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WHAT: Board of Education meeting April 19
PRESENT: Patricia Fisher, David Mahan, James Scher, John Pitts and Kelly Boyle
The board:
• Reported that middle school science teacher David Murduck was awarded a 2021 GroMore Good Grassroots $500 grant for the youth garden program and 2021 Science Education Council of Ohio $500 grant for grades 3-5 garden project;
• Hired up to 10 summer school teachers for up to 25 hours each to provide instruction to students in grades 1 to 4 with total cost not to exceed $15,000 for the elementary extension program paid for by ESSER II funds. Busing will be provided;
• Hired up to 10 summer school teachers for up to 25 hours each to provide remediation in English language arts and math to students in grades 5 to 8 not to exceed $15,000 for the middle school summer program paid for by ESSER II funds. Busing will be provided;
• Accepted the resignation of Brent Erb as a bus driver effective April 30. He accepted a position outside the district;
• Approved purchase of NWEA Map, a diagnostic program for English language arts, math and science in grades 5 to 8 at $10,000; Reading Plus, a language arts adaptive reading program for students in grades 5 to 8 at $25,400; and Second Step, a social emotional learning program for students in grades Kindergarten to 8 at $6,982, all paid by the ESSER II funds;
• Passed a motion for a fair school funding plan contained in House Bill 1 and to encourage the 134th General Assembly to pass the bill;
• Met in executive session to discuss contract negotiations with the district's unions.