DELAWARE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2007
6:30 P.M.
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
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 Sean Burcham and seconded by John Adams to amend the agenda
as presented. The motion was approved
unanimously.
IV.
MINUTES
A.
A
motion was made by Norb Heban and seconded by Sean Burcham to amend the
Tuesday, June 5, 2007 minutes to read as follows:
Extra
Curricular #4: Appoint Daniel Bergren as a volunteer assistant eighth grade volleyball
coach at Delta Middle School effective for the 2007 season pending successful
completion of all pre-employment testing.
The
motion was approved unanimously.
B.
A
motion was made by Norb Heban and seconded by Lisa Clawson to approve the
minutes of the work session, executive session and business meeting held on
Tuesday, August 7, 2007. The motion was
approved unanimously.
V.
FINANCE
A.
A
motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Sean Burcham to approve the list
of vouchers as presented. The motion was
approved unanimously.
VI.
OLD
BUSINESS
A.
None
VII.
COMMUNICATIONS
FROM THE FLOOR
Ms. Sheliah Dorton, DCCTA President,
thanked everyone for such a good start to this school year. She thanked the summer workers for a job well
done in getting our schools ready to open for the year.
VIII.
NEW
BUSINESS
A. Certified Staff
1. A motion was made by Sean Burcham and
seconded by Norb Heban to employ the following elementary and high school
teachers for ISTEP Test Prep positions for the fall of 2007:
Albany
Elementary School:
Susan Speicher
Julia Shaw
LuAnn Smoot
Jennifer Winkhart
DeSoto
Elementary School:
Judy Reynolds
Leslie Orman
Betty Johnson
Eaton
Elementary School:
Kim Clanin
Kim DeVoss
Lisa McKee
Royerton
Elementary School:
Chris Schwer
Karen Bogol
Machelle Ross
Loraine Toney
Maryann Foltz
Jan Morris
Delta High
School:
Language Arts: Julie Blakely (10 hour)
Mathematics: Scott Herring (10 hour)
The motion was approved unanimously.
2. A motion was made by Norb Heban and
seconded by Lisa Clawson to employ Erica Pluimer as a
math teacher at Delta High School effective for the 2007-2008 school year 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 Jessica Baker as a CAPE coordinator position at Albany Elementary School
effective immediately.
A motion was made by Norb Heban and
seconded by Sean Burcham to employ the following classified positions as
recommended by Superintendent Mapes:
2. Employ Trent Spangler as an instructional
assistant at Albany Elementary School effective for the 2007-2008 school year pending successful completion of all pre-employment
testing.
3. Employ Susan DeLisle
as an instructional assistant at Eaton Elementary School effective for the
2007-2008 school year pending successful completion of
all pre-employment testing.
The motion was approved unanimously.
C. Extra Curricular
1. The Board was informed of the resignation
of Sheila Piazza as the fine and related arts department head at Delta Middle
School effective immediately.
2. The Board was informed of the resignation
of Tiffany Turner as a spell bowl sponsor at Eaton Elementary School effective
immediately.
3. The Board was informed of the resignation
of Deborah Christopher as a spell bowl sponsor at Royerton Elementary School
effective immediately.
4.
The
Board was informed of the resignation
of David Reade as a head
freshman basketball coach at Delta High School effective immediately.
A motion was made by John Adams and
seconded by Lisa Clawson to appoint the following Extra Curricular positions as
recommended by Superintendent Mapes:
5.
Appoint David Reade as an assistant freshman
basketball coach at Delta High School effective for the 2007-2008 school year.
6.
Appoint Kendra Clements as a spell bowl coach for
Royerton Elementary School effective for the 2007-2008 school year.
7.
Appoint John Kelley as a math bowl coach for
Royerton Elementary School effective for the 2007-2008 school year.
8. Appoint Erica Pluimer as a freshman class sponsor for Delta High School
effective for the 2007-2008 school year.
9.
Appoint Linda Burt and Melanie Marshall as junior
class sponsors for Delta High School effective for the 2007-2008 school year.
10. Appoint
Virginia Kleeburg as a choir director for Delta High
School effective for the 2007-2008 school year.
11. Appoint
Danielle McCall as a cheerleading coach for Delta Middle School effective for
the 2007-2008 school year pending successful
completion of all pre-employment testing.
The motion was approved unanimously.
D. Conference Requests/Field Trips
1. A motion was made by John Adams and
seconded by Sean Burcham to approve the request by Linda Case, Melba Fox, and
Lourdes Davis to take various Delta High School students who have taken at
least three years of Spanish classes to Mexico City, Merida and Isla Mujeres beginning on Thursday or Friday, March 20 or 21,
2008 for eight to nine days. The Board
reserves the right to cancel the trip should the international climate be
unsafe. The motion was approved
unanimously.
A motion was made by Norb Heban and
seconded by Lisa Clawson to approve the following meeting requests as presented
by Superintendent Mapes:
2. Don Harman, Frida
Cannon and Sheliah Piazza request permission to attend the INSAI Steering Team
Meeting on Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at the Holiday Inn in Indianapolis, IN.
3. Joe Schmaltz requests permission for his
building administrators and counselors to attend the ISTEP and Fall Workshop on
Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at the Winchester High School in Winchester, IN.
4. Carly
Carter and Becky Watters request permission to attend the Initiative Training
at Camp Adventure on Thursday, August 30, 2007 at Camp Adventure in Muncie, IN.
5. Susie Haggard requests permission to
attend the Ropes Training at Camp Adventure on Wednesday through Thursday,
August 22-23, 2007 at Camp Adventure in Muncie, IN.
