METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PIKE TOWNSHIP. Reorganization Meeting/Regular Meeting. January 14, 2016

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1 METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PIKE TOWNSHIP Reorganization Meeting/Regular Meeting January 14, 2016 The Board of Education of the Metropolitan School District of Pike Township met in a regular session on Thursday, January 14, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at the Administrative Services Center. Present at the meeting were: Mr. Metzler, Mrs. Richardson, Mrs. Randolph, Mr. Abrams, Mr. Downs, Mr. Huffine, and Mrs. Poore, members; and Mr. Jones, Superintendent. Mr. Metzler Board President opened the Metropolitan School District of Pike Township Reorganization Meeting. The first item on the agenda was the Election of Officers. Mr. Metzler asked for nominees for the office of President of the Board of Education for the Metropolitan School District of Pike Township. Mrs. Randolph nominated Mr. Larry Metzler as the President of the Board of Education. Mrs. Poore seconded the motion. Mr. Abrams nominated Mrs. Regina Randolph as the President of the Board of Education. Mr. Downs seconded the motion. The Results of the vote for President of the Board of Education for MSD of Pike Township: Four Board members voted to have Mrs. Regina Randolph serve as the President for the Board of Education. Three Board members voted to have Mr. Larry Metzler serve as the President of the Board of Education. Since Mrs. Randolph received the majority vote, she will serve as the Board of Education President for Mrs. Randolph took her seat as the President. President Randolph asked for nominees for the office of Vice President of the Board of Education for the Metropolitan School District of Pike Township. Mrs. Randolph nominated Mrs. Cherlisa Richardson for the office of Vice President. Mr. Metzler seconded the motion. There were no additional nominations. The vote carried unanimously to have Mrs. Cherlisa Richardson serve as the Vice President for the MSD of Pike Township Board of Education. President Randolph asked for nominees for the office of Secretary of the Board of Education for the Metropolitan School District of Pike Township. Mrs. Richardson nominated Mr. Eric Huffine for the Office of Secretary. Mr. Metzler seconded the motion. There were no additional nominations. The vote carried unanimously to have Mr. Eric Huffine serve as the Secretary for the MSD of Pike Township Board of Education.

2 President Randolph asked for nominations for the ISBA Policy Liaison. Mr. Downs nominated President Randolph as the ISBA Policy Liaison. Mr. Abrams seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. President Randolph asked for nominations for the ISBA Legislative Liaison. President Randolph asked Mrs. Poore if she would like to serve as ISBA Legislative Liaison. Mrs. Poore said, Yes. Mr. Metzler moved: Mrs. Nancy Poore, serve as the ISBA Legislative Liaison. Mrs. Richardson seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. President Randolph asked Mr. Eric Huffine if he would like to continue to serve as the National Affiliate Advocacy Network for the Board. Mr. Huffine said, Yes. President Randolph moved: Mr. Eric Huffine, serve as the National Affiliate Advocacy Network. Mr. Downs seconded the motion, which carried unanimously. President Randolph closed the Reorganization meeting and opened the Regular Business meeting for January 14, Ms. Sarah Dorsey, Communications Officer, presented information to the Board about Pike High School student Tyiana Robinson was named the BSM Support Student Athlete of the week and Melissa Ruiz was named National Center for Women in IT Indiana Affiliate Award for Aspirations and Computing. We hosted the first practice in the new aquatics center on January 4 th and our first swim meet was earlier this week. Pike High School will be hosting their annual Faculty vs. Students Basketball game on Friday, February 12 th all proceeds go to the American Cancer Society. Mrs. Patricia Burton, Director of Student and Community Services, asked Mrs. Megan Ahlers, Director of Exceptional Learners and Mrs. Jennifer Culhan, Assistant Director of Exceptional Learner to the podium. Mrs. Ahlers and Mrs. Culhan presented the Superintendent s Above & Beyond Award to Mr. Brad Leatherman for his incredible passion to support the students of Pike Township. Mrs. Maggie Bishop, Principal at Guion Creek Middle School, approached the podium to present the Superintendent s Above & Beyond Award to Mrs. Mary Kennedy, a remarkable educator at Guion Creek Middle School. Mrs. Kimberly Mills, Principal at New Augusta Public Academy North, approached the podium to present the Superintendent s Above & Beyond Award to the following members of the New Augusta Public Academy staff for their dedication to the school: Bertina Bonds, Iyonly Richardson, Alisha Joseph. Mrs. Lisa Steele, Principal at Snacks Crossing Elementary School, presented the Superintendent s Above & Beyond Award to the following: Ms. Muhammad Elizabeth Mitchell Mr. Dan Kuznik, Principal at Lincoln Middle School, presented the Superintendent s Above & Beyond Award to a representative from Lowe s #145 for the renovation project in six small team rooms at LMS as well as small appliances, coffee maker, and other amenities donated to Lincoln Middle School. Mrs. Kathy Sharpe, Program Manager of the Youth Career Connect (YCC) Program at Pike High School, joined by Ms. Jeanette Craw, Workforce Liaison and Jamila Nassar, Career Counselor, recognized the following individuals for the hard work and commitment to the Pike High School YCC students. 2

