MONROE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

231 Macready Avenue

Monroe, Ohio 45050

WORK SESSION

March 9, 2009

7:00 p.m.

Monroe Elementary School

I.                   CALL TO ORDER - Mr. Tom Leeds, President

A.     Roll Call

1.      Tom Birdwell               _____

2.      Mike Irwin                   _____

3.      Mike Lane                   _____

4.      Tom Leeds                   _____

5.      Chris Snyder                _____ 

B.     Pledge of Allegiance

II.                DISCUSSION

A.     Community Input Debriefing

III.             WORK SESSION

A.     Athletic Program – Mr. Bauer

B.     Inside Millage – Mrs. Thorpe

IV.              OTHER BUSINESS

A.        EXECUTIVE SESSION -  O.R.C. 121.22

For the following:

1. To consider the purchase of property or the sale of property, if premature disclosure of information would give an unfair competitive bargaining advantage to a person whose private interest is adverse to the general public interest.

MOTION: _____

SECOND: _____

Birdwell A/N    Irwin A/N      Lane A/N      Leeds A/N     Snyder  A/N

Approved _____       Not Approved   _____     Other Action   _____

V.                 ADJOURNMENT

MOTION: _____

SECOND: _____

Birdwell A/N    Irwin A/N      Lane A/N      Leeds A/N     Snyder  A/N

Approved _____       Not Approved   _____     Other Action   _____

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION – CITIZEN PARTICIPATION

Meetings of the Board of Education shall be open to the public.  All citizen communications to the Board shall be addressed to the Board of Education.  Citizens who wish to present any matter of concern to the schools shall make written request to the Board of Education prior to the meeting.  This shall come under Public Participation on Agenda Items.  The Board may, in case of emergency, by majority vote, give visitors who have not presented a written request, an opportunity to present problems to the Board.  They may table action on unexpected business until proper study can be made.  Visitors who wish to speak must be recognized by the President of the Board or the presiding officer.  Recognized citizen should rise and give his/her name before addressing the Board.  Per Policy 0169.1, any visitor wishing to speak must be a resident of the district. The president shall allot a visitor, at the appropriate time, not more than three minutes unless the time is increased or decreased by a majority vote of the Board.

·         Executive Sessions may be proposed at any time during the meeting by any Board Member for any purpose authorized by law.

·         Per Policy 0166, public complaints about district personnel may be heard in Executive Session.