March 10 - North Spencer County School Corporation

MINUTES OF THE FIRST REGULAR MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES OF THE NORTH SPENCER
COUNTY SCHOOL CORPORATION, LINCOLN CITY, INDIANA
ON MARCH 10, 2014
The first regular meeting of the Board of School Trustees of the North Spencer County
School Corporation was held in the Superintendent’s Office in Lincoln City, Indiana,
with the following board members present: Mrs. Annie Oxley, Mrs. Elaine Daubenspeck,
Mr. David Waninger, Mr. Clint Coleman, Mr. Don Detzer, Mrs. Lori Gogel, and Mrs.
Pam Thompson. The meeting was held on March 10, 2014.
President Oxley called the regular meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.
President Oxley called for a consideration of the minutes of the regular meeting held on
January 27, 2014. Mr. Clint Coleman made the motion, seconded by Mrs. Lori Gogel to
approve the minutes. The motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Don Detzer made the motion, seconded by Mrs. Pam Thompson, to approve the
treasurer’s report. The motion carried unanimously.
The Board considered the Claim Docket listing claims #168-229. A motion to approve
the claims, with claims totaling $214,941.51, was made by Mrs. Pam Thompson and
seconded by Mrs. Elaine Daubenspeck. The motion carried unanimously with Mr. David
Waninger abstaining on claim #204.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Scherry, Mrs. Lori Gogel made the motion,
seconded by Mrs. Elaine Daubenspeck, to grant maternity leave beginning on or around
April 24, 2014 for Laura Weisman, fifth grade teacher at NHE. The motion carried
unanimously.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Scherry, Mr. David Waninger made the
motion, seconded by Mr. Clint Coleman, to accept the retirement of Stan Jochim as
special education teacher at HHHS. The motion carried unanimously.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Scherry, Mr. Don Detzer made the motion,
seconded by Mrs. Lori Gogel, to accept the retirement of Marty Echelbarger as PE/Health
teacher at HHHS and HHMS. The motion carried unanimously.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Scherry, Mrs. Elaine Daubenspeck made the
motion, seconded by Mr. David Waninger, to accept the resignation of Katelyn
Gehlhausen as instructional assistant at HHMS. The motion carried unanimously.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Scherry, Mrs. Pam Thompson made the
motion, seconded by Mr. Clint Coleman, to accept the resignation of Sheila Helming as
evening custodian at LTE. The motion carried unanimously.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Scherry, Mrs. Lori Gogel made the motion,
seconded by Mrs. Elaine Daubenspeck, to approve appointing Jennifer Lindsey as fulltime cafeteria manager at CES. The motion carried unanimously.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Scherry, Mr. Don Detzer made the motion,
seconded by Mr. David Waninger, to approve plan to re-organize North Spencer
Maintenance/Custodian departments and work flow assignments. The motion carried
unanimously.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Scherry, Mrs. Lori Gogel made the motion,
seconded by Mr. Clint Coleman, to approve appointing Dusty Snively as daytime
custodian at NHE. The motion carried unanimously.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Scherry, Mrs. Pam Thompson made the
motion, seconded by Mrs. Elaine Daubenspeck, to approve Lynn McDowell as daytime
custodian at LTE. The motion carried unanimously.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Scherry, Mrs. Pam Thompson made the
motion, seconded by Mrs. Elaine Daubenspeck, to approve Aby Brown as daytime
custodian at CES. The motion carried unanimously.
The Board entertained a presentation by Athletic Director, Jay Burch, highlighting the
renovations at the baseball field, and boys’ and girls’ basketball locker rooms. All work
and materials were donated or raised without using school corporation funds.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Scherry, Mrs. Elaine Daubenspeck made the
motion, seconded by Mr. Don Detzer, to approve Resolution Regarding 2013-2014
School Calendar. The resolution resolved that the North Spencer County School
Corporation Board of School Trustees hereby approves of amending the adopted 20132014 school calendar to include 178 instructional days, instead of 180 instructional days,
and adding fifteen minutes of additional instruction time at the end of each day for
twenty-four school days. Additional instruction time will begin on Tuesday, April 1,
2014 and end on Friday, May 2, 2014. The used Snow Make-Up days in which students
will be in school are: January 20, February 17, March 14, April 18, and April 21, 2014.
