Warren County School Board Meeting May 15th: With budget approved, money starts to flow

At the Warren County School Board meeting on May 15, 2019, the board approved the consent agenda which included expenditures of $372,923.13.

As a result of the FY2019-2020 budget being approved on May 8, 2019, salary scales were approved. Positions on all scales except the Miscellaneous and Supplement Scales will receive a minimum of a 3% salary increase. Other revisions are as follows:

Implementation of phase I–Teacher scales as recommended by Paypoint’s Compensation and Classification study. Phase 1 includes addressing years of experience 11-25. Increase ranges from 7 % to 13% in order to be competitive within our region.

Implementation of phase 1—Bus Drivers as recommended by Paypoint’s Compensation and Classification study. Phase 1 includes addressing entire scale to be competitive within our region and provides a step to each returning contracted driver.

Click here to download the 2019-2020 salary scales.

Superintendent Greg Drescher requested and was approved to assign four previously unassigned positions in FY2020 budget as follows: two as English Language teachers, one as a middle school reading specialist, and the fourth be held pending the opening of school and an assessment of class sizes. Also that a fifth grade teaching position at Ressie Jeffries Elementary School be reclassified as a Dean of Students position at E. Wilson Morrison Elementary School and that a fourth grade teaching position at A. S. Rhodes Elementary School be reclassified as a full-time Guidance position at that school.

Drescher also requested that the Board of Supervisors be requested to appropriate $491,226 of the FY2018 School Operating Budget surplus to the FY2019 Operating Budget. The proposed uses of the $491,226 available surplus are:

$225,000 to cover expected utility costs that are in excess of the current budget
$176,000 to cover the cost of the 1 to 1 technology initiative in grades 6-12
$ 90,226 to cover projected maintenance costs in excess of the current budget
$491,226 Total

Superintendent Greg Drescher also discussed the Paid School Meal Prices for 2019-2020.

The Healthy, Hungry-Free Kids Act of 2010 requires school divisions participating in the National School Lunch Program to ensure sufficient funds are provided to account for meals served to students not eligible for free or reduced price meals. Schools charging less than $3.00 for paid lunches are required to adjust the full meal price to cover the difference.

Warren County Public Schools’ current lunch price for elementary students is $2.00 and $2.10 for middle and high school students. Based on the food services fund balance and the increased cost of food, we recommend increasing lunch prices by ten cents for elementary, middle, and high school students. The recommended new lunch prices for the 2019-2020 school year would be $2.10 for elementary students and $2.20 for middle and high school students. This will be the first time school lunch prices have increased since the 2016-2017 school year. The recommendation is to leave the breakfast price at $1.25. The last time the breakfast price was increased was the 2014-2015 school year.

In the personnel report, the following resignations and appointments were presented to the School Board:

The following resignations and appointments are to be presented at the Warren County School Board meeting on May 15, 2019.

RESIGNATIONS:

Jacylyn Balancia-SMS – Cross Country Coach – Effective – 05/08/2019
Morgan Briggs – SMS – Cheer Coach – Effective – 05/08/2019
Candice Henry – ASR – Teacher – Effective – 06/30/2019
Caitlin Himelright – ASR – Teacher – Effective – 06/30/2019
Leah Martin – Accepted Teaching Position BF – Instructional Assistant – Effective – 06/30/2019
Jerry Moore – MAINT – Maintenance – Effective – 05/17/2019
Lauren Paquette – WCHS – JV Soccer Coach – Effective – 06/01/2019
Katherine Smith – SS – Physical Therapist – Effective – 06/30/2019
Alexis Stiles – ASR – Teacher – Effective – 06/30/2019
Heidi Trude – SHS – Teacher – Effective – 06/30/2019
Heidi Trude – SHS – Academic Coach – Effective – 06/30/2019
Megan Windham – SMS – Cheer Coach – Effective – 05/06/2019
Phillip Barnes – SHS – Teacher – Effective – 06/30/2019
Anne Cobb – SMS – Dean of Students – Effective – 06/30/2019
Gwendolyn Edwards – SMS – Dean of Students – Effective – 06/30/2019
Bethany Kelly – SMS – Teacher – Effective – 06/30/2019
William Martin – WCMS/SMS – Teacher – Effective – 06/30/2019
Amy Sealock – WCHS – Teacher – Effective – 06/30/2019

