October 17, 2017

DELAWARE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2017

6:30 p.m.

ADMINISTRATION BUILDING


A Work Session was held at 5:30 p.m. at the 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


  1. CALL TO ORDER


At 6:53 p.m. Board President, Trent Fox, called the meeting to order.



  1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE



  1. AMEND AGENDA


A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Tyce Stebbins to amend the agenda, as presented.  The motion was approved 5-0 vote.



  1. MINUTES


A motion was made by Tyce Stebbins and seconded by Adam Williams to accept the minutes of the business meeting and executive session held on Tuesday, October 3, 2017.  The motion was approved 5-0 vote.



  1. FINANCE


  1. A motion was made by Adam Williams and seconded by Tyce Stebbins to accept the list of vouchers, as presented.  The motion was approved 5-0 vote.



  1. Purchases over $7500:


A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Alice Gillis to approve the following (item 1):


  1. Reynolds Farm Equipment CP $38,200.00

(Ventrac Mower)


The motion was approved 5-0 vote.


A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Adam Williams to approve the following (item 2):


  1. Midwest Transit Bus Replacement $458,073.40

(2018 Appropriations Purchase) -$30,900.00

                        $427,173.40


The motion was approved 5-0 vote.



  1. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE FLOOR

Christopher Conley, Principal at Delta High School, informed everyone that most fall sports have concluded, but a few of them are still going.  He stated the tennis team represented well and won regionals which makes 21 out of the last 22 years they’ve won.  It was a hard fought match against Homestead and Mr. Cleland commented to Mr. Conley that we made them sweat.  He informed everyone Jason Wegener will be playing in the All State Tennis Tournament at DePaul on November 4th.  He stated cross country is still running with Cade Orchard and Ryan Fox representing at the Fort Wayne Semi State on Saturday.  Girls’ cross country won the cross country sectional and finished 3rd in regionals.  They will advance as a team and will all be running at the Sports Complex across from the Coliseum at IPFW.  He informed everyone the football team will host Marion Friday night in sectionals at 7:00 p.m. Mr. Conley is looking forward to the 2 hour in-service day tomorrow.  He stated they will have Nearpod and Canvas training.  Nearpod is an interactive slide presentation and Canvas is a way for our teachers to put content online so our students can access it.  He stated it also helps them with grading and will now talk with PowerSchool.  They will be able to grade in Canvas and it drops into PowerSchool.  He thanked the Board for letting them do 2 hour in-service days and for creating the Curriculum Director position with Greg Kile.  He stated it’s very expedient for him to pick up the phone, call Mr. Kile, and let him know he needs help.  He thanked the Board for that support.

Scott Blakely, Principal at Eaton Elementary School, stated they’ve had a great start to the school year. He’s blessed and thankful he gets to be a part of this district.  He informed everyone Grandparents Day was phenomenal. He was amazed at how many Grandparents showed up.  It was a great turn-out with very positive interaction.  He stated Ms. McKee was nominated with NASH FM.  Thursday at 8:05 a.m. the students will be On Air for their Book Club. He said the kids were excited for the mystery of who the teacher was that won.  Mr. Blakely wanted to echo Mr. Conley about the 2 hour delay tomorrow. He commented the first session was very valuable and appreciated.  He informed everyone tomorrow they are working on Nearpod and the State required Bullying Training.  He is looking forward to getting Parent Teacher Conferences completed this week. He stated some teachers were there tonight trying to do conferences so they can get everybody in.  He thanked the Board and stated it’s been a great ride so far.

Cynthia Mick, Assistant Principal at Delta Middle School, informed everyone they have finished all fall sports.  They had 180 students participate in fall sports this year with their program being tonight.  She stated their 8th grade volleyball team won conference and the cross country boys’ and girls’ teams each won county.  She informed everyone for the 2 hour delay tomorrow they will be doing Nearpod training and the Special education teachers will be working on Transition IEP’s at the high school.  She stated they have been doing book talks with the English and Math teachers.  Mr. Marshall is the lead, but Mr. Kile and Ms. Thompson have also been attending.  They have had a lot of discussion.  She stated it’s been fantastic and a lot of good discussions have been happening with Math and English instruction.


  1. NEW BUSINESS


  1. Certified Staff


  1. None.



  1. Classified Staff


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


  1. Resignation of Jackie Wise, Food Service Cook at Delta Middle School, effective October 1, 2017.


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):


  1. Recommendation to employ Pamela Roderick as a Food Service Cook at Delta High School effective August 4, 2017.


The motion was approved 5-0 vote.


  1. Extra-Curricular


A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Tyce Stebbins to approve the following (item 1):


  1. Resignation of Kurt Griffis, Technology Trainer at Delta Middle School, effective October 4, 2017.


The motion was approved 5-0 vote.


A motion was made by Tyce Stebbins and seconded by Alice Gillis to approve the following (items 2-10):


  1. Recommendation to employ Keith Rhonemus as a Head Wrestling Coach at Delta Middle School effective for the 2017-18 school year, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.


  1. Recommendation to employ Brian Brewer as a Sophomore Class Sponsor at Delta High School effective for the 2017-18 school year.


  1. Recommendation to employ Morgan Jones as a Technology Trainer at Delta Middle School effective for the 2017-18 school year.


  1. Recommendation to employ Jennifer Kile as a Science Fair Co-Sponsor at Royerton Elementary School effective for the 2017-18 school year.


  1. Recommendation to employ Lynde Bratton as a Science Fair Co-Sponsor at Royerton Elementary School effective for the 2017-18 school year.


  1. Recommendation to appoint Jeff Tuttle as a Volunteer Assistant Wrestling Coach at Delta Middle School effective for the 2017-18 school year, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.


