DELAWARE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2007
6:30 P.M.
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
A work session was held at 5:00 p.m.
Agenda:
An Executive Session was held at
6:15 p.m. regarding personnel issues.
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 approve the minutes of the special board meeting
held on Tuesday, July 31, 2007. The
motion was approved unanimously.
V.
FINANCE
A. A motion was made by Sean Burcham and
seconded by Norb Heban to approve the list of vouchers as presented. The motion was approved unanimously.
B. Purchase over $7,500
Meals
Plus Software Corporation Food Service $52,666.00
A motion was made by Norb Heban and
seconded by Sean Burcham to approve the purchase of Meals Plus software and
hardware at a cost of $52,666.00 from the Food Service Fund. The motion was approved unanimously.
VI.
OLD
BUSINESS
A.
None
VII.
COMMUNICATIONS
FROM THE FLOOR
VIII.
NEW
BUSINESS
A. Certified Staff
A motion was made by John Adams and
seconded by Sean Burcham to employ the following certified positions pending
successful completion of all pre-employment testing as presented by
Superintendent Mapes:
1. Employ Sue Paul and Rose Burchfield as LIFT
Instructors at Delta Middle School for the 2007-2008 school year.
2. Employ Virginia Kleeberg
as a choral teacher at Delta Middle School and Delta High School on a temporary
contract effective for the 2007-2008 school year
pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.
3. Employ Patty Russell as a family and
consumer science teacher at Delta Middle School effective for the 2007-2008
school year pending successful completion of all
pre-employment testing and attaining appropriate licensing.
4. Employ Ashley Fisher (Ernstberger)
as an elementary teacher at Royerton Elementary 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 Marsha Faust as an instructional assistant at Albany Elementary School
effective immediately.
2. A motion was made by Sean Burcham and
seconded by Norb Heban to employ Amy Fowler as an instructional assistant at Delta
Middle School effective for the 2007-2008 school year
pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing. The motion was approved four in favor with
Harry Fowler abstaining.
A motion was made by Norb Heban and
seconded by Lisa Clawson to employ the following classified positions pending
successful completion of all pre-employment testing as presented by
Superintendent Mapes:
3. Employ Melissa Sexton as an instructional
assistant at Albany Elementary School effective for the 2007-2008 school year pending successful completion of all pre-employment
testing.
4. Employ Amber Dawn Chapman as an instructional
assistant at Albany Elementary School effective for the 2007-2008 school year pending successful completion of all pre-employment
testing.
5. Employ Kelly Zimmerman as an instructional
assistant at DeSoto Elementary School effective for the 2007-2008 school year pending successful completion of all pre-employment
testing.
6. Employ Terri Ashcraft as a four (4) hour dispatcher
and a four (4) hour custodian at Transportation and the Delta Learning Center pending
successful completion of all pre-employment testing.
7. Employ Woodrow Wallace as a special needs
bus aide at Transportation 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 Tom Devine as a head girls cross country coach at Delta High School
effective immediately.
2. The Board was informed of the resignation
of Amy Lewman as a junior class sponsor at Delta High
School effective immediately.
A motion was made by Sean Burcham and
seconded by Lisa Clawson to appoint the following ECA positions at Delta High
School pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing as presented
by Superintendent Mapes:
3.
Appoint Kelley Marsh as a head girls cross country
coach at Delta High School effective for the 2007-2008 school year.
4. Appoint Brandon Huston as an assistant
freshmen football coach at Delta High School effective for the 2007-2008 school
year pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.
5. Appoint Maeci
Evans as a volunteer girls soccer coach at Delta High
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
A motion was made by Norb Heban and
seconded by Sean Burcham to approve the following conference requests as
presented by Superintendent Mapes:
1. Josiah Parker requests permission to
attend the TEAMS Course Leadership Training on Tuesday through Wednesday,
September 4-5, 2007 and Monday through Tuesday, September 10-11 at Camp
Adventure in Muncie, IN.
