The Independent-News, Volume 111, Number 35, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 30 January 1986 — Page 6

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JOHN GLENN SCHOOL BOARD MINUTES The Board of Trustees of the John Glenn School Corporation met on January 21. 1986 at North Liberty Middle School. The meeting convened at 7:30 p.m. with all members present, with the exception of Mrs. Manuel. The superintendent and 11 observers were also present at the meeting. Following a motion by Mrs. Beem. seconded by Mr. Stull, the Board voted six to zero to approve the minutes of the January 7, 1986 meeting. Following a motion by Mr. Hostetler. seconded by Mr. Stull, the Board voted six to zero to approve claims number 84 through 165. NEW BUSINESS A. Insurance Coverage — John Small Agency: Mr. Small gave a presentation to the Board concerning the Corporation insurance policies which are due for renewal or change in June of this year. He explained that contact with the present Corporation earner indicated rate increase of approximately 30 to 50% are to be expected. At the present time Mr. Small indicated that two com-

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Ji Andrea. 10; Jennifer. 8; and Chnstopher. 2, children of Robbie and Suzan Keck. Walkerton. B^sWgi j Dana, four year old daughter of Russell and Karen Bacewic, Walkerton. * — Monsque 10 year old daughter of Kelly and Cheryl Busste Walker Un

panies, American States and Indiana Insurance, are the only two firms wnting school coverage in Indiana Following general discussion, the Board directed the superintendent and Mr. Small to begin an insurance audit of Corporation coverages and to report to the Board at the next meeting. B. Academic Decathlon — Miss Shirley Ross: Miss Ross, coach of the John Glenn High School Academic Decathlon Team, reported to the Board on their recent competition at Delphi High School. During this competition the John Glenn High School team placed fourth of the seven schools competing and all participating members of the team were awarded medals. Miss Ross also expressed her pleasure at seeing this type of competition be developed at John Glenn High School and expressed her thanks to Mr. Shuler, high school principal, for encouraging new academic activities. Mrs. Beem spoke for the Board in congratulating Miss Ross, the following academic faculty coaches and the Academic Decathlon Team for their accomplishments. Faculty coaches: Science, Linda Parker and Bruce Keiser; Math. Bruce Fleming and Mary Jo Cunningham; History and Economics.

-fdUk 1 Un Matthew, 5; and Christy. 2V4 year old children of Thomas and Karen Moore. Walkerton, Benjamin. 5, and Jonathan, 2, sons of David and Mary Matthew, Walkerton. |KJ7 j j Im ■ &BBbI Nathan. 6*/». and Noah 2‘/a year old sons d John and Cindy Bnggt. Walkerton

