The regular meeting for the Continental School Board was held at 6:00 pm on March 15, 2023 in the administrative
office. The meeting was called to order by Board President Dean Bidlack, who opened the meeting with the Pledge of
Allegiance.
Hearing of the Public:
The following Students of the Month were in attendance with their families and recognized:
Jay Shaffer, Grade 2; Wesley Huff, Grade 6; and Aleya Lacock (not in attendance), Grade 12.
Mrs. Tracy Potts, Elementary Principal, reported:
•Wellness Week: The Putnam County Task Force for Youth has put together a Wellness Week Campaign to
promote positive mental health messages, as well as introduce coping skills to students. The committee has
planned a theme for each day of the week and there is an optional activity that goes with each day that has
students practicing different coping skills. Continental Elementary students are participating in Wellness
activities next week.
•Book Fair: Our annual Book Fair is this week. We are hoping to get $2,000 worth of free books.
•Parents of Pirates: The POP group is hosting a family fun night at the YMCA on March 31, 2023.
•Upcoming events:
March 17 – End of Nine Weeks
April 6-10 – Easter Break
April 11-14 – 2nd grade swim
Mr. Tim Eding, JH/HS Principal, reported:
•Congratulations to the many talented artists and musicians who participated in the Putnam County Arts
Festival a few weeks ago. Specifically, congratulations to Alyssa Burgei for earning a 4-year award for
county band and to Kadence Nolen for earning a Best of Show ribbon for her artwork!
•The Continental Drama Department will be presenting Tarzan this weekend. Good luck to our students
and staff that are involved in the production. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 7:00 pm and Sunday at
2:30 pm. All tickets can be purchased at the door ($10 for adults, $8 for students).
•The staff had a very good PD day last Friday. The staff heard a presentation on how we can better use the
STAR reading and math tests, our “specials” teachers spent time working with the curriculum coordinators
from the ESC about teaching standards and depth of knowledge in their subject areas, Amy Sealts from the
Putnam County CIC presented information about Educator Bootcamp and other career/workforce
development opportunities for our students, the Math teachers continued some work on curriculum and
alignment, and the entire JH/HS Staff spent time breaking down the graduation requirements and seals.
•Friday is the end of the 3rd quarter. Report cards will be published to ParentAccess accounts in
ProgressBook next week.
•The JH/HS Staff has planned a “Continental Career Day” for our students on the afternoon of Friday,
March 24th. The idea behind the program is to bring in CHS Alumni working in different career fields and
to allow our current students to hear presentations and ask questions about what they do and how they got
to where they are. The staff has worked hard to find individuals across the 16 different career pathways to
allow students a wide variety of opportunities.
•Rhodes State University will be bringing their mobile lab to CHS on March 29th. The lab carries a number of
different hands-on experiences for our students in a wide range of topics from anatomy/physiology to
electronics and circuitry.
•The 3rd Quarter reward outing for students meeting the attendance, discipline, and grade requirements will
be on March 30th.
•The NHS is sponsoring a Blood Drive with the American Red Cross on Friday, March 31st from 10:00-4:00.
•No School April 6th-10th for the Easter break.
•Mrs. McIntyre has scheduled the Junior Job Shadow Day for April 12th.
•State testing for this spring is scheduled to begin April 12th.
•Mr. Nathan Schmidt is taking our robotics team to the National Robotics Challenge in Marion from
April 13-15. The robotics team is entering 4 robots this year: 1 sumo robot, 1 urban search & rescue
robot, and 2 combat robots.
•The month of March is Youth Art Month: Art shows, special exhibits, fundraisers, and school
and community activities take place annually, traditionally during March, to celebrate visual art education for
grades K–12.
-Treasurer Larry Kaiser had the idea of highlighting 2 students each month to have artwork
displayed for the monthly board meeting. This month’s featured artists were 5th grader, Emma
Sterling for her Neurographic drawing and Senior, Reese Knowles for Dear Prudence painting.
-Twenty elementary artists have work on display in Napoleon at the Armory for the NWO Youth Art
Month Show.
-Gentry Moreo, Kindergarten and Emma Dudek, 6th Grade had Artwork on display at the State
Youth Art Show at the King Center, in Columbus. Also at the King Center, Mackenzie Barnhart,
Senior and Gracie Fuller’s, Sophomore winning YAM flag designs were also on display.
-The Putnam County Art Festival was also this month. Continental students received:
1 Best of Show (Kadence Nolen, Grade 10)
17 Blue High School Ribbons
5 Red Middle School Ribbons
10 Elementary Green Ribbons
-The Lima Art Space also hosted the Kewpee High School Invitational. 17 artworks were accepted
and there were four award winners.
-High School Artwork is now getting ready to make its way to Van Wert for the Wassenberg Art
Center, High School Invitational. The exhibit opens March 30th.