3 Mrs. Sharpe, the spokesperson for the group first recognized Mr. Larry Beiter, a Pike parent who understands the value of investing in young people. She stated, Mr. Beiter is also the Site Process Engineering Advisor at Sigma Tau Pharmasource right here in Pike Township. Mr. Beiter worked with Jeanette Craw to coordinate seven field trips to his company providing all students in the Principles of Biomedical Science student to: Learn how pharmaceuticals are manufactured and tested in labs Learn about careers in the field Enjoyed a pizza lunch. In addition, Mrs. Sharpe stated, Mr. Beiter serves as a mentor for juniors in the YCC program and has recruited seven other professionals to mentor Pike students. Mr. Beiter, thank you for all of your support for our Biomedical Science students. Denise Hollenback is Human Resource Supervisor at 3M Aearo Technologies, also a Pike Township company. She collaborated with Jeanette to develop a mentoring program for YCC students through the 3M Company. She actively promoted the mentorships with her staff and coordinated efforts to allow employees to leave work to come to Pike. Currently 15 mentors are working with students in manufacturing and engineering. She coordinated a tour of the facility and had mentors share information on their education and current job responsibilities. She even gave them movie tickets. Students enjoyed working with professionals in engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and marketing. Denise recommended Pike High School for a 3M GIVES grant that resulted in $5,500 for the Robodevils Robotics Team. Ms. Hollenback, thank you so much for your partnership and your support of Pike s students. Malena Zook is Solutions Designer at Salesforce in Indianapolis. Malena was a partner with Jeanette and Jamila in launching Pikes Girls Who Code Club. She serves as an instructor and mentor for this national program that meets each week with interested students. In an effort to encourage more girls to go into computer programming. Malena recruited 4 other mentors from Salesforce to work with the club. And finally, she secured a $1000 grant from Salesforce through their community outreach program to support club activities. We appreciate you, Malena for helping us inspire more young women to enter technology fields. Superintendent Jones presented information to the Board regarding the Early Learning Program and the Pike YMCA. He presented information on the following topics: METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PIKE TOWNSHIP PIPELINE TO HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE GRADUATION TARGETED AUDIENCE: CHILDREN AGES 3-5 YEARS TARGETED ENROLLMENT: STUDENTS PROPOSED STARTING DATE: SCHOOL YEAR LOCATION: COMBINED FACILITY WITH THE NEW PIKE YMCA LOCATED ON LAFAYETTE ROAD CURRICULUM: FOCUS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WHOLE CHILD. FOREIGN LANGUAGE MATHEMATICS MUSIC DRAMA ETIQUETTE/MANNERS ENGLISH SCIENCE ART PHYSICAL EDUCATION/WELLNESS 3

4 PARENT INVOLVEMENT: REQUIRED PARENT SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDED IN THE YMCA SITE YMCA S SPONSORED ACTIVITIES SPECIFIC PROGRAMS FOR OUR VETERANS...SPONSORED BY THE VETERAN ADMINISTRATION PIKE AND ST. VINCENT SPONSORED STUDENT HEALTH CLINIC INTEGRATION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAM FOCUS: TO HELP STUDENTS ENTER INTO OUR KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM EQUIPPED WITH THE SKILLS TO ENSURE THEIR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL ON-GOING DISTRICT TASKS VISITATIONS TO OTHER EARLY LEARNING CENTERS THROUGHOUT MARION COUNTY. IDENTIFY AND SEEK FUNDING FOR THE EARLY LEARNING CENTER. SURVEY PIKE S COMMUNITY TO ACCESS ITS INTEREST AND SUPPORT FOR THE EARLY LEARNING CENTER. FINALIZE THE PROPOSED PARTNERSHIP WITH PIKE SCHOOL DISTRICT/PIKE YMCA AND ST. VINCENT. WORK WITH THE YMCA S APPOINTED ARCHITECT ON THE DESIGN OF THE EARLY LEARNING CENTER. DEVELOP AND FINALIZE THE CURRICULUM FOR THE EARLY LEARNING CENTER. Questions were answered and comments made. Minutes of the regular meeting held on December 10, 2015 having been circulated among members of the Board of Education, Mr. Metzler moved: They be approved at written. Mr. Huffine seconded the motion which carried five (5) in favor. Mr. Downs and Mrs. Richardson abstained, they did not attend the December 10, 2015 Board meeting. After questions relative to claims and allowance were answered Mr. Downs moved: Claims totaling $18,985, be allowed and approved for payment Mrs. Poore seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. The Superintendent recommended the Department of Human Resources Report be approved as presented and placed on file in the office of the Director of Human Resources. Mr. Huffine moved: The Superintendent s recommendation be approved. Mrs. Richardson seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. President Randolph combined the following items as one action item: D. Approval to Advertise for Bids for Eagle Creek Elementary Technology E. Approval to Advertise for Bids for Wireless and Infrastructure Upgrade (Central, Deer Run, Fishback, Guion MS, Lincoln MS, New Augusta N & S, Pike H.S., Snacks) 4

