REGULAR MEETING OF THE SOUTHEAST FOUNTAIN SCHOOL CORPORATION BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES August 11, 2016 VOL. 2016-17 No. 2 Mrs. Donna Deel, President Mr. Jeff Fishero, Vice President Mr. Chadd Yager, Secretary Mr. Eli Hoagland, Member Mr. Nick Davis, Member
SOUTHEAST FOUNTAIN SCHOOL CORPORATION Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Education on August 11, 2016 in the Administrative Office 744 East U.S. Highway 136 Veedersburg, Indiana 47987 CALL TO ORDER: Meeting called to order by Board President, Mrs. Donna Deel, at 6:30 p.m. ROLL: Mrs. Donna Deel, President Mr. Jeff Fishero, Vice President Mr. Chadd Yager, Secretary Mr. Eli Hoagland, Member Mr. Nick Davis, Member Mr. Douglas Allison, Superintendent OFFICIAL: Mr. Darren Haas, Principal Mrs. Kelli Morgan, Assistant Principal Absent Mr. Bill Chestnut, Principal Mrs. Ashley Hammond, Assistant Principal Absent Mr. Brian Moore, Director of Student Activities Absent NEWS MEDIA: Commercial News Absent Journal Review Absent Fountain County Neighbor Absent Review Republican Absent GUESTS: Cindy Alward David Eades Amanda Eades Carla Whitehead
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD August 11, 2016 6:30 P.M. 2016-17--011 ADOPTION OF AGENDA A motion was made that the agenda of the August 11, 2016 meeting be approved as presented. 2016-17--012 APPROVAL OF MINUTES A motion was made that the minutes of the July 14, 2016 regular meeting of the Board of School Trustees be approved as presented. 2016-17--013 STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC None. 2016-17--014 ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS A. Claims A motion was made that claims numbered 4949 to 5055 be approved as presented. B. Personnel 1. A motion was made that the resignation of Marvin Shaw, bus driver, be approved as presented. Motion by Mr. Eli Hoagland
2. A motion was made that the resignation of Penny Callahan, bus driver, be approved as presented. 3. A motion was made that Natalie Gulley be employed as a bus 4. A motion was made that Taylor Hands be employed as a bus 5. A motion was made that Angela Golia be employed as a bus Motion by Mr. Eli Hoagland 6. A motion was made that Tom Schaeffer be employed as a bus 7. A motion was made that Kandace Stanton be employed as a bus 8. A motion was made that the resignation of Kasey Guerin, instructional assistant, be approved as presented.
9. A motion was made that Saundra Flora be employed as instructional assistant at Southeast Fountain Elementary School. Vote 4-0 10. A motion was made that Abigail Hoagland be employed as an instructional assistant in the Aquatic Center beginning with the 2016-17 school year. 11. A motion was made that Diana Reberger be employed as Pre- School teacher beginning with the 2016-17 school year at the rate of $20.00 per hour. 12. A motion was made that the maternity leave request from Alyssa Larson be approved as presented. 13. A motion was made that Lindsay Haddock be employed as a substitute teacher for the Jr. High Math position to fill the maternity leave of Alyssa Larson. C. Pre-School Program A motion was made that the Pre-School program be approved as presented beginning with the 2016-17 school year.
D. Virtual Learning Academy A motion was made that the Virtual Learning Academy be approved as presented. E. Data Sharing Agreement A motion was made that the Data Sharing Agreement with Administrator Assistance be approved as presented. F. Donation A motion was made that the donations from Tri Kappa in the amount of $589.38 for the FC Science Department, $400.00 for the FC Social Studies Department and $351.27 for the FC Math Department be approved as presented. G. Non-Certified Health Insurance A motion was made that the corporation contribution to the non-certified employee's health insurance be increased from $329 per month to $450 per month beginning August 2016. H. School Bus Purchase A motion was made that the quote from Kerlin Bus Sales in the amount of $51,424 less $6,000 trade in allowance for a 2016 Activity Bus be approved as presented.
I. Board Policy Updates 1. School Bus Drivers Second reading of the School Bus Drivers Board Policy. A motion was made that the policy be approved as presented. 2. Criminal Gang Activity Second reading of the Criminal Gang Activity Board Policy. A motion was made that the policy be approved as presented. 3. Internal Controls Second reading of the Internal Controls Board Policy. A motion was made that the policy be approved as presented. 4. Forgiveness of Debt Second reading of the Forgiveness of Debt Board Policy. A motion was made that the policy be approved as presented. 5. Background Check Second reading of the Background Check Board Policy. A motion was made that the policy be approved as presented.
J. 2017 Budget A motion was made that the superintendent be granted permission to advertise the 2017 Budget as presented. Motion by Mr. Chadd Yager K. 2017, 2018, 2019 Capital Projects Plan A motion was made that the superintendent be granted permission to advertise the 2017, 2018, 2019 Capital Projects Plan. Motion by Mr. Eli Hoagland L. 2017 Bus Replacement Plan A motion was made that the superintendent be granted permission to advertise the 2017 Bus Replacement Plan. Motion by Mr. Jeff Fishero 2016-17--015 REPORTS Elementary Mr. Haas reported the school year is off to a great start. Currently enrollment is up 15-20 students. Pre-School has started with an all boy class. He also reported September 1st as Parent/Family Info Night. This is designed to answer questions for parents and also have activity stations for the students. Mr. Haas reported on new state regulations of replacing pea gravel with wood chips on the playground. High School Mr. Chestnut thanked the support staff for their hard work with registration. He stated that enrollment is currently up at the high school as well. New teachers have all been assigned a mentor and are doing great. The first PLC will be used for teachers to get ready for testing. ECE classes are going well with 12 students enrolled.
2016-17--016 STATEMENTS FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT Mr. Allison reported on the three retirements in the transportation department: Nina Nixon with 38 years, Marvin Shaw with 35 years, and Jim Hershberger with 19 years. He thanked Angie Daugherty, David Thomas and David Eades for their hard work with the transition. Mr. Allison also thanked Tricia Keeling and Eric Cunningham for getting all the new chromebooks ready. 2016-17--017 DISCUSSION ITEMS Jeff Fishero inquired on ISTEP results and school letter grades. 2016-17--018 STATEMENTS/CONCERNS OF THE BOARD Jeff Fishero asked everyone to keep the Nancy Baker family in their thoughts and prayers. Nancy worked at Southeast Fountain School Corporation for many years and was a big asset to our school. The board thanked Nina Nixon, Marvin Shaw and Jim Hershberger for their many years of service to Southeast Fountain. 2016-17--019 DOCUMENT SIGNING Claims, minutes and contracts were signed. 2016-17--020 ADJOURNMENT At 7:31 p.m. a motion was made to adjourn. I do hereby certify that no information was discussed in executive session other than the subject matter specified in the public notice according to IC 5-14-1.5-6 (d). Secretary of the Board