ROSSFORD – Members of the Rossford Board of Education unanimously approved a new three-year contract with
the Ohio Association of Public School Employees Local 384 on Monday night following an executive session
to discuss the agreement. The board also held a very brief special meeting on Wednesday evening, where
four teaching positions were abolished.
The OAPSE contract covers the school years beginning this fall through the 2016-17 school year.
Superintendent Dan Creps declined to release information on Monday and instead issued a joint statement
on Wednesday from the board and OAPSE.
"I am thankful we came to the table and came to a fair and equitable contract," Creps said
Monday.
According to the follow-up release, the two sides used the Interest Based Bargaining process in reaching
the agreement.
The agreement stipulates no salary increases in the first year with a 1-percent increase in each of the
final two years.
Employee insurance premiums will increase to 13 percent in the first year, 14 percent in the second year,
and 15 percent in the third year. Increases to co-pays and prescription costs are also included in the
new agreement.
The estimated total cost to the district for salaries over the three years is $47,787. The district will
also see a projected savings of $19,500 in insurance costs over the life of the contract.
On Wednesday, during a four-minute meeting, the board voted to approve a contract for a principal and to
abolish four teaching positions and suspend the contracts. The contracts were for two teachers in K-3
grades; and one each in 4-9 grades and the high school. Officials could not list specific teachers who
would lose their jobs as details of staffing positions are still being addressed.
Following the meeting Creps tied the cuts with the closing of the Indian Hills School at the end of this
school year as well as "financial uncertainties."
The superintendent noted a loss to the district of $1 million in valuation as well as another $400,000
loss in tangible property tax revenue.
He said the cuts were one of the things which they had to examine saying, "we felt there was no
other option."
In the only other action on Wednesday the board approved an Enterprise Zone Resolution in regard to the
existing Fed Ex facility and its possible expansion.
In the open discussion portion of Monday’s meeting Ken Boggs of Rossford questioned health and safety
issues and the proposed closing of Indian Hills Elementary.
Boggs said one of his children will be having classes in modular units which do not have restroom
facilities.
"If she has to go to the bathroom, will there be someone to go with her or to monitor her? It’s a
safety issue," Boggs said.
He also pointed out missing tiles, mold on ceiling tiles and rust on other fixtures at Eagle Point
Elementary as well as the Junior High building.
"These are not things that just happened, these things have developed over time," Boggs noted.

He also questioned why the Indian Hills site is not being used, noting it is the "newest" and
"in the best shape." He asked, "Why is it being shut down?"
Board member Bev Koch addressed his comments briefly, stating, "I have a student there (Eagle Point)
and I have shared some of the same concerns."
She said they are investigating solutions for those problems.
The next meeting is slated for 6 p.m. June 16 at Bulldog Center, 719 Dixie Highway.