Regular Meeting Poland Board of Education held October 22, 2018 

 

The regular meeting of the Poland Board of Education was held on Monday, October 22, 2018 at 
6:00 p.m. at the Poland Seminary High School Auditorium. 

 

President, Mrs. Zedaker called the meeting to order at 6:00 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. 

 

Performance 

Poland Seminary High School A Cappella group – Shannon Nicholson, Director 

 

Approval of Minutes – Resolution #2018-236 

 Mr. Lavorini moved and Dr. Dinopoulos seconded with all members voting aye to approve 
the minutes of: 

Work Session Meeting of September 17, 2018 

 

Approval of Minutes – Resolution #2018-237 

 Mr. Shovlin moved and Mr. Riddle seconded with all members voting aye to approve the 
minutes of: 

Regular Meeting of September 14, 2018 

 

Approval of Minutes – Resolution #2018-238 

 Dr. Dinopoulos moved and Mr. Lavorini seconded with all members voting aye to approve 
the minutes of: 

Work Session Meeting of October 15, 2018 

 

Acceptance of Treasurer’s Report – Resolution #2018-239 

 Mr. Riddle moved and Dr. Dinopoulos seconded with all members voting aye to accept for 
audit the finance report for September 2018 as submitted by the Treasurer. 

 

 

Approval of FY19 Amended Appropriations – Resolution #2018-240 

 Mr. Lavorini moved and Mr. Shovlin seconded with all members voting aye to approve the 
FY19 amended appropriations and submit for certification to the Mahoning County Budget 
Commission for all funds totaling $22,575,272.82. 

 

Approval of FY19 - October Five Year Forecast – Resolution #2018-241 

 Dr. Dinopoulos moved and Mr. Shovlin seconded with all members voting aye to approve 
the district’s five (5) year forecast as presented by Treasurer, Janet Muntean. This resolution and 
the Board’s approval are required by the State of Ohio. 

 

Public Comments 


 

Approval to Commend Staff and Students – Resolution #2018-242 

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

 

 PSHS Art Students – Madison Crow, Lindsay DeLullo, and Chelsea Kilgore accepted into 
an honors program at The Butler Institute of American Art. 
 PSHS – Anna Spagnola, Hope Sines, and Nathaniel Kendall will represent PSHS in the 
OMEA District V Honors Choir Festival at Stambaugh Auditorium on October 27th at 1:30 
p.m. 
 PMS – Jenna Spagnola, Owen Rodgers, Felicita Quinones and Teresa Quinones will 
represent Poland Middle School in the OMEA District V Honors Choir Festival held at 
Stambaugh Auditorium on October 27th at 1:30 p.m. 


 

Acceptance of Donations – Resolution #2018-243 

 Mr. Riddle moved and Dr. Dinopoulos seconded with all members voting aye to accept the 
following donations: 

 Pipelines, Inc. – Donation of materials to Poland Middle School STEM class for 20 
student rockets. Donation amount - $85.00 
 Union Elementary PTO – Donation to Union Elementary Principal’s Account - 
$2000.00 
 RobotEvents – Grant to PSHS Robotic Team for Robot approximate cost of 
$960.00 and $200 voucher towards accessories for Robot. 


 

Acceptance of Supplemental Resignations – Resolution #2018-244 

 Mr. Lavorini moved and Dr. Dinopoulos seconded with all members voting aye to accept 
the following supplemental resignations for the 2018/2019 school year: 

 

 George Chammas – 9th Grade Head Boys Basketball 
 Daniel Black – 7th Grade Head Boys Basketball 
 William Hegarty – Assistant PMS Girls Track Coach 


 

Approval of Supplemental Non-Teaching Personnel – Resolution #2018-245 

 Dr. Dinopoulos moved and Mr. Shovlin seconded with all members voting aye to approve 
a supplemental pupil activity contract to the following non-teaching personnel for the 2018-2019 
school year as per salary schedule for the assignment designated pursuant to O.R.C. 3313.53; all 
required reports are on file: 

 

 Lindsay Watts - Speech & Debate Assistant 
 Jennifer Bracken - Speech & Debate Assistant 
 Nadine Jones - Speech & Debate Assistant 
 Madison Deily - Speech & Debate Assistant 
 Alexander Kluchar - Speech & Debate Assistant 
 Michael Masucci – Head 7th grade Boys Basketball 
 Daniel Black – 9th grade Boys Basketball 



 

Approval of Volunteer Coaches for 2018-2019 Athletic Seasons – Resolution #2018-246 

 Mr. Lavorini moved and Mr. Riddle seconded with all members voting aye to approve the 
following volunteer coaching positions for the 2018-2019 athletic seasons. 

