LINTON-STOCKTON SCHOOL CORPORATION Executive Session December 21, 2009

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1 LINTON-STOCKTON SCHOOL CORPORATION Executive Session December 21, 2009 The Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees met at 6:00 p.m. in the Education Center, 801 Northeast 1st Street, Linton, Indiana 47441, to conduct an executive session to discuss personnel pursuant to I.C /6, (b)(4). No subject matter was discussed in the executive session other than the subject matter specified in the public notice. Mr. Witty, Mr. Gennicks, Mr. Preble, Mr. Good and Mr. Bredeweg were in attendance. BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES Ralph Witty John D. Preble Rodney Bredeweg Robert Good Frank Gennicks MINUTES FOR REGULAR BOARD MEETING December 21, 2009 The Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees met at 7:30 p.m. in the Education Center, 801 Northeast 1st Street, Linton, Indiana 47441, to conduct a regular board meeting. Mr. Gennicks called the meeting to order at 7:38 p.m. In attendance were the following board members: Mr. Ralph Witty Mr. Frank Gennicks Mr. John Preble Mr. Robert Good Mr. Rodney Bredeweg Also in attendance were: Nick Karazsia, Kent Brewer, Jeff Sparks, Charlie Karazsia, John Rowe, 19 patrons, Ron Bush and one media representative Approval of Minutes: Mr. Bush recommended the board approve the minutes for the November 16, 2009 regular board meeting and November 23, 2009 special session. Mr. Preble made a motion to approve the minutes and Mr. Witty seconded the

2 Old Business: Mr. Bush recommended the board approve the NEOLA policies as follows: Personal Background Check Program Cancellation of Teaching Contract Student Supervision and Welfare Family & Medical Leaves of Absence Military Service Network/Internet acceptable Use and Safety Network/Internet acceptable Use and Safety Information Management Student Records Transportation 3121 Professional Staff (revised) 4121 Support Staff (revised) 8121 Contracted Services (new) 2221 Mandatory Curriculum (revised) 2700 Annual Performance Report (revised) 3142 Professional Staff (revised) 3213 Professional Staff (revised) Professional Staff (revised) Support Staff (revised) 3437 Professional Staff (revised) 4437 Support Staff (revised) Student (revised) Staff (revised) 8315 Operations (new) 8330 Operations (new) 8600 Operations (revised) Mr. Bredeweg made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Preble seconded the Mr. Bush recommended the board change the wording in our use of tobacco policies. The policies need to state that no tobacco products are to be used on school property. Mr. Bush stated this would qualify us to apply for additional grant money. Those policies included are: 3215 Use of tobacco by professional staff 4215 Use of tobacco by support staff 5512 Use of tobacco (changes not applicable) 7434 Use of tobacco on school premises Mr. Witty made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Good seconded the

3 New Business: Mr. Bush recommended the board approve to advertise for bids for a temporary loan. Mr. Bredeweg made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Gennicks seconded the Mr. Bush recommended the board approve a resolution to transfer excess funds to the Rainy Day Fund at the end of the year. Mr. Witty made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Bredeweg seconded the Mr. Bush recommended the board approve a resolution to transfer interest to the general fund at the end of the year. Mr. Preble made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Good seconded the Mr. Bush as per law recommended, informed and acknowledged the conflict of interest that may occur as the result of family members, board members and administration relations for Those conflict of interest statements include: Rodney and Rene Bredeweg, Robert and Margo Good, Ralph Witty & MaryAnn Witty; Nick Karazsia & Charlie Karazsia. Mr. Witty made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Gennicks seconded the Mr. Bush recommended the board give permission to transfer appropriations to close out the year in the black in all funds. The transfers will be reported to the board at the January meeting.

