DELAWARE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

6:30 P.M.

ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

MINUTES

Present: Tyce Stebbins, President; Norb Heban, Vice-President; Trent Fox, Secretary; Lorraine Tomlin, Member; Darin Gullion, Assistant Superintendent; and Steven R. Hall, Superintendent

Absent: John Adams, Member

I. CALL TO ORDER

At 6:30 p.m. Board President, Tyce Stebbins, called the meeting to order.

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

III. MINUTES

A. A motion was made by Norb Heban and seconded by Lorraine Tomlin to approve the minutes of the business meeting and executive sessions held on July 5, 2011. The motion was approved unanimously.

IV. FINANCE

A. A motion was made by Trent Fox and seconded by Norb Heban to approve the list of vouchers as presented. The motion was approved unanimously.

B. SA-5 Reports.

A motion was made by Lorraine Tomlin and seconded by Trent Fox to approve the Corporation SA-5 Reports as presented. The motion was approved unanimously.

V. OLD BUSINESS

A. None.

VI. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE FLOOR

A. None.

VII. NEW BUSINESS

A. Certified Staff

1. The Board was informed of the retirement of Rick Voke, effective August 7, 2011, as an industrial technology teacher employed at Delta Middle School. Mr. Voke was commended for his service to students and for his many years of service to Delaware Community Schools.

B. Classified Staff

A motion was made by Norb Heban and seconded by Lorraine Tomlin to approve the following (items 1 – 4):

1. Employment of Mike Terry as a full time bus driver effective the 2011-2012 school year.

2. Employment of Alona Vanbuskirk as a full time bus driver effective the 2011-2012 school year.

3. Employment of John Robert Jackson as a substitute bus driver effective immediately, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.

4. Employment of Andrea Snyder as the Latchkey Site Supervisor at Royerton Elementary School at an hourly rate of $9.50 effective August 11, 2011, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.

The motion was approved unanimously.

C. Extra Curricular

A motion was made by Trent Fox and seconded by Lorraine Tomlin to approve the following (items 1 – 2):

1. Appointment of Craig Vickery as volunteer assistant varsity tennis coach at Delta High School effective the 2011-2012 school year. This is a correction from the July 5, 2011 meeting. Mr. Vickery should have been recommended as a volunteer but was incorrectly recommended as a paid coach.

2. Employment Josh Cooper as an assistant varsity tennis 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

1. None.

E. Information and Proposals

1. Superintendent

a. A motion was made by Norb Heban and seconded by Trent Fox to give authority to Superintendent Hall to hire personnel prior to the August 16, 2011 School Board Meeting. The motion was approved unanimously.

2. Assistant Superintendent

a. Dr. Gullion presented the 2011 Budget Timeline.

b. A motion was made by Trent Fox and seconded by Lorraine Tomlin to approve the Royerton Elementary Roof Project Change Order. The motion was approved unanimously.

A motion was made by Lorraine Tomlin and seconded by Norb Heban to approve the following fundraisers (items c – d):

c. Rebecca Drago requests permission for the Delta High School Cheerleader Boosters and cheerleaders to usher and be ticket takers at the Brickyard 400 Race and the Red Bull Race at the Indianapolis Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. The dates of the races are July 29, 2011 – July 31, 2011 and August 26, 2011 – August 28, 2011. This fundraiser is to help provide senior gifts and other cheerleader needs.

d. Rebecca Drago requests permission for the Delta High School Cheerleaders to hold a Cheer Clinic Camp on August 26, 2011 in the Delta High School gymnasium. This fundraiser is to help provide senior gifts and other cheerleader needs.

The motion was approved unanimously.

VIII. LETTERS/NOTES

A. None.

IX. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

Lorraine Tomlin – Mrs. Tomlin expressed her congratulations to Andrea Snyder and welcomed her to Del-Com. She also thanked everyone for attending the meeting.

Trent Fox – Mr. Fox congratulated Mrs. Snyder also. He thanked everyone for coming and reminded everyone summer is coming to an end so they should enjoy.

Norb Heban – Mr. Heban congratulated Rick Voke on his retirement and wished him the best. He thanked everyone for attending the meeting and also congratulated Andrea Snyder.

Tyce Stebbins – Mr. Stebbins congratulated Mr. Voke on his retirement and expressed it is sad to see a good teacher leave. He wished him the best. He also welcomed Mrs. Snyder. He reminded everyone to attend the Hamilton Township Pancake Breakfast at Center Chapel.

X. FUTURE MEETINGS

A. A regular meeting of the Board of School Trustees is scheduled for Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. at the Administration Building.

XI. ADJOURNMENT

A motion was made by Lorraine Tomlin and seconded by Trent Fox to adjourn the meeting. The motion was approved unanimously. Board President, Tyce Stebbins, adjourned the meeting at 6:50 p.m.

An executive session was held immediately following the business meeting on personnel matters and collective bargaining.

7/20/2011 Board Meeting

TYCE STEBBINS

NORB HEBAN

TRENT FOX

JOHN ADAMS

LORRAINE TOMLIN