DELAWARE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
6:30 P.M.
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
MINUTES
Present: Tyce Stebbins, President; Norb Heban,
Vice-President; Trent Fox, Secretary; John Adams, Member; Lorraine Tomlin, Member;
Darin Gullion, Assistant Superintendent; and Steven R. Hall, Superintendent.
I.
CALL
TO ORDER
At
6:30 p.m. Board President, Tyce Stebbins, called the meeting to order.
II.
PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE
III.
ORGANIZATION
OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
A.
Superintendent
Hall presided over the meeting for the organization of the Board of
Education. He asked for nominations for
Board President.
A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Trent Fox to
nominate Norb Heban as
President of the Board of Education for 2012.
A motion was made by Tyce Stebbins
and seconded by Lorraine Tomlin to close the nominations for President of the
Board of Education for 2012. The motions
were approved four in favor with Norb Heban abstaining.
Board of Education President, Norb Heban, asked for
nominations for Vice-President of the Board of Education for 2012. A motion was made by John Adams and seconded
by Lorraine Tomlin to nominate Trent Fox as Vice President of the Board of
Education for 2012.
A motion was made by Tyce Stebbins
and seconded by John Adams to close the nominations for Vice President of the
Board of Education for 2012. The motions
were approved four in favor with Trent Fox abstaining.
Board of Education President, Norb Heban, asked for
nominations for the Secretary of the Board of Education for 2012.
A motion was made by Tyce Stebbins
and seconded by Trent Fox to nominate John Adams as Secretary of the Board of
Education for 2012.
A motion was made by Lorraine Tomlin and seconded by Tyce Stebbins to close nominations for Secretary of the
Board of Education for 2012. The motions
were approved four in favor with John Adams abstaining.
B.
A
motion was made by Tyce Stebbins and seconded by Lorraine
Tomlin to appoint Tarinna Morris as Corporation Treasurer and Lois Cole as
Deputy Treasurer for 2012. The motion
was approved unanimously.
C.
A
motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Lorraine Tomlin to retain Steve
Murphy of DeFur, Voran, LLP Law Firm as the school attorney for 2012 on an as needed
basis. The motion was approved
unanimously.
D.
By
Board consensus, it is agreed to hold regular school board meetings on the
first and third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. The Board of Education will meet at the
Administration Office unless otherwise designated.
E.
A
motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Tyce
Stebbins to continue the Board of Education compensation at the rates of $83
per regular meeting and $62 per special session, as per current Board policy. The motion was approved unanimously.
F.
A
motion was made by Tyce Stebbins and seconded by Lorraine
Tomlin to appoint Board President Norb Heban as the ISBA Delegate and Board
Vice-President Trent Fox as the ISBA Legislative Representative. They will serve in these positions for
2012. The motion was approved unanimously.
G.
A
motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Lorraine Tomlin to appoint Kim
Kemper as the Board recording secretary and Tarinna Morris as the alternate at
a continued rate of $40 per meeting for 2012.
The motion was approved unanimously.
H.
A
motion was made by Tyce Stebbins and seconded by Trent
Fox to appoint Lorraine Tomlin and John Adams to serve on the bid opening
committee for 2012. The motion was
approved unanimously.
I.
A
motion was made by Tyce Stebbins and seconded by Lorraine
Tomlin to appoint all Board members as well as the Assistant Superintendent and
the Superintendent to serve on the Board of Finance Committee for 2012. The motion was approved unanimously.
J.
The
Conflict of Interest Disclosures were presented for John Adams, Trent Fox, Norb
Heban, Tyce Stebbins, Lorraine Tomlin, Assistant Superintendent Gullion, and
Superintendent Hall. The disclosures
were accepted by consensus of the Board.
A motion was made by John Adams and
seconded by Tyce Stebbins to approve amending the
agenda. The motion was approved
unanimously.
V.
MINUTES
A. A motion was made by Trent Fox and
seconded by Lorraine Tomlin to approve the minutes of the business meeting and
executive sessions held on December 20, 2011.
