DELAWARE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2007
6:30 P.M.
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
A work session
was held at 5:00 p.m.
Minutes:
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 Norb Heban and seconded by Sean Burcham to approve the
minutes of the executive session and business meeting held on Tuesday, October
9, 2007. The motion was approved
unanimously.
IV.
FINANCE
A. A motion was made by John Adams and
seconded by Lisa Clawson to approve the list of vouchers as presented. The motion was approved unanimously.
V.
OLD
BUSINESS
A. 2008-2009 School Year Calendar
A
motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Norb Heban to approve Superintendent
Mapes recommendation of the option five calendar for
the 2008-2009 school year. The motion
was approved unanimously.
VI.
COMMUNICATIONS
FROM THE FLOOR
There were none.
VII.
NEW
BUSINESS
A. Certified Staff
1. A motion was made by Sean Burcham and
seconded by Lisa Clawson to affirm Superintendent Mapes recommendation to
employ Megan Bush as a special education teacher at Albany Elementary School effective
November 5, 2007 pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing. The motion was approved unanimously.
B. Classified Staff
1. The Board was informed of the resignation
of Dawn Chapman as an Instructional Assistant at Albany Elementary School
effective at the end of the day on Friday, October 26, 2007.
2. A motion was made by Sean Burcham and
seconded by Lisa Clawson to train and employ Edward Herniak as a substitute bus
driver 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 positions as
presented by Superintendent Mapes:
1.
Appoint Dawn Raleigh to an additional position of
academic coach for Delta High School effective for the 2007-2008 school.
2.
Appoint Matt Huber as an intramural director for
Albany Elementary School effective for the 2007-2008 school.
3.
Appoint Drew Hill as a seventh grade boys basketball
coach for Delta Middle School effective for the 2007-2008 season pending
successful completion of all pre-employment testing.
4.
Appoint Shelby Scocozza as
a volunteer cheerleading coach for Delta Middle School effective for the
2007-2008 season pending successful completion of all
pre-employment testing.
5.
Appoint Edwin Davis as an assistant baseball coach
for Delta High School effective for the 2007-2008 season
pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.
6.
Appoint Josh Smith as a head freshman wrestling
coach for Delta High School effective for the 2007-2008 season
pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.
7.
Appoint Jarrod Smith as an assistant wrestling coach
for Delta High School effective for the 2007-2008 season pending successful
completion of all pre-employment testing.
The motion was approved unanimously.
D. Conference Requests/Field Trips
A motion was made by John
Adams and seconded by Sean Burcham to approve the following conference requests
and field trips as presented by Superintendent Mapes:
1. Deb Christopher and Jan Morris request
permission to attend the Integrating Poetry and Music to Enhance Comprehension
Workshop on Thursday, November 1, 2007 at Clowes Hall
in Indianapolis, IN.
2. Kim Hunter requests permission to attend
the IOLUG: Reaching Digital Natives and
Immigrants Workshop on Friday, November 2, 2007 at the Plainfield-Guilford Towship Public Library in Plainfield, IN.
3. Cathy Giammichele requests permission to
attend the Healthcare Provider CPR Training on Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at
Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, IN.
4. Connie Stinson, Tim Brannock,
and Doug Wilder request permission to attend the IU East Counselor Breakfast on
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at IU East in Richmond, IN.
5. Kim Kemper requests permission to attend
the ISBA Employee Discharge Workshops on Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at Kokomo
High School in Kokomo, IN.
6. Kim DeVoss
requests permission to present the Star Lab curriculum in classes at Eaton
Elementary School on Wednesday through Thursday, November 7-8, 2007.
7. Lisa Ferguson, Melba Fox, Lou Davis, and
Linda Case request permission to attend the Foreign Language Conference on
Friday, November 9, 2007 at the Holiday Inn Select at the Airport in
Indianapolis, IN.
8. Tarinna Morris and Julie Brown requests
permission to attend the Advanced Data Analysis Seminar on Tuesday, November
13, 2007 at the Primo West in Plainfield, IN.
9. Lance Brand requests permission to attend
the Milken Announcement on Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at Indianapolis, IN.
10. Kelly Alles requests permission to attend
the Rules 2002 Beginning Teacher Orientation on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at
1601 Indiana Ave. in Connersville, IN.
11. Greg Hinshaw requests permission to
attend the IASP Fall Principals’ Conference on Sunday through Tuesday, November
18-20, 2007 at the Marriott Downtown in Indianapolis, IN.
12. Pat Ervin requests permission to attend
the Workshop on Ethics in Economics and Business for High School Teachers on
Friday, November 30, 2007 at Ball State University in Muncie, IN.
13. Lance Brand requests permission to attend
the Milken Roundtable Meeting on Thursday, December 6, 2007 at the Department
of Education in Indianapolis, IN.
14. William Yates requests permission to
attend the Energy Education Seminars as follows: Sunday through Wednesday, February 10-13,
2008 in Oklahoma City, OK; Sunday through Wednesday, June 22-25, 2008 in
Nashville, TN; and Sunday through Wednesday, October 19-22, 2008 in Atlanta,
GA.
15. Deb Christopher and Jan Morris request
permission to attend the Teaching Geometry and Algebra through Rhythm and
Movement Seminar on Thursday, February 21, 2007 at the Clowes
Hall in Indianapolis, IN.
