December 20, 2021 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting

Discussion:  Board member, Mike Jeffryes read the Mission Statement.

Discussion:  Troy Loeffelholz, Superintendent, said the exhibit that was identified incorrectly was edited. All exhibits were given a number to make it an easier search for specific documents. 

Discussion:  Dr. Loeffelholz shared information with the Board regarding voting now or later to accept the letter of intent to stay and extending his contract to run through June 30, 2025. He also said the superintendent evaluation is done in June or right before contract settlement.

Discussion:  There were no items to remove from the Consent Agenda.

Discussion: 

Chip Kay, Director of Finance and Human Relations, reviewed a few bills that tie together. He mentioned the ESU 7 payment listed on the report for printing. Hometown Leasing is the company that Eakes uses for maintenance and repairs for all the copiers and printers in the district. He said looking at the big picture CPS costs are very reasonable. Mr. Kay also mentioned a couple legal bills listed, one was a payment for the administration Title IX training and the other was for negotiations. iXL Learning is a program used for reading and math, recently more students were added, and it is being paid through ESSERS III funds. The holiday luncheon was paid, over 500 were served. 

Discussion: 

Leonard Kwapnioski said there is more action at Kramer, they are planning for a small concrete pour this week. The latest setback may be the shortage of cement. The entire south side is outlined. Biermans will start to set steel later this week. Mechanical and electrical keeps moving forward. Mr. Kwapnioski said the original building is completely unsquare, which is normal, but it does complicate the construction. 

Mr. Kwapnioski updated the board on the Ice House, he said the exterior is complete except the garage door.  All the electrical has been run and drywall is done.  HVAC needs to be done yet.  Mr. Kwapnioski did share the plan on the procedure for securing the building and that keys will not be given out.  One sidewalk was poured, and now they will wait on the others.  There is some concern about the freezing of the pond, Doug Moore from the City of Columbus said there needs to be two feet of frost before they will fill the pond. 

Mr. Kwapnioski said they are continuing to work through the CASSETTE House plans. He invited the board to come and see the Kramer building. 

Discussion: 

Dr. Loeffelholz talked to the Board about accepting candidates for Hall of Fame, read lists of candidates and talked about the sport that the candidate participated in. 

The Facebook Live Event last week was postponed because of the weather, it will take place Tuesday night at 7pm.

Dr. Loeffelholz shared information about the staff lunch on January 5th, this was one of the incentives to give to the 80/80 campaign. He invited the board to attend if possible, it will be from 11-12:30 at CHS. He said the feedback on the Christmas Luncheon was very positive.  He also thanked the board for approving his contract and said there is no other place he would rather be, thank you for the support.

Discussion: 

The Board shared some of the great events they have attended at several different district buildings. The Board members that attended the Christmas Luncheon said that was a fun event to see so much staff having a nice time. They all wished everyone a Merry Christmas. Hope everyone has a good break seeing family and relaxing, enjoy the time off. 

Discussion regarding the storm and sharing how those decisions are made with the community.  There have been some negative comments regarding the timing of letting students out with not enough time to get home. Dr. Loeffelholz said based on all the weather services and conversation with people who had already seen the storm, he felt the right decision was made.  He also said either decision will not be liked by everyone. He said he was putting a lot of information and explanation in the Tuesday Tidbit, and that information should be shared when people ask. Jason Harris, Director of Student Services and Special Education said he did make all the buses stop and shelter in place at the nearest district building for the safety of students and staff.

 

Discussion:  Adjourned at 6:10pm.