June 2024 Regular Board of Education Meeting

Pioneer CTC Board of Education Conference Room
Monday, June 17 - 6:00pm

    1. ROLL CALL
    Mr. Douglas Theaker, Board President

    2. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
    Mr. Douglas Theaker, Board President

    3. MOMENT OF SILENCE
    Mr. Douglas Theaker, Board President

    4. CONSENT AGENDA
    Mr. Douglas Theaker, Board President

    4.1 Approve May 20, 2024 Board of Education Meeting Minutes

    4.2 Approve Revisions to Existing Policies
    Mr. Douglas Theaker, Board President

    Recommendation of Superintendent Gregory D. Nickoli that the following revisions to policy be accepted:

    • PO 2623 - Student Assessment and Academic Intervention Services 
    • PO 3120.04 - Employment of Substitutes
    • PO 3140 - Termination and Resignation
    • PO 4124 - Employment Contract
    • PO 4140 - Termination and Resignation
    • PO 5310 - Health Services
    • PO 8600.04 - Bus Driver Certification
    • PO 8640 - Transportation for Non-Routine Trips
    • PO 8650 - Transportation by Vehicles Other Than School Buses
    • PO 8660 - Incidental Transportation of Students by Private Vehicle

    4.3 Approve Temporary Appropriations at 50% of fiscal 2024 Final Expenses
    Mr. Douglas Theaker, Board President

    Recommendation of Superintendent Gregory D. Nickoli that the temporary appropriations as presented by Treasurer Gavyn Bazley be approved.


    4.4 Approve Liability, Fleet and Property Insurance Coverage
    Mr. Douglas Theaker, Board President

    4.5 Adopt Resolution 07-24 for Calamity Day Alternative Make-up Plan
    Mr. Douglas Theaker, Board President

    Recommendation of Superintendent Gregory D. Nickoli that the Resolution be adopted for use of Blizzard Bags as a Calamity Day Alternative Make-up plan for the 2024-2025 school year.


    4.6 Approve Administrative and Confidential Salary Schedules for the 2024-2027 Contract years
    Mr. Douglas Theaker, Board President

    Recommendation of Superintendent Gregory D. Nickoli that the attached administrative and confidential salary schedules for the school years 2024-25, 2025-26 and 2026-27 be approved.


    4.7 Approve Local Professional Development Committee
    Mr. Douglas Theaker, Board President
    Attachments

    4.8 Approve List of Evaluators for Ohio Evaluation Systems (OES)
    Mr. Douglas Theaker, Board President

    Recommendation of Superintendent Gregory D. Nickoli that the following administrators be approved as Evaluators for Ohio Evaluation System (OES) for the 2024-2025 school year.

    • Clay Fry
    • Jolene Young
    • Matt Parr
    • Shannon Sprang
    • Kevin Vargyas
    • Jeremiah Howe
    • Daniel Slaughter
    • Donald Paullin

    4.9 Approve Evaluator for Ohio School Counselors Evaluation System
    Mr. Douglas Theaker, Board President

    Recommendation of Superintendent Gregory D. Nickoli that Clay Frye, Director of Operations, be approved as an evaluator for the Ohio School Counselor's Evaluation System (OSCES) for the 2024-2025 school year.


    4.10 Approve Evaluators for Ohio Principal's Evaluation System (OPES)
    Mr. Douglas Theaker, Board President

    Approve Gregory D. Nickoli, Superintendent and Clay Frye, Director of Operations, as evaluators for the Ohio Principal's Evaluation System (OPES) for the 2024-2025 school year.


    4.11 Approve Transportation agreement between Richland Co. Transit Board (RCTB) and Pioneer CTC
    Mr. Douglas Theaker, Board President

    Recommendation of Superintendent Gregory D. Nickoli that the agreement between Richland Co. Transit Board (RCTB) and Pioneer CTC be approved.


    4.12 Approve Career Awareness Use of Funds Plan
    Mr. Douglas Theaker, Board President

    Recommendation of Superintendent Gregory D. Nickoli that the Career Awareness Use of Funds Plan be approved.


    4.13 Approve Proposal for Services with TNA & Associates
    Mr. Douglas Theaker, Board President

    Recommendation of Superintendent Gregory D. Nickoli to approve the proposal for services with TNA & Associates for work on developing action plans in order to implement the strategic objectives created previously.


    4.14 Approve MOU and Interagency Agreement with Ohio Heartland CAC Head Start
    Mr. Douglas Theaker, Board President

    Recommendation of Superintendent Gregory D. Nickoli that the MOU and Interagencey agreement with Ohio Heartland CAC Head Start be approved.


    4.15 Approve renewal of membership as an Ashland Eagle Community Partner for 2024-2025 School Year at the Non-Profit Tier
    Mr. Douglas Theaker, Board President

    Recommendation of Superintendent Gregory D. Nickoli that the renewal as an Ashland Eagle Community Partner be approved at the Non-Profit Tier (Free)


    4.16 Accept Donations
    Mr. Douglas Theaker, Board President

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

    • Dennis Nelson, Nelly's Hideaway, Ontario; generous monetary donation of $1,000 to be used to assist seniors with outstanding balances at Pioneer.
    • Brianna Patterson, Mansfield; generous monetary donation of $25 to our Health Assistant Program to be used for education purposes with the students in this program.
    • Shelby City Board of Education, Shelby; generous monetary donation of $400 to assist in covering the costs for a BPA student to attend the National Leadership Conference.

