Delaware Community Schools

Mon July 14, 2025

DELAWARE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

MONDAY, JULY 14, 2025

6:30 p.m.

ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

MINUTES

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

CALL TO ORDER

At 6:30 p.m. Board President, Valerie Alexander called the meeting to order.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
AMEND AGENDA

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

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE FLOOR

No comments were received.

UPDATES FROM PRINCIPALS /DIRECTORS
SPECIAL PRESENTATION: Tee Ball Field Modifications

VII. CONSENT AGENDA

1. A motion was made by Lance Engle and seconded by Jacob Case to approve the following under Consent Agenda:

MINUTES
Accepted the minutes of the business meeting held on Monday, June 16, 2025.

FINANCE

Accepted the list of vouchers, as presented.

NEW BUSINESS

Certified Staff

Resignation of Maggie Neckers, Teacher at Royerton Elementary School, effective immediately.

Resignation of Lynde Bratton, Teacher at Delta Middle School, effective immediately.

Classified Staff

Resignation of Kelli Edwards, Secretary at Delta High School, effective August 1, 2025.

Resignation of Heather Crow, Food Service Manager at Eaton Elementary School, effective July 2, 2025.

Recommendation to employ Laurie Buck as a School Bus Driver effective August 1, 2025.

Recommendation to employee Steven Riley as a Bus Aide/Trainee effective July 15, 2025, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.

Recommendation to employ Susan Lee and Julie Calhoun as Summer Bus Cleaners effective June 9, 2025 through July 18, 2025.

Extra-Curricular

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

Resignation of Avery Mayfield, 8^th Grade Volleyball Coach at Delta Middle School, effective immediately.

Resignation of Mark Detweiler, Fall Weight Room Supervisor at Delta High School, effective immediately.

Recommendation to employ Tate Dishman as an Assistant Boys’ Tennis Coach at Delta High School effective for the 2025-26 school year.

Recommendation to employ Tate Dishman as an Assistant Girls’ Tennis Coach at Delta High School effective for the 2025-26 school year.

Recommendation to employ Jacob Van Pelt as a Freshman Football Coach at Delta High School effective for the 2025-26 school year.

Recommendation to employ Jon Taylor, Tyler Eskew, and Bryan Jackson as Freshman Assistant Football Coaches (split positions) at Delta High School effective for the 2025-26 school year, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.

Recommendation to employ Adlai Chester and Billy Lynch as Assistant Boys’ Basketball Coaches (split position) at Delta High School effective for the 2025-26 school year.

Recommendation to employ John Finley as a Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer Weight Room Supervisor at Delta High School effective for the 2025-26 school year.

Recommendation to appoint Shane Hartman and Bob Darby as Volunteer Assistant Boys’ Tennis Coaches at Delta High School effective for the 2025-26 school year.

Recommendation to transfer Brady Edwards from a Freshman Football Coach to an Assistant Football Coach at Delta High School effective immediately.

Recommendation to transfer Adlai Chester from an Assistant Freshman Football Coach to a Volunteer Assistant Football Coach at Delta High School effective immediately.

Resignation of Lynde Bratton, Head Cheer Coach at Delta High School, effective immediately.

Resignation of Lynde Bratton, Student Council Sponsor (1/2 position) at Delta Middle School, effective immediately.

Conference Requests/Field Trips

Amy Larrabee, Amy Lewman, and Ryan Parrott request permission to attend Building an Intervention Program That Works For all Learners to be held virtually on July 15, 2025.

Use of Facilities

Tim Cleland, DHS Boys’/Girls’ Tennis, requests permission to use the Delta High School tennis courts from July 15, 2025 through July 18, 2025 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. to hold the 23^rd Annual Penguin Classic Tournament, as presented.

The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

AGE AGENDA

FINANCE

Purchases over $5000:

A motion was made by Jacob Case and seconded by John Adams to approve the following (items 1-11):

Surveillance 247 OP $5,075.00

(Service contract)

PowerSchool OP $5,680.69

(License and subscription fees)

People Driven Technology Construction $7,340.00

(Wireless network reconfiguration)

4. Computer Logic OP $7,971.00

(PowerSchool hosting service)

5. 3P Learning EDU $14,396.25

(MathSeeds/ReadingEggs subscriptions)

6. Instructure EDU $17,172.00

(Canvas subscription)

7. PowerSchool OP $20,009.98

(License and subscription fees)

8. Boyce OP $45,206.00

(Subscription renewal)

9. Educational Furniture Construction $91,569.04

(AES furniture)

10. IC/Collins OP/Construction $621,610.00

(Buses)

11. Education Advanced OP $5,152.00

(Subscription renewal)

