April 18, 2016 - Upper Arlington Schools

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Upper Arlington Schools
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1950 North Mallway Drive • Upper Arlington, Ohio 43221 • 614.487.5000 • 614.487.5012 (fax)
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Monday, April 18, 2016
District Office: 1950 N. Mallway Drive
6:00pm – Regular Meeting
I.
Meeting Called to Order/ Roll Call
II.
Additions to/Approval of Agenda
III.
Pledge of Allegiance
IV.
Approval of Minutes — V-1 (will be distributed at meeting)
V.
Communications to the Board
a.
b.
c.
VI.
VII.
UAHS Girls 2016 State Championship Swimming Team
Co-Presidents, Upper Arlington Education Association
President, OAPSE, Chapter 201
Public Participation — 30 minutes maximum
Items for Information
1.
Superintendent’s update
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
2.
VIII.
Wickliffe Progressive Elementary annual report
Efficiency Goal update: Facilities Master Planning
Personalization Goal update: One-to-One Technology
Middle Schools Handbook — Exhibit VII-1 and Exhibit VII-2
Elementary Trimester Communication Plan
Treasurer’s update
a.
Board Policy update Exhibit VII-3
Consent Agenda – The Superintendent recommends the following items for action:
A.
Fiscal
1.
Investment Report — Exhibit A-1
2.
Financial Statement for the month ending March 31, 2016 — Exhibit A-2
3.
Purchases in Accordance with O.R.C. 5705.41(D)(1)
Vendor
Item Purchased
Fund
Gordon Food Services
Food
Food Service
$11,650.70
Donatos
Food
Food Service
$24,576.86
Auxiliary Service
Wireless Service, St. Andrew School
$12,114.24
Employee License
General
$6,000.00
Student Trip to New York
WARL Fund (student activity)
$16,314.00
Meta Solutions
Synergyse Training Inc.
Field Studies Center of New York
4.
Student Accident Insurance for the 2016-2017 school year
5.
Contract
Amount
Think CSC for equipment related to server replacement and equipment necessary to connect servers to network
appropriately in an amount not to exceed $210,758.14
6.
Instructional Fees for the 2016-2017 school year — Exhibit A-3
7.
Resolution authorizing district to enter into a lease-purchase agreement with Apple for technology
equipment — Exhibit A-4
Upper Arlington Schools
1950 North Mallway Drive • Upper Arlington, Ohio 43221 • 614.487.5000 • www.uaschools.org
Addendum:
Regular Board Meeting — April 18, 2016 — 6:00 p.m.
Location:
District Office — 1950 N. Mallway Drive
VIII.
Consent Agenda — The Superintendent recommends the follow items for action:
B.
Human Resources
3.
Other Staff
d.
Acceptance of Administrative Resignation
Name
Blair Cerny
1.
Position
Reason
Assistant Principal, Barrington
Resignation
Effective Date
07/31/2015
Licensed Staff
d.
Issuance of Contracts
Name
Amount of Contract
Contract Category
District
Kelly Beck-Smith
1.0
Julia Redmond
.50
g.
Renewal 2 year Limited Contract for the
2016-2017 & 2017-2018 school years
Renewal 2 year Limited Contract for the
2016-2017 & 2017-2018 school years
Name
Type of Contract
1 year limited contract
Blair Cerny
Teacher
MA+40/10
1.0
2016-2017 school year
Katherine C. Meyers
Teacher
MA/10
1.0
Angela Wright
Teacher
MA+10/8
1.0
h. Memorandum of Understanding with Upper Arlington Education Association — Exhibit B-2
D.
Assignment
Training/Step
FTE
Meeting Type
Time
Location
Special
4:00pm
Hastings
Superintendent
2. Board of Education Meeting
Date
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
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B.
Human Resources
1.
Licensed Staff
a.
Leave of Absence
Name
Amount of Leave
Present Assignment
Reason
Jennifer Garner
1.0
Teacher
Unpaid Childcare
04/28/2016 – 05/31/2016
Crista DeVore
1.0
Teacher
Unpaid Personal
08/15/2016 – 05/30/2017
b.
Leave of Absence - Revision
Name
Amount of Leave
Present Assignment
Reason
1.0
Teacher
Childcare
Kristy Picker-Wilhelmsen
c.
Effective Date
Effective Date
02/10/2016 – 03/25/2016
Extended School Year
Name
Position
Rate of Pay
Paul Crabtree
Intervention Specialist
$36.68 p/hour
06/01/2016
Amanda Crosby
$36.68 p/hour
06/01/2016
James German
$36.68 p/hour
06/01/2016
Valerie Kearney
$36.68 p/hour
06/01/2016
Carrie Keener
Orton Gillingham
$60.00 p/hour
06/01/2016
Heather Leboeuf
Orton Gillingham
$60.00 p/hour
06/01/2016
Van Lemmon
Occupational Therapist
$60.00 p/hour
06/01/2016
Nicole Morgan
$36.68 p/hour
06/01/2016
Kelsey Stringer
$36.68 p/hour
06/01/2016
Jessica Zimpher
Orton Gillingham
$60.00 p/hour
06/01/2016
d.
Effective Date
Name
Amount of
Contract
Contract Category
Hastings
Natalie Chillinsky
1.0
Initial 1 year Limited Contract for the 2016-2017 school year
Amanda Crosby
1.0
Jennie Kraus
1.0
Jennifer Garner
1.0
Renewal 2 year Limited Contract for the 2016-2017 & 2017-2018 school years
Amy Leacock
1.0
Laura Long
1.0
Mindy Notestone
1.0
Nancy Volksen
1.0
Virginia Barber
1.0
Paul Crabtree
1.0
Kyle Evans
1.0
High School
Hastings
d.
Issuance of Contracts (continued)
Name
Amount of
Contract
Contract Category
Hastings (continued)
Virginia Barber
1.0
Paul Crabtree
1.0
Kyle Evans
1.0
Evelyn Lay
1.0
Lauren Litts
1.0
Kevin Lloyd
1.0
Brad Piunno
1.0
Carey Detoto
1.0
Emily Fothergill
1.0
Stephen Gdovin
1.0
Darrion House
1.0
John Kulina
1.0
Jane Mead
1.0
Nicole Vanarsdel
1.0
Constantino Benedetti
1.0
Kristin McClellan
1.0
Ruth Sacolick
.50
Lina Taylor
1.0
1.0
Ann Chung
1.0
Lydia Scott
1.0
Andrea Kernen
1.0
Sarah Oberlin
1.0
Kathleen Zelnik
1.0
Cindy Brehmer
1.0
Lindsey Chisholm
1.0
Dulcy Delcamp
1.0
Jones
Tremont
Barrington
David Brooks
Wickliffe
Windermere
d.
Name
Amount
of Contract
Contract Category
District
Carrie Best
1.0
Andrea Flinta
1.0
Nichole Bauers
1.0
Kathleen Jordan
1.0
Hastings
Christina Farbizo
1.0
Initial 2 year Contract for the 2016-2017 & 2017-2018 school years
Amy Gill
1.0
Margie Belair
1.0
Josh Clemmons
1.0
Lauren Galantowicz
1.0
Nick Judy
1.0
Grant Riesen
1.0
1.0
.70
Erica Riesen
1.0
Gina Salvatore
1.0
Janie Bar
1.0
Emily Bell
1.0
Lindsay Bennett
1.0
Kathryn Coplin
1.0
Anna Wallace
1.0
Anjali Das
1.0
Michael Kerstetter
1.0
Amy Meyer
1.0
Jennifer Whitt
1.0
1.0
Jones
Barrington
Kristen Leggett
Greensview
Laura Kunkle
Tremont
Wickliffe
Windermere
District
Ashley Marguglio
d.
Name
Amount of Contract
Contract Category
High School
Kelly Axner
1.0
Renewal 1 year Limited Contract for the 2016-2017 school year
Heidi Burgstaller
1.0
Carly Camilleri
1.0
George Edge
1.0
Aline Giroux
1.0
Thomas Marker
1.0
Taylor McConnery
1.0
Jessica Rudolph
1.0
Cathleen Schmidt
1.0
Tiffany Smith
1.0
Adele Vergis
1.0
Jordan Walker
1.0
Sarah Moyer
1.0
Bryn Rohlck
1.0
Rebecca Smock
1.0
Caroline Stieg
.60
Alison Weise
1.0
Sally Henry
1.0
Michelle Joubert
1.0
Michelle Lombardi
1.0
Allison Gold
1.0
Nicole Kennedy
.50
Holly Linzell
1.0
Lindsey Penrod
1.0
Jennifer Watson
1.0
Amy White
1.0
Elizabeth Geletka
.50
Jamie Kiefaber
1.0
Hastings
Jones
Barrington
Greensview
d.
Name
Amount of Contract
Contract Category
Tremont
Kristin Bugnitz
1.0
Nathan Evans
1.0
Lindsay Kidwell
1.0
Kelsey Knight
1.0
Angela Morway
1.0
Melissa Potts
1.0
Amelia Smith
1.0
Jordan King
.80
Kelsey Stringer
1.0
Kathleen Gaffney
1.0
Shannon Hemmelgarn
1.0
Kathryn Salmons
.50
Kelly Brooks Whitcomb
.50
Lauren Brown
1.0
Holly Fiala
1.0
Leah Johnson
.38
Jenna Laird
1.0
Marianne Mayhan
.70
Christina Mockabee
.60
Lisa Reed
.80
Karen Rygalski
.38
Amy Tolson
1.0
Matthew Biedenbach
1.0
Continuing Contract (Tenure)
Judy Deal
1.0
Gina Herman
1.0
Elizabeth Hughes
1.0
Elizabeth Blank
1.0
Aimee Crabtree
1.0
Dana Flowers
1.0
Wickliffe
Windermere
District
High School
Hastings
d.
Name
Amount of Contract
Contract Category
Hastings (continued)
Lara Holman
1.0
David Monseur
1.0
Cynthia Deliman
.80
Jennifer Morgan
1.0
1.0
Tremont
Wickliffe
Melissa Szabrak
e.
Non-Renewal of Contracts
Name
Position
Building
Corey Aumiller
Teacher
High School
Matthew Clark
Teacher
High School
Timothy Farrell
Teacher
High School
Jeremy Oehrtman
Teacher
Wickliffe
Alissa Ruth
Teacher
High School
Kaitlyn Tyler
Teacher
Wickliffe
Martha von Hillebrandt
Teacher
High School
Mark Wilkinson
Teacher
High School
f.
Salary/Contract adjustment
Name
2.
From
To
Step
Abby Blake
MA
MA+10
16
Xiaoli Doty
MA+30
MA+40
5
Gordon Gavin
BA+15
BA+30
6
Patrick Hurley
MA
MA+10
13
Andy Keyes
MA+10
MA+20
20
Janielle McKee
MA+10
MA+20
5
Mark Nagel
MA+20
MA+30
17
Lydia Scott
MA
MA+10
5
Kathy Rekstis
MA
MA+10
14
Classified Staff
a.
Initial Appointment
Name
Karen Hampel
Position
Step
Media Clerk
3
Effective Date
03/29/2016
b.
Change of Status
Name
Current Position
New Position
Step
Media Clerk
Secretary
2
Mary Francis Blackwell
3.
Effective Date
03/28/2016
Other Staff
a.
Appointment of Staff
Name
Position
Rate of Pay
Jane Schmidt
Food Service Transition
$22.00 p/hour not to exceed 20 hours
03/28/2016
Clemy Keidan
Substitute Guidance
Counselor
$125.00 p/day not to exceed 10 days
01/12/2016
Power School Coordinator
$48,880, 260 days
04/11/2016
Elizabeth Mitchell
b.
Effective Date
Acceptance of Resignation/Retirement
Name
Position
Reason
Courtney Crum
SACC Supervisor
Resignation
03/14/2016
Mitchell Rhodes
SACC Program Aide
Resignation
02/12/2016
Position
Building
Supervisor
Assistant Volleyball Coach
High School
Greg Holowchak
Assistant Football Coach
Hastings
Tom Sappington
Assistant Field Hockey Coach
High School
Sara Greaves
Assistant Football Coach
High School
Joel Cutler
c.
Volunteers
Name
Gregory Berrigan
Thomas Day
Ashton Didonato
Barry Fox
d.
Effective Date
Acceptance of Administrative Resignation
Brett Gambill – Exhibit B-1
4.
Supplemental Contracts
Position
Name
Building
Amount
Assistant Boys Lacrosse Coach
Brian Burke
High School
$2,600.00
**
Jim Lafferty
High School
$2,300.00
**
Patrick Hurley
High School
$3,543.00
**
Dave Otis
High School
$375.00
**
Scott Lathrop
High School
$375.00
**
Grant Devilbiss
High School
$375.00
**
Ben Grindle
High School
$350.00
**
Will Morgan
High School
$450.00
**
Eric Rhinehardt
High School
$350.00
**
Charlie Houk
High School
$350.00
**
Andy Shaffer
High School
$350.00
**
Eli Hall
High School
$1,894.90
**
Ed Chung
High School
$3,000.00
**
Assistant Girls Crew Coach
Katie Coons
High School
$950.00
#,**
Amanda Jones
High School
$2,300.00
#,**
Equipment Manager Boys Lacrosse
4.
Supplemental Contracts (continued)
Position
Name
Building
Amount
John Edward Boyd
High School
$1,710.00
**
Assistant Boys Crew Coach
Joe Lambert
High School
$2,300.00
#,**
Joe Lambert
High School
$2,300.00
#,**
Grant Schick
High School
$600.00
#,**
Michael Szablewski
High School
$600.00
#,**
Amy Leacock
Hastings
$100.00
Michael Schroer
High School
Accompanist Spring Band Concert
Assistant Boys Volleyball Coach (2014-15)
$2,387.00
**Funded through source other than general fund
#Replaces contracts previously issued
C.
Operations
1.
Acceptance of Gifts and Donations
School /Activity
Donor
Item
Value
The Arlington Bank
Cash
$250.00
Drs. Dino Klisovic and Eleonora Sikic-Klisovic
Cash
$3,000.00
Service Learning Angie & Ray
Upper Arlington Education Foundation
Cash
$600.00
Vocal Music Risers
Cash
$3,500.00
Roy and Agnes Butler
Cash
$50.00
Cash
$521.04
Upper Arlington Crew, Inc.
Cash
$1,710.00
Upper Arlington Men’s Lacrosse Association
Cash
$16,580.70
Hastings Middle School
Hoops for a Cure
Tremont Elementary
Tremont Garden in Memory of
Marie Schoenborn
Wickliffe Elementary
Service Learning Heart to Heart
Upper Arlington High School Athletics
Crew
Boy’s Lacrosse
2.
Approval to Sell/Dispose/Donate Equipment
Description of Asset/quantity
Building/ Department
UACSD Tag and/or Serial
Number ISBN number (if
applicable)
Reason
Media Center materials (944 items)
Barrington Media Center
Outdated
Tremont Media Center
Outdated
Tremont Media Center
Outdated
St. Agatha
Outdated
Floor Scrubber (1)
Greensview Custodian
Tag #000119
Floor Scrubber (1)
Windermere Custodian
Tag #100458
Floor Burnisher (1)
High School
Tag #001874
A/C Recovery, Charging Cart (1)
Transportation
Tag #001822
Genisys OTC Scan System (1)
Transportation
No Tag
Cost to repair higher
than replacement
than replacement
than replacement
No longer needed
No longer in working
D.
Superintendent
1.
Approve transition to trimesters for elementary grade levels effective 2016-2017 school year
IX.
Other
X.
Adjournment
Exhibit V-1
Upper Arlington Board of Education
1650 Ridgeview Road
March 14, 2016 – 5:00 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
Members present:
Ms. Nancy Drees, Ms. Robin Comfort,
Ms. Stacey Royer, Mr. Matt McClellan
Member absent:
Ms. Carol Mohr (arrived at 5:54pm)
Administrative officials present:
Mr. Paul W. Imhoff, Superintendent; Mr. Andrew L. Geistfeld,
Treasurer; Mr. Chris Potts, Executive Director for Business
Services; Dr. Kathy Jenney, Associate Superintendent; Mr. Keith
Pomeroy, Chief Technology Officer; Dr. Kevin Gorman,
Director Student Services; Ms. Emilie Greenwald, Chief
Academic Officer; Mr. Tom Bates, Director of Elementary
Curriculum; Ms. Michelle Banks, Associate Director of
Elementary Learning; Mr. Brett Gambill, Principal Tremont
Elementary
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Ms. Drees moved, Ms. Royer seconded to approve the agenda as amended.
AYES:
NAYS:
16-19
Ms. Drees, Ms. Comfort, Ms. Royer, Mr. McClellan
None
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by students from Tremont Elementary.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Ms. Royer moved, Ms. Drees seconded to approve the February 4, 2016, February 5, 2016 and
February 16, 2016 minutes.
AYES:
NAYS:
Ms. Drees, Ms. Comfort, Ms. Royer, Mr. McClellan
None
COMMUNICATIONS TO THE BOARD
Co-Presidents of UAEA were present and highlighted staff members involved in district’s Family
Consumer Science Program and related service learning projects.
The President of OAPSE Chapter 201 was present and thanked all the classified staff for their work over
the Winter season and shared his excitement about heading into Spring.
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
None
ITEMS FOR INFORMATION
Superintendent Update
Mr. Paul Imhoff commented on various student achievements and activities throughout the buildings.
Mr. Andrew Geistfeld, Mr. Paul Imhoff, and Mr. Chris Potts gave an update on the Efficiency Goal:
Facilities Master Planning Process. This update included:
 Presenting draft cost estimates associated with each high school option (repair, renovate,
rebuild);
 Presenting district-wide draft cost estimates;
 Reviewing intent of master plan and estimate development;
 Reviewing school facilities funding; and
 Reviewing next steps regarding meetings in the community.
Mr. Brett Gambill, Principal of Tremont Elementary School, along with a few Tremont staff and
students reviewed their 2015-16 goals, shared service learning projects and other examples of their
successes.
Ms. Carol Mohr arrived at 5:54pm
Mr. Tom Bates and the Elementary Trimester Committee, consisting of staff members, presented their
findings and recommendations regarding switching to trimesters for the elementary grade level in the
future.
Ms. Emilie Greenwald reviewed the high school and middle school program of studies for 2016-17
school year.
Treasurer Update
Mr. Geistfeld reviewed:
 Financial information as of February 29, 2016;
 Various agenda items including:
o Resolution to authorize issuance of $4.5million in tax anticipation notes; and
o Resolution authorizing the exchange of real property with the City of Upper Arlington
CONSENT AGENDA
Ms. Royer moved the Board approve the following consent agenda action items as recommended by
the Superintendent:
Middle Schools’ and High School’s 2016-17 Program of Studies
Investment Report February 2016 — Exhibit B-1.
Financial Statement for the Month Ending February 29, 2016 — Exhibit B-2.
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Purchases in Accordance with O.R.C. 5705.41(D) 1
Vendor
Item Purchased
Fund
Amount
Gordon Food Services
Food
Food Service
$67,665.88
Sanfillipo Produce
Food
Food Service
$3,985.20
Resolution accepting the amount and rates as determined by the Budget Commission and authorizing the
Necessary tax levies and certifying them to the County Auditor. – Exhibit B-3
Authorizing the issuance of notes in the amount of not to exceed $4,500,000 in anticipation of the
collection of the proceeds of the 2.0 mill continuing permanent improvement levy approved by electors of
the school district at the election held November 6, 2007; and authorizing and approving related matters.
WHEREAS, the electors of the School District approved at the November 6, 2007 election a
continuing permanent improvement levy (the "Levy") in the amount of 2.00 mills for each one dollar of
valuation for the purpose of acquisition, construction, enlargement, renovation and financing of general, ongoing permanent improvements, for a continuing period of time; and
WHEREAS, the County Auditor of Franklin County, Ohio, as secretary of the budget commission of
such county (the "Budget Commission"), has certified that the amount estimated by the Budget Commission
to be received by the School District during the Tax Collection Year 2016 of the Levy will be $3,195,164.30;
and
WHEREAS, based on the amount of $3,195,164.30 estimated by the Budget Commission to be
received by the School District during the Tax Collection Year 2016, the amount estimated to be received
from the Levy during the next ten years is $31,951,643; and
WHEREAS, this Board deems it necessary to borrow in anticipation of the collection of the proceeds
of the Levy, in accordance with the provisions of the Ohio Revised Code ("Revised Code"), and particularly
Section 5705.21(D)(3) thereof, the amount of not to exceed $4,500,000;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, UPPER
ARLINGTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO, THAT:
Pursuant to Revised Code Section 5705.21, and in anticipation of the collection of tax revenues levied and
to be levied by the Board upon the duplicate of the School District for the next ten years of the Levy (Tax
Collection Years 2016-2025), it is necessary to borrow and there shall be borrowed the principal sum of not
to exceed $4,500,000, which borrowing shall be evidenced by notes of the School District designated
"Upper Arlington City School District, Franklin County, Ohio Permanent Improvement Levy Tax
Anticipation Notes, Series 2016," or as otherwise designated by the Treasurer of the Board (the "Notes").
The Notes shall be issued as fully registered notes in such denominations as shall be determined by the
Treasurer of the Board (the "Treasurer"), but not exceeding the principal amount of Notes maturing on any
one date; shall be numbered consecutively from R-1 upward, as determined by the Treasurer; and shall have
such final terms as shall be determined by the Treasurer and set forth in the Certificate of Fiscal Officer
provided for in Section 3 herein.
The Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf of the School District a Certificate of
Fiscal Officer Relating to Terms of Notes (the "Certificate of Fiscal Officer") setting forth the aggregate
principal amount and the final terms of the Notes, which aggregate principal amount and terms, subject to
the limitations set forth in this Resolution, shall be as determined by the Treasurer. The Certificate of Fiscal
Officer shall indicate the dated date for the Notes, the dates on which interest on the Notes is to be paid (the
"Interest Payment Dates"), the purchase price for the Notes (which shall be not less than 97% of the
aggregate principal amount thereof), the maturity schedule for the Notes (provided that the maximum
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maturity date of the Notes shall not exceed 10 years), the interest rates for the Notes (provided that the true
interest cost for all Notes in the aggregate shall not exceed 5.00% per annum), the optional and mandatory
redemption provisions, if any, and such other terms not inconsistent with this Resolution as the Treasurer
shall deem appropriate.
The Notes shall be issued with interest payable semiannually on each Interest Payment Date until the
principal sum is paid or provision has been duly made therefor as shall be set forth in the Certificate of
Fiscal Officer. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. Unless
otherwise determined by the Treasurer and set forth in the Certificate of Fiscal Officer, the Notes shall be in
the denominations of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof.
The Notes shall be subject to optional and mandatory redemption prior to stated maturity as provided in the
Certificate of Fiscal Officer. If optional redemption of the Notes at a redemption price exceeding 100% is
to take place on any date on which a mandatory redemption of the Notes of the same maturity will take
place, the Notes to be redeemed by optional redemption shall be selected by the Note Registrar (as defined
hereinbelow) prior to the selection of the Notes to be redeemed at par on the same date.
When partial redemption is authorized, the Note Registrar shall select Notes or portions thereof by lot
within a maturity in such manner as the Note Registrar may determine, provided, however, that the portion of
any Note so selected shall be in the amount of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof.
The notice of the call for redemption of Notes shall identify (i) by designation, letters, numbers or
other distinguishing marks, the Notes or portions thereof to be redeemed, (ii) the redemption price to be paid,
(iii) the date fixed for redemption, and (iv) the place or places where the amounts due upon redemption are
payable. From and after the specified redemption date interest on the Notes (or portions thereof) called for
redemption shall cease to accrue. Such notice shall be sent by first class mail at least 30 days prior to the
redemption date to each registered holder of the Notes to be redeemed at the address shown in the Note
Register (as defined hereinbelow) on the 15th day preceding the date of mailing. Failure to receive such
notice or any defect therein shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any Note.
