EDINBURGH COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION Edinburgh, Indiana May 19, 2014

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1 EDINBURGH COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION Edinburgh, Indiana May 19, 2014 The Board of School Trustees met in regular session at 6:00 p.m. on this date at the Administration Building, 202 S. Keeley Street, Edinburgh, IN with Mr. Lollar presiding. Mr. Hardin was absent. Also attending were Richard Wertz, Rita Wertz, Andy Hanville, Christine Hanville, Brennan Hanville, Curtis Rooks, Jamie Ashbrook, Valerie Gant, Jasmine Gant, Kevin Connolly, Trish Connolly, Aaron Robertson, Libby Burton, Linda Burton, Shania Louden, Heather Rice, Amanda Roberts, Andrea Perry, Jon Price, Kevin Rockey, Dr. William A. Glentzer, Tammy Lewis and Susan Ingels. Everyone was led in prayer by Mrs. Weddle and the Pledge of Allegiance by Mr. Lollar. PRESENTATIONS A. Building Reports Mrs. Perry, East Side Principal, stated round two of ISTEP is successfully completed. Thank you to Paula Wright with the scheduling of the test and to Paula Weber and the cafeteria staff for preparing ISTEP snacks. East Side Leadership Students held a Rock-a-Thon and raised $1,700 for the Make A Wish Foundation. Mrs. Jennifer Garret coordinated the Bike-a- Thon and even though it rained, there was a good turnout. Mrs. Nogan s class walked to the Edinburgh Wright-Hageman Public Library and planted flowers as a community service project. Mr. Jon Price, Edinburgh Middle School Principal, stated round two of ISTEP is completed. Mr. Price thanked Traci Folts and Bob Straugh and his staff, Jodie Smith and Matt Kittle; they did a great job making sure everything was ready for testing. The Middle School/High School Art Show was last week and the students had a lot of nice projects and showed a lot of talent. The eighth grade students took a field trip to an Indianapolis Indians game; they were well behaved and were a great representation of our school corporation. The eighth grade field trip was paid by a donation from the Conover Foundation. The fifth graders visited Edinburgh Middle School today. Their visit was to help get them acquainted with the middle school in preparation for their move here in the fall. Mr. Price thanked Cathy Hamm and

2 the Edinburgh Alumni Association for hosting the Alumni Banquet this past Saturday night. There was a great turnout. Mr. Price also thanked Kevin Rockey for help with the clean up after the banquet. Mr. Kevin Rockey, Edinburgh High School Principal, stated he attended the Middle School/High School choir concert and was impressed with their nice sound, even though we don t have many students who participate. Mr. Rockey stated Tony Arnett was the guest speaker at the Alumni Banquet and he did a real nice job motivating the seniors. David Walden is finishing up his first year as Athletic Director and has been at every athletic event besides being here every day. Mr. Rockey appreciates the time and effort Mr. Walden has put into the program and thanked him for a job well done. The Academic Team had a very successful trip to the State meet at Purdue University. The English team finished 1 st in our class and finished 2 nd in the state of all class groups. The English team members are: Brianna Frost, Melissa Bryant, Alvaro Garcia and Nichole Creekmore. The English team is coached by Miss Hightshue. The Social Studies team finished 5 th in their class. The Social Studies team members are: Jessica Shipe, Lilia Perez, Ben Streeval, and Alvaro Garcia. The Social Studies team is coached by Mr. Rosser. Recognition of Middle School Students of the Month Mr. Price presented the May Students of the Month: Valerie Gant for sixth grade, Brennan Hanville for seventh grade, and Shania Louden for eighth grade. Mr. Price read a list of their accomplishments and presented each of the students with a certificate. Retirement Reception Mr. Lollar present a retirement clock to Rita Wertz. Mrs. Wertz began working at Edinburgh Middle School in 1998, celebrating sixteen (16) years of dedicated service. Miss Deborah Hightshue, was not able to attend, but will receive a retirement clock. Miss Hightshue began teaching at Edinburgh High School in 1973, celebrating forty-one (41) years of dedicated service. Mr. Lollar thanked the retirees for the countless hours over and beyond what is expected of them and they have been instrumental in touching children s lives. Mr. Lollar wished Mrs. Wertz and Miss Hightshue the best of luck and they will always be a part of the Edinburgh Community School Corporation family. PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS Mr. Lollar invited public comments regarding agenda items. There were no public comments.