Carol Braunsdorf and Nova Shilt; language, Paul Hernandez, Shirley Ross and Bob Mulligan; Fine Arts. John Thomas and Jim Perry; and Forms and Transcripts, Dixie Kunze. Academic Decathlon Team: David Fugate, David Belkiewitz, Tori Hall. Robert Kaercher, Jeff Ludwig. Angie McKesson. Ivan Singleton, Mark Menges, Deb Thompson, Jennifer Price, Loretta Traversa and Jill Richmond. C. Addition to Board Policy — Homework ■ First Reading: Mr. Reese, principal of Urey Middle School and chairman of the homework policy committee, presented to the Board the first draft of a Corporation homework policy. He stated that the basic intent of the committee was not to recommend a policy which was quantitative in nature, but rather one which expressed the philosophy of the Corporation that homework is valuable to the educational process. He also identified the following committee members: John Hostrawser, representing high school faculty; Chris Lyle, representing middle school faculty; and Sandy Savoie, representing elementary faculty. Also, Sue Dittmar, representing elementary parents; Wilma Huizenga, representing high school parents; and Dan Peterson, a student at the high school; and Peggy Patterson, representing middle school parents. Dr. Smith thanked Mr. Reese and the entire committee for their efforts and stated that the public is welcome to add additional input. This policy proposal will be brought to the Board at the second meeting in February for adoption. D. Conference Requests: Following a motion by Mr. Peddycord, seconded by Mr. Stull, the Board voted six to zero to grant the following confernce requests: 1. Andrew Stegemiller, Urey Middle School, “Hoosier Association of Science Teachers’’, February 14 and 15, 1986, Indianapolis. 2. Brent Kaufman, “NCA Annual Convention”, Chicago, March 23-26, 1986. E. Conference Reports: The following written faculty conference reports were submitted to the Board: 1, Gloria Taylor, Urey Middle School, “Art Seminar at Southwestern Michigan College”. 2. Jim Perry, John Glenn High School, “Mid-West Band and Orchestra Ginic”. 3. Chris Lyle. Urey Middle School; Linda Larson, North Liberty School; Judy New, Walkerton Elementary School. “G/T Visitation at Elkhart and Mishawaka”. F. Textbook Rental Collection Report: The superintendent submitted a collection report to the Board stating that as of January 15 of this year, approximately 77% of textbook rental has been collected. The collection rate at Walkerton Elementary School and North Liberty Elementary/Middle School is 72%, 76% at Urey Middle School, and 82% at John Glenn High School. Approximately $13,500 is yet to be collected. G. Financial Statement • December, 1985: The superintendent submitted the year-end financial statement to the Baord showing that the general fund balance on December 31, 1985 equaled $6,628.40. The debt service balance equaled $2,496.89 and the transportation balance equaled $50,018.16. Mrs Beem, Corporation treasurer, also stated that she has encumbered amounts from those remaining balances to cover items which were purchased in 1985, but for which the Corporation has not yet been invoiced. The superintendent reported that the short-term $300,000 loan for the debt service fund was successfully retired on December 31 and that only the school lunch fund and book rental fund show minus balances as of the end of 1985. H. Resolution — Transfer of Funds to Balance Accounts: Following a motion by Mr. Peddycord,

seconded by Mr. Hostetler, the Board voted six to zero to approve the attached resolution transferring funds within the general fund for the purpose of closing books and balancing accounts. 1. Extend Principals’ Contracts through 1986-87: Following a motion by Mr. Stull, seconded by Mr, Ludwig, the Board voted six to zero to extend the principal contracts for Mr. Shuler, John Glenn High School; Mr. Kaufman, North Liberty School; and Mrs. Lightfoot, Walkerton Elementary School. Mr. Reese, principal of Urey Middle School, was already approved for the 1986-87 school year with his initial contract in the fall of 1985. Salaries will be set at a later date. J. Others: 1. ISBA Legislative Workshop: The superintendent reminded the Board that this workshop has been postponed from February 6 to February 12. 2. Copies of Board Policy Amendments: The Board received copies for their Board manuals of new Board Policy statements which were adopted at the last meeting. 3. Long-Range Planning Discussion: The superintendent noted that he has contacted Dr. Day to schedule additional discussions with the Board. No date has yet been set. 4. Urey Voyagers Overnight Trip Request: Following a motion by Mr. Ludwig, seconded by Mrs. Beem, the Board voted six to zero to grant a request for the Urey Voyagers to attend an overnight camp trip on February 8 and 9 at Potato Creek State Park. A postponement date has been set for February 22 and 23.

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5. Athletic Field Repair: Mr. Kickbush, athletic director at the high school, and Mr. Hostrawser, baseball coach, made a proposal to the Board concerning athletic field repair for the varsity baseball Held and the east side practice field. They explained to the to Board that there has been little or no professional work done on either field. Therefore, the conditions have deteriorated over time. Mr. Kickbush has scheduled a professional athletic fields specialist to study these areas and submit a proposal for repair. The superintendent suggested that the proposal be broken into three areas: 1. the grass infield work at the varsity diamond; 2. the base path and dirt area work at the varsity diamond; 3. the creation of an all dirt infield at the east side practice site. Mr. Kickbush indicated that he would have a proposal for the Board at the next school board meeting. 6. Curriculum Revision: Mr. Hostrawser also spoke to the Board concerning procedures for curriculum revision. He suggested to the Board that provision be made for paid faculty time outside the regular school year for the purpose of revising and creating curriculum. He explained that this was a time consuming process which tended to detract from the teacher’s regular duties during the school year. The superintendent suggested that this was an idea worthy of considering and, also, that provisions might be made to allow curriculum revision and adoption committees to have release time at some point within the school year for the purpose of making recommendations and re-