March 2, 2020

DELAWARE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2020

6:30 p.m.

ADMINISTRATION BUILDING



MINUTES


Present:  Trent Fox, Vice President; Lance Engle, Secretary; Jacob Case, Member; John Adams, Member; Darin Gullion, Assistant Superintendent; and Reece Mann, Superintendent


Absent: Adam Williams, President


  1. CALL TO ORDER


At 6:30 p.m. Board Vice President, Trent Fox, called the meeting to order.



  1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 


Board Vice President Fox recessed the regular business meeting to hold a Public Hearing.  Dr. Gullion, Assistant Superintendent, explained the purpose of the hearing and asked for public comments on the following:


Amended Bus Replacement Plan


No public comments were received. Board Vice President Fox closed the hearing and resumed the regular business meeting. 



  1. AMEND AGENDA


A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Lance Engle to amend the agenda, as presented.  The motion was approved 4-0 vote.



  1. MINUTES


A motion was made by Lance Engle and seconded by Jacob Case to accept the minutes of the business meeting held on Monday, February 17, 2020.  The motion was approved 4-0 vote.

  1. FINANCE


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


  1. A motion was made by Jacob Case and seconded by Lance Engle to approve the Resolution to Adopt Bus Replacement Plan.  The motion was approved 4-0 vote.


  1. Purchases over $7500:


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


  1. Midwest Transit OP $27,547.10

(bus cameras)


The motion was approved 4-0 vote.


A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Lance Engle to approve the following (items 2-3):


  1. E-Rate Smartnet/Fiber Optic Connectors OP $40,000.00

(pre-approval)


  1. Sitewise OP $59,531.00

(E-Rate)


The motion was approved 4-0 vote.


A motion was made by Lance Engle and seconded by Jacob Case to approve the following (item 4):


  1. Midwest Transit OP $428,384.00

(Activity/School buses)


The motion was approved 4-0 vote.


  1. Dr. Gullion gave a Monthly Finance Review presentation.


  1. DHS CHEER CAMP


A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Jacob Case to approve the DHS Cheer Camp, as presented.  The motion was approved 4-0 vote.

  1. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE FLOOR


Amy Lewman, Royerton Elementary Principal, stated today was Read Across America for Dr. Seuss’s birthday and they had members from the Pride Team come in to read.  She stated it was neat to see the second graders dress up to celebrate Dr. Seuss and Ashleigh Brelage, Delta High School student, reading to Kindergarten. She informed everyone they have two Robotics teams competing this weekend at Lucas Oil Stadium and wished them all the best.  She stated the robotics coaches have put a lot of hours in and she hopes they are as successful as they were last year. She introduced Ms. Smith and Ms. Luke who will be joining the Royerton staff as instructional assistants, pending Board approval. 


Chris Conley, Delta High School Principal, informed everyone the Academic Team will be traveling to Shelbyville Thursday night.  He stated Mrs. Hummel and Mrs. Raleigh are the sponsors and they do a really good job. He informed everyone he received a letter in the mail from Greg Pence’s office and it was read into the Congressional Record on February 7th that our school participates as an Early College High School in Indiana.  He stated they had a successful weekend in swimming and diving with Sam Bennett winning the 1 meter dive on Saturday by about 17 points and Mr. Conley had the opportunity to present him his medal.  He stated Brady Samuels finished 6th in the fifty free and 2nd in the hundred free and Mr. Conley also presented him his medals.  He stated that is a big deal for those two when you’re talking about diving against some very elite competition.  He stated some of the young men competing do not participate in any other sport, so for our guys to come through is a tremendous comment on their work ethic and on Mrs. Seibold-Caudill’s efforts as coach.  He stated she’s won 6 sectionals in a row for the boys’ and there’s a reason for that. He informed everyone the boys’ basketball sectionals are Friday night with approximate start time at 7:30 p.m. He stated the seniors have never lost a true home game and the one game they lost was in the county finals against Wapahani two years ago and then they turned around and beat them pretty good two weeks later.  He stated the way those young men have handled the situation and the success over the last few years, he’s very proud to wear something that says Delta and is not hesitant to be in a crowd at a basketball game and be identified as the principal of Delta High School. He informed everyone he will be traveling on Wednesday for the RECN Grant we received through CELL of Indiana. He stated they are working with Jay County to help them become an Early College High School.  He complimented the Board and stated they made a visit to Jay County and they still don’t have individual computer devices. He stated when they are ISTEP testing, their students have to go to labs while our students sit in the classroom so they are in familiar confines using a Chromebook they use every day. He stated the test may not be as nice or as accurate as they would like, but at least our testing environment is the best we can do for our students. He stated we are not pulling them out and putting them somewhere else.  He stated if you’ve never had to go through that, it doesn’t mean a whole lot, but when you are a kid and we can make the testing environment as normal as possible, that helps everyone. He thanked Mr. Stebbins for helping with the message board out front. He is glad it’s fixed because it conveys a lot of information for the community. Mr. Conley informed everyone the Drama Club is putting on “Clue” next week and they will do an outstanding job.



