School board will act on three-year OAPSE contract
Bluffton school board will take action on Monday concerning several back-to-school matters.
In addition, the board will act on a three-year collective bargaining agreement with its Ohio Association Public School Employees (OAPSE) covering July 1 2021, through June 30, 2024.
The agenda also includes a 2.9 percent pay raise for Greg Denecker, Michael Minnig, Joshua Kauffman, Paula Parish and Marden Herr. The raises cover Aug. 1, 2021 through July 31, 2014.
Following the open session, the board will go in executive session for its annual evaluation of the school superintendent and treasurer.
The board will act on a transportation routing plan for 2021-22 with regular drivers:
Adrienne Gossard
DeAnn Scott
Robin McDowell
Brian Goldsberry
Larry Diller
Steven Hardesty
Substitute drivers
Donald Leader
William McClain
Jon Stratton
Michael Wilson
Alex Hanna
Kevin King
Steve Zimmerly
Breakfast and lunch prices are also on the agenda.
The board will act on the resignation of Diana Kiser, teacher, effective immediately and will consider a one-year contract, (BA+15, Step 2) at $42,491 for Makayla Noble.
Fall supplemental contacts will be acted upon. Those are listed below.
Additional action can be found in the board’s agenda attached at the bottom of this story.
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