METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PIKE TOWNSHIP. Regular Meeting. July 10, 2014

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1 METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PIKE TOWNSHIP Regular Meeting The Board of Education of the Metropolitan School District of Pike Township met in a regular meeting on Thursday, at 7:00 p.m. at the Administrative Services Center. Present at the meeting were: Mrs. Randolph, Mrs. White, Mrs. Poore, Mr. Brown, Mr. Huffine, Mrs. Richardson, members; and Mr. Jones, Superintendent. Mr. Metzler was absent. Public Hearing: Disposition of the (CIESC) Training Center. Mr. Jeff Qualkinbush, Barnes & Thornburg, LLP stated, This evening you have to hold a public hearing anytime you are contemplating the disposition of any property in the district and so tonight we are asking you to hold this public hearing. The sole purpose of the hearing is to see if anyone wants to comment on the possible disposition, if there are no public comments, then the public hearing will be closed. Then, we will come back at a later Board meeting (possibly the next meeting in July) with a resolution for the Board to consider authorizing possible disposition public sale of that property. President Randolph asked for public comment(s) regarding the Disposition of the (CIESC) Training Center. There were no comments. President Randolph closed the Public Hearing: Disposition of the (CIESC) Training Center. President Randolph opened the Public Hearing: Superintendent s Contract to allow for public comments and/or questions. There were no comments or questions. President Randolph closed the Public Hearing: Superintendent s Contract. President Randolph opened the Regular Business meeting for First item for the Regular Business meeting for : Board Appointment Recommendations: Treasurer o Recommendation: Mrs. Linda J. Searles, Chief Financial Officer Mrs. Poore moved: Mr. Huffine seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. Deputy Treasurer o Recommendation: Mrs. Karen D. Cartmell, Assistant Chief Financial Officer Mr. Brown moved: Mrs. White seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously.

2 School Attorneys o Recommendation: Barnes & Thornburg, LLP Mr. Harold R. Bickham, Mr. William J. Hopkins, Jr., and Mr. Jeffery J. Qualkinbush Mr. Brown moved: Mrs. White seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously Board of Education Calendar Recommendation: Adoption of Calendar of the Board of Education Meetings for the School Year Mr. Huffine moved: Mrs. Poore seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. Superintendent Jones informed the Board that Ms. Sarah Dorsey will provide the district update. Ms. Sarah Dorsey, Communications Officer stated, We continue to advance to the next level of excellence. We have the summer stretch program up and running. In addition, Mrs. Burton is leading an initiative with the NCAA, where they will be supplying backpacks to all of our third graders. Lastly, we are working on our ElevatED professional development conference scheduled for Monday, July 21 st Thursday, 24 th ; we have a great host of renowned speakers ready to present. There were no reports to the Board. Minutes of the regular meeting held on June 26, 2014 having been circulated among members of the Board of Education, Mr. Brown moved: They be approved as written. Mr. Huffine seconded the motion. Mrs. Poore noted a typo (misspelled name) in the minutes and requested a correction. The motion carried five (5) in favor to approve the minutes with the correction. Mrs. Poore abstained, she did not attend the June 26 th Board Meeting. 2

3 The Superintendent recommended the Human Resources Report be approved as presented and placed on file in the office of the Director of Human Resources. Mrs. White moved: Mrs. Richardson seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. Superintendent Jones removed action item E Middle School and High School Textbook Rental from the agenda. The item will be placed on the July 24 th agenda for approval. President Randolph combined the following items as one action item: C. Claims and Allowances D. Grants McKinney Vento Homeless Grant Title I F. Recommendation of Compass Chartwells School Dining Contract G. Contracts Innovative Cisco Smartnet Support Renewal (firewall/storage solution) Bratton Corporation (student foreign language interactive technology) Hobsons Naviance Succeed (student college and career readiness solution) ESC Promotions TickeTracker (athletic event ticketing software solution) WinSnap/WebSMARTT Support (foodservice point of sale software) Innovative Cisco Smartnet (student Cisco Networking class equip support) TJ Insights (grant evaluation, data collection, analysis, facilitation and reporting) Professional Services Kathryn Brooks (staff development) H. Donations Monetary Donation D.A.R.E. Monetary Donation Kiwanis Club 80 Student Books Janet Riley Monetary Donation Pike Township Education Foundation The Superintendent recommended the following items: C. Claims and Allowances D. Grants McKinney Vento Homeless Grant Title I F. Recommendation of Compass Chartwells School Dining Contract G. Contracts Innovative Cisco Smartnet Support Renewal (firewall/storage solution) Bratton Corporation (student foreign language interactive technology) Hobsons Naviance Succeed (student college and career readiness solution) ESC Promotions TickeTracker (athletic event ticketing software solution) WinSnap/WebSMARTT Support (foodservice point of sale software) 3

4 Innovative Cisco Smartnet (student Cisco Networking class equip support) TJ Insights (grant evaluation, data collection, analysis, facilitation and reporting) Professional Services Kathryn Brooks (staff development) H. Donations Monetary Donation D.A.R.E. Monetary Donation Kiwanis Club 80 Student Books Janet Riley Monetary Donation Pike Township Education Foundation be approved as presented and placed on file in the offices of the Director of Curriculum & Programs, Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education, and the Chief Financial Officer. Mrs. White moved: Mrs. Richardson seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. Board Member Items Mr. Huffine presented the Board and Superintendent Jones with a gift from his recent vacation. President Randolph provided the Board with potential Board Retreat dates: Saturday, September 20 th or Saturday, 27 th. Mr. Brown thanked the Board members who participated in the car wash. Superintendent Jones introduced to the Board Mrs. Sherry Shelton, the new Director of Information Services for MSD of Pike Township. In addition, Mr. Jones recognized Mrs. Patricia Burton as the new Director of Student and Community Services. Lastly, Superintendent Jones informed the Board that Dr. Gary Gilbert is mending very well from his surgery. He stated that Ms. Mary Kay Hunt is away from the district right now taking care of her mother. The district sign at Snacks Crossing was destroyed by a vehicle. The district is planning to replace it. At this time, the district is trying to determine what type of sign (electronic or Alphanumeric) to put there. Mrs. Poore noted that in light of recent legislation regarding the presence of guns on K-12 campuses we will need to review our policy on Weapons [Policy #7217]. She suggested that any revision include a reflection of our local concern for community safety. 4

5 Attendees Ms. Lorie Pettiford, Dr. Larry Young, Mrs. Megan Ahlers, Mrs. Patricia Burton, Mr. David Holly, Mr. Raul Rivas, Mrs. Linda Searles, Mrs. Sherry Shelton, Ms. Sarah Dorsey, Mr. Ryan Galyen, staff members. 5