2. Christopher Conley requests permission to
attend the IASP Board of Directors Meetings on Friday, September 7, 2007; Friday,
December 7, 2007; Thursday, April 24, 2008; Thursday through Friday, June 5-6,
2008 at the IASP Offices in Indianapolis, IN.
3. Chrysta
Phillips requests permission to attend the Dietary Manager fall/winter meeting
on Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at the Huntington Conference Room in
Huntington, IN.
4. Doug Marshall requests permission to
attend the Safe Schools Conference on Monday through Tuesday, October 29-30,
2007 at the Sheraton Hotel in Indianapolis, IN.
5. Trent Liggett requests permission to
attend the Indiana Safety Specialist Academy Basic Training Seminar on Wednesday
through Thursday, November 14-15, 2007 and Monday, April 14, 2008 at the
Sheraton Hotel in Indianapolis, IN.
6. Scot Croner
requests permission to attend the Indiana School Safety Specialist Training
(Advanced) on Wednesday through Thursday, April 23-24, 2008 at the Sheraton
Hotel in Indianapolis, IN.
The motion was approved unanimously.
E. Information and Proposals
1.
Superintendent
a. Request
authority to fill certified and classified positions
A motion
was made by John Adams and seconded by Sean Burcham to grant the Superintendent
authority to fill a certified math position at Delta High School as well as
various instructional assistant positions prior to the next Board meeting on
August 21, 2007. The motion was approved
unanimously.
a. A motion was made by Sean Burcham and
seconded by Norb Heban to surplus various items listed from Delta High School
as presented by Assistant Superintendent Hall.
The motion was approved unanimously.
3.
Director
of Maintenance
a.
DHS
Phase II Project Update
Director of Maintenance, Barry Harris, was
unable to be present at the meeting.
Superintendent Mapes informed the Board the Delta High School Phase II
Project continues to move forward. All
in all it is really starting to take shape as students return.
Superintendent Mapes also pointed out
the old, wooden light poles which were replaced on the Delta High School
football field were found to be cracked to the core.
4.
Director
of Transportation
a.
Bus
Inspection
Director of Transportation, Kim Kemper,
reported to the Board the bus inspection went very well. The staff at transportation did an excellent
job.
Kim Kemper also informed the Board
registration is going well and plans for emergency procedures are ready. Mrs. Kemper also thanked the Board for the
help a dispatcher will bring to the Transportation Department.
Superintendent Mapes commended Kim
Kemper and her staff for a great bus inspection.
IX.
LETTERS/NOTES
A. Thank you note
Superintendent Mapes presented a letter
of thanks from Jacob Sprong for contributing to his
4H hog. All building principals, along
with the Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent attended the 4-H auction in
support of our students.
X.
BOARD
MEMBER COMMENTS
Lisa
Clawson – I would like to thank everyone for coming this
evening. Congratulations to all of our
new employees. Good job to our
transportation department on the bus inspection. I’m looking forward to a good year.
John
Adams – I would concur with my fellow Board member. I would like
to say the football lights look great! I
would also like to welcome our new employees.
Good job on the bus inspection. Thank you to our administrators for being here this evening. I’m looking forward to a good year.
Norb
Heban – Dittos to everyone.
Ashley Ernstberger, welcome as a new
employee. Kim Kemper, congratulations to
you and your staff on a good bus inspection.
Sheliah Dorton, it
is nice to see you here. I look forward
to kicking off a good year this Monday.
Sean
Burcham – I would concur with everyone else. Congratulations on the good bus inspection
report. Congratulations to all our new
employees. Also, congratulations to Mr.
Mapes on your wedding anniversary today.
Harry
Fowler – I would concur with my fellow Board members. Ashley Ernstberger,
welcome to Del-Com. It was great to have
a nice bus inspection as always. That’s
a great tradition to keep! I look
forward to welcoming all the staff back to school this Monday.
XI.
FUTURE
MEETINGS
A.
The
next meeting of the Board of School Trustees is scheduled for Tuesday, August 21,
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.
HARRY FOWLER
NORB HEBAN
JOHN ADAMS
LISA CLAWSON
SEAN BURCHAM