DELAWARE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
6:30 P.M.
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
MINUTES
Present: Tyce Stebbins, President; Norb Heban,
Vice-President; Trent Fox, Secretary; John Adams, Member; Lorraine Tomlin,
Member; Darin Gullion, Assistant Superintendent; and Steven R. Hall,
Superintendent
I.
CALL
TO ORDER
At
6:30 p.m. Board
President, Tyce Stebbins, called the meeting to order.
II.
PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE
A. A motion was made by Norb Heban and
seconded by Lorraine Tomlin
to approve
the minutes of the business meeting and executive sessions held on May 3, 2011. The motion was approved unanimously.
IV.
FINANCE
A. A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by
Trent Fox to approve the list of vouchers as presented. The motion was approved unanimously.
B. Purchase over $7,500
None
C.
A
motion was made by Trent Fox and seconded by Lorraine Tomlin to accept the
Annual Financial Report as presented.
The motion was approved unanimously.
D.
A
motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Norb Heban to approve the
transfer of extra curricular accounts (food service and textbook rental) effective
July 1, 2011, as presented. The motion
was approved unanimously.
V.
OLD
BUSINESS
A.
None.
VI.
COMMUNICATIONS
FROM THE FLOOR
Superintendent
Hall introduced Mrs. Susan DeNeal, sponsor of the Super Bowl team at Delta
Middle School. The Delta Middle School
Super Bowl academic team placed Top 10 Overall in the state. Mrs. DeNeal also shared the successes of the
other academic teams at Delta Middle School.
President Tyce Stebbins asked Mrs. DeNeal to share with the team on
behalf of the Board members how proud they are of their accomplishments.
Mr.
Schmaltz introduced Ashley Goad and Kenna Gibson as winners of the Integrity Essay
contest. Ashley placed as the overall
winner for Delaware County and Kenna placed third in the county. The topic of the essay contest was showing
respect and integrity while using technology.
Mr. Schmaltz also announced Mrs. Angela Decker, teacher at Delta Middle
School, as the recipient of the Middle School Integrity Teacher Award.
Mrs.
Debbie Huston presented to the Board information on a reading program she was
recently trained on at her job. This is
a program she feels is very beneficial to students and therefore she talked to
the company to see how Del- Com could have the opportunity to also try the
program. The company has given Del-Com
permission for the teachers to use this program for 2 months at no charge. Superintendent Hall thanked Mrs. Huston for
the opportunity.
VII.
NEW
BUSINESS
A. Certified Staff
1. The Board was informed of the retirement of Craig
Hunsberger, a math teacher at Delta Middle School, effective May 31, 2011.
2. The Board was informed of the resignation of Joe Lacey, business
teacher at Delta High School, effective May 10, 2011.
3. The Board was informed of the resignation of Kate Nunley,
special needs teacher at Delta High School, effective May 10, 2011.
4. A motion was made by Norb Heban and seconded by Lorraine
Tomlin to cancel the teacher contracts for the 2011-2012 school year due to
reduction in force:
Jeremy Neckers
Megan Baldwin
Holly Shore
Alexis Cramer
The
motion was approved unanimously.
5. A motion was made by Lorraine Tomlin and seconded by John
Adams to approve the employment of Jennifer McNely as French teacher at Delta
High School effective the 2011-2012 school year, pending
successful completion of pre-employment testing. The motion was approved unanimously.
6. A motion was made by Trent Fox and seconded by Lorraine
Tomlin to approve Brytany Pope and Sarah Parker as summer school special needs
teachers as presented. The motion was
approved unanimously.
7. A motion was made by Norb Heban and seconded by Trent Fox to
approve the following summer school teachers at Delta High School as presented:
Gary Seidner
Pat Ervin
Julie Blakely
Kip Omstead
The
motion was approved unanimously.
B. Classified Staff
1. The Board was informed of the resignation
of Steve Knupp, preventative maintenance technician, effective May 20, 2011.
A motion was made by Norb Heban and
seconded by Trent Fox to approve the following (items 2-7) as presented by
Superintendent Hall:
2. Medical leave for Betty Cline effective
immediately through approximately November 1, 2011.
3. Medical leave for Gary Young effective
immediately through approximately November 6, 2011.
