RACINE — The most recent meeting of the Southern Local Board of Education resulted in hiring of personnel and approval of other administrative matters.

Ryan Lemley was hired as head baseball coach for the 2009-10 season with Board member Peggy Gibbs voting no. Kelly Pape was hired as head softball coach for the 2009-10 season. Beth Bay was approved on a supplemental contract as fitness center supervisor for the fall and winter quarter, the contract is for $500 per quarter.

Jeff Beaver was approved on a pupil activity contract as fitness center supervisor for fall and winter quarter for a contract of $500. The Board accepted the resignation of Nicole Brafford for the ASK program while Mindy Patterson was approved to work the ASK program four days a week for the 2009-10 school year at an hourly rate of $10 for 2.5 hours per day.

The LPDC committee for the 2009-10 school year was approved with members Tony Deem, Bill Beegle, Don Dudding, Donna Sayre, Barbara Lawrence. Dan Dezordo was hired as eighth grade boy’s basketball coach for the 2009-10 with Gibbs voting no.

Principal Scott Wolfe addressed the issue of parental confusion of the current kindergarten report card and presented a revised trimester report card for use on a trial basis, which the Board approved.

Treasurer Roy Johnson reported for the elementary, it would be cost prohibitive, due to labor costs, and for the high school it would be a break-even scenario if the district went with paper vs. plastic lunch trays.

The Board approved the excess contract with the Athens-Meigs ESC to provide services related to special and gifted education for the 2009-10 school year in the estimated amount of $300,973.87 which replaces the previously approved contract for monthly installments. The Board approved revised permanent appropriations for fiscal year 2009-10 in the amount of $9.7 million.

The Board accepted the transfer of a preschool bus from the Athens-Meigs ESC to Southern Local. The Board approved membership to eTSEO for the 2009-10 school year at a cost of $383.90, which is 55 cents per student.

The Board entered into executive session to discuss the purchase of property for public use and employment of personnel. No action was taken after the meeting adjourned back into regular session. The next Board meeting is at 8 p.m., Monday, Nov. 23 at the high school. Members Gibbs, Denny Evans, Dennie Hill, Don Smith were present for the meeting.