16. Dawn Raleigh requests permission to take
the Academic Math Team from Delta High School to Huntington University (with
prior permission from the Administration) for a math competition on Wednesday,
October 10, 2007 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
17. Dawn Raleigh and Amy Lewman request
permission to take the English 12 class from Delta High School to the Ball
State University Library on Wednesday, November 7, 2007 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:34
a.m.
18. Juli
Dorton requests permission to take the seventh and eighth grade Challenge Art
Students from Delta Middle School to the Ball State Museum on Thursday,
November 15, 2007 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.
19. Chris Schwer
requests permission to take the third grade class from Royerton Elementary
School to the Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum in Wapakoneta, OH and the
Ohio Caverns on Friday, May 16, 2008 in West Liberty, OH from 10:20 a.m. to
7:30 p.m.
The motion was approved unanimously.
E. Information and Proposals
1.
Superintendent
a. School Board Award
Superintendent
Mapes congratulated the Board on their recent award as a master school board
for the past year. This is the fifth
consecutive year the Board has received this award. They continue to serve corporation to the
best of their abilities.
b. Disclosure Statements
Superintendent
Mapes presented Uniform Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statements for Board
members John Adams and Norb Heban as well as school administrators
Superintendent Mapes and Assistant Superintendent Hall. All could have family members employed in the
corporation during the year.
c. Robert P. Bell Education Fund Grant
Recipients
Superintendent
Mapes congratulated Rose Davis, first grade teacher at Albany Elementary School
and Cindy Glaze, physical education teacher at Albany and DeSoto Elementary
Schools. Both have received a Robert P.
Bell Education Fund Grant for classroom projects.
d. Meals Plus
Superintendent
Mapes updated the Board on the new lunch program, Meals Plus, which has been implemented
in all our buildings. The program gives
parents of our students more options to follow what their children are eating
for lunch as well as more options for payment.
e. Direct Deposit
Superintendent
Mapes updated the Board on the progress of implementing direct deposit for all
employees. Since successfully
implementing direct deposit with the October 20th pay, there have
been many positive comments from the employees who are participating in the
program. Lois Cole deserves a lot of
credit for her help in implementing this program for our employees.
f.
Feasibility
Study
Superintendent
Mapes advised the Board that as we investigate the most efficient manner to
keep our buildings safe and operational; we will run a feasibility study. Superintendent Mapes will report back to the
Board as information is gathered.
a. A motion was made by Sean Burcham and
seconded by John Adams to approve the request to surplus various items from
Delta Middle School as presented by Assistant Superintendent Hall. The motion was approved unanimously.
b. Textbook Reimbursement
Assistant
Superintendent Hall informed the Board we have filed our textbook reimbursement
report. We have found that even though
our student enrollment is down, the number of students registered on the free
and reduced list is up significantly from last year. We are looking at ways this information can
best help us serve our student body.
c. Adult Recreation Update
Assistant
Superintendent Hall informed the Board the Adult Recreation evenings at Delta
High School are going very well with October’s average attendance at 70
participants. Chuck DeNeal
and Amy Lewman have worked hard to ensure the success of this program.
3.
Director
of Maintenance
a.
DHS
Phase II Project Update
Director of Maintenance, Barry Harris,
informed the Board we are slowly moving forward with the Delta High School
Construction Project.
VIII.
LETTERS/NOTES
A. A thank you note was read from Mark and
Lisa Ellcessor.
IX.
BOARD
MEMBER COMMENTS
Lisa
Clawson – I would like to thank everyone for coming and for all the
hard work by everyone on behalf of our school corporation. Congratulations to Rose Davis and Cindy Glaze
on receipt of the Bell Grants.
John
Adams – I would concur with my fellow board member. It is good to see our teachers receiving
grants. Congratulations to our fall
sports teams. They all did a great
job. Thanks to everyone for coming.
Norb
Heban – Thank you to everyone for coming. Mrs. Schwer, it was
nice seeing you here tonight. Thank you
as well to the Administrators for coming.
Sean Burcham – I would concur with my fellow board
members. I would like to comment on the
Meals Plus Program.
In the beginning I was unsure, but I think the positives of the program
are a good thing.
Harry
Fowler – Thank you to everyone for coming and to the
Administrators for being here. Thank you
to Luann Smoot and Julia Shaw for the planning of the farm field day. That is a very educational program for our
students. Thank you as well to DeSoto
Elementary School for the bulletin board decorations.
X.
FUTURE
MEETINGS
A.
The
next meeting of the Board of School Trustees is scheduled for Tuesday, November
13, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. at the Administration Building.
B.
The
East Central Study Council’s Annual “Bosses Night Out
Dinner” will be held on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at the Ball State
University Alumni Center beginning at 6:00 p.m. with a reception. Dinner and a speaker will be from 7:00 p.m.
to 9:00 p.m.
C.
The
ISBA Current Issues in Special Education Seminar will be held on Friday,
November 16, 2007 at the Marriott Hotel North in Indianapolis, IN.
D.
The
ISBA Legal Seminar will be held on Friday, December 14, 2007 at the Marriott
East Hotel in Indianapolis, IN.
XI.
ADJOURNMENT
A
motion was made by Norb Heban and seconded by John Adams and Board President,
Harry Fowler, adjourned the meeting at 7:05 p.m.
XII.
An
executive session was held following the business meeting for litigation
purposes and to receive information regarding prospective employees.
HARRY FOWLER
NORB HEBAN
JOHN ADAMS
LISA CLAWSON
SEAN BURCHAM