This Board hereby determines and declares that the aggregate principal amount of the Notes shall not
exceed 50% of the total proceeds of the Levy, as estimated by the Budget Commission, to be collected by
the School District in each year over ten years after the issuance of the Notes, in accordance with Revised
Code Section 5705.21(D)(3).
The Notes shall express upon their faces the purpose for which they are issued and that they are issued
pursuant to this Resolution. The Notes shall be executed by the President of the Board (the "President") and
by the Treasurer in their official capacities, provided that either or both of their signatures may be a
facsimile. No Note shall be valid or become obligatory for any purpose or shall be entitled to any security
or benefit under this Resolution unless and until a certificate of authentication, as printed on the Note, is
signed by the Note Registrar as authenticating agent. Authentication by the Note Registrar shall be
conclusive evidence that the Note so authenticated has been duly issued and delivered under this Resolution
and is entitled to the security and benefit of this Resolution. The certificate of authentication may be signed
by any officer or officers of the Note Registrar or by such other person acting as an agent of the Note
Registrar as shall be approved by the Treasurer on behalf of the School District. It shall not be necessary
that the same authorized person sign the certificate of authentication on all of the Notes.
The principal of and interest on the Notes shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America
without deduction for the services of the Note Registrar as paying agent. The principal of the Notes shall be
payable upon presentation and surrender of the Notes at the principal office of the Note Registrar. Each
Note shall bear interest from the later of the date thereof, or the most recent Interest Payment Date to which
interest has been paid or duly provided for, unless the date of authentication of any Note is less than 15 days
prior to an Interest Payment Date, in which case interest shall accrue from such Interest Payment Date.
Interest on any Note shall be paid on each Interest Payment Date by check or draft mailed to the person in
whose name the Note is registered, at the close of business on the 15th day next preceding that Interest
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Payment Date (the "Record Date") (unless such date falls on a non-business day, in which case the Record
Date shall be the preceding business day), on the Note Register at the address appearing therein.
Any interest on any Note which is payable, but is not punctually paid or provided for, on any Interest
Payment Date (herein called "Defaulted Interest") shall forthwith cease to be payable to the registered owner
on the relevant Record Date by virtue of having been such owner and such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to
the registered owner in whose name the Note is registered at the close of business on a date (the "Special
Record Date") to be fixed by the Note Registrar, such Special Record Date to be not more than 15 nor less
than 10 days prior to the date of proposed payment. The Note Registrar shall cause notice of the proposed
payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be mailed, first class postage
prepaid, to each noteholder, at such noteholder's address as it appears in the Note Register, not less than 10
days prior to such Special Record Date, and may, in its discretion, cause a similar notice to be published once
in a newspaper in each place where Notes are payable, but such publication shall not be a condition precedent
to the establishment of such Special Record Date.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Note delivered by the Note Registrar upon
transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Note shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid,
and to accrue, which were carried by such other Note.
The Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to serve as authenticating agent, note registrar,
transfer agent, and paying agent (the "Note Registrar") for the Notes, or to execute on behalf of the Board a
Note Registrar Agreement with such bank or other appropriate financial institution as shall be acceptable to
the Treasurer, pursuant to which such bank or financial institution shall agree to serve as Note Registrar for
the Notes. If at any time the Note Registrar shall be unable or unwilling to serve as such, or the Treasurer
in such officer's discretion shall determine that it would be in the best interest of the School District for such
functions to be performed by another party, the Treasurer may, and is hereby authorized and directed to,
enter into an agreement with a national banking association or other appropriate institution experienced in
providing such services, to perform the services required of the Note Registrar hereunder. Each such
successor Note Registrar shall promptly advise all noteholders of the change in identity and new address of
the Note Registrar.
So long as any of the Notes remain outstanding, the School District shall cause to be maintained
and kept by the Note Registrar, at the office of the Note Registrar, all books and records necessary for the
registration, exchange and transfer of Notes as provided in this Section (the "Note Register"). Subject to the
provisions of this Resolution, the person in whose name any Note shall be registered on the Note Register
shall be regarded as the absolute owner thereof for all purposes. Payment of or on account of the principal
of and interest on any Note shall be made only to or upon the order of that person. Neither the School
District nor the Note Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary, but the registration may be
changed as herein provided. All payments shall be valid and effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability
upon the Notes, including the interest thereon, to the extent of the amount or amounts so paid.
Any Note, upon presentation and surrender at the office of the Note Registrar, together with a request
for exchange signed by the registered owner or by a person authorized by the owner to do so by a power of
attorney in a form satisfactory to the Note Registrar, may be exchanged for Notes of the same form and of any
authorized denomination or denominations equal in the aggregate to the unmatured principal amount of the
Notes surrendered, and bearing interest at the same rate and maturing on the same date.
A Note may be transferred only on the Note Register upon presentation and surrender thereof at the
office of the Note Registrar, together with an assignment executed by the registered owner or by a person
authorized by the owner to do so by a power of attorney in a form satisfactory to the Note Registrar. Upon
that transfer, the Note Registrar shall complete, authenticate and deliver a new Note or Notes of any
authorized denomination or denominations equal in the aggregate to the unmatured principal amount of the
Notes surrendered, and bearing interest at the same rate and maturing on the same date.
The School District and the Note Registrar shall not be required to transfer or exchange (i) any Note
during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of mailing of a notice of
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redemption of Notes, and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, or (ii) any Notes selected
for redemption, in whole or in part, following the date of such mailing.
In all cases in which Notes are exchanged or transferred hereunder, the School District shall cause to
be executed and the Note Registrar shall authenticate and deliver Notes in accordance with the provisions of
this Resolution. The exchange or transfer shall be without charge to the owner; except that the School District
and the Note Registrar may make a charge sufficient to reimburse them for any tax or other governmental
charge required to be paid with respect to the exchange or transfer. The School District or the Note Registrar
may require that those charges, if any, be paid before it begins the procedure for the exchange or transfer of
the Notes. All Notes issued upon any transfer or exchange shall be the valid obligations of the School District,
evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Resolution, as the Notes surrendered
upon that transfer or exchange.
The Notes shall be sold at private sale to the purchaser designated by the Treasurer and set forth in
the Certificate of Fiscal Officer (the "Original Purchaser") at the purchase price set forth in the Certificate
of Fiscal Officer, plus interest accrued to the date of delivery of the Notes to the Original Purchaser. The
Superintendent of the School District (the "Superintendent"), the President and the Treasurer, or any of
them individually, are authorized and directed to execute on behalf of the Board a purchase agreement, term
sheet, or similar document with the Original Purchaser, setting forth the conditions under which the Notes
are to be sold and delivered, which agreement shall be in such form, not inconsistent with the terms of this
Resolution, as the Treasurer shall determine.
The proceeds from the sale of the Notes, except the premium and accrued interest thereon, shall be
used for the purpose aforesaid and for no other purpose. Any accrued interest received from such sale shall be
transferred to the bond retirement fund to be applied to the payment of the principal of and interest on the
Notes, or other obligations of the School District, as permitted by law. Any premium from the sale of the
Notes may be used to pay the financing costs of the Notes within the meaning of Ohio Revised Code Section
133.01(K) or be deposited into the bond retirement fund.
The Board hereby covenants that it will comply with the requirements of all existing and future laws which
must be satisfied in order that interest on the Notes is and will continue to be excluded from gross income
for federal income tax purposes, including without limitation restrictions on the use of the property financed
with the proceeds of the Notes so that the Notes will not constitute "private activity bonds" within the
meaning of Section 141 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Board further
covenants that it will restrict the use of the proceeds of the Notes in such manner and to such extent, if any,
as may be necessary, after taking into account reasonable expectations at the time the Notes are issued, so
that they will not constitute arbitrage bonds under Section 148 of the Code and the regulations prescribed
thereunder (the "Regulations").
The Treasurer, or any other officer of this Board, is hereby authorized and directed (a) to make or
effect any election, selection, designation, choice, consent, approval or waiver on behalf of the Board with
respect to the Notes as permitted or required to be made or given under the federal income tax laws, for the
purpose of assuring, enhancing or protecting favorable tax treatment or the status of the Notes or interest
thereon or assisting compliance with requirements for that purpose, reducing the burden or expense of such
compliance, reducing any rebate amount or any payment of penalties, or making any payments of special
amounts in lieu of making computations to determine, or paying, any excess earnings as rebate, or obviating
those amounts or payments, as determined by the Treasurer, which action shall be in writing and signed by the
Treasurer, or any other officer of this Board, on behalf of the Board; (b) to take any and all actions, make or
obtain calculations, and make or give reports, covenants and certifications of and on behalf of the Board, as
may be appropriate to assure the exclusion of interest from gross income and the intended tax status of the
Notes; and (c) to give an appropriate certificate on behalf of the Board, for inclusion in the transcript of
proceedings, setting forth the facts, estimates and circumstances, and reasonable expectations of the Board
pertaining to Section 148 and the Regulations, and the representations, warranties and covenants of the Board
regarding compliance by the Board with Sections 141 through 150 of the Code and the Regulations.
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The Treasurer shall keep and maintain adequate records pertaining to investment of all proceeds of the
Notes sufficient to permit, to the maximum extent possible and presently foreseeable, the School District to
comply with any federal law or regulation now or hereafter having applicability to the Notes which limits the
amount of Note proceeds which may be invested on an unrestricted yield or requires the School District to
rebate arbitrage profits to the United States Department of the Treasury. The Treasurer is hereby authorized
and directed to file such reports with, and rebate arbitrage profits to, the United States Department of the
Treasury, to the extent that any federal law or regulation having applicability to the Notes requires any such
reports or rebates.
The Notes shall be special obligations of the School District issued in anticipation of the collection
of the Levy, and the proceeds of the Levy to be received by the School District are hereby pledged for the
payment of the principal and interest on the Notes. There shall be and hereby is appropriated from proceeds
of Levy to be received by the School District an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the
Notes as the same shall fall due.
The officer having charge of the minutes of the Board and any other officers of the Board, or any of them
individually, are hereby authorized and directed to prepare and certify a true transcript of proceedings
pertaining to the Notes and to furnish a copy of such transcript to the Original Purchaser. Such transcript
shall include certified copies of all proceedings and records of the Board relating to the power and authority
of the School District to issue the Notes and certificates as to matters within their knowledge or as shown by
the books and records under their custody and control, including but not limited to a general certificate of
the Treasurer and a no-litigation certificate of the President and the Treasurer, and such certified copies and
certificates shall be deemed representations of the School District as to the facts stated therein.
The Treasurer and the President are hereby authorized and directed to take such action (including, but
not limited to, hiring bond counsel and such other professionals and consultants as may be needed to facilitate
the issuance of the Notes) and to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Board, such additional instruments,
agreements, certificates, and other documents as may be in their discretion necessary or appropriate in order to
carry out the intent of this Resolution. Such documents shall be in the form not substantially inconsistent with
the terms of this Resolution, as they in their discretion shall deem necessary or appropriate.
It is hereby found and determined that all acts, conditions and things necessary to be done precedent to and
in the issuing of the Notes in order to make them legal, valid and binding special obligations of the School
District have happened, been done and been performed in regular and due form as required by law; that the
faith, credit and revenue of the School District are hereby irrevocably pledged for the prompt payment of
the principal and interest thereof at maturity; and that no limitation of indebtedness or taxation, either
statutory or constitutional, has been exceeded in issuing the Notes.
It is hereby found and determined that all formal actions of the Board concerning and relating to the passage
of this Resolution were taken in an open meeting of the Board, and that all deliberations of the Board and of
any of its committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance
with all legal requirements, including Revised Code Section 121.22.
The Treasurer is hereby directed to forward a certified copy of this Resolution to the County Auditor
Franklin County, Ohio.
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Authorizing the exchange of real property with the City of Upper Arlington – Exhibit B-5
WHEREAS, the Board is currently making certain classroom and other improvements to the
Tremont Elementary School which requires the Board to acquire the parcel of real property described in
Exhibit A attached hereto (“Building Improvement Parcel”) owned by the City of Upper Arlington, Ohio
(the “City”); and
WHEREAS, the City and its residents will benefit from Tremont Elementary School having more
usable space; and
WHEREAS, the City is currently making certain street, sidewalk, and other right of way
improvements to Tremont Road in the vicinity of Tremont Elementary School which requires the City to
acquire the parcel of real property described in Exhibit B attached hereto (“ROW Improvement Parcel”);
and
WHEREAS, the School District and its students, parents and guests will benefit from the right of
way improvements to Tremont Road; and
WHEREAS, the exchange of the two parcels pursuant to Section 3313.40 of the Ohio Revised
Code will be mutually beneficial to the School District and the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE UPPER
ARLINGTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO:
Section 1. This Board hereby declares that the transfer of the ROW Improvement Parcel to the
City in exchange for the transfer of the Building Improvement Parcel to the Board will be mutually
beneficial to the Upper Arlington City School District and to the City.
Section 2. The President and Treasurer are authorized and directed to execute an agreement in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit C for the exchange of the ROW Improvement Parcel for the Building
Improvement Parcel, to execute and deliver, or cause to be delivered, upon the terms set forth in the
agreement, a quitclaim deed conveying the Board’s interest in the ROW Improvement Parcel to the City,
and to do all things necessary and consistent with this resolution.
Section 3. The Treasurer is authorized and directed to promptly certify a copy of this Resolution
to the City.
Section 4. This Board hereby finds and determines that all formal actions of the School District
concerning and relating to the adoption of this Resolution were taken in an open meeting of this Board and
that all deliberation of this Board and of any of its committees that resulted in those formal actions were in
meeting open to the public, in compliance with law, including Ohio Revised Code Section 121.22.
Section 5. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and immediately upon its
adoption.
Approval of student trips
School
High School
Group
Location
Girls’ Lacrosse
Sycamore, OH
8
Trip Dates
May 13-14, 2016
March 14, 2016
Administrative Staff
Name
Assignment/Level
Irene Hunt
Director of Nutritional Services
(Level II)
Type of Contract
April 18, 2016 – July 31, 2018
up to 5 transitional days at per diem rate may be
increased by Superintendent if necessary
Licensed Staff
Name
Position
Reason
Effective Date
Michael Hunt
Teacher
Resignation
05/31/2016
Amount of
Leave
Assignment
Reason
Effective Date
Jennifer Garner
1.0
Teacher
Childcare
08/15/2016 – 05/30/2017
Kerry Jackson
.2
Sabbatical
08/15/2016 – 05/30/2017
Laura Kunkle
.70
Childcare
08/15/2016 – 01/03/2017
Shawna McEvoy
1.0
Teacher
Guidance
Counselor
Teacher
Childcare
03/29/2016 – 05/31/2016
Christy Ray
1.0
Teacher
Childcare
08/15/2016 – 05/30/2017
Becky Searls
1.0
Teacher
Sabbatical
08/15/2016 – 05/30/2017
Name
Amount of
Leave
Assignment
Reason
Effective Date
Ronald Eric
Kauffman
1.0
Teacher
Sabbatical Revision
01/11/2016 – 05/31/2016
Name
Home Instruction Tutors
Name
Position
Rate of Pay
Doug Amtsberg
Home Instruction Tutor
$31.38 p/hour
Julia Gomez
$31.38 p/hour
Elyzabeth Johnson
$31.38 p/hour
Elizabeth McCormick
$31.38 p/hour
Sandra Murray
$31.38 p/hour
Chris Robbins
$31.38 p/hour
Dameion Wagner
$31.38 p/hour
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March 14, 2016
Extended School Year
Name
Position
Rate of Pay
Effective Date
Orton Gillingham
$60.00 p/hour
06/01/2016
Kaitlyn Berry
$36.68 p/hour
06/01/2016
Diane Bowling
Orton Gillingham
$60.00 p/hour
06/01/2016
Jennifer Bricker
$60.00 p/hour
06/01/2016
Megan Byrne
$36.68 p/hour
06/01/2016
Orton Gillingham
$60.00 p/hour
06/01/2016
Tony Cleveland
$36.68 p/hour
06/01/2016
Mark Crawford
$36.68 p/hour
06/01/2016
Sandy DeCrane
Orton Gillingham
$60.00 p/hour
06/01/2016
Nathan Evans
Orton Gillingham
$60.00 p/hour
06/01/2016
$60.00 p/hour
06/01/2016
Abby Huber
Orton Gillingham
$60.00 p/hour
06/01/2016
Chelsea Huff
Orton Gillingham
$60.00 p/hour
06/01/2016
$36.68 p/hour
06/01/2016
Leah Johnson
Physical Therapist
$57.95 p/hour
06/01/2016
Michele Joubert
Orton Gillingham
$60.00 p/hour
06/01/2016
Christine Kamdar
Orton Gillingham
$60.00 p/hour
06/01/2016
$36.68 p/hour
06/01/2016
Jean Lampe
Orton Gillingham
$60.00 p/hour
06/01/2016
Coby Long
$36.68 p/hour
06/01/2016
Carla Luppino
$36.68 p/hour
06/01/2016
$60.00 p/hour
06/01/2016
$60.00 p/hour
06/01/2016
Mary McNamara
Speech/Language
Pathologist
Speech/Language
Pathologist
$36.68 p/hour
06/01/2016
Allyson Miles
$36.68 p/hour
06/01/2016
Sandra Murray
$36.68 p/hour
06/01/2016
Katyn Napier
$36.68 p/hour
06/01/2016
Alana Oif
Orton Gillingham
$60.00 p/hour
06/01/2016
Jennifer Ozebek
Orton Gillingham
$60.00 p/hour
06/01/2016
Melissa Pfeiffer
$36.68 p/hour
06/01/2016
Joanne Rhodes
$36.68 p/hour
06/01/2016
Grant Riesen
$36.68 p/hour
06/01/2016
Kari Rouse
Orton Gillingham
$60.00 p/hour
06/01/2016
Elisa Serra
$36.68 p/hour
06/01/2016
Amelia Smith
$36.68 p/hour
06/01/2016
Beth Abramovitz
Nancy Case
Heather Goodall
Bobby Huffman
Kelsey Knight
Ashley Marguglio
Kathryn Martin
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March 14, 2016
Extended School Year, Continued
Name
Position
Rate of Pay
Effective Date
$60.00 p/hour
06/01/2016
$60.00 p/hour
06/01/2016
Doug Thomas
Orton Gillingham
Speech/Language
Pathologist
$36.68 p/hour
06/01/2016
Kathy Ubbing
Orton Gillingham
$60.00 p/hour
06/01/2016
Anna Wallace
$36.68 p/hour
06/01/2016
Tabatha Walls
Orton Gillingham
$60.00 p/hour
06/01/2016
Karen Starling
Elizabeth Strope
Classified Staff
Name
Matthew Lawson
Marricca Bowers
Position
Pre K-8 Cook
Substitute Bus Driver
Reason
Resignation
Resignation
Effective Date
03/04/2016
01/12/2016
Position
Step
Effective Date
Pre K-8 Cook
1
03/09/2016
Initial Appointment
Name
Olivia Harmon
Change of Status
Name
Pamela Thompson
Barb Pardi*
Current Position
Secretary
Receptionist 3.25 hours p/day
New Position
Program
Secretary
Receptionist
5 hours p/day
Step
Effective
9
03/14/2106
4
02/22/2016
* correction of previously approved change of status
Substitutes
Name
Robert McGee
Michelle Saint Jacques
Position
Rate of Pay
Effective
Date
Secretary
Secretary
$15.76 p/hour
$15.76 p/hour
03/14/2016
03/14/2016
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March 14, 2016
Other Staff
Appointment of Other Staff
Name
Position
Rate of Pay/Step
Effective Date
Diane Haddad
AP Proctor
$95.00 p/day
03/01/2016
Marilyn Paulsen
AP Proctor
$95.00 p/day
03/01/2016
David Root
AP Proctor
$95.00 p/day
03/01/2016
James Root
AP Proctor
$95.00 p/day
03/01/2016
Rebecca Volkmann
AP Proctor
$95.00 p/day
Executive Assistant to
Director
3
03/01/2016
04/11/2016
Up to 5 transitional
days at per diem rate
Kathryn Williams
Volunteers
Name
Position
Building
Supervisor
Edward Chung
Boys Lacrosse
High School
Ted Wolford
Sarah Eschleman
Girls Softball
Jones
Brad Campbell
Tiffany Hart
Girls Softball
Jones
Brad Campbell
James Lafferty
Boys Lacrosse
High School
Ted Wolford
Supplemental Contracts
POSITION
Assistant Baseball Coach
Assistant Baseball Coach
Assistant Track Coach
Respect Program Co-Tech Director
Respect Program Co-Tech Director
Science Material Coordinator
EMPLOYEE
Rick Oyster
Nate Campbell
Courtney Ruppert
Dana Flowers
Grant Reisen
Greg Varner
Allison Tomlin
Katie Coons
Amanda Jones
Lisa Malloure
Annie Weber
Spencer Grisvard
Joe Lambert
Grant Schick
Michael Szablewski
Richard Witt
Teresa Plattenburg
**Funded through source other than general fund.
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SCHOOL
High School
High School
Hastings
Hastings
Jones
District
District
High School
High School
High School
High School
High School
High School
High School
High School
High School
Windermere
AMOUNT
$2,608.69
$2,608.69
$1,624.00
$2,041.90
$1,624.00
$100.00
$100.00
$826.00
$2,000.00
$1,895.00
$1,895.00
$1,895.00
$2,000.00
$521.74
$521.74
$1,895.00
$1,000.00
**
**
**
**
**
**
March 14, 2016
Redaction of previously issued supplemental contracts
POSITION
Boys Tennis Coach
Respect Program Tech Director
EMPLOYEE
Naveen Das
Lynda Guenther
SCHOOL
Jones
District
AMOUNT
$2,263.00
$200.00
Operations
Acceptance of Gifts and Donations
School /Activity
Donor
Item
Value
Upper Arlington Education
Foundation
Cash
$2,250.00
Foundation
Cash
$1,113.00
Foundation
Cash
$1,129.00
Cash
$5,600.00
3D Printer
$2,799.00
Cash
$43,641.00
Cash
$6,000.00
Cash
$6,750.00
Greensview Elementary
Being a Girl at Greensview ROX
Wickliffe Elementary
Math Camp
Windermere Elementary
Lego Education
Upper Arlington High School
Foundation
Foundation
Foundation
Fostering the Future of Robotics
From Digital to Physical
Innovation Lab
Upper Arlington High School Athletics
Upper Arlington Baseball
Boosters Club
Upper Arlington Crew, Inc.
Boys Baseball
Crew
Approval to Sell/Dispose/Donate Equipment
UACSD Tag and/or Serial
Number ISBN number (if
applicable)
Description of Asset/quantity
Building/
Department
Media Center materials (287)
Tremont Media
Center
Reason
Outdated
Contract addendum with architects, Legat Kingscott for Phase 1 & Phase 2 at Tremont Elementary School
in the amount of $71,000.
Approval to go to bid on The Graf Center parking lot improvement project.
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Ms. Comfort seconded to approve the action items.
AYES:
NAYS:
Ms. Drees, Ms. Mohr, Ms. Royer, Ms. Comfort, Mr. McClellan
None
ADJOURNMENT
At 6:24 p.m. Ms. Drees moved, Ms. Mohr seconded to adjourn.
AYES:
NAYS:
Ms. Drees, Ms. Mohr, Ms. Royer, Ms. Comfort, Mr. McClellan
None
Portions of the meeting described in these minutes are audio recorded. The tape is on file in the office of
the Treasurer of the school district and is available for inspection at reasonable times during regular
business hours.
