August 1, 2022

DELAWARE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 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 Jacob Case and seconded by Adam Williams to amend the agenda, as presented.  The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

  1. MINUTES

A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Trent Fox to accept the minutes of the business meeting held on Monday, July 18, 2022.  The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

  1. FINANCE

  1. A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Trent Fox to accept the list of vouchers, as presented.  The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

  1. Purchases over $5000:

  1. None.

  1. Assistant Superintendent Dr. Gullion gave a Monthly Finance Review.

  1. UPDATES FROM PRINCIPALS/DIRECTORS

  1. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE FLOOR

No comments were received.

  1. NEW BUSINESS

  1. Certified Staff

  1. A motion was made by Trent Fox and seconded by Jacob Case to approve the resignation of Elizabeth Dennison, School Psychologist, effective  July 21, 2022.  The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

  1. A motion was made by Jacob Case and seconded by John Adams to approve the recommendation to employ Jennifer Dick as a School Psychologist effective August 8, 2022, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.  The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

  1. Classified Staff

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

  1. Retirement of Woodrow Wallace, Bus Aide, effective August 1, 2022.

The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

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

  1. Resignation of Feather Brosio, Food Service Cook at Delta High School, effective immediately.

  1. Resignation of Brittney Perkins, Food Service Cook at Royerton Elementary School, effective immediately.

  1. Resignation of Kaylee Seals, Latchkey Assistant Supervisor at Royerton Elementary School, effective July 21, 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 5-14):

  1. Recommendation to employ Ashley Hughes as a Case Conference Secretary effective August 29, 2022, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.

  1. Recommendation to employ Kathryn VanNess as an Instructional Assistant at Royerton Elementary School effective August 1, 2022, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.

  1. Recommendation to employ Natalie Maloney as an Instructional Assistant at Royerton Elementary School effective August 1, 2022, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.

  1. Recommendation to employ Dawnielle Koebcke as an Instructional Assistant at Royerton Elementary School effective August 1, 2022, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.

  1. Recommendation to employ Johnia Lavine as an Instructional Assistant at Royerton Elementary School effective August 1, 2022, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.

  1. Recommendation to employ Svitlana Tokar as an Instructional Assistant at Royerton Elementary School effective August 1, 2022, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.

  1. Recommendation to employ Kaysi Lampton as an Instructional Assistant at Delta Middle School effective August 1, 2022, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.

  1. Recommendation to employ Amy Overholt as an Instructional Assistant at Delta High School effective August 1, 2022, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.

  1. Recommendation to employ Kory Beeson as a Substitute Teacher effective August 1, 2022, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.

  1. Recommendation to increase the hours of Kaitlyn Overla, Latchkey Supervisor at Royerton Elementary School, effective August 3, 2022.

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 1-5):

  1. Recommendation to employ Sarah Orme as an 8th Grade Volleyball Coach at Delta Middle School effective for the 2022-23 school year.

  1. Recommendation to employ Jason Wray as an Assistant Varsity Coed Cross Country Coach at Delta High School effective for the 2022-23 school year.

  1. Recommendation to employ Holly Hopkins as an Academic Team Coach at Delta High School effective for the 2022-23 school year.

  1. Recommendation to employ Rhonda Donham as an Athletics Supervisor at Delta High School effective for the 2022-23 school year.

  1. Recommendation to appoint Bryan Jackson as a Volunteer Assistant 8th Grade Football Coach at Delta Middle 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 Trent Fox to approve the following (item 1):

  1. Zoie Twibell requests permission to attend ASSET- Transition to Teaching to be held from July 19, 2022 through July 21, 2022 at Franklin High School in Franklin, IN.