  1. Recommendation to appoint Brian Osner as a Volunteer Assistant Boys’/Girls’ Swimming Coach at Delta High School effective for the 2017-18 school year, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.


  1. Recommendation to appoint Maurgan Hulecki as a Volunteer Assistant Boys’/Girls’ Swimming Coach at Delta High School effective for the 2017-18 school year, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.


  1. Recommendation to employ Alexandra Pavich as a Head Boys’/Girls’ Diving 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.


  1. Conference Requests/Field Trips


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


  1. Amanda Craw requests permission to attend Graduate Course/ITW-Argument Writing for Secondary Education to be held on October 27, 2017 at Ball State University in Muncie, IN.


  1. Angela Decker, Katie Holdren, Christy Myers, Britney Iliff, and Scott Herring request permission to attend the Blended Learning Plan Meeting to be held on October 27, 2017 at the Delaware Community Schools Central Office in Muncie, IN.


  1. Greg Kile requests permission to attend Test Administration Training for ISTEP+ to be held on October 26, 2017 at H. Dean Community Education Center in Indianapolis, IN.


  1. Jennifer Conti and Jennifer Case request permission to attend the 2017 ISCA Fall Conference to be held from November 2, 2017 through November 3, 2017 at the Marriott East in Indianapolis, IN.


  1. Chris Pyle requests permission to attend Structural Compliance Assistance Training to be held on November 16, 2017 in Seymour, IN.


The motion was approved 5-0 vote.


  1. Information and Proposals


  1. Superintendent


  1. A motion was made by Tyce Stebbins and seconded by John Adams to approve the permission to post DHS End of Course Assessment and ISTEP+10 positions, as presented.  The motion was approved 5-0 vote.


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


  1. DMS 6th Grade Kings Island Trip, as presented.  


  1. DMS 7th Grade Chicago Trip, as presented.  


  1. DMS 8th Grade Dearborn, MI Trip, as presented.


The motion was approved 5-0 vote.


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


  1. Morgan Jones and Wendy Brown, Delta Junior Honor Society, request permission to collect money for a Pie-in-the-Face contest from November 8, 2017 through November 20, 2017 at Delta Middle School, as presented.  Proceeds will be donated to Secret Families.









  1. Assistant Superintendent


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


  1. Use of Facilities:


  1. Wendy Mehringer, Indiana Blood Center, requests permission to use the Royerton Elementary cafeteria on November 6, 2017 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to hold a Blood Drive, as presented.


The motion was approved 5-0 vote.


A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Alice Gillis to approve the following (items b-d):


  1. Request for Eaton Elementary School to accept the donation of school supplies from 3M-NAEIR, as presented.  


  1. Request for Eaton Elementary School to accept a donation of $1,350.00 from the Eaton PTO, as presented.


  1. Request for Royerton Elementary School to accept a donation of $500.00 from Carolyn Shue, as presented.


The motion was approved 5-0 vote.


  1. LETTERS/NOTES



  1. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

Adam Williams – Mr. Williams thanked everyone for coming.  He congratulated all fall sports teams.  He stated it’s been a great year of success, but more importantly how well they represented in the community and the commitment they put into growing as individuals.  He thanked the people who presented earlier for their time and effort.  He stated it was a lot of information and he appreciates them taking time out of their evening and giving information to them so they can process it correctly.  Mr. Williams appreciates the administration, staff, and teachers for all their hard work and doing a lot of supplemental research to come up with ideas to keep moving our district forward.  


Tyce Stebbins – Mr. Stebbins thanked everyone for coming.  He stated 180 students out of 600 and some participating in fall sports at the middle school is awesome.  He stated that’s almost a 1/3rd so that’s really neat. He thanked everyone for the donations.

Alice Gillis – Ms. Gillis congratulated the high school and middle school sports teams who won and wished good luck to those moving on.  She stated she attended Grandparents Day at Albany Elementary and got her own personal demonstration on a Chromebook from one of the students.  She congratulated Ms. McKee from Eaton Elementary for the NASH FM win.

John Adams – Mr. Adams concurred with his fellow board members on fall sports teams and how well they’ve done this year.  He wished the best of luck to those continuing on.  He thanked the administrators who are here for giving them insight on their buildings. He congratulated Ms. McKee on being the NASH FM winner.  He welcomed all new employees and thanked those who have moved on that spent time in our corporation with our kids.  He stated it doesn’t seem like a meeting goes by where we aren’t getting a donation of some sort.  He said being the long member on the Board, our community is great.  We have consistently got a donation of some sort over the last 11 years he’s been on the Board.  He thanked those who have donated to our corporation.  He hopes everybody had a great Fall Break and are ready to get back at it and get on with the school year.

Trent Fox – Mr. Fox thanked everyone for coming.  He stated their work session went a little long earlier, but they got a lot of good information that will be good for them to talk about and see what they can do in the future to try to make our school environment better for our kids and staff.  He hopes it will be something everybody can be proud of once it’s all accomplished and done.  He congratulated all fall sports teams and those continuing on in their seasons.  He stated we have one student going to Youth Salute which is a great experience.  Mr. Fox is glad we still have a student going to represent our school because that’s always a good thing to have.  He stated the Board has a regional meeting tomorrow night where they get to learn about the new laws and regulations.  He appreciates everyone giving them the opportunity to go.  


  1. FUTURE MEETINGS


  1. An ISBA Fall Regional Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, October 18, 2017 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Willie and Red’s in Hagerstown, IN.


  1. A regular meeting for the Board of School Trustees is scheduled for Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at the Administration Building.


  1. ADJOURNMENT

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

October 17, 2017



TRENT FOX                                               ___________________________


JOHN ADAMS                                                 ____________________________


ALICE GILLIS                                                   ____________________________


TYCE STEBBINS                                              ____________________________


ADAM WILLIAMS                                           ____________________________