September 5, 2023

DELAWARE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

6:30 p.m. 

ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

MINUTES

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

  1. CALL TO ORDER

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

  1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (Recess Meeting)

President Adams recessed the regular business meeting to hold a Public Hearing.  Dr. Gullion, Assistant Superintendent, explained the purpose of the hearing and asked for public comments on the following:

2024 Budgets

2024-2026 Capital Projects Plan

2024-2035 Bus Replacement Plan

No comments were received.

A motion was made by Jacob Case and seconded by Valerie Alexander to close the hearing.  The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

President Adams closed the hearing and resumed the regular business meeting.

  1. AMEND AGENDA

A motion was made by Jacob Case and seconded by Valerie Alexander to amend the agenda, as presented.  The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

  1. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE FLOOR 

No comments were received.

      

  1. UPDATES FROM PRINCIPALS/DIRECTORS

CONSENT AGENDA

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

  1. MINUTES

Accepted the minutes of the business meeting held on Monday, August 21, 2023.

  1. FINANCE

  1. Accepted the list of vouchers, as presented. 

  1. NEW BUSINESS

  1. Certified Staff

  1. None.

  1. Classified Staff

  1. Recommendation to employ Nikki Adams as an Instructional Assistant at Delta Middle School effective September 5, 2023, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.

  1. Recommendation to employ Kaylee Allen as a Custodian at Albany/Eaton Elementary Schools effective immediately, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.

  1. Recommendation to employ Dwight Knox as a School Bus Driver effective immediately.

  1. Recommendation to employ Sarah Vanderpool as a School Bus Driver effective immediately, pending successful completion of all                      pre-employment testing.

  1. Recommendation to employ Yara Carrera, Ryder Riggin, McKenna Riley, and Corbin Windor as Student Food Service Subs effective immediately.

  1. Extra-Curricular

  1. Recommendation to employ Bradley Davis as an 8th Grade Boys’ Basketball Coach at Delta Middle School effective for the 2023-24 school year.

  1. Recommendation to employ Larah Schafer as a Coed Head Swim Coach at Delta Middle School effective for the 2023-24 school year.

  1. Recommendation to employ Tyler Gilland as an Assistant 7th/8th Grade Baseball Coach at Delta Middle School effective for the 2023-24 school year.

  1. Recommendation to employ Scott McIntosh as a JV Boys’ Basketball Coach at Delta High School effective for the 2023-24 school year, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.

  1. Recommendation to employ Trinity Wine as an Assistant Girls’ Soccer Coach at Delta High School effective for the 2023-24 school year, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.

  1. Recommendation to employ Laura Seibold-Caudill as a Coed Head Swim Coach (split position) at Delta High School effective for the 2023-24 school year.

  1. Recommendation to employ Alison Jackson as a Coed Head Swim Coach (split position) at Delta High School effective for the 2023-24 school year.

  1. Recommendation to employ Jon Bennett as an Assistant Dive Coach at Delta High School effective for the 2023-24 school year, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.

  1. Recommendation to employ Jessica Bryan as an Assistant Cheer Coach at Delta High School effective for the 2023-24 school year.

  1. Recommendation to appoint Joshua Selvey as a Volunteer Assistant Baseball Coach at Delta Middle School effective for the 2023-24 school year, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.

  1. Conference Requests/Field Trips

  1. Lance Brand requests permission to attend the CT02B Cohort Meeting     to be held on September 8, 2023 at the DePauw Pyramid 2 in Indianapolis, IN.

  1. Brytany Pope and Sarah Parker request permission to attend the Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Renewal to be held on September 8, 2023 at the Courtyard in Fort Wayne, IN.

  1. Chris Conley, Joey Gossett, James Lodl, Samuel Carlton, Mary May, and Cindy Kunda request permission to attend the RECN Network Meeting to be held on September 12, 2023 in Plainfield, IN.

  1. Elizabeth Earl requests permission to attend the Indiana Association of School Psychologists Fall Conference to be held from September 13, 2023 through September 14, 2023 at the Monroe Convention Center in Bloomington, IN.

  1. Cheryl Dominick requests permission to attend the IASBO Leadership  and Principles of Education Seminars to be held virtually on        September 19, 2023.

  1. Cheryl Dominick requests permission to attend the IASBO Public Relations and Internal Communications and Governance & Operational Relationships Seminars to be held virtually on September 20, 2023.

  1. Carrie Clevenger requests permission to attend Serve Your Smaller EL/ML Population: Build Your EL Toolkit to be held on September 6, 2023 at WVEC in West Lafayette, IN.

  1. Lindsey Thompson requests permission to attend the RECI Tech Coach Meeting to be held on September 15, 2023 at Anderson Community Schools in Muncie, IN.

  1. Carrie Clevenger requests permission to attend the WVEC EL TOR Network Meeting to be held on December 6, 2023 at WVEC in West Lafayette, IN.

  1. Use of Facilities

  1. Elana Camp, DHS Choir, requests permission to use the Delta High School choir room/hallway on September 10, 2023 from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. to hold honor choir auditions, as presented.

