May 16, 2022

DELAWARE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

MONDAY, MAY 16, 2022

6:30 p.m. 

ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

MINUTES

Present:  Lance Engle, President; Jacob Case, Vice President; John Adams, Secretary; Adam Williams, Member; Trent Fox, Member; Darin Gullion, Assistant Superintendent; and Greg Kile, Superintendent

  1. CALL TO ORDER

At 6:30 p.m. Board President, Lance Engle called the meeting to order.

  1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

  1. AMEND AGENDA

A motion was made by Trent Fox and seconded by Adam Williams to amend the agenda, as presented.  The motion was approved 4-0 vote.

  1. MINUTES

A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Adam Williams to accept the minutes of the business meeting held on Monday, May 2, 2022.  The motion was approved 4-0 vote.

  1. FINANCE

  1. A motion was made by Trent Fox and seconded by John Adams to accept the list of vouchers, as presented.  The motion was approved 4-0 vote.

  1. Purchases over $7500:

A motion was made by Adam Williams and seconded by Trent Fox to approve the following (item 1):

  1. Bell Techlogix OP $9,495.50

(Microsoft Subscription Renewal)

The motion was approved 4-0 vote.

Jacob Case, Vice President, entered the meeting at 6:32 p.m.

  1. Assistant Superintendent Dr. Gullion informed the Board about the 2023 Budget Timeline, as presented.

  1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS- DHS Student Air Quality Sensor Project

      Portrait of a Graduate

  1. UPDATES FROM PRINCIPALS/DIRECTORS

  1. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE FLOOR

The Board received comments from three patrons at tonight’s meeting.

  1. NEW BUSINESS

  1. Superintendent Kile informed the Board about the Elementary Student Handbook, as presented- 1st Reading.

  1. Superintendent Kile informed the Board about the Delta Middle School Student Handbook, as presented- 1st Reading.

  1. Superintendent Kile informed the Board about the Delta High School Student Handbook, as presented- 1st Reading.

  1. Certified Staff

  1. None.

  1. Classified Staff

A motion was made by Jacob Case and seconded by Trent Fox to approve the following (item 1):

  1. Resignation of Jennalynn Selvey, Instructional Assistant at Royerton Elementary School, effective May 20, 2022.

The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Jacob Case to approve the following (items 2-4):

  1. Recommendation to employ Tamara Martin as a Summer Food Service Cook effective June 1, 2022 through July 27, 2022.

  1. Recommendation to transfer Hayley Nix from a Latchkey Aide to a Latchkey Supervisor effective May 9, 2022.

  1. Recommendation to employ Summer Blast employees, as presented.  

The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

  1. Extra-Curricular

A motion was made by Trent Fox and seconded by Adam Williams to approve the following (items 1-2):

  1. Recommendation to employ Shanon Smith as an IREAD-3 Remediation Teacher at Royerton Elementary School effective May 31, 2022 through June 3, 2022.

  1. Recommendation to employ Bethany Ratts as a Robotics Coach (split position) at Albany Elementary School effective for the 2022-23 school year.

The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

  1. Conference Requests/Field Trips

A motion was made by Jacob Case and seconded by John Adams to approve the following (items 1-5):

  1. Amy Larrabee requests permission to attend the WVEC Title III Workshop to be held on May 11, 2022 at the WVEC in West Lafayette, IN.

  1. Darin Gullion requests permission to attend the IASBO Board Meeting to be held from June 2, 2022 through June 3, 2022 at the West Baden Hotel in West Baden, IN.

  1. Lindsey Thompson requests permission to attend PowerSchool High School to be held from June 14, 2022 through June 15, 2022 at Noblesville High School in Noblesville, IN.

  1. Darin Gullion and Greg Kile request permission to attend the School Finance and Budgetary Seminar to be held on June 15, 2022 at Ivy Tech in Indianapolis, IN.

  1. Ashley Osterholt, Matt Huber, Katie McGuire, Britney Iliff, and Erin Smith request permission to attend Smekens Education Compcon to be held virtually from June 21, 2022 through June 22, 2022.

