March 18, 2024

DELAWARE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2024

6:30 p.m. 

ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

MINUTES

Present:  Lance Engle, President; Valerie Alexander, Vice President; Jacob Case, Secretary; John Adams, Member; Darin Gullion, Assistant Superintendent; and Greg Kile, Superintendent

Absent:  Alice Gillis, Member

  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 John Adams and seconded by Valerie Alexander to amend the agenda, as presented.  The motion was approved 3-0 vote.

  1. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE FLOOR 

No comments were received.

   

  1. UPDATES FROM PRINCIPALS/DIRECTORS

CONSENT AGENDA

A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Valerie Alexander to approve the following under Consent Agenda:

  1. MINUTES

Accepted the minutes of the business meeting held on March 4, 2024.

  1. FINANCE

  1. Accepted the list of vouchers, as presented. 

  1. NEW BUSINESS

  1. Certified Staff

  1. None.

  1. Classified Staff

  1. Resignation of Michael Edwards, Instructional Assistant at Delta Middle School, effective March 21, 2024.

  1. Resignation of Amanda Hill, Food Service Cook at Albany Elementary School, effective March 15, 2024.

  1. Resignation of Julia Lambert, Food Service Cook at Royerton Elementary School, effective April 26, 2024.

  1. Resignation of Kinsey Matchett, Food Service Cook at Royerton Elementary School, effective February 26, 2024.

  1. Resignation of Hayley Nix, Food Service Cook at Albany Elementary School, effective March 21, 2024.

  1. Recommendation to employ Jacob Muncey as a Custodian at Delta High School effective March 19, 2024.

  1. Recommendation to employ Amanda Graley as a Food Service Cook at Albany Elementary School effective March 8, 2024.

  1. Recommendation to employ Katlyn Conwell as a Food Service Cook at Delta Middle School effective March 11, 2024.

  1. Recommendation to employ Jennifer Hurst as a Food Service Cook at Delta Middle School effective March 11, 2024.

  1. Recommendation to employ Julie Moore as a Food Service Cook at Royerton Elementary School effective March 11, 2024.

  1. Recommendation to increase pay for Nikki Adams, Instructional Assistant at Delta Middle School, from $14.03 to $15.03 per hour effective  April 1, 2024. 

  1. Extra-Curricular

  1. Resignation of Jacob Van Pelt, 8th Grade Assistant Football Coach at Delta Middle School, effective immediately.

  1. Resignation of Emily Tressler and Amanda Lewis, Best Buddies Sponsors at Delta Middle School and Delta High School, effective for the 2024-25 school year.

  1. Recommendation to employ Hannah Drown as a Performing Arts Sponsor (split position) at Eaton Elementary School effective for the 2023-24 school year.

  1. Recommendation to employ Adrianne Wingler as a Performing Arts Sponsor (split position) at Royerton Elementary School effective for the 2023-24 school year.

  1. Recommendation to employ Tara Dragoo as a Cheerleading Coach at Delta Middle School effective for the 2024-25 school year.

  1. Conference Requests/Field Trips

  1. Scott Blakely and Lance Brand request permission to attend the CSC Security Technology Forum to be held on March 19, 2024 at CSC in Fishers, IN.

  1. Haley Cross requests permission to attend the ISNA Board Meeting and Industry Summit to be held from April 11, 2024 through April 12, 2024 at the Embassy Suites in Plainfield, IN.

  1. Jill Selvey requests permission to attend the ISNA Board Meeting and Industry Summit to be held on April 12, 2024 at the Embassy Suites in Plainfield, IN.

  1. Greg Kile, Darin Gullion, and Cheryl Dominick request permission to attend the 2024 IASBO Annual Conference to be held from May 8, 2024 through May 10, 2024 at the French Lick Resort in French Lick, IN.

  1. Use of Facilities

  1. Jane Adams, Eaton Alumni, requests permission to use the Eaton Elementary gymnasium on May 18, 2024 from 2:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.       to hold an alumni banquet, as presented.

The motion was approved 3-0 vote.

AGENDA

  1. FINANCE

  1. Purchases over $5000:

A motion was made by Valerie Alexander and seconded by John Adams to approve the following (items 1-4):

  1.   Midwest Floor Restore OP $12,778.69

(DMS/DHS gym recoat)

  1. S.C. Case Excavating Bond 2023 $464,079.00

(AES parking lot project)

  1. DHS Auditorium Change Order $13,669.59

  1. Interface Services ESSER III $10,613.37

(EES change order) OP $14,863.07

$25,476.44

The motion was approved 3-0 vote.

  1. A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Valerie Alexander to approve the Ball State Media Agreement (Graduation), as presented.  The motion was approved 3-0 vote.

  1. A motion was made by Valerie Alexander and seconded by John Adams to approve the DHS FACS, Business, and Ag Textbook Adoption, as presented.  The motion was approved 3-0 vote.

