DELAWARE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 2017
6:30 p.m.
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
MINUTES
Present: Trent Fox, President; John Adams, Vice President; Alice Gillis, Secretary; Tyce Stebbins, Member; Adam Williams, Member; Darin Gullion, Assistant Superintendent; and Reece Mann, Superintendent
A Public Hearing on the Superintendent’s Contract was held. Marilee Creech, Teacher at Delta High School, commented she is glad Mr. Mann decided to stay. No other comments were received. President Fox closed the hearing and resumed the regular business meeting.
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CALL TO ORDER
At 6:31 p.m. Board President, Trent Fox, called the meeting to order.
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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AMEND AGENDA
A motion was made by Tyce Stebbins and seconded by Adam Williams to amend the agenda, as presented. The motion was approved 5-0 vote.
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MINUTES
A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Tyce Stebbins to accept the minutes of the business meeting and executive session held on Tuesday, June 6, 2017. The motion was approved 5-0 vote.
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FINANCE
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A motion was made by Tyce Stebbins and seconded by Alice Gillis to accept the list of vouchers, as presented. The motion was approved 5-0 vote.
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Purchases over $7500:
A motion was made by Adam Williams and seconded by John Adams to approve the following (item 1):
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Delta High School Textbooks
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McGraw Hill Education TBR $8,838.23
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Cengage Learning TBR $5,762.52
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Prestwick House TBR $2,472.25
$17,073.00
The motion was approved 5-0 vote.
A motion was made by Tyce Stebbins and seconded by Adam Williams to approve the following (item 2):
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Educational Furniture CP $13,256.20
(DMS furniture)
The motion was approved 5-0 vote.
A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Tyce Stebbins to approve the following (item 3):
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Neola GF $10,000.00
(Administrative Guidelines)
The motion was approved 5-0 vote.
A motion was made by Adam Williams and seconded by Tyce Stebbins to approve the following (item 4):
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Nearpod GF $10,000.00
(Presentation and Assessment Software)
The motion was approved 5-0 vote.
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A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Adam Williams to approve Heritage Petroleum’s fuel bid. The motion was approved 5-0 vote.
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COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE FLOOR
Marilee Creech, Teacher at Delta High School, brought several students who recently went to Terre Haute for the Summer Special Olympic Games where athletes from all over the state convene. She stated they had 7 participants and all of the students here tonight participated in cycling. They are allowed to participate in three events. She informed everyone they represent Area 6 which includes Jay, Grant, and Delaware Counties. She asked the kids to come and show everyone the medals they received. Ms. Creech stated some of them compete in bowling, basketball, skiing, and golf so they are pretty busy. She thanked parents who brought them to practice, paid for hotel rooms, and stood out in the hot sun to cheer all of them on. She couldn’t do this without parent support. Ms. Creech appreciates the Board for supporting and letting them do these things with the kids.
Debbi Huston stated the Delta group is in France right now. Chloe, who was a foreign exchange student last year from France, got to meet up with them yesterday. She got to take her picture with the group and show the Delta students her country. She informed everyone two Delta seniors are getting ready to leave in July to go to Denmark and France and an exchange student from 2 years ago is visiting Muncie for a month. Ms. Huston stated this says something about the high school, Mr. Conley, teachers, and the Board. She informed everyone as of right now, there are no exchange students at Delta next year. She hopes that changes because it brings a lot to the school and the opportunities the students get with the exchange students is remarkable. Ms. Huston thanked the Board for allowing them to come to Delta.
Doug Marshall, Principal at Delta Middle School, wanted to publicly thank Kelly Brown for the last 2 ½ weeks. They have met every day to help with the transition. He wished her well and congratulated Ms. Brown on her new endeavors.
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OLD BUSINESS
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A motion was made by Adam Williams and seconded by Tyce Stebbins to approve Textbook Rental-2nd Reading, as presented. The motion was approved 5-0 vote.
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NEW BUSINESS
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Certified Staff
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A motion was made by Tyce Stebbins and seconded by Alice Gillis to approve the resignation of Kevin Ray, Industrial Technology Teacher at Delta Middle School and Delta High School, effective June 13, 2017. The motion was approved 5-0 vote.
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A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Alice Gillis to approve Brett Clark as Athletic Director at Delta Middle School effective August 4, 2017. The motion was approved 5-0 vote.
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Classified Staff
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A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Tyce Stebbins to increase the salary of Pam Huddleston, Latchkey/Summer Blast Director, as presented. The motion was approved 5-0 vote.
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A motion was made by Tyce Stebbins and seconded by Adam Williams to transfer Michael Huston, Head Custodian, from Eaton Elementary School to Delta Middle School effective June 21, 2017. The motion was approved 5-0 vote.
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A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Alice Gillis to transfer Christy Hendsel, Instructional Assistant, from Delta High School to Royerton Elementary School effective August 4, 2017. The motion was approved 5-0 vote.
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Extra-Curricular
A motion was made by Tyce Stebbins and seconded by John Adams to approve the following (items 1-2):
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Recommendation to employ Dave Marshall as a Varsity Assistant Boys’ Basketball Coach at Delta High School effective for the 2017-18 school year, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.