The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

  1. Information and Proposals

  1. Superintendent

  1. A motion was made by Adam Williams and seconded by Trent Fox to approve CCHA School Board Policies, as presented- 2nd Reading.  The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

  1. A motion was made by Jacob Case and seconded by Trent Fox to approve the deletion of all remaining NEOLA Policies, as presented- 2nd Reading.  The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

  1. A motion was made by Jacob Case and seconded by John Adams to approve the Warranty Deed (transfer Deed from Albany School Corporation of the Town of Albany to Delaware Community School Corporation), as presented.  The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

  1. A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Trent Fox to approve the Speech Language Pathologist Agreement, as presented.  The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

  1. A motion was made by Trent Fox and seconded by Adam Williams to approve Social Studies Curriculum Maps for grades K-8 and Geography and History of the World, as presented.  The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

  1. A motion was made by Adam Williams and seconded by Jacob Case to approve Non-certified pay recommendations, as presented.  The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

  1. A motion was made by Trent Fox and seconded by John Adams to approve DMS Math Textbook Adoption, as presented.  The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

  1. A motion was made by Adam Williams and seconded by Trent Fox to approve DHS Sociology Textbook Adoption, as presented.  The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

  1. Superintendent Kile informed the Board about the following fundraisers:

  1. Tara Dragoo, DMS Cheerleading, requests permission to       hold a SnapRaise fundraiser from May 20, 2022 through      June 17, 2022, as presented.  Proceeds go towards new uniforms.

  1. Chris Overholt, Delta Football, requests permission to hold a SnapRaise fundraiser from June 15, 2022 through July 13, 2022, as presented.  Proceeds go towards football equipment, safety classes, clinics, food, etc.

  1. Assistant Superintendent

  1. Use Of Facilities:

A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Jacob Case to approve the following (items 1-2):

  1. Joe Oliver, Boy Scout Troop 22, requests permission to use the Delta High School pool on June 6, 2022 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. to hold Troop Swim Night, as presented.

  2. Chris Overholt, Delta Football, requests permission to use the Delta Middle School football field and Fitness Center from   June 27, 2022 through June 29, 2022 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. to hold a youth camp, as presented.

The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

  1. Donations: 

A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Adam Williams to approve the following (items 1-4):

  1. Request for Delta High School to accept a donation in the amount of $25.00 from Eileen Raywood, as presented.

  1. Request for Delta Middle School to accept the donation of $32.00 from the Blackbaud Giving Fund, as presented.

  1. Request for Delta High School to accept a donation in the amount of $100.00 from Peter and Karen Dall, as presented.

  1. Request for Delta High School to accept a donation in the amount of $150.00 from Puerto Vallarta Restaurant, as presented.

The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

  1. LETTERS/NOTES

  1. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

Trent Fox – Mr. Fox thanked everyone for being here this evening.  He thanked the parents for coming and sharing and stated he enjoys having patrons come in and give them concerns or good things that go on as well.  He asked Mr. Conley to thank Dr. Brand, Mr. Grams, and Mr. Curry for coming in and sharing this evening.  He stated it’s really cool the kids got to do a hands-on project and that’s exciting stuff.  He informed Mr. Parrott he’s glad the Robotics team at World’s showed an average improvement. He wished good luck to all sports teams finishing up and going into tournaments.  He commented Prom sounded like it was an awesome experience and he’s thankful everything went well.  He hopes everyone finishes strong.   

Adam Williams – Mr. Williams thanked everyone for coming. He greatly appreciates everyone who got up and spoke.  He stated it’s not easy to come forward and speak about issues so he appreciates their time.  He stated there’s a lot going on for the end of the year.  He thanked Dr. Brand, Mr. Curry, and Mr. Grams for their presentation on air quality sensors.  He stated that’s an awesome project and it’s just what Delta does and Robotics is another example of a different way of engaging students that happens on a daily basis.  He stated as someone who works in the private sector, you value things in a coworker like problem-solving skills and the ability to take on something that’s not simple.  He stated the highlighted areas of the portrait of a graduate presentation feeds into so much and it’s greatly appreciated.  He stated so many different things are going on like choir, band, robotics, track and field, field trips, and donations are all fantastic.  He commented it’s been a great school year and he appreciates everyone’s hard work.  He stated to finish strong and then everyone will get some well-deserved rest.

