HANOVER COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION

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1 HANOVER COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION REGULAR MEETING of the Board of School Trustees To be held at the Hanover Administration Building Board Room 9520 W. 133 rd Ave. Cedar Lake, IN (219) I. Welcome and Call to Order (0164) President Sheehy called the meeting to order. MINUTES (0166) March 11, :00 P.M. II. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all present. III. A Moment of Silence President Sheehy asked all to remain standing for a moment of silence. 1

2 IV. Roll Call to Establish a Quorum (0162) Secretary Helton took roll call. Present were: Trustee Catherine Sheehy, Trustee Marilyn Kaper, Trustee Renae Helton, Trustee Robert Petyko and Trustee Todd Wilkening. Also in attendance were Superintendent Michael Livovich and Chief Financial Officer Quinnlyn Van Rys. V. Commendations and Special Recognition A. We would like to commend Hanover High School Science Olympiad Team and their sponsor Travis Lechien. Regional s were held on February 16, The individual awards are as follows: First Place Five Star Science Brian Cherbak & Brent Austgen Write It/Do It Kara Smith & Brent Austgen Second Place Electric Vehicle Brent Austgen & Adam Esch Experimental Design Kara Smith, Josh Perez, & Andrew DeYoung Robot Ramble Brian Cherbak & Andrew DeYoung Protein Modeling Matt Spurr & Aaron Jackson Environmental Chemistry Adam Esch & Jeremy Perez Third Place Food Science Adam Esch & Jeremy Perez Forensics Adam Esch & Jeremy Perez Oceanography Aaron Jackson & Andrew DeYoung Sounds of Music Matt Spurr & Brent Austgen Wright Stuff Mark Furman & Josh Perez Team Awards 1 st Place in Division A 3 rd Place Overall State Qualifier (March th, Indiana University Bloomington) Other team members who participated in the Regionals were: Aaron Trent, Kelsey Gembala, Vanessa Rainwater, and Gabriel Garrity. Great job to all students and good luck in the State Qualifier! B. Recognition goes to Hanover Middle School Olympiad Team and their sponsor, Travis Lechien who also participated in Regional s on February 16, The individual awards are as follows: First Place Write It/Do It Annie Lytle & Nicole Zajac Second Place Scrambler Bradley Brown & Camerron Gembala Third Place Food Science Annie Lytle & Nicole Zajac Simple Machines Steven Hough Trajectory Bradley Brown & Camerron Gembala Team Awards 3 rd Place in Class A 2

3 Other team members who participated in the Regionals were: Donna Smith and Julie Jaines. Great job to all students! C. Congratulations to our Hanover Central Middle School Girls 7 th Grade Basketball team for winning the Pierce Middle School 7 th Grade 2008 Basketball Championship. The 7 th grade girls team consists of the following: Rachel Orsini, Summer Pattison, Alyssa Howard, Taylor Hurst, Becky Plant, Sami Brown, Bernadette Sakelaris, Christina Zychowski, Blayr Poston, Nikki Hahn, Tiphani Ward, Rita Zambon, Chloe Combs, Manager Alex Plavsa, and Coach Linda Brumbaugh. Way to go, Lady Wildcats!! D. Lincoln Elementary School Awarded Four Star School Status Chairwoman Sheehy congratulated Lincoln Elementary School. VI. Approval of Agenda (0166) Trustee Kaper moved to approve the agenda. Trustee Helton seconded the motion, and, thus, was unanimously carried. VII. Fifteen Minute Public Comments and Discussion (0167.3) None. VIII. Approval of the Consent Agenda (0166.1) A. Approval of Minutes 1. Executive Session a. February 12, 2008 b. March 3, Regular Meeting a. February 12, Special Meeting None B. Approval of Payroll and Expense Claims in the amount of $477, C. Approval of Extra-Curricular Accounts 1. Jane Ball Elementary School 2. Lincoln Elementary School 3. Hanover Central Middle and High Schools a. Athletics D. Approval of Facility Requests 3

4 1. American Legion Post 261 use Hanover Central High School baseball field for its five baseball games from June 5 to July 3, 2008 (provided American Legion follows certain provisions for use of the field). 2. Pathway Church to use Lincoln Elementary School gymnasium for worship services (based on availability of custodial staff) on Sundays from 8:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. 3. Lake County Farm Bureau to host its Membership Appreciation Dinner at Hanover Central Sr./Middle High School Cafeteria on Thursday, March 27, 2008 from 5:30 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. 4. Rick Larsen Wildcat Wrestling Club to use the Hanover Central High School Wrestling Room (only when school is in session), Mondays thru Fridays, from 5:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. 5. St. John Youth Baseball to use Hanover Central High School Fieldhouse, when available (only when school is in session), for baseball practice for up to 2 hours each night, from March 17, 2008 thru April 30, th Grade Girls Jr. Wildcats AAU to use Lincoln Elementary School/Hanover Central High School, when available (only when school is in session), for basketball practices, once or twice a week, for up to two hours each night (at Lincoln, players must vacate building no later than 7:30 P.M.) 7. Jr. Miss Scholarship Program and practices to be held at Hanover Central High School Auditorium and hall on the following dates: Rehearsals on selected days and times from September 1-30 and October 1-3, 2008; evening rehearsals from 5:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. from October 6-10; actual program will be held on October 12, 2008 (early entrance into building is requested, also). Trustee Wilkening moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Trustee Helton seconded the motion, and, thus, was unanimously carried. IX. Approval of Personnel Report/Recommendations A. Personnel Report 1. Resignation JV Baseball Coach - Angelo Almaguer B. Personnel Recommendations 1. Extra and Co-Curricular a. Jane Ball Elementary-NONE b. Lincoln Elementary- NONE c. Hanover Central MS- NONE d. Hanover Central HS- NONE e. Athletics i. Recommend Middle School Wrestling Coach School Year - Nick Petrov 4

