WHAT: Board of education January meeting

PRESENT: Victoria Davis, John Landers, R. Scot Murray, Candace Rivera and Thomas Varley

The board:

• Agreed to place a five-year, 5.9-mill renewal levy for current expenses on the May 5 ballot. A permanent levy of the same amount failed in November.

• Granted Beth Habeger a three-year, 261-day contract as food services supervisor at $23,186 annually.

• Granted Patricia Ambrosin an additional one-year limited contract as a noontime monitor at Robinwood Lane Elementary at $15,625.

• Granted Pamela DeVicchio a one-year limited contract as a cafeteria server at Robinwood Lane at $4,291.32.

• Granted Ian Norris a one-year limited contract as a cleaning worker at Boardman High School at $14,021.41.

• Granted Rebecca Parry a one-year limited contract as a teacher aide at Boardman Center Intermediate at $12,346.53.

• Granted Bonnie Prato a one-year limited contract as a cleaning worker at Boardman Glenwood Junior High School at $14,021.41.

• Granted Karen Sanfrey a one-year limited contract as a teacher aide for intensive needs at Stadium Drive Elementary at $15,883.47. She also will receive an additional supplement of $6,000 for intensive needs aide for cross-categorical rooms and behavior support rooms.

• Hired Sara Sandora as a Boardman Glenwood Junior High School home instruction tutor and Dale Duncan as a Boardman Center Intermediate School home instruction tutor, both at $20 per hour.

• Approved Randall Gains, Rebecca Horton and Christina Kartchner being enrolled in the new transportation training program at $16.50 per hour.

• Approved the following transfers: Katherine McFall from a cleaning I position at Boardman High School to a custodian III at Boardman High School; John Severn from a cleaning I at Boardman Center Intermediate School to a custodian II / storeroom / courier at Central Office; Angela Testa from a teacher aide at West Boulevard to a general office secretary at Boardman High School; and Kathy Young from a teacher aide-intensive needs at Boardman Center Intermediate School to a teacher aide at the same school.

• Accepted the retirement resignation of Beth Bean as Stadium Drive Elementary School independent aide-computer room.

• Approved a stipend of $450 for Jonathan Linko, associate director for “Annie,” the fall musical production at the middle school.

• Accepted the following donations: $200 from the Boardman Civic Association to student support account; $840 from an anonymous donor to pay off student cafeteria debt; and $100 from Kathy and John Vadjunec for “Nick’s Kids” lunch account.

• Susan Wojnar