4 Mr. Bredeweg made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Gennicks seconded the Mr. Bush recommended the board not to extend Charlie Karazsia s athletic director s contract beyond June 30, He currently has a 2 year contract that automatically rolls over if he is not notified by January 1 st. Mr. Bush continued by stating that it is not because of job performance but the board has to make sure that the school has as many options available due to cutbacks in the budget. Mr. Gennicks stated that Charlie Karazsia is one of the best athletic directors in the area and this decision is solely based on flexibility when it comes to the budget. Mr. Preble stated that the school corporations are underneath a microscope concerning expenditures and the board needs to keep the options open. Mr. Preble made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Good seconded the motion and stated that this is to keep options open. Mr. Bush stated that the Race to the Top Grant is moving forward. The state will be applying for this grant but the individual schools have to sign off in order to be eligible to receive any grant money. Mr. Bush highly recommended the board members; administrators and CTA representatives attend meetings that are scheduled regarding grant information. Mr. Bush did state that after receiving further information if the requirements of the grant are not what the board wants to agree to they can opt out. Because of the short timeline and this being the last time the board will meet prior to the deadline Mr. Bush recommended the board give permission for the board president to sign off on the grant with the stipulation we can opt out at a later date. Mr. Bredeweg made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Witty seconded the Mr. Preble stated that we need to scrutinize the information very carefully. Mr. Gennicks agreed to sign as board president with the stipulation of opting out.

5 Mr. Bush informed the board that the very 1 st SEEK Lego Robot Team recently competed in Columbus, IN. There were 24 teams and our team placed 3 rd in the Robot performance category. Our team consisted of 6 students which included Riley Cobble, Logan Wasnidge, Cole Anderson, Jarrett Hazlewood, Collin Roach and Thaniel Heath. The board would like to see a demonstration of the robot. Superintendent s Report: Mr. Bush reported that the Indiana Department of Health has been here to check the air quality of our buildings and identified areas of concern with no major issues. Mr. Bush stated that he has been working with Tom Andis and once some of the issues have been addressed we will get back with the state for a follow-up. Mr. Bush reluctantly recommends the board give no pay raises at this time to the non-certified employees. Some non-certified employees are still on the step scale and they will still receive that increase. Mr. Bredeweg made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Good seconded the Mr. Bush stated the Greene County schools have worked together in the past with an agreement to allow transfer s within the county. With the understanding that funding for transfer tuition was at 100% from the Department of Education there was a lot of confusion as to whether or not there would be any tuition charged. According to state law the formula did not change. This has created discussion among the county schools on how to address this issue with decisions yet to be made. Personnel: Resignation: Mr. Bush recommended the board accept the resignation of Carolyn Liston as a daily route bus driver effective immediately. Mrs. Liston still wishes to drive extra curricular activities. Mr. Preble made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Good seconded the recommendation.

6 Mr. Bush recommended the board accept the resignation of Krystal Kirschner as the junior high girls tennis coach effective immediately. Mr. Preble made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Gennicks seconded the Employment: Mr. Bush concurred with Charlie Karazsia and recommended the board approve the following high school football coaches for 2010/11 school year: Head coach: Steve Weber Mr. Witty made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Good seconded the motion Witty, Gennicks, Preble, Good Bredeweg 1 st Assistant: Mike Hayden Mr. Preble made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Bredeweg seconded the 2 nd Assistant: Mark Gennicks Mr. Bredeweg made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Preble seconded the 3 rd Assistant: Brian Oliver

7 Mr. Good made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Preble seconded the 4th Assistant Joe Lorig and Volunteer Joy Hayden Mr. Bredeweg made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Gennicks seconded the Mr. Bush concurred with Charlie Karazsia and recommended the board approve the following junior high football coaches for 2010/11: 7 th grade- Dennis Gentry 8 th grade- Chris Corbin Volunteer- Jake Gennicks, Andrew Bredeweg, Mickey Tosti, Nick Yingling and Wes Franklin Mr. Bredeweg made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Gennicks seconded the Mr. Bush concurred with Charlie Karazsia and recommended the board approve Aaron Lynn as the girls high school track coach and Britney Lynn as the boys high school assistant track coach for the 2009/10 school year. Mr. Witty made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Good seconded the

8 Mr. Bush concurred with Kent Brewer and recommended the board approve Dennis Gentry as a 5 th grade boys volunteer basketball coach and Duane Collenbaugh as a 6 th grade boys volunteer basketball coach for the 2009/10 school year. Mr. Witty made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Good seconded the Mr. Bush concurred with Kent Brewer and recommended the board approve Jill Fougerousse as the elementary basketball coordinator and Matt Fougerousse and a volunteer assistant basketball coordinator for the 2009/10 school year. Mr. Bredeweg made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Witty seconded the Mr. Bush concurred with Nick Karazsia on the recommendation for the new hire school principal and had Mr. Karazsia present to the board the recommendation. Mr. Karazsia recommended the board approve Nathan Moore as the high school principal for Linton-Stockton School Corporation. Mr. Witty made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Bredeweg seconded the Mr. Nathan Moore thanked the board for placing their trust in him and providing him this opportunity to serve in this new capacity. The high school has a great staff and he is looking forward and excited about working with them. Claims and Financial Report Mr. Bush recommended the board approve claims # ; ; # ; and financial report for the month as presented. Mr. Bredeweg made a motion to approve the claims and financial report and Mr. Witty seconded the