5 ii. Recommend JV Baseball Co-Coaches: Erick Decker, Ryan Basham, Michael Coles Trustee Wilkening moved to approve the above personnel items. Trustee Petyko seconded the motion, and, thus, was unanimously carried. 2. Curricular a. District i. Recommend High School Principal, effective July 1, 2008 to June 30, Adrian Richie He will receive a required statutory two-year contract and he will replace Mr. Joseph Fetty. The salary for the will be $85,000. Trustee Kaper moved to approve the appointment of the high school principal. Trustee Helton seconded the motion, and, thus, was unanimously carried. b. Jane Ball Elementary- NONE c. Lincoln Elementary- NONE d. Hanover Central Middle School- NONE e. Hanover Central High School- NONE IX. Informational Items (0166) A. Policies First Reading - None B. Business C. Other XI. Action Items (0166) A. Policies B. Other 1. Acceptance of Monetary Gift A donation of $12,500 was given to Hanover Central High School for the purpose of buying a baseball scoreboard. In order to accept that, we must follow the terms of the policy. The donors are: St. Margaret Mercy Hospital, $5,000; Szanyi Foundation, $2,500; Rock Solid Paving, $2,500; Mr. Wellwerts, $2,500. The overall scoreboard will cost $17,500; we also have $5,000 set aside Trustee Kaper moved to accept the monetary gift. Trustee Wilkening seconded the motion, and, thus, was unanimously carried. 2. Approval for Class Trip (all juniors and seniors would be eligible to take the trip) to Washington, DC in January 2009 for the inauguration of the next President (4 days, 3 nights) - Mrs. Bathurst has filled out the appropriate forms and policies. There will also be fundraisers to help defray some of the costs. Trustee Petyko moved to approve the Class Trip. Trustee Wilkening seconded the motion, and, thus, was unanimously carried. 5

6 3. Approval of Textbook Adoption for Elementary and Senior High Schools (Hanover Central Middle School will present its textbook recommendations at the April 8, 2008 Board meeting). The high school adoptions in Language Arts, Literature, and Foreign Language Trustee Kaper moved to approve the textbook adoption for the elementary and senior high schools. Trustee Helton seconded the motion, and, thus, was unanimously carried. XII. Discussion/Reports (up to 30 minutes, if needed): A. Status of Middle School B. Status of Purchase of Land Superintendent Livovich reported that we closed on the land yesterday on 141 st. Before we could do that, the land on Rt. 41 needed to be paid off. He reported that the land on Rt. 41 was paid on Friday. Mr. Richard and Mr. Rob Henn worked with us over a twoyear span on this property. He thanked them; they were unable to be with us tonight but they were tremendously cooperative and helpful. Yesterday, we executed the formal swap of that land, like for like, for the land on 141 st with Mr. Todd Olthof. Superintendent Livovich also thanked Mr. Olthof for all of his work he has done for us. He also purchased an additional acreage which gives us a total of acres that is in our name. We are now able to execute annexations and start planning for groundbreaking on 141 st. If there is any confusion, we are formally building on 141 st. The land is in our name. He thanked Quinnlyn Van Rys, Chief Financial Officer, and Barbara Stooksbury, Attorney, for all of their hard work with all of the paperwork. He introduced Mr. Damian Maggos, from Financial Specialist from City Securities who made a presentation on the tax impact. C. Report of the Superintendent of Schools and Committee Reports D. Report of Board Representatives to Various Committees, Boards, and Councils E. Discussion of the Corporate Vision/Mission/Core Beliefs/Core Virtues F. Discussion of Future Agenda Items G. Future Calendar of Events 1. Lincoln Elementary School: a. March 13, 2008 Lincoln Art & Talent Show, 6:30 P.M. b. April 18, 2008 Lincoln Ten Year Celebration (Time TBD) XIII. For the Good of the Order, Announcements (0166) XIV. Adjournment (0166) President Sheehy adjourned the meeting. 6

7 Adopted this 7 th day of April, 2008 Board of School Trustees 7