San Mateo-Foster City School District public meetings in 2021

Regular Board Meeting

The Stow-Munroe Falls Board of Education will hold a regular meeting with votes on a consent agenda and several action items. Key decisions include a contract for the 2022 high school roof repair project, approval of the five-year strategic plan, and memoranda of understanding with employee associations.

• Resolution to contract with Terik Roofing, Willham Roofing, and N.F. Mansuetto & Sons for high school roof repair (sections F, F1, G, H, I, L, M)
• Approve Five-Year Strategic Plan (2021-2026) presented as Exhibit #6
• Approve memoranda of understanding with Stow-Munroe Falls Classified Employee Association and Stow Teacher Association
• Approve appropriations totaling over $2 million across several funds
• Then and Now Certificate for $3,919 for IXL Learning site licenses

Records Commission Board Meeting

This is a procedural meeting of the Records Commission Board. The board will vote on a consent agenda for the treasurer's records and approve a Certificate of Records Disposal (RC-3) for disposing of school district records.

• Motion to approve the Treasurer's Consent Agenda
• Approval of Certificate of Records Disposal (RC-3) as shown in Exhibit #1

Board of Education Work Session

The Board of Education is meeting for a work session and an executive session. The agenda includes a resolution in remembrance of George Garrison, Jr. and a discussion regarding the employment of a public employee.

• Resolution in remembrance of George Garrison, Jr.
• Executive session to consider the employment of a public employee

Special Board Meeting

This special board meeting of the San Mateo-Foster City School District includes one substantive action: interviewing applicants for the Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library Trustee position. The remainder of the agenda consists of procedural items such as call to order, pledge of allegiance, adoption of the agenda, and adjournment.

• Interview applicants for the Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library Trustee position

Regular Board Meeting

The Board of Education will consider approving a consent agenda including personnel recommendations, contracts, gifts, and a resolution declaring transportation impractical for certain students. The board will also vote on the Treasurer's consent agenda covering financial reports and minutes. New business includes a vote on the Five-Year Forecast for district finances. Public comments will be heard.

• Five-Year Forecast for district finances to be voted on
• Resolution declaring transportation impractical for certain students, offering payment in lieu
• Authorization for Munroe Falls police officer LeRoy Rowser to carry a firearm on school grounds while off duty
• Contract for Services with Harbor Education for the LEAP Program for 2021-2022
• Gifts totaling over $2,000 donated to various school programs

Board of Education Work Session-CANCELLED

The Board of Education scheduled a work session for November 8, 2021, but the meeting was cancelled. The agenda listed only procedural items such as Call to Order, Pledge of Allegiance, Adoption of the Agenda, Work Session, and Adjournment. No substantive matters, contracts, or policy decisions were presented.

Regular Board Meeting

The Stow-Munroe Falls Board of Education will vote on a consent agenda including personnel, service agreements, gifts, and field trips, as well as a separate superintendent recommendation to adopt NEOLA board policy updates (Volume 40, No. 1) covering weapons, school safety, student mental health, and other areas. The board will also consider a 60-month lease for a modular unit at Echo Hills Elementary School and authorize a Stow police officer to carry firearms in schools while off duty. A presentation on Band Parents Donations and public comments are also on the agenda.

• Approval of NEOLA policy updates: new weapons policy (1617), revised weapons policies (3217, 4217), school safety (8400), and others
• 60-month modular unit lease agreement with Mobilease Modular Space, Inc. for Echo Hills Elementary
• Written authorization for Stow police officer Nicholas Moore to carry firearms in schools while off duty
• Gifts totaling over $17,000, including $17,652.39 from Band Parents to high school band program
• Extended field trips for girls basketball and cross country state tournament

Board of Education Work Session

The San Mateo-Foster City School District Board will hold a work session to review a proposal for a new high school Career Technical Education program and discuss policy updates.

• Presentation on new high school Career Tech program
• NEOLA Board Policy Volume 40, No. 1 - Second Reading
• Review of NEOLA Policy #5722-School Sponsored Publications
• Review of NEOLA Policy #0169.1-Public Participation
• Policy updates including weapons, student records, and transportation

Regular Board Meeting

The board will adopt the meeting agenda and approve the consent agenda items, including personnel recommendations, several service contracts, bus routes, equipment disposal, and gifts. A resolution will authorize the superintendent to solicit bids for roof replacement, wall masonry, window replacement, and plaza decks at Stow-Munroe Falls High School. Additional new business includes a lease agreement for cell‑tower space and revised service contracts, as well as permanent appropriations for the upcoming fiscal year.

