INDIAN HILL EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT MINUTES
Regular Meeting of October 18, 2022

A regular meeting of the Indian Hill Exempted Village School District was held on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at 6:30 p.m., in the Indian Hill High School Multipurpose Room, 6865 Drake Road, Cincinnati, OH 45243 in accordance with notices sent to each member. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Tullis at 6:32 p.m. and roll call showed the following members as present:

Mrs. Aichholz		Mr. Marx Mr. Sumerel

Mrs. Singh Mr. Tullis

Also present were Kirk Koennecke, Melissa Stewart, Mick Davis, Jennifer Butler, Jeff Damadeo, Heather Higdon, Bill Gruber, Chris Soto, Skanska; Holly McLean, MCS & Associates; and others.

ADOPTION OF REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA & ADDENDUM (102201) – Mrs. Aichholz moved, seconded by Mr. Sumerel, to adopt the agenda of the regular business meeting of the Indian Hill Board of Education. All members present voted aye. Motion carried.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Superintendent Koennecke led the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.

PUBLIC COMMENTARY – There was no public commentary.

CORRESPONDENCE AND ANNOUNCEMENTS –

The 2023 Niche rankings are out, and the Indian Hill School District has made headlines as the No. 1 school district in Ohio! Out of 608 Ohio school districts analyzed, the Indian Hill School District earned the top spot based on rigorous analysis of key statistics, millions of reviews from students and parents, and using data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Indian Hill High School (IHHS) congratulates the 19 students who were recognized as part of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation for their outstanding performance last year on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). Seven students from Indian Hill High School have qualified for the National Merit Semifinalist Competition: Connor Coffman, Elizabeth Consolino, Victoria Gonzalez, Vinya Ivaturi, Joseph Kayne, Niel Ok, and Pranav Rastogi. In addition, 12 Indian Hill High School students have been recognized as National Merit Commended Scholars: Natalia Byer, Kathryn Yanes Diehl, Gianni Espejel, John Higgins, Vinay Ivaturi, Brian Jia, Preston Marx, Joy On, Marko Petrovic, Hrishi Rawat, Lily Shepherd, and Kaia Woo.

Indian Hill High School's Kathryn Yanes Diehl was also recognized as a National Hispanic Scholar.

Congratulations to the 11 talented Indian Hill High School student-artists who were selected to perform with the Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra. Students auditioned and were accepted into Philharmonic and Concert ensembles:CSYO Philharmonic: Hollis Chan, Isaac Scott, Alex Tran, Claron Wang, Grace Yu; CSYO Concert: Eshaan Ghandi, Josh Knehans, Autumn Rinaldi, Aaron Scott, Arjun Verma, Vivian Xu

Senior Joseph Kayne honored with the Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy Award recipient for the 2022 National Philanthropy Day sponsored by the Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater Cincinnati Chapter.

Indian Hill High School Junior Day 2022 Recognition: We celebrate all 180 students in the class who dedicated a day of service to six Cincinnati-area nonprofit organizations on Thursday, September 29.

The District received the Ohio Auditor of State Award.

An operations update was given by Mr. Jim Nichols.

INDIAN HILL EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT MINUTES – October 18, 2022

SECOND READING OF THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL CALENDAR (102202) – Mr. Sumerel moved, seconded by Mr. Marx to approve the 2023-2024 school calendar, as presented.

Roll call vote was as follows:

Mrs. Aichholz, aye	Mr. Marx, aye Mr. Sumerel, aye

Mrs. Singh, aye Mr. Tullis, aye

OVERNIGHT FIELD TRIPS (102203) - Mr. Sumerel moved, seconded by Mr. Marx, to approve the following overnight field trips.

Indian Hill High School Grades 9 - 12 Latin Students - Rome, Italy, March 24 - April 1, 2022.

Roll call vote was as follows:

Mrs. Aichholz, aye	Mr. Marx, aye Mr. Sumerel, aye

Mrs. Singh, aye Mr. Tullis, aye

PERSONNEL ACTIONS (102204) - Mr. Sumerel moved, seconded by Mr. Marx, to approve the following personnel matters as recommended by the Superintendent:

Approval of Non-Certified Staff Contract/Salaries for the 2022 - 2023 School Year Maggie Harter, High School Educational Aide, $17.44/hour
Colleen York, Primary School Educational Aide, $21.00/hour Maeve Mallory, Educational Aide, $17.00/hour

Approval of Supplemental/Personal Service Contracts (2022-2023 School Year) Rachael Smith, Varsity Head Coach, Girls Basketball, $10,500.00

INDIAN HILL EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT MINUTES – October 18, 2022

Jonathan Cobb, Assistant Coach, Girls Basketball, $5,800.00 Maria Napolitano, Assistant Coach, Girls Basketball, $5,800.00 Kaitlin Shurts, JV Head Coach, Girls Basketball, $7,200.00 Chris Arington, Assistant Coach, Girls Basketball, Volunteer
Katherine Arnold, 7th Grade Head Coach, Girls Basketball, $4,900.00 Sarah Leach, 8th Grade Head Coach, Girls Basketball, $4,900.00 Nate Eigher, Varsity Head Coach, Wrestling, $8,000.00
Kealli Cummings, Varsity Assistant Coach, Wrestling, $1,800.00 Casey Abrams, Varsity Assistant Coach, Wrestling, $4,000.00 Joe Castenir, Varsity Assistant Coach, Wrestling, $4,000.00
John Jacobs, Middle School Head Coach, Wrestling, $3,800.00

