February 2019 Regular Board Of Education Meeting

Recommendation of Superintendent Gregory D. Nickoli that expenses for Pioneer board members, administrators and representative to attend the Pioneer Career and Technology Center's Ralph Phillip's Business Partner of the Year Dinner meeting to be held on Thursday, March 14, 2019 in accordance with Section 3315.15 ORC, be approved.

Recommendation of Superintendent Gregory D. Nickoli that expenses for Pioneer Board members, administrators and representatives to attend the Pioneer Career and Technology Center's Annual All Board Member/Administrators Dinner meeting to be held Wednesday, April 10, 2019 in accordance with Section 3315.15 ORC, be approved.

Recommendation of Superintendent Gregory D. Nickoli that Douglas Theaker be appointed to the Richland County Tax Incentive Review Council for 2019.

Recommendation of Superintendent Gregory D. NIckoli that the attached agreement between North Central State College and Pioneer Career and Technology Center for College Credit Plus, Advanced Standing program be approved for the 2019-2020 school year.

Recommendation of Superintendent Gregory D. Nickoli that the following grant be accepted:

• Richland County Foundation - Connection Fund - $1,500 for Bring your A Game to Work

Recommendation of Superintendent Gregory D. Nickoli that the following donations be accepted:

• Janene Bushey, Owner, Nail Elegance Spa & More, Shelby, OH; generous donation of various Cosmetology manicure supplies with an approximate value of $1,200. This donation will be used for educational purposes in our Cosmetology program.
• Mr. Greg Dodge, Shelby, OH; generous donation of various carpentry supplies to be used for educational purposes in our Home Remodeling program.
• Donations for 50th Celebration Ceremony
  • Donna Dienstberger, Schmidt Security, Mansfield, OH; $25 Coney Island Gift Card  to be used as a door prize for this event.
  • Thunder Burkhart, Next Generation Films, Lexington, OH; Pull Cooler to be used as a door prize for this event.
  • Amanda Webb, Eagle Crusher, Bucyrus, OH; T-Shirts, Zip Hoodie, and hat to be used as door prizes for this event.
  • Rick Winston, Vitro, Crestline, OH; generous monetary donation of $250 to be used for the 50th Celebration event.
  • Judy Fisher, VNA Visiting Nurses, Mansfield, OH;  three gift baskets to be used as door prizes for this event.
  • Fox Plumbing & Heating, Galion, OH; donation of a Micro Shop-Vac to be used as a door prize for this event.
  • Olive Garden, Ontario; generous donation of $30 gift card to be used as a door prize for this event.
  • Red Lobster, Ontario; generous donation of three $10 gift cards to be used as door prizes for this event.
• Donations to Leimbach Family Scholarship in memory of Joyce Leimbach.  Annual scholarship awarded to Pioneer senior.
  • Betty Brinley, Ft. Myers, FL; generous monetary donation of $25.
  • Arthur & Crystal Diaz, Amherst, OH; generous monetary donation of $15.
  • Karl J. Hagedorn, Winter Garden, FL; generous monetary donation of $100.
  • John & Janet Helmstetter; Monroeville, OH; generous monetary donation of $20.
  • John & Maryann Muska, Suffield, CT; generous monetary donation of $50.
• Crystal Escalera, Willard, OH; generous monetary donation of $200 to the Fabela Scholarship awarded annually to a Pioneer senior.

Recommendation of Superintendent Gregory D. Nickoli that the following student competitive event be approved:

SkillsUSA Reginal Competitions, February 15, 2019, Penta Career Center, Perrysburg, OH;

• STUDENTS:  Liam Bates, Precision Machining, Northmor HS; Nick Baxter, Precision Machining, Shelby HS; Eric Bell, Collision Repair, Crestview HS; Lance Bessemer, Auto Tech, Ontario HS; Riley Blubaugh, Cosmetology, Northmor HS; Sherrie Bourne, Cosmetology, Crestview HS; Gillie Ceja, Criminal Justice, Willard HS; Alivia Channing, Graphic Arts, Plymouth HS; Emily Chavatzas, Criminal Justice, Bucyrus HS; JadAllen Conn, Cosmetology, Crestline HS; Mykah Estes, Welding, Crestline HS; Travis Fleming, Collision Repair, Buckeye Central HS; Bobby Garcia, Auto Tech, Willard HS; Rowan Goble, Graphic Arts, Ashland HS; Wesley James-Bond, Cosmetology, Ontario HS; Brooklyn Miller, Cosmetology, Ontario HS; Trenton Yarger, Engineering Design, Lexington HS; Logan Parella, Home Remodeling, Crestline HS; Bree Patrick, Cosmetology, Ontario HS; Isaac Price, Criminal Justice, Galion HS; Anya Rowel, Cosmetology, Shelby HS; Wyatt Stanfield, Criminal Justice, Madison HS; Tristen Stephens, Cosmetology, Plymouth HS; Alexis Wagner, Criminal Justice, Crestview HS; and Albert Wilkinson, Precision Machining, Plymouth HS.  CHAPERONES:  Bill Dichtl, Graphic Arts Instructor; Chris Karl, Precision Machining Instructor; Rick Stephens, Home Remodeling, Instructor; Kip Stevens, Welding Instructor; Jolene Young, Supervisor.

ProStart  INVITATIONAL COMPETITION; Columbus, OH, February 23-24, 2019

• CULINARY ARTS STUDENTS:  Kelsey Watt, Lucas HS; Seth Baker, Lexington HS; Monique Metzger, Northmor HS; Caleb Levering, Northmor HS; Abigail Cullen, Shelby, HS; Kennedy Gifford, Galion HS; Samantha Peters, Galion HS; Ian Blevins, Col. Crawford HS; Makenna Vermillion, Col. Crawford HS; Tonya Bravo, Willard HS; Taylor Bowers, Wynford HS and Ora Metcalf, Willard HS.  CHAPERONES:  Seth Weibel, Culinary Arts Instructor; Vickie Hunt, Coordinator; Stephanie Gwin, Soc. Studies Instructor.

BPA STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, COLUMBUS, OH; MARCH 14-15, 2019

• IT SUPPORT STUDENTS:  Andrew Buchanan, Shelby HS; Logan Eckert, Willard HS; Jonathan Finley, Lucas HS; Keaton Gross, Lexington HS; Scott Jennings, Plymouth HS; Andrew Johnson, Col. Crawford HS; Abigail Kenestrick, Willard HS; Zach Leonhart, Col. Crawford HS; Connor Lester, Wynford HS; Ben Miller, Lucas HS; Theodore Munoz, Crestline HS; Electra Norwood, Galion HS; Gavin Rutledge, Galion HS; Shayla Tucker, Bucyrus HS.
• WEB PAGE DESIGN STUDENTS:  Breydan Allen, Plymouth HS; Eric Bittner, Northmor HS; Tori Carman, Wynford HS; Ryan Craig, Plymouth HS; Bryce Hinkel, Northmor HS; Katelynn Lewis, Col. Crawford HS; Vincent Moreth, Galion HS.
• CHAPERONES:    Marianne Ritchie, Web Page Design Instructor/BPA Advisor; Dan Foss, IT Support Instructor and John Yohe, Science Instructor.