_________________________________
Treasurer
______________________________
Board President
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Exhibit VII-1
April 18, 2016
TM
STUDENT HANDBOOK
2016-2017
1850 Hastings Lane
Upper Arlington, Ohio 43220
(614) 487-5100
(614) 487-5116 (fax)
http://hastings.uaschools.org
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Absences
Acceptable Use Policy/Release of
Student Information
Additional Services and Programs
Athletics
Attendance Procedures
Available Services
Bear Necessities – School Store
Bell Schedules
Bicycles, Mopeds, Skateboards,
and Rollerblades
BYOT (Bring Your Own
Technology) Policy
Cafeteria and Lunch Procedures
Cafeteria Debit Program
Cell Phone/Telephones
Computer Labs
Contact Information
Counselors
Deliveries to Students
Discipline Plan
Discipline Point System Guide
Dress Code
Dropping-Off/Picking-Up Students
Drug-Free School Regulations
Due Process
Early Arrival
Educational Programs
Excused Absences
Extra- and Co-Curricular Clubs and
School Activities
Grades and Grade Reporting
Hall Lockers
HMS Mission/Beliefs and Values
Hastings Student Databases
Health Services
Health Screenings
Homework Expectations
Honor Roll/Eligibility
House Subjects
Illness During the School Day
Interscholastic Sports
Interscholastic Sports by Season
11
9
16
9-11
11
16
13
6, 7
23
9
13-14
14
9
14
8
15
15
21
22
15-16
23
16
23
23
16
12
20
16-17
17
5
25
18
18
18
17
16
18
9-11
10-11
Intramural Activities
Lockers
Lost and Found Items
Making Up Schoolwork
Media Center
Medical Appointments
Merit Points
MLA Citation Guide
Non-Discrimination Notice
Notification of Absence
Open Lunch
Physical Education
Pillars of Ethical Behavior
Planbook
Planned Absence
PowerGrade
Principal’s Welcome
PTO
Related Courses and Services
Saturday School
School Bus Service/ Bus Conduct
11
17
18
13
19
12
21
26-27
28
12
14
19
4
19
12
17
3
19
16
23
24
School Personnel and Telephone
Numbers
School Store
Service Activities
Sixth Grade Mentoring Program
Student Activities
Student Behavior
Student Databases
Student Fees
Student Leadership
Student Telephone Use
8
13
20
20
20
21
26
23
20
9
Suggested Student Paper Heading
Taking Medication During the
School Day
Tardiness
Textbooks
Transportation
Visitors
Website
Withdrawal from School Procedure
25
18
12
23
23
24
18
13
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Dear Student,
Welcome to the 2016-2017 school year at Hastings Middle School. The following
handbook has been thoughtfully put together as an introduction to the many programs,
expectations, and rules that help to foster Golden Bear pride.
The Hastings staff and I will be working together to provide exciting learning
opportunities on a daily basis with a focus on our mantra of creating students who are
caring, creating, thinking, and connecting in our school and greater community. These
educational challenges will not always be easy to complete, but our staff is dedicated to
helping all students reach their full potential during the school year and beyond.
Please take time to review this handbook and discuss it with your parents. The
information contained will undoubtedly help to clarify questions about daily life at
Hastings Middle School. The faculty and I look forward to learning with you during the
school year and encourage all student and community members to get involved in our
many extracurricular and volunteer opportunities. If you have any questions or concerns
regarding this handbook or student life at Hastings, do not hesitate to contact me or any
other staff member.
Go Bears,
Robb T. Gonda
Principal
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Our beliefs are powerful.
At Hastings Middle School we believe in:
Complex and Creative thinking: Thinking and creating to
develop a sense of wonder about the world and the learning
process.
Responsibility: Being accountable for our choices, actions,
and obligations.
Citizenship: Preparing to be competent citizens in the global
world.
Empathy: Showing compassion and understanding of others.
Community: Working together to contribute positively to the
school community and the greater society in which we live.
Excellence: Striving for excellence in an atmosphere of high,
yet realistic, expectations with the goal of always improving.
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HMS 2016-2017 Schedule
Period 1: 8:10-8:54 (44 min.) –
Period 2: 8:58-9:42 (44 min.) –
Period 3: 9:46-10:30 (44 min.) –
Period 4: 10:34-11:18 (44 min.) Period 5: 11:22-12:06 (44 min.) Period 6: 12:10-12:54 (44 min.) Period 7: 12:58-1:42 (44 min.) Period 8: 1:46-2:30 (44 min.) Period 9: 2:34-3:20 (46 min.) -
6th Grade
Class: ______________________________
Class: ______________________________
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Lunch
Class: ______________________________
Class: ______________________________
Enrichment: _______________________
Class: ______________________________
Class: ______________________________
Period 1: 8:10-8:54 (44 min.) –
Period 2: 8:58-9:42 (44 min.) –
Period 3: 9:46-10:30 (44 min.) –
7th Grade
Class: ______________________________
Class: ______________________________
Class: ______________________________
Class: ______________________________
Enrichment: _______________________
Lunch
Class: ______________________________
Class: ______________________________
Class: ______________________________
Period 1: 8:10-8:54 (44 min.) –
Period 2: 8:58-9:42 (44 min.) –
Period 3: 9:46-10:30 (44 min.) –
8th Grade
Class: ______________________________
Class: ______________________________
Class: ______________________________
Class: ______________________________
Lunch
Enrichment: _______________________
Class: ______________________________
Class: ______________________________
Class: ______________________________
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2016-2017 School Year
Alternate Bell Schedules
Spirit Rally Schedule
8:00
8:06
8:10-8:51
8:55-9:35
9:39-10:20
10:24-11:05
11:09-11:50
11:54-12:35
12:39-1:20
1:24-2:05
2:09-2:50
2:50-3:20
3:20
To Halls and Lockers
Warning Bell
1st Period
2nd Period
3rd Period
4th Period
5th Period
6th Period
7th Period
8th Period
9th Period
Spirit Rally
Dismissal
Early Dismissal Bell Schedule
8:00
8:06
8:10-8:26
8:30-9:00
9:04-9:34
9:38-10:08
10:12-10:42
10:46-11:16
11:20-11:50
11:54-12:24
12:28-12:58
1:02-1:30
To Halls and Lockers
Warning Bell
Enrichment
1st Period
2nd Period
3rd Period
7th Period
4th Period
5th Period
6th Period
8th Period
9th Period
Two-Hour Delay Bell Schedule
10:10-10:42
10:45-11:17
11:20-11:52
11:55-12:27
12:30-1:02
1:05-1:37
1:40-2:12
2:15-2:47
2:50-3:20
3:20
1st Period
2nd Period
3rd Period
4th Period
5th Period
6th Period
7th Period
8th Period
9th Period
Dismissal
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SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Principal
Assistant Principal
6th Grade School Counselor
Nurse
Attendance/Homework Requests/
Records Secretary
Automated Attendance Voicemail
Building Secretary
Media Specialist
Athletic Director
Athletic Hotline Information
Hastings FAX
Transportation
Ski Club Information Line
DC Trip Information Line
6th Grade Camp Info Line
Robb Gonda
Jim Buffer
Shannon Riley
Tina Farbizo
Catherine Shapiro
Gini Barber
487-5100, x4001
487-5100, x4002
487-5100, x4007
487-5100, x4009
487-5100, x4008
487-5100, x4003
Diane Fissel
487-5100, x4005
487-5100, x4646
487-5100, x4000
487-5100, x4023
487-5100, x4016
487-5100, x4060
487-5116
487-6477
487-5100, x4070
487-5100, x4050
487-5100, x4080
Melissa Thien
Barbara Hirsch
Mike Abbott
Contact Information
There are two other sources for contact information beyond this Student Handbook. Please refer to the
Upper Arlington City Schools website, http://www.uaschools.org, and select Hastings from the schools
menu. You can access contact information for teachers and administration from this site. Another
resource is the PTO’s Student Directory that is published in the fall.
To contact an individual teacher: Contact information for teachers can be found in the Student Directory
and on the website. Phones do not ring into classrooms. You may call and leave a voicemail at any time
by calling 487-5100 and the extension number of the teacher you are trying to reach. To contact the
teacher by e-mail, use the teacher’s first initial and last name @uaschools.org.
To contact another student or family: The PTO’s Student Directory lists contact numbers of families
who wish to be included.
To contact your child during the day: Personal arrangements between parents and children should be
made before leaving home. Telephone messages for students are not delivered during the school day
unless they are of an essential or emergency nature. Non-emergency messages for your child can be
called in to Ms. Fissel (487-5100, x4005) or Mrs. Thien (487-5100, x4000). The student will be paged
during the afternoon announcements and given the message when he/she reports to the office at the end
of the school day. The office is staffed each school day from 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Contacting you: To update your contact information, please notify the school (487-5100, x4005) of
all changes of address, telephone numbers including work numbers, and e-mail addresses. It is
important that we have information that permits us to contact parents during the school day.
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POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
ONE TO ONE TECHNOLOGY:
All students in grades 6-8 will be issued a MacBook Air laptop. It is the responsibility of the student to
bring these devices to school each day fully charged. Students are responsible for the use and care of
their laptop each day. It is essential that students and their parents review the District Acceptable Use
Policy, along with the instructional materials received on the day the laptop is issued.
With the advent of our One to One program, the use of cell phones in classes has greatly diminished.
That being said, they are still used for photography, videos, and as electronic response units for our
smartboards. Teachers will notify students if they need to bring their cell phones to class. Otherwise,
cell phones should be turned off at 8:10AM and must be locked in their school locker. Students
may turn their phones back on for use at 3:20pm.
Students are allowed to bring their personal technology (laptops, I-pods, I-pads or other tablets, etc.) to
school only with parent permission. The school is not responsible for damage or loss of these devices.
Further, the following guidelines, along with all aspects of the District’s acceptable use policy, must be
followed:
All devices used at school must be WIFI-enabled and any cellular data access must be disabled.
Students may only access the Internet on a WCD through the District’s filtered wireless local area
network (WLAN). WCDs used in the classroom to access the District’s WLAN shall be used for
educational purposes only. Whether a WCD may be used in a particular classroom for a specific
assignment or project is subject to the discretion of each teacher.
OFFICE PHONE POLICY
Office telephones are restricted to staff use and incoming calls. If need be, a student should ask the
office staff for permission/assistance in placing a call from the main office. The telephone in the main
office is not available for use after 4:00 p.m. Students are permitted to use classroom phones only with
the permission of the teacher.
ATHLETICS
Interscholastic Sports for Seventh and Eighth Graders
Parent(s) and athletes are required to attend an Athletic Code Orientation meeting once during their
middle-school career in order for the athlete to be eligible to participate in the athletic program.
Orientation meetings are held prior to each season. Participation on interscholastic teams requires
athletes and their parent(s) to sign the Athletic Code. The Code governs the uses of substances and
mood- and build-altering chemicals. Athletes are subject to penalties if they violate this Code.
Eligibility
Participation on interscholastic teams is governed by athletic eligibility guidelines set forth by the Board
of Education and the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). The Board of Education
requires all student athletes to have earned a minimum 2.0 grade point in the grading period immediately
preceding their athletic season. The OHSAA requires that student athletes receive passing grades in a
minimum of five subjects for which the student received grades in the grading period immediately
preceding their sport. There is an athletic participation fee for each sport.
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Please note: A student athlete MUST be present for at least the second half of the school day
(11:45 a.m. until 3:20 p.m.) to participate in a practice or contest on that school day.
Hastings, as a member of the Ohio Capital Conference (OCC), abides by the OCC Middle Level Schools
Code of Sportsmanship, which states, “We believe that participation is more important than winning.
We believe that students should be coached to play to the best of their ability and to understand that to
play well is to play honorably. We believe that the ideal of good sportsmanship is or should be
synonymous with the American way of life and that the ethic, ‘fair play’ should be a central part of the
educational experience of middle school grades student athletes.”
At Hastings Middle School, therefore, we expect coaches, athletes, cheerleaders, and spectators to know
and to embrace the following fundamentals of sportsmanship:
1. Respect should be demonstrated for an athletic opponent and for their school property at all
times. Host schools should treat visiting teams and their supporters as guests and accord them
appropriate consideration. Visiting schools should respect the property and the dignity of their
host school and its athletic team.
2. Respect should be demonstrated for the officials at all times. Officials must be assumed to be and
accepted as impartial arbitrators who are trained to do their job and can be expected to do the job
to the best of their ability.
3. Knowledge of and a proper respect for the current rules of the contest should guide the behavior
of all participants. Rules are essential for a fair contest, and good sportsmanship suggests the
importance of conforming to the spirit as well as to the “letter” of the rules.
4. All participants should strive to maintain self-control at all times. The desire to win should not be
accepted as a reason for abandoning rational behavior. All must maintain proper perspective if
the potential educational values of athletic competition are to be realized.
5. All participants should learn to recognize and appreciate skill in performance regardless of team
affiliation. Recognition of the good performance of an opponent school is an important aspect of
good sportsmanship.
Sixth grade students are not allowed to practice or play on interscholastic teams according to OHSAA
rules. (Sixth graders are permitted to join Ski Club, however.)
Seventh and Eighth Grade Interscholastic Sports by Season
FALL
Girls
Golf
Soccer
Volleyball
Field Hockey
Tennis
WINTER
Girls
Basketball
SPRING
Girls
Softball
Boys
Football
Soccer
Golf
Coed
Cross Country
Cheerleading
Boys
Basketball
Wrestling
Coed
Cheerleading
Boys
Baseball
Coed
Track/Field
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Lacrosse
Lacrosse
Tennis
Intramural Activities
All students in grades six, seven, and eight may participate in intramural activities during half of their
lunch period. Supervised activities include open gym and seasonal sports. In addition, there is
supervised intramural basketball each morning, Monday through Thursday, from 7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
ATTENDANCE
Procedures and Policies
Regular attendance is a significant student responsibility at all grade levels. Many studies correlate regular
attendance with success in school. Regular attendance means that the academic learning process is not
interrupted, less time is spent on make-up assignments, and students benefit from participation and interaction
with others in class. Many important lessons are learned through active participation in classroom and other
school activities that cannot be replaced by individual study.
Establishing a pattern of good attendance will benefit the student in school and in the workplace. Attendance is
important in the development of high quality work ethic, which will be a significant factor in a student’s success
with future employers. One of the most important work habits that employers look for in hiring and promoting a
person is his/her dependability in coming to work every day on time. This is a habit Jones Middle School wants
to help develop as early as possible.
Tardiness
Students must be in their 1st Period or Enrichment by 8:10 a.m. When a student is late for school in the
morning or upon return from the lunch period, he/she is required to obtain a pass from the Attendance
Office. If the student is late because a staff member detained him/her, the student should come to class
with a hall pass signed by that staff member. A student will be considered chronic on the 4th
unexcused tardy. At that time, the student will be assigned detention(s) and/or points.
Absences
State Law specifically states that every student up to the age of 18 must attend school. The law and the Board
Policy 5200-Attendance provide what constitutes a legal excuse for an absence from school. No parent or
guardian has the right to excuse his/her child or anyone else’s child from school for any other reason than those
stated below.
1. Personal Illness. The approving authority may require the certificate of a doctor if he/she deems
advisable.
2. Illness in the family. The absence under this condition shall not apply to children under fourteen
years of age.
3. Quarantine of the home. The absence of a child under this condition is limited to the length of
quarantine as fixed by the proper authorities.
4. Death of a relative. The absence arising from this condition is limited to a period of three days
unless the applicant may show reasonable cause for a longer period of absence.
5. Work in the home due to absence of parents or custodian. Any absence arising because of
this condition shall not extend for a period longer than which the custodian or parents are absent.
6. Observance of religious holidays. Any child of any religious faith shall be excused if his/her
absence was for the purpose of observing a religious holiday consistent with his/her creed or
belief.
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7. Emergency or set of circumstances, which, in the judgment of the Superintendent or his/her
designee, constitute good and sufficient cause for absence from school. (For the purpose of this
and related regulations, the initial designee to who request for excuses are made shall be the
principal.)
a. An emergency is a situation of a serious nature, developing suddenly and unexpectedly,
that demands immediate action. If, in the judgment of the principal, an emergency was
such that notice prior to the absence could not be given to the principal and the
emergency was a good and sufficient cause for absence from school, the student may be
excused.
All absences that cannot be excused on the basis of reasons 1-7 above shall be subject to the conditions of a
planned absence (see below) in order to be excused. An excused absence is still counted as a missed day of school
on the student’s record. A half-day absence is recorded when a student arrives after 10:00 a.m. or leaves before
2:00 p.m.
When a student reaches a total of 10 days absent in a school year, a letter will be sent home stating that a
physician’s note will be required for any further absences due to personal illness or illness in the family to be
excused.
A parent or guardian must notify the Attendance Office (487-5100, x4646) prior to 9:00 a.m. on a day
that the student is absent due to illness or death in the family. If a student becomes ill during the day and
needs to go home, the student needs to have authorization from the nurse or office staff and must tell the
Attendance Office that he/she is leaving. Students will not be permitted to leave school during the school
day unless accompanied by a parent or designated person. Students who are absent more than half a
day or who go home ill may not participate in co- or extra-curricular or athletic activities that day.
If a student is absent from school and the parent has not notified the Attendance Office, the Attendance
Office personnel are required to determine why the student is absent. Parents will be contacted.
Emergency contacts may be contacted if necessary.
Parents are asked to notify the school of change of address, telephone numbers, and emergency contact
information. Special attention should be given to such information when parents are out of town.
Excuses
Section 3321.04 of the Ohio Revised Code requires a written or verbal explanation of a student’s
absence. If a parent notifies the Attendance Office by phone, a written explanation is not necessary.
If a student returns from an absence during the school day, the signed excuse should be taken to the
Attendance Office.
Medical Appointments
When a medical appointment is scheduled during the school day, the student needs to bring a written
note from the parent to the Attendance Office the morning of the appointment. The note must be given
to the Attendance Office, before going to 1st Period or Enrichment. When the student leaves and upon
return, he/she must check out/in at the Attendance Office.
Planned Absence
The Board of Education has determined that parents may request a “planned absence” for the following:
family vacations; college visitations; non-school sponsored educational activities; and unforeseen
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emergencies. A form for this purpose may be from the wall rack in the Main Office, or on the Hastings
website, http://hastings.uaschools.org, click Quick Links, and then select Preplanned Absence Form.
Parents are asked to complete the Planned Absence Form ten (10) days prior to the first day of the
absence.
MAKING UP SCHOOLWORK
Work missed due to an excused absence
See “planned absence” makeup. Satisfactory excuses for absences permit students to make up work.
Students are allowed two school days for each day missed due to illness to make up missed work. To
obtain assignments while absent, students and parents should utilize Schoology where teachers will post
daily assignments. Students are then encouraged to e-mail their teachers should they have further
questions regarding their homework.
Work missed due to a planned absence
Upon return to school, the student is responsible for completing all missed class assignments and
examinations. The days allowed for completion of missed assignments will be equal to the number of
days absent with the following exception. If an assignment was made ten or more days prior to the
planned absence (e.g., long-term projects, papers, presentations, etc.) the student must turn in the
assignment or arrange for presentation within two days of returning to school.
Failure to meet any of the required conditions for a planned absence will mean the absence is unexcused,
resulting in a “zero” for all work missed. A complete copy of the Board of Education Policy JEDA-R,
Planned Absence, is available in the Main Office.
Work missed due to a medical appointment: Work missed during an absence for a medical
appointment must be completed within 24 hours.
Parents who are transferring their child to another school should notify their child’s guidance counselor
at least five days prior to the date of intended withdrawal. The student will be given a “Withdrawal
Form” to have signed by each of her/his teachers. A meeting will be arranged with the parents to
facilitate the transition. After the form is completed, the student will receive an unofficial report of
his/her grades (to date) to take to the new school. Official school records will be mailed to the new
school after the Hastings Records Office receives a “Request for Records Form” signed by the parent.
BEAR NECESSITIES - SCHOOL STORE
Bear Necessities, the school store, is operated by the Hastings PTO and is located in the cafeteria. The
store is open during lunch periods. The store sells many school supplies and items with the Hastings
logo.
CAFETERIA AND LUNCH PROCEDURES
The Upper Arlington Board of Education believes that the most appropriate location
for middle school students to eat lunch is in a supervised setting, either on the school
campus or at home. We strongly support this policy and have worked to provide a program of activities
during the lunch period, which assures students a choice of well-supervised options.
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Our Food Services Department offers an a la carte menu from which students may select. After students
finish eating, they may choose to remain in the Commons Area to socialize with friends or study. They
may also participate in supervised intramural activities or work in the Media Center.
Lunchtime Procedures are as follows:
1. Students should go to their lockers at the close of their last morning class. Books should not be
brought to the cafeteria unless it is necessary.
2. All students must be out of the academic hallways by the time the tardy bell rings. Restrooms are
available next to the cafeteria for use during the students’ lunch period.
3. Upon entering the cafeteria, students should be seated at the tables provided. Students who wish
to purchase a lunch will sit on the benches of tables closest to the cafeteria lines. A cafeteria
supervisor will direct students from these tables into the lunch line. Students are responsible for
buying their own lunch and returning to the cafeteria tables to eat.
4. Students who bring their lunches may buy additional items. Those wishing to purchase part of
their lunch through the cafeteria may do so by following #3 above.
5. When finished eating, students should dispose of trash, trays, and cans at the designated areas.
The cafeteria line closes the last ten minutes of each lunch period.
6. If a student does leave for “open lunch”, he/she is expected to remain under the supervision of a
parent or guardian for the entire lunch period. All students leaving for lunch must sign out at
the Attendance Office before leaving the building.
7. A student must have a pass to go to the Media Center or a classroom during lunch prior to
coming to the Cafeteria.
Students can purchase lunch from the cafeteria using the cafeteria debit program. The student is issued a
unique pin number, which when used, calls up his/her picture to eliminate the possibility of someone
else using the account. Money can be added to the account, using a credit card, by accessing the district
“EZ Pay” service located on the HMS website and selecting “Meals Plus,” or by check. Checks should
be made payable to Upper Arlington Food Services and should be dropped off in the main office. While
cash is still accepted in the cafeteria line, debit account payment is preferred. If cash is used, any change
resulting from the purchase will be deposited directly into the student’s lunch account.
Open Lunch
Parents who prefer that their children be allowed to go to other locations for lunch may request an
“Open Lunch Form” from the Main Office. Completing this form and returning it to the Main Office
will secure permission for your child to leave the school grounds during the lunch period for the entire
year. Students are not permitted to leave school during lunch without an “Open Lunch Form” on
file or a note from a parent/guardian. Parents may give their child permission to eat off campus just on
selected days by sending a written note indicating that the child may leave campus during lunch on that
specific day. The Attendance Office requires written notification by 8:10 a.m. on the day of the offcampus lunch period. Students returning from open lunch must report to the Commons Area for the
remainder of the lunch period.
In the interest of student safety and security, the Hastings Administration recommends that parents
NOT exercise the blanket “open lunch” option but rather send a note on those days when the student
has a parent’s permission to leave the campus for a specified destination.
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COMPUTER LABS
In addition to computers in the classrooms, Hastings has five Mac Labs. The lab in the Media Center is
available for research-based activities, while one lab is dedicated to the use of the Math department to
support their use of Digits.
SCHOOL COUNSELORS – STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
The Hastings Counseling Department is comprised of one counselor at each grade level. The school
counselors follow their students during their three years at Hastings, which allows them to develop a
meaningful and personal relationship with students and their families. The counselors provide students
with individual, group, and classroom guidance. Students are strongly encouraged to access these
services. The counselors keep families up to date on grade level activities through monthly newsletters.
If you should have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact your child’s grade level counselor:
6th Grade
Tina Farbizo
487-5100, x4009
7th Grade
Catherine Shapiro
487-5100, x4008
8th Grade
Shannon Riley
487-5100, x4007
DELIVERIES TO STUDENTS
Please note: for the safety and security of students, visitors to our school must use the buzzer in
the foyer to gain admission. Parents delivering forgotten homework, lunch money/lunch, musical
instruments, physical education clothing, etc. should bring the item(s), with the student’s name clearly
marked, to the Main Office counter. Students may stop by the office to collect these items. If the student
is unaware the item has been delivered, effort will be made to inform the student. Forgotten lunches
should be clearly labeled with the student’s name and grade and placed in the designated
“Forgotten/Lost Lunch” container on the Main Office counter. Lunch money is to be in a sealed
envelope with name and grade on the front and placed in the designated container. Our cafeteria aide
will seek out the student during their lunch period and give them the lunch/money.