Will Thomure, Middle School Assistant Coach, Wrestling, $3,800.00 Kristen Brewer, Varsity Head Coach, Winter Cheer, $5,800.00 Alexandra Hart, JV Coach, Winter Cheer, $3,700.00
Leah Topits, Middle School Head Coach, Winter Cheer, $2,700.00 Ray Noble, MS/HS Head Coach, Diving, $3,700.00
Matthew Harrison, Varsity Head Coach, Swimming, $7,200.00 Allison Dicke, Assistant Coach, Swimming, $3,700.00
Susan Burns, MS Head Coach, Swimming, $3,700.00 Eric Bass, MS Assistant Coach, Swimming, $2,200.00 Tyler Stansbury, Head Coach, Bowling, $2,700.00 Ellen Hughes, Assistant Coach, Bowling, $1,500.00
Ricardo Hill, Varsity Head Coach, Boys Basketball, $10,500.00 Carlitos Anderson, JV Head Coach, Boys Basketball, $6,000.00 Rob Starkey, 9th Grade Head Coach, Boys Basketball, $5,800.00 Fred Tudor, Assistant Coach, Boys Basketball, $2,800.00 Jonathan Higgins, Assistant Coach, Boys Basketball, Volunteer Kevin Handel, Assistant Coach, Boys Basketball, $2,000.00 Brian Shaw, Assistant Coach, Boys Basketball, Volunteer Richard Whitt, Assistant Coach, Boys Basketball, $1,000.00 Ricardo Hill, Jr., Assistant Coach, Boys Basketball, $700.00
Tim Myrick, 8th Grade Head Coach, Boys Basketball, $4,900.00 Dan Loudon, 7th Grade Head Coach, Boys Basketball, $4,900.00 Adam Delaet, 8th Grade B Squad Coach, Boys Basketball, $2,700.00 Noah Antoun, 7th Grade B Squad Coach, Boys Basketball, $2,700.00

Approval of Classified Substitutes for the 2022 - 2023 School Year Michael Williams, Sub Bus Driver
Doug Rich, Sub Bus Driver

Retirements/Resignations

Andrew Cox, Executive Administrative Assistant, resignation effective October 3, 2022, Severance pay for six weeks through November 20, 2022, Insurance benefits through December 31, 2022, and pay out of PTO days.

Roll call vote was as follows:

Mrs. Aichholz, aye	Mr. Marx, aye Mr. Sumerel, aye

Mrs. Singh, aye Mr. Tullis, aye

APPROVAL OF MINUTES (102205) – Mr. Marx moved, seconded by Mrs. Aichholz, to approve the minutes of the September 20, 2022 regular meeting. Roll call vote was as follows:

Mrs. Aichholz, aye	Mr. Marx, aye Mr. Sumerel, aye

Mrs. Singh, aye Mr. Tullis, aye

INDIAN HILL EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT MINUTES – October 18, 2022

APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL REPORTS (102206) – Mr. Marx moved, seconded by Mrs. Aichholz, to approve the financial reports as presented for the month ended September 30, 2022. Roll call vote was as follows:

Mrs. Aichholz, aye	Mr. Marx, aye Mr. Sumerel, aye

Mrs. Singh, aye Mr. Tullis, aye

APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS FOR THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR (102207) – Mr. Marx moved, seconded by Mrs. Aichholz, to approve the following contracts:

Best Point Education & Behavioral Health, Student Tuition, $194.00/day.

Roll call vote was as follows:

Mrs. Aichholz, aye	Mr. Marx, aye Mr. Sumerel, aye

Mrs. Singh, aye Mr. Tullis, aye

APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS (102208) – Mr. Marx moved, seconded by Mrs. Aichholz, to approve the following construction contracts:

Skanska Construction, Bulletin #3 - Replacing existing panel wire, $26,511.00

Skanska USA Building, Inc., Change Order (GMP) #5, Elementary School - Structural Steel for Bulletin #02, $38,076.00
Skanska USA Building, Inc., Change Order (GMP) #9, Primary School - Electrical Update for Bulletin #03, $26,511.00
Skanska USA Building, Inc., Change Order (GMP) #7, Middle School - West Side Access Drive, $51,733.60

Roll call vote was as follows:

Mrs. Aichholz, aye	Mr. Marx, aye Mr. Sumerel, aye

Mrs. Singh, aye Mr. Tullis, aye

ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS (102209) – Mr. Marx moved, seconded by Mrs. Aichholz, to accept the following donations:

IH PTO Junior Class for Junior Day, $2,600.00

IH Boosters Student Government, Movie Night Homecoming, $3,500.00

Roll call vote was as follows:

Mrs. Aichholz, aye	Mr. Marx, aye Mr. Sumerel, aye

Mrs. Singh, aye Mr. Tullis, aye

NEOLA POLICY UPDATES - FIRST READING

1617- Weapons

2280- Preschool Program 2413 - Career Advising
2430 - District-Sponsored Club and Activities 2431 - Interscholastic Athletics
3120.08 - Employment of Personnel for Co/Extra-Curricular Activities 3217 - Weapons
4217 - Weapons

5111 - Eligibility of Resident/NonResident Students 5335 - Care of Students with Chronic Health Conditions 5336 - Care of Students with Diabetes
6700 - Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) 7217 - Weapons
7440 - Facility Security

7440.03 - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems