June 17, 2019

DELAWARE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2019

6:30 p.m.

ALBANY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL



MINUTES


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


Absent:  Jacob Case, Member



  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 Adam Williams and seconded by Trent Fox to amend the agenda, as presented.  The motion was approved 4-0 vote.



  1. MINUTES


A motion was made by Adam Williams and seconded by Lance Engle to accept the minutes of the business meeting and executive session held on Monday, June 3, 2019.  The motion was approved 4-0 vote.


  1. FINANCE


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




  1. Purchases over $7500:


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


  1. Curriculum Associates TBR $10,604.40

(DMS Textbooks)


The motion was approved 4-0 vote.


  1. A motion was made by Lance Engle and seconded by Trent Fox to approve the request to reject all 2019-20 Fuel Bids, as presented. The motion was approved 4-0 vote.


  1. E-rate


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


  1. Letter of Agency for E-rate Funding Year 2020.

  2. AdTec Contract for 2019-20 school year ($3,240.00).


The motion was approved 4-0 vote.


  1. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE FLOOR


Joseph Schmaltz, Albany Elementary Principal, welcomed everyone to Albany and is glad they could be here tonight.  He informed everyone they had a great finish to the school year and thanked all teachers and staff for their hard work.  He stated the students did a great job and finished strong. He stated they had a nice DelCom Summit and he was pleased with the participation from the Albany teaching staff.  He was very proud because they had all but two teachers attend. He informed everyone they had five students take the IREAD-3 summer class and all five passed the retest. He stated they had 57 out of 58 pass IREAD-3 this year and he is very pleased with that.


Reece Mann, Superintendent, updated the Board on all building projects.








  1. OLD BUSINESS


A motion was made by Adam Williams and seconded by Trent Fox to approve the following (items A-B):


  1. Classified Employee Handbook-2nd Reading.


  1. Transportation Handbook-2nd Reading.


The motion was approved 4-0 vote.


  1. NEW BUSINESS


  1. Certified Staff


  1. A motion was made by Trent Fox and seconded by Lance Engle to approve the resignation of Ozzie Mann, Teacher at Royerton Elementary School, effective immediately.  The motion was approved 4-0 vote.

A motion was made by Lance Engle and seconded by Trent Fox to approve the following (items 2-3):

  1. Recommendation to employ Emily Garringer as a Teacher at Delta Middle School effective for the 2019-20 school year, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.


  1. Recommendation to employ Jennifer Berry as a Teacher at Royerton Elementary School effective for the 2019-20 school year, pending successful completion of all pre-employment testing.


The motion was approved 4-0 vote.


  1. Classified Staff


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


  1. Resignation of Diana Silvey, Athletic Trainer at Delta High School, effective immediately.


  1. Resignation of Lindsay Roberts, Summer Blast Aide, effective immediately.  


The motion was approved 4-0 vote.

A motion was made by Adam Williams and seconded by Trent Fox to approve the following (items 3-5):


  1. Recommendation to employ Kendra Hirons as a Summer Blast Aide effective immediately.


  1. Recommendation to employ Lance Brand and Robert Jones as temporary Technology Technicians.


  1. Recommendation to increase the hours of Jordan Parsons, Instructional Assistant at Albany Elementary School, from 6.5 to 7 hours per day effective for the 2019-20 school year.


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 1-4):


  1. Recommendation to employ Rebecka Vanatta as a JV Volleyball Coach at Delta High School effective for the 2019-20 school year.


  1. Recommendation to employ Matt Huber as an Albany Children’s Theater Co-Director (split position) at Albany Elementary School effective for the 2019-20 school year.


  1. Recommendation to appoint Issac Griffis as a Volunteer Assistant Boys’ Soccer Coach at Delta High School effective for the 2019-20 school year.


  1. Recommendation to appoint Kelsee Roe as a Volunteer Assistant Volleyball 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 Adam Williams to approve the following (items 1-5):


  1. Haley Cross requests permission to attend Procurement Records Management Training to be held on June 18, 2019 at Seton Catholic Intermediate School in Richmond, IN.


  1. Scott Herring requests permission to attend the Ivy Tech Dual Credit Math Instructors Meeting to be held on June 25, 2019 at Ivy Tech in Muncie, IN.


  1. Julia Blakely requests permission to attend Teaching Econ in American History to be held on June 26, 2019 at the E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center in Muncie, IN.


  1. Natalie Ashcraft, Dianna Turner, and Angela Shepherd request permission to attend ServSafe Training to be held on July 15, 2019 at the Ball State Student Center in Muncie, IN.


  1. Emily Tressler requests permission to attend the Indiana AAC Summit to be held from September 12, 2019 through September 13, 2019 at the IMMI Conference Center in Westfield, IN.


The motion was approved 4-0 vote.


  1. Information and Proposals


  1. Superintendent


  1. A motion was made by Adam Williams and seconded by Lance Engle to approve Admin Contracts, as presented.  The motion was approved 4-0 vote.


  1. A motion was made by Adam Williams and seconded by Trent Fox to approve Classified/Certified pay adjustments, 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 DMS Beyond the Bell positions, as presented.  The motion was approved 4-0 vote.



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


  1. Joseph Schmaltz, Albany Elementary, requests permission        to sell cotton candy at the Albany Town Celebration on June 29, 2019, as presented.  Proceeds go towards the Albany staff account.


  1. Assistant Superintendent


  1. Use of Facilities:


  1. None.


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


  1. Request for the Albany Elementary Food Service Department to accept an anonymous donation in the amount of $41.88, as presented.


  1. Request for the Summer Food Service Program to accept an anonymous donation in the amount of $52.00, as presented.


  1. Request for the Royerton Elementary Food Service Department to accept a donation in the amount of $300.00 from Sam Combs, as presented.


  1. Request for Delta High School to accept a donation in the amount of $355.00 from Men’s Wearhouse, as presented.


  1. Request for Delta High School to accept a donation in the amount of $400.00 from the Delaware County Prevention Council, as presented.


  1. Request for Delta High School to accept a donation in the amount of $500.00 from Doctors Christian and Carolyn Shue, as presented.


The motion was approved 4-0 vote.


  1. A motion was made by Trent Fox and seconded by Adam Williams to approve the request for the Food Service Department to surplus items, as presented.  The motion was approved 4-0 vote.



  1. LETTERS/NOTES



  1. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

Lance Engle – Mr. Engle thanked everyone for being here and hopes they are enjoying summer.  He thanked everyone for their donations and stated all the unpaid meals in food service were paid for and he appreciates that.  He stated it’s wonderful and very generous for someone to do that.

Trent Fox – Mr. Fox thanked everyone for being here.  He congratulated all new hires and is looking forward to having them as part of our staff and doing great things with our kids.  He thanked everyone for their donations. He stated he had to fill up tonight so he stopped at one of the Delta Eagles gas pumps and thanked the two gas stations for being willing to do this and give our corporation some of the proceeds.  He hopes everyone enjoys the rest of their summer.

Adam Williams – Mr. Williams congratulated all new hires and thanked them for choosing Delta.  He’s glad Ms. Berry is back and that Ms. Garringer had a great experience during student teaching that she wanted to work in our corporation.  He thinks that says a lot about the environment we are in and the great people here. He thanked everyone for their donations. He hopes everyone enjoys summer and takes advantage of enjoying the break.  He thanked Ms. Silvey for her service. He stated she personally helped one of his children with rehab and she will be missed. He appreciates Mr. Mann’s goals and dreams and wished him well.

John Adams – Mr. Adams concurred with his fellow board members and thanked Mr. Schmaltz for having them this evening.  He stated it’s good to hear about the DelCom Summit. He thanked Mr. Mann and all those who have worked for our corporation.  He welcomed all new hires and is glad to see Ms. Berry back in our corporation. He congratulated Ms. Garringer. He thanked everyone for their donations and stated he’s been on the Board a long time and it seems like there’s not a meeting that goes by where we don’t accept some sort of donation.  He stated if you see Mr. Stebbins and his team out and about, give them a pat on the back and a thank you. They are getting a lot done, but there’s always something they’re trying to do to make things better with all the construction going on. He knows that team is very busy and when there aren’t any kids in the building, that’s their time to shine and get things done.  He thanked the administrative team and stated even though we just finished the school year, there are a lot of things going on in the buildings to get prepared for next year. He thanked everyone for all they are doing.


  1. FUTURE MEETINGS


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



  1. ADJOURNMENT

A motion was made by Trent Fox and seconded by Lance Engle and Board President, John Adams, adjourned the meeting at 6:55 p.m.


June 17, 2019



JOHN ADAMS                                               __________________________


ADAM WILLIAMS                                           __________________________


TRENT FOX                                              ___________________________


LANCE ENGLE                                                ___________________________


JACOB CASE        ___________________________