• Approve contract for ESC of NEO‑TVI Audiology services for the 2021‑2022 school year
• Approve Solstice Services contract for the 2021‑2022 school year
• Approve Education Alternatives contract for the 2021‑2022 school year
• Authorize solicitation of bids for roof replacement, North Wall masonry & windows, and Plaza Decks at Stow-Munroe Falls High School
• Approve lease agreement for cell‑tower space with NCWPCS MPL26‑Year Sites Tower Holdings, LLC

Board of Education Work Session-CANCELLED

This meeting was cancelled and did not take place. No items were decided or discussed.

Regular Board Meeting

The Stow-Munroe Falls Board of Education will consider consent items including personnel, contracts, and financial reports, plus new business. Action items include a reduction in force for an administrative position, $5.5 million in appropriations for roof and field house projects, and a then-and-now certificate for ACT testing. The board will also vote on naming a baseball field after Steve Stahl and authorizing off-duty police officers to carry firearms on campus.

• Reduction in force for administrative position (Allison Daugherty) effective August 16, 2021
• Appropriations not to exceed $5.5 million for roof, window, deck, and field house projects
• Then-and-now certificate for $53,148 for ACT testing from last fiscal year
• Naming of baseball field(s) at Forest Brook Park after Steve Stahl
• Written authorization for Munroe Falls police officers Kailey Kowalik and Marissa Humbert to carry firearms at school while off duty

Board of Education Work Session

The San Mateo-Foster City School District Board will vote to approve a $6.5 million note resolution and a proposal from Pisanick Partners, LLC, to improve the Nutrition Services Department. The meeting also includes a consent agenda for personnel recommendations and a COVID-19 substitute bonus.

• Approval of Note Resolution not to exceed $6,500,000
• Approval of Pisanick Partners, LLC for Nutrition Services supervision
• Personnel recommendations for certified/classified employees
• COVID Substitute Bonus-Second Semester
• Presentation on Long Range Operations Projects Plan Update

Regular Board Meeting

The Board of Education is reviewing several financial and operational items including a proposal for engineering services and the purchase of five new buses. The meeting also includes discussions on COVID updates and upcoming board meeting locations.

• Purchase of five 78-passenger buses from Rush Truck Center for $91,199.00 each
• Note Resolution authorizing the issuance of notes not to exceed $5,500,000
• Proposal for engineering and drafting services for the Stow-Munroe Falls High School field house by Tekton Engineering, LLC
• COVID substitute bonuses paid from relief funds
• Memorandums of Understanding for Megan Postak (Coordinator of Title Programs) and Dana Pisani (Special Services Supervisor)

Special Board Meeting

The San Mateo-Foster City School District Board of Education is holding a special meeting. The primary item of new business is the district's Five-Year Strategic Plan.

• Five-Year Strategic Plan for the District

Special Board Meeting

The Stow-Munroe Falls City School District Board of Education will vote on approving a one-year master agreement with the classified employees' union, covering July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. The board will also enter executive session to discuss the employment of a public employee. Other items are procedural, including adoption of the agenda and adjournment.

• Approve Master Agreement with Stow-Munroe Falls Classified Employees' Association for 2021-2022
• Executive session to consider employment of a public employee
• Adoption of the agenda

Regular Board Meeting

The Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools Board of Education will hold a regular meeting, starting with a presentation on district collaboration with local law enforcement including DEI efforts. The board will then vote on a consent agenda containing multiple contracts for the 2021-2022 school year, approval of substitute bonuses from COVID relief funds, a resolution declaring urgent necessity to replace the boiler at Riverview Elementary without competitive bidding, and other administrative items.

• Presentation on district collaboration with local law enforcement including DEI efforts
• Approval of COVID substitute bonuses for 18 substitutes at 95% attendance rate
• Urgent necessity resolution to replace boiler at Riverview Elementary, waiving competitive bidding
• Contract with City of Munroe Falls for a School Resource Officer at Kimpton Middle and Riverview Elementary
• Memorandum of Understanding with NEOnet for purchase of Chromebooks and licenses

Board of Education Work Session

The Board will adopt its agenda, recognize spring sports qualifiers, and consider several actions including eliminating the EMIS Coordinator position, approving a waste‑removal services contract with Waste Management of Ohio, Inc., and creating a $6,870 Educator Initiative Grant from the GAR Foundation. It will also review a policy update for students with diabetes, discuss DEI objectives, and move into executive session to consider employee matters.

• Eliminate the administrative position of EMIS Coordinator effective June 30, 2021
• Approve waste removal services agreement with Waste Management of Ohio, Inc., covering July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2024
• Approve creation and appropriation of Educator Initiative Grant from GAR Foundation in the amount of $6,870
• Second reading of NEOLA Board Policy #5336 – Care of Students with Diabetes
• Discussion of Board support for DEI objectives

Special Board Meeting

The Board of Education will conduct a special meeting to address new business. The primary item for discussion is the district's Five-Year Strategic Plan.

