DELAWARE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2008

6:30 P.M.

ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

An executive session was held at 6:00 p.m. prior to the business meeting on personnel matters.

MINUTES

Present: Norb Heban, Vice-President; John Adams, Secretary; Lisa Clawson, Member; Steve Hall, Assistant Superintendent; Pat Mapes, Superintendent

Absent: Harry Fowler, President; Sean Burcham, Member

I. CALL TO ORDER

At 6:36 p.m. Board Vice-President Norb Heban called the meeting to order.

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

III. AMEND AGENDA

A. A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Lisa Clawson 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, June 3, 2008. The motion was approved unanimously.

V. FINANCE

A. A motion was made by Lisa Clawson and seconded by John Adams to approve the list of vouchers as presented. The motion was approved unanimously.

B. Purchase over $7,500

Delta High School Bleacher Project CP

Assistant Superintendent Hall advised the Board we received two bids, one from Lee Company and one from Interkal. Assistant Superintendent Hall commended Mr. Barry Harris for his time and hard work traveling to other school districts to look at bleachers and particularly the understructure of those bleachers to make certain we were getting what was needed for Delta High School.

A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Lisa Clawson to accept the bid from Lee Company to install new bleachers at Delta High School at a cost of $246,230.oo. The motion was approved unanimously.

VI. OLD BUSINESS

A. None

VII. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE FLOOR

A. Julie Costello thanked the Board for making the Delta High School track available to the public during the summertime. Ms. Costello asked why the football field was still being watered and fertilized if it was to be replaced soon. Board Vice-President, Norb Heban explained the field needed to be maintained until all requirements for acceptance of the donation of field turf were in place.

VIII. NEW BUSINESS

A. Certified Staff

1. The Board was informed of the resignation of Greg Hinshaw as a building principal for Delta High School effective at the end of the day on June 30, 2008.

2. The Board was informed of the resignation of Scot Croner as a building assistant principal for Delta High School effective at the end of the day on June 30, 2008.

A motion was made by Lisa Clawson and seconded by John Adams to approve the following certified positions as presented by Superintendent Mapes:

3. Employ Johanna (Wells) Kikendall as an English teacher for Delta High School effective for the 2008-2009 school year pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.

4. Employ Reece Mann as a guidance counselor for Delta Middle School effective July 24, 2008 pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.

5. Employ Brittany Perkins as a special education teacher for Delta Middle School effective for the 2008-2009 school year pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.

6. Employ Melissa (Masterson) Shaffer as a special education teacher for Eaton Elementary School effective for the 2008-2009 school year pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.

7. Employ Jump Start and LIFT positions for Delta Middle School as listed below:

Jump Start: Sue Paul, Teresa Terry, Nicole Vandervort, Doug Hazelrigg, Nanette Triplett, Jennifer Olfier, Debbie Cox, Scot Herring, Linda Razmic, and Brittany Perkins

LIFT: Sue Paul and Rose Burchfield

The motion was approved unanimously.

Assistant Superintendent Hall announced there would be a new teacher orientation on Thursday, August 7, 2008 beginning at 8:00 a.m. at Central Office. All Board members are welcome to attend.

B. Classified Staff

1. The Board was informed of the resignation of Lisa Speicher as a substitute bus driver for transportation effective immediately.

2. The Board was informed of the resignation of Ilean True as a food service employee at Delta Middle School effective May 22, 2008.

3. A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Lisa Clawson to employ Penny Webster as a food service employee for a two (2) hour position at Delta High School effective August 11, 2008. The motion was approved unanimously.

C. Extra Curricular

A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Lisa Clawson to approve the following extra-curricular positions as presented by Superintendent Mapes:

1. Appoint Julie Titus as a student council sponsor for a ½ position at Delta Middle School effective for the 2008-2009 school year.

2. Appoint Melissa Dine as a cheerleading coach for Delta Middle School effective for the 2008-2009 season pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.

3. Appoint Carlo Rigoli as a boys varsity soccer coach for Delta High School effective for the 2008-2009 season pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.

4. Appoint Chad Stewart as an assistant freshman football coach for Delta High School effective for the 2008-2009 season pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.

5. Appoint Dawn Chapman as a volunteer girls golf coach for Delta High School effective for the 2008-2009 season pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.