APPOINTMENTS:

Dorthy Marshall – FS – Cafeteria Substitute – Effective – 05/09/2019
Selissa Blakely – TRANS – Car Driver – Effective – 05/16/2019
Donald Bradner – Replaced Jonathan Murphy WCMS – Band Director – Effective – 08/05/2019
Mary Buchanan – Replaced David Templeton – WCMS – Teacher – Effective – 08/05/2019
Anthony Clingerman – Replaced Hunter Stewart – SHS – JV Basement Coach – Effective – 05/16/2019
Gwendolyn Edwards – Replaced Melissa Ritter – SMS – Assistant Principal – Effective – 07/01/2019
Melissa Fox – Replaced Ethan Mummert – SHS – Teacher – Effective – 08/05/2019
Kaitlyn Gerber – Replaced Alexa Vadala-Schaffer – LFK – School Counselor – Effective – 08/05/2019
Kari Gershon – Replaced Amanda Zangari – SHS – Teacher – Effective – 08/05/2019
Windy Glahn – Replaced Phillip Barnes – SHS – Teacher – Effective – 08/05/2019
Eric Jones – Replaced Russell Bryant – SHS – Teacher – Effective – 08/05/2019
Gwynnavier Jones – Replaced Erin Rainard – WCHS/SHS – Teacher – Effective – 08/05/2019
Kaitlyn Kitchen – Replaced Eric Michael – HJB – Teacher – Effective – 08/05/2019
Jaclyn Lawall – Replaced Haley Coloso – WCMS – Teacher – Effective – 08/05/2019
Brittany Lewis – Replaced Linda Kroll – SHS – Instructional Assistant – Effective – 08/08/2019
Leah Martin – Replaced Tara McKechnie – BF – Teacher – Effective – 08/05/2019
Darren McKinney – Replaced Michael Abel – BRTC – Teacher – Effective – 08/05/2019
Julie Morton – Replaced Megan Windham – SMS – Teacher – Effective – 08/05/2019
Emily Roy – Replaced Elizabeth Comstock – WCMS/SMS – Teacher – Effective – 08/05/2019
Allison Rudacille – Replaced Jessica Campbell – LFK – Teacher – Effective – 08/05/2019
Krystina Sasser – Replaced Amanda Purrier – SMS – School Counselor – Effective – 07/10/2019
Sara Sullivan – Replaced Pamela Foster – HJB – Teacher – Effective – 08/05/2019
Graeme Wright – Replaced Heidi Trude – SHS – Teacher – Effective – 08/05/2019

Title IV Summer Programs

Rita Werner – Title IV Summer Program Director
Jessica Ryan – Title IV Summer Program Director
Jaimie Marion – Title IV Summer Program Staff
Melanie Catron – Title IV Summer Program Staff
Krystal Hall – Title IV Summer Program Staff
Rebecca Hutson-Hodge – Title IV Summer Program Staff
Melissa Hammond – Title IV Summer Program Staff
Amanda Jenkins – Title IV Summer Program Staff
Candace Ferst – Title IV Summer Program Staff
Jennifer Cameron -Title IV Summer Program Staff

Released to WC Government Grounds

Kenneth Baker – MAINT – Grounds Maintenance – Effective – 06/30/2019
Leonard Weaver – MAINT – Grounds Maintenance – Effective – 06/30/2019

Also some 50+ cafeteria employees were released due to outsourcing with Sodexo, Effective on June 30, 2019.