DRESS CODE
The Board of Education believes that the primary responsibility for dress, grooming, and overall appearance of
students, rests with the parents of the individual students and with the students themselves. The Students’ Rights
and Responsibilities Handbook lists specific examples of “unacceptable dress for school or school events”.
(Events including: class parties, awards ceremonies and Recognition Day.) They include: Tube tops, bare
midriffs, bare or uncovered backs, and see through mesh shirts.
The code goes on to say that “extremely distracting types of clothing”… “dress promoting and/or advertising
alcohol, tobacco, drugs, or dress that is sexually explicit shall be prohibited”.
To these lists, we have added hats, sleepwear, swimwear, and clothing that allows undergarments to be
visible. Shoes must be worn at all times.
In instances where inappropriate apparel, is worn by students, parents may be called, and in all cases, the student
will be expected to change into school appropriate clothing. We appreciate your attention and support of this
dress code as we maintain an educationally appropriate environment for all students.
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Athletic Team Dress Code:
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•
Teams will not purchase uniforms or spirit wear without design approval by the athletic director.
Uniforms must be worn in conjunction with the school dress code. If attire designed for athletic
participation does not meet dress code, students may choose to wear spirit wear instead of their
uniforms.
DRUG-FREE SCHOOL REGULATIONS
The aim of Hastings Middle School is to be free of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use. A clear no-use
message for students is promoted through curricula, activities, and programs. In keeping with the Board
of Education policy, students are not permitted to possess, transmit, use, or be under the influence of any
mind-altering chemical at school, on school property, or at school functions.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
House Subjects Grades 6, 7, and 8
Language Arts
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Reading/Global Language (grade 6)
Reading or Global Language (grades 7 and 8)
Related Courses and Services Grades 6, 7, and 8
Art
Life Skills
Technology and Engineering
Health Education
Physical Education
Music (Band, Choir, General Music, or Orchestra)
Available Services (Qualification Required)
Adapted Physical Education (APE)
Gifted Education
Specific Learning Disability Resource Room
Collaborative Services Instruction
Occupational Therapy
Psychological Services
Speech/Language Therapy
Response to Intervention (RTI) Team
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Additional Services and Programs
Enrichment Program
Career Development including Service Learning
Counseling Services
Health Services
Media Center Services
6th Grade Mentoring Program
GRADES AND GRADE REPORTING/PowerGrade
Grades
Report cards are distributed to students approximately one week after the end of Quarters
I, II, and III. The final report after Quarter IV is mailed home. Interim Progress Reports
(IPRs) are posted in PowerSchool mid-way through each quarter. Parents who would like
to receive a paper copy of the IPR by mail should contact Diane Fissel (487-5100, x4005)
by September 1 to be added to our mailing list.
If a student earns an “Incomplete” grade in any subject, he/she will have ten school days
into the following quarter to complete the work and turn it in for a letter grade. If the work
is not turned in by that time, the “I” will convert into a failing grade for the assignment. If
there are unusual circumstances or illness that prohibit compliance with the “ten-day
rule,” please contact your child’s guidance counselor to discuss alternative arrangements.
PowerGrade
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Your child’s grades may be accessed at any time through the Parent Portal to PowerGrade. Teachers
post grades at various times; using PowerGrade allows parents and students to see any grades that have
been posted and the student’s grade to date in all classes. Parents and students receive login information
and a password so that they may monitor the student’s progress throughout the year. If you forget or lose
the password, you must call Diane Fissel (487-5100, x4005).
Honor Roll is determined for each nine-week grading period. A student achieves Honor Roll status by
earning an average of a 3.5 GPA (no rounding) or higher. All classes count toward Honor Roll. Honor
Roll is computed using the table below. To calculate the GPA divide the total points by the total weight
factor, 23. Honors classes for high school credit will be calculated at 1.1 times the weight.
Subject
Points
X
English
_____
x
4
______
Mathematics
_____
x
4
______
Science
_____
x
4
______
Social Studies
_____
x
4
______
6 Grade Global
Language
_____
x
2
______
6th Grade Reading
_____
x
2
______
7th or 8th Grade Global _____
Language or Reading
x
4
______
Physical Education
_____
x
1
______
Exploratory Arts
_____
x
1
______
Band
or
Orchestra
or
Choir
or
General Music
_____
x
1
______
_____
x
1
______
_____
x
1
______
_____
x
1
______
th
Weight Factor
Total
Grade
A+
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
DE
Value
4.0
4.0
3.7
3.3
3.0
2.7
2.3
2.0
1.7
1.3
1.0
0.7
0.0
Percentage
97 – 100%
93 – 96%
90 – 92%
87 – 89%
83 – 86%
80 – 82%
77 – 79%
73 – 76%
70 – 72%
67 – 69%
63 – 66%
60 – 62%
0 – 59%
Total Points _____________
HALL LOCKERS
Each student is assigned a hall locker on the first day of school. Locks are built-in on all
lockers, and it is expected that lockers will be kept locked at all times. Students should make
certain they keep their combination confidential. Students may go to their lockers after the
8:00 a.m. bell, between classes, or with teacher permission at other times. Students are not
to place paper, erasers, pencils or any other foreign object in the lock mechanism to keep the
lock from locking.
"Lockers and those other closed areas are the property of the Board of Education, and they and
their contents are subject to random search at any time by the principal, assistant principal, or
principal's designee . . ." Please refer to Students' Rights and Responsibilities Handbook.
HASTINGS WEBSITE
To access the Hastings website please visit www.uaschools.org and select “Hastings” from the pull
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down menu under “Schools”. The Hastings website contains a great deal of useful information for
students and parents. The news link includes current updates to announcements and information. The
athletic page has tryout information, coaches’ names and contact information, game schedules, and maps
to other schools. The parent information page includes PTO and parent links. The activities page has
information including clubs, service opportunities, Ski Club information, and academic competitions.
The search tools page has useful information for writing papers and doing research.
HEALTH SERVICES Health Services—Hastings Middle School has a full time school nurse. The following are some
services provided: health assessment, case management; assessment and care of sick and injured;
communicable disease investigation; health promotion; referrals, emergency care plan management;
medication administration.
Illness during the school day—If a student does not feel well, he or she may report to the clinic only
after obtaining a pass from his/her teacher (if in between periods – a pass from the next period). If the
nurse is not in the clinic, the student will report to the main office. If necessary, the nurse or office
personnel will make arrangements for the student to be sent home. No student is permitted to leave the
building until these arrangements have been made.
Taking Medication during the school day—with approval from parent/guardian, medication, such as
Tylenol or Ibuprofen/Advil is available for administration in the clinic (for headaches, cramps, etc,).
Prescription medication administration requires a Prescribed Medication Authorization form that has
been signed by the student’s parent and physician. If necessary a student is permitted to carry a one
day’s supply of nonprescription medication only after the parent has provided a signed Authorization for
Nonprescription Medication form.
Health Screenings
• Height, Weight, BMI for age percentile for new students and referrals*
• Blood Pressure*
• Vision & Hearing for all new students and referrals *
• Vision Screening for all 7th grade students
• Scoliosis Screening for all 6th, 7th & 8th grade students
*Referrals—requests for screenings by teachers, parents of students
HOMEWORK EXPECTATIONS
The Upper Arlington City Schools are committed to an individualized process of education. Homework
is a purposeful extension of the school day; providing opportunities that further the district's educational
goals for the student. Each school provides opportunities for supervised study or independent study
during the school day. Students can greatly reduce their homework time by using every opportunity for
in-school study.
LOST AND FOUND ITEMS
Students may claim lost and found items in the Main Office or in the Commons Area by the cafeteria.
Students are encouraged to regularly check these areas to claim their lost items. Unclaimed items are
donated to a charitable organization at the end of each quarter.
MEDIA CENTER
The Media Center has a wide variety of both print and non-print materials available
for assigned study and leisure use. Students are welcome into the media center
before school, after school, during Enrichment, lunch, or from a class. Access to the
media center may be limited or not available when classes are scheduled. Students
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may check out a total of three books for a two-week period and may renew as needed. If students have
overdue books and/or owe fines, check-out privileges may be limited until the student’s record has been
cleared. Library notices will be distributed periodically; we ask that students stop by the media center in
a timely manner to take care of any obligations. Computers are available for researching, word
processing, printing, and accessing the library’s online catalog.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Physical Education classes are an integral part of the curriculum at Hastings Middle
School. A medical excuse signed by a physician is required for a student to be
excused from participation in a class.
Students must have their own locks to secure their street clothes and personal
belongings while participating in physical education class. Students are responsible
for the security of their personal belongings during these classes.
Appropriate dress – shorts, tops, and gym shoes – must be worn for physical education classes. The
dress code required for P.E. is black shorts, white or grey t-shirt and athletic shoes. Additionally, sweats
of any color may be worn over the required P.E. attire. All clothing worn in P.E. must meet the school
dress code. Hastings-logo shirts and shorts are available for purchase at Bear Necessities, the school
store.
PLANBOOK
All students are required to have an assignment book by the end of the first week of
school. We strongly recommend that students purchase the Premier School Agenda
(Planbook) that also contains the Hastings Student Handbook. The Premier School
Agenda is available for purchase during the School Supply Sale in August and in the
school store during the year. It will be the student’s responsibility to retain their Planbook
throughout the school year. If lost or destroyed, Planbooks must be replaced during the school year.
Every student is expected to record daily assignments in their assignment book. This book will also
serve as a useful communication source for parents.
The Planbook also contains the student passport, which allows students to have hall pass privileges.
PTO (PARENT-TEACHER ORGANIZATION)
The PTO is an active volunteer organization and a valued asset of the Hastings community, which
supports the educational development of the students of Hastings Middle School. It is a vital link
between the home and the school. The PTO Executive Board meetings are scheduled regularly
throughout the school year. Funds raised by the PTO are spent locally in service to the youth of
Hastings. Further information about the PTO may be obtained from the 2015-2016 President, Cathy
Pultz. She can be reached at [email protected].
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STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Extra-Curricular and Co-Curricular Clubs and School Activities
Participation in extra- and co-curricular activities is an important aspect of a
student’s social development. A number of clubs and school activities are open to all students, grades
six, seven, and eight. Information about how to become involved will be provided in Enrichment.
Activities are promoted in both scrolling and public address announcements. The following is a list of
current activities and clubs (check the Hastings website for detailed information):
Anime Club
Archery Club
Chess Club
Class Officers
Destination Imagination
Drama Club
French Club
Geography Bee
German Club
HTTP (Computer Club)
Intramural A.M. Basketball
Literary Magazine
Math Counts
Mock Trial
National History Day
Oratorical Contest
Peer Mentoring
Robotics Club
Rocket Club
Scientist at Work (SAW)
Sixth Grade Orientation Program
Ski Club
Spanish Club
Spelling Bee
Student Ambassadors Council
Study Table
Table Tennis club
Yearbook Staff
Note: Students who participate in extra-curricular activities are required to abide by the General Code
and conditions outlined in the Extra-curricular Code adopted by the Board of Education in 1998. In
addition, when students choose to participate in any of the school’s extra- and co-curricular club
activities, they are expected to remain at school for the duration of the event. Adherence to this policy is
intended to maximize student supervision and safety.
Service Activities
Hastings expects each student to give to 'service' endeavors. Students are encouraged to engage in both
in-school and out-of-school service opportunities. It is the responsibility of the student to use the online
service database (https://webapp.uaschools.org/community/) to record these hours. The expectation is
that students will record a minimum of ten (10) hours of service each year, grade six, seven, and eight.
Service hours are earned by volunteering for the community; both in-school and out-of-school activities
count towards the ten hours. Activities done to help the family (ex: yard work, shoveling, babysitting)
are not counted for service credit. Hours volunteered during the summer may be reported in the
upcoming school year. Service hours must be recorded by the early-May due date.
Student Leadership
Each grade elects class officers who are involved in student leadership opportunities to contribute to the
vision, mission, and goals of Hastings.
Sixth Grade Mentoring Program
This is a welcoming orientation program for incoming 6th graders. Students in 7th and 8th grade go
through an application process to become mentors. Once selected, mentors participate in Leadership
Training and commit to helping incoming 6th grade students navigate their worst fears: getting lost,
opening lockers, and dealing with lunch, while introducing them to middle school life. Both the training
and the mentoring program are held in August. Mentors will continue to meet with their small groups
throughout the school year.
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STUDENT BEHAVIOR
Discipline Plan
Student self-discipline underlies the entire educational structure at Hastings. The philosophy and
management of student behavior are consistent with Board of Education Policy, which is outlined in the
Students’ Rights and Responsibilities Handbook. This document specifically states policy and
administrative guidelines for discipline in the school, including (a) definition of major and minor
infractions, (b) penalties/corrective action, and (c) due process procedures.
According to the Middle School Discipline Plan, the administration may assign points for disciplinary
infractions when a student is referred to the office for disciplinary action. Students generally are not
referred to administration until a series of strategies have been tried including (1) classroomadministered consequences, (2) school counselor contact, and (3) parent contact. These strategies would
be bypassed when a major infraction occurs, such as fighting or disrupting school. Major infractions are
defined very specifically in the Students’ Rights and Responsibilities Handbook.
Students with discipline points will be required to earn merit points (see below). Merit points may not be
accumulated in advance of a disciplinary action. Discipline points accumulate during a school year (and
do not disappear once service is completed); students assigned more than 12 points in a given school
year are no longer eligible to participate in co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.
Seventh grade students must have NO remaining discipline points in order to participate in the Fall trip
to Pittsburgh. Students who have demonstrated a pattern of poor school citizenship can be removed
from the trip at the discretion of the school administrators.
Eighth grade students may have NO remaining discipline points in order to participate in the trip to
Washington DC in May. Deadlines for the elimination of discipline points will be announced in
informational materials related to the DC trip. Students who earn more than 12 discipline points will
not be eligible to take the Washington DC trip.
Discipline points will be recorded by the administration when students are referred for disciplinary
action. Teachers will submit a “Disciplinary Referral Form” to the administration, which describes the
incident and lists actions taken by the teacher prior to the referral.
Discipline Points are assigned according to the “School Discipline Point System Guide” that is included
in this handbook. This guide is a building implementation of the discipline policies contained in the
Students’ Rights and Responsibilities Handbook.
Merit Points
Students may earn merit points by providing services to the school or community. One hour of service is
required for every 2 discipline points assigned. Upon completion of the performed service, the student
should bring a signed form from the staff member or supervisor of the service to the assistant principal.
The note should describe the service, the amount of time given, and the date the service was performed.
Participation in co- and extra-curricular activities may be curtailed for students with a balance of 6 or
more points.
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The following is a guide for the implementation of discipline policies in the Students’ Rights and
Responsibilities Handbook. Examples of discipline infractions and consequences are outlined below.
Infraction Type
Examples of Infraction
Type A (Minor)
(0-4 points)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Range of Consequences
Infraction Type
Type B (Major)
(4-6 points)
1 Abuse/damage to computer hardware
Loss of Privileges
and/or software
Detention
2 Cheating, plagiarizing, copying work, deception
Points Assigned
3 Damage to property/vandalism
Saturday School
4 Disrespect to a staff member
Suspension
5 Fighting; physical contact of a negative nature
Curtailment of co and extra6 Forgery and false information; lying, including interference curricular activities
with an investigation
7 Gambling
8 Harassment; hazing; creating an intimidating, hostile, or
offensive educational environment (includes sexual misconduct, libel or slander)
9 Insubordination
10 Profanity, obscene language, gestures, or possession of obscene materials
11 Repeated minor (type A) offenses
12 Theft and/or possession of stolen property
13 Truancy - leaving school without permission; unexcused absence; out of assigned area
14 Possession of lighters, matches, laser pointers, stink bombs, or other hazardous objects
15 Disruptive behavior for Substitute/Student Teacher
16 Loitering, trespassing or unauthorized entry
17 Lunch: problems of a serious nature
18 Lunch: failure to follow closed lunch procedures
19 Emergency Drills/Assemblies—problems of a serious nature
Infraction Type
Type C (Major)
(12 points)
1 Disruption of school
Curtailment of co-and extra-curricular
2 False reporting of emergencies
activities
3 Physical harm to another person
Suspension
4 Physical harm to property
Expulsion
5 Possession of weapons, dangerous objects, fireworks
6 Smoking or possession/distribution of tobacco products or look alike products
7 Substance violation (alcohol and other drugs)
8 Threatening a person
9 Violations of a city, state or federal law
10 Repeating suspendable offenses
Bus, class, hall disruptions
1st offense(s): Teacher action:
Disrespect for others or their property; testing limits
a. Reprimand/Warning
Chronic tardiness
b. Parent contact
Failure to earn Merit Points by assigned deadline
c. Referral to counselor
Failure to follow class/school lunch rules
Failure to follow teacher directions
Failure to serve detention
Subsequent offense(s):
Making, using, selling, possessing
Office referral
inappropriate items at school, including phones and
0-4 points assigned
other electronics
Detention
9 Poor behavior during assemblies or emergency drills
10 Pushing, shoving, spitting, kicking, hitting, etc.
11 Shooting paper wads, rubber bands, other objects; throwing objects
12 Repeated tardiness-4 or more tardies in one semester
13 Dress code violation
14 Public displays of affection
15 Chewing gum or eating candy
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Due Process
If a student or parent objects to a punishment imposed by a teacher or administrator, or wishes to seek
redress to a situation which has resulted from an alleged lack of compliance or misapplication of written
rules, laws, policies or regulations, the required course of action is specified in the Upper Arlington
Schools Students’ Rights and Responsibilities Handbook.
Saturday School
Saturday School is a work- and study-oriented program that serves as an alternative to out-of-school
suspension. This alternative allows corrective measures to be established while not interfering with the
academic progress of the student. Saturday School meets from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on assigned
Saturdays under the direction of a staff member. Please note that many students attend these sessions to
catch up on their academics.
STUDENT FEES
There is a $25 instructional fee for 7th and 8th grade and $30 instructional fee for 6th grade. The money is
used to purchase educational materials for student use. Students may be required to purchase materials
used for individual projects in such areas as exploratory arts classes. Students will be informed as to
specific materials and/or costs. The additional charge to 6th graders includes a partial payment for
scholastic magazines. Parents now have the ability to pay fees on-line by accessing “EZ Pay” on the
HMS website. Parents will receive a notification of fees from the District. Information on a technology
fee will be forthcoming.
TEXTBOOKS
All textbooks are furnished by the Board of Education. Textbooks generally will be distributed during
the first days of school. Fines are assessed for lost and damaged books at the end of the school year. If a
student loses a book during the school year, the replacement cost must be paid before a new text can be
issued to the student. Note: Parents who wish to purchase a second set of textbooks should
contact the grade-level counselor for more information.
TRANSPORTATION
Bicycles, Mopeds, Skateboards and Rollerblades
Students who ride bicycles, mopeds, skateboards, or rollerblades to school are
urged to be extremely careful and to observe all traffic rules. Students are asked
to walk their bikes while on the Hastings campus and adjacent sidewalks. Racks
are provided for bicycles and mopeds adjacent to the parking lot. Bicycles and
mopeds are not to be used during the school day and should be locked at all times and licensed as
required by city ordinance. Use of skateboards and rollerblades is not permitted on school grounds.
Students are expected to abide by City ordinances regarding the use of bicycles, mopeds, skateboards,
and rollerblades.
To ensure the safety of all of our students, parents who drop off and pick up their children are asked to
use the school parking lot. Signs indicating drop-off points are posted in the lot.
NOTE: Parents should not stop or park in the yellow-curbed areas or zones marked for bus
loading/unloading. The Upper Arlington Police may issue tickets to drivers who drop off students in
these areas.
Early Arrival
For safety reasons, all students who enter the building before the 8:00 a.m. bell must go directly to the
Commons Area unless attending a prearranged, supervised activity. To access the Commons Area,
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students are to use the Hastings Lane doors closest to the auditorium. Students will be supervised in
the Commons Area. After the 8:00 a.m. bell, students may go to their lockers.
School Bus Service and Bus Conduct (Board of Education Policy JFN-R)
Bus service is provided for those students living beyond a one-mile radius of the
school. The school bus stops are at the curb on Hastings Lane and the Reed Road
curb cutout.
Bus schedules are published in The Upper Arlington News and are available on the
district website, http://www.uaschools.org/, beginning in August. Any questions
regarding school bus transportation are to be directed to the Transportation
Department (487-6477).
When on the bus:
a) Riders shall remain in their seats while the bus is in motion. Should no seat be available, all
standees shall stand in the aisle to the rear of the driver.
b) Noise on the bus shall be kept to a minimum at all times. No loud, boisterous talking, foul
language or swearing is permitted.
c) There must be absolute quiet at railroad crossings and other places of danger as specified by the
driver.
d) Riders shall not put objects, hands, arms, or any part of their body outside of the bus window.
e) No food shall be eaten on the bus.
f) Nothing shall be thrown into, or out of, within, or at, the bus. Nothing shall be thrown at any bus
occupants.
g) No one is to tamper with bus parts or damage the bus in any way.
h) No smoking is allowed on the bus.
i) Matches, guns, knives, and other potentially dangerous objects as well as large instruments,
boxes, large objects or animals are not permitted on the bus.
j) Riders shall keep their hands off the person and property of other riders.
k) Students are to ride their assigned bus unless their parents and/or custodian have secured special
permission, from the principal, and supervisor of transportation.
The bus driver is responsible for exercising common sense and good judgment in maintaining safe and
reasonable student control. Students who persist in violating the above procedures will be subject to the
following disciplinary actions:
1. The bus driver will report the name of the student to the building principal or assistant principal.
The student officially will be put on notice that further misbehavior will result in a suspension of
riding privileges. Parents will be notified of the student having been put on notice.
2. A second offense will result in a suspension from riding the bus. If a student is suspended from
riding the bus, the suspension will be effective starting the morning of the next school day.
Second and subsequent offenses will result in four Discipline Points being assigned by the school
administration.
3. Third offenses and beyond will result in suspension of riding privileges for a period of time
ranging from ten days to the remainder of the school year.
VISITORS
All visitors to the building, including parents, must register in the main office and be issued a visitors
badge before entering the building. Former students in the area who request to “shadow” friends for the
day are permitted to join their former classmates for lunch rather than spend the day in classes with their
friends. Advance notice is required through the current student’s grade-level counselor.
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Hastings Suggested Student Paper Heading
Top Left Corner:
Example:
Name
Subject; Period
Date (mm dd, yyyy)
Ima Bear
English; Period 9
September 5, 2013
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
HASTINGS STUDENT DATABASES
LOGIN INFORMATION
Our subscription databases can be easily accessed through the Hastings website,
http://hastings.uaschools.org. Select Media Center and then click on Subscription Databases. These
excellent resources may be used at home as well as at school. Near the beginning of the school year,
bookmarks with database names, including usernames and passwords, will be available in the Media
Center. Students can also fill in frequently used database information in the space below.
DATABASE
USERNAME
PASSWORD
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MLA Citation Guide
Book
---one author
---2 or 3 authors
--- more than
3 authors
---editor
Magazine Article
---with author
---no author
Newspaper Article
---with author
---no author
Encyclopedia
---with a
signed article
---no author
Author last name, First name. Title of book. City where published: Publisher,
Date of publication.
Adams, Judy. How to Play Football. Columbus: Grolier, 2007.
Author last name, First name, (if 3 authors-Author first name Last name), and
Author first name Last name. Title of book. City where published: Publisher,
Pfetzer, Jack, Susan Jones, and Michael Galvin. Within Reach. New
York: Dutton Books, 1998.
Author last name, First name, et.al. Title of book. City where published: Publisher,
Samuelson, Barbara, et.al. Studying is Fun. Cincinnati: Scribner &
Sons, 2005.
Editor last name, First name, ed. Title of book. City where published: Publisher,
Jones, Samuel, ed. What in the World. Los Angeles: Antheneum,
1999.
Author last name, First name. “Title of Article.” Title of magazine. Date of
publication: pages of article.
Smith, Ronald. “Cooking Around the World.” Cooking Light. Jan.
