DELAWARE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION

SCHOOL BOARD SPECIAL MEETING

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

5:00 P.M.

ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

MINUTES

Present: John Adams, President; Sean Burcham, Secretary; Tyce Stebbins, Member; Norb Heban, Member; Darin Gullion, Assistant Superintendent; and Steven R. Hall, Superintendent

I. CALL TO ORDER

At 5:00 p.m. Board President, John Adams, called the meeting to order.

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

III. AMEND AGENDA

A. None

IV. BOARD NOMINATIONS

Board of Education President, John Adams, asked for nominations for Vice-President of the Board of Education for the remainder of the 2009-2010 school year.

A motion was made by Norb Heban and seconded by Tyce Stebbins to nominate Sean Burcham as Vice President of the Board of Education for the remainder of the 2009-2010 school year.

A motion was made by Norb Heban and seconded by Tyce Stebbins to close nominations for Vice President of the Board of Education for the remainder of the 2009-2010 school year. The motions were approved three in favor with Sean Burcham abstaining.

Board of Education President, John Adams, asked for nominations for Secretary of the Board of Education for the remainder of the 2009-2010 school year.

A motion was made by Sean Burcham and seconded by Norb Heban to nominate Tyce Stebbins as Secretary of the Board of Education for the remainder of the 2009-2010 school year.

A motion was made by Norb Heban and seconded by Sean Burcham to close nominations for Secretary of the Board of Education for the remainder of the 2009-2010 school year. The motions were approved three in favor with Tyce Stebbins abstaining.

V. MINUTES

A. A motion was made by Norb Heban and seconded by Sean Burcham to accept the minutes of the business meeting, and executive session held on Tuesday, September 15, 2009. The motion was approved unanimously.

VI. FINANCE

A. A motion was made by Tyce Stebbins and seconded by Sean Burcham to accept the list of vouchers as presented. The motion was approved unanimously.

Assistant Superintendent Gullion reviewed the 2010 budget forms with the Board.

B. A public hearing was held on the 2010 budgets.

There were no questions or comments from the audience.

C. A public hearing was held on the 2010-2012 Capital Project Fund.

There were no questions or comments from the audience.

D. A public hearing was held on the 2010-2021 Bus Replacement Plan.

There were no questions or comments from the audience.

E. A motion was made by Norb Heban and seconded by Sean Burcham to approve the resolution for authority to reduce appropriations for the 2009 budget as presented by Assistant Superintendent Gullion. The motion was approved unanimously.

F. A motion was made by Sean Burcham and seconded by Tyce Stebbins to approve the Amended Tax Neutrality Resolution as presented by Assistant Superintendent Gullion. The motion was approved unanimously.

VII. MEETING REQUESTS

A. A motion was made by Norb Heban and seconded by Sean Burcham to approve the request by Dawn Raleigh to attend the Jr/Sr Academic Coaches Conference on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN as presented by Superintendent Hall. The motion was approved unanimously.

VIII. FUND RAISING REQUESTS

A motion was made by Sean Burcham and seconded by Norb Heban to approve the following requests for fundraisers as presented by Superintendent Hall:

A. Camille Mealy requests permission for the Eaton Elementary School Choir to sell Otis Spunkmeyer Cookies one day a month from September, 2009 through May 2010.

B. Lisa Clawson requests permission for the Girls’ Soccer Boosters to sell mums through October 2009.

C. Susan Richter requests permission to hold a Wheels for Timmy fundraiser at the Vanilla Greens with Delta High School students on October 3, 2009.

The motion was approved unanimously.

IX. FUTURE MEETINGS

A. The ISBA/IAPSS Fall Conference will be held on Monday and Tuesday, September 28-29, 2009 at the Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN.

B. A special meeting of the Board of School Trustees is scheduled for Tuesday, October 5, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. to interview potential Board members.

C. A regular meeting of the Board of School Trustees is scheduled for Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. at the Administration Building. Included in the October 6, 2009 Business meeting will be the adoption of the 2010 Budgets, Levies, Tax Rates, Capital Project Fund Plan, and Bus Replacement Plan. Public meeting starting at 4:30 p.m. to interview potential Board members.

D. The ISBA Fall Regional Meeting will be held at Welliver’s Smorgasbord in Hagerstown, Indiana on Thursday, October 8, 2009 with registration beginning at 6:00 p.m.

X. ADJOURNMENT

A motion was made by Norb Heban and seconded by Sean Burcham and Board President, John Adams, adjourned the meeting at 5:24 p.m.

An executive session on collective bargaining followed the special session of the Board.

JOHN ADAMS

SEAN BURCHAM

TYCE STEBBINS

NORB HEBAN