Fort board receives updates (8/13/03)

FORT RECOVERY — The Fort Recovery School Board heard reports from each of its school principals Tuesday about final preparations for the start of the 2003-04 school year.

The board received information concerning the field trips, exchange students, class schedules and approval of student handbooks for the year. The board also approved bus drivers, classified substitute teachers and athletic coaches.

A work session was set for Tuesday, Aug. 19, at 7:30 p.m. to begin discussions on hiring a new superintendent to replace Fort Recovery Supt. Pat Niekamp.

It was announced in late July that Niekamp — who has more than 30 years of service with the Fort Recovery School Corporation — will be leaving the corporation to accept a position as superintendent of the Auglaize County Education Service Center. He plans to remain in his current position until the end of December.

In other action Tuesday, the board:

•Advanced $867.85 to the Title I Fund and $8,000 to the Food Service Fund from the General Fund.

•Granted Niekamp permission to hire substitute teachers, as needed, for the 2003-2004 school year upon their approval by the Mercer County Board of Education and to change the policy accordingly. Salary will remain at $75 per day.

•Gave Niekamp permission to hire student workers in the school district during the school year.

•Agreed to purchase gasoline and diesel fuel from Wayne Oil Company, Inc. for the 2003-04 school year.

•Selected Nickles Bakery for bakery goods for the 2003-04 school year.

•Selected Reinhart Dairy to supply the school with dairy products for this school year.

•Adopted the following handbooks: Elementary Teacher Handbook; Elementary Student Handbook; High School Student Handbook; Middle School Student Handbook; High School/Middle School Teacher Handbook; High School/Middle School Writing Style Handbook; and High School/Middle School Athletic Council Handbook.

•Approved the following sports for the 2003-04 school year: High school boys; cross country, football, golf, basketball, baseball, track & field; high school girls, cross country, golf, volleyball, basketball, softball, track & field and cheerleading; junior high boys, cross country, football, basketball and track & field; junior high girls, cross country, volleyball, basketball, track & field and cheerleading.

•Unanimously approved all season ticket prices, admission charges and procedure for selling tickets for the school year. The only change to ticket prices was a increase from $4 to $5 for adult admission to girls volleyball games.

•Designated Nov. 26 and April 7 as parent/teacher conference days.

•Approved Dec. 1 and Jan. 16 as staff development days.

•Accepted an agreement with Logan County Educational Service Center to provide Vision Impaired Instructional Services for the 2003-04 school year at a cost of $2,096.

•Amended the policy book (File:GDBB-R) Classified Staff Supplementary pay plans. This amendment increases the pay for banquet cooks to $10 per hour.

•Hired the following substitute bus drivers: Larry Hart, Daniel Kaiser, Patrick Reinhard, Nancy Reinhard, Barbara Sautbine, Randall Wendel, James Loughridge, Roger Wenning, William Link, Joseph Hawk, Sandra Kaiser, Renee Jutte and Leslie Muhlenkamp.

•Hired the following classified substitute teachers for the year: Lisa Fullenkamp, Kimberly Siefring, Charlene Pearson, Cheryl Wenning, Eileen Wendel, Debra Schoenlein, Nancy Leuthold, Mary Jane Keller, Susan Pugh, Esther Heitkamp, Barbara Schoenherr, Linda Schoenherr.

•Hired Mary Jane Keller as a bus driver to transport special education and Tri-Star students as needed.

•Hired Charlene Pearson as a bus driver for the in-district shuttle supplemental for the year. The hire is pending sufficient participation.

•Accepted Rick Kremer as a volunteer assistant girls high school basketball coach for the year.

•Hired the following people to coaching positions for the upcoming school year: Douglas Bihn, girls reserve basketball coach; Daniel Stammen, girls freshman basketball coach; David Blockberger, head baseball coach; Marie Osterholt, head softball coach; and Mark Fenik, head track coach.

•Hired the following people for junior high sports: Tammy Post, girls head basketball coach; and Lori Pottkotter, girls assistant basketball coach.[[In-content Ad]]