DELAWARE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2008
6:30 P.M.
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
MINUTES
Present:
I.
CALL
TO ORDER
At 6:30 p.m. Board President,
II.
PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE
III.
AMEND
AGENDA
A. A motion was made by Sean Burcham and
seconded by Lisa Clawson to amend the agenda as presented. The motion was approved unanimously.
IV.
MINUTES
A. A motion was made by John Adams and
seconded by Tyce Stebbins to approve the minutes of the work session, business
meeting and executive session held on Tuesday, November 18, 2008. The motion
was approved unanimously.
V.
FINANCE
A. A motion was made by Sean Burcham and
seconded by Lisa Clawson to approve the list of vouchers as presented. The motion was approved unanimously.
B. Purchase over $7,500
Pearson
Learning Elementary
Early Intervention Grant $63,929.25
A motion was made by Tyce Stebbins and
seconded by John Adams to approve the purchase of computer hardware and
software upgrades for the Waterford Early Reading Program from Pearson Learning
at a cost of $63, 929.25 as presented by Assistant Superintendent Hall. The motion was approved unanimously.
C. Approval to pay year-end expenses from
the 2008 budget and to balance all accounts.
A motion was made by Tyce Stebbins and
seconded by Lisa Clawson to approve payment of year-end expenses from the 2008
budget and to balance all accounts as presented by Superintendent Mapes. The motion was approved unanimously.
D. Approval to transfer and balance all
Capital Project Funds.
A motion was made by John Adams and
seconded by Sean Burcham to transfer and balance all capital project funds as
presented by Superintendent Mapes. The
motion was approved unanimously.
VI.
OLD
BUSINESS
A. none
VII.
COMMUNICATIONS
FROM THE FLOOR
A.
none
VIII.
NEW
BUSINESS
A. Certified Staff
1. None
B. Classified Staff
1. The Board was informed of the resignation
of Lillian McFall as a food service employee at DeSoto Elementary School effective Friday, December 5,
2008.
2. A motion was made by John Adams and
seconded by Sean Burcham to change the hours of Torrey Mullins as an
instructional assistant at Eaton Elementary School from seven and one half to
seven hours per day due to a change in job responsibilities. The motion was approved unanimously.
C. Extra Curricular
1. The Board was informed of the resignation
of Thomas Devine as a head girls cross country coach at Delta High School
effective immediately.
A motion was made by Sean Burcham and
seconded by Lisa Clawson to approve the following extra curricular appointments
as presented by Superintendent Mapes:
2. Appoint Steve Wuthrich
as a boys golf coach at Delta High School for the 2008-2009 season.
3. Appoint Rusty Dreher
as an assistant softball coach at Delta High School for the 2008-2009 season pending successful completion of all pre-employment
testing.
4. Appoint David Schnake
as a volunteer assistant boys basketball coach at
Delta High School for the 2008-2009 season pending successful completion of all
pre-employment testing.
5. Appoint Jakob
Alley as a volunteer assistant wrestling coach at Delta High School for the
2008-2009 season pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.
6. Appoint Aaron Kerkhof
as a volunteer assistant wrestling coach at Delta High School for the 2008-2009
season pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.
7. Appoint Jane Ellery as a head swimming
coach at Delta Middle School for the 2008-2009 season
pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.
8. Appoint Parker Lennon as an assistant
swimming coach at Delta Middle School for the 2008-2009 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 Tyce Stebbins to approve the following conference requests and field trips
as presented by Superintendent Mapes:
1. Kim DeVoss
requests permission to attend the Star Lab presentations for students on
Tuesday and Wednesday, December 2-3, 2008 at Eaton Elementary School in Eaton,
IN.
2. Josiah Parker, Randy Glaze, Doug Wilder,
Connie Stinson, Reece Mann, and Steve Hall request permission to attend the
Indiana Project Lead the Way Guidance Conference on Tuesday, December 9, 2008
at the UAW/Rolls Royce Training Center in Indianapolis, IN.
3. Lance Brand requests permission to attend
the CEP dual credit commission with IDOE & CHE on Thursday, December 11,
2008 at the State House in Indianapolis, IN.
4. Pat Ervin requests permission to attend
the Legislative Hearing on dual credit on Thursday, December 11, 2008 in
Indianapolis, IN.
5. Julie Brown and Josh Landis request
permission to attend the PowerSchool users group
meeting on Friday, December 12, 2008 at Kokomo High School in Kokomo, IN.
6. Nicole VanDervort
requests permission to take her eighth grade social studies students from Delta
Middle School to the Crown Plaza Union Station Hotel in Indianapolis, IN on
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 from 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The motion was approved
unanimously.
E. Information and Proposals
1.
Superintendent
a. Early Graduation Requests
Superintendent
Mapes informed the Board Mr. Jim Koger, principal of Delta High School,
recommends two students for graduation at the end of first semester of the
2008-2009 school year.
They have both completed the required coursework and have supporting
documentation.
A
motion was made by Sean Burcham and seconded by Lisa Clawson to approve early
graduation for Ali Manor and Derek Leonard as presented by Superintendent
Mapes. The motion was approved
unanimously.
b. Food Service Policy #9100 First Reading
Superintendent
Mapes informed the Board we are required to adopt a written policy regarding
our food service employees. Policy #9100
encompasses current practice within our food service system and complies with the
written policy requirements which must be in place by January 1, 2009. Food Service Policy #9100 will be brought
back to the Board at the next meeting.
2.
Assistant
Superintendent
A motion was made by John Adams and
seconded by Sean Burcham to approve the following surplus items from Central
Office and Eaton Elementary Schools as presented by Assistant Superintendent
Hall:
a.
Central
Office Surplus
b.
Eaton
Elementary School Surplus
The motion was approved
unanimously.
IX.
LETTERS/NOTES
A. None
X.
BOARD
MEMBER COMMENTS
Sean
Burcham I would like to thank everyone for
coming this evening. Id also like to
thank all those who are a part of this meeting for the hard work.
Lisa
Clawson I would concur with my fellow Board
member. Id also like to compliment the
nice bulletin board put up by Eaton Elementary School.
John
Adams I would concur with my fellow Board
members. Also, as some of our athletic
teams have come to the end of their season, others are beginning new seasons
and I wish them all well as they begin great seasons.
Tyce
Stebbins I hope everyone had a good
Thanksgiving this year. Lets all stay
safe and consider safe driving throughout the holidays. May our students and staff finish out first
semester on a good note.
Norb
Heban I would concur with my fellow Board
members. I would also like to thank
Steve Hall for the work on the grant to allow the purchase of equipment and
upgrades to the Waterford Program.
XI.
FUTURE
MEETINGS
A.
The
next regular meeting of the Board of School Trustees is rescheduled for Wednesday,
December 17, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. at the Administration Building.
XII.
ADJOURNMENT
A
motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Sean Burcham and Board President,
Norb Heban, adjourned the meeting at 6:50 p.m.
XIII.
An
executive session followed the business meeting on personnel matters.
NORB HEBAN
JOHN ADAMS
LISA CLAWSON
SEAN BURCHAM
TYCE STEBBINS