October 21, 2019

DELAWARE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2019

6:30 p.m.

ADMINISTRATION BUILDING



MINUTES


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


Absent:  Adam Williams, Vice President


John Adams, Board President, announced Mr. Williams will not be in attendance due to attending the JV football game.



  1. CALL TO ORDER


At 6:30 p.m. Board President, John Adams, called the meeting to order.



  1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 



  1. AMEND AGENDA


A motion was made by Trent Fox 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 Trent Fox to accept the minutes of the business meeting and executive session held on Monday, October 7, 2019.  The motion was approved 4-0 vote.



  1. FINANCE


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


  1. Purchases over $7500:


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


  1. Enhance Mats, Inc. Construction $10,665.50

(DMS gym floor cover and runners)


  1. Dollamur Sports Surfaces RD $12,500.00

(DMS wrestling mats)


The motion was approved 4-0 vote.


A motion was made by Lance Engle and seconded by Jacob Case to approve the following (items 3-5):


  1. PowerSchool OP $13,775.20

(Maintenance and Support)


  1. Presidio OP $10,369.15

(Smartnet renewal)


  1. Presidio Construction $28,296.95

(DHS cameras)


The motion was approved 4-0 vote.


  1. A motion was made by Trent Fox and seconded by Lance Engle to approve the Indiana Early Intervention Grant ($8,653.86), as presented. The motion was approved 4-0 vote. 



  1. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE FLOOR


Joseph Schmaltz, Albany Elementary Principal, informed everyone today was their Awards Program for the end of the first grading period. He stated it’s hard to believe we are ¼ of the way through the school year.  He stated they handed out honor roll awards and had 88 students with perfect attendance. He stated Parent Teacher Conferences last Thursday and Friday were great and over half of their teachers had 100% participation.  He really appreciates the opportunity to do Parent Teacher Conferences. He’s heard nothing but positive things from parents and teachers on how they went.  


Doug Marshall, Delta Middle School Principal, stated last Thursday they had Parent Teacher Conferences and a Collaboration Day on Friday where they concentrated on planning for E-Learning.  He thanked Mr. Criswell for doing a great job in his new role as Athletic Director.


Christopher Conley, Delta High School Principal, informed everyone they are part of a Rural Early College Network established by the Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning (CELL).  He stated it’s a federal grant that CELL’s been seeking for three years and that we’ve been a part of for two of the three years. He stated CELL received the funding so over the next five years they will be collaborating with other rural high schools and helping them develop as Early Colleges.  He informed everyone at some point he will need to come back to the Board to get approval for $190,000.00 in grants over the next five years. He stated it’s an involved process and will require traveling to national events.  


Amy Larrabee, Director of Special Services, introduced Ms. Kress and stated her and Mr. Conley are very excited to have Ms. Kress on the agenda to be approved as an instructional assistant in the resource room at the high school.



  1. TENTATIVE MASTER CONTRACT AGREEMENT


At this time, Superintendent Mann asked for public comments on the following (item A):


  1. Public Testimony on Tentative Agreement


Andy Lewman, DCCTA, thanked everyone involved in the process of negotiations and appreciates the support from Administration and the Teachers Association.  He felt negotiations were a smooth process and well-handled on both sides. He knows some things they did were pretty unique and is pleased with what they accomplished.

  1. A motion was made by Trent Fox and seconded by Jacob Case to approve the Tentative Master Contract Agreement, as presented.  The motion was approved 4-0 vote.


  1. A motion was made by Trent Fox and seconded by Lance Engle to approve the Supplemental Pay Resolution, as presented.  The motion was approved 4-0 vote.



  1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS


Greg Kile, Director of Curriculum- NWEA

Haley Cross, Food Service Director- St. Louis trip



  1. NEW BUSINESS


  1. Certified Staff


  1. None.


  1. Classified Staff

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


  1. Recommendation to employ Savannah Southard as an Instructional Assistant at Delta High School effective October 25, 2019, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.


  1. Recommendation to employ Jodi Kress as an Instructional Assistant at Delta High School effective October 22, 2019, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.


The motion was approved 4-0 vote.



  1. Extra-Curricular


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


  1. Recommendation to employ Jagen Arnold as a Coed Assistant Swim Coach at Delta Middle School effective for the 2019-20 school year.


  1. Recommendation to appoint Rickie Clark as a Volunteer Assistant Wrestling Coach at Delta High School effective for the 2019-20 school year.


The motion was approved 4-0 vote.


  1. Conference Requests/Field Trips


A motion was made by Trent Fox and seconded by Lance Engle to approve the following (items 1-5):


  1. Christopher Overholt requests permission to attend the Football Sectional Meeting to be held on October 17, 2019 at the Corner DePot Restaurant in Bluffton, IN. 


  1. Lindsey Thompson requests permission to attend the STEM and Computer Science Curriculum Showcase to be held on                  October 21, 2019 at Conner Prairie in Fishers, IN.


  1. Natalie Ashcraft and Beth Rees request permission to attend ServSafe Training to be held on October 21, 2019 at the Ball State Student Center in Muncie, IN.


  1. Haley Cross requests permission to attend Commodity Showcase to be held on October 24, 2019 at Lakeview Middle School in Warsaw, IN.