2006: 36-39.
“Title of article.” Title of magazine. Date published: pages of article.
“Washington, D.C. Yesterday and Today.” Time. 30 Jan. 2006:
36-39.
Author last name, First name. “Title of article.” Name of newspaper. Day Month
Year Published: Section and page number/s.
Brown, William. “The President Speaks.” Columbus Dispatch 6 Sept.
2007: A2-4.
“Title of article.” Name of newspaper. Day Month Year Published: Section and
page number/s.
“The President Speaks.” Columbus Dispatch 6 Sept. 2007: A2+.
Author last name, First name. “Title of article.” Name of encyclopedia. Date of
publication.
Roberts, Sarah. “Chemical Reactions.” World Book. 2005.
“Title of article.” Name of encyclopedia. Date of publication.
Web Site
---author given
“Chemical Reactions.” World Book. 2005.
Author last name, First name. “Page or article title.” Title of entire web site. Date
page was last revised. Date page was viewed <URL>.
Web Site
---no author given
Moresco, Justin. “Wind Power Gets Gust.” Red Herring. Sept. 2005.
6 Nov. 2007 <http://redherring.com/Home/23097>.
“Page or article title.” Title of entire web site. Date page was last revised. Date
page was viewed <URL>.
“Making Brownies.” Cooking for Fun. Nov. 2001. 7 Dec. 2007
<www.cooking101.com/156/index/html>.
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Image/Photograph/
Illustration in book
Image/Photograph/
Illustration in website
Photographer or artist last name, First name (if given). “Title or description of image”.
Type of image. Title of book where image was found. By (author’s) First name Last
name. City where published: Publisher, Date of publication. Page which image
appears.
Canlish, John. “Boy driving tractor”. Illustration. Tractors Throughout
History. By Susan Lee Johnson. Dallas: Cavendish, 2003. 72.
Type of image. Date photo was taken/artwork created. “Title of specific web page.”
Title of entire web site. Date page was viewed <URL>.
Image/Photograph/
Illustration from Online
Database
Hilton, Polly. “Birds in Flight”. Photograph. Sept. 2007. “Sea Birds.” Discovering Birds.
29 Apr. 2008. www.birds.com/Sea.
Type of image. Date photo was taken/artwork created. Name of database. Date page
was viewed. <URL>.
Film, DVD, or Video
Johnson, Susan. “Strawberries in Blue Bowl”. Photograph. 2007. AP Images. 23 May
2008. http://apimages.ap.org.
Title. Director. Distributor, Year.
Edward Scissorhands. Tim Burton. Miramax, 1995.
Performer, conductor, or composer. “Title of specific song.” Title of recording.
Manufacturer, date.
Sound Recording
Television or Radio
Program
Beatles. “Getting Better.” Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Apple Records, 1967.
“Title of episode or segment.” Title of the program. Name of network. Call letters,
City of local station. Broadcast date.
Personal Interview
“Betty’s Big Date.” Ugly Betty. ABC. WSYX, Columbus. 14 Jan. 2007.
Name of person interviewed. Type of interview. Date of interview.
Buffer, Jim. Telephone interview. 14 Sept. 2007.
Government agency. Title. Place of publication: Publisher, Date of publication.
Pamphlet
---government
United Nations. UNICEF in the World. New York: Taylor, 1995.
Cite as you would a book
---other source
Lecture or Speech
Washington, D.C. New York: Trip Builder, 2000.
Speaker’s last name, First name. “Title of presentation.” Meeting name and/or sponsoring
organization. Location. Date.
Korman, Gordon. “The Writing Process.” Hastings Cultural Arts Committee. Hastings
Middle School Auditorium. 3 Dec. 2007.
Remember to alphabetize your entire list of sources by the first letter of each entry. Notice that dates are always written in the
following order-- day month (abbr.) year.
The school district subscribes to NoodleTools, an online bibliography composer,
which allows users to cite ALL sources (no matter what format) correctly and easily.
http://www.noodletools.com
(See Mrs. Hirsch for User Name/ Password)
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UPPER ARLINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
NON-DISCRIMINATION AND ACCESS TO EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
NOTICE STATEMENT
It is the policy of the Upper Arlington School District not to discriminate, in violation of federal or state
law, on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, sex or disability in admission to,
access to, treatment in or employment in, any service, program, or activity sponsored by the Upper
Arlington City Schools.
Inquiries or complaints regarding compliance with this policy on the non-discrimination requirements of
the Americans with Disabilities Act or Section 504 of The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, should be
directed to the Director of Educational Service, 1950 North Mallway, Upper Arlington, Ohio 43221
(phone: 487-5000). Title IX inquiries, including, but not limited to, prohibition or harassment, should be
directed to The Title IX Coordinator, 1950 North Mallway, Upper Arlington, Ohio 43221 (phone: 4875000). Title IX inquiries may also be referred to The Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights for the U.S.
Department of Education.
STUDENTS’ RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Official Board of Education Policy statements and administrative guidelines are printed in this Student
Handbook and in the Students’ Rights and Responsibilities Handbook, which is made available to all
new students. A copy also is available in the Main Office.
Exhibit VII-2
April 18, 2016
STUDENT HANDBOOK
2016-2017
2100 Arlington Avenue
Upper Arlington, OH 43221
(614) 487-5080
jones.uaschools.org
Dear Jones Middle School Student,
Welcome to the 2016-2017 school year at Jones Middle School. This handbook has been
thoughtfully put together as an introduction to the many programs, expectations, and
rules that help to foster the special learning community here at Jones. Please take your
time in reading it thoroughly.
I want to take a moment to talk with you about building this community together. We
have very high expectations for both your academic success and your individual
responsibility to others in our school, our neighborhoods and our world. The Jones staff
and I will be working together to provide exciting learning opportunities on a daily basis
with a commitment to helping you meet and exceed these expectations we have set for
you. These challenges may not always be easy to complete, but our staff is dedicated to
helping all students to reach their full potential during the school year and beyond.
Additionally, we have a very high expectation for our students to continue the
longstanding tradition of being nice, polite and respectful students and sportsman-like
student athletes. At Jones, kindness is expected in all learning environments,
including digital settings. We take great pride in our school culture and as a Jones
Middle School student you have the responsibility to positively represent our school
whether at school, on our fields, or in our community.
Please take time to review this handbook and discuss it with your parents. The
information contained will undoubtedly help to clarify questions about daily life at Jones.
The faculty and I look forward to learning with you during the school year and would
encourage all students and community members to get involved in our many extracurricular and volunteer opportunities. If you have any questions or concerns regarding
this handbook or student life at Jones, do not hesitate to contact me, or any staff member.
We look forward to working with each student to become co-builders of our learning
community.
Go Bears,
Jason Fine
Principal, Jones Middle School
BELL SCHEDULES
Regular Day
Advisory Day - (FRIDAY)
ADV
8:10-8:15
1
8:19-9:02
2
9:06-9:49
3
9:53-10:36
4 - 6th lunch 10:40-11:23
5 - 8th lunch 11:27-12:10
6 - 7th lunch 12:14-12:57
7
1:01-1:44
8
1:48-2:31
9
2:35-3:18
Announcements 3:18-3:20
ADV
8:10-8:39
1
8:43-9:23
2
9:27-10:07
3
10:11-10:51
4 - 6th lunch 10:55-11:35
5 - 8th lunch 11:39-12:19
6 - 7th lunch 12:23-1:03
7
1:07-1:50
8
1:54-2:34
9
2:38-3:18
Announcements 3:18-3:20
Early Dismissal Days
Advisory
8:10-8:15
1
8:19-8:45
2
8:49-9:16
3
9:20-9:46
7
9:50-10:17
4 - 6th lunch 10:21-11:01
5 - 8th lunch 11:05-11:45
6 - 7th lunch 11:49-12:29
8
12:33-12:59
9
1:03-1:30
Two Hour Delay
Advisory
10:10-10:15
1
10:19-10:43
th
4 – 6 lunch 10:47-11:28
5 – 8th lunch 11:32-12:13
6 – 7th lunch 12:17-12:58
2
1:02-1:26
3
1:30-1:54
7
1:58-2:22
8
2:26-2:50
9
2:54-3:18
Announce
3:18-3:20
Pep Rally Early Dismissal
Advisory
1
2
3
7
8
9
4 – 6th lunch
5 – 8th lunch
6 – 7th lunch
Pep Rally
8:10-8:15
8:19-8:41
8:45-9:08
9:12-9:34
9:38-10:01
10:05-10:27
10:31-10:54
10:58-11:36
11:40-12:18
12:22-1:00
1:05-1:30
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SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Principal
Assistant Principal
Main Office/Building Secretary
Main Office FAX
Attendance/Homework Requests/Records Secretary/
Attendance Line (voicemail)
6th Grade Guidance Counselor
Nurse
Media Specialist
Media Clerk
Athletic Director
Athletic Hotline Information
DC Trip Information Line
Ski Club Information Line
Transportation (Bus Garage)
ESL
Gifted
School Psychologist
Speech & Language Therapist
Cafeteria
Jason Fine
Tammy Yockey
Jodi Mague
Margaret Wells
Lauren Galantowicz
Nancy Rapport
Ashley McKee
Jane Mead
Michelle Lombardi
Nicole Starrett
TBD
Mike Abbott
Jean Piper
Kathy Preston
Kate Jordan
Nikki Bauers
Cooks
487-5075
487-5076
487-5080
487-5307
487-5082
487-5077, x3500
487-5083
487-5084
487-5085
487-5091
487-5089
487-5089
487-5092
487-5077, x3722
487-5077, x3711
487-5077, x3754
487-6477
487-5077, x7747
487-5077, x3259
487-5077, x3032
487-5077, x3033
487-5088
UPPER ARLINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
NON-DISCRIMINATION NOTICE STATEMENT
It is the policy of the Upper Arlington School District not to discriminate, in violation of federal or state law, on
the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, sex or disability in admission to, access to,
treatment in or employment in, any service, program, or activity sponsored by the Upper Arlington City Schools.
Inquiries or complaints regarding compliance with this policy on the non-discrimination requirements of the
Americans with Disabilities Act or Section 504 of The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, should be directed to the
Director of Educational Service, 1950 North Mallway, Upper Arlington, Ohio 43221 (phone: 487-5000). Title IX
inquiries, including, but not limited to, prohibition or harassment, should be directed to The Title IX Coordinator,
1950 North Mallway, Upper Arlington, Ohio 43221 (phone: 487-5000). Title IX inquiries may also be referred to
The Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights for the U.S. Department of Education.
STUDENTS’ RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Official Board of Education Policy statements and administrative guidelines are printed in this Student Handbook
and in the Students’ Rights and Responsibilities Handbook, which is made available to all new students. A copy
also is available in the Main Office.
COMMUNICATION
Contact Information
There are two other sources for contact information
beyond this Student Handbook. Please refer to the
Jones Middle School website, which can be found at
http://jones.uaschools.org. You can access contact
information for teachers and administration from
this site. Another resource is the PTO’s Student
Directory that is published in the fall.
To contact an individual teacher:
Contact
information for teachers can be found in the Student
Directory and on the website. You may call and
leave a voicemail at any time by calling 487-5077,
“1” and the extension number of the teacher you
are trying to reach. To contact the teacher by e-mail,
use the teacher’s first initial and last
[email protected].
To contact a student or family: The PTO’s Student
Directory lists contact numbers of families who wish
to be included.
To contact your child during the day: Personal
arrangements between parents and children should
be made before leaving home. Class will be
interrupted for essential or emergency telephone
messages only. Emergency messages for your child
can be called in to Mrs. Mague (487-5080) or Mrs.
Wells (487-5082). The office is staffed each school
day from 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Contacting you: To update your contact
information, please notify the school (487-5080) of
all changes of address, telephone numbers including
work numbers, and e-mail addresses. It is important
that we have information that permits us to contact
parents during the school day.
Jones Website
The website, jones.uaschools.org contains a great
deal of useful information for students and parents.
The Quick Links includes current updates to
announcements and information. Many teachers post
homework and/or have a website with class
information. The athletic page has tryout
information, game schedules, and maps to other
schools. The parent information page includes PTO
and parent links. The activities page has information
including clubs, service opportunities, Ski Club
information, and academic competitions. The search
tools page has useful information for writing papers
and doing research.
Newsletter
Each month, August through May, we produce a
school newsletter. The newsletter will contain
activity schedules, items of information, requests for
input, requests for assistance, and reports of PTO
activities. We post the newsletter on the Jones Web
Page (jones.uaschools.org).
PTO (Parent Teacher Organization)
The Jones PTO provides a vital link between the
home and the school. Parents are encouraged to
communicate to the PTO concerns, suggestions or
recommendations. Monthly board meetings are open
to any interested person.
The PTO is a working group responsible for many
activities that directly affect all Jones students. The
success of their programs depends upon membership
dues and participation in their activities. Further
information about the PTO may be obtained from
the president of the group. The 2016-2017 PTO
president is Carmen Gray (614-477-9634). The
PTO has their own website: JonesPTO.org >
Check it out!
Morning/Afternoon Announcements
Each morning, during advisory, announcements are
read about upcoming school events, athletic contests,
club opportunities, etc. Students are urged to listen
carefully to the morning announcements. You can
also check on PowerSchool for the Daily Bulletin.
ATTENDANCE
Procedures and Policies
Regular attendance is a significant student
responsibility at all grade levels. Many studies
correlate regular attendance with success in school.
Regular attendance means that the academic learning
process is not interrupted, less time is spent on
make-up assignments, and students benefit from
participation and interaction with others in class.
Many important lessons are learned through active
participation in classroom and other school activities
that cannot be replaced by individual study.
Establishing a pattern of good attendance will
benefit the student in school and in the workplace.
Attendance is important in the development of high
quality work ethic, which will be a significant factor
in a student’s success with future employers. One of
the most important work habits that employers look
for in hiring and promoting a person is his/her
dependability in coming to work every day on time.
This is a habit Jones Middle School wants to help
develop as early as possible.
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Tardiness – 487-5077 EXT. 3500
Students must be in their Advisory by 8:10 a.m.
When a student is late for school in the morning or
upon returning from their lunch period, he/she is
required to obtain a pass from the Attendance
Office. If the student is late because a staff member
detained him/her, the student should come to class
with a hall pass signed by that staff member. A
student will be considered chronic on the 4th
unexcused tardy. At that time, and with each
additional unexcused tardy the student will be
assigned school consequence. All tardies, excused
and unexcused, are recorded on the grade card.
Absences
State Law specifically states that every student up to
the age of 18 must attend school. The law and the
Board Policy 5200-Attendance provide what
constitutes a legal excuse for an absence from
school. No parent or guardian has the right to
excuse his/her child or anyone else’s child from
school for any other reason than those stated below.
1. Personal Illness. The approving authority may
require the certificate of a doctor if he/she deems
advisable.
2. Illness in the family. The absence under this
condition shall not apply to children under
fourteen years of age.
3. Quarantine of the home. The absence of a
child under this condition is limited to the length
of quarantine as fixed by the proper authorities.
4. Death of a relative. The absence arising from
this condition is limited to a period of three days
unless the applicant may show reasonable cause
for a longer period of absence.
5. Work in the home due to absence of parents
or custodian. Any absence arising because of
this condition shall not extend for a period
longer than which the custodian or parents are
absent.
6. Observance of religious holidays. Any child of
any religious faith shall be excused if his/her
absence was for the purpose of observing a
religious holiday consistent with his/her creed or
belief.
7. Emergency or set of circumstances, which, in
the judgment of the Superintendent or his/her
designee, constitute good and sufficient cause
for absence from school. (For the purpose of this
and related regulations, the initial designee to
who request for excuses are made shall be the
principal.) An emergency is a situation of a
serious nature, developing suddenly and
unexpectedly, that demands immediate action.
If, in the judgment of the principal, an
emergency was such that notice prior to the
absence could not be given to the principal and
the emergency was a good and sufficient cause
for absence from school, the student may be
excused.
All absences that cannot be excused on the basis of
reasons 1-7 above shall be subject to the conditions
of a planned absence (see below) in order to be
excused. An excused absence is still counted as a
missed day of school on the student’s record. A halfday absence is recorded when a student arrives after
10:00 a.m. or leaves before 2:00 p.m.
When a student reaches a total of 10 days absent in a
school year, a letter will be sent home stating that a
physician’s note will be required for any further
absences due to personal illness or illness in the
family to be excused.
A parent or guardian must notify the Attendance
Office Voicemail (487-5077, ext 3500) or the direct
line 487-5082, prior to 9:00 a.m. on a day that the
student is absent due to illness or death in the family.
If a student becomes ill during the day and needs to
go home, the student needs to have authorization
from the nurse or office staff and must tell the
Attendance Office that he/she is leaving. Students
will not be permitted to leave school during the
school day unless accompanied by a parent or
designated person. Students who are absent more
than half a day or who go home ill may not
participate in co- or extra-curricular or athletic
activities that day.
If a student is absent from school and the parent has
not notified the Attendance Office, the Attendance
Office personnel are required to determine why the
student is absent. Parents will be contacted.
Emergency contacts may be contacted if necessary.
Parents are asked to notify the school of change of
address, telephone numbers, and emergency contact
information. Special attention should be given to
such information when parents are out of town.
Afternoon Absence Notification
Notification of afternoon absence is particularly
important. Should a student remain home after
lunch, the student must notify his/her parent, who
must notify the school by phone. Concern for the
safety of the student will necessitate a phone call to
the parent if the parent does not notify the school.
To be eligible to participate in co-
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curricular/extra-curricular activity on a school
day a student must attend school a minimum of
one-half day. If a student does participate in or
attend a co-curricular/extra-curricular activity on a
day on which he/she did not attend school, the
absence will be recorded as unexcused and the
student will be disciplined. Planned absences are
exceptions to this provision.
Early Arrival
parent or other designated adult. Doctor and dental
appointments should not be scheduled during
academic classes. When an appointment must be
scheduled during study time, the student needs to
bring a written note from the parent to the
Attendance Office the morning of the appointment.
The note must be given to the Attendance Office,
before going to Advisory. When the student leaves
and upon return, he/she must check out/in at the
Attendance Office.
In the interest of personal safety and for the
protection of public and personal property, students
are not encouraged to be in the school building
before 8:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m. unless under the
direct supervision of a staff member. Students who
arrive at school before 8:00 a.m. may go to the
cafeteria, (where supervision is provided beginning
at 7:30 AM) through the exterior doors on the
tennis courts, or they may wait between the
flagpole and the front of the school. Students may
only be in the Coventry Rd. area when the bus or
parents are dropping them off. Students are also not
permitted in any of the following areas: the mallway
or surrounding streets, the Devon pool area, the staff
parking lot, the athletic fields. After the 8:00 a.m.
bell, students may go to their lockers.
Planned Absence
Board of Education Policy JEDA-R
Excuses
Section 3321.04 of the Ohio Revised Code requires
a written or verbal explanation of a student’s
absence. If a parent notifies the Attendance Office
by phone, a written explanation is not necessary. If a
student returns from an absence during the school
day, the signed excuse should be taken to the
Attendance Office.
The Board of Education has determined reasons for
which students may request "excusable" planned
absences:
The Upper Arlington Board of Education believes
that regular attendance, for the number of days
prescribed by State Law, is essential if students are
to receive the maximum benefit from the educational
program of the Upper Arlington Schools.
Absences are assumed to distract from expected
academic performance. Excessive absenteeism
interferes with the valuable teacher-student contact
in the classroom. For these reasons, parents and
students are strongly urged to arrange planned
absences only when it is of the utmost necessity.
Parents have the responsibility for making sound
decisions regarding their child's capability of
missing valuable classroom time.
1. An emergency for which it is possible to give
prior notice to the principal that was, in the
principal's judgment, good and sufficient cause
for absence from school;
2. Vacation authorized by parents or custodian;
If a student becomes ill and needs to go home any
time during the day, he/she must check out with
the nurse, secretary or administrator and sign
out in the office. Parent contact and permission for
the student to leave school will be documented.
Failure to follow this procedure may result in
disciplinary action. Concern for the student's safety
and the responsibility for knowing the exact
whereabouts of the student may necessitate an
immediate phone call to the parent.
3. College visitation;
Medical Appointments & Special Dismissals
1. The parent or custodian must notify the
principal/designate regarding the planned absence
by telephone or in person in advance of the
planned absence. (A ten (10) day notification is
desirable, when possible.)
Students may never leave school without first
informing the nurse, attendance secretary or
administrator. Students may not leave the building
during the school day unless in the company of a
4. Non-school sponsored educational activities
5. Circumstances other than 1, 2, 3, and 4 above that,
in the judgment of the superintendent or the
principal, as the superintendent's designate,
constitute a good and sufficient cause for absence
from school.
An absence planned in advance for one of the
reasons stated above, to become an excused absence,
must meet the following guidelines:
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2. The parent or custodian must sign a form in
advance of the absence stating the reason for the
absence assuring the accuracy of the request for
planned absence, stipulating that all conditions
will be met, and indicating that the parent or
custodian assumes full responsibility for the
student's absence. Forms for this purpose are
available in the office and online at
jones.uaschools.org.
4. If a student cannot complete the assignments or
examinations before the end of the grading period,
an "incomplete" will be given.
3. Failure to comply with conditions in (1) and/or (2)
above will result in an unexcused absence for
those classes missed. An unexcused absence will
result in the following actions:
Parents are asked to complete the Planned
Absence Form ten (10) days prior to the first day
of the absence.
(a) The student will receive a grade of zero (0) for
all assigned work missed during the absence;
ACADEMICS
(b) The parent or custodian will be notified of the
unexcused absence; and
(c) An appeal may be made to the building principal.
A student's guidance counselor will be informed of a
student's planned absence request for review and
possible contact with parents.
Although teachers will assist the student who misses
school because of a planned absence, parents should
realize that teachers must place a higher priority on
conducting class activities that benefit those students
who remain in school during periods of high student
absenteeism than on preparing make-up or
supplemental assignments for absent students.
1. Teachers will be expected to continue to teach the
adopted curriculum regardless of the number of
students absent.
2. Teachers will give assignments for work missed
upon the student's return to school.
The ultimate responsibility for completing
assignments as prescribed by the adopted curriculum
rests with the student.
1. The student will be responsible for obtaining the
missed assignments from the teacher.
2. The student will be responsible for obtaining
notes, etc. as needed from students who attended
class lectures, movies and demonstrations.
3. The student is responsible for completing all class
assignments and examinations.
a.
The days allotted for completion of
assignments will be equal to the number of
absent days.
b. The exception to the above rule will be
assignments given 10 or more days prior to the
planned absence (i.e. long-term projects,
papers, presentations, etc.). Such assignments
will be due or arranged for presentation within
two days of the student's return to school.
c. Student requests for extensions of the allotted
time must be approved by the building
principal.
Now that students are in middle school, they begin
three years of preparation for Upper Arlington High
School. In accordance with Board of Education
policy, the following rules govern the assignment of
student grades. Grading is a process of identifying
student achievement. A grade is a symbol used to
communicate this performance to both the student
and parent(s). Parents and students are
encouraged to monitor their progress by
accessing PowerSchool or parents can contact
teachers if they have questions.
Scheduling Requests
All scheduling requests should be made in writing
on each child’s Scheduling Registration Form.
Registration forms must be turned in on time and
signed by parent or guardian to be considered for the
upcoming school year. While there is no guarantee
scheduling requests will be granted, consideration
will only be given to those that are complete and
turned in on time. We thank you in advance for your
attention to this matter. At Jones, we value your
input as schedules are created to meet the
educational, social and emotional needs of students.
The Upper Arlington City Schools are committed to
an individualized process of education. Homework
is a purposeful extension of the school day;
providing opportunities that further the district's
educational goals for the student. Each school
provides opportunities for supervised study or
independent study during the school day. Students
can greatly reduce their homework time by using
every opportunity for in-school study.
