struck again with a challenge to Minford School Administrators when he offered to purchase a third band uniform if they would purchase one each.  Board members had previously pledged to meet the challenge from Bob.  With good humor, the Principals, Assistant Superintendent and Superintendent responded that they would meet the challene.  Thanks, Bob, for your generosity and care in supporting the band program.

What A Year!  Stay the Course!

Witht the completion and move to the new high school, adjusting to health plan changes, and getting started on the middle/primary project, one would think that would be enough.  We have another concern that must be addressed until it is solid; that of school funding in Ohio.  All of the educational organizations in Ohio have banded together and issued a statement that the General Assembly's current weak effort to meet the Supreme Court's order is a failure.  We go to court on June 20th and the Supreme Court will decide if Ohio's efforts meet the constitutional mandate for equitable and adequate funding.  We must stay the course.