The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

  1. Information and Proposals

  1. Superintendent

  1. A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Trent Fox to approve the Athletic Department event pay scale, as presented.  The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

A motion was made by Jacob Case and seconded by Adam Williams to approve the following (items b-d):

  1. AES Long Term Sub, as presented. 

  1. DHS Long Term Sub, as presented. 

  1. DHS Biology Teacher, as presented.  

The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

  1. A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Adam Williams to approve the DHS Tennis Trip, as presented.  The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

  1. Superintendent Kile informed the Board about Policy F176 Unpaid Meals- 1st Reading, as presented.

  1. Superintendent Kile informed the Board about Policy D250 Teacher Appreciation Grant- 1st Reading, as presented.

  1. A motion was made by Jacob Case and seconded by John Adams to approve the change to $14.53 for DHS History 102 TBR, as presented.  The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

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

  1. None.

  1. Assistant Superintendent

  1. Use Of Facilities:

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

  1. Nick Pipito, Delta Little League, requests permission to use the Albany ball diamond and storage shed from July 17, 2022 through December 31, 2022 to hold ECI Fall Ball and Delta Little League, as presented.

  2. Johnny Angel, Delaware County Sherriff’s Office, requests permission to use Albany Elementary and Delta Middle School from July 25, 2022 through July 26, 2022 from 4:30 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. to hold SWAT Training, as presented.

  3. Jay Turner, Eaton Police Department, requests permission to use Delta High School on July 30, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to   2:00 p.m. to hold emergency training, as presented.

  4. Jonathon Snodgrass, Eaton Police Department, requests permission to use Eaton Elementary on August 8, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. to hold a Circus, pending Certificate of Liability Insurance Form. 

The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

  1. Donations: 

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

  1. Request for Delta Middle School to accept a donation in the amount of $64.00 from the Blackbaud Giving Fund, as presented.

  1. Request for Delta High School to accept a donation in the amount of $2,338.00 from the Cross Country Booster Club, as presented.

  1. Request for Delta High School to accept a donation in the amount of $2,338.00 from the Track Booster Club, as presented.

The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

  1. A motion was made by Trent Fox and seconded by John Adams to approve the Food Service Procurement Plan, 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 after a long day.  He hopes it was a good day with meetings and getting new people oriented with what they are going to be doing and getting ready for kids on Wednesday.  

Adam Williams – Mr. Williams thanked everyone for coming.  He’s excited for school to start and thanked everyone for the hard work they put in over the summer.  He appreciates the donations.  He commented it’s exciting to see so much activity at the schools.  He stated from his personal experience to stay safe, don’t ignore symptoms that feel like allergies, be smart, and let’s get this school year rolling the right way.  

John Adams – Mr. Adams concurred with his fellow board members.  He apologized for not being here this morning at Opening Day.  He stated it’s another year and kids are coming back which is pretty exciting.  He stated the campus looks nice and gave a shout-out to Mr. Stebbins and his team.  He gave a shout-out to the bus drivers and stated they do a very important job because we have to get the kids here.  He stated for everyone to make sure they keep an eye out for the big yellow buses they are going to see again on the road.  He stated we have a lot of things going on around here and it’s very much appreciated.  He thinks everyone is excited to get another year going and everything seems to be going well.  He congratulated everyone who worked hard over the summer.  He welcomed all new employees and thanked the ones who are leaving for their time.  He thanked everyone for their donations and stated it’s greatly appreciated.  He asked everyone to keep the Mann family in their thoughts and prayers 

Jacob Case – Mr. Case concurred with his fellow board members.  He welcomed everyone back.  He stated school starts in two days and wished everyone a safe start to the school year.  He thanked all new employees for joining us and all employees who are staying.  He thanked all administrators and building staff who have worked hard to keep us staffed.  He stated a lot of schools out there are having a difficult time with that right now and we seem not to be one of them.

Lance Engle – Mr. Engle stated it seems pretty seamless to transition into another school year and that’s a tribute to our staff and all the work that went on over the summer.  He stated everything seems normal.  He’s sure there were little glitches here and there, but from the outside looking in, it’s looking good to get another school year started off on the right foot.  He commented on the grounds looking great and stated Mr. Stebbins and his staff have done a great job.

  1. FUTURE MEETINGS

  1. A regular meeting for the Board of School Trustees is scheduled for Monday, August 15, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. at the Administration Building.

  1. A Budget Review Work Session is scheduled for Monday, August 15, 2022 immediately following the business meeting.

  1. ADJOURNMENT

A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Jacob Case and Board President, Lance Engle, adjourned the meeting at 6:57 p.m.

  

August 1, 2022

LANCE ENGLE              


JACOB CASE 


JOHN ADAMS



ADAM WILLIAMS


TRENT FOX