6. Jennifer Winkhart
requests permission to attend the Initiative Training at Camp Adventure on
Thursday, August 30, 2007 at Camp Adventure in Muncie, IN.
7. John Kelly, Maryann Foltz, and Ashley
Ernstberger request permission to attend the StarLab
Educator Training on Thursday, September 6, 2007 at the East Central Service
Center in Connersville, IN.
8. Julie Brown and Josh Landis request
permission to attend the Indiana UNITE Meeting on Friday, September 7, 2007 at
the Brownsburg East Middle School in Brownsburg, IN.
9. Don Harman requests permission to attend
the IASP Board of Directors Meeting on the following dates: Friday, September 7, 2007; Friday, December
7, 2007; Friday, April 25, 2007; and Thursday through Friday, June 5-6,
2008. The meetings will be held at the
IASP Office in Indianapolis, IN.
10. Kelly Alles
requests permission to attend the Picture Exchange Communication System
Training Workshop on Thursday through Friday, September 20-21, 2007 at Ball
State University in Muncie, IN.
11. Chrys Phillips and Dee Orick request
permission to attend the GFS Food Show on Tuesday through Wednesday, October
2-3, 2007 at the DeVos Place in Grand Rapids,
Michigan.
12. Margaret Allen, Byron Banta, Susan DeNeal, and Doug Hazelrigg
request permission to attend the Jr./Sr. Academic
Coaches Conference on Wednesday, October 3, 2007 at the Indiana Convention
Center in Indianapolis, IN.
13. Kathy Hottinger, Gina Taylor and Kim DeVoss request permission to attend the Rules 2002 Mentor
Teachers on Thursday, October 4, 2007 at the East Central Service Center in
Connersville, IN.
The motion was approved unanimously.
E. Information and Proposals
1.
Superintendent
a. Title I Distinguished School Award Eligibility
Superintendent
Mapes informed the Board Eaton Elementary School has been selected as an
eligible school to receive a Title I Distinguished School Award. Superintendent Mapes congratulated Mrs.
Hottinger, Principal of Eaton Elementary, for this honor for the school.
b. Opening of
School
Superintendent
Mapes reported to the Board schools have had a very good opening week. Preliminary enrollment numbers appear to show
a decrease of around 32 students from last year. September 14, 2007 is the official count day
for schools.
a. A motion was made by Sean Burcham and
seconded by Norb Heban to approve the request to donate eight (8) VCR/DVD
players to Eaton Elementary School by the Eaton Alumni Association. The motion was approved unanimously.
b. Early Intervention Grant
Assistant
Superintendent Hall informed the Board our elementary schools were awarded an
Indiana Early Intervention Grant. This
is our second year to receive this grant.
It is unusual to be awarded the Early Intervention Grant two years in a
row.
c. Family Swim Events
Assistant
Superintendent Hall informed the Board of the following dates and times for
family swim nights at Delta High School:
Monday, October 15, 2007 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 8, 2007 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Saturday, January 5, 2007 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Monday, January 14, 2008 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 16, 2008 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
A motion
was made by Norb Heban and seconded by Lisa Clawson to approve the family swim
nights at Delta High School for the 2007-2008 school year
along with the cost of lifeguards for these events. The motion was approved unanimously.
3.
Director
of Maintenance
a.
Director
of Maintenance, Barry Harris, thanked all the maintenance staff for their hard
work in making the opening of school go so well this year.
Superintendent Mapes updated the Board
on the progress of Phase II of the Delta High School Project. The project should have been completed before
the opening of school. We hope to get
resolution on some of the problem areas soon.
4.
Director
of Transportation
a.
Transportation
Update
Director of Transportation, Kim Kemper,
informed the Board our school bus drivers did a great job of working through
the first days of school with our new routing system. It was a good start to the year even though
the first couple of days were confusing.
Superintendent Mapes informed the Board the Director of Transportation
will bring them an updated report on the new system after a couple months of
use.
IX.
LETTERS/NOTES
A. None
X.
BOARD
MEMBER COMMENTS
Lisa
Clawson – I would like to thank everyone for coming tonight. Congratulations to Susan DeLisle
on her employment. Congratulations as
well to Mrs. Hottinger on being a contender for the Title I award and to Mr.
Hall for the Grant award. Thanks to
everyone for a good start to school.
John
Adams – Congratulations to Susan Delisle
on her employment and to Mrs. Hottinger for the Title I recognition, also to
Mr. Hall for the Grant received. Thank
you to everyone who worked so hard to get school off to a good start this
year. I wish all our fall sports well in
their endeavors this season.
Norb
Heban – That was a very nice article in the Star Press about Mr.
Pat Mapes. Congratulations to Eaton
Elementary as well. It was nice to open
school so well this year.
Sean
Burcham – I would concur with my fellow Board members. Good job to start the year off well. Let’s keep it up.
Harry
Fowler – I would like to welcome Susan Delisle
to the Corporation. Kathy Hottinger,
thank you for all your work. Sheliah
Dorton, thank you as well for a great start to the school year. Let’s keep the good momentum going.
XI.
FUTURE
MEETINGS
A.
The
next meeting of the Board of School Trustees is scheduled for Tuesday, September
4, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. at the Administration Building.
B.
The
ISBA/IAPSS Fall Conference will be held at the Indiana Convention Center/RCA
Dome on Sunday through Tuesday, Sept. 30-October 2, 2007.
XII.
ADJOURNMENT
A
motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Lisa Clawson and Board President, Harry Fowler adjourned the meeting at 7:15 p.m.
XIII.
An
executive session followed the business meeting on personnel matters.
HARRY FOWLER
NORB HEBAN
JOHN ADAMS
LISA CLAWSON
SEAN BURCHAM