• Five-Year Strategic Plan for the District

Regular Board Meeting

The Stow-Munroe Falls Board of Education will hear a presentation on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) from Iisha Collier and Traci Kosmach. The board will also vote on a consent agenda that includes approval of certified and classified personnel contracts for the 2021-2022 school year, several service contracts (including with NEOnet for technology support), and the alternative tax budget for the Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library. Additionally, the board will recognize certified and classified retirees and the OSBA Business Honor Roll 2021.

• DEI presentation by Iisha Collier and Traci Kosmach
• Recognition of certified and classified retirees and OSBA Business Honor Roll 2021
• Approval of consent agenda including personnel contracts for 2021-2022
• Contract with NEOnet for one technology coordinator and two desktop support specialists
• Approval of 2022 Alternative Tax Budget for Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library

Board of Education Work Session

The Board of Education will vote to approve the list of graduates for the Stow-Munroe Falls High School Class of 2021. The meeting also includes a work session and a vote on the withdrawal of a policy update regarding the care of students with diabetes.

• Approval of Stow-Munroe Falls High School Class of 2021 graduation list
• Withdrawal of NEOLA Board Policy #5336 regarding care of students with diabetes
• First reading of NEOLA Board Policy #5336 regarding care of students with diabetes

Special Board Meeting

The Stow-Munroe Falls Board of Education will vote to approve a successor collective bargaining agreement with the Stow-Munroe Falls Certified Employees Association (STA) effective June 30, 2021, through June 30, 2022. The agreement was tentatively approved by STA on April 23, 2021. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 3, 2021.

• Vote to approve successor collective bargaining agreement with Stow-Munroe Falls Certified Employees Association
• Agenda adoption
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Meeting adjournment

Regular Board Meeting

The board will consider a consent agenda that includes non-renewing over 40 temporary tutors and substitutes for the end of the school year. Also up for approval are graduation requirements for the Class of 2021, a contract for broadband services, and authorization for a police officer to carry a firearm on school property. A presentation on the Extended Learning Plan will be given.

• Non-renewal of 40+ temporary tutors and substitutes for the 2020-2021 school year (Exhibit #2)
• Resolution approving graduation requirements for the Class of 2021 (Exhibit #6)
• Authorization for Munroe Falls Police Officer Tyler Mehl to carry a firearm on school property while off duty
• Contract with NEOnet for managed internal broadband services (Exhibit #9)
• Service agreements with Kent State University, Summit County ESC, and Medina County ESC for various programs

Special Board Meeting

The Board of Education is meeting to discuss the Five-Year Strategic Plan for the District. The agenda consists of procedural items including the call to order, pledge of allegiance, and adoption of the agenda.

• Five-Year Strategic Plan for the District

Board of Education Work Session

The Board of Education will vote to approve a General Fund Appropriations increase not to exceed $63,500,000 for FY21 and a federal grant of $16,790.00 for Stow-Munroe Falls High School. The meeting also includes a work session on creating a policy for removing YouTube recordings.

• Approve General Fund Appropriations increase not to exceed $63,500,000 for FY21
• Approve The Atrium and Beyond federal grant 019-9221 to Stow-Munroe Falls High School in the amount of $16,790.00
• Work session on creating a Board Policy Regarding the Removal of Recordings from YouTube
• Discussion on Vaccinations
• First reading of NEOLA Board Policy Special Update-March 2021

Special Board Meeting

The San Mateo-Foster City School District Board will hold a special meeting to discuss allowing the Board of Elections to use school buildings as polling places. They will also go into executive session for labor negotiations with public employees. The rest of the agenda consists of procedural items.

• Discussion on using schools as polling places for the Board of Elections
• Executive session for labor negotiations with public employees

Regular Board Meeting - CANCELLED

The Stow-Munroe Falls Board of Education cancelled its March 22, 2021 regular meeting. The agenda included approving personnel recommendations, a COVID-19 substitute bonus, a lease agreement with Stow Youth Baseball, and various financial reports.

• COVID Substitute Bonus for certified/classified employees
• Stow Youth Baseball Lease Agreement
• Contract for Education Alternatives special education services
• Approval of February 2021 financial reports and check register
• Building use authorization for Summit County Board of Elections

Regular Board Meeting

The Stow‑Munroe Falls Board of Education will consider a consent agenda that includes personnel recommendations, a COVID substitute bonus, a lease with Stow Youth Baseball, a resolution declaring transportation impractical for identified students, and a contract with Education Alternatives for special‑education services. Additional items include equipment disposal, approval of various gifts, the treasurer’s financial reports, and superintendent recommendations on policy updates, building use for elections, and a change order for Mobilease Modular Space.

