FR school board to go paperless

FORT RECOVERY — School board meetings will be paperless sooner rather than later.
After discussing the merits of two computer programs at its last meeting, Fort Recovery School Board on Tuesday gave superintendent Shelly Vaughn the go-ahead to implement the use of BoardDocs.
The board also heard updates from each of the school district’s principals, learning about the high school’s Adopt a Family project.
In November, board members Dave Hull, Ginny Fortkamp, Aaron Guggenbiller, Jose Faller and Amy Bihn talked about the possibility of using either BoardDocs or ElectronicSchoolBoard. Both programs designed to easily create and share agendas and other board documents and would cost about $2,500 per year.
Board members asked Vaughn to compare the computer programs to the current system. She told board members Tuesday that BoardDocs would cost only about $200 more than it would save the school system on materials (paper, ink, etc.) and labor.
She also noted that administrative secretary Kim Grube was excited about the possibility of using it.
“It is extremely user-friendly,” said Vaughn. “I know for her it would be a big time saver. …
“She would be thrilled.”
The board approved the using of BoardDocs (www.boarddocs.com),  Vaughn said she would contact representatives from the company with the possibility of switching to the program in early 2014.
Hobbs explained to the board that the high school had selected 14 area families to help during the Christmas season.
The school’s student council and Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) group, through fundraisers and donations gave the families a total of $4,500. Families also received food donations from Fort Recovery FFA.
In other business:
•Voted to approve a pay increase for substitute teachers to $80 per day from the previous $75.
•Accepted donations totaling $2,802 with most of the money directed to the Adopt A Family project, including a $2,000 donation from Fort Recovery Community Foundation.
•Heard reports from principals Matt Triplett (middle school) and Tracy Hein-Evers (elementary school) about testing.
Triplett reviewed the eighth graders’ scores on the ACT practice test, noting that he feels the test is good preparation for the PSAT, SAT and ACT in high school. Hein-Evers said students have made progress toward the third grade reading guarantee and the school has added programs to help those students who have yet to pass the test.
•Named Dave Hull president pro-tem for the board’s organization meeting at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 21. (The board’s regular meeting will follow at 7 p.m.)
•Accepted the resignation of Phillip Harris II as a regular bus driver effective Oct. 24, and then approved hiring Harris as a substitute bus driver as needed for the rest of the school year.[[In-content Ad]]