Treasurer’s Report:
The Board:
•Approved the following donations:
$1,000.00 from the Continental Baseball & Softball Club for summer field usage;
$320.00 from the Class of 1952 in memory of each deceased classmate to the Continental
Community Scholarship Fund: Nona Rae (Grant) Simon; Wilma J (Hunt) Lehman; Floyd H. Worline;
Nelson E (Sunshine) Carder; Richard Lee Kahle; Earl Williams Myers; Ruth Anne (Warner) Sigler; and
Randal R. Skiver; and
$100.00 from Pam and Mike Jones to the Music and Stage Fund.
Superintendent’s Report:
•Robin Etter gave the Vantage Career Center report.
•The transportation report was shared with the Board.
The Board:
•Approved first reading on the following NEOLA policies:
0131.1 Technical Corrections – Revised
1615 Use of Tobacco by Administrators
2114 Meeting State Performance Indicators
2271 College Credit Plus Program
2412 Homebound Instruction Program
3120.09 Volunteers – Rescind
3215 Use of Tobacco by Professional Staff
4120.09 Volunteers – Rescind
4215 Use of Tobacco by Classified Staff
5310 Health Services
5460 Graduation Requirements
5512 Use of Tobacco
5610 Removal, Suspension, Expulsion, and Permanent Exclusion of Students
6325 Procurement – Federal Grants/Funds
7434 Use of Tobacco on School Premises
7540 Technology
7540.01 Technology Privacy
7540.02 Web Accessibility, Content, Apps, and Services
7540.03 Student Network and Internet Acceptable Use and Safety
7540.04 Staff Network and Internet Acceptable Use and Safety
8300 Continuity of Organizational Operations Plan
8305 Information Security
8315 Information Management
8120 Volunteers – Revised/Replacement
8390 Animals on District Property
8400 School Safety
8420 Emergency Situations at Schools
8462 Student Abuse and Neglect
9160 Public Attendance at School Events
9700.01 Advertising and Commercial Activities
•Approved the first and final reading on the following special update NEOLA policies:
1432 Sick Leave
3432 Sick Leave
4432 Sick Leave
3415 Severance Pay
4415 Severance Pay
6423 Use of Credit Cards
•Approved selling spare bus #10 to Cardinal Bus Sales at a price of $1500.
•Entered into a partnership agreement with Owens State Community College for College Credit Plus Classes for the
2023-2024 school year.
•Approved a Memorandum of Understanding with Rhodes State College for College Credit Plus Classes for the
2023-2024 school year.
•Approved Quit Claim Deeds with Durant Development, LLC and Myers-Prowant, LLC for Inlots 291 and 292 located in Dupont, Ohio.
•Approved a pupil activity contract to Shelby Collier for Junior High Track, pending proper certification and satisfactory background checks.
•Approved a supplemental contract to Emily Fuller for Assistant Track, pending proper certification and satisfactory
background checks.
•Non-renewed the following 2022-2023 supplemental and pupil activity contracts:
Justin Etter, School Play Director
Gage Hoehne, School Play Asst Director
Brian Badenhop, Fall Concessions
Gage Hoehne, Competition Summer Band
Kelly Tegenkamp, Competition Color Guard
Allison Schmidt, Varsity Volleyball
Tia Vogt, Reserve Volleyball
Sydney Eickholt, 8th Grade Volleyball
Jessica Stauffer, 7th Grade Volleyball
Leva Aguirre, Asst Girls Soccer
Brian Stegbauer, Varsity Boys Soccer
Dalton Bradford, JV Boys Soccer
Kelly Tegenkamp, Co-HS Cheerleader Adv
Jami Sullivan, Co-HS Cheerleader Adv
Tiffany Dawson, JH Cheerleader Adv
Scott Keck, Varsity Boys Basketball
Nathan Schmidt, Var Asst Boys Basketball
Damon Schmidt, Reserve Boys Basketball
K.C. Knowles, Varsity Girls Basketball
Josh Crossgrove, Reserve Girls Basketball
Todd Tegenkamp, Varsity Asst Girls Basketball
Chase Ordway, 7th Grade Boys Basketball
Denny Ordway, 8th Grade Boys Basketball
Catelyn Etter 8th Grade Girls Basketball
Gage Hoehne, Pep Band
Brian Badenhop, Winter Concessions (Scheduling)
•Accepted the retirement resignation of JH/HS Secretary Carol Sullivan, effective November 25, 2023. Mrs. Sullivan
will be leaving the district with 24 years of service. We thank her for her years of service to the students, parents, and
employees at Continental School and wish her the best in her retirement.
•Accepted the resignation of Cashier Pam Relue, effective May 12, 2023. We thank Pam for the 13 years of service
that she provided to the district and wish her well in her future endeavors.
•Increased the days of Assistant Treasurer Krista Crossgrove from three to fours days per week, 208 days per year,
effective April 1, 2023.
•Approved the March 2023 Putnam County ESC substitute teacher list.
The next regular Board meeting will be April 19th at 6:00 pm. The meeting adjourned at 6:58 pm.
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