The Riverside Local Schools Board of Education met in regular session on Tuesday evening.
The meeting began with recognition of Riverside’s high school boys’ bowling team, the winner of this year’s State Championship.
The team, which consisted of five players — seniors Zander Crouch, Andrew Knight, Tyler Knight, and juniors Sam King and Gage Stevenson — was led by the school’s first-ever bowling coach, Zerah Crouch, and assistant coach, Jaime Yelton.
They are the second bowling team to win state with only five players, and the first to win in Riverside’s history.
The team also went on to rank 11th out of 56 at Nationals.
Other projects, such as the school’s partnership with Community Health & Wellness, were also discussed at the meeting. Tara Bair, President/CEO of Community Health & Wellness Partners, updated the board on the impact of the clinic thus far.
Bair stated that, since the clinic’s opening in March, there have been 66 patients served. Providers hope to see continued patient engagement when the Riverside Community Health & Wellness building is finished.
Construction is progressing quickly, and the new building will be ready for indoor setup on August 31st.
The board also approved the motion to purchase a new school bus at a price of $134,141, through the Educational Purchasing Council.
Dr. Scott Mann, Superintendent of Riverside Local Schools, comments on the bowling team’s accomplishments, the construction underway at the school, and the new bus purchase:
The board approved the following classified and supplemental contracts, invoices and expenditures, change in days for the high school secretary, temporary appropriations for the following school year, and appropriation modification.
Resignation – Classified:
Accepted the resignation of Lydia Price as Para-Professional as of the end of the 2022-2023 contracted year.
Employment – Classified:
Employed Angela Sauerman as a Para-Professional at Level 1 on a one-year contract per the 2023-2024 adopted salary schedule.
Employment – Classified:
Employed Alyssa Ehresmann as a Para-Professional at Level 3 on a one-year contract per the 2023-2024 adopted salary schedule.
Employment – Classified:
Employed Billy Shoffner as a Para-Professional at Level 10 on a one-year contract per the 2023-2024 adopted salary schedule.
Employment – Supplemental:
Fall
Rod Yoder — Varsity Girls Golf Head Coach — Level 5
Amy McDaniel — Varsity Girls Golf Assistant Coach — Volunteer
Winter
Zerah Crouch — Boys Bowling Head Coach — Level 7
Jaime Yelton — Girls Bowling Head Coach — Level 7
Tim Woods — Varsity Boys Basketball Head Coach — Level 3
Dennis Sanford — Boys Basketball JV Coach — Level 7
Jayden Burchett — Varsity Boys Basketball Asst Coach — Level 1
Hunter Kreglow — 8th grade Boys Basketball Head Coach — Level 2
Trey Helmlinger — 7th grade Boys Basketball Head Coach — Level 1
Megan Graves — 8th grade Girls Basketball Head Coach — Level 7
Randy Tyler — 7th grade Girls Basketball Head Coach — Level 7
Invoices and expenditures:
Approved invoices and expenditures paid in the amount of $679,562 for the General fund and $146,005 for all other funds for a total of $825,567 for the month of May 2022.
Payroll Related Expenditures For May Were as Follows:
Regular Payroll $402,624
Payroll Related $150,000
Significant or Atypical Vendor Expenditures For May Were as Follows:
MRESC $27,862 (various services)
School Outfitters $47,220 (Art Tables)
DP&L $7,876 (Electricity)
Change in days for HS Secretary:
Approved change in High School secretary schedule to 209 days
Temporary Appropriations for 2023-2024:
Approved temporary appropriations for 2022-2023 at 25% of current year expenditures.
Approval of Appropriation Modification:
• Increase General Fund (0010000) $542,608 – playground & curriculum
• Increase Permanent Improvement Fund (0030000) $79,200 – chiller
• Decrease Food Service Fund (0060000) $41,398
• Increase Special Trust (007) $175
• Increase Scholarships Fund (008) $13,500
• Increase Public Support Fund (018) $13,740
• Increase Local Grant Fund (019) $8,798
• Increase Agency Fund (022) $458
• Increase Classroom Facilities (034) $53,910
• Decrease Severance Fund (035) $60,440
• Increase Clinic Fund (070) $ 2,847,000 – construction / chiller
• Increase Student Activity Fund (200) $65,079 – DC trip, Farm
• Increase Athletic Fund (300) $115,516 – Athletics
• Increase Data Communications Fund (451) $3,600
• Increase Student Wellness Fund (4670000) $3,875
• Increase State Grants Fund (499) $38,503 – new grants
• Increase ESSER III Fund (5079ES3) $303,243 – learning loss
• Decrease IDEA Fund (516) $10,253
• Decrease Title I Fund (572) $6,234
• Increase Title IV Fund (584) $10,000
• Increase Title II-A Fund (590) $2,577
• Decrease Misc Fed Grants Fund (599) $17,800
