DELAWARE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2008
6:30 P.M.
ROYERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
An executive session was held at 5:00
p.m. prior to the business meeting on personnel matters.
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 Norb Heban 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 John Adams and seconded by Lisa Clawson to approve the
minutes of the business meeting and executive sessions held on Tuesday, April
22, 2008. The motion was approved
unanimously.
V.
PRESENTATIONS
A.
Delta Interdisciplinary Super Bowl Team
At
this time Mrs. Dawn Raleigh, Delta High School teacher, spoke to the Board
regarding the Delta Interdisciplinary Super Bowl Team. The team had a very productive year and
finished first at the area competition qualifying for the State competition. Ms. Raleigh introduced those team members who
were able to come. The Board
congratulated the team on a good year and thanked them for representing Delta
High School.
This year’s
team members were as follows:
Kristen Smith
David Freeman
John
Rauchenstein
Travis Murphy
Jacob Henry
Andrew Brobst
Jenny Buis
VI.
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. Purchase over $7,500
Fairchild
Electric/Audio-Video Solutions DHS CP $29,687.00
A
motion was made by Norb Heban and seconded by Sean Burcham to approve the
purchase of sound system upgrades and equipment for the Delta High School
gymnasium from Fairchild Electric for $29,687.00 as presented by Assistant
Superintendent Hall. The motion was approved
unanimously.
Ikon
Office Solutions Corp. CP $8,503.68/mo.
A
motion was made by Sean Burcham and seconded by John Adams to approve the lease
agreement with Ikon Office Solutions in the amount of $8,503.68 dollars per
month as presented by Assistant Superintendent Hall. The motion was approved unanimously.
Koorsen
Fire & Security Corp. Grant/CP $11,394.00
A
motion was made by Sean Burcham and seconded by Norb Heban to approve the
purchase of cameras from Koorsen Fire & Security for Royerton Elementary School
as presented by Assistant Superintendent Hall.
The motion was approved unanimously.
VII.
OLD
BUSINESS
A.
AT&T Proposal
Superintendent Mapes informed the Board the revisions they
asked for were submitted to AT&T and the additional documents in their packet
reflected the pricing adjustments for those revisions. A discussion of the Board followed with Mr.
Josh Landis, Director of Technology. Mr.
Landis answered questions on the specific needs addressed with this proposal.
A motion was made by Sean Burcham and seconded by Norb Heban
to approve replacing our T1 lines with the OPT-E-MAN line as proposed by
AT&T and presented by Superintendent Mapes and Director of Technology, Josh
Landis. The motion was approved
unanimously.
VIII.
COMMUNICATIONS
FROM THE FLOOR
There were none.
IX.
NEW
BUSINESS
A. Certified Staff
1. The Board was informed of the resignation
of Anthony Jones as a music teacher at Delta High School effective at the end
of the 2007-2008 school year.
2. The Board was informed of the resignation
of Lori Koza as a counselor at Delta Middle School effective at the end of the
2007-2008 school year.
3. The Board was informed of the resignation
of Luke Almon as an English teacher at Delta High
School effective at the end of the 2007-2008 school year.
4. The Board was informed of the resignation
of Beth DeLong as a music teacher at Delta High
School and Delta Middle School effective at the end of the 2007-2008 school year.
5. A motion was made by Norb Heban and
seconded by Sean Burcham to employ Eric Ryan as a speech/mass media and radio
and television teacher at Delta High School for a temporary contract effective
for the 2008-2009 school year pending successful completion of all
pre-employment testing as presented by Superintendent Mapes. The motion was approved unanimously.
B. Classified Staff
A motion was made by Sean Burcham and
seconded by John Adams to employ and train two substitute bus drivers as well
as a corporation mechanic as listed in items #1 and #2 below:
1. Train and employ Tim Buckner and Lisa Speicher as substitute bus drivers for the corporation
effective May 7, 2008 pending successful completion of all pre-employment
testing.
2. Employ Phillip Treutlein
as a corporation mechanic effective May 20, 2008 pending successful completion
of all pre-employment testing.
The motion was approved unanimously.
