DELAWARE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 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.             AMEND AGENDA

 

A.     A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Sean Burcham to amend the agenda as presented by Superintendent Mapes.  The motion was approved unanimously.

 

IV.              MINUTES

 

A.     A motion was made by Norb Heban and seconded by Lisa Clawson to approve the minutes of the business meeting and executive session held on Monday, December 17, 2007 and the executive session held on Saturday, December 29, 2007.

 

V.                 FINANCE

 

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

 

VI.              OLD BUSINESS

 

A.     None

 

VII.           COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE FLOOR

 

Kris Lechien, mother of Delta High School student Kaleigh Lancaster, was present to address the Board regarding payment for a used choir dress for the 2007-2008 school year.  Mr. Harry Fowler, Board President, advised Ms. Lechien the Board would take her issue under advisement and someone would get back with her regarding their decision.

 

VIII.        NEW BUSINESS

 

A.     Certified Staff

 

1.       None

 

B.     Classified Staff

 

1.       The Board was informed of the resignation of Christine Kluge as a bus driver effective January 10, 2008.

 

2.      A motion was made by Sean Burcham and seconded by Norb Heban to train and employ Mr. Jan Wray as a substitute bus driver for the corporation effective immediately pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.  The motion was approved unanimously.

 

C.     Extra Curricular

 

A motion was made by Norb Heban and seconded by Sean Burcham to approve the following extra-curricular appointments as presented by Superintendent Mapes:

 

1.       Appoint Parker Lennon as an assistant swim coach for Delta Middle School effective January 9, 2008.

 

2.      Appoint Erik Johnson as a head freshman wrestling coach for Delta High School effective for the remainder of the 2007-2008 season.

 

The motion was approved unanimously.

 

D.    Conference Requests/Field Trips

 

A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Sean Burcham to approve the following conference requests and field trips as presented by Superintendent Mapes:

 

1.       Betty Johnson and Jeri Harman request permission to attend the Stock Market Game In-service on Thursday, January 10, 2008 at Royerton Elementary School in Muncie, IN.

 

2.      Johnetta Dolon, Mary Ann Foltz, John Kelly, and Deb Christopher request permission to attend the Stock Market Game In-service on Thursday, January 10, 2008 at Royerton Elementary School in Muncie, IN.

 

3.      Pamela Addison requests permission to attend the Stock Market Game In-service on Thursday, January 10, 2008 at Royerton Elementary School in Muncie, IN.

 

4.      Jennifer Winkhart requests permission to attend the Stock Market Game In-service on Thursday, January 10, 2008 at Royerton Elementary School in Muncie, IN.

 

5.      Rebekah Weaver requests permission to attend the IMEA Convention/All-State Honor Choirs on Thursday through Friday, January 17-18, 2008 at the Indianapolis Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN.

 

6.      Thomas Devine requests permission to attend the All-State Choir as a chaperone on Friday, January 18, 2008 at the Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN.

 

7.      Virginia Kleeberg requests permission to attend Indiana Music Educators Association Conference on Friday, January 18, 2008 at the Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN.

 

8.     Deb Christopher requests permission to attend the IDOE new ISTEP assessment guidelines meeting on Wednesday through Friday, January 30 through February 1, 2008 at the Conrad in Indianapolis, IN.

 

9.      Paul Orchard requests permission to attend a Dual Credit Meeting for the Department of History on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at Ball State University in Muncie, IN.

 

10.  Julie Brown and one other employee to be named request permission to attend PowerSchool University on Monday through Friday, July 7-11, 2008 at the Westin Copley Place in Boston, MA.

 

11.   Rebekah Weaver requests permission to take the sixth and eighth grade Honors Choirs from Delta Middle School to the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN on Thursday, January 17, 2008 from approximately 8:00 a.m. that morning.

 

The motion was approved unanimously.

 

E.     Information and Proposals

 

1.             Superintendent

 

a.      Robert P. Bell Education Fund Grant Recipients

 

Superintendent Mapes congratulated two Royerton Elementary School teachers as recipients of Bell Grant awards:  Chris Schwer, grade 3 and Ashley Ernstberger, Grade 4.

 

b.      School Board Elections

 

Superintendent Mapes informed the Board the Indiana School Board Association will be having candidate forums over the next several weeks.  The closest one for our district will be on Monday, February 11, 2008 at the Muncie Community School’s Administration Building.  The forums will outline and explain the duties and responsibilities of being a school board member prior to the May 6, 2008 elections.  Anyone wishing to run for school board may contact Delaware Community School’s Central Office for more information.  The first day for filing the Petition of Nomination with the Clerk of the Circuit Court will be January 23, 2008.  The last time to file will be 12:00 p.m. (noon) on February 22, 2008.

 

c.       Reconsideration of Insurance

 

A motion was made by Norb Heban and seconded by Sean Burcham to rescind our agreement with Hanover to be our insurance carrier and to replace it with an agreement with ESCRFT with a locked in rate for three years as presented by Superintendent Mapes.  The motion was approved unanimously.

 

2.            Assistant Superintendent

 

a.      Safe Haven Grant

 

Assistant Superintendent Hall informed the Board we have been awarded a Safe Haven Grant in the amount of $5,697.00 dollars.  This grant money is used to purchase security equipment for our buildings.

 

A motion was made by Sean Burcham and seconded by Norb Heban to approve the following requests to surplus various items as presented by Assistant Superintendent Hall:

 

b.      Request to surplus a laptop computer from the Student Services office at Delta Middle School.

 

c.       Request to surplus a dell monitor from a student lab at Delta High School.

 

d.      Request to surplus equipment as listed from Delta High School.

 

e.      Request to surplus a salt spreader for the Corporation.

 

The motion was approved unanimously.

 

IX.              LETTERS/NOTES

 

A.     None

 

X.                 BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

 

Lisa Clawson – I would like to thank everyone for coming tonight.  Congratulations to the Bell Grant recipients, Chris Schwer and Ashley Ernstberger.  It’s good for the school that we received the Safe Haven Grant.

 

John Adams – I would concur with my fellow Board member.  Thank you everyone for coming this evening.  Thank you to Kris Lechien for coming and filling us in on her situation.  Thank you to Delta High School for the bulletin board in the board room.

 

Norb Heban – I would concur with my fellow Board members.  I would also like to thank all our employees for taking time to fill out the field trip and meeting evaluations.  They are good to see.

 

Sean Burcham – I would concur with my fellow Board members.  Thank you all for coming this evening.  It is nice to see the evaluations of the trips and meetings.

 

Harry Fowler – I would concur with my fellow Board members.  Congratulations to the Bell Grant recipients, Chris Schwer and Ashley Ernstberger.  Steve Hall, good work on the Safe Haven Grant.

 

XI.              FUTURE MEETINGS

 

A.     The next meeting of the Board of School Trustees is scheduled for Tuesday, January 22, 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.

 

XII.           ADJOURNMENT

 

A.     A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Sean Burcham and Board President, Harry Fowler adjourned the meeting at 7:00 p.m.

 

 

 

HARRY FOWLER                                                                                                                           

 

NORB HEBAN                                                                                                                                

 

JOHN ADAMS                                                                                                                                 

 

LISA CLAWSON                                                                                                                             

 

SEAN BURCHAM