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Recommendation to employ Jacci Glancy as a Head Girls’ Soccer Coach at Delta High School effective for the 2017-18 school year, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.
The motion was approved 5-0 vote.
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Conference Requests/Field Trips
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A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Tyce Stebbins to approve permission for Ryan Parrott to attend Vex Robotics Training to be held on June 21, 2017 at Noblesville Ivy Tech in Noblesville, IN. The motion was approved 5-0 vote.
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Information and Proposals
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Superintendent
A motion was made by Tyce Stebbins and seconded by Adam Williams to approve the following (items a-b):
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Authority to hire personnel pending Board final approval, as presented.
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Authority to pay claims, as presented.
The motion was approved 5-0 vote.
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A motion was made by Tyce Stebbins and seconded by Adam Williams to approve the FCCLA National Leadership Conference, as presented. The motion was approved 5-0 vote.
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A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Adam Williams to approve Cynthia Mick as Assistant Principal at Delta Middle School effective July 1, 2017, as presented. The motion was approved 5-0 vote.
A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Tyce Stebbins to approve Administrator Contracts, as presented. The motion was approved 5-0 vote.
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Mr. Mann informed the Board about the following fundraisers:
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None.
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Assistant Superintendent
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Use of Facilities:
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None.
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A motion was made by Adam Williams and seconded by Tyce Stebbins to approve school meal prices, as presented. The motion was approved 5-0 vote.
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A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Alice Gillis to approve the Agreement for E-Rate Services, as presented. The motion was approved 5-0 vote.
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A motion was made by Tyce Stebbins and seconded by Adam Williams to approve the Neopost Equipment Lease, as presented. The motion was approved 5-0 vote.
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LETTERS/NOTES
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BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
Adam Williams – Mr. Williams thanked everyone for coming. He greatly appreciates the students coming tonight who participated in Special Olympics. He thanked Haley Cross for working to keep the cost of school meals the same. He stated work is involved in doing that, as everything is increasing in prices. To be able to maintain our cost is a sign an effort was made and he appreciates that for the students and families. He thanked Ms. Mick for choosing DelCom and hopes her experiences are well. He’s looking forward to great things coming from the middle school.
Tyce Stebbins – Mr. Stebbins concurred with his fellow board member. He thanked Ms. Huston for her kind words about the school and administration. He congratulated Ms. Creech and the students who participated in Special Olympics. He hopes Ms. Mick and Mr. Marshall can get along and all works out well at the middle school. He wished them both good luck.
Alice Gillis – Ms. Gillis congratulated the students who participated in Special Olympics. She thanked Ms. Creech for taking care of that. She’s happy to hear about the foreign exchange students because it’s an excellent program. Ms. Gillis had several foreign exchange students when she taught and said they added a lot to her school. She stated the Muncie Star has been impressed with our new basketball coach. They’ve had three articles in three days. Ms. Gillis stated she wishes they would give that much emphasis to the education of students every once in a while. She congratulated Ms. Mick for going to the middle school and wished good luck to their team. She thanked Mr. Cleland and the tennis team for taking a group to Relay For Life to set up luminarias. She said they’ve done that several years in a row now and that’s their way of giving back.
John Adams – Mr. Adams concurred with his fellow board members. He stated its outstanding Ms. Creech and the kids get to enjoy and be a part of Special Olympics. He’s glad they are able to do that. He thanked Ms. Huston for the kind words. He thinks Natalie is going to spend all next week with them at their house while she’s here visiting. He feels it’s a great thing we allow exchange students to come over here. His daughter Taylor just had a conversation with an exchange student from 3-4 years ago. He stated they meet friends and it’s amazing. He’s glad they get that opportunity to come over here and enjoy it. He thanked Ms. Mick for a being a part of the administrative family. He stated she has a great guide, Mr. Marshall to work under. Mr. Adams is pleased for them and is looking forward to what they are going to be able to do at the middle school. Mr. Adams thanked Mr. Mann for working on Neola policies. He stated it was a lot of work and he appreciates what went into that and thinks it’s well deserved to have Neola here.
Trent Fox – Mr. Fox thanked everyone for coming. He thinks its great Ms. Creech takes kids to participate in Special Olympics. He stated you can tell the kids were really quiet until they started talking about it with each other and then they got really excited. You can sense that’s a huge accomplishment for them and it’s neat they can be involved with that. He’s glad our school has that as an opportunity and its neat teachers want to help them do that. Mr. Fox hopes we will find some foreign exchange students for next year. He congratulated Ms. Mick and is looking forward to great things from both her and Mr. Marshall. They are both at a new building and it will be a good thing for all the kids. He congratulated the golf team on their great season and for accomplishing something they haven’t in a long time. He stated we also had a few state qualifiers in track and tennis as well.
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FUTURE MEETINGS
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A special meeting for the Board of School Trustees is scheduled for Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at 7:30 a.m. at the Administration Building.
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A regular meeting for the Board of School Trustees is scheduled for Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at the Administration Building.
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ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Tyce Stebbins and Board President, Trent Fox, adjourned the meeting at 7:13 p.m.
June 20, 2017
TRENT FOX ___________________________
JOHN ADAMS ____________________________
ALICE GILLIS ____________________________
TYCE STEBBINS ____________________________
ADAM WILLIAMS ____________________________