  1. Haley Cross requests permission to attend Procuring USDA Foods to be held on October 29, 2019 at MSD Lawrence Township in Indianapolis, IN.


The motion was approved 4-0 vote.


  1. Information and Proposals


  1. Superintendent


  1. A motion was made by Trent Fox and seconded by Lance Engle to approve Administrative Pay Increases, as presented.  The motion was approved 4-0 vote.


  1. A motion was made by Jacob Case and seconded by Trent Fox to approve Classified Pay Increases, as presented.  The motion was approved 4-0 vote.


  1. A motion was made by Lance Engle and seconded by Jacob Case to approve the Hourly Wage Scale, as presented.  The motion was approved 4-0 vote.


  1. A motion was made by Trent Fox and seconded by Lance Engle to approve the permission to post DHS ISTEP+10 positions, as presented.  The motion was approved 4-0 vote.


  1. A motion was made by Lance Engle and seconded by Jacob Case to approve the RES Long Term Sub, as presented.  The motion was approved 4-0 vote.


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


  1. None.


  1. Assistant Superintendent


  1. Use of Facilities:


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


  1. Hayleigh Wilson, Albany Town Council, requests         permission to use the Albany Elementary cafeteria/art room on October 23, 2019 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. to hold a wreath making class, as presented.



    1. Benjamin Stephenson, Delta Little League, requests permission to use the Delta High School auxiliary gym on November 9, 2019 and November 16, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. to hold club tryouts, as presented.


The motion was approved 4-0 vote.



  1. LETTERS/NOTES



  1. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

Jacob Case – Mr. Case thanked everyone for coming.  He thanked Ms. Cross and Mr. Kile for their presentations.  He stated the presentation on NWEA helped him to know what it’s used for and what they do with the information.  

Lance Engle – Mr. Engle thanked Mr. Criswell for his work as athletic director and researching mats to get the right ones to keep the new gym floor looking good at the middle school.  He stated the Rural Early College information is exciting and a tribute to Mr. Conley and his staff for what they’ve done to become an Early College high school. He stated it’s awesome they will be mentors for other schools to follow.  He welcomed Ms. Kress. He’s pleased with the contract agreement and everyone coming together and stated it seemed to be a smooth process on both sides. He commented on Mr. Kile’s NWEA presentation and stated Parent Teacher Conferences are so effective and productive for parents and teachers to be able to talk about data.  He stated when you have data to show a parent where their child is at, where they need to be, and specific things they can help with; that’s why parents attend conferences and why you see high attendance. He would encourage teachers to do a second conference in the spring so parents can really see how much their child has improved.  He stated NWEA is a great tool that you can’t put a value on. Mr. Engle thanked Ms. Cross for her presentation and all food service staff for all they do. He stated lunch seems like a short part of the day, but it’s a very important part of the day for kids to have a break, get a nice lunch, and have interaction with food service staff. 


Trent Fox – Mr. Fox thanked everyone for coming.  He stated it’s been a long meeting, but they’ve had a lot of good information.  He stated they enjoy having presentations and seeing what’s going on in the schools.  He thanked Mr. Curry and Mr. Lewman on the contract negotiations and appreciates their time and effort.  He hopes it went smooth, but is sure there were some bumps in the road and is looking forward to the next couple of years.  He congratulated Ms. Kress and appreciates she chose to come to DelCom.  

John Adams – Mr. Adams welcomed Ms. Kress and stated he’s glad to have her at DelCom.  He informed Mr. Curry and Mr. Lewman that Mr. Mann kept the Board informed about negotiations.  He thinks Mr. Mann was appreciative of the way it went down and he greatly appreciates them being here this evening.  He congratulated the administrators on their pay increase. He stated there have been prior years where they weren’t able to increase administrative contracts and it’s a pleasure to be in a position where they can reward employees as a thank you for the jobs they do.  He thanked Mr. Kile for his NWEA presentation and stated he knows how important it is to have that kind of a tool out there for testing. He stated if we didn’t have Mr. Kile’s position, we wouldn’t be able to utilize the data and put all the pieces together. He thanked Ms. Cross for her presentation.  Mr. Adams stated it’s a pleasure to be a part of this school corporation with where we are, where we’ve been, where we’ve come, and where we’re going. He can’t thank everyone enough for the jobs they do and greatly appreciates it. He stated it starts at the top and you have to have a great leader. He believes we have a great leader and secondary leader and stated they do a tremendous job of keeping the school moving in the right direction.  


  1. FUTURE MEETINGS


  1. A regular meeting for the Board of School Trustees is scheduled for Monday, November 4, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. at the Administration Building.


  1. An ISBA Fall Regional Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday,        November 20, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Willie and Red’s          in Hagerstown, IN.



  1. ADJOURNMENT

A motion was made by Trent Fox and seconded by Lance Engle and Board President, John Adams, adjourned the meeting at 7:51 p.m.



October 21, 2019



JOHN ADAMS                                               __________________________


ADAM WILLIAMS                                           __________________________


TRENT FOX                                               ___________________________


LANCE ENGLE                                                ___________________________


JACOB CASE         ___________________________