  1. NEW BUSINESS


  1. Certified Staff


  1. A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Lance Engle to approve the resignation of Holly Mosier, Teacher at Delta Middle School, effective at the end of the 2019-20 school year.  The motion was approved 4-0 vote.


  1. Classified Staff


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


  1. Resignation of Krista Utsler, Instructional Assistant at Royerton Elementary School, effective February 28, 2020. 


  1. Resignation of Stephanie Hepting, Food Service Cook at Royerton Elementary School, effective immediately.


The motion was approved 4-0 vote.


A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Lance Engle to approve the following (items 3-6):


  1. Recommendation to employ Cindy Smith as an Instructional Assistant at Royerton Elementary School effective March 3, 2020, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.


  1. Recommendation to employ Donna Luke as an Instructional Assistant at Royerton Elementary School effective March 3, 2020, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.


  1. Recommendation to employ Willow Sumwalt as a Food Service Cook at Royerton Elementary School effective March 3, 2020, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.


  1. Recommendation to transfer Johnna Davenport from a Food Service Cook at Delta Middle School to a Food Service Assistant Manager at Royerton Elementary School effective March 3, 2020.


The motion was approved 4-0 vote.


  1. Extra-Curricular


A motion was made by Jacob Case and seconded by Lance Engle to approve the following (items 1-3):


  1. Recommendation to employ Chad Hinds as an Assistant Baseball Coach at Delta High School effective for the 2019-20 school year.


  1. Recommendation to appoint Grace Belangee as a Volunteer Assistant Tennis Coach at Delta High School effective for the 2019-20 school year.


  1. Recommendation to appoint Taylor Myers as a Volunteer Assistant Track Coach at Delta High School effective for the 2019-20 school year, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.


The motion was approved 4-0 vote.


  1. Conference Requests/Field Trips


A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Jacob Case to approve the following (items 1-9):


  1. Jon Kern requests permission to attend the Glazier Football Clinic to be held from February 21, 2020 through February 23, 2020 at the Hilton in Cincinnati, OH.


  1. Mark Detweiler requests permission to attend the Basketball Sectional Meeting to be held on February 25, 2020 at New Castle High School in New Castle, IN.


  1. Haley Cross and staff request permission to attend the ISNA Spring Seminar to be held on March 3, 2020 at Yorktown High School in Yorktown, IN.

  2. Haley Cross requests permission to attend the Food2School Member Meeting to be held on March 4, 2020 at Brownsburg Community Schools in Brownsburg, IN.


  1. Ross Elwood requests permission to attend Social Emotional Learning for Alternative Educators to be held on March 4, 2020 in Indianapolis, IN.


  1. Amy Larrabee and Darin Gullion request permission to attend Purdue Teacher Recruitment Day to be held on April 15, 2020 at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN.


  1. Greg Kile and Amy Larrabee request permission to attend the Ball State Teacher Job Fair to be held on April 22, 2020 at Ball State University in Muncie, IN.


  1. Greg Kile and Amy Larrabee request permission to attend the Indiana University Teacher Job Fair to be held on April 28, 2020 at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN.


  1. Darin Gullion, Cheryl Dominick, Adrienne Smith, and Janelle Davis request permission to attend the 2020 IASBO Annual Meeting to be held from May 6, 2020 through May 8, 2020 at the French Lick Springs Convention Center in French Lick, IN.


The motion was approved 4-0 vote.


  1. Information and Proposals


  1. Superintendent


  1. Mr. Mann informed the Board about NEOLA Policies-Volume 32, Number 1-1st Reading.


  1. A motion was made by Jacob Case and seconded by Lance Engle to approve 2020 Summer Blast, as presented.  The motion was approved 4-0 vote.


  1. A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Lance Engle to approve the permission to move forward with the DMS-PASS Program, as presented.  The motion was approved 4-0 vote.


  1. A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Lance Engle to approve EMCOR as our Guarantee Energy Provider.  The motion was approved 4-0 vote.