3 NEW BUSINESS A. Consent Agenda 1. Minutes: Minutes of the April 21, 2014 Board Meeting. 2. Claims for Payment: Claims # 5194 through and including #5304 and payroll dates of May 2, 2014 and May 16, Personnel: Recommendation to approve resignation of Patricia Burton, Middle School/ High School Cook effective April 25, 2014; recommendation to approve resignation of Kathy Ison as East Side curriculum coordinator effective June 2, 2014; recommendation to approve resignation of Kelly Ingels, Middle Special Education Teacher effective June 2, 2014; recommendation to approve retirement of Deborah Hightshue, High School English/French Teacher effective June 3, Miss Hightshue is requesting a waiver from the March 1, 2014 deadline for full retirement benefits; recommendation to approve Deb Jones as Summer High School Credit Recovery Teacher for ten (10) days; recommendation to approve Tiffany Kern as Summer High School Credit Recovery Teacher for ten (10) days; recommendation to approve Ryan Burton as summer maintenance/custodial worker beginning May 20, 2014; recommendation to approve Caleb Giles as summer maintenance/custodial worker beginning May 20, 2014; recommendation to approve Dakota Sneed as summer maintenance/custodial worker beginning June 2, 2014; recommendation to approve Corey Sevier as summer bus cleaning, washing, waxing, maintenance/custodial and technology. Mr. Sevier will work four (4) days per week; recommendation to approve Lisa Chandler as summer technology assistant beginning June 2, 2014 to July 31, 2014; recommendation to approve maternity leave request of Alexandria Morse effective Tuesday, May 27, 2014 and continue through the remainder of the school year unless otherwise stated by her doctor. Mrs. Morse will return at the start of the school year. 4. Donations: $150 from Tri Kappa to EHS Band; $150 from Tri Kappa to EHS Choir; $50 from Tri Kappa for EHS Art Awards; $50 from the Children s Museum of Indianapolis to East Side Student Activities; $100 from Johnson County Extension Homemaker to High School FACS; $75 from Randy Schooler to Girls Tennis program; 5. Approval of Treasurer and Deputy Treasurer Bonds: Recommendation to approve the annual renewal of Mrs. Tammy Lewis and Mrs. Carrie Brown s ($100,000) bonds as required by statute 6. Approval of Administrative Retreat in June 2014: Recommendation to approve Dr. Ivan Wagner, Retired Professor of Education / School Administration Leadership, Ball State University, to lead our administrative retreat in June, Dr. Wagner s fee would be $350 total with no other expenses.

4 7. Series 2013 bond Affidavit for Payment: $4, to Plumbers Supply Co. for storage tank at East Side; $36, to T & G Construction Co., Inc. for locker room renovation/addition; $8, to The Genesis Co. for cable & camera installation. Mrs. Taulman moved and Mrs. Weddle seconded a motion to approve the consent agenda as presented to the Board. There was no further discussion. Motion passed 4 yes, 0 no. B. Approval to Transfer Legal Files to Lewis & Kappes, P.C. Ms. Michelle L. Cooper, attorney, has left Bose McKinney & Evans, LLP to practice law with Lewis & Kappes, P.C. Ms. Cooper was primarily responsible for representing Edinburgh Community School Corporation at Bose McKinney and Evans. Recommendation to transfer ECSC files to Lewis & Kappes, P.C. Mrs. Taulman moved and Mrs. Weddle seconded a motion to approve the transfer of legal files from Bose McKinney and Evans, LLP to Lewis and Kappes, P.C. There was no further discussion. Motion passed 4 yes, 0 no. C. Corporation Transportation Update Dr. Glentzer stated 100% of our buses passed police inspection. Dr. Glentzer thanked Mr. Rooks, Mr. Haywood, Mr. Hoskins and the bus drivers for all of their hard work. D. Corporation Maintenance Update Dr. Glentzer gave an update on the corporation maintenance: Dr. Glentzer stated Mr. Curtis Rooks and he met today to go over all of the April maintenance requests and discussed what summer projects we have planned. We have a lot of projects planned for this summer and Mr. Rooks and Mr. Hoskins are working really well at getting things accomplished. They are still working on HVAC issues. E. Update on Construction Project Dr. Glentzer stated we are awaiting an insurance check and a check from Mr. Jerry Firestone, CEO Triangle Design.

