DELAWARE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2008
6:30 P.M.
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
MINUTES
Present: Harry Fowler, President; Norb Heban,
Vice-President; John Adams, Secretary; Lisa Clawson, Member; Sean Burcham, Member;
Steve Hall, Assistant Superintendent; Pat Mapes, Superintendent
I.
CALL
TO ORDER
At
6:30 p.m. Board President Harry Fowler called the meeting to order.
II.
PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE
III.
MINUTES
A.
A
motion was made by Sean Burcham and seconded by Lisa Clawson to approve the
minutes of the business meeting held on Tuesday, January 8, 2008. The motion was approved unanimously.
IV.
FINANCE
A.
A
motion was made by Norb Heban and seconded by Sean Burcham to approve the list
of vouchers as presented. The motion was
approved unanimously.
B. 2007 Year End Financial Report
Superintendent Mapes informed the Board
their packet included a year-end financial report. The balances are down compared to last year
at this time, but we did not have to borrow money to make payroll.
A motion was made by John Adams and
seconded by Sean Burcham to accept the 2007 year end financial report as
presented by Superintendent Mapes. The
motion was approved unanimously.
C. 2007 Year End Transfer Report
Superintendent Mapes informed the Board the
2007 year end transfer reports were now available for their review. The reports reflect the balancing of accounts
within each fund which needs to be completed at the end of each calendar year.
A motion was made by Sean Burcham and
seconded by Norb Heban to approve the 2007 year end transfers as presented by
Superintendent Mapes. The motion was
approved unanimously.
V.
OLD
BUSINESS
A. None
VI.
COMMUNICATIONS
FROM THE FLOOR
A. None
VII.
NEW
BUSINESS
A. Certified Staff
1. A motion was made by John Adams and
seconded by Lisa Clawson to approve the leave of absence as requested by
Christy Hopper effective approximately March 20, 2008 until the end of the
2007-2008 school year. The motion was
approved unanimously.
B. Classified Staff
1. The Board was informed of the resignation
of Mary Opel as an Instructional Assistant at Delta High School effective Monday,
January 14, 2008.
2. The Board was informed of the resignation
of Shanna Ashcraft as a food service employee at Albany Elementary School effective
February 1, 2008.
3. The Board was informed of the resignation
of Teresa Walls as a school bus driver for the corporation effective February
22, 2008.
4. The Board was informed of the resignation
of Michael Walls as a school bus driver for the corporation effective February
22, 2008.
A motion was made by John Adams and
seconded by Sean Burcham to approve the following recommendations for
classified positions as presented by Superintendent Mapes pending successful
completion of all pre-employment testing:
5. Recommendation to transfer Trish Maple as
a contracted school bus driver to another route effective January 23, 2008.
6. Recommendation to train and employ Letitia Stone as a substitute bus driver for the
corporation effective immediately pending successful completion of all
pre-employment testing.
7. Recommendation to employ Julie
Whittington and Wendy Brown as IMPACT Club Directors for Delta Middle School
for the second year of the Ball Wellness Grant at a stipend of $1,000.00 per
calendar year.
The motion was approved unanimously.
C. Extra Curricular
1.
The
Board was informed of the resignation
of Terry Koontz as a boys assistant track coach for Delta Middle School pending
approval of a Delta High School coaching position.
A motion was made by Norb Heban and
seconded by Lisa Clawson to approve the following Extra-Curricular positions
pending successful completion of all required pre-employment testing as
presented by Superintendent Mapes:
2.
Recommendation to appoint Eric Ryan as an assistant
track coach for Delta Middle School effective for the 2008 season pending
successful completion of all pre-employment testing.
3.
Recommendation to appoint Sarah Jones as an assistant
girl’s track coach for a split position at Delta High School effective for the
2008 season pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.
4.
Recommendation to appoint Terry Koontz as an
assistant girl’s track coach for a split position at Delta High School
effective for the 2008 season pending successful completion of all
pre-employment testing.