4. Employment of the following food service
cooks for the summer program as presented:
Lisa Anderson
Crystal King
Beth Monroe
Ann Morris
Sharon Shelton
Angela Shepherd
5. Employment of Erin Long as a summer
latchkey assistant as presented, pending successful completion of
pre-employment testing.
6. Employment of Adam Vaughn as a summer
technology technician, pending successful completion of pre-employment
testing.
7. Employment of Lisa Bilby and Marsha Faust
as summer instructional assistants for the special needs summer school as
presented.
The motion was approved unanimously.
C. Extra Curricular
1. The Board was informed of the resignation
of Andrew Lewman the Junior Varsity Boys Basketball Coach effective the
2011-2012 school year.
A motion was made by Lorraine Tomlin and
seconded by Trent Fox to approve the following (items 2-4) as presented by
Superintendent Hall:
2. Employment of Jan Smoot as the Albany
Fitness Club/Intramural position effective the 2011-2012 school year.
3. Appoint Jami Carter as a volunteer Cross
Country Coach at Delta High School effective the 2011-2012 school year.
4.
Employment of Kelly Zimmerman as the Head Boys and
Head Girls Swim Coach at Delta High School effective the 2011-2012 school
year.
The motion was
approved unanimously.
D. Conference Requests/Field Trips
A motion was made by John Adams and
seconded by Norb Heban to approve the following conference requests and field
trips as presented by Superintendent Hall:
1. Dee Orick requests permission to attend
the ISNA Spring Training Seminar to be held at the Primo Conference Center in
Plainfield, IN on
May 20, 2011.
2. Lauren Griffis requests permission to
attend the Muncie Mission Golf Outing to be held at the Player’s Club in
Yorktown, IN on June 2, 2011.
3. Julie Brown requests permission to attend
the PowerSchool Indiana Users Meeting and Training to be held at Kokomo High
School in Kokomo, IN on June 15 and 16, 2011.
4. Terry Summers requests permission to
attend the AP Chemistry Workshop to be held at Ball State University from June
20, 2011 through June 23, 2011.
5. Joe Schmaltz and Judy Reynolds request
permission to attend the Daily 5 Reading Program to be held at Southside
Elementary School in Hartford City, IN on the afternoon of May 19, 2011.
The motion was approved
unanimously.
E. Information and Proposals
1.
Superintendent
a.
Superintendent
Hall informed the Board of Delta High School’s graduation to be held at 7 p.m.
at Emen’s Auditorium on June 4, 2011.
b.
Superintendent
Hall informed the Board of the Delaware Community School Corporation’s Retirement
Breakfast to be held at Delta Middle School on June 2, 2011 at 8 a.m.
c.
A
motion was made by Lorraine Tomlin and seconded by Trent Fox to approve the PE
II Athletic Flex Credit to be available to the Class of 2015 beginning the
2011-2012 school year, as presented. The motion was approved unanimously.
d.
A
motion was made by Lorraine Tomlin and seconded by Norb Heban to approve the
proposed time changes for the 2011-2012 school year as
presented. John Adams, Norb Heban, and Lorraine
Tomlin voted in favor. Trent Fox voted
against. The
motion was approved.
2.
Assistant
Superintendent
a. A motion was made by Trent Fox and
seconded by Lorraine Tomlin to approve the textbook rental prices, as
presented, for the 2011-2012 school year.
The motion was approved unanimously.
b. A motion was made by Norb Heban and
seconded by Lorraine Tomlin to approve the lunch prices, as presented, for the
2011-2012 school year. The motion was
approved unanimously.
c. A motion was made by Lorraine Tomlin and
seconded by Trent Fox to approve the Section 125 Flexible Benefits Plan as presented. The motion was approved unanimously.
A
motion was made by Lorraine Tomlin and seconded by John Adams to approve the
following use of facilities (items d-f) as presented by Assistant Superintendent
Gullion:
d.
Alli
Richards requests permission to use the Delta High School gymnasium for
cheerleading camp on June 21 and 22, 2011.
e.
Deb
Skinner, from Faith Builders, requests permission to use the Eaton Elementary
gymnasium for a benefit concert for the Eaton Community Food Pantry on June 24,
2011.
f.
Bobbi
Turner requests the use of the Royerton Elementary School gymnasium on May 21,
2011.
The motion was approved
unanimously.
A motion was made by John
Adams and seconded by Lorraine Tomlin to approve the following fund raising
requests (items g-k) as presented by Assistant Superintendent Gullion:
g.
