CENTENARY — The Gallipolis City School District Board of Education made two decisions during its Wednesday meeting concerning the Eastman Athletic Complex at the new Gallia Academy High School.

School board members voted to accept a $74,000 donation from the Eastman family that will be used for improvements to the baseball field at GAHS. The donation also guarantees that the field will be named in honor of the late Robert H. Eastman, the founder of the Eastman’s supermarket chain who passed away earlier this year.

According to the resolution adopted Wednesday, the field will be named the Robert H. “Bob” Eastman Ballfield and a sign will be installed at the complex to reflect that.

The board of education also approved a resolution awarding a construction contract to Hickory Valley Sod Farm for installation of the new baseball field and any improvements related to it. The amount of the contract is $68,281.39.

The board approved a resolution granting an easement to Columbia Gas of Ohio, which is providing gas service to Rio Grande Elementary School. The easement was necessary so Columbia Gas could install equipment needed to supply gas to the school building.

Additionally, the board authorized eight change orders related to construction projects at Green and Rio Grande elementary schools and GAHS.

The board also addressed several personnel matters and other issues during its meeting Wednesday evening.

The following resignations were approved:

• Chris Meek, effective Nov. 20, 2009

• Donna Jean Wells, retirement, effective Dec. 31, 2009

The following supplemental contracts were approved for the 2009-2010 academic year:

• Rick Howell — varsity track coach (girls)

• Todd May — assistant varsity track coach (girls)

• Courtney Cummons — 7th-8th grade head track coach (coed)

• Rich Corvin — head varsity baseball coach

• Corey Luce — assistant varsity baseball coach

• Alex Penrod — junior varsity baseball coach

• Jim Niday — head varsity softball coach

• Gary Lane — assistant varsity softball coach

• Jerry Frazier — junior varsity softball coach

• Jim Osborne — head varsity tennis coach (coed)

The following substitute personnel were approved for the 2009-2010 academic year:

• Anna Ferguson — cook

• Ellen Freeman — teacher

• Ronald McCarty — courier, custodian

• Anna Pyles — aide

• Scott Saunders — teacher

• Nicholas Stapleton — cook, custodian

The board approved a leave without pay request for medical reasons made by Dixie Golden. The leave covers the period of Jan. 4, 2010, through the end of the 2009-2010 academic year.

In other matters the board took the following action:

• Accepted a donation in the amount of $6,132 from the GAHS Athletic Boosters.

• Accepted a donation in the amount of $1,000 from Kyger Dental Associates. That donation will be used to purchase equipment for the science lab, according to Dr. Timothy Kyger.

• Approved initiation and implementation of a Transportation/Pedestrian Safety Management Program at Washington Elementary School.

• Approved transportation reimbursement at a rate of 40 cents per mile for Angie Caldwell to transport Ondre Newcomb to Guiding Hand Preschool for the 2009-2010 academic year.

• Approved a memoranda of understanding with Heart of the Valley Head Start for preschool services.

• Approved authorization and release documents for Reddy Electrics and Exxon Mobil and Trimat Construction to do work in the alley between Washington Elementary and Memorial Field. The effective date for each document was Nov. 5, 2009.

• Approved extending the 60-day time period to award and execute contracts for loose furnishings with Tom Sexton and Associates of Walton, Ky., and Continental Office Environments of Columbus, Ohio. Each company is supplying loose furnishings for Green, Rio Grande and Washington elementary schools.

The contract with Tom Sexton and Associates is in the amount of $154,772.03. The contract with Continential is in the amount of $59,073.91.