The motion was approved unanimously.
D. Conference Requests/Field Trips
A motion was made by Sean
Burcham and seconded by Norb Heban to approve the following conference requests
and field trips as presented by Superintendent Mapes:
1. Thomas Devine requests permission to
attend the IATCCC Track Clinic on Friday, February 1, 2008 at the Sheraton
Hotel in Indianapolis, IN.
2. Josiah Parker requests permission to
attend the IATCCC Track Clinic on Friday, February 1, 2008 at the Sheraton
Hotel in Indianapolis, IN.
3. Terry Koontz requests permission to
attend the IATCCC Track Clinic on Friday, February 1, 2008 at the Sheraton
Hotel in Indianapolis, IN.
4. Steve Wray requests permission to attend
the IATCCC Track Clinic on Friday, February 1, 2008 at the Sheraton Hotel in
Indianapolis, IN.
5. Trent Liggett requests permission to
attend The LEAGUE Workshop on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at the East Central
Service Center in Connersville, IN.
6. Lance Brand requests permission to attend
the HASTI Science Conference on Thursday through Friday, February 7-8, 2008 in
Indianapolis, IN.
7. Jeri Harman requests permission to attend
the Indiana Association for Gifted Conference on Monday through Tuesday,
February 11-12, 2008 at the Adams Mark Hotel in Indianapolis, IN.
8. Mary Ann Creasy requests permission to attend
the National Conference on Education on Wednesday through Friday, February
13-15, 2008 at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, FL.
9. Kim Hunter and Angela Decker request
permission to attend the Indiana State Reading Association Annual Conference on
Sunday through Tuesday, March 2-4, 2008 at the Indianapolis Convention Center
in Indianapolis, IN.
10. Bethany Davis and Lisa Cook request
permission to attend Kindergarten Round-up and the Parent Conferences on
Thursday March 6, 2008 and Thursday, March 13, 2008 at Eaton Elementary School
in Eaton, IN.
11. Doug Fant
requests permission to attend the DeSoto Kindergarten Round-up on Friday, March
7, 2008 and the Kindergarten Conference Day on Friday, March 14, 2008 at DeSoto
Elementary School in Muncie, IN.
12. Debbie Carmichael, Emmalee
Gardner, Kelly Green, Amber Timmons, and Nancy Young request permission to
attend the Kindergarten Round-up on Monday and Tuesday, March 10-11, 2008 at
Royerton Elementary School in Muncie, IN.
13. Roxanne Lee and Robin Royal request permission
to attend the Kindergarten Round-up on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at Albany
Elementary School in Albany, IN.
14. Debbie Carmichael, Emmalee
Gardner, Kelly Green, Amber Timmons, and Nancy Young request permission to
attend Kindergarten Conferences on Monday, March 17, 2008 at Royerton
Elementary School in Muncie, IN.
15. Robin Royal and Roxanne Lee request
permission to attend Kindergarten Conferences on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at
Albany Elementary School in Albany, IN.
16. Lance Brand requests permission to take
the Science Ambassadors from Delta High School to the Indiana HASTI Science
Conference on either Thursday or Friday, February 7 or 8, 2008 for a
presentation.
17. Pam Addison and Becky Watters request
permission to take the Fifth Grade Classes from Eaton Elementary School to Camp
Tecumseh on Monday through Wednesday, April 21-23, 2008 in Brookston, IN.
The motion was approved unanimously.
E. Information and Proposals
1.
Superintendent
a. ESCRFT Trustee
A
motion was made by Norb Heban and seconded by Sean Burcham to appoint
Superintendent Mapes as the Delaware Community School Corporation’s trustee for
the ESCRFT Insurance Consortium. The
motion was approved unanimously.
a.
A
motion was made by Norb Heban and seconded by Sean Burcham to approve Mikel Heritage’s request for the Delta Softball Booster
Club to hold the annual sale of trash bag boxes on March 15-30, 2008 to support
Delta High School Softball. The motion
was approved unanimously.
b.
