EDINBURGH COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION Edinburgh, Indiana November 19, 2018 The Board of School Trustees met in regular session at 6:00 p.m. on this date at the Administration Building, 202 S. Keeley Street, Edinburgh, IN 46124 with Mr. Lollar presiding. All members were present. Also attending were: Anya Cutter and Georgie, Susan Pence, Daniel Teter, Lanette Hobbs, Jason Lawson, Jennifer Garrett, Karter Holland, Joanna Holland, Victoria Holland, Paul Myers, Bonnie Myers, Kim Hobdy, Shawn Holland, Kevin Rockey, Andy Scholl, Dr. Doug Arnold, Tammy Lewis and Susan Ingels. Everyone was led in prayer by Mrs. Weddle and the Pledge of Allegiance by Mr. Lollar. PRESENTATIONS A. Building Reports Mr. Scholl, East Side Elementary Principal, stated East Side hosted a wonderful Veterans Day program on November 12 th where veterans with more than 300 years of combined service were honored and thanked for their service. Mr. Scholl thanked Mrs. Laura Adkins for planning the event and to the many students and staff members who contributed their talents to make the program successful. The East Side Science Fair took place this past week. Mrs. Jennifer Garrett does an amazing job organizing this event, including finding judges to give their time to give important feedback to our students. East Side has established a STEM team, which will lead our building in the process of becoming a STEM certified school. Mr. Scholl thanked Dr. Arnold for the opportunity to attend the Indiana Principals conference. Mr. Scholl stated the conference was very useful. Mr. Rockey, Edinburgh Middle School/High Principal stated he too is thankful for attending the IASP Conference and found the topics very useful. The Middle/High School students have taken several field trips lately. The Jeff Veley program was very worthwhile and very helpful with students. In addition to the sessions during the day, we had about 30 people participate in the evening session.
B. Students of the Month Mr. Scholl presented the November Student of the Month for East Side Elementary: third grade student, JoAnna Holland. Mr. Scholl read a list of her accomplishments and presented her with a certificate. Mr. Rockey presented the November Students of the Month for Edinburgh Community Middle School and High School: Sophomore, David Clarkson and sixth grade student, Anna Garcia. Mr. Rockey read a list of their accomplishments and presented each of the students with a certificate. PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS Mr. Lollar invited public comments regarding agenda items. Mr. Jason Lawson asked the Board to consider publishing the items on the consent agenda. One example Mr. Lawson gave is payments to contractors on projects. NEW BUSINESS A. Consent Agenda 1. Minutes: of the October 15 & October 29, 2018 Board Meetings. 2. Claims for Payment: Claims #11036 through and including #11121 and payroll date of November 9, 2018. 3. Personnel: Resignations accepted by Dr. Arnold on behalf of the Board: Resignation of Timothy Jason Burton as Varsity Head Football Coach effective November 1, 2018; resignation of Timothy Jason Burton as Middle School Instructional Assistant effective December 21, 2018; resignation of Garry Henderson, East Side Custodian, effective November 27, 2018. Recommendations: Recommendation to approve pending successful completion of background check, Alicia Beetz as Essential Skills Instructional Assistant for 5.25 hours per day beginning November 12, 2018; recommendation to approve pending successful completion of background check, Amanda Bryant as Primary Title I Reading Intervention Instructional Assistant beginning November 5, 2018; recommendation to approve pending successful completion of background check, Steve Owens as Assistant Baseball Coach for the 2018-2019 school year; recommendation to approve pending successful completion of background check, Glen Johnson as East Side Custodian for 5.25 hours per day beginning November 26, 2018.