The motion was approved unanimously.
VI.
FINANCE
A. A motion was made by Tyce Stebbins and seconded by Trent Fox to approve the list
of vouchers as presented. The motion was
approved unanimously.
B. A motion was made by Tyce Stebbins and seconded by Trent Fox to approve First
Merchants Bank and Mutual Bank as Delaware Community School Corporation’s
depositories. The motion was approved
unanimously.
At this time Board
President Norb Heban
recessed the regular meeting to begin the Board of Finance meeting.
C. Board of Finance Meeting
1. A motion was made by Tyce
Stebbins and seconded by John Adams to approve the appointment of the Board of
Trustee officers to the same positions on the Finance Committee. The motion was approved unanimously.
2. Assistant Superintendent Gullion reviewed
the Summary of
Investments for 2011.
3. Assistant Superintendent Gullion reviewed
the Investment Policy for 2012.
At this time Board President Norb Heban closed the Board of
Finance meeting to resume the regular Board meeting.
VII.
OLD
BUSINESS
A.
A motion was made by Tyce
Stebbins and seconded by Trent Fox to approve the new Capstone course for Project
Lead the Way. The motion was approved
unanimously.
VIII.
COMMUNICATIONS
FROM THE FLOOR
Debbie
Huston explained we have a new foreign exchange student from Germany. She also expressed interest in allowing the
foreign exchange students to visit the elementary schools. Mr. Hall said he would follow up with the
elementary schools’ principals to help make this happen.
IX.
NEW
BUSINESS
A. Certified Staff
1. A recommendation was made by Lorraine
Tomlin and seconded by Tyce Stebbins to approve the
employment of Robert Summer as a math teacher at Delta High School effective
January 3, 2012, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing. The motion was approved unanimously.
2. A motion was made by John Adams and
seconded by Trent Fox to approve the temporary contract of Joan Pattison as a
half time speech teacher at Delta High School effective January 3, 2012. The motion was approved unanimously.
B. Classified Staff
A motion was made by Trent Fox and
seconded by Lorraine Tomlin to approve the following (items 1 – 2):
1. Transfer of Natasha Rhodus
as a latchkey assistant to the position of interim supervisor at Royerton Elementary School effective January 3, 2012 with
an hourly rate of $9.50.
2. Employment of Andrew Black as an
instructional assistant at Albany Elementary School effective January 4, 2012,
pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.
The motion was approved unanimously.
C. Extra-Curricular
A motion was made by Tyce
Stebbins and seconded by Trent Fox to approve the following (items 1 – 5):
1. Recommendation to appoint Cayla Clark as a volunteer Head Coach for the Delta Energy
Dance Team at Delta High School effective the remainder of the 2011-2012 school
year, pending successful completion of all
pre-employment testing.
2. Recommendation to appoint Kayla Wilson as
a volunteer Assistant Head Coach for the Delta Energy Dance Team at Delta High
School effective the remainder of the 2011-2012 school year,
pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.
3. Recommendation to appoint Shannon Craig
as a volunteer Assistant Softball Coach at Delta High School effective the
2011-2012 school year, pending successful completion
of all pre-employment testing.
4. Recommendation to appoint Rusty Dreher as a volunteer Assistant Softball Coach at Delta
High School effective the 2011-2012 school year,
pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.
5. Recommendation to appoint Steve Conway as
a volunteer Assistant Baseball Coach at Delta High School effective the
2011-2012 school year, pending successful completion
of all pre-employment testing.
The motion was approved unanimously.
D. Conference Requests/Field Trips
A motion was made by Lorraine Tomlin and
seconded by Tyce Stebbins to approve the following
(items 1 – 3):
1. Dee Orick requests permission to attend
the ISNA Equipment Seminar to be held on February 16, 2012 at the Primo
Conference Center in Plainfield, IN.
2. Michelle Fowler requests permission to
attend the Safe Food Handlers Certification Conference to be held on March 7,
2012 at the Signature Inn in Muncie, IN.
