The Coshocton County Beacon December 24, 2020 | Page 14

14 • The Beacon December 24 , 2020

Coshocton County Career Center juniors honored

On Dec . 10 Coshocton County Career Center Junior Student of the Quarter awards for the first nine weeks were distributed to the students that received this recognition . Along with their certificate , students also were presented with a
Domino ’ s Pizza gift card . The following students were recognized for their hard work and dedication : Maverick Anderson , Automotive Technology I ; Cole Snyder , Cosmetology I ; Alyssa Johnson , Criminal Justice I ; Alivia Cramblett , Early Childhood
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Education I ; Roger Art , Metal Fabrication I ; and Benjamin Hall , Networking Information Computer Systems I .

Ridgewood board reports on COVID Relief Funds

The Ridgewood Local Board of Education met in regular session with all members present on Dec . 14 . A moment of silence was observed in memory of Kate Shivers , a loyal and loved member of the Ridgewood School District family who recently passed away .
Congratulations were given to the Ridgewood
Elementary School for being recognized by the State of Ohio as a School of Honor with High Progress . A plaque will be displayed at the school ’ s wall of honor .
Jay Tingle , district treasurer , gave a report on the COVID Relief Funds . The Ridgewood Local School District received $ 20,000
as part of the broadband connectivity program . It has been used to upgrade the district internet services and provide hot spots for students to take home in areas where internet is not easily accessible .
The treasurer ’ s report was given and approved . ACA rates were established at 9.83 % of the
Mainland Federal Poverty Line , beginning January 2021 . Donations were accepted from Wiley ’ s Finest for $ 500 and Jason Bradford for $ 50 to the athletic department . A resolution was passed accepting the amounts and rates determined by the budget commission authorizing the necessary tax levies
and certifying them to the county auditor totaling 33.4 mills for $ 3,990,269 .
Superintendent Mike Masloski recommended the following personnel actions that were approved by the board :
— Classified subs : Tyler Bardall , Kyle Bethel and Zackary Cantrell , effective Dec . 1 .
— Student teachers : Tyler Bardall with Jamie McCrea at RHS , Macy McAdams k-12 with Robin Hire , and Kyle Bethel at RMS with Chris McVay and Alex Mullen .
— Kyle Bethel resigned
as RMS co-head wrestling coach and was hired as the RMS wrestling coach .
The board approved the recommendations of the records committee as presented .
The next board meeting will be held Thursday , Jan . 7 at Ridgewood Elementary School with the following schedule : fiscal year 2022 budget meeting at 6 p . m ., organizational meeting at 6:10 p . m ., finance meeting at 6:35 p . m . and regular board meeting at 6:45 p . m . Frank Mathews , president pro tempore , will preside .