• Resolution declaring transportation impractical for identified students under Ohio Rev. Code 3327
• Contract with Education Alternatives to provide special‑education services for the 2020‑2021 school year
• Lease agreement between Stow Youth Baseball and the Board of Education
• COVID substitute bonus paid from relief funds to eligible substitutes
• Approval of gifts totaling over $11,000, including $10,469.75 for soap‑box derby cars

Board of Education Work Session

The Board of Education will vote on personnel recommendations including hiring Traci Hricik as elementary principal at $85,841 and accepting a retirement. They will also consider approving an extended wrestling field trip to Dublin, Ohio, and a second reading of NEOLA board policies. A parent mentor supplemental appropriation of up to $2,000 is on the consent agenda. The meeting includes presentations on facilities master planning, PI, and COVID, and will move into executive session for negotiations.

• Approve Traci Hricik as Elementary Principal starting Aug 1, 2021; two-year contract at $85,841
• Accept resignation for retirement of Constance Steffen effective end of 2021-2022 school year
• Approve high school wrestling field trip to Dublin, Ohio (Mar 12-14, 2021)
• Second reading of NEOLA Board Policies Volume 39, #2 and EDGAR/Non-discrimination updates
• Approve Parent Mentor Supplemental appropriation not to exceed $2,000

Special Board Meeting

The San Mateo-Foster City School District Board of Education will convene a special meeting to adopt the agenda and conduct an executive session regarding public employee matters.

• Adoption of the meeting agenda
• Executive session on public employee matters
• Meeting held at Stow Munroe Falls Board of Education Office

Special Board Meeting

The San Mateo-Foster City School District Board of Education will convene a special meeting to adopt the agenda and consider a Five-Year Strategic Plan for the District.

• Adoption of the agenda
• Five-Year Strategic Plan for the District

Special Board Meeting

The San Mateo-Foster City School District Board of Education will convene a special meeting to adopt the agenda and conduct an executive session regarding employee matters. The meeting is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. on March 1, 2021, at the Stow Munroe Falls Board of Education Office.

• Adoption of the agenda
• Executive session regarding employee matters
• Meeting at Stow Munroe Falls Board of Education Office

Regular Board Meeting

The Board of Education is meeting to vote on a consent agenda including personnel recommendations and various service contracts. Key items include authorizing bids for new school buses and roof repairs at the high school. The board will also review financial reports and donations from local PTAs.

• Bids for up to 5 school bus chassis and bodies through Ohio Schools Council
• Bids for roof replacement of Areas K-K1 at Stow-Munroe Falls High School
• Waste and recycling services bids for July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024
• Donation of $13,233.13 from Fishcreek PTSA for classroom materials
• Resolution to provide payment in lieu of transportation for certain students

Board of Education Work Session

The Board of Education will vote to approve contracts for student portraits at multiple elementary schools and hold a work session to discuss a levy committee, bond rating, and a potential Netflix filming location.

• Approve student portrait contracts for Highland, Echo Hills, Fishcreek, Riverview, Woodland, Indian Trail, and Lakeview Elementary
• Discuss potential bond rating upgrade for cost savings
• Discuss Netflix movie filming location
• Executive session for personnel and legal discussions

Records Commission Board Meeting

The San Mateo-Foster City School District Records Commission Board will hold a virtual meeting to adopt the agenda and consider the Treasurer's consent agenda, which includes approval of the Schedule of Records Retention and Disposition (Form RC-2). The meeting consists primarily of procedural actions and one substantive item on records management.

• Approval of FORM RC-2 Schedule of Records Retention and Disposition as shown in Exhibit #1

Special Board Meeting-CANCELLED

The San Mateo-Foster City School District cancelled its scheduled special board meeting. The agenda included procedural items like the call to order, pledge of allegiance, and the adoption of the agenda. The meeting was also set to discuss the Five-Year Strategic Plan for the District.

• Cancelled Special Board Meeting
• Call to Order
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Adoption of the Agenda
• Five-Year Strategic Plan

Regular Board Meeting

The Board of Education is meeting to approve the course catalog for the 2021-2022 school year and various personnel and financial reports. The session includes voting on COVID relief bonuses for substitutes and the acceptance of several grants and donations.

• Approval of the 2021-2022 Program of Studies
• COVID substitute bonuses paid from relief funds for 30 named individuals
• Title IIA Fund Appropriations for FY22 not to exceed $117,393.97
• ECOC federal grant of $8,934.96 and GPD Foundation grant of $1,429.00
• Written authorization for police officers to carry firearms while off duty in schools

Organizational Meeting for 2021

The San Mateo-Foster City School District Board of Education will hold its organizational meeting to elect a President and Vice President for 2021, approve standing financial authorizations, and consider the FY22 Alternative Tax Budget.

• Election of Board President and Vice President for 2021
• Approval of board service fund for $20,000
• Standing authorizations for Treasurer ($50,000-$100,000 bonds)
• Recommendation to approve FY22 Alternative Tax Budget
• Discussion on OSBA Legal Assistance Fund for 2021