June 9, 2025
The Regular Meeting of the Board of Education of the Centerville Community School District was held
June 9, 2025 at5:30 pm in the board room of the Administration Office, 634 North Main, Centerville.  

Regular Meeting

Call to order and roll call
President Mike Thomas called the regular meeting to order at 5:31 pm.  Roll call to determine quorum:
   Present:  Tim Burger, Derek Carter, Tom Johnson, Mike Moore, Mike Thomas, Kevin Wiskus
   Absent:  Carol Heffron
Also present were Superintendent Mark Taylor and Chief Financial Officer Lisa Swarts.

Welcome Visitors
Mike Thomas welcomed visitors.

Public Forum
There were no public comments.

Approve agenda
It was moved by Tom Johnson and seconded by Derek Carter to approve the agenda as stated.  Motion
passed unanimously.

Approve minutes of previous meetings
A correction to the May 19th minutes was recommended.  Correction was:
It was moved by Carol Heffron and seconded by Tom Johnson to reconsider “Item B, Approve 2025-26 Salary Increase Administrators, Directors, Salaried Position, and Support Staff.  Motion failed, with 2 3 in favor of the motion and 5 4 voting against the motion.
It was moved by Mike Moore and seconded by Derek Carter to approve the May 12, 2025 minutes as
stated and the May 19, 2025 as amended.  Motion passed unanimously.

Old Business
There were no old business items.

New Business

Student Presentations
There were no student presentations.

Director Reports
Director reports were given by Aaron Beeson and Cameron Oehler.

Principal Reports
Principals provided written reports on the activities of their buildings with a focus on: student achievement, programs & culture, professional development & training, and families & community.

Approve Bids for Advertised Equipment
It was moved by Mike Moore and seconded by Kevin Wiskus to approve the highest bids from Jamie Lewellen for a total of $2400 for the weight equipment and pulley system as presented.  Motion passed unanimously.
No bids were received for other equipment.  Administration will look into what can be done with that equipment moving forward.

Approve Final FY25 Teacher Salary Supplement Payments
It was moved by Kevin Wiskus and seconded by Mike Moore to approve the final Teacher Salary Supplement payments as presented.  Motion passed unanimously.

Approve Additional TLC Contracts
It was moved by Kevin Wiskus and seconded by Derek Carter to approve the additional list of Teacher Leadership contracts as presented.  Motion passed unanimously.

Approve Summer Project Bids
Bids were presented as follows:
Winger - $15,895 – Heat pump replacement
Johnson Controls - $22,450 – Chiller compressor replacement
It was moved by Mike Moore and seconded by Kevin Wiskus to approve the summer project bids as presented.  Motion passed unanimously.

Approve Wrestling Mat Quote
It was moved by Mike Moore and seconded by Derek Carter to approve the wrestling mat quote from Resilite Independent Sales Pro for $11,856.24 as presented.  Motion passed unanimously.

Approve Pitney Bowes Agreement
It was moved by Kevin Wiskus and seconded by Mike Moore to approve the purchase/lease agreement with Pitney Bowes for postage machine as presented.  Motion passed unanimously.

Approve Fixed Asset Inventory Services Proposal with Inventory ID
It was moved by Kevin Wiskus and seconded by Mike Moore to approve the Fixed Asset Inventory Services Proposal with Inventory ID as presented.  Motion passed unanimously. 

Approve Superintendent Contract
It was moved by Mike Moore and seconded by Tom Johnson to approve the 3-year rolling superintendent contract with updated language on break days with Mark Taylor as presented.  Motion passed unanimously.

SIMBLI Presentation/Training
Mr. Taylor gave a presentation on the new board meetings SIMBLI program.  This will hopefully go live for the next meeting on July 14th.

Approve Personnel Business Procedures

Personnel items presented were as follows:

Resignations 
1. Heather Baze – Activity Director Secretary – Effective end of 2024-2025 school year
2. Daniel Hargrave – HS Boys Tennis Coach – Effective Immediately
3. Maranda Oliver – HS SPED Aide Specific – Effective May 13, 2025
4. Lynn Gilbert – Centerville Preschool Aide – Effective end of 2024-2025 school year
Transfers
1. Heather Baze – Preschool Secretary - $19.93/hr – 216 Days – Effective July 30, 2025 – Replacing Karen Matherly
2. Kele Cossel – HS Family Consumer Science Teacher - $50,000/year – 188 Days – Effective 8/15/25 – Replacing Kele Cossel (Long-Term Substitute)
3. Jason Reed – Attendance Coordinator - $42,781/year – 188 Days – Effective July 1, 2025 – Replacing Brad Warren
4. Jason Reed – Attendance Coordinator Extended Days - $3,420/year – 15 Days – Effective July 1, 2025 

Employment/Contracts/Addendums
1. Contract Addendums for Mark Taylor and Lisa Swarts to add language to match all other administrative employees for days off during breaks.  The language was already added to Taylor’s superintendent contract in previous approval item.  The language to describe the addendum will be added to Swarts’ contract as well.
2. Pacey Hawkins – HS Ag Teacher Extended Days Contract Adjustment – 30 Days - $6,040/year – Effective July 1, 2025
3. Melissa Arnevik – Activities Secretary - $15.65/hour – 216 Days – Effective July 30, 2025 – Replacing Heather Baze
4. Tye Oden – MS Baseball Coach - $1,841.29/year – 45 Days – Effective May 27, 2025
5. Christopher McCutchan – HS Drama 0.5 FTE - $1,027.80/year – 45 Days – Effective August 25, 2025
6. Heather Harsch – SPED Aide Specific Contract Adjustment – 7.5 Hours/Day - $14.77/hour
7. Lauren Baker – HMS Student Council - $564.08/year – 188 Days – Effective August 23, 2025
8. Heather Clark – HS Assistant Drama - $892.83/year – 45 Days – Effective September 2, 2025
9. Courtney Duffy – MS Social Studies Teacher - $50,000/year – 189 Days – Effective August 15, 2025 
10. Emily Kozak – HS Asst. Drama - $930.90/year – 45 Days – Effective September 2, 2025
11. Joan Donovan – LKV SPED Strat I Teacher - $75,290/year – 189 Days – Effective August 15, 2025
12. Kate McDonald – Correction to her increase approved at the May 19th meeting.  The extra $1.00 per hour needs to be added to the 3.51% increase as was with all other hourly employees above step 6+

Sports Officials Contracts – as listed

It was moved by Mike Moore and seconded by Derek Carter to approve all personnel items as presented.  Motion passed unanimously.

Financial Reports
It was moved by Mike Moore and seconded by Tim Burger to approve all prepaids, list of bills, additional bills on the table, financial reports, and pay per diem as presented.  Motion passed unanimously.  

Superintendent Report
Superintendent report items were: recent staffing updates, “Teach to Heal” training, new position description for next meeting, SAMI information, and district-wide leadership meetings.
Mr. Taylor also wanted to give public appreciation to Cameron Oehler and Emily Kozak for their work on the transition to Infinite Campus. 

Board Member Takeaways
Takeaway items included: thank you for the board member certificates of appreciation, reminder of steering versus rowing as a board member, appreciation for Karen Matherly’s work in the district, appreciation for Mrs. Harvey representing the school during the James Harrington funeral service, keycard process, end of the year teacher awards ceremony, learning new things at every meeting, and it has been a good year.

Adjourn
It was moved by Mike Moore and seconded by Tim Burger to adjourn the meeting at 6:17 pm.  Motion passed unanimously.

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Board President, Mike Thomas				 Board Secretary, Lisa Swarts