3. A motion was made by John Adams and
seconded by Sean Burcham to replace a three (3) hour food service position at
Royerton Elementary School with a seven (7) hour Assistant Manger position to
oversee the operation of the kitchen as presented by Assistant Superintendent
Hall. The motion was approved
unanimously.
C. Extra Curricular
1.
The
Board was informed of the resignation of Pamela Addison as a science fair coordinator at Eaton Elementary
School effective at the end of the 2007-2008 school year.
2.
The
Board was informed of the resignation of Margaret Allen as a science fair sponsor at Delta Middle School
effective at the end of the 2007-2008 school year.
3.
The
Board was informed of the resignation of Lori Koza as a student council advisor at Delta Middle School
effective at the end of the 2007-2008 school year.
A motion was made by Norb Heban and
seconded by Lisa Clawson to appoint the following Extra-Curricular positions as
presented by Superintendent Mapes:
4.
Appoint
Jennifer Winkhart as a spell
bowl sponsor for Albany Elementary School effective for the 2008-2009 school year.
5.
Appoint
Eric Ryan as a radio station
manager and television for Delta High School effective for the 2008-2009 school
year.
6.
Appoint
Tom Devine as a head girls cross
country coach for Delta High School effective for the 2008-2009 season.
7.
Appoint
Eric Ryan as head varsity
wrestling coach for Delta High School effective for the 2008-2009 season.
The motion was approved unanimously.
D. Conference Requests/Field Trips
A motion was made by Sean Burcham and
seconded by Lisa Clawson to approve the following conference requests as
presented by Superintendent Mapes:
1. Lance Brand requests permission to attend
the Ball State University Dual Credit Software Training on Thursday, May 8,
2008 at Ball State University in Muncie, IN.
2. Tiffany Turner requests permission to
attend the Annual Case Reviews on Wednesday through Friday, May 14-16, 2008 at
Eaton Elementary School.
3. Kip Omstead
requests permission to attend the IWP Advanced Institute on Monday through
Friday, June 16-20, 2008 at Ball State University in Muncie, IN.
4. Roy Schaus requests permission to attend
the ITEC on Tuesday through Wednesday, June 17-18, 2008 at the Convention
Center and RCA Dome in Indianapolis, IN.
5. Josiah Parker requests permission to
attend the Project Lead the Way training from Sunday through Friday, July 20 –
August 1, 2008 at the Sinclair Community College in Dayton, OH.
The motion was approved unanimously.
E. Information and Proposals
2.
Superintendent
A. National Council on Economic Education
Trip
Superintendent
Mapes congratulated Mrs. Pat Ervin, Delta High School teacher, for being one of
twelve (12) teachers across the United States selected for a trip to South
Africa through the National Council on Economic Education.
B. Skillman Contract
A
motion was made by Norb Heban and seconded by Sean Burcham to approve the
Skillman Corporation contract in the amount of $10,000 dollars to lead us
through the next phase of the feasibility study from the Task Force Study up to
a Board decision as presented by Superintendent Mapes. The motion was approved unanimously.
C. Metro Football
The
Metro Football Board presented a proposal to install field turf at no cost to
the Corporation. The field turf would be
installed on the varsity football field at Delta High School. A discussion followed regarding the benefits
of such a proposal. The Board had
questions on the long term maintenance and benefits of caring for this type of
field turf. They will take this proposal
under advisement and will revisit it at the May 20, 2008 meeting.
D. PL 221 Plans
Superintendent
Mapes informed the Board the school PL221 plans are available on their Board
computers. They will be brought for Board
approval at the May 18, 2008 meeting of the Board of School Trustees.
A.
A
motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Sean Burcham to surplus a
Whirlpool dishwasher at Delta Middle School as presented by Assistant
Superintendent Hall. The motion was
approved unanimously.
B.
Book
Rental Recommendations
Assistant Superintendent
Hall informed the Board this is the second year in a row we can save our
patrons money on textbook rentals at many of the elementary grade levels.
