Regular Meeting Poland Board of Education held January 8, 2018 

 

The regular meeting of the Poland Board of Education was held on Monday, January 8, 2018 at 
7:00 p.m. at the Poland Township Hall. 

 

President, Mrs. Zedaker called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 

 

Pledge of Allegiance 

 

Members present for roll call and answering their names were Dr. Dinopoulos, Mr. Lavorini, Mr. 
Riddle, Mr. Shovlin and Mrs. Zedaker. 

 

Approval of Minutes – Resolution #2018-25 

 Dr. Dinopoulos moved and Mr. Lavorini seconded with all members voting aye to approve 
the minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of December 18, 2017. 

 

Acceptance of Treasurer’s Report – Resolution #2018-26 

 Mr. Shovlin moved and Mr. Riddle seconded with all members voting aye to accept for 
audit the finance report for December 2017 as submitted by the Treasurer. 

 

Recognition of Board Members – Resolution #2018-27 

 Mr. Lavorini moved and Dr. Dinopoulos seconded with all members voting aye to 
recognize the Poland Board of Education Members. January is school board recognition month; 
therefore, Superintendent Janofa presented certificate awards to Dr. Dinopoulos, Mr. Lavorini, Mr. 
Shovlin and Mrs. Zedaker to thank them for their service to the Poland Local Schools. 

 

Public Comment 

 

Approval to Commend Staff and Students – Resolution #2018-28 

 Mr. Riddle moved and Mr. Shovlin seconded with all members voting aye to commend the 
following staff and students for exceptional achievement and honors. 

 Maggie Sebest – WYTV’s Student-Athlete of the week. 
 Lauren Pepperney – 2018 recipient of the YWCA Young Women With a Bright 
Future Award 


 

Approval of Speech and Debate Overnight Trip – Resolution #2018-29 

 Dr. Dinopoulos moved and Mr. Lavorini seconded with all members voting aye to approve 
an overnight field trip for the Poland Speech and Debate team for the Sylvania Speech & Debate 
Invitational, Maumee, Ohio. Dates are Thursday, January 11, 2018 returning Saturday, January 
13, 2018. Cost per participant is $250.00 per student. Itinerary and list of chaperones are attached. 
The cost of the trip will be paid out of the team account through funding and fundraising. Any 
additional funds needed will be paid for by the student’s personally. 

 

 

 

 


Approval of Speech and Debate Overnight Trip – Resolution #2018-30 

 Mr. Riddle moved and Dr. Dinopoulos seconded with all members voting aye to approve 
an overnight field trip for the Poland Speech and Debate team for the Bethel Park Speech & Debate 
Invitational, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dates are Friday, February 9, 2018 returning Saturday, 
February 10, 2018. Cost per participant is $50.00 per student. Itinerary and list of chaperones are 
attached. The cost of the trip will be paid out of the team account through funding and fundraising. 
Any additional funds needed will be paid for by the student’s personally. 

 

Acceptance of Donations – Resolution #2018-31 

 Mr. Shovlin moved and Mr. Lavorini seconded with all members voting aye to accept the 
following donations: 

 

 Union PTO Donation of $762.00 to Union Elementary 
 Poland Boys Basketball Club Donation of $500.00 for Ice Machine 
 All American Conference Donation of $100.00 to Poland Cross Country 




 

Approval of Policy Updates – Resolution #2018-32 

 Mr. Riddle moved and Dr. Dinopoulos seconded with all members voting aye to approve 
the second and final reading of the Board of Education policy updates as submitted. The policy 
updates were completed using the services of NEOLA and will be available online. 

 Policy 2271 – College Credit Plus Program (Revised) 
 Policy 2464 – Gifted Education and Identification (Revised) 
 Policy 4120.05 – Employment of Substitute Educational Aides (New) 
 Policy 5136 – Personal Communication Devices (Revised) 
 Policy 5136.01 – Electronic Equipment (Revised) 
 Policy 5200 – Attendance (Revised) 
 Policy 5330 – Use of Medications (Revised) 
 Policy 5530 – Drug Prevention (Revised) 
 Policy 6233 – Amenities for Participants at Meetings and/or Other Occasions 
(Revised) 
 Policy 6680 – Recognition (Revised) 
 Policy 7300 – Disposition of Real Property/Personal Property (Revised) 
 Policy 7540.03 – Student Technology Acceptable Use and Safety (Revised) 
 Policy 7540.04 – Staff Network and Internet Acceptable Use and Safety 
(Revised) 
 Policy 7540.05 – District-Issued Staff E-Mail Account (Revised) 
 Policy 7540.06 – District Issued Student E-Mail Account (New) 
 Policy 8600.04 – Bus Driver Certification (Revised) 
 Policy 9141 – Business Advisory Council (Revised) 


 

Approval of Certified Personnel – Resolution #2018-33 

 Mr. Lavorini moved and Mr. Shovlin seconded with all members voting aye to approve 
Clyde Beaver to be placed on the approved certified substitute list for the 2017-18 school year, 
substitute basis only, according to wage rate for the assignment designated; all required reports 
are on file. 


 

Discussion 

 2018-2019 School Calendar 
 Mr. Purins – Boomerang Project Presentation 
 WEB “Where Everybody Belongs” 


 

At 7:52 p.m., Mr. Shovlin left the meeting. 

 

Informational Items 

 Poland Foundation – Funding for Mini-Grants 
 All County School Board Dinner on January 31, 2018 at MCCTC. The event begins at 
6:30 p.m. 


 

Adjournment – Resolution #2018-34 

 Mr. Riddle moved and Mr. Lavorini seconded with members present voting aye to 
adjourn the meeting. Absent: Mr. Shovlin. 

 

Meeting Adjourned. 

 

 

 

 

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Treasurer President 

 

 

 

1/8/2018