Tri-Valley Board approves staff contracts, policies and purchases; holds executive session on compensation

The Tri-Valley Board of Education met April 8, 2021, at the Tri-Valley Administrative Center and recorded unanimous roll-call votes on a slate of personnel, policy and procurement items.

Board context and key votes: The board — Eddie Brock, Susie Cameron, Scott Ford, Martha Prince and Scott Welker — adopted the meeting agenda and then approved routine financial and administrative items, including minutes from March 10 (Resolution #21-62), the February 2021 financial report (Resolution #21-63), and participation in the Ohio SchoolComp 2022 workers’ compensation programs (Resolution #21-64). All votes reported in the minutes were recorded as yes by all five members.

Personnel and staffing actions: The board accepted the retirement of M. Doug Smith, principal at Adamsville Elementary, effective June 21, 2021 (Resolution #21-66), and issued a three-year administrative contract to Scott Brillhart as Principal at Adamsville Elementary for 2021-22 through 2023-24 (Resolution #21-67). The board also accepted resignations and retirements across certified and classified staff — including Katie Pate, music teacher at Nashport Elementary (Resolution #21-69); Jordyn Heath, special education aide (Resolution #21-76); and Sue Grigsby, library aide (Resolution #21-77) — and approved a range of one-, two-, three- and five-year limited contracts and one continuing contract (Resolutions #21-71 through #21-75). The minutes list each motion’s mover and seconder when recorded; votes were unanimous on those items.

Coaching, volunteers and extra-duty approvals: The board approved head coaches for the 2021-22 school year (Resolution #21-81) and confirmed volunteer archery coaches for the 2020-21 season (Resolution #21-93).

Policies, agreements and subscriptions: The board approved recommended policies from Pepple & Waggoner, including a Title IX grievance procedure and student and employee sexual-harassment complaint policies (Resolution #21-85). It approved a drug testing policy presented by the district committee to take effect July 1, 2021 (recorded in the minutes at SEG 052). The board also approved a PowerSchool license and subscription (Resolution #21-83), district calendars for 2021-22 and 2022-23 (Resolution #21-84), a memorandum of understanding and data-sharing agreement with Rhodes State College for 2021-22 (Resolution #21-88), and a client agreement with Strategic Management Solutions for E-Rate Category One services (Resolution #21-89). These actions were recorded as approved by roll-call vote.

Contracts and procurement: The board accepted a contract with APG Architects and approved the associated AIA standard form agreement (Resolutions #21-95 and #21-96). It approved purchase of two GMC Sierra 2500 4x4 pickup trucks from Bob Ross Buick GMC, Inc. for a total of $63,438, using the State of Ohio Cooperative Purchasing Program (Resolution #21-97).

Executive session and meeting close: The board voted to enter executive session to discuss employee compensation (Resolution #21-98). The minutes list the executive session entry at 6:13 p.m. and exit at 7:17 p.m.; the minutes do not record any formal action on compensation following the session. The meeting adjourned at 7:17 p.m. (Resolution #21-99).

Votes at a glance: A consolidated list of recorded roll-call resolutions in the minutes includes Resolutions #21-61 through #21-99; where roll call is recorded the vote result is listed as unanimous (5-0) in the minutes.

What’s next: The minutes note discussion of the June Board meeting date but do not record a specific June meeting date in the published minutes.