Heritage Hills High School Commencement will remain on May 24, 2014. The motion
carried unanimously.
Superintendent Scherry reminded Board of ISBA Spring Regional Meeting to be held at
5:00pm on Wednesday, March 19, 2014.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Scherry, Mrs. Pam Thompson made the
motion, seconded by Mr. Don Detzer, to sign Resolution Against Elimination of Business
Personal Property Tax opposing elimination of this tax without a full replacement
revenue stream. The motion carried unanimously.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Scherry, Mr. David Waninger made the
motion, seconded by Mrs. Lori Gogel, to approve Heritage Hills High School 2014-2015
Curriculum Guide. The motion carried unanimously.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Scherry, Mr. Clint Coleman made the motion,
seconded by Mrs. Lori Gogel, to purchase automatic timer system for water sprinklers at
football practice fields from Automatic Irrigation of Newburgh, IN for $2311.13. The
motion carried unanimously.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Scherry, Mr. David Waninger made the
motion, seconded by Mrs. Elaine Daubenspeck, to purchase portable salad bars for
Chrisney and David Turnham Schools from Troyer’s Food Service Equipment of
Goshen,IN for $2,647.10. The motion carried unanimously.
The Board reviewed Spencer County Community Foundation Fund Activity Reports.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Scherry, Mrs. Lori Gogel made the motion,
seconded by Mr. Clint Coleman, to give approval to allow the North Spencer County
School Corporation to utilize an outside agency to act as collection agent in the matters of
unpaid obligations. The motion carried unanimously.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Scherry, Mrs. Elaine Daubenspeck made the
motion, seconded by Mrs. Lori Gogel, to approve the following field trips:
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NSCSC – 45 students grades 5-8 to Circle the State With Song at
Jasper, IN on 3/8/14.
HHHS – Academic Team to Academic Team Competition at
Forest Park High School on 3/11/14.
HHHS – 14 STEM students to Purdue Engineering Expo’ 14 at
West Lafeyette, IN on 3/13/14.
CES – 12 students at a time to USI Dental Clinic on 3/18/14,
3/20/14, and 4/15/14.
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HHHS – FFA to District 10 Leadership Competition at Forest Park
High School on 3/21/14.
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HHHS – 25 Agriculture students to set up for Reality Store at the
Dale Community Center on 4/3/14.
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HHMS – 8th grade to Reality Store at the Dale Community Center
on 4/4/14.
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DTEC – 1st Grade to Yoder Farms in Cannelburg, IN on 5/21/14.
The motion carried unanimously.
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On the recommendation of Superintendent Scherry, Mr. Don Detzer made the motion,
seconded by Mrs. Pam Thompson, to approve the following facilities use request:
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HHHS/HHMS – elementary volleyball to use Red and White
Gyms from March 1 – April 26, 2014
The motion carried unanimously.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Scherry, Mr. David Waninger made the
motion, seconded by Mrs. Lori Gogel, to approve the following facilities use request:
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HHMS – River Valley Hoops Basketball requests use of White
and/or Blue Gym for practice from March 10 – May 11, 2014.
The motion carried unanimously.
Superintendent Scherry reported on the following:
• Bus accident on Thursday, March 6. Bus was empty, no injuries.
• Appreciation for cooperation between NEA Discussion Team and Administrative
Team in working through best case scenarios for making up missed school days.
• Appreciation for cooperation between Maintenance Department, Facilities
Director Marc Schum and the Administrative Team in working through reorganization of Maintenance Department.
A motion to adjourn the meeting with the purpose of entering into Executive Session to
discuss personnel I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(9) was made by Mrs. Pam Thompson and
seconded by Mr. Don Detzer. The motion carried unanimously.
President Oxley officially and properly adjourned the meeting at 8:06 P.M.
The Board reconvened in Executive Session at 8:10 P.M. with the same members present
for the purpose of discussion regarding the following:
I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(9).
The Board certifies with the adoption of these minutes that this was the only discussion
and activity held during the Executive Session.
President Oxley officially and properly adjourned the Executive Session at 9:05 P.M.
NORTH SPENCER COUNTY SCHOOL CORPORATION

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