HomeLocal NewsRiverside Board Discusses Report Card Rating & Supports a Senior Battling CancerRiverside Board Discusses Report Card Rating & Supports a Senior Battling CancerWed, September 20, 2023 by Deanna FrySHARE NOW Riverside Board of EducationThe Riverside Board of Education met in a brief regular session Tuesday evening.Riverside Schools received a 4-star rating from the Ohio School Report Card.Superintendent Dr. Scott Mann gives his thoughts on the rating and how the district is proud of its students:Makayla Brandyberry is a senior who has been battling osteosarcoma.Currently hospitalized, she’s currently unable to be at school, and the district held a Spirit Week in her honor.Kelly Kauffman, Principal at Riverside Schools, talks more about Spirit Week & Brandyberry:Collins Writing is a district-wide initiative to improve student’s writing performance.This week, Collins Writing professionals are coming to the elementary.Professionals will be at the high school next week.Growth from the student’s writing abilities will improve from this program.Kauffman explains what Collins Writing is and how it will be beneficial for students:The board moved on to approve several items:The Substitute Classified List The Certified Substitute Teacher and Classified Substitute Para Pro ListSupplemental payments to the following for Speech Language Pathologists for the county unit – Erica Heitkamp (three students) and Katie Hodge (three students)Resignation of the 7th-grade Girls Basketball Coach, Randy Tyler, for the 2023-2024 contracted yearResignation of the 8th-grade Boys Basketball Coach, Hunter Kreglow, for the 2023-2024 contracted yearThe Virtual Education Delivery Plan as directed by District Bylaws and PoliciesThe resolution to make provisional changes to board policies, administrative guidelines, and forms to comply with HB33The updated Neola District Bylaws and PoliciesAccepted the amounts and rates as determined by the budget commission authorized the necessary tax levies and certified them to the county auditor resolution as submitted by the Logan County AuditorPermanent appropriations for fiscal year 2024Sale of the trailer and any contents (office furniture) that will no longer be used on publicsurplus.comAccepted a donation from Sandi Short for $500 to help with school lunches from the Grace for Kids fundSetup and use of the Athletic Facilities Capital Project Fund to set aside funds for the track replacement in the coming yearsEmployed the following on a one-year limited supplemental contract for the following 2023-2024 positions per the adopted salary schedule:Kelly Kauffman, Senior Play Nicole Harshbarger, HS Football Cheer, CoachMegan Graves, JH Football, CoverageRod Yoder, JV Football, CoverageRod Yoder, Varsity Football, CoverageTim McGill, JH Volleyball, CoverageStephanie Knight, HS Volleyball, Coverage Todd Guthrie, Varsity Baseball, Head Coach Jacob Herron, Varsity Baseball, Assistant CoachTim Walls, Varsity Baseball, Assistant Coach John Godwin, Varsity Baseball, Assistant CoachZerah Crouch, Varsity Baseball, Assistant CoachRyan Robinson, Varsity Baseball, Assistant CoachAndy Phelps, Head Softball, CoachKylee Purtee, Varsity Softball, Assistant CoachHelena Faulder, JV Softball, Co-CoachHaley Reschke, JV Softball, Co-CoachTim McGill, HS Boys Track, CoachMaelinn Myers, HS Girls Track, CoachMorgan Robison, JH Girls Track, CoachJayden Burchett, JH Boys Track, Coach Approved the following out-of-state trips for the 2023-2024 school yearFFA will be traveling to Indianapolis, Indiana for National Conference on November 1-3, 2023BPA will be traveling to Chicago for their BPA National Conference on May 9-14, 2024The next regular meeting of the Riverside Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, October 17 at 6:00 p.m.