4. Donations: $150 from Edinburgh Tri Kappa to EHS Band; $150 from Edinburgh Tri Kappa to EHS Choir; $240 from Clover Technologies for East Side recycled ink cartridges; $500 from Upstream Prevention for East Side red ribbon sponsorship; $101.93 from Kroger for East Side for donation by usage. $25 from Anya Cutter to H.O.P.E. fund; $120 from Edinburgh Separate Baptist Church to EHS Fellowship of Christian Athletes; 5. Approval of Out of State Field Trip: Recommendation to approve out of State Field Trip for Jason Schoettmer to take four (4) ERC students to Washington D.C. to attend Close Up January 26-29, 2019 6. First Reading of Policy #10.3 Criminal History Checks - School Employees: Recommendation to revise policy to change current school employees from paying for their background checks to them being paid by the School Corporation. The teachers negotiated this change in the 2018-2019 Master Teacher Contract. 7. Approval of Individual Teacher Contracts including Grandfathered Education Stipends: Mrs. Weddle moved and Mr. Rooks seconded a motion to approve the consent agenda as presented to the Board. There was no further discussion. Motion passed 5 yes, 0 no. B. Approval of Teacher Appreciation Grant Stipends. Recommendation to approve payout $24,317.97 of Teacher Appreciation Grant (TAG) funds to teachers who were rated as effective or highly effective on their 2017-2018 evaluation to be paid as a stipend on a separate payroll in November, 2018. The school corporation will pay Earlywood Education Center outside of this amount, and will pay the teacher retirement and social security above this amount. Mr. Rooks moved and Mrs. Weddle seconded a motion to approve the Teacher Appreciation Grant stipends as presented to the Board. There was no further discussion. Motion passed 5 yes, 0 no. C. Approval of Corporation Calendars for 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 School Years. Recommendation to approve the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school calendars. These two calendars were recommended by the teacher s calendar committee. Mrs. Hamm moved and Mr. Weddle seconded the approval of the corporation calendars as presented to the Board. There was no further discussion. Motion passed 5 yes, 0 no.
OLD BUSINESS There was no old business. PUBLIC COMMENTS Mrs. Anya Cutter read a statement on behalf of the Edinburgh Education Association: Stanley Coren is an award-winning researcher on the intelligence and mental abilities of dogs. He said, The greatest fear dogs know is that fear that you will not come back when you go out the door without them. Well, as educators we can assume children that we teach likewise have that fear. When a child makes a connection with a teacher it may be for life. Knowing that in their world there is indeed a sanctuary of safety, kindness and love. No academic score can replace that human quality. In our turbulent society children need to know that we will be there to guide them through. They need to not fear that we will go out the door without them because in fact we will stay with them long after they leave our buildings. We remain in their hearts just as they do in ours. Now that my friends is truly thanksgiving. ADDITIONAL ITEMS Mr. Lollar stated our January Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, January 21 st. However, the Board must have their reorganization meeting by January 15 th. Mr. Lollar stated if we move the January meeting up to Monday, January 14 th we can meet that deadline. Mrs. Hamm moved and Mr. Rooks seconded a motion to move the Board meeting to January 14, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. There was no further discussion. Motion passed 5 yes, 0 no. BOARD INPUT Mrs. Weddle thanked the principals for their building reports, congratulated the students of the month and thanked everyone for attending this evening. Mrs. Weddle wished everyone a happy Thanksgiving. Mr. Rooks thanked the principals for their building reports and congratulated the students of the month. Mr. Rooks thanked Jason Lawson for his comments and said he would look into that. Mr. Rooks thanked the teachers for attending this evening and congratulated Mr. Lollar, Mr. Teter and Mrs. Taulman on being elected to the School Board.
Mrs. Burkman thanked everyone for coming this evening, congratulated the students of the month and wished everyone a happy Thanksgiving. Mrs. Hamm stated she attended the Veterans Day program at East Side and said it was a fantastic program. Mrs. Hamm thanked Mr. Rockey for allowing her to sit in the teachers session with Jeff Veley; it was a very good program. Mrs. Hamm stated she is excited about the STEM team being developed at East Side. Mrs. Hamm said she was happy to see a two-year calendar was approved; it will be very helpful for planning. Mrs. Hamm wished everyone a happy Thanksgiving. Mr. Lollar thanked everyone for attending and thanked Mr. Lawson and Mrs. Burkman for running good campaigns. Mr. Lollar congratulated Mr. Teter and Mrs. Taulman on getting elected to the board. Mr. Lollar reminded the Board of the next meeting on December 17, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. ADJOURNMENT Mr. Rooks made the motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:21 p.m. Mrs. Weddle seconded. Motion passed 5 yes, 0 no. JUSTIN LOLLAR, PRESIDENT CURTIS ROOKS, SECRETARY CATHY HAMM, VICE-PRESIDENT KIM WEDDLE, MEMBER ANGEL BURKMAN, MEMBER