Alli
Richards requests permission for the Delta High School Cheerleader Boosters to
sell cookie dough from May 18, 2011 through June 21, 2011 to help offset costs
for camp, equipment, and uniforms.
h. Alli Richards requests permission for the
Delta High School Cheerleader Boosters to sell sponsorships to help offset the
costs for camp, equipment, and uniforms.
i.
Tim
Cleland and Paul Grove request permission for the Delta High School Tennis and
Softball programs to clean after the Indianapolis 500 race in Indianapolis on
Monday, May 31, 2011 to help offset the operational costs of the tennis and
softball teams.
j.
Steve
Wray requests permission for the Delta High School Cross Country team and
boosters to run a water station for donations at the Ironman Triathlon at
Prairie Creek Reservoir on July 9, 2011 to offset program costs.
k. Steve Wray requests permission for the
Delta High School Cross Country team to sponsor the DeSoto Dash 5K Run at
DeSoto United Methodist Church on July 23, 2011 to help offset program costs.
The motion was approved unanimously.
VIII.
LETTERS/NOTES
A.
None
IX.
BOARD
MEMBER COMMENTS
Norb
Heban – Mr.
Heban thanked everyone for attending the meeting. He expressed his concern of having to reduce
staff because they are all valued. Mr.
Heban wished them luck. He also
congratulated Mrs. McNely and Mr. Hunsberger.
Trent Fox
– Mr. Fox thanked everyone for coming to the meeting. He congratulated Mrs. McNely. He expressed his disappointment of having to
lay people off and stated this is not an easy thing to do. He is hopeful things will begin to improve
with the economic times. Mr. Fox
congratulated all academic bowl teams and relayed these teams are as valued as
sports teams.
John
Adams - Mr.
Adams concurred. He wished Mr.
Hunsberger well. He also congratulated Mrs.
Decker, Mrs. DeNeal, the Super Bowl team, Ashley Goad, and Kenna Gibson on a
job well done. He said it is great to
see everyone excel off the court as well as on the court. He congratulated Mrs. McNely.
Lorraine
Tomlin – Mrs.
Tomlin congratulated the middle school Super Bowl team, Mrs. DeNeal, Mrs.
Decker, Ashley Goad, and Kenna Gibson.
She wished Mr. Hunsberger well with his retirement. She stated reduction in staff is very
difficult and she doesn’t like to see it happen. She is hopeful doors will open for them. She congratulated Mrs. McNely. Mrs. Tomlin thanked Mr. DeNeal and Mr. Koger
for their hard work on the PE Credit work.
She is excited with the time changes for next year and will be anxious
to receive reports next year on its success.
She also thanked Mr. Clawson and Superintendent Hall on their hard work
with the time change in trying to help make everyone happy. She thanked Delta High School for the awards
banquet held this past weekend. She also
thanked Mr. Conley for his continued hard work with having to rearrange
schedules and Mrs. Burt for notifying parents when these changes happen.
Tyce
Stebbins – Mr.
Stebbins concurred and stated he has pride in all academic teams. He explained he had enjoyed Mr. Hunsberger’s
math class as a student and wanted to personally thank him for his service to
the corporation. He expressed heart
break over the reduction in force. He
said these are good people and he is hopeful things will open for them. He appreciates those who participated in the
survey and those that expressed their opinions in reference to the time change
for next school year. Mr. Stebbins
explained he felt all avenues were taken to meet in the middle for any concerns
expressed. Mr. Stebbins thanked Superintendent
Hall and Mr. Schmaltz for trying to save money where we can by picking up
books, when feasible, instead of paying outrageous prices for shipping. He
also expressed an appreciation for helping to keep lunch prices down.
X.
FUTURE
MEETINGS
A. A regular meeting of the Board of School
Trustees is scheduled for Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. at the
Administration Building.
XI.
ADJOURNMENT
A
motion was made by Lorraine Tomlin and seconded by John Adams to adjourn the
meeting. The motion was approved
unanimously. Board President, Tyce Stebbins,
adjourned the meeting at 7:50 p.m.
An executive
session was held immediately following the business meeting to discuss
personnel matters and collective bargaining.
05/17/11 Board Meeting
TYCE
STEBBINS
NORB
HEBAN
TRENT
FOX
JOHN
ADAMS
LORRAINE
TOMLIN