  1. Mark Detweiler, DHS Boys’ Basketball, requests permission to use the Delta High School gymnasiums from September 2023 through December 2023 to hold youth basketball sessions, as presented.

The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

AGENDA

  1. FINANCE

  1. Purchases over $5000:

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

  1.   Education Advanced OP $5,580.00

(Teacher Evaluation Software)

The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

  1. A motion was made by Lance Engle and seconded by Valerie Alexander to approve the following Adoption Resolutions:

Resolution to Reduce Appropriations for 2023 Budgets

Resolution to Transfer to Rainy Day Fund

Resolution Expenditure of Rainy Day Funds

Resolution Rainy Day Fund

 

The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

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

  1. NEW BUSINESS

  1. Certified Staff

  1. None.

  1. Classified Staff

  1. A motion was made by Jacob Case and seconded by Valerie Alexander to approve the termination of Kendra Vance, Custodian at Delta High School, effective August 28, 2023.  The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

  1. A motion was made by Lance Engle and seconded by Jacob Case to approve the termination of Isaac Brown, Custodian at Delta High School, effective August 28, 2023.  The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

  1. Information and Proposals

  1. Superintendent

  1. Superintendent Kile informed the Board about the following fundraisers:

  1. Dawn Raleigh, Delta Troupers, requests permission to collect donations/sponsorships from September 2023 through December 2023, as presented.  Proceeds go towards Delta Troupers.

  1. Julie Blakely and Whitney Freeman, DHS Student Council, request permission to sell Homecoming t-shirts from    September 5, 2023 through September 12, 2023, as presented.  Proceeds go towards student council.

  1. Dawn Raleigh, Delta Troupers, requests permission to hold an Improv Night on September 19, 2023, as presented.  Proceeds go towards Delta Troupers.

  1. Jessica Papandria, DMS Class of 2029, requests permission to sell Wick’s pies from October 23, 2023 through              November 3, 2023, as presented.  Proceeds go towards the Class of 2029 account.

  1. Dawn Raleigh, Delta Troupers, requests permission to hold a fall performance: Rehearsal for Murder from November 16, 2023 through November 18, 2023, as presented.  Proceeds go towards Delta Troupers.

  1. Dawn Raleigh, Delta Troupers, requests permission to a hold a spring performance from March 7, 2024 through                  March 9, 2024, as presented.  Proceeds go towards Delta Troupers.

  1. Assistant Superintendent

  1. Donations:

  1. None.

  1. A motion was made by Valerie Alexander and seconded by Jacob Case to approve the request for the Maintenance Department to surplus items, as presented.  The motion was approved 5-0 vote.

  1. LETTERS/NOTES

  1. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

Jacob Case – Mr. Case thanked everyone for coming today.  He thanked Dr. Gullion and Central Office staff for doing a great job with financing and switching over to the new Komputrol program.  

Alice Gillis – Ms. Gillis thanked Ms. Wilder for her updates.  She appreciates Dr. Gullion for his great report and keeping us afloat.  

Valerie Alexander – Ms. Alexander stated she will support both Wick’s pies sales for both schools.  She thanked Ms. Wilder for her updates and is glad everyone got through NWEA.  She commented she is a fan of that testing because it helps reflect what’s going on in the classroom.  

Lance Engle – Mr. Engle thanked Mr. Kile, Mr. Adams, Mr. Mayol, and Mr. Parrott for coming to the Albany Town Meeting the other day and presenting all the new changes happening at Albany Elementary.  He really appreciates them taking the time to do that and present to the public.  He stated he heard lots of great comments afterwards and he appreciates the time and effort for making that happen.  

John Adams – Mr. Adams concurred with his fellow board members.  He thought Mr. Mayol and Mr. Kile did a great job of explaining everything at the Albany Town Meeting.  He stated there were folks behind them and they obviously had not gone through any updates in a long time in a school and he heard people talking in the crowd, which was good.  He thinks the sentiment of us putting money in the building means it’s going to be around for a long time and he thinks that was well-deserved by the crowd and he knows the town officials are certainly gracious for that.  He thanked all of the staff and administrators for getting school off the ground and getting it moving.  He knows it’s exciting to get the year started, but there is a lot of work with planning and things that go on behind the scenes.  He stated many hours are spent to make sure everything is ready for the kids when they show up and from the board, he thanked everyone for the jobs they do.  He stated it’s not easy and if it was, everyone would do it and they don’t because it takes special people to do this kind of thing.  He stated he’s heard nothing but good things, everything seems to be going well, campus looks great, sports teams are out doing their thing, and you can’t ask for much more than that.

  1. FUTURE MEETINGS

  1. A regular meeting of the Board of School Trustees is scheduled for Monday, September 18, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. at the Administration Building.

  1. ADJOURNMENT

A motion was made by Jacob Case and seconded by Valerie Alexander and Board President, John Adams, adjourned the meeting at 6:54 p.m.

September 5, 2023

JOHN ADAMS               


LANCE ENGLE


VALERIE ALEXANDER 



ALICE GILLIS


JACOB CASE