3. Jennifer Olfier
requests permission to attend the IMEA Professional Development Conference to
be held on January 19, 2012 through January 21, 2012 at the Grand Wayne
Convention Center in Ft. Wayne, IN.
The motion was approved
unanimously.
E. Information and Proposals
1.
Superintendent
a.
A
motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Tyce
Stebbins to approve the Delta Tennis Program grant, as presented. The motion was approved unanimously.
b.
Superintendent
Hall discussed dates for a Board work session.
He will email the Board members with some tentative dates.
2.
Assistant
Superintendent
A
motion was made by Lorraine Tomlin and seconded by Trent Fox to approve the
following (items a – b):
a. Adam Ramsey, Delta Girls’ Softball
Association, requests permission to use the Royerton
Elementary teachers’ lounge on January 4, 2012 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. for a
meeting.
b. Terry Summers, Delta High School
Baseball, requests permission to use the Delta High School auxiliary gymnasium
on February 25, 2012 and March 3, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for a youth
baseball clinic.
The
motion was approved unanimously.
c. A motion was made by Lorraine Tomlin and
seconded by John Adams to approve Michelle Buckmaster-Zvokel,
Delta Class of 2012, request to sell Sr. Ball bids
from January 9, 2012 through January 20, 2012 during the lunch periods at Delta
High School. The proceeds will be used
to pay for expenses of the dance and senior graduation expenses. The motion was approved unanimously.
d. A motion was made by Trent Fox and
seconded by Tyce Stebbins to grant permission to
surplus items from Food Service, as presented.
The motion was approved unanimously.
e. A motion was made by Trent Fox and
seconded by Lorraine Tomlin to approve the Komputrol
Software Contract, as presented. The
motion was approved unanimously.
X.
LETTERS/NOTES
A.
At
this time Superintendent Hall commended the custodians for their hard work over
Christmas break. He also mentioned the
Board may want to stop at Royerton Elementary School
sometime to see the new computer lab.
Superintendent Hall thanked the Technology Department.
XI.
BOARD
MEMBER COMMENTS
John
Adams - Mr.
Adams thanked everyone for attending the meeting. He hoped everyone had a wonderful holiday
season. He also thanked everyone for a
great first day back from break.
Trent
Fox - Mr. Fox thanked everyone for
attending the meeting. He congratulated
Mr. Summer. He thanked everyone for a
good first day back and hopes the students have returned rejuvenated and ready
to go.
Tyce Stebbins – Mr. Stebbins reiterated what had already been
stated. He welcomed Mr. Summer and
wished him good luck. He also wished the
best to the students. He thanked Eaton
Elementary School for the great bulletin board honoring our soldiers. He also expressed his thoughts are with Mrs.
Hahn and her family.
Lorraine
Tomlin – Mrs. Tomlin thanked everyone for attending the meeting. She welcomed and congratulated Mr.
Summer. She also wanted everyone to know
the Del-Com Educational Foundation has a meeting this Saturday.
Norb Heban – Mr. Heban
welcomed Mr. Summer. He expressed to Mr.
Summer he appreciates his efforts and looks for good things to happen. He thanked the administrators and staff. He stated he had been given General Fund amounts
and they are in the black. He knows this
comes from the administrators’ and staffs’ help. He also thanked Tyce
Stebbins for the time he put in while President of the Board.
XII.
FUTURE
MEETINGS
A.
A regular meeting of the Board of School
Trustees is scheduled for Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. at the
Administration Building.
XIII.
ADJOURNMENT
A
motion was made by Tyce Stebbins and seconded by Lorraine
Tomlin to adjourn the meeting. The
motion was approved unanimously. Board
President, Norb Heban,
adjourned the meeting at 7:15 p.m.
An executive
session was held immediately following the business meeting on collective
bargaining and personnel matters.
January
3, 2012
TYCE STEBBINS _________________________________
NORB HEBAN _________________________________
TRENT FOX _________________________________
JOHN ADAMS _________________________________
LORRAINE TOMLIN _________________________________