Garaway Board of Education discusses coaches pay
Mitchell Tetreault, left, Bob Hannon, John Shrock, Addison McCaslin, James Miller, Kaitlyn Speed, Mike Warkall and April Beachy
Garaway Athletic Director Chip Amicone gave an athletic presentation concerning hiring of coaches and stipends they receive during the Monday, March 18 board meeting. Amicone said over the past years several coaches have approached him to look at adding an additional coach to their program or to ask for a way to add a little more money to the stipends to allow a proper number of coaches for their sport.
“We hire a varsity coach and assistant for each sport. The sports impacted by the proposal is boys and girls track, baseball, volleyball, and boys basketball. Sports that are included but not affected at this time are girls basketball and softball,” he said. “Properly staffed athletic programs with consistent coaches is key to success.”
The proposal includes adding a varsity assistant stipend to track and changing pay structure for boys basketball, softball, volleyball and track. Currently, there is a head coach, junior varsity and freshman if a team exists. Amicone is proposing a head coach, varsity assistant, junior varsity and freshman if a team exists, in that sport.
Amicone provided coaching stipend proposals and school comparisons for stipends from eight school district. He also provided the board with other statistics about sports in the district. The board took the proposal under advisement.
The board also did the following:
—Accepted the retirement/resignations of Teresa Raber, Miller Avenue Elementary cook, effective Feb. 29, and Leslie Seats, high school social studies teacher, effective July 31.
—Granted a one-year certified contract to Valerie Hershberger, full-time TESOL, English language as a second language, and Grace Smith, high school math teacher.
—Issued one-year athletic stipends to Derrick Regula and Scott Sauerheimer, junior varsity softball coaches, and Thomas Gerber, middle school golf.
—Agreed to dispose of an unused piano at Dundee Elementary.
—Agreed to waiver FBI and BCI background checks for summer workers who are currently Garaway students or have graduated this school year.
—Approved Burning River Lifts and Elevator LLC to replace the high school incline wheelchair at a cost of $36,500.
—Approved the rental agreement for the baseball field with Kids America at $500 per for June 7-9.
—Entered a contract with Ohio Flooring Company for floor maintenance of the high school gym at a cost of $4,940.
—Approved sixth-grade camp at Camp Piedmont Sept. 23-25.
—Entered a contract with Triad Roofing to repair the roof at Ragersville Elementary at a cost of $6,452.
—Gave approval to the Garaway Alternative Learning Brick and Mortar Online handbook for seventh grade through 12th grade and Garaway Alternative Learning handbook for seventh grade through 12th grade for the 2024-25 school year.
Other information
The board recognized February Student of the Month recipients Kaitlyn Speed, high school; Addison McCaslin, middle school; Mikayla Weaver, fire arts; and Mitchell Tetreault, athlete.
The public is asked to view the federal grant programs of IDEA-B Special Education Services and other federal grants. Any questions can be directed to Mollie Parisi, federal funds coordinator, at 330-852-2421.
The next board meeting will be held April 15 at 6 p.m. in the high school library at 146 Dover Road NW in Sugarcreek.