MINUTES OF THE MARGARETTA BOARD OF EDUCATION (BOE) SPECIAL SESSION MEETING OF APRIL 25, 2024.

The Margaretta BOE met in a special session at 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 25, 2024 at the Board Office, 305 S. Washington St., Castalia, Ohio.

Mrs. Tucker called the special meeting to order at 7:00 a.m. requesting roll call by Mrs. Keegan:

Mr. Hula: Mr. Lippert:
Mr. Schoenegge: Mr. Sutorius: Mrs. Tucker:

Present Present Present Present Present

Approval of the Minutes
Motion by Mr. Sutorius, and seconded by Mr. Hula, to approve the minutes from the Regular Board of Education Meeting held on Monday, April 15, 2024; Roll Call: Mr. Lippert: aye, Mr. Schoenegge: aye, Mr. Sutorius: aye, Mr. Hula: aye, and Mrs. Tucker: aye.

Superintendent’s Report New Business
Motion by Mr. Hula and seconded by Mr. Sutorius, on Resolution number 23-24-68, approval of the necessity to levy and proceed with election renewal of an existing emergency tax levy for 5 years; Roll Call: Mr. Schoenegge: aye, Mr. Sutorius: aye, Mr. Hula: aye, Mr. Lippert: aye, and Mrs. Tucker: aye.

Motion by Mr. Sutorius and seconded by Mr. Schoenegge, to approve the FFA pond drainage line replacement proposal from D&M Earthmoving, Ltd. (to install approx. 1400 LF of 10” HDPE pipe with associated fittings, 3 catch basins, Rip rap at intake of pipe, animal guards at both ends of pipe); Roll Call: Mr. Sutorius: aye, Mr. Hula: aye, Mr. Lippert: aye, Mr. Schoenegge: aye, and Mrs. Tucker: aye.

Personnel Actions Certified
Motion by Mr. Sutorius and seconded by Mr. Hula, to accept the resignation of Heather Campana, Literacy Coach, effective at the end of the 2023-2024 school year; Roll Call: Mr. Hula: aye, Mr. Lippert: aye, Mr. Schoenegge: aye, Mr. Sutorius: aye, and Mrs. Tucker: aye.

Motion by Mr. Schoenegge and seconded by Mr. Sutorius, to approve a two year contract for the Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Literacy and to hire Heather Campana, for the position effective August 1, 2024; Roll Call: Mr. Lippert: aye, Mr. Schoenegge: aye, Mr. Sutorius: aye, Mr. Hula: aye, and Mrs. Tucker: aye.

Motion by Mr. Lippert and seconded by Mr. Hula, to hire Olivia Powers, MES Second Grade Teacher, effective with the 2024-2025 school year, pending completion of all state and local requirements; Roll Call: Mr. Schoenegge: aye, Mr. Sutorius: aye, Mr. Hula: aye, Mr. Lippert: aye, and Mrs. Tucker: aye.

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Motion by Mr. Schoenegge seconded by Mr. Lippert, to accept Lars Livengood for the positon of MES Fifth Grade Teacher, effective with the 2024-2025 school year. Mr. Kurt stated that we hired him at a previous meeting as a long-term sub and now will be moving him to the fifth grade position; Roll Call: Mr. Sutorius: aye, Mr. Hula: aye, Mr. Lippert: aye, Mr. Schoenegge: aye, and Mrs. Tucker: aye.

Motion by Mr. Sutorius seconded by Mr. Schoenegge, to hire Michael Marsh, MS/HS Physical Education and Health Teacher, effective with the 2024-2025 school year, pending completion of all state and local requirements; Roll Call: Mr. Hula: aye, Mr. Lippert: aye, Mr. Schoenegge: aye, Mr. Sutorius: aye, and Mrs. Tucker: aye.

Classified
Motion by Mr. Sutorius seconded by Mr. Hula, to hire Darren Michel, Bus Drivers for the 2024-2025 school year, pending completion of all state and local requirements; Roll Call: Mr. Lippert: aye, Mr. Schoenegge: aye, Mr. Sutorius: aye, Mr. Hula: aye, and Mrs. Tucker: aye.

Motion by Mr. Schoenegge seconded by Mr. Sutorius, to accept the resignation of Stephanie Johnson, MES Cook effective at the end of 2023-2024 school year; Roll Call: Mr. Schoenegge: aye, Mr. Sutorius: aye, Mr. Hula: aye, Mr. Lippert: aye, and Mrs. Tucker: aye.

Motion by Mr. Sutorius seconded by Mr. Lippert, to hire Stephanie Johnson, MES Head Cook, effective for the school year of 2024-2025; Roll Call: Mr. Sutorius: aye, Mr. Hula: aye, Mr. Lippert: aye, Mr. Schoenegge: aye, and Mrs. Tucker: aye.

Motion by Mr. Schoenegge seconded by Mr. Sutorius, to hire Chris Leibacher, Transportation Supervisor effective August 1, 2024 for a two year contract, pending completion of all state and local requirements; Roll Call: Mr. Hula: aye, Mr. Lippert: aye, Mr. Schoenegge: aye, Mr. Sutorius: aye, and Mrs. Tucker: aye.

Motion by Mr. Schoenegge seconded by Mr. Sutorius, to approve the independent consulting agreement with Chris Leibacher, transportation services for May 1, 2024 through July 31, 2024, not to exceed 15 days; Roll Call: Mr. Lippert: aye, Mr. Schoenegge: aye, Mr. Sutorius: aye, Mr. Hula: aye, and Mrs. Tucker: aye.

Informational Discussion
We had a Levy discussion with Brian DeSantis, Pepple & Waggoner LLC attorney to understand the current do’s and don’ts of levy activities, with several handouts shared.

Mr. Kurt also mentioned that the 2024-2025 calendar was short one day for the teachers and will be bringing an MOU to the next board meeting to add a teachers’ in-service day for August 15, 2024.

Motion by Mr. Sutorius seconded by Mr. Lippert, to Adjourn the Board Meeting having no further business to come before the Board; Roll Call: Mr. Schoenegge: aye, Mr. Sutorius: aye, Mr. Hula: aye, Mr. Lippert: aye, and Mrs. Tucker: aye.

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Meeting adjourned at 8:05 a.m.

The next Regular BOE Meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 20, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. at the Margaretta Board Office, 305 S. Washington St., Castalia, Ohio 44824

Respectfully Submitted

_________________________ Angie Tucker, Board President

______________________ Diane Keegan, Treasurer

Certificate Section 5705.412, Ohio Revised Code

It is hereby certified that the Margaretta Local School District Board of Education, Erie and Sandusky County, Ohio, has sufficient funds to meet the contract agreement, obligation, payment, or expenditure for the above, and has in effect for the remainder of the fiscal fear and succeeding fiscal year the authorization to levy taxes which, when combined with the estimated revenue from all other sources available to the district at the time of certification, are sufficient to provide operating revenues necessary to enable the district to operate an adequate educational program on all days set forth in its adopted school calendar for the current fiscal year and for a number of days in the succeeding fiscal year equal to the number of days instruction was or is scheduled for the current fiscal year.

_____________________________ Margaretta Treasurer

_____________________________ President, Board of Education

___________________________ Margaretta Superintendent

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