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Grades
Nine-week grades in each course of study are
determined by averaging the grades accumulated in
the course during the grading period. Semester
grades indicate the average of the two preceding
nine-week grades. Year-end grades indicate the
average of semester grades. Final exams (semester
or year end) will not be given during the middle
school years, except in high school credit courses.
Report Cards and Interim Progress Reports
Report cards are distributed to students
approximately one week after the end of Quarters I,
II and III. The final report card will be mailed
home. Interim Progress Reports (IPR's) are mailed
midway through each grading period. Any 6th, 7th
or 8th grader who has a "C-" or below in any class
will receive an IPR. Students not receiving an IPR
may access their grades online at:
https://ps7-uar.treca.org/public/home.html
PowerGrade
Your child’s grades may be accessed at any time
through the Parent Portal to PowerGrade. Teachers
post grades at various times; using PowerGrade
allows parents and students to see any grades that
have been posted and the student’s grade to date in
all classes. PowerSchool will provide a new “Single
Sign On” feature for parents and students this year.
Parents will no longer need to have a separate user
name and password for each of their children.
Incompletes
If a student earns an “Incomplete” grade in any
subject, he/she will have ten school days into the
following quarter to complete the work and turn it in
for a letter grade. If the work is not turned in by that
time, the “I” will convert into a failing grade for the
assignment. If there are unusual circumstances or
illness that prohibit compliance with the “ten-day
rule,” please contact your child’s school counselor to
discuss alternative arrangements.
Promotion
Promotion to grades 7, 8 or 9 will be granted upon
the completion of the following criteria:
• A student has received a D or better in all
major subjects, including all house subjects
and global language.
A student has failed no more than one
subject. (However, if that one subject is
English or mathematics, promotion requires
completion of the course requirements in
summer school.)
If a student fails both science and social studies, one
of these subjects must be completed in summer
school.
•
Parents who are transferring their child to another
school should notify the office and their child’s
guidance counselor at least five days prior to the
date of intended withdrawal. The student will be
given a “Withdrawal Form” to have signed by each
of her/his teachers. After the form is completed, the
student will receive an unofficial report of his/her
grades (to date) to take to the new school. Official
school records will be mailed to the new school after
the Jones Records Office receives a “Request for
Records Form” signed by the parent.
Work missed due to an excused absence
See above for a “planned absence” makeup.
Satisfactory excuses for absences permit students to
make up work. Students are allowed one school day
for each day missed due to illness to make up missed
work. To obtain assignments while absent on the
first day, students and parents may check the
website, or arrange to have a classmate bring
assignments home that evening. On the second day
of illness, homework assignments may be obtained
by checking the Jones website or requested when
calling the Attendance Office (487-5077, x3500) to
report your child’s absence before 9:00 a.m.
Homework may be picked up in the Main Office
between 3:30-4 p.m. on the day of request.
Work missed due to a planned absence
Upon return to school, the student is responsible for
completing all missed class assignments and
examinations. The days allowed for completion of
missed assignments will be equal to the number of
days absent with the following exception. If an
assignment was made ten or more days prior to the
planned absence (e.g., long-term projects, papers,
presentations, etc.) the student must turn in the
assignment or arrange for presentation within two
days of returning to school.
Failure to meet any of the required conditions for a
planned absence will mean the absence is
unexcused, resulting in a “zero” for all work missed.
A complete copy of the Board of Education Policy
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JEDA-R, Planned Absence, is available in the Main
Office.
Work missed due to a medical appointment: Work
missed during an absence for a medical appointment
must be completed within 24 hours.
Honor Roll is determined for each nine-week
grading period. A student achieves Honor Roll
status by earning an average of a 3.5 GPA (no
rounding) or higher. All classes count toward Honor
Roll. Honor Roll is computed using the table below.
To figure your GPA (grade point average) for each
grading period fill in the chart below and carefully
do the mathematical calculations. Use the grades
from only the 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th grade period.
Semester and final grades are not used to calculate
GPA. You must have a 3.500 GPA, with no
rounding, to be on the Honor Roll. The names of
those students who achieve Honor Roll status are
sent to the Upper Arlington News for publication.
SUBJECT
GRADE
GPA
POINTS
WT
Language Arts
x4
Math
x4
Science
x4
Soc. Studies
x4
6th Gr. Gl.Lang
Survey
x1
6th Gr. Reading
x2
7th/8th Reading or
Global Language
x4
Physical Ed.
x1
Exploratory Arts*
x1
Choir/Gen.Music
x1
Band/Orch.
x1
TOTALS
To calculate the GPA divide the total
points by the total weight GPA
Honors classes for high school credit
will be calculated at 1.1 times the
weight.
GRADING SCALE
The official Upper Arlington Grading scale is:
Grade Percentage
GPA Points
A+
97-100
4.0
A
93-96
4.0
A-
90-92
3.7
B+
87-89
3.3
B
83-86
3.0
B-
80-82
2.7
C+
77-79
2.3
C
73-76
2.0
C-
70-72
1.7
D+
67-69
1.3
D
63-66
1.0
D-
60-62
0.7
E
0-59
0.0
TOTAL
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COCURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Athletic Code & Orientation
Parents and athletes are required to attend an
Athletic Orientation Meeting at least once during the
middle school career in order for a student to be
eligible to participate in the athletic program. These
meetings are announced in advance and are held
prior to each sport season at either Jones or Hastings
Middle Schools.
The purpose of the meeting is to acquaint the family
with the expectations and rules for participation in
the athletic programs of the Upper Arlington
Schools. The Athletic Code (complete text contained
in the Students' Rights and Responsibilities
Handbook) is also explained and discussed. It
requires that all athletes abide by a training code,
which prohibits the use of drugs, alcohol and
tobacco. Students are expected to abide by this code
at all times, including the summer. Contact the
Athletic Director for orientation meeting dates and
times.
Participation on interscholastic teams
requires athletes and their parent(s) to sign the
Athletic Code. The Code governs the uses of
substances and mood- and build-altering chemicals.
Athletes are subject to penalties if they violate this
Code.
Participation on interscholastic teams is governed by
athletic eligibility guidelines set forth by the Board
of Education and the Ohio High School Athletic
Association (OHSAA). The Board of Education
requires all student athletes to have earned a
minimum 2.0 grade point in the grading period
immediately preceding their athletic season. The
OHSAA requires that all student athletes pass 75%
of their classes in the grading period immediately
preceding their athletic season. A student must earn
at least a 2.0 grade point average (GPA) in order to
be eligible to participate in athletics and Ski Club.
The GPA will be calculated each grading period.
Eligibility can be maintained, gained or lost, each
grading period. In order to remain eligible, a student
must also exhibit desirable behavior during the
school day. An accumulation of 12 points for poor
behavior may result in the loss of eligibility for any
co-curricular activity for a period of time.
Physical Examination
Athletic participation forms, properly completed by
a physician, the student, and a parent or guardian
must be on file with the athletic director before any
candidate for a team may participate in a practice or
tryout. These forms necessitate the physician's
certification of the student's physical fitness each
year during the middle school years.
Participation Fee
There is an athletic participation fee for each sport.
A $50.00 participation fee per athlete per sport is
required of athletes who make a team. The
procedures for the participation fee will be as
follows:
1. Fees are not necessary to try out for an
interscholastic or club team.
2. Fees will be paid after the athlete has officially
made the team. Each coach will give instructions to
their athletes at the beginning of the season.
3. Fees must be paid before the athlete can
participate in an interscholastic contest.
4. Students/parents in need of financial assistance
should contact their coach or the athletic director.
5. Checks should be made out to: Upper Arlington
Board of Education.
6. Online ezPay option available.
Please note: A student athlete MUST be present
for at least the second half of the school day
(11:45 a.m. until 3:20 p.m.) to participate in a
practice or contest on that school day.
OHIO CAPITAL CONFERENCE (OCC)
Sportsmanship Code
Jones, as a member of the Ohio Capital Conference
(OCC), abides by the OCC Middle Level Schools
Code of Sportsmanship, which states, “We believe
that participation is more important than winning.
We believe that students should be coached to play
to the best of their ability and to understand that to
play well is to play honorably. We believe that the
ideal of good sportsmanship is or should be
synonymous with the American way of life and that
the ethic, ‘fair play’ should be a central part of the
educational experience of middle school grades
student athletes.”
At Jones Middle School, therefore, we expect
coaches, athletes, cheerleaders, and spectators to
know and to embrace the following fundamentals of
sportsmanship:
1. Respect should be demonstrated for an
athletic opponent and for their school
property at all times. Host schools should
treat visiting teams and their supporters as
guests and accord them appropriate
consideration. Visiting schools should
respect the property and the dignity of their
host school and its athletic team.
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2. Respect should be demonstrated for the
officials at all times. Officials must be
assumed to be and accepted as impartial
arbitrators who are trained to do their job
and can be expected to do the job to the best
of their ability.
3. Knowledge of and a proper respect for the
current rules of the contest should guide the
behavior of all participants. Rules are
essential for a fair contest, and good
sportsmanship suggests the importance of
conforming to the spirit as well as to the
“letter” of the rules.
4. All participants should strive to maintain
self-control at all times. The desire to win
should not be accepted as a reason for
abandoning rational behavior. All must
maintain proper perspective if the potential
educational values of athletic competition
are to be realized.
5. All participants should learn to recognize
and appreciate skill in performance
regardless of team affiliation. Recognition of
the good performance of an opponent school
is an important aspect of good
sportsmanship.
activities are open to all students, grades six, seven,
and eight. Information about how to become
involved will be provided in Advisory. Activities are
promoted in public address announcements. The
following is a list of current activities and clubs
(check the Jones website for detailed information).
Sixth grade students are not allowed to practice or play on
interscholastic teams according to OHSAA rules. (Sixth
graders are permitted to join Ski Club, however.)
Class Fees and Parties
A class fee is assessed for each student to cover the
expenses of parties and other class activities per
year. Each 6th grade student pays $15.00; 7th grade
student pays $17.00; 8th grade student pays $20.00.
Students, class advisors, and PTO members plan
several events, per grade level, during the year.
Students can not attend class parties with discipline
points that have not been worked off.
7th and 8th Grade Interscholastic Sports by Season
FALL
Girls
Golf
Soccer
Tennis
Field Hockey
Volleyball
WINTER
Girls
Basketball
SPRING
Girls
Softball
Lacrosse
Boys
Football
Soccer
Golf
Coed
Cross Country
Cheerleading
Extra-Curricular and Co-Curricular Clubs
Fall Production
French Club
Geography Bee
German Club
Kick-Off Mentors
Spanish Club
Math Counts
Power of the Pen
Service Club
Ski Club
Spelling Bee
Chess Club
Student Council
Study Table
Talent Show
Yearbook Staff
Note: Students who participate in extra-curricular
activities are required to abide by the General Code
and conditions outlined in the Extra-curricular Code
adopted by the Board of Education in 1998. In
addition, when students choose to participate in any
of the school’s extra- and co-curricular club
activities, they are expected to remain at school for
the duration of the event. Adherence to this policy is
intended to maximize student supervision and safety.
COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS
Boys
Basketball
Wrestling
Coed
Cheerleading
Boys
Baseball
Lacrosse
Tennis
Coed
Track/Field
Extra-Curricular & Co-Curricular Clubs
Participation in extra- and co-curricular activities is
an important aspect of a student’s social
development. A number of clubs and school
Volunteerism is an exciting and increasingly vital
factor in our society. To encourage this idea while
building on young people's desire and need to be of
service to others, Jones Middle School expects each
student to give time to a worthy endeavor without
pay. Donating time in a community setting qualifies
for such activity. Within the school year: ALL
students are required to perform five (5) hours of
service. These hours will be recorded online through
the x2VOL website. All 5 hours must be completed
and logged by individual deadlines for class parties
and trips.
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Student Council
Student
leadership
opportunities
include
participating as an elected representative from
Advisory; each advisory group selects a
representative to help with communicating
information to classmates. Each grade elects class
officers who are involved in student leadership
opportunities to contribute to the vision, mission,
and goals of Jones.
Mentoring Program
This is a welcoming orientation program for
incoming 6th graders. Seventh and 8th grade students
go through an application process to become
mentors. Once selected, mentors participate in
training and commit to helping incoming 6th grade
students navigate their worst fears: getting lost,
opening lockers, and dealing with lunch, while
introducing them to middle school life. Both the
training and the orientation day are held in August.
Mentors continue to meet with their small groups
throughout the school year.
STUDENT SERVICES
Advisory Program
The Upper Arlington Middle School Advisory
Program incorporates four major themes:
1. Academic Monitoring
2. Social Development
3. Family/Community Involvement in School
4. Decision-Making/School Events
Advisory groups meet daily, with an extended
advisory on Fridays. Academic monitoring is the
cornerstone of the advisory program. This process is
ongoing throughout the year. Social development
and family/community involvement activities center
around activities, which are occurring at school.
Decision-making/school events involve students in
activities, which familiarize them with such things
as school governance procedures, service learning
activities, career education, sports, extracurricular
activities, and Student Rights and Responsibilities.
The Advisory program affords the time and
opportunity for every student to feel recognized and
supported. At the same time, the advisory teachers
are not "counselors." That is a specialized role for
which we have trained personnel available.
Counselors
The Jones Counseling Department is comprised of
one counselor at each grade level. The counselors
follow their students during their three years at
Jones, which allows them to develop a meaningful
and personal relationship with students and their
families. Most important, the counselors are patient,
confidential listeners. Every student and parent is
urged to take full advantage of the counselors'
regular services and special counseling programs
announced in the monthly newsletter and email.
Counselors provide the following services:
Orientation to the school and its activities.
Confidential help with individual concerns
(academic, motivation, organization skills;
study skills; issues with friends, family,
school, etc.)
• Group counseling when several students
present a shared concern.
• Help with decisions: course selection,
activity load, etc.
• Classroom activities that assist teachers.
• Coordination of special education eligibility
and placements.
• Career information and exploration
activities.
• Consultation on parenting.
• Assistance in parent-teacher conferences.
• Standardized tests and their interpretation.
• Specific assistance for families with
planning for high school years.
• Counseling for respective grade levels as
"class advisors." This includes assistance in
planning class parties.
Students are strongly encouraged to access these
services. The counselors keep families up to date on
grade level activities through monthly newsletters
and email. If you should have any questions or
concerns, feel free to contact your child’s grade level
counselor:
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6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade
Lauren Galantowicz
Nancy Rapport
Ashley McKee
487-5083
487-5084
487-5085
Deliveries To Students
Parents delivering forgotten homework, lunch
money/lunch,
musical
instruments,
physical
education clothing, etc. should bring the item(s),
with the student’s name clearly marked, to the Main
Office. Students may stop by the office to collect
these items. If the student is unaware the item has
been delivered we will call the student to come to
the office to pick up the item.
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To ensure the safety of all of our students, parents
who drop off and pick up their children are asked to
use the student drop off/pick up zones located on the
Mallway and Coventry Road. Signs indicating dropoff points are posted in these areas. NOTE:
Parents should not stop or park in the yellowcurbed areas or zones marked for bus
loading/unloading in front of the tennis courts on
Coventry Road. Students should not be dropped
off prior to 8:00 AM.
Gym Lockers
Students will be assigned a gym locker by their
physical education teacher. These lockers must be
kept locked at all times. Students are urged to
refrain from giving out their lock combinations to
anyone (not even to their friends.) Students must
make certain that their lockers are secured
throughout the day.
Hall Lockers
Each student is assigned a hall locker on the first day
of school. Locks are built-in on all lockers, and it is
expected that lockers will be kept locked at all times.
Students are not to place paper, erasers, pencils or
any other foreign object in the lock mechanism to
keep the lock from locking. Students should make
certain they keep their combination confidential.
Students may go to their lockers after the 8:00 AM
bell, between classes or with teacher permission at
other times.
"Lockers and those other closed areas are the
property of the Board of Education, and they and
their contents are subject to random search at
any time by the principal, assistant principal, or
principal's designee . . ." Please refer to Students'
Rights and Responsibilities Handbook.
HEALTH SERVICES
Jones Middle School has a full time School Nurse.
The School Nurse provides the following services:
• Health assessment
• Case management
• First aid and emergency care
• Care of sick and injured
• Communicable disease investigation
• Health screenings (ht, wt, optional bmi,
blood pressure, vision, hearing, postural)
• Health promotion, health education and
health counseling
• Health records including but not limited to
immunizations
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Health Problem identification, Medical
Referral and follow-up
Emergency Plans (such as Severe Allergy
Emergency Action Plan, Seizure Action
Plan, etc)
Medication administration
Specialized physical health care
Assists with development of medical related
504 Plans and Individualized Education
Plans.
During the school day, if a child feels ill, he or she
must get a hall pass from the teacher and report to
the Clinic (room 105). If the nurse is not in, the
student must report to the Main Office. The nurse or
office personnel will make arrangements to send the
student home if necessary. No student is permitted
to leave the building until a parent has been
contacted and necessary arrangements have been
made for the child’s departure. Parents should pick
up sick or injured children in the attendance office.
Medications: Prescription and Non-Prescription
Parents are asked to complete the Health
Information Update Form annually which lists the
following over the counter medications:
acetaminophen, ibuprofen, cough drops, antacid
tablets, and generic Benadryl. With parent
permission given on the Health Information Update
Form, the school nurse or her substitute nurse can
administer these to your child when necessary.
The expectation is all medications, prescription and
non-prescription, be delivered by the parent directly
to the school nurse. If parents are unable to deliver
the medication themselves, they should contact the
School Nurse to make alternate arrangements. No
one should send medication with their child without
an agreed upon arrangement with the school nurse.
For Prescription Medication Administration at
school: follow these steps
• Obtain Prescription Medication
Administration Form from school office or
district website www.uaschools.org
• Parent and physician completes
Prescription Medication Administration
Form
• Parent returns completed Prescription
Medication Administration Form to
School Nurse along with medication in
original pharmacy issued container.
• As stated in the Administrative Guidelines
of Prescription Medication
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Administration Form the School Nurse
within 3 days.
NOTE: Each year a new Prescription Medication
Administration Form is required for
medication to be given at school.
For Non-Prescription Medication at school, follow
these steps:
• Obtain the Authorization for NonPrescription Medication or Treatment
Form (available at the school office or on
district website.)
• Parent completes the Authorization for
Non-Prescription Medication or
Treatment Form
• Parent returns the completed Authorization
for Non-Prescription Medication or
Treatment Form to the School Nurse.
• Parent brings the non-prescription
medication or treatment items in original
sealed package to the School Nurse.
NOTE: Non-prescription medication which is being
requested to be given at a dosage other than the
stated recommended doseage on the package, cannot
be administered without physician signature. For
doseage administration outside the recommended
doseage, parent is to complete and return the
Prescribed Asthma Medication Authorization
Form.
For authorization for student to self carry an
Asthma Inhaler and/or Epinephrine Autoinjector
Medication the parent and physician must follow
these steps:
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Obtain the Prescribed Asthma Medication
Authorization Form or the Authorization
for Student Possession and Use of an
Epinephrine Autoinjector (available at the
school office or on district website
www.uaschools.org )
Parent completes Prescribed Asthma
Medication Authorization Form or the
Authorization for Student Possession and
Use of an Epinephrine Autoinjector
Parent returns the completed Prescribed
Asthma Medication Authorization Form
or the Authorization for Student
Possession and Use of an Epinephrine
Autoinjector to the School Nurse.
Parent provides backup emergency
medication: rescue inhaler (albuterol)
and/or Epinephrine Autoinjector to the
School Nurse J Mart (School Store)
The school store is operated by the Jones PTO and is
located in the cafeteria. The store sells many school
supplies and items with the Jones logo during the
lunch periods.
Lost & Found
Lost and Found items are placed in a bin in the
cafeteria. Expensive items such as watches, wallets,
and jewelry are kept in the office. Unclaimed items
are donated to a local charity at the end of each
semester. Identification labels in coats, sweaters,
athletic shoes, etc. make it easier to return items to
rightful owners. Students are discouraged from
bringing valuable personal possessions to school.
When a student feels an item has been stolen a report
should be made to the teacher who is in charge and
to the Assistant Principal. Although it is usually
extremely difficult to identify the perpetrators,
patterns of such problems can sometimes lead to
solutions. Also, stolen items often turn up in the lost
and found. Identification labels located in an
inconspicuous place on the stolen or lost article
make it easier to determine correct ownership.
Media Center
The Learning Center is a space designed to extend
learning experiences for the 21st century student. The
Learning Center is open from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
daily. A certified library media specialist is available
throughout the school day to assist students in the
selection of materials and to provide information
literacy instruction. Individual students may work in
the Learning Center during most FLEX periods. A
large table area is available for individual student
research and also for small group collaboration on
class projects assigned by teachers. Students who
come to the Learning Center, without the
supervision of a teacher, should sign in with the
Library Media Clerk at the Library Circulation Desk
before using the resources in the Learning Center.
Students are also responsible for signing out before
they leave the Learning Center area.
Physical Education
Physical Education classes are an integral part of the
curriculum at Jones Middle School. A medical
excuse signed by a physician is required for a
student to be excused from participation in a class.
The girls must purchase their own locks to secure
their street clothes and personal belongings while
participating in physical education class. The boys’
locks are built-in to their lockers. Boys must also
share lockers. Students are responsible for the
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security of their personal belongings during these
classes. Appropriate dress – uniforms, and gym
shoes – must be worn for physical education classes.
The dress code required for P.E. is black shorts, grey
t-shirt and athletic shoes. Additionally, sweats of any
color may be worn over the required P.E. attire. All
clothing worn in P.E. must meet the school dress
code.
District Instructional Supply/Student Fees
There will be $25 District Instructional Supply fee
for all 7th & 8th grade students. Six graders fee is
$30, which includes their periodical subscriptions.
The money is used to purchase educational materials
for student use. Students may be required to
purchase materials used for individual projects in
such areas as exploratory arts classes. Students will
be informed as to specific materials and/or costs.
Student Visitors
Former JMS students in the area who request to
“visit” friends are permitted to join their former
classmates for a half day. Advance permission
from the principal is required. Visitors must sign
in the office and get a visitors badge upon arrival.
Textbooks
All textbooks are furnished by the Board of
Education. Textbooks generally will be
distributed during the first days of school.
Several teachers use class sets, or online texts,
verses distributing textbooks. Fines are assessed
for lost and damaged books at the end of the
school year. If a student loses a book during the
school year, the replacement cost must be paid.
CAFETERIA & LUNCH PROCEDURES
The Upper Arlington Board of Education believes
that the most appropriate location for middle school
students to eat lunch is in a supervised setting, either
on the school campus or at home. We strongly
support this policy and have worked to provide a
program of activities during the lunch period, which
assures students a choice of well-supervised options.
Our Food Services Department offers an ala Carte
menu from which students may select. In addition to
eating, students may study, socialize, or participate
in supervised intramural activities (if available) or
enjoy recess outside, weather permitting. Movies
will be shown in the auditorium during inclement
weather.
Students can purchase lunch from the cafeteria using
the cafeteria debit program. The student is issued a
unique pin number, which when used, calls up
his/her picture to eliminate the possibility of
someone else using the account. Money can be
added to the account, using a credit card, at
http://www.paycafe.com/, ezpay, or by check.
Checks should be made payable to Upper Arlington
Food Services and should be dropped off in the main
office. While cash is still accepted in the cafeteria
line, debit account payment is preferred. If cash is
used, any change resulting from the purchase will be
deposited directly into the student’s lunch account.
Open Lunch
Parents wishing to request permission for their child
to leave the school campus during lunch periods
throughout the year must complete an Open Lunch
form online during registration. This signed request
form gives the student permission to go to the
following off-campus locations: his/her own home
with adult supervision; and the mallway area
restaurants to buy food and return to Jones to eat it
in the cafeteria. Students are not permitted to leave
school during lunch without an “Open Lunch
Form” on file or a note from a parent/guardian.
Parents may give their child permission to eat off
campus just on selected days by sending a written
note indicating that the child may leave campus
during lunch on that specific day. The Attendance
Office requires written notification by 8:10 a.m. on
the day of the off-campus lunch period. Students
returning from open lunch must report to the
Cafeteria for the remainder of the lunch period.
