The Independent-News, Volume 112, Number 21, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 23 October 1986 — Page 2

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JOHN GLENN SCHOOL BOARD MINUTES The Board of Trustees of the John Glenn School Corporation met in executive session on September 30. 1986 at 6:30 p.m. