There were no public comments.

Sponsor representative Dr. Jeffrey Jaroscak presented the following report to the board. Please note that due to the coronavirus school closure and the board’s desire to conduct its meetings as expeditiously as possible, Dr. Jaroscak’s report was delivered via email ahead of the meeting:
As of today we have seen a slight increase in communications from ODE, but still not a great deal of guidance in terms of reopening. Schools boards are really left to make the decision about reopening. There has been more guidance in terms of special education. At this point we are focused on the August 21 Remote Learning Plan deadline and making sure that our school submit the proper forms.
You should have received the August Governing Authority Update. It contains information regarding site visits going forward. We will conduct site visit remotely for the near future. I am in the midst of sending meeting invitations to directors at this time. The “site visits” will begin on August 17.
We conducted the annual statewide meeting last week. We had over 300 participants. Although we are just going through session evaluations, the response seems to be positive.

The July financials were discussed.

Seamus O'Hara reported on staff in-service training.

Barbee Thomas spoke on basement water issue improvement, the repair of the bricks and a window repair.  Technology is being distributed, we are still waiting for a delivery of the 2 in 1 devices for K-1.
 

Anthony Moujaes spoke on his first 2 weeks at Menlo.  Fall enrollment activities are going on as planned.  The Information meetings were well attended, recorded and uploaded for parents to watch.
 

Susan Dornan spoke on the return to school plan and the readiness of the building for in-building learning. The Menlo Learning Lab was discussed. 

Executive Session ended at 7:32

The following letter to be sent to Christine Werling notifying them of the complaint:

Dear <Employee Name>:

Please be advised that your resignation from your current position at <School Name>, dated <Date>, has been received. However, this date falls after the July 10th deadline for termination of your contract, per Ohio Revised Code 3314.103.· 3314.103 Termination of contract prior to termination of annual session.

No community school teacher shall terminate the teacher's contract after the tenth day of July of any school year or during the school year, prior to the termination of the annual session, without the consent of the community school's governing authority or operator, and such teacher may terminate the teacher's contract at any other time by giving five days' written notice to the employing governing authority or operator. Upon complaint by the employing governing authority or operator to the state board of education and after investigation by it,  the license of a teacher terminating the teacher's contract in any other manner than provided in this section may be suspended for not more than one year.

As used in this section, "teacher" has the same meaning as in section 3319.09 of the Revised Code.

Added by 131st General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 113, §1, eff. 9/14/2016.

Please note that your intent to resign was submitted by you without the consent of the school’s governing authority or operator. Therefore a complaint is being filed with the Ohio Department of Education’s Office of Professional Conduct in accordance with the ORC referenced above.

Yours in Education,