INDIAN HILL EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT MINUTES
Special Meeting of July 16, 2020

A special meeting of the Indian Hill Exempted Village School District was held on Thursday, July 16, 2020, at 6:00 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 live-streamed. Mrs. Aichholz, President, at 6:02 p.m. and roll call showed the following members as present:

Mrs. Aichholz Mrs. Lewis

Dr. Hooker	Mrs. Johnston Mrs. Singh

Mrs. Johnston was available via Zoom conferencing.

Also present were Kirk Koennecke, Melissa Stewart, Mick Davis, Jim Nichols, Amy Campa, Nick Carpenter, Mark Atwood, and Bill Deters, District Counsel.

ADOPTION OF SPECIAL BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA (072007) – Mrs. Lewis moved, seconded by Dr. Hooker, to adopt the agenda of the special business meeting of the Indian Hill Board of Education. All members present voted aye. Motion carried.

EXECUTIVE SESSION (072008) – Mrs. Lewis moved, seconded by Mrs. Singh, to move into Executive Session at 6:04 p.m. In accordance with O.R.C. 121.22(G) – (1): To consider the appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline, promotion, demotion, or compensation of a public employee or official; and, O.R.C. 121.22(G) – (5): Matters required to be kept confidential by federal law, rules, or state statutes;

Roll call vote was as follows:

Mrs. Aichholz, aye Mrs. Lewis, aye

Dr. Hooker, aye	Mrs. Johnston, aye Mrs. Singh, aye

Also present in Executive Session were Mr. Koennecke, Dr. Stewart, Mr. Deters, and Mr. Davis.

Dr. Stewart, Mr. Davis, and Mr. Koennecke left Executive Session at 6:49 p.m. The Board moved from Executive Session at 7:00 p.m. with all members present. Mr. Deters left the meeting.

FIRST READING – 2020 – 2021 SCHOOL CALENDAR CHANGE

2020 – 2021 SCHOOL REOPEN PLAN DIALOGUE
The Board of Education continued dialogue between the Board of Education, staff members, and administration to determine a course of action regarding the opening of school in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE 2020/2021 BRAVE RETURN TO SCHOOL ACADEMIC PLANS AND OPTIONS FOR THE REOPENING OF THE INDIAN HILL EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOLS AND GRANTING THE SUPERINTENDENT AUTHORITY RELATED THERETO (072009) - Mrs. Lewis moved, seconded by Mrs. Singh, to approve the following resolution:

WHEREAS, COVID-19 is a respiratory disease that can result in serious illness or death and can easily spread from person to person between individuals who are in close contact with each other (within about 6 feet) or through the touching of a surface that has the virus on it then touching one’s own mouth, nose or eyes; and

WHEREAS, the Governor and the 133rd General Assembly of the Ohio Legislature have declared a state of emergency with respect to the spread of the novel coronavirus; and,

WHEREAS, on March 14, 2020 and extended on April 29, 2020, the Ohio Department of Health ordered that all K-12 schools be closed to students; and

WHEREAS, based on the Ohio State Board of Education, the Governor and the Ohio Department of Health promoting local control for reopening of schools, it is anticipated that schools will be permitted to reopen for the 2020-2021 school year; and