Lunchtime Procedures are as follows:
1. Students should go to their lockers at the
close of their last morning class. Books
should not be brought to the cafeteria unless
it is necessary.
2. All students must be out of the academic
hallways by the time the tardy bell rings.
Restrooms are available next to the cafeteria
for use during the students’ lunch period.
3. When students enter the cafeteria, they
should be seated before being dismissed, by
table, to move to the food service lines
4. Students who bring their lunches may buy
additional items.
5. Students who buy their lunch at local
mallway area restaurants must return to the
Jones cafeteria to eat.
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6. When finished eating, students should
dispose of trash, trays, and cans at the
designated areas. Students must wait to be
dismissed by the lunchroom supervisors
before leaving the cafeteria during lunch.
7. A student must have a pass to go to the
Media Center or a classroom during lunch
prior to coming to the Cafeteria.
8. Students are expected to comply with all
supervisor requests and to demonstrate
appropriate behavior.
Students who chronically or seriously misbehave at
lunch may, as a consequence, be sent to the lunch
detention room for 20 minutes of the lunch period.
Students may only be assigned detention from the
cafeteria by the teachers who are supervising the
cafeteria that period. The assigning teacher will call
the detention room to notify the detention teacher
that a student is on his/her way. The student will
have 2 minutes to get there. The teacher in the
detention room will keep written documentation of
which students are sent, for detention, from the
cafeteria and by whom.
TRANSPORTATION
Bus service is provided for those students living
beyond a one-mile radius of the school. Bus riders
will report to the cafeteria after school. Staff will
dismiss bus riders as their busses arrive to the
loading zone on Coventry Road.
Bus schedules are published in The Upper Arlington
News and are available on the district website,
uaschools.org beginning in August. Any questions
regarding school bus transportation are to be
directed to the Transportation Department (4876477).
BUS CONDUCT
Board of Education Policy JFN-R
The following regulations are designed to assure the
safety and convenience of students riding school
buses in Upper Arlington.
• Riders shall remain in their seats while the bus is in
motion. Should no seat be available, all standees
shall stand in the aisle to the rear of the driver.
• Noise on the bus shall be kept to a minimum at all
times. No loud, boisterous talking, foul language or
swearing is permitted.
• There must be absolute quiet at railroad crossings
and other places of danger, as specified by the
driver.
• Riders shall not put objects, hands, arms or any
part of their bodies outside of the bus window.
• No food shall be eaten on the bus.
• Nothing shall be thrown into, out of, within or at
any bus occupants.
• No one is to tamper with bus parts or damage the
bus in any way.
• No smoking is allowed on the bus.
• Matches, guns, knives and other potentially
dangerous objects, as well as large instruments,
boxes, large objects or animals, are not permitted on
the bus.
• Riders shall keep their hands off the person and
property of other riders.
Students are to ride their assigned bus unless special
permission has been secured by their parents and/or
custodians from the principal and Supervisor of
Transportation.
The bus driver is responsible for exercising common
sense and good judgment in maintaining safe and
reasonable student control. Students who persist in
violating the above procedures will be subject to the
following disciplinary actions:
1. The bus driver will report the name of the
student to the building principal or assistant
principal. The student officially will be put
on notice that further misbehavior will result
in a suspension of riding privileges. Parents
will be notified of the student having been
put on notice.
2. A second offense will result in a suspension
from riding the bus. If a student is
suspended from riding the bus, the
suspension will be effective starting the
morning of the next school day. Second and
subsequent offenses will result in four
Discipline Points being assigned by the
school administration.
3. Third offenses and beyond will result in
suspension of riding privileges for a period
of time ranging from ten days to the
remainder of the school year.
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SAFETY AND SECURITY
Fire Drills
Periodically throughout the school year all occupants
of the building must participate in fire drills. Drills
conducted for procedures in the event of a fire
require that all persons leave the building.
Specific directions for every room in the school have
been described and are communicated to the
occupants verbally and through postings on the wall.
PROHIBITED/RESTRICTED ITEMS
NO CONCEAL/CARRY IN SCHOOL
No person shall knowingly possess, have under the
person's control, convey, or attempt to convey a
deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance into a school
safety zone, except for authorized personnel. O.R.C.
2923.122, 2923.1212
Tornado Drills
Drills conducted for procedures in the event of a
tornado or other severe weather condition require
that all persons be sheltered in a safe area within the
building. Current procedures place everyone in
interior first floor rooms and corridors. For safety
reasons, the basement and tunnels under Jones
Middle School are off limits to all students. In the
event of Tornado Watch, lookout posts will be
staffed, local TV & radio stations will be monitored,
and students will be advised to remain indoors and
under immediate supervision. In the event of
Tornado Warning conditions, notice will be
transmitted throughout the building by the most
direct and feasible means. Students will report to
those areas of maximum safety previously identified
through the assistance of the Upper Arlington Fire
Department. The staff will assist in monitoring these
areas until an all-clear has been sounded. Parents
may pick up their child(ren) at school in the event of
severe weather. Please consider, however, that the
school is equipped with emergency lighting and
medical supplies, and is a very substantial building.
Backpacks/Inappropriate Items
Backpacks are not permitted in the classrooms
unless written as part of a student IEP or 504 plan.
Rationale: Student backpacks have become
dangerous obstacles in classrooms, and hallways.
There is no room for 25-27 backpacks per room.
Lockdown/Safety Drills
Drills are conducted periodically for procedures in
the event of a situation requiring a shelter in place or
lockdown or evacuation. A lockdown situation
occurs when there is trouble in the building or
neighborhood, and the safest thing to do is to stay
right where you are, make your area inaccessible to
outsiders, and make yourself as hidden as possible.
A PA announcement will be made for either a
lockdown or evacuation. In a successful lockdown, a
person walking down the halls would see and hear
no one, and every door that had students or teachers
behind it would be locked.
Cell Phones/Electronic Devices
Items such as cigarette lighters, adult books, stink
bombs, laser pointer, or items that resemble a
weapon or cause disruption are considered
inappropriate for school. Possession of such items
will result in disciplinary action.
TECHNOLOGY
Student Phone Use
If there is an emergency, the student should ask the
office staff for permission/assistance in placing a
call from the main office using one of the phones
designated for student use. Students are permitted to
use the classroom phones only with the permission
of the teacher. Students who bring cell phones to
school must follow the parameters outlined in “Cell
Phones/Electronic Devices/Inappropriate Items”.
Students are permitted, with permission from
their parents, to bring cell phones and other
WCDs to school. When used responsibly, cell
phones are an excellent tool for research,
photography, and other educational purposes.
Like other WCDs, cell phones are to be turned
off when students enter the building in the
morning, are to be secured in their locker, and
are only to be used with teacher permission.
Students may turn their phones on at the
conclusion of our school day (3:20PM).
One to One
All students in grades 6-8 will be issued a MacBook
Air laptop. It is the responsibility of the student to
bring these devices to school each day fully charged.
Students are responsible for the use and care of their
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laptop each day. It is essential that students and
their parents review the District Acceptable Use
Policy, along with the instructional materials
received on the day the laptop is issued.
Students are allowed to bring personal technology
(laptops, I-pods, I-pads or other tablets, etc.) to
school only with parent permission. The school is
not responsible for damage or loss of these devices.
Further, the following guidelines, along with all
aspects of the District’s acceptable use policy, must
be followed:
Middle School students may possess a wireless
communication device (WCD) on school property
during school hours, provided that the WCD is
WIFI-enabled and any cellular data access is
disabled. Students may only access the Internet
on a WCD through the District’s filtered wireless
local area network (WLAN). WCDs used in the
classroom to access the District’s WLAN shall be
used for educational purposes only. Whether a
WCD is used in a particular classroom for a specific
assignment or project is subject to the discretion of
each teacher.
Bicycles, Mopeds, Skateboards and Rollerblades
Students who ride bicycles, mopeds, skateboards, or
rollerblades to school are urged to be extremely
careful and to observe all traffic rules. Students are
asked to walk their bikes while on the Jones campus
and adjacent sidewalks. Racks are provided for
bicycles and mopeds adjacent to the parking lot.
Bicycles and mopeds are not to be used during the
school day and should be locked at all times and
licensed as required by city ordinance. Students are
expected to abide by City ordinances regarding the
use of bicycles, mopeds, skateboards, and
rollerblades.
Drug-Free School Regulations
The aim of Jones Middle School is to be free of
alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use. A clear no-use
message for students is promoted through curricula,
activities, and programs. In keeping with the Board
of Education policy, students are not permitted to
possess, transmit, use, or be under the influence of
any mind-altering chemical at school, on school
property, or at school functions.
DRESS CODE
The Board of Education believes the primary
responsibility for dress, grooming, and overall appearance
of students rest with the parents of those students, and
ultimately the students themselves. The purpose of a dress
code is to maintain an educationally appropriate
environment for all students. In addition, a dress code
instills students with discipline and defines a standard for
what is appropriate for school.
The following dress code is designed to provide guidelines
for school appropriate clothing. Recognizing that fashions
change on a yearly basis, the administration will have final
judgment on the appropriateness of student dress.
In
addition, the building administration may allow
modifications to the dress code for special occasions or
events (hat day, etc).
In instances where students wear improper apparel, they
will be given the option of changing into other dress-code
appropriate clothes they have at school. In some cases, it
may be necessary to call parents to have clothes brought to
school.
The Student’s Rights and Responsibilities Handbook,
published by the Board of Education, lists specific
examples of “unacceptable dress for school and school
events”. They include tube tops, bare midriffs, bare or
uncovered backs, and see through mesh shirts. The code
goes on to say that “distracting types of clothing….dress
promoting and/or advertising alcohol, tobacco, drugs, or
dress that is sexually explicit shall be prohibited”.
To these lists, we have added hats, sleepwear,
swimwear,
and
clothing
that
allows
undergarments to be visible. Shoes must be worn
at all times.
Athletic Team Dress Code:
Teams will not purchase uniforms or spirit-wear without
design approval by the athletic director.
Uniforms must be worn in conjunction with the school
dress code. If attire designed for athletic participation does
not meet dress code, students may choose to wear spirit
wear instead of their uniforms.
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STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT &
DISCIPLINE PROCEDURES
PHILOSOPHY
"One important lesson that students should learn is
self-discipline. While it does not appear as a subject,
it underlies the entire educational structure. It is the
training that develops self-control, character,
orderliness and efficiency. It is the key to the proper
consideration for other people." This statement is
contained
in
the
Students'
Rights
and
Responsibilities Handbook.
The document specifically states policy and
administrative guidelines for discipline in the school,
including (a) definition of major and minor
infractions, (b) penalties/corrective action, and (c)
due process.
Inappropriate student behavior is categorized into
MAJOR and MINOR rules infractions. Jones Middle
School assigns points to these infractions; and as
students accumulate points, they are disciplined
accordingly.
DISCIPLINE POINTS The Middle School Discipline Plan calls for
POINTS to be assigned to disciplinary infractions
when a student is referred to the office. Teachers
will make a referral on a discipline form. This form
describes the incident and lists previous actions
taken by the teacher. Students generally are not
referred to the office for minor infractions until one
or more of the following strategies have been tried
(1) classroom administered consequences; (2)
referral to the guidance counselor; (3) parent contact.
When a major infraction occurs such as fighting or
disrupting school, students are sent to the office
immediately. Students will also be referred for the
use of obscene language and automatically receive 6
points. All major infractions are defined specifically
in the Students' Rights & Responsibility
Handbook. Discipline points are assigned according
to the School Discipline Point System Guide, which
is at the end of this document.
When a student is assigned points a letter will be
sent home with the student to be signed and
returned. Students are not eligible to participate in
school activities such as Ski Club or class parties
until all points have been worked off.
When a student accumulates 12 points, additional
consequences will be assigned; therefore it is
essential that students begin to work off their points
immediately. Discipline points do not carry over
year to year, so they must be worked off by the
end of the school year.
8th Graders & Points
Eighth grade students must have a zero point balance
in order to be eligible to participate in the May trip
to Washington, Students who are assigned more
than 12 points will not be eligible for the trip.
7th graders & Points
Seventh grade students must have a zero point
balance in order to be eligible for seventh grade
camp. Seventh grade students who are assigned
more than 12 points will not be eligible for camp.
6th graders & Points
Sixth grade students must have a zero point balance
in order to be eligible for sixth grade pool party.
Sixth grade students who are assigned more than
12 points will not be eligible for the pool party.
One hour of service is required for every 2
discipline points assigned. Upon completion of
the performed service, the student should bring
a signed form from the staff member or
supervisor of the service to the assistant
principal. The note should describe the service,
the amount of time given, and the date the
service was performed.
Participation in co- and extra-curricular
activities may be curtailed for students with a
balance of 6 or more points that have not been
worked off. All points must be worked off within
30 days of issuance.
CLASSROOM/TEACHER DETENTION
Before school, after school, and lunch (teacher)
detentions may be assigned by classroom teachers
for failure to observe room rules, complete
homework or other assignments, etc. In the interest
of student safety, either a day's notice will be given
or the parents will be contacted by telephone
regarding after school detentions. These detentions
may vary in length, but the student will usually be
dismissed by 4:00 p.m. Parents with questions
concerning this type of detention should contact the
teacher directly.
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OFFICE DETENTION
Lunch Detention will serve as Office Detention for
the first 20 minutes of each lunch period. A student
who has been assigned office detention will report at
the beginning of the period. Following lunch
detention, the student will report to the cafeteria and
must remain to purchase food and to eat. He/she will
not be permitted to leave the cafeteria for the
remainder of the period. Teachers in charge of office
detention will maintain detention records and will
call parents if the student does not report to
detention. This call will serve to notify that the
student did not report for detention and that he/she
will be required to serve additional detention(s) as a
consequence. The teacher will document all calls.
Students may only be assigned office detention by
the office.
1. Detentions are assigned by the principal or
assistant principal for rule infractions in the lunch
room and hallways, unexcused tardiness, failure
to turn in absence notes, truancy, failure to serve
teacher detentions, and other reasons.
2. When a student accumulates six (6) or more office
detentions, Saturday School is assigned and the
detentions are reduced to zero.
3. Constant abuse of detention rules or failure to
serve detentions may also result in out-of-school
suspension.
SATURDAY SCHOOL
Saturday School is a work and study oriented
program, which serves as an alternative to out-ofschool suspension. As an alternative to suspension,
Saturday School allows corrective measures to be
established while not interfering with the academic
progress of the student. Saturday School meets from
8:00 - 12:00 AM each Saturday under the direction
of a staff member.
Parents receive written notification of Saturday
School assignments.
EMERGENCY REMOVAL FROM CLASS
On rare occasions, a students' classroom behavior
becomes intolerable. If a staff member has tried
many strategies to correct the problem (such as:
detentions, parent conference, Saturday detention,
counselor referral) and the student continues to
disrupt, the student may be removed from the class.
Upon the student's removal the parents will be
notified and a conference will be arranged. The
student will only be allowed to return to the class
after a specific contract has been arranged and
signed.
Due Process
If a student or parent objects to a punishment
imposed by a teacher or administrator, or wishes to
redress a situation which has resulted from an
alleged lack of compliance or misapplication of
written rules, laws, policies or regulations, the
required course of action is specified in the Upper
Arlington
Schools
Students’
Rights
and
Responsibilities Handbook.
The following is a guide for the implementation of
discipline policies in the Students’ Rights and
Responsibilities Handbook. Examples of discipline
infractions and consequences are outlined on the
next page.
The following is a guide for the implementation of discipline policies in the Students’ Rights and
Responsibilities Handbook. Examples of discipline infractions and consequences are outlined below.
Infraction Type
Type A (Minor)
(0-4 points)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Infraction Type
Type B (Major)
(4-6 points)
1 Abuse/damage to computer hardware
Loss of Privileges
and/or software
Detention
2 Cheating, plagiarizing, copying work, deception
Points Assigned
3 Damage to property/vandalism
Saturday School
4 Disrespect to a staff member
Suspension
5 Fighting; physical contact of a negative nature
6 Forgery and false information; lying, including interference Activities
with an investigation
7 Gambling
8 Harassment; hazing; creating an intimidating, hostile, or
offensive educational environment (includes sexual misconduct, libel or slander)
9 Insubordination
10 Profanity, obscene language, gestures, or possession of obscene materials
11 Repeated minor (type A) offenses
12 Theft and/or possession of stolen property
13 Truancy - leaving school without permission; unexcused absence; out of assigned area
14 Possession of lighters, matches, laser pointers, stink bombs, or other hazardous objects
15 Disruptive behavior for Substitute/Student Teacher
16 Loitering, trespassing or unauthorized entry
17 Lunch: problems of a serious nature
18 Lunch: failure to follow closed lunch procedures
19 Emergency Drills/Assemblies—problems of a serious nature
Infraction Type
Type C (Major)
(12 points)
1 Disruption of school
2 False reporting of emergencies
activities
3 Physical harm to another person
Suspension
4 Physical harm to property
Expulsion
5 Possession of weapons, dangerous objects, fireworks
6 Smoking or possession/distribution of tobacco products or look alike products
7 Substance violation (alcohol and other drugs)
8 Threatening a person
9 Violations of a city, state or federal law
10 Repeating suspendable offenses
Bus, class, hall disruptions
1st offense(s): Teacher action:
Disrespect for others or their property; testing limits
a. Reprimand/Warning
Chronic tardiness
b. Parent contact
Failure to earn Merit Points by assigned deadline
c. Referral to counselor
Failure to follow class/school lunch rules
Failure to follow teacher directions
Failure to serve detention
Subsequent offense(s):
Making, using, selling, possessing
Office referral
inappropriate items at school, including phones and
0-4 points assigned
other electronics
Detention
9 Poor behavior during assemblies or emergency drills
10 Pushing, shoving, spitting, kicking, hitting, etc.
11 Shooting paper wads, rubber bands, other objects; throwing objects
12 Repeated tardiness-4 or more tardies in one semester
13 Dress code violation
14 Public displays of affection
15 Chewing gum or eating candy
ALPHABETICAL INDEX
Academics
Advisory
Afternoon Absence/Notification
Announcements
Athletic Code and Orientation
Athletics & Co-Curricular Activities
Attendance Procedures
Backpacks
Bell Schedules
Bicycles, Mopeds, Skateboards, etc.
Bus Conduct
Cafeteria and Lunch Procedures
Class Fees and Parties
Classroom Detentions
Club Sports and Activities
Code of Conduct and Discipline
Communications
Community Service Hours
Counseling
Discipline Philosophy
Discipline Points
Dress Code
Drug-Free Regulations
Due Process
Early Arrival
Electronic Devices/Cell Phones
Emergency Removal Procedures
Excuses for Absences
GPA Computation
Grade Level Fees
Grading Scale
Health Services
11
13
6
5
11
11-12
5-8
18
3
19
17
16-17
12
20
12
20
5
12
13
20
20-21
19
19
21
7
18
21
6
10
16
10
14-15
8
10
Incompletes
Interscholastic Athletics
J-Mart
Media Center
Mentor Program
Lockers
Lost and Found
Newsletter
No Conceal/Carry In School
Non-Discrimination Notice
OCC Sportsmanship Code
Office Detentions
Participation Fee
PE Classes
Physical Examination
Planned Absences
PowerGrade
Prohibited/Restricted Items
Promotion
PTO Information
Report Cards/IPR's
Safety and Security
Saturday School
Special Dismissals & Appointments
Student Council
Student Services
Tardy Procedures
Technology (Phones/Devices)
Telephone Directory/Contacts
Textbooks
Transportation
Website
Withdrawal Procedures
9
12
15
15
13
14
15
5
18
4
11-12
21
11
15
11
7-8
9
18
9
5
9
18
21
7
13
12-14
6
18-19
4-5
16
17
5
9
Exhibit VII-‐3 April 18, 2016 Board Policy Update: Item of Information/Action Number Policy Description General Fund Cash Balance Reserve The Board of Education recognizes the importance in maintaining sufficient year-‐end carry over balances in its general fund. In the interest of sound fiscal management, tax levies shall be pursued, and the school district’s finances otherwise managed, to ensure a general fund cash balance equivalent to at least three (3) months of operating expenses. NEW 6234 Promptly upon receiving any indication that such a cash balance may not be achieved within the first four (4) years of the rolling five-‐year financial forecast period, the Treasurer shall report such a finding to the Board, along with proposed options that the Board may consider. Page 1 of 3
This report prepared for: ANDY GEISTFELD
Exhibit A-1
April 18, 2016
UPPER ARLINGTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Consolidated Investment Portfolio
As of: 03/31/2016 Settle Date
CASH ACCOUNTS1
ORIGINAL
PAR
TYPE
98,674 STAR OHIO
SWEEP
COUPON
MATURITY DATE
SETTLE DATE
0.460%
0.020%
4/1/16
4/1/16
3/31/16
3/31/16
COUPON
MATURITY DATE
SETTLE DATE
0.800%
0.700%
0.600%
0.650%
0.550%
0.600%
0.650%
0.700%
0.650%
0.600%
0.650%
0.000%
0.000%
0.900%
1.000%
0.800%
0.900%
1.000%
0.800%
0.850%
0.800%
0.800%
0.000%
1.000%
1.000%
1.000%
0.800%
1.050%
1.000%
1.000%
1.050%
0.900%
1.350%
1.200%
1.150%
1.200%
1.350%
1.250%
1.250%
1.200%
1.200%
1.150%
1.125%
1.000%
1.300%
1.300%
1.650%
1.650%
1.300%
1.300%
07/18/16
07/29/16
08/16/16
08/18/16
08/18/16
08/19/16
08/19/16
08/19/16
08/25/16
08/26/16
08/26/16
08/26/16
08/29/16
10/31/16
10/31/16
11/02/16
11/07/16
11/07/16
11/14/16
11/14/16
11/14/16
11/18/16
11/25/16
01/10/17
01/17/17
01/17/17
04/27/17
06/30/17
07/28/17
07/28/17
07/31/17
08/11/17
10/31/17
11/06/17
11/13/17
11/17/17
12/18/17
12/22/17
12/22/17
12/29/17
12/29/17
12/29/17
03/16/18
03/21/18
06/18/18
07/13/18
07/30/18
07/30/18
09/11/18
09/28/18
01/17/14
01/31/14
08/17/15
08/19/15
08/20/15
08/19/15
08/19/15
08/19/15
08/25/15
08/26/15
08/26/15
03/01/16
03/01/16
10/31/14
11/04/14
11/03/14
11/05/14
11/06/14
11/12/14
11/12/14
11/14/14
11/18/14
03/01/16
01/10/14
01/15/14
01/17/14
04/28/15
07/22/15
07/28/15
07/30/15
07/31/15
08/11/15
10/31/14
11/05/14
11/13/14
11/17/14
12/18/15
12/23/15
12/23/15
12/30/15
12/30/15
12/30/15
03/16/16
03/21/16
06/18/15
07/13/15
07/29/15
07/29/15
09/11/15
09/28/15
PRINCIPAL
DAYS TO
2
PURCHASE YLD
98,673.93
-
0.460%
0.020%
CUSTODIAN
BALANCES AS OF
1
MATURITY
03/31/16
03/31/16
HUNTINGTON
1
1
SECURITIES
ORIGINAL
PAR
249,000
248,000
248,000
248,000
2,000,000
248,000
248,000
248,000
249,000
248,000
248,000
1,000,000
2,000,000
249,000
248,000
1,000,000
248,000
248,000
249,000
249,000
248,000
249,000
1,000,000
248,000
248,000
248,000
906,200
248,000
249,000
248,000
249,000
1,000,000
248,000
248,000
248,000
248,000
248,000
248,000
248,000
249,000
249,000
249,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
500,000
500,000
247,000
247,000
750,000
750,000
TYPE
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
CDARS
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
CP
CP
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
CD
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
CP
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
CD
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
FHLMC
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
FHLMC
FHLB
FHLMC
FHLMC
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
FHLMC
FNMA
PRINCIPAL
DAYS TO
2
PURCHASE YLD
249,000.00
248,000.00
248,000.00
248,000.00
2,000,000.00
248,000.00
248,000.00
248,000.00
249,000.00
248,000.00
248,000.00
995,945.56
1,991,653.89
249,000.00
248,000.00
1,000,000.00
248,000.00
248,000.00
249,000.00
249,000.00
248,000.00
249,000.00
992,677.22
248,000.00
248,000.00
248,000.00
906,199.83
248,000.00
249,000.00
248,000.00
249,000.00
1,000,000.00
248,000.00
248,000.00
248,000.00
248,000.00
248,000.00
248,000.00
248,000.00
249,000.00
249,000.00
249,000.00
1,000,000.00
998,750.00
500,000.00
500,000.00
247,000.00
247,000.00
750,000.00
750,000.00
0.800%
0.700%
0.600%
0.650%
0.550%
0.600%
0.650%
0.700%
0.650%
0.600%
0.650%
0.835%
0.845%
0.900%
1.000%
0.800%
0.900%
1.000%
0.800%
0.850%
0.800%
0.800%
0.999%
1.000%
1.000%
1.000%
0.800%
1.050%
1.000%
1.000%
1.050%
0.900%
1.350%
1.200%
1.150%
1.200%
1.350%
1.250%
1.250%
1.200%
1.200%
1.150%
1.125%
1.063%
1.300%
1.300%
1.650%
1.650%
1.300%
1.300%
NOTE/CALL FEATURE
FIRSTBANK OF PUERTO RICO - Monthly Interest
CATHAY BANK - Monthly Interest
SAFRA NATIONAL BANK - Interest at Maturity
ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK - Interest at Maturity
MIZUHO BANK USA - Interest at Maturity
BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA - Interest at Maturity
STERLING BANK - Interest at Maturity
BBCN BANK - Monthly Interest
SANTANDER BANK - Interest at Maturity
APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS - Interest at Maturity
ABBEY NATL TREASURY
BANK TOKYO-MIT UFJ
ENERBANK - Monthly Interest
FIRST MERIT BANK - Semi-Annual Interest
PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK - Semi-Annual Interest
ALLY BANK - Semi-Annual Interest
CARDINAL BANK - Monthly Interest
MEDALLION BANK - Monthly Interest
FIRST NIAGARA BANK - Semi-Annual Interest
MAIN ST BANK - Quarterly Interest
ABBEY NATL TREASURY
GE CAPITAL RETAIL BANK - Semi-Annual Interest
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA - Semi-Annual Interest
BMW BANK OF NORTH AMERICA - Semi-Annual Interest
COMPASS BANK - Semi-Annual Interest
MB FINANCIAL BANK - Monthly Interest
EVERBANK - Semi-Annual Interest
MERRICK BANK - Monthly Interest
2/11/16 Quarterly
GE CAPITAL BANK - Semi-Annual Interest
SYNOVUS BANK - Semi-Annual Interest
WASHINGTON TRUST WESTERLY - Semi-Annual Interest
DOLLAR BANK - Semi-Annual Interest
ORIENTAL BANK - Semi-Annual Interest
BMO HARRIS BANK NA - Semi-Annual Interest
BERKSHIRE BANK - Semi-Annual Interest
FIRST GENERAL BANK - Monthly Interest
COMMERCE WEST BANK - Monthly Interest
GUARANTY B&T CO - Monthly Interest
6/16/16 Quarterly
3/21/17 One-Time
3/18/16 Quarterly
1/13/16 Quarterly
CAPITAL ONE NA - Semi-Annual Interest
CAPITAL ONE BANK - Semi-Annual Interest
12/11/15 Quarterly
3/28/16 Quarterly
SAFEKEEPING
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
Arlington Bk
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
Arlington Bk
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
CUSIP
33764JU29
149159JS5
78658QPU1
465076HM2
60688MPP3
05965GUM6
85916VAQ8
073296BV6
80280JHE4
03784JLP7
00280NHS2
06538BHV8
29266ND79
320844PB3
71270QJY3
02006LLB7
14147VEF9
58403BT55
33583CKV0
56034WAJ0
00280NLR9
36157PUZ0
38147JSA1
05568P6Q5
20451PMB9
55266CMY9
29976DZP8
59013JGT0
3134G7PA3
36162YXZ1
87164DFW5
940637GR6
25665QAM7
686184WQ1
05581WAY1
084601FC2
320337BL1
20084THW6
400820BU9
3134G8NT2
3130A7HB4
3134G64T7
3134G7EE7
14042E5B2
140420TV2
3134G7VK4
3136G2MX2
MATURITY
109
120
138
140
140
141
141
141
147
148
148
148
151
214
214
216
221
221
228
228
228
232
239
285
292
292
392
456
484
484
487
498
579
585
592
596
627
631
631
638
638
638
715
720
809
834
851
851
894
911
1
Balances for Cash accounts are based on information provided by the client and may not reflect true balances as of the date of this report.