5 F. Capital Projects Summer 2014 Dr. Glentzer presented to the Board a list of projects corporation wide to be completed this summer and requested the Board authorize him to take and accept quotes as well as contract with various companies for said projects. Dr. Glentzer stated we will stay within our bond budget to carry-out the projects. Mrs. Hamm moved and Mrs. Taulman seconded a motion to approve Dr. Glentzer to ascertain quotes for the summer 2014 Capital Projects and to allow Dr. Glentzer to approve summer 2014 quotes as presented to the Board. There was no further discussion. Motion passed 4 yes, 0 no. OLD BUSINESS There was no old business. PUBLIC COMMENTS Mr. Rooks thanked the Board for working with Dr. Glentzer and him on the summer projects. They have a small time frame to get everything accomplished before the start of school and giving Dr. Glentzer approval to take and accept the quotes will save them a lot of time. ADDITIONAL ITEMS There were no additional items. BOARD INPUT Mrs. Weddle thanked the principals for their building reports, noting a lot is going on and the school year is almost over. Mrs. Weddle congratulated the retirees and wished them the best. Mrs. Taulman stated she is glad ISTEP went well. Mrs. Taulman congratulated the Academic team for placing first in the State and noted it was something that hadn t been accomplished at Edinburgh High School before. Mrs. Taulman stated the Art Show was nice and Miss Gacsko does a nice job with the students. Mrs. Taulman noted David Walden and Jon Price are two Edinburgh graduates who are now administrators in the corporation and are doing a fine job. Mrs. Taulman congratulated Mrs. Wertz and wished her a happy retirement. Mrs. Taulman

6 congratulated Miss Hightshue on her retirement; stating Miss Hightshue s students were always well prepared when they headed to college. Mrs. Hamm congratulated the students of the month, we are always proud to have you here each month and to hear about your accomplishments that got you nominated by your teachers. The State Academic Teams results were just wonderful. Mrs. Hamm thanked everybody who has been involved with everything that happened since the night of the storm. There was a lot of action happening immediately and that s one of the things that is fantastic about our corporation; everybody is on board right then. It makes the Board s job easier when we have employees who are willing to go above and beyond. Congratulations to Mrs. Wertz on her retirement. Thank you to Mr. Rockey for helping with the Alumni Banquet, and thank you to the school corporation for the use of the building. We couldn t host the banquet without that. Thank you to Mrs. Josie Streeval for helping with the Lions Club in preparing the meal. Thank you to the football team for setting up the cafeteria and thank you to the volleyball team for serving and cleaning up. This year we had thirty-two (32) seniors in attendance. A local alumnus who wishes to remain anonymous pays for the senior class tickets. Mr. Lollar congratulated the students of the month and congratulations Mrs. Wertz on her retirement; saying he hopes she has many pleasant days ahead. Mr. Lollar noted we had a really strong finish to the school year, with a lot of good things happening. Mr. Lollar reminded the Board of Graduation on May 31, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. and of their next regular Board meeting on June 16, ADJOURNMENT Mrs. Weddle made the motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:26 p.m. Mrs. Taulman seconded. Motion passed 4 yes, 0 no. JUSTIN LOLLAR, PRESIDENT CATHY HAMM, VICE-PRESIDENT GUY HARDIN, MEMBER KIM WEDDLE, MEMBER ALICE TAULMAN, SECRETARY