A motion was made by Norb
Heban and seconded by Sean Burcham to approve the book rental recommendations for
2008-2009 as presented by Assistant Superintendent Hall. The motion was approved unanimously.
C.
Latch
Key Agreement
A motion was made by Sean
Burcham and seconded by Lisa Clawson to accept the Latch Key Agreement with the
YMCA for the 2008-2009 school year as presented by
Assistant Superintendent Hall. The
motion was approved unanimously.
D.
Title
I Reading Contract
A motion was made by Norb
Heban and seconded by Lisa Clawson to approve the Title I Reading Contract for
staff development with Smekens Education Solutions as
presented by Assistant Superintendent Hall.
The motion was approved unanimously.
E.
Extended
Services Program
Assistant Superintendent
Hall recommended to the Board the addition of an extended program for the
severe/moderate students at Albany Elementary School. Mrs. Kelly Alles does an outstanding job with
these students and this program would help ensure continued progress.
A motion was made by Sean
Burcham and seconded by John Adams to approve the extended services program for
the students in the severe/moderate classroom at Albany Elementary School as
presented by Assistant Superintendent Hall.
The motion was approved unanimously.
F.
Summer
Academic Camps
Assistant Superintendent
Hall presented the Board with the camp proposals for the summer of 2008.
A motion was made by Norb
Heban and seconded by Sean Burcham to approve the summer academic camps as
presented by Assistant Superintendent Hall. The motion was approved unanimously.
X.
LETTERS/NOTES
A. None
XI.
BOARD
MEMBER COMMENTS
Lisa
Clawson – I would like to offer my congratulations to several
people for the great job in their areas this year: Dawn Raleigh and the Delta High School Interdisciplinary Super Bowl Team which
went to State this year, the girls softball team and girls track team both did
well this year, also, Mrs. DeNeal and the Delta
Middle School Super Bowl Team. I would
also like to congratulate Mrs. Pat Ervin on the trip to South Africa and Mr.
Ryan as he becomes our Mass Media teacher at Delta High School.
John
Adams – I would like to thank the elementary students who wrote
us thank you letters from their field trip.
That was nice to see. Thank you
to the Metro Football Board members for coming to share with us. We will soon have a new member to our Board
and I would like to thank the three people who ran and offer my
congratulations. Mr. Ryan, good luck as
you join our staff. Josh Landis, thank
you for your time and effort on the AT&T Proposal. Thank you everyone for coming.
Norb
Heban – Congratulations to Mr. Ryan as he joins our staff at
Delta High School. Thank you to Mr.
Glaze who brought the SuperMileage cars for us to see
prior to the Board meeting this evening.
Thank you all for coming this evening.
Sean
Burcham – Congratulations Mr. Ryan on joining our staff. I also loved reading the notes from our
elementary students. Thank you as well
to the students who brought the SuperMileage cars for
us to see.
Harry
Fowler – Make sure you express your appreciation to teachers
during National Teacher’s Week and to your school nurses as well on National
Nurse Day tomorrow. I would like to
express my appreciation to the Metro Football League for their proposal. Thank you everyone for coming this evening.
XII.
FUTURE
MEETINGS
A.
The
next meeting of the Board of School Trustees is scheduled for Tuesday, May 20,
2008 at 6:30 p.m. at the Administration Building.
B.
The
ISBA School Law Seminar will be held on Friday, June 13, 2008 at the Indianapolis
Marriott North Hotel in Indianapolis, IN.
C.
The
IAPSS/IASBO/ISBA School Budget/Finance Seminar will be held on Friday, June 20,
2008 at the Indianapolis Marriott East Hotel in Indianapolis, IN.
D.
The
ISBA Board Member Academy will be held on Thursday and Friday, July 10-11, 2008
at the Indianapolis Marriott East Hotel in Indianapolis, IN.
XIII.
ADJOURNMENT
A
motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Norb Heban and the meeting was
adjourned by Board President, Harry Fowler at 8:22 p.m.
XIV.
An
executive session was held following the business meeting on personnel matters.
HARRY FOWLER
NORB HEBAN
JOHN ADAMS
LISA CLAWSON
SEAN BURCHAM