9 Miscellaneous: Patron Comments: Diane Johnson spoke to the board regarding her son Russell Johnson who is a sophomore at Linton-Stockton High School. She is requesting that her son be given a withdraw passing grade in Geometry for the 1 st trimester. He was passing at mid-term prior to his father passing away and Russell being sick. Of 25 days missed, 22 day are excused. He was unable to complete the 1 st trimester on time and was given time to make his work up. He completed all of his other courses with good grades but was forced to complete geometry with a lot of problems. She reviewed the mission statement of the school and her request from the board is to authorize a withdraw of passing for the first trimester in geometry. This will enable him to continue his goal to enter the navel academy. Mr. Gennicks stated the board would discuss it at the next meeting. Principal/Superintendent/Board Comments: Mr. Bush stated that this being his last board meeting he would like to take this opportunity to say that he has enjoyed his seven years working here at Linton-Stockton School. He looks forward to retirement and his continued involvement in this community. He has enjoyed working with the staff and board and is happy that his grandsons attend this school. Mr. Bush feels that the school is left in good hands and even though this is tough times we have to keep moving forward and not loss sight of what is important. Mr. Nick Karazsia congratulated Mr. Bush on his retirement and he will be missed by all. He also congratulated Mr. Moore on his new job and wished everyone a Merry Christmas. Mr. Sparks wished Mr. Bush best of luck on his retirement and congratulated Mr. Moore and looks forward to working with him and wished everyone a Merry Christmas. Mr. Brewer thanked Mr. Bush for being a good leader for our school corporation and in the community. He would also like to congratulate Mr. Moore on his new opportunity and stated that he has been a great partner to work with. The elementary just had another community event with the Christmas walk which went very well. Mr. Brewer updated the board on the status of the math adoption. Currently we are working with a pilot program and are reviewing all textbooks and meeting the week of January 18 th. We are evaluating the textbooks and considering a quarterly assessment. Mr. Brewer thanked the board for approving Jill and Matt Fougerousse as the basketball coordinators in the elementary and wished everyone a Merry Christmas and a safe holiday. Mr. Charlie Karazsia congratulated Mr. Bush on his retirement and looks forward to working with Mr. Moore at the high school. The junior high boys and girls basketball teams are playing very competitive. The high school boys basketball program is still looking for their first win but

10 working hard. The girls basketball team is 8-2 and doing a very nice job. Mr. Karazsia wished everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Mr. Moore congratulated Mr. Bush and appreciated working with him. Mr. Moore said he is glad to be involved in working with such a great team and thanked everyone again. Mr. Bredeweg congratulated the SEEK Robotic team. He also thanked everyone who was involved in the interviews on the hiring of the principal. Congratulations to Mr. Bush on his retirement. Mr. Witty congratulated Mr. Bush on his retirement. He also would like to thank the staff and administrators on a good year. Mr. Witty stated that it is nice to have and be able to hire well qualified employees that are already on staff. Mr. Good congratulated the SEEK Robotics Team on their accomplishment, Mr. Moore on being hired as the new high school principal and Ron Bush on his retirement. He also wished everyone a Merry Christmas and God Bless you and your families. Mr. Preble thanked Mr. Bush for direction when he came on the board and discussion over the years. He also thanked Mr. Bush for his leadership. There are huge challenges ahead and admire Mr. Nick Karazsia and Mr. Moore for their willingness to serve during difficult times of budget cuts. Mr. Preble appreciates the family that attended the board meeting tonight in support of Mr. Moore. He wished everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Mr. Gennicks congratulated Mr. Bush on his retirement. He also congratulated Mr. Moore and Mr. Nick Karazsia on their new positions and felt that we have a good team. Mr. Gennicks wished everyone a Merry Christmas. There being no further business, Mr. Gennicks adjourned the meeting at 8:37 p.m. BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES Ralph Witty John D. Preble Rodney Bredeweg Robert Good Frank Gennicks