NEWTON LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING AGENDA February 20, 2019 BOE Meeting Room 5:00 P.M.
A.	Call to Order	5:00 p.m.

B.	Roll Call	Matt Downing absent

C.	Pledge of Allegiance

D.	Adopted Board Agenda Items

E.	Public Participation (none)

F.	Principal Reported

G.	Approved and Signed Minutes

H.	Treasurer Reported

Consent Agenda:

I.	Action Items

1.	Approved Supplemental/Substitute Positions Laura Oakes Watson – JV Softball Coach
Carrie Coker – Long Term Sub (Taylor Stevens) Jane Jess – 3rd Grade Reading Intervention Tutor
Linda Cochran - 3rd Grade Reading Intervention Tutor Kelly Brophy - 3rd Grade Reading Intervention Tutor
Garrett Lee – Varsity Asst. Baseball
Brenden Jewsikow – Varsity Asst. Baseball (volunteer) Shay LaFollette – 0.5 Varsity Asst. Track
Larry Gearhardt – 0.5 Varsity Asst. Track

2.	Approved Band Percussion Special Instruction

Matthew Dawson for pull-out band percussion instruction for percussion students at a rate of $155 a day for one day a week for each week beginning January 7 through May 24.

3.	Approed For Early Graduation Faith Williams

4.	Approved Over-Night Field Trip

April 25-26, several FCCLA students to attend a FCCLA State Conference in Columbus, OH at the State Fairground.

5.	Approved Exit from the Cross County Conference

Approved Newton Local Schools to leave the Cross County Conference to pursue joining a new athletic conference. (New conference will include Ansonia, Arcanum, Bradford, Dixie, Franklin Monroe, Mississinawa Valley, National Trail, Newton, Preble Shawnee, Tri-County North, Tri-Village, and Twin Valley South)

Motion to approve action items 1 through 5.

Roll Call:	Ayes __4___ Nays ___0__

J.	Executive Session

The Newton Board of Education moved into Executive Session to consider matters to be kept confidential by federal law or state statutes.     (consideration of Design/Build firms)

Time In	5:30	Time Out	8:40	

K.	Board Reports (none)

L.	Superintendent’s Report (none)

M.	Adjournment 8:40 p.m.