5 The Superintendent recommended the following items D. Approval to Advertise for Bids for Eagle Creek Elementary Technology E. Approval to Advertise for Bids for Wireless and Infrastructure Upgrade (Central, Deer Run, Fishback, Guion MS, Lincoln MS, New Augusta N & S, Pike H.S., Snacks) be approved as presented and placed on file in the office of the Director of Information Services. Mr. Metzler moved: The Superintendent s recommendation be approved. Mr. Downs seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. President Randolph combined the following items as one action item: F. Contracts o Innovative Integration, Inc. Packeteer Support Agreement Renewal (network management tool) o Follett Destiny Library Automation System Support Renewal (media center library automation tools) o Delta Network Services Extreme Networks Maintenance Agreement Renewal (network hardware maintenance) o Matrix Integration Vmware Licensing & Support (server virtualization tools) o NetOp Software Support Renewal (computer lab monitoring tool) o St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center, Inc. (EMT Instructor for Health Science Careers) o Professional Services Gary Cooper (Youth Career Connect program consulting) o DOE/Therapeutic And Behavioral Services of Indiana, Inc. (student residential services) o Very Special Arts (VSA) (Artist in Residence Program for exceptional learners) G. Donations o Monetary Donation Deer Run Elementary PTA o Hearing Aid batteries Stephen Winegardner/Lions Club o Kroger Gift Card Devina Jani o Monetary Donation Teachers Credit Union o Monetary Donation The Estate of Robert Foist The Superintendent recommended the following items: F. Contracts o Innovative Integration, Inc. Packeteer Support Agreement Renewal (network management tool) o Follett Destiny Library Automation System Support Renewal (media center library automation tools) o Delta Network Services Extreme Networks Maintenance Agreement Renewal (network hardware maintenance) o Matrix Integration Vmware Licensing & Support (server virtualization tools) o NetOp Software Support Renewal (computer lab monitoring tool) o St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center, Inc. (EMT Instructor for Health Science Careers) o Professional Services Gary Cooper (Youth Career Connect program consulting) o DOE/Therapeutic And Behavioral Services of Indiana, Inc. (student residential services) o Very Special Arts (VSA) (Artist in Residence Program for exceptional learners) G. Donations o Monetary Donation Deer Run Elementary PTA o Hearing Aid batteries Stephen Winegardner/Lions Club o Kroger Gift Card Devina Jani 5

6 o Monetary Donation Teachers Credit Union o Monetary Donation The Estate of Robert Foist be approved as presented and placed on file in the office of the Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Huffine moved: The Superintendent s recommendation be approved. Mr. Downs seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. Board Member Items Mr. Huffine reminded the Board about the PTEF Treasures event and the Board s contribution to the event. President Randolph informed the Board of a new technology designed to track school buses and their time of arrival to bus stops in the district. She requested to see a proposal and/or presentation on a similar application for the district. Superintendent Jones stated, Our Transportation Department has already contacted a vendor about the service; a presentation to the Board is forthcoming. In addition, President Randolph asked if the district can provide more information on the electronic sign located on West 71 st Street and Zionsville Road. Mr. Metzler reminded the Board of the upcoming Basketball Tournament. Mr. Downs complimented the Pike RoboDevils as they prepare for tournament season. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m. Ms. Lorie Pettiford, Dr. Gary Gilbert, Mrs. Megan Ahlers, Mrs. Pat Burton, Mr. David Holly, Mrs. Cindy Huffman, Mr. Joe Lampert, Mrs. Linda Searles, Ms. Sherry Shelton, Dr. Larry Young, Sarah Dorsey, Mr. Dan Kuznik, Mrs. Maggie Bishop, Mrs. Kim Mills, Mrs. Lisa Steele; staff members. 6