A
motion was made by Sean Burcham and seconded by Lisa Clawson to approve Anthony
Jones’ request for the Jazz Band to hold a butter braid/pizza fund raiser from
January 31, 2008 to February 11, 2008.
c.
ISTEP
Remediation and Jump Start
A motion was made by John Adams and
seconded by Sean Burcham to employ four (4) positions for ISTEP Remediation at
Delta High School as well as posting Jump Start positions. The motion was approved unanimously.
Assistant Superintendent Hall informed
the Board he is recommending a change to the Spring Remediation Program pending
more discussion with the Delaware Community Classroom Teachers Association. In the past we have had an early morning
program three (3) days a week for nine (9) weeks. Assistant Superintendent Hall recommends
hiring remediation aide instructors to teach during the school day with an
additional twenty (20) lessons added to the previous schedule. Students will not be taken out of
instructional periods during their school day.
Assistant Superintendent Hall informed the Board current research shows that
time on task makes a difference in student performance. Superintendent Mapes added this
recommendation will be a pilot program for us as we test whether we can do
separate remediation during the day prior to the ISTEP test changing to a
spring test. Students who do not pass
the ISTEP test will benefit from the additional contact as well as from smaller
group settings with more individualized attention which can specifically
address their problems.
A motion was made by Sean Burcham and
seconded by Norb Heban to approve the recommendation for change in our 2008
spring remediation program as presented by Assistant Superintendent Hall. The motion was approved unanimously.
d.
Academic
Summer Camps
Assistant Superintendent Hall informed
the Board we received additional money in our gifted and talented grant and we
would like to pay for the summer camps with this money in addition to unused
donations from past Academic Summer Camps.
A motion was made by Norb Heban and
seconded by Lisa Clawson to approve the concept of summer camps as presented by
Assistant Superintendent Hall and to spend up to $10,000 dollars of the gifted
and talented grant money for this purpose.
The motion was approved unanimously.
3. Director of Maintenance
a.
DMS
HVAC Project Update
Director of Maintenance, Barry Harris,
informed the Board we are moving along on the Delta Middle School HVAC Project. There have been no changes or delays in the
schedule to this point.
Superintendent Mapes also informed the
Board the Skillman group is moving forward with the feasibility study as well.
VIII.
LETTERS/NOTES
A. Board President, Harry Fowler, expressed
his appreciation for a note the Board received from Mrs. Kris Lechien thanking them for their quick response to her
concern.
IX.
BOARD
MEMBER COMMENTS
Lisa
Clawson – I’d like to thank everyone for coming this evening.
John
Adams –Thank you all for coming.
It’s nice to see a lot of things going on that are needed for our Corporation.
Norb
Heban –Thank you all for coming.
I enjoy reading all the field trip evaluations. It is very helpful to see how our educational
objectives are being met.
Sean
Burcham – I would concur with my fellow board members. Thank you everyone for coming this
evening. I also enjoy reading the field
trip evaluations.
Harry
Fowler – Congratulations to the boys
basketball team for being county champs and to all our students for the work
they are doing as well as our staff.
X.
FUTURE
MEETINGS
A.
By
consensus of the Board, the next meeting of the Board of School Trustees is
scheduled for Monday, February 4, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. at the Administration
Building.
B.
The
ISBA/IAPSS Collective Bargaining Seminar will be held on Thursday, February 21,
2008 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Downtown Marriott Hotel in
Indianapolis, IN.
C.
The
ISBA Legislative Update will be held on Thursday, February 21, 2008 from 3:30
p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Downtown Marriott Hotel in Indianapolis, IN.
XI.
ADJOURNMENT
A
motion was made by Lisa Clawson and seconded by Norb Heban and Board President, Harry Fowler adjourned the meeting at 7:04 p.m.
XII.
An
executive session was held following the business meeting on personnel matters.
HARRY FOWLER
NORB HEBAN
JOHN ADAMS
LISA CLAWSON
SEAN BURCHAM