John Adams – Mr. Adams concurred with his fellow board members.  He stated it’s good to have a crowd here this evening.  He’s heard comments about Prom and stated what a neat thing to have here instead of having to travel and worry about the kids and it sounds like possibly a new tradition has started.  He congratulated the track team on being County Champs.  He stated if you sit here as long as he has, you’ve not only heard it once or twice, but many times about kids going above and beyond when competing.  He stated they do it in the right way and we don’t get a lot of calls informing us they weren’t good kids.  He stated we normally hear our kids helped their kids or our coaches helped coach their kids.  He stated there are a lot of good things that go on here and it’s appreciated.  He stated the Robotics team going to Worlds was a great opportunity for our kids.  He stated a lot of things are happening and he can certainly imagine after the last few years that teachers are using opportunities to get out and get some experiences done so he concurs with that.  He thanked the parents who spoke tonight for coming and stated it was good to hear from them.  He informed them he can promise them they do listen and is sure they will have some sort of discussion.  He asked everyone to keep the Mann family in their thoughts and prayers as our friend and colleague is fighting a nasty disease.  He thanked Mr. Lodl and DCCTA for the kind words and stated he thinks the groups work well together.  He thanked Ms. Selvey for her time here.  He commented he loves when there’s a meeting with donations of any kind and stated that’s the community we live in.  He stated they are gracious to give back to us and we greatly appreciate that.  He thanked everyone for what they are doing to get this year finished up and wished good luck to those taking finals.

Jacob Case – Mr. Case concurred with his fellow board members.  He stated we have six more days to finish strong and wished good luck to the Seniors with final exams.  He thanked everyone for their donations.  He stated with sports teams finishing up, it seems like they are doing great.  He stated it’s nice to see kids going on field trips.  He informed everyone he went on two field trips in two days and our staff and teachers are rock stars and do a great job.  He thanked Dr. Larrabee for all the work they do with speech pathology.  

Lance Engle – Mr. Engle concurred with his fellow board members.  He stated everyone is getting a lot of things accomplished and kids are getting to experience different things they didn’t get to last year.  He stated it’s great to see and the weather seems to be helping.  He gave a shout-out to the track and field team for being County Champs and stated that’s an awesome accomplishment.  He stated Prom sounded like it was a huge success.  He commented what a great experience and opportunity the Robotics kids got to have at World’s with different kids from different countries.  He informed everyone he went to both band concerts and they continue to impress him every time he sees them.  He stated the enthusiasm they have and how big they have grown over the years is a testament to Mr. Enos and it sounds like Mr. Enos has lots of big plans for the future.  He stated it’s a great opportunity for those who may not play sports, but they can play an instrument and be great at it.  He commented that’s just another opportunity of what we offer here at DelCom.  He thanked Mr. Enos and Ms. Camp for the arts program and stated they are doing great work.  He appreciates those who got up and spoke tonight.  He stated it’s not easy and he appreciates any kind of feedback.  He thanked them and stated they will take those things into consideration.  He wished good luck to everyone for the rest of the year and stated he thinks it’s been a great year.

  1. FUTURE MEETINGS

  1. A regular meeting of the Board of School Trustees is scheduled for Monday, June 6, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. at the Administration Building.

  1. ADJOURNMENT

A motion was made by Trent Fox and seconded by John Adams and Board President, Lance Engle, adjourned the meeting at 7:31 p.m.

  

May 16, 2022

LANCE ENGLE              


JACOB CASE 


JOHN ADAMS



ADAM WILLIAMS


TRENT FOX