6. Appoint Brendon Hottinger as a volunteer football coach for Delta High School effective 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 Lisa Clawson and seconded by John Adams to approve the following conference requests and field trips as presented by Superintendent Mapes:

1. Patrick Mapes, Lisa Clawson, and Tyce Stebbins request permission to attend the ISBA Summer Board Member Academy on Thursday through Friday, July 10-11, 2008 at the Indianapolis Marriott East Hotel in Indianapolis, IN.

2. Lance Brand requests permission to attend the National Association of Biology Teachers National Conference on Wednesday through Saturday, October 15-18, 2008 at the Memphis Convention Center in Memphis, TN.

3. Whitney Grove requests permission to take the cheerleaders from Delta High School to Indiana University in Bloomington, IN on Saturday through Monday, June 28-30, 2008.

The motion was approved unanimously.

E. Information and Proposals

1. Superintendent

A. Superintendent Mapes presented the Board with the SA5 reports for each building.

A motion was made by Lisa Clawson and seconded by John Adams to accept the SA5 reports as presented by Superintendent Mapes. The motion was approved unanimously.

B. Title I Plan

Superintendent Mapes informed the Board Mr. Chris Conley, Principal of Albany Elementary School, is in charge of the Title I Grant Application. Mr. Conley and Mrs. Tarinna Morris, Corporation Treasurer, keep track of all Title I money to ensure it is being expended appropriately.

A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Lisa Clawson to grant approval to submit for the Title I Grant. The motion was approved unanimously.

2. Assistant Superintendent

A. A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Lisa Clawson to approve the request to surplus various items as listed at Eaton Elementary School as presented by Assistant Superintendent Hall. The motion was approved unanimously.

B. Delta High School ISTEP Remediation – Fall 2008

A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Lisa Clawson to approve the posting of one Mathematics position and one Language Arts position for Delta High School ISTEP Remediation teachers as presented by Assistant Superintendent Hall. The motion was approved unanimously.

C. Delta Middle School College Mentoring Program

Assistant Superintendent Hall informed the Board the College Mentors for Kids Program is beginning a program for middle school students. It has been requested that Delta Middle School be one of two pilot programs being started in the State of Indiana.

A motion was made by Lisa Clawson and seconded by John Adams to approve the beginning of a College Mentoring Program at Delta Middle School as presented by Assistant Superintendent Hall. The motion was approved unanimously.

3. Director of Transportation

A. Transfinder/Fuel Master Presentation

Superintendent Mapes introduced Donnie Williams, Controller, and Julie Brown, Technical Clerk, to present various aspects of the Transfinder and FuelMaster Software Programs to the Board. The presentation included the cost and time saving aspects of each program. Important data is being collected with the use of these programs that will help with budget planning as well as the efficiency of the transportation department.

A discussion of various cost saving efforts in light of fuel costs and the distances traveled by busses in our district followed the presentation.

IX. LETTERS/NOTES

A. Superintendent Mapes presented the Board with a thank you note for the use of Eaton Elementary School and Delta High School for the calling hours and services held for the fallen Eaton Firefighter.

X. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

Lisa Clawson – I would like to thank everyone for coming this evening. Congratulations to Dr. Hinshaw and to Mr. Croner. We wish you well, but certainly hate to see you go. I would like to welcome all of those recently hired. Thank you as well to Julie Brown and Donnie Williams for the presentation.

John Adams – I would concur with my fellow Board member. I would also like to wish Dr. Hinshaw and Mr. Croner well in their endeavors. Barry Harris, we appreciate all your hard work in visiting other school corporations and looking at bleachers. Your opinion is very important and we appreciate all the time put in making sure we get the right thing. Julie Brown and Donnie Williams, thank you for your contribution in presenting the transportation software. Thank you to everyone, we appreciate all those who are in attendance.

Norb Heban – I would concur with my fellow Board members. Great job Julie Brown and Donnie Williams with the presentation. The data you are able to collect will be very helpful with the feasibility analysis as that gets underway. Congratulations to Dr. Hinshaw and Mr. Croner. Someone will have big shoes to fill. Mrs. Costello, thank you for sharing with us.

XI. FUTURE MEETINGS

A. The Organizational Meeting of the Board of School Trustees is scheduled for Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. at the Administration Building.

B. 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.

XII. ADJOURNMENT

A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Lisa Clawson and Board Vice-President, Norb Heban, adjourned the meeting at 7:56 p.m.

XIII. An executive session was held following the business meeting on personnel matters.

HARRY FOWLER

NORB HEBAN

JOHN ADAMS

LISA CLAWSON

SEAN BURCHAM