The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

B. A motion was made by Lance Engle and seconded by David Grasso to approve Form 9, as presented. The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

C. Dr. Gullion, Assistant Superintendent, gave a Monthly Finance Review.

NEW BUSINESS

Certified Staff

A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by David Grasso to approve the recommendation to employ Derek Novsek as a Teacher at Delta High School effective August 4, 2025, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing. The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

A motion was made by Jacob Case and seconded by Lance Engle to approve the recommendation to employ John Finley as a Teacher at Delta High School effective August 4, 2025, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing. The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

A motion was made by John Adams and seconded by Jacob Case to approve the recommendation to employ Lynde Bratton as an Athletic Director at Delta High School effective July 15, 2025. The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

Classified Staff

A motion was made by Jacob Case and seconded by David Grasso to approve the retirement of Walter Wilson, School Bus Driver, effective at the end of the 2024-25 school year. The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

Information and Proposals

Superintendent

Superintendent Kile informed the Board about the Latchkey Parent Handbook- 1^st Reading.

A motion was made by Jacob Case and seconded by David Grasso to approve the following (items b-c):

DHS Girls’/Boys’ Tennis Trip, as presented.

DHS Boys’ Tennis Trip, as presented.

The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

A motion was made by Lance Engle and seconded by Jacob Case to approve Supplemental pay for earning a Master’s Degree, as presented. The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

A motion was made by Jacob Case and seconded by David Grasso to approve the authority to pay claims and hire, as presented. The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

Superintendent Kile informed the Board about the following fundraisers:

None.

Assistant Superintendent

Donations:

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

Request for Delta High School to accept a donation in the amount of $738.25 from Basketball Boosters, as presented.
Request for Delaware Community Schools to accept a donation of tee ball field modifications from DLL, as presented.

The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

LETTERS/NOTES

BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

Lance Engle – Mr. Engle hopes everyone has enjoyed their summer so far. He thanked the employees who are leaving us and stated they’ve spent time with our kids, community, and families and wished them nothing but the best as they move on. He thanked Ms. Edwards, Ms. Neckers, and Mr. Wilson for their time at DelCom. He welcomed all new hires to the DelCom family, thanked them for coming, and looks forward to them doing great things. He congratulated Ms. Bratton and stated moving to athletic director is a big step, but she will do great. He commented her track record has already shown she does great things and she’ll continue to do that. He commented on the baseball field and thanked Delta Little League for coming up with the ideas and funds to do this for our kids. He thinks it will be a great improvement for the future of little league.

David Grasso – Dr. Grasso welcomed all new hires. He stated the improvements from Delta Little League are fantastic. He hopes everyone enjoys the last few weeks of summer break.

John Adams – Mr. Adams concurred with his fellow board members. He informed everyone Bronson Edwards played in the All Star game and got to represent Delta one more time. He commented that’s a big deal and goes to show you can get a good athlete from Delta High School that gets to play and he needs to be recognized for that. He thanked Ms. Neckers, Ms. Edwards, and Mr. Wilson for affecting our kids one way or another and is gracious for that. He welcomed all new hires. He stated Ms. Bratton will do great and commented it’s hard to replace someone’s heart and there is no question where Ms. Bratton’s heart lies. He stated she’s already accomplished a lot for our school and he’s looking forward to what she will accomplish being our athletic director. He stated he is thrilled to have Ms. Bratton in that position and thinks she’ll do a wonderful job. He stated it’s a big step from where she’s been to where she’s going, but there is no question we’ll be in fine hands. He thanked everyone for their donations. He stated it amazes him how we get different donations from people in our community. He is grateful it goes to our kids and couldn’t be more thankful for our community and how they are willing to help. He thanked Delta Little League for the tee ball field modifications and commends all the volunteers for what they are doing to make it better. He commented it makes him proud to sit on this Board and know there are a group of individuals working hard to make our facilities better for all our kids. He stated our facilities look great and he’s had it mentioned to him by others. He thanked all those out there who are keeping up with everything because it doesn’t go unnoticed.

Jacob Case – Mr. Case concurred with his fellow board members. He welcomed all new hires to the DelCom family and wished them the best in their new positions. He gave a shout-out to Mr. Stebbins and the maintenance staff for all the hours they put in, in a small amount of time to get ready for another school year. He gave a shout-out to Mr. Cleland for all the work he does for his tennis camps.

Valerie Alexander – Ms. Alexander congratulated all new hires and informed them she would see them at our New Teacher Orientation in a few weeks. She hopes they enjoy the last few weeks of their break. She thanked Delta Little League for their support and partnership.