    4.17 Approve Student Participation in Competitive Events
    Mr. Douglas Theaker, Board President

    Recommendation of Superintendent Gregory D. Nickoli that the following students be approved for participation in competitive events:

    FCCLA National Conference, Seattle Convention Center, Seattle, Washington; June 29 - July 3, 2024.

    SHELBY STUDENT: Marcus Lovell. CHAPERONES:  Kelly Jung, FCCLA Advisor, Leanne Chan, Advantage Foster Care.

     

    HOSA  International Leadership Conference, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas; June 26-30.

    STUDENTS:  Mason Diaz, Exercise Science, Lexington HS; Mia Felder, Dental Assisting, Galion HS; Makayla Dickson, Dental Assisting, Ontario HS.  CHAPERONES:  Melissa Myers, Dental Assisting Instructor; Kevin Burke, Culinary Instructor.

     

     


    6. RECOGNITION OF GUESTS
    Gregory Nickoli, Superintendent

    7. EAP REPRESENTATIVE
    Sandy Grau, EAP President

    8. PUBLIC INPUT
    Gregory Nickoli, Superintendent

    Board Policy Section 0164


    9. CORRESPONDENCE
    Gregory Nickoli, Superintendent

    10. REPORT ON 2022-2023 BOARD GOALS
    Clay Frye, Director of Operations

    11. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT REPORT
    Mrs. Robyn Almanson, Board Member

    12. LEGISLATIVE LIAISON REPORT
    Mr. Mike Grady, Board Member

    House Bill 432 deals with changes in applying for an initial career-technical workforce development educator license.

    Under current law, the State Board of Education issues an initial two-year career-technical workforce development (CTWD) educator license to applicants who do not follow the traditional licensure pathway of earning a bachelor’s degree in career-technical education (CTE) before becoming licensed to teach those courses. To obtain a two-year CTWD educator license, an applicant must have a high school diploma or the equivalent and demonstrate at least five years of work experience, or the equivalent, in the subject area in which they will teach. The applicant must also be enrolled in a CTWD educator preparation program offered by an institution of higher education. 

    The bill keeps in place the original pathway to receive an initial two-year CTWD educator license, while establishing two additional alternatives to the CTWD educator preparation program requirement. Both of these pathways will be available for applicants that have obtained an offer of employment as a classroom teacher. One of the pathways is a program developed by the school district.  The other is a two-year mentoring program.

    This bill was introduced in the house in late February and passed by the house last Wednesday.  Interestingly, there is no companion bill in the senate.


    13. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
    Gregory Nickoli, Superintendent

    14. PERSONNEL REPORT
    Mr. Douglas Theaker, Board President

    Recommendation of Superintendent Gregory D. Nickoli that the following personnel recommendations be approved.

    • Approve increase in mileage for administrative personnel
    • Approve employment of certificated personnel
    • Approve supplemental contracts for certificated personnel
    • Approve certificated personnel prep day pay
    • Approve stipend contracts for certificated personnel
    • Accept resignation of classified personnel
    • Approve employment of part-time classified personnel
    • Approve employment of part-time summer workers
    • Approve employment of student summer camp workers
    • Approve employment of ECE student workers for 2024-25 school year
    • Accept resignation of part-time adult education staff
    • Approve employment of adult education instructors

     


    15. AUTHORIZE TREASURER TO PAY ADMINISTRATORS FOR UNUSED VACATION TIME PER THE ATTACHED SCHEDULE
    Mr. Douglas Theaker, Board President

    Recommendation of Superintendent Gregory D. Nickoli that the Treasurer be authorized to pay Administrators for unsed vacation time per the attached schedule.


    16. APPROVE THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN PHASE SUBMISSION AS PRESENTED AND AS REQUIRED BY THE OFCC
    Mr. Douglas Theaker, Board President

    Recommendation of Superintendent Gregory D. Nickoli that the attached Schematic Design Phase Submission be approved as presented and as required by the OFCC.


    17. ADOPT RESOLUTION TO PERMANENTLY AMEND SUBSTITUTE INSTRUCTOR REQUIREMENTS
    Mr. Douglas Theaker, Board President

    Recommendation of Superintendent Gregory D. Nickoli that the resolution be adopted to permanently amend Substitute Instructor requirements per Ohio House Bill 33.


    18. ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF EVALUATION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT AND TREASURER; AND SELF EVALUATION OF THE BOARD
    Mr. Douglas Theaker, Board President

    Recommendation of Superintendent Gregory D. Nickoli that we enter into Executive Session for the purpose of evaluation of the Superintendent, Treasurer and the Self-evaluation of the Board of Education.


    19. ADJOURN MEETING
    Mr. Douglas Theaker, Board President

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