  1. Mr. Mann informed the Board about the following fundraisers:


  1. Amanda Lewis, Best Buddies, requests permission to sell apparel from March 9, 2020 through March 21, 2020, as presented.  Proceeds go towards meetings and dues.


    1. Jeri Harman, RES 5th Grade Challenge Class, requests permission to hold Penny Wars from March 9, 2020 through March 13, 2020, as presented.  Proceeds go towards A Better Way of Muncie.


    1. Amy Lewman, Royerton Elementary, requests permission to collect milk jugs from April 1, 2020 through April 30, 2020, as presented.  Proceeds go towards a Buddy Bench.


    1. Lynde Bratton, Delta Cheer Boosters, requests permission to sell flowers from April 9, 2020 through May 13, 2020, as presented.  Proceeds go towards camp, competition costs, etc.


  1. Assistant Superintendent


  1. Use of Facilities:


    1. None.


  1. A motion was made by Lance Engle and seconded by Jacob Case to approve the 2020-21 School Meal Prices, as presented.  The motion was approved 4-0 vote.


  1. A motion was made by Lance Engle and seconded by John Adams to approve the request for the Food Service Department to surplus items, as presented.  The motion was approved 4-0 vote.



  1. LETTERS/NOTES



  1. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

John Adams – Mr. Adams welcomed all new hires and thanked them for being a part of our school corporation.  He thanked Ms. Mosier, Ms. Utsler, and Ms. Hepting for serving in our corporation. He’s stated whether or not you are fully engaged with our kids, you still impact them one way or another and he greatly appreciates their time.  He wished good luck to the Robotics teams. He’s glad that has taken off the way it has and spread from Royerton to other buildings. He stated when that first came about, all of them thought it was a neat thing. He stated we had some success over the weekend with swimming and diving and also with a couple wrestlers a few weeks ago who made it to State Finals.  He commented it was a pleasure and an honor to present the Mental Attitude Awards with Mr. Conley the other night. He stated that doesn’t happen very often with some folks around the State and it was fun to get to do that with the company he works for. He stated a lot of great things are going on here whether it’s academics, athletics, buildings and grounds, or transportation.  He commented the new activity buses are going to be really nice and represent DelCom very well. He stated we have a lot of great people and good things happening and it’s a pleasure to be on the Board when things are going well and our school is moving forward. He stated that’s a testament to all the folks who have a hand in it.

Jacob Case – Mr. Case thanked everyone for coming.  He congratulated the winners for swimming, diving and wrestling.  He stated as a former diver, it is awesome to see Delta win a championship.  He wished the Robotics teams and the Academic team good luck.  

Lance Engle – Mr. Engle welcomed Ms. Smith and Ms. Luke to the school corporation and commented they are in good hands at Royerton.  He stated they approve a lot of high dollar stuff and he knows a lot of work goes into the back side of that to keep prices for our corporation as low as possible.  He stated the Board approves it within a two minute span, but he knows hours and hours of work goes into keeping prices low and he greatly appreciates that. He stated there is work that doesn’t get seen or recognized and he would like to recognize that.  He wished all the kids taking ISTEP good luck. He knows it’s a high stress test sometimes, but it doesn’t have to be and we try to make the environment as best as we can for the kids.  

Trent Fox – Mr. Fox thanked everyone for coming.  He congratulated Ms. Smith and Ms. Luke and looks forward to seeing them get some work done and helping our kids out.  He thanked everyone who put together proposals and gave information for the Board to look at. He thanked Mr. Bright for the bus information and is looking forward to getting cameras on the stop arms. He stated those will be a nice feature to have.  He hopes the word will get out and will make everyone stop instead of having other consequences that come with that. He wished the boys’ basketball team good luck as they go into sectionals and to Mr. Conley on Wednesday with the CELL stuff. He hopes that will continue to progress, move forward, and make good things happen.  He wished everyone a safe next few weeks and hopes we have really good results on testing.


  1. FUTURE MEETINGS


  1. A regular meeting for the Board of School Trustees is scheduled for Monday, March 16, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. at the Administration Building.



  1. ADJOURNMENT

A motion was made by Lance Engle and seconded by Jacob Case and Board Vice President, Trent Fox, adjourned the meeting at 7:27 p.m.



March 2, 2020



ADAM WILLIAMS                                   __________________________


TRENT FOX                                                      __________________________


LANCE ENGLE                                               ___________________________


JACOB CASE                                                   ___________________________


JOHN ADAMS         ___________________________