Does not include accrued interest, if any, paid at time of purchase.
2
Printed: 4/1/2016 3:28 PM
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247,000
247,000
247,000
1,000,000
247,000
249,000
250,000
1,250,000
750,000
247,000
247,000
1,500,000
500,000
1,000,000
247,000
247,000
247,000
1,250,000
750,000
750,000
350,000
900,000
500,000
500,000
620,000
1,750,000
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
FHLB
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
FHLB
FHLMC
FNMA
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
FFCB
FNMA
FHLMC
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
CD - Brkrd
FHLB
FHLMC
FHLMC
FHLMC
FHLMC
FHLB
FNMA
FHLMC
FHLB
1.800%
1.850%
1.500%
1.450%
1.600%
1.550%
1.500%
1.300%
1.300%
1.750%
1.650%
1.620%
1.625%
1.450%
2.150%
2.150%
2.150%
1.750%
1.625%
1.650%
2.000%
2.000%
1.875%
1.800%
1.900%
1.960%
11/05/18
11/05/18
12/24/18
12/28/18
12/28/18
12/31/18
01/29/19
02/26/19
03/15/19
05/20/19
05/28/19
06/03/19
09/30/19
10/28/19
11/05/19
11/05/19
11/06/19
12/30/19
03/16/20
03/23/20
12/30/20
12/30/20
03/15/21
03/15/21
03/16/21
03/30/21
11/03/14
11/05/14
12/23/15
12/28/15
12/28/15
12/30/15
01/29/16
02/26/16
03/11/16
05/20/15
05/28/15
06/04/15
09/30/15
10/28/15
11/05/14
11/05/14
11/06/14
12/30/15
03/16/16
03/23/16
12/30/15
12/30/15
03/15/16
03/15/16
03/16/16
03/30/16
PAR
PRINCIPAL
247,000.00
247,000.00
247,000.00
999,100.00
247,000.00
249,000.00
250,000.00
1,250,000.00
750,000.00
247,000.00
247,000.00
1,500,000.00
500,000.00
1,000,000.00
247,000.00
247,000.00
247,000.00
1,248,750.00
750,000.00
750,000.00
350,000.00
900,000.00
500,000.00
499,900.00
620,000.00
1,750,000.00
1.800%
1.850%
1.500%
1.481%
1.600%
1.550%
1.500%
1.300%
1.300%
1.750%
1.650%
1.620%
1.625%
1.450%
2.150%
2.150%
2.150%
1.776%
1.625%
1.650%
2.000%
2.000%
1.875%
1.804%
1.900%
1.960%
COMENITY CAPITAL BANK - Monthly Interest
SALLIE MAE BANK - Semi-Annual Interest
KEY BANK NA - Semi-Annual Interest
6/28/16 Quarterly
MERCANTIL COMMERCE BANK - Semi-Annual Interest
WELLS FARGO BANK NA - Monthly Interest
7/29/16 Quarterly
5/26/16 Quarterly
9/15/16 Quarterly
AMERICAN EXP CENT BANK - Semi-Annual Interest
STATE BANK OF INDIA - Semi-Annual Interest
6/3/16 Continuous
3/30/16 Quarterly
1/28/16 Quarterly
CIT BANK - Semi-Annual Interest
DISCOVER BANK - Semi-Annual Interest
AMERICAN EXPRESS BANK - Semi-Annual Interest
6/30/16 Quarterly
9/16/16 Quarterly
9/23/16 Quarterly
6/30/16 Quarterly
6/30/16 Quarterly
6/15/16 Quarterly
9/15/16 Quarterly
9/16/16 Quarterly
6/30/16 Quarterly
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
HNB
20033AHW9
795450UN3
49306SVW3
3130A6U70
58733ACJ6
9497483A3
3130A72G9
3134G8M55
3136G3DQ5
02587DYC6
856283YN0
3133EET34
3136G2MW4
3134G75K3
17284C2R4
254672CX4
02587CCL2
3130A6VT1
3134G8QF9
3134G8RY7
3134G8EE5
3134G8EB1
3130A7GH2
3136G3DW2
3134G8SA8
3130A7LA1
949
949
998
1,002
1,002
1,005
1,034
1,062
1,079
1,145
1,153
1,159
1,278
1,306
1,314
1,314
1,315
1,369
1,446
1,453
1,735
1,735
1,810
1,810
1,811
1,825
ORIGINAL
TOTALS
CASH ACCOUNTS1
SECURITIES
TOTAL
WTD MATURITY
WTD YIELD
$
98,674
38,683,200
$
98,673.93
$ 38,659,976.50
1
804
0.46%
1.26%
$
38,781,874
$ 38,758,650.43
802
1.26%
1
2
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2.50%
35%
2.25%
Securities Distribution
2.00%
30%
1.75%
1.50%
20%
1.25%
15%
1.00%
Par
25%
Yield
% of Portfolio
Maturity & Yield Distribution (Securities Only)
40%
0.75%
10%
0.50%
4-5
3-4
2-3
0.00%
1-2
0.25%
0%
0-1
5%
$19,600,000
$19,500,000
$19,400,000
$19,300,000
$19,200,000
$19,100,000
$19,000,000
$18,900,000
$18,800,000
% of Portfolio
Years to Maturity
Par
Non-callable
$19,563,200
Callable
$19,120,000
Yield (Right)
Diversification by Asset Class
US Treasury
US Treasury
Agencies
FFCB
FHLB
FHLMC
FNMA
GNMA
Certificates of Deposit
CD
Par
$98,674
$98,674
%
0.3%
0.3%
$0
$0
0.0%
0.0%
$19,120,000
$1,500,000
$5,750,000
$9,370,000
$2,500,000
$0
49.3%
3.9%
14.8%
24.2%
6.4%
0.0%
$15,563,200
$15,563,200
40.1%
40.1%
$4,000,000
$0
$4,000,000
$0
10.3%
0.0%
10.3%
0.0%
$38,781,874
100.0%
Maturities by Month (Securities Only)
$8,000,000
$7,000,000
$6,000,000
$5,000,000
Par
Type2
Type
Cash Equivalents
Cash Equivalents
$4,000,000
$3,000,000
$2,000,000
$1,000,000
BA
CP
Other
Grand Total
$0
Apr-16
Jun-16
Aug-16
Oct-16
Dec-16
Feb-17
Apr-17
Jun-17
Aug-17
Oct-17
Dec-17
Feb-18
Apr-18
Jun-18
Aug-18
Oct-18
Dec-18
Feb-19
Apr-19
Jun-19
Aug-19
Oct-19
Dec-19
Feb-20
Apr-20
Jun-20
Aug-20
Oct-20
Dec-20
Feb-21
Apr-21
Other
1
2
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Exhibit A-2
April 18, 2016
UPPER ARLINGTON CITY SCHOOLS
March 2016 - Financial Report
REVENUES:
General Property (Real Estate)
Tangible Personal Property Tax
Unrestricted Grants-In-Aid
Restricted Grants-In-Aid
Property Tax Allocation
Investment Income
All Other Operating Revenue
Total Revenue
FY16
Five Year Forecast
Cash Flow
7/1/15-3/31/16
$
66,885,721
$
2,597,617
$
3,115,216
$
10,367
$
4,476,823
$
229,000
$
1,891,200
$
79,205,944
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
FY16
ACTUAL
Cash Flow
7/1/15-3/31/16
67,328,326
2,581,464
3,148,591
11,119
4,474,823
275,194
2,225,741
80,045,258
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES:
Total Other Financing Sources
Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources
$
$
163,593
79,369,537
$
$
180,754
80,226,012
$
$
17,161
856,475
10.5%
1.1%
EXPENDITURES:
Personal Services
Employee's Retirement / Insurance Benefits
Purchased Services
Supplies and Materials
Capital Outlay
Other Objects
Total Expenditures
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
37,915,125
13,180,259
7,236,387
1,338,018
91,168
1,260,849
61,021,806
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
38,019,768
13,151,419
7,284,410
1,430,934
56,191
1,227,350
61,170,072
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
(104,643)
28,840
(48,023)
(92,916)
34,977
33,499
(148,266)
-0.3%
0.2%
-0.7%
-6.9%
38.4%
2.7%
-0.2%
OTHER FINANCING USES:
Total Other Financing Uses
Total Expenditure and Other Financing Uses
$
$
373,450
61,395,256
$
$
358,366
61,528,438
$
$
15,084
(133,182)
4.0%
-0.2%
Excess Rev & Oth Fin Sources over (under) Exp
$
17,974,281
$
18,697,574
$
723,293
4.0%
Beginning Cash Balance
Ending Cash Balance
$
$
35,610,707
53,584,988
$
$
35,610,707
54,308,281
$
$
723,293
0.0%
1.3%
FUND BALANCE RESERVES
Outstanding Encumbrances
Budget Reserve
Total Reservations
$
$
3,860,774
3,860,774
$
$
3,860,774
3,860,774
$
$
$
Unreserved Fund Balance
$
49,724,214
$
50,447,507
$
VARIANCE
%
Better (Worse)
Better (Worse)
Than Prior Year Than Forecasted
$
442,605
0.7%
$
(16,153)
-0.6%
$
33,375
1.1%
$
752
7.3%
$
(2,000)
0.0%
$
46,194
20.2%
$
334,541
17.7%
$
839,314
1.1%
723,293
1.5%
Date: 04/05/2016
Time: 8:44 am
Begin Balance
Upper Arlington City Schools
Financial Report by Fund Type/Fund/SCC
MTD Receipts
FYTD
Receipts
MTD
Expenditures
FYTD
Expenditures
Current
Fund Balance
Page:
(FINSUM)
Current
Encumbrances
Unencumbered
Fund Balance
TOTAL FOR Fund Type 11- General Fund:
35,610,706.97
6,784,853.19 80,226,009.89
7,274,910.84
61,528,436.22
54,308,280.64
3,860,774.20
50,447,506.44
TOTAL FOR Fund Type 12- Special Revenue:
1,567,677.42
273,200.95
3,419,102.74
319,141.20
3,073,032.03
1,913,748.13
608,351.25
1,305,396.88
TOTAL FOR Fund Type 13- Debt Service:
2,354,679.51
209,305.51
3,036,720.28
24,399.31
2,870,451.70
2,520,948.09
0.00
2,520,948.09
TOTAL FOR Fund Type 14- Capital Projects:
4,713,538.63
211,136.86
3,269,872.80
653,273.16
3,529,027.12
4,454,384.31
1,584,512.77
2,869,871.54
TOTAL FOR Fund Type 21- Enterprise:
2,031,492.13
416,568.35
3,360,150.28
420,847.25
2,949,776.86
2,441,865.55
331,028.22
2,110,837.33
TOTAL FOR Fund Type 22- Internal Service:
2,876,843.06
935,216.35
7,413,174.21
600,834.52
7,252,636.06
3,037,381.21
2,580,285.48
457,095.73
TOTAL FOR Fund Type 33- Agency Fund:
672,618.46
149,778.92
1,222,407.98
155,266.61
1,097,123.91
797,902.53
421,663.71
376,238.82
GRAND TOTALS:
49,827,556.18
8,980,060.13 101,947,438.18
9,448,672.89
82,300,483.90
69,474,510.46
9,386,615.63
60,087,894.83
1
Exhibit A-3
April 18, 2016
UPPER ARLINGTON SCHOOLS
2016-17 FEE SCHEDULE
HIGH SCHOOL
Course Name
Fee
ART
Advanced Ceramics*
$
30.00
Advanced Photography*
$
20.00
AP Studio Art
$
100.00
IB Studio Art HL-Year One
$
100.00
IB Studio Art HL-Year Two
$
100.00
Ceramics I*
$
30.00
Designing with Materials I*
$
35.00
Desktop Design*
$
20.00
Desktop Design II*
$
25.00
Drawing *
$
20.00
Honors Ceramics
$
60.00
IB Ceramics SL
$
60.00
IB Drawing SL
$
40.00
Honors Drawing
$
40.00
Honors Painting
$
70.00
IB Painting SL
$
70.00
IB Photography SL
$
40.00
Honors Photography
$
40.00
Media Arts*
$
20.00
Honors Multimedia Graphics
$
40.00
IB Multimedia Graphics SL
$
40.00
Painting I*
$
35.00
Photography*
$
20.00
Photo Tech
$
20.00
IB Designing with Materials SL
$
70.00
Honors Designing with Materials
$
70.00
Honors Cinematic Arts
$
50.00
Advanced Multimedia*
$
25.00
Digital Photography
$
15.00
SCIENCE
Physical Science
$
14.10
Physical Science-R
$
12.50
Honor Physical Science
$
14.10
Honors Biology
$
12.50
Biology
$
12.50
AP Biology
$
20.00
Physiology*
$
20.00
Material Science
$
30.00
Chemistry
$
12.50
Honors Chemistry
$
12.50
AP Chemistry
$
12.00
Honors Organic Chemistry*
$
15.00
Physics
$
15.00
AP Physics C
$
20.00
Environmental Science
$
15.00
IB Biology HL-Year One
$
63.00
IB Biology HL-Year Two
$
63.00
IB Physics-SL
$
20.00
AP Environmental Science
$
17.50
IB Environmental Systems-SL
$
15.00
* Semester Course
1/2
Exhibit A-3
April 18, 2016
UPPER ARLINGTON SCHOOLS
2016-17 FEE SCHEDULE
HIGH SCHOOL, continued
OTHER
Athletic Fee - per sport
$
100.00
Technology Fee
$
50.00
Parking Permit Fee
$
75.00
Other class fees (non-art and science courses) as noted in Program of Studies
* Semester Course
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Fee
INSTRUCTIONAL FEE
6th Grade
$
30.00
7th Grade
8th Grade
$
$
25.00
25.00
OTHER
Athletic Fee - per sport
$
50.00
Technology Fee
$
50.00
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Fee
Instructional Fee
$
25.00
Technology Fee
$
50.00
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Exhibit A-‐4 April 18, 2016 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE LEASE PURCHASE OF COMPUTERS,
TECHNOLOGY AND RELATED EQUIPMENT, AND AUTHORIZING
EXECUTION OF A MASTER LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND
RELATED DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Education of the Upper Arlington City
School District, Franklin County, Ohio, that:
Section 1.
The Board of Education (the "Board") of the Upper Arlington City School
District, Franklin County, Ohio is hereby authorized to enter into a master lease purchase
agreement and related schedules and addendums (collectively, the "Lease Purchase Agreement"),
with Apple Inc., or such other entity as determined by the Treasurer, for the lease and purchase of
computers, technology and related equipment (collectively, the "Equipment").
Section 2.
On behalf of the Board, the Treasurer is hereby authorized to execute the Lease
Purchase Agreement, which agreement shall be in such form, not inconsistent with the terms of this
Resolution. The Treasurer is also hereby authorized to execute any other agreements, or other
documents necessary in connection with the lease and purchase of the Equipment. The Treasurer's
execution of such documents shall be conclusive evidence of the Board's approval of such
documents.
Section 3.
It is hereby found and determined that all formal actions of this Board
concerning and relating to the adoption of this Resolution were adopted in an open meeting of this
Board, and that all deliberations of this Board and of any of its committees that resulted in such
formal action, were in meetings open to the public, in compliance with all legal requirements
including Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code.
Exhibit B-1
April 18, 2016
BOARD AGENDA ITEM
The Superintendent recommends that the Board accept the resignation of Brett Gambill
from his administrative position (Tremont Elementary School principal) effective with the
end of the current school year (the Superintendent also notes that he has exercised his right
under Ohio law to return to a District teaching position under a continuing contract effective
with the 2016-2017 school year).
Exhibit B-2
April 18, 2016
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
This Agreement is entered into on April 18, 2016, by and among Elizabeth VanWinkle
(“VanWinkle”), Cynthia Redman (“Redman”), Upper Arlington Education Association
(“Association”) and the Upper Arlington City School District Board of Education (“Board of
Education”).
WHEREAS, VanWinkle and Redman are each currently employed as 0.5 full-time
equivalent teachers by the Board of Education and 0.5 full-time equivalent paraprofessionals by
the Educational Service Center of Central Ohio;
WHEREAS, the parties to this Memorandum of Agreement desire to settle all matters in
controversy between them with respect to the employment, positions and job duties held by each
VanWinkle and Redman;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreement set forth below, the
parties to this agreement agree as follows:
1.
Full-Time Teaching Positions. VanWinkle and Redman will each be placed on
full-time teaching contracts with the District effective April 19, 2016 and will resign their
individual positions as paraprofessionals with the Educational Service Center of Central Ohio
effective the same date. VanWinkle and Redman each agree that 0.5 of the full-time individual
positions as a teacher will automatically be nonrenewed effective June 30, 2016. Each party
agrees that the Board does not need to take any further action to effectuate these nonrenewals.
Further, VanWinkle and Redman hereby waive any right either may have under Ohio law, R.C.
3319.11 and the collective bargaining agreement, to receive written notice of non-renewal by
June 1, 2016.
2.
Future ELL Positions. VanWinkle and Redman will each be considered for any
future ELL teaching positions that may become open.
3.
Additional Wages. The Board of Education will make payment to VanWinkle
and Redman for wages that would have been received had each been a full-time teacher in the
District from November 1, 2015 to April 18, 2016, offset by all wages already paid by the
District and the Educational Service Center of Central Ohio. This payment will be made no later
than the second pay in May 2016. Under no circumstances shall VanWinkle or Redman receive
more overall compensation than what would have been received had each been a full-time
teacher in the District from November 1, 2015 to April 18, 2016. VanWinkle and Redman each
agree that she is not entitled to any other wages, benefits or payments from the Board. The
Association, VanWinkle and Redman agree that VanWinkle and Redman were not acting as fulltime teachers before November 1, 2015. The parties note that VanWinkle was on unpaid child
care leave from November 1 to November 20, 2016, and the parties agree her first day of return
as a paid employee was November 23, 2016.
4.
Non-Admission of Liability. The parties agree that nothing in this Memorandum
of Agreement, nor any action to be taken pursuant hereto, shall constitute or be deemed to be
evidence of an admission on the part of the Board of Education, its agents or employees of any
liability or wrongdoing whatsoever. Specifically, the Board of Education disclaims any liability
regarding the job duties and wages owed to VanWinkle and Redman. Further, the Board of
Education affirmatively asserts that during the 2015-16 school year it has appropriately served
students with limited English proficiency, commonly referred to as English Language Learners.
5.
Relation to Collective Bargaining Agreement. VanWinkle, Redman and the
Association agree to waive any right to file a grievance complaining of the facts and events that
gave rise to this Memorandum of Agreement. This Memorandum of Agreement shall not affect
the interpretation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and will not be used against the
Association or Board of Education as past practice or precedent. The Association and/or
VanWinkle and/or Redman retain all rights both legal and/or contractual for the sole purpose of
enforcing this Agreement.
6.
Relation to R.C. Chapter 4117. VanWinkle, Redman and the Association agree to
waive any right to file an unfair labor practice charge with the State Employment Relations
Board complaining of the facts and events that gave rise to this Memorandum of Agreement.
Elizabeth VanWinkle
Date
Cynthia Redman
Date
UPPER ARLINGTON EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
____________________________________
______________________________
Date
UPPER ARLINGTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION
Board President
Date
Superintendent
Date
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