  1. NEW BUSINESS

  1. Certified Staff

  1. A motion was made by Valerie Alexander and seconded by John Adams to approve the retirement of Susan Wolfgang, Teacher at Royerton Elementary School, effective at the end of the 2023-24 school year.  The motion was approved 3-0 vote.

 

  1. Classified Staff

  1. None.

  1. Information and Proposals

  1. Superintendent

  1. A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Valerie Alexander to approve the request for unpaid days, as presented.  The motion was approved 3-0 vote.

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

  1. DHS Girls’ Tennis Trip.

  1. 2024 Summer Blast Program.

  1.  RES Camp Flat Rock Trip.  

The motion was approved 3-0 vote.

  1. Superintendent Kile informed the Board about the following fundraisers (information only):

  1. Katie Harris, RES 5th Grade, requests permission to sell World’s Finest Chocolate from October 18, 2023 through October 27, 2023, as presented.  Proceeds go towards Camp Flat Rock.

  1. Zoie Twibell, DHS Unified Track, requests permission to sell Little Caesar’s pizza from April 1, 2024 through April 24, 2024, as presented.  Proceeds go towards the ECA account.

  1. Tim Cleland, DHS Girls’ Tennis, requests permission to sell Smash Cancer apparel in April 2024, as presented.  Proceeds go towards local beneficiaries.  

  1. Assistant Superintendent

  1. Donations:

  1. A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Valerie Alexander to approve the request for Eaton Elementary School to accept the donation of socks from Dean Miers, as presented. The motion was approved 3-0 vote.

A motion was made by Valerie Alexander and seconded by John Adams to approve the following (items b-c):

  1. Food2School Membership.

  2. Summer Food Service Program.

The motion was approved 3-0 vote.

Jacob Case, Secretary, entered the meeting at 6:48 p.m.

  1. LETTERS/NOTES

  1. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

John Adams – Mr. Adams thanked everyone for coming.  He stated it is great news on the IREAD scores and commented it’s outstanding.  He stated he wasn’t aware of what a Penny Wars drive was, but it sounds like the kids had fun and they were able to raise money.  He stated you hate to lose a good quality teacher, but we all work for retirement and want to be there some day.  He appreciates the many years from Ms. Wolfgang and making the corporation great and stated she has for sure done that.  He thanked Mr. Miers for his donation.  He thanked those leaving us for their time and he’s glad the ones coming on board chose DelCom.  He commented the boys’ basketball team had a fantastic season.  He stated it didn’t end the way everyone wanted it to, but they held their heads high, gave it all they had, and came up about .6 seconds shy of something unique and getting to a State final.  He stated we have a great coaching staff and everyone represented themselves well.  He commented it was a pleasure watching them play throughout the tournament.  He informed everyone we’ve had some families and school districts we think a lot of who were affected by the storm.  He asked everyone to keep them in their thoughts and prayers because some folks have lost everything.  He stated they are doing great and it’s amazing how much clean-up has happened already, but now they have to go through the process of trying to replace everything.  He stated they will get through this, but it will take a little time.

Valerie Alexander – Ms. Alexander congratulated all the elementary schools on their IREAD scores and stated she’s not surprised.  She is excited all the hard work is reflected in the numbers.  She stated she’s looking forward to hearing all the good Spring Break stories and wished everyone a safe and fun Spring Break.  She commented to be ready to come back and finish out the school year.  She appreciates all the donations and congratulated the boys’ basketball team.

Lance Engle – Mr. Engle concurred with his fellow board members.  He stated the IREAD scores are fantastic and congratulated all the schools.  He stated the hard work is paying off from the administrators to the teachers.  He informed everyone the high school had the Riley Dance Marathon on Friday and they raised over $26,000, which is fantastic.  He is glad to see Mr. Cleland is having the Smash Cancer fundraiser again and stated it’s a great thing for the kids and community.  He commented he thinks over the years they’ve raised around $90,000 so kudos to them.  He informed everyone the DelCom Foundation Quarter Auction is coming up on Wednesday.  He stated it’s a great time to raise money for our teachers and kids.  He congratulated the boys’ basketball team on back-to-back final fours.  He wished Wapahani good luck going for a State Title.

  1. FUTURE MEETINGS

  1. A regular meeting for the Board of School Trustees is scheduled for Monday, April 1, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. at the Administration Building.

  1. ADJOURNMENT

An executive session was held immediately following the business meeting.

A motion was made by Valerie Alexander and seconded by Jacob Case and Board President, Lance Engle, adjourned the meeting at 6:53 p.m.

March 18, 2024

LANCE ENGLE               


VALERIE ALEXANDER


JACOB CASE  



JOHN ADAMS


ALICE GILLIS