 

 Wrestling Volunteer Coach 
- Jordan Beale – Head Middle School Coach 
 Swimming and Diving Volunteer Coaches 
- Ronald Navarra – Varsity Diving Coach 
- Kamiren Sieman – Varsity Swimming Coach 
- Michael Bleggi – Varsity Swimming Coach 
 Boys Basketball Volunteer Coaches 
- Chad Fender – Varsity Basketball Coach 
- Joshua Bader – JV Basketball Coach 
- Jared Burkert – JV Basketball Coach 
- George Chammas – 9th grade Basketball Coach 
- David Baker – 8th grade Basketball Coach 
- Kenneth Voitus – 7th grade Basketball Coach 
 Girls Basketball Volunteer Coaches 
- Brian Garcar – JV/V Varsity Basketball Coach 
- William Skinner – 8th grade Basketball Coach 


 

Acceptance of Retirement Resignation of Karen Kanotz – Resolution #2018-247 

 Dr. Dinopoulos moved and Mr. Lavorini seconded with all members voting aye to accept 
the resignation due to retirement of Karen Kanotz, Director of Instruction and Student Services 
effective June 1, 2019. 

 

Acceptance of Resignation of Marena Carmello – Resolution #2018-248 

 Mr. Shovlin moved and Mr. Lavorini seconded with all members voting aye to accept the 
resignation of Marena Carmello, part-time Guidance Counselor at Union Elementary effective 
October 17, 2018. 

 

Approval of FMLA - Resolution #2018-249 

 Dr. Dinopoulos moved and Mr. Lavorini seconded with all members voting aye to approve 
Holly Wilson, FMLA leave tentatively as of Monday, January 28, 2019 ending on Friday, March 
22, 2019 according to PEA Contract Article 4.91. 

 

Approval of Long-Term Substitute – Resolution #2018-250 

 Mr. Lavorini moved and Dr. Dinopoulos seconded with all members voting aye to approve 
the following as a Long-term substitute teacher for the 2018-2019 school year, according to the PEA 
agreement of $75.00 per day for the 1-60th day. On the 61st workday in same assignment BAO per day. 
All required reports are on file. Furthermore, approve Kimberly Creed for six (6) days shadowing the 
current teacher for a smooth transition at $75.00 per day. Effective October 19, 2018. See attached. (#2018–
250). 

Kimberly Creed - Poland Middle School Intervention Specialist 

 


 

Approval of Non-Teaching Personnel – Resolution #2018-251 

 Dr. Dinopoulos moved and Mr. Lavorini seconded with all members voting aye to approve 
the following non-teaching personnel be placed on the approved substitute list for the 2018-19 
school year, substitute basis only, according to wage rate for the assignment designated; all 
required reports are on file: 

 

 Mary Chaszeyka – Substitute Porter/Custodian 
 Eric Hess – Substitute Bus Driver/Bus Aide effective October 3, 2018 
 Lacey Kramer – Substitute Bus Driver 


 

Approve Amendment to Board Policy 6605 “Crowdfunding” – Resolution #2018-252 

 Mr. Shovlin moved and Dr. Dinopoulos seconded with all members voting aye to approve 
the amendment to Board Policy 6605, “Crowdfunding” as presented for the first reading. The 
second reading will take place during the next regular scheduled meeting of the Board of 
Education. 

 

Informational Items 

 

Reports/Presentations 

Foundation – Mrs. Zedaker explained the recently held Foundation Banquet was well 
attended. Also, Corey Jones held the winning ticket drawn in the Tickets for Tech Raffle 
for a 2-year lease on a Chevy Equinox. 

 

Legislation – Mr. Riddle explained there is little activity this month and reminded 
everyone to vote at the upcoming November 6th election. 

 

At 7:50 p.m., Mr. Lavorini moved and Mr. Shovlin seconded with all members voting aye 
to enter into Executive Session for preparing for, conducting, or reviewing negotiations or 
bargaining sessions with employees. 

 

Reconvene and Adjournment – Resolution #2018-253 

 At 9:02 p.m., Mr. Shovlin moved and Mr. Lavorini seconded with all members voting aye 
to reconvene and adjourn the meeting. 

 

Meeting Adjourned. 

 

 

 

 

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Treasurer President 

 

 

 

10/22/2018