DELAWARE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
6:30 P.M.
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
An executive
session was held at 6 p.m. to discuss personnel matters.
MINUTES
Present: Norb Heban, President; Trent Fox, Vice-President; John Adams,
Secretary; Lorraine Tomlin, Member; Tyce Stebbins,
Member; Darin Gullion, Assistant Superintendent; and Steven R. Hall,
Superintendent.
I.
CALL
TO ORDER
At
6:30 p.m. Board President, Norb Heban,
called the meeting to order.
II.
PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE
A motion was made by Tyce
Stebbins and seconded by Trent Fox to approve amending the agenda. The motion was approved unanimously.
IV.
MINUTES
A. A motion was made by Lorraine Tomlin and
seconded by Tyce Stebbins to approve the minutes of
the business meeting and executive sessions held on January 3, 2012. The motion was approved unanimously.
V.
FINANCE
A. A motion was made by
John Adams and seconded by Trent Fox to approve the list of vouchers as
presented. The motion was approved
unanimously.
B. A motion was made by Trent
Fox and seconded by Lorraine Tomlin to approve the Balance of Appropriations
for 2011. The motion was approved
unanimously.
C. A motion was made by John Adams and
seconded by Lorraine Tomlin to approve the Form 9 for July, 2011 through
December, 2011. The motion was approved
unanimously.
VI.
OLD
BUSINESS
A.
None.
VII.
COMMUNICATIONS
FROM THE FLOOR
Mr. Prince gave an update on the Delaware Community School
Corporation Educational Foundation.
VIII.
NEW
BUSINESS
A. Certified Staff
1. None.
B. Classified Staff
1. The Board was informed of the resignation
of Debra Devoe as a school bus driver effective
January 11, 2012.
A motion was made by Lorraine Tomlin and
seconded by John Adams to approve the following (items 2 – 3):
2. Employment of Anastasia Daniels-Norris
and Mike Perdue as substitute school bus drivers
effective January 9, 2012, pending successful completion of all pre-employment
testing.
3. Employment of Chelsea Smith as a latchkey
substitute at an hourly rate of $8.50, pending successful completion of all
pre-employment testing.
The motion was approved unanimously.
C. Extra-Curricular
1. A motion was made by Trent Fox and
seconded by Lorraine Tomlin to approve the recommendation to appoint Loren
Temple and John Brown as volunteer baseball assistant coaches 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 – 9):
1. Tarinna Morris and Lois Cole request
permission to attend the IASBO Winter Institute to be held on January 18 and
January 19, 2012 at the Primo West in Plainfield, IN.
2. Nancy Kunk and Matt Lyons request
permission to attend the IAAE Called In-Service Workshop for Program
Improvement conference to be held on January 19, 2012 at the Indiana FFA
Leadership Center in Trafalger, IN.
3. Karen Kirtley requests permission to
attend the Getting Re-Energized to Teach Health & Sex Ed: Updates and Best Practices conference to be
held on January 19, 2012 at the East Central Educational Service Center in
Connersville, IN.
4. Terry Summers requests permission to
attend the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Clinic to be held on January
20, 2012 at the Sheraton Hotel in Indianapolis, IN.
5. Susan Speicher requests permission to
lead the Star Lab on January 25 and January 26, 2012 at Albany Elementary
School.
6. Kendra Clements, Leslie Orman, Travis
Richey, Rose Davis, Bethany Davis, and Kim Devoss
request permission to attend the On-Line Resources for Science and Math
Curriculum to be held on January 30, 2012 at Eaton Elementary School.
7. Pam Huddleston requests permission to
attend the Observation of Premier Indiana After School
Programs conference to be held on February 13, 2012 at the Monon
Community Center in Carmel, IN.
8. Pam Huddleston requests permission to
attend the 2012 Indiana Summit on Out-of-School Learning conference to be held
on March 12 and March 13, 2012 at the JW Marriott in Indianapolis, IN.
9. Amy Lewman requests permission to attend
the Assistive Technology Expo to be held on April 19, 2012 at the Indianapolis
Marriott East in Indianapolis, IN.
The motion was approved
unanimously.
E. Information and Proposals
1.
Superintendent
a.
A
motion was made by Lorraine Tomlin and seconded by Trent Fox to approve the out-of-country
field trip to France during the summer of 2013.
The motion was approved unanimously.
b.
By
consensus, the Board established a work session date of March 13, 2012 from
5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The work session will be held at the Administration
Building.
2.
Assistant
Superintendent
a. A motion was made by Trent Fox and
seconded by Tyce Stebbins to approve the surplus of
items from Delta Middle School, as presented.
The motion was approved unanimously.
A
motion was made by Lorraine Tomlin and seconded by Trent Fox to approve the
following (items b – f):
b. Jan Smoot and Joe Schmaltz, Albany
Elementary, request permission to use the Albany Elementary School cafeteria on
Mondays from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Wednesdays from 3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
throughout the remainder of the 2011-2012 school year for Staff Zumba classes.
c. Kayla Wilson and Cayla
Clark, Delta Dance Team, request permission to use the Delta High School
auxiliary gymnasium and the commons area on January 27, 2012 from 4 p.m. to 9
p.m. for a Kiddie Clinic.
d. Gary
Schliessman, Delta Wrestling Club, requests
permission to use the Delta High School main gymnasium on January 28, 2012 from
6 p.m. to 9 p.m. for the Pioneer Wrestling League.
e. Rick Painter, Delta Girls Softball
Association, requests permission to use the Delta Middle School gymnasium on
Fridays from 6 p.m. to
8
p.m. and Saturdays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. from February 3, 2012 through March
23, 2012 for softball practice.
f.
Steve
Rogers, Eaton Elementary PTO, requests permission to use the Eaton Elementary gymnasium
from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on February 17, 2012 for a Daddy Daughter Dance.
The motion was approved unanimously.
A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Tyce Stebbins to approve the following (items g – m):
g. Nancy Kunk and Lauren Griffis, Delta High
School Student Council, requests permission to collect money for the Tom Devine
Memorial Fund from January 13, 2012 through January 27, 2012.
h. Chris Conley, Delta Athletic Department,
requests permission to have a raffle of gift certificates donated by Meineke Car Care on January 27, 2012 during the Boys
Varsity Basketball Game at Delta High School.
The proceeds will be used for the Athletic Department.
i.
Teresa
Schwer and Kelly Green, Royerton Student Council,
request permission to sell candy grams from January 30, 2012 through February
14, 2012 before school and during lunch at Royerton
Elementary School. The proceeds will be
used to support Student Council’s efforts in helping charities and to host
special events and convocations for Royerton
Elementary School.
j.
Jennifer
McNely, Delta High School French Club, requests permission to sell French Club
t-shirts from February 1, 2012 through April 1, 2012 at Delta High School. The proceeds will be used for French Club
activities.
k. Betsy Koger, After Prom Committee,
requests permission to have a bake sale on February 17, 2012 at Delta High
School from 6 p.m. through 10 p.m. The
proceeds will be used for After Prom.
l.
Erica
Pluimer and Steve Scroggins, Sophomore Class Sponsors, request permission to
have a Sweetheart Dance on February 25, 2012 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Delta
High School. The proceeds will be used
for graduation and prom expenses.
m. Myra Schull and Jennifer Berry, National
Junior Honor Society, request permission to sell Valentine candy grams from
February 1, 2012 through February 13, 2012 during lunch at Delta Middle
School. The proceeds will be used to
donate to the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society.
The
motion was approved unanimously.
IX.
LETTERS/NOTES
A.
None.
X.
BOARD
MEMBER COMMENTS
Tyce Stebbins – Mr. Stebbins thanked Mr. Prince for attending
the meeting. He expressed his hope everyone
stays well and warm as the weather changes.
He also thanked the Delaware Community School Corporation
Educational Foundation
for all their hard work.
Lorraine
Tomlin – Mrs. Tomlin thanked Mr. Prince for attending. She expressed her thoughts and prayers are
with the Devine family. She said it is
not only a big loss for the family; but also a big loss for Delaware Community
Schools. She then thanked Mrs. McNely
for her hard work in making the out-of-country trip happen.
John
Adams - Mr.
Adams thanked Mr. Prince for his attendance.
He also expressed his condolences to the Devine family and explained he
knew Mr. Devine as a student, then as a Board Member, and then as a parent of a
student. He stated it was good to
reflect back to the many memories he has of Mr. Devine. He gave his congratulations to the high
school girls’ basketball team on winning the County Tourney. He said there was a lot of teamwork. He stated the boys’ basketball team did a great
job; it just wasn’t their night. He
thanked everyone in the Corporation for their hard work.
Trent
Fox - Mr. Fox thanked Mr. Prince for
attending the meeting. He thanked
Tarinna for her hard work with the end of the year reports. He also thanked Dr. Gullion for his help with
this process. He expressed hope that
everyone stays safe this winter.
Norb Heban – Mr. Heban
thanked everyone for attending the meeting.
He also wanted to express his condolences to the Devine family. He stated he felt Mr. Devine’s funeral was
such a celebration of his life. He also
said it was amazing to see so many people from outside the school at his
funeral and this proved just how many lives Mr. Devine touched. He also thanked Royerton
Elementary School for the bulletin board.
XI.
FUTURE
MEETINGS
A.
A regular meeting of the Board of School Trustees
is scheduled for Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. at the Administration
Building.
XII.
ADJOURNMENT
A
motion was made by John Adams 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.
January
17, 2012
NORB HEBAN _________________________________
TRENT FOX _________________________________
JOHN ADAMS _________________________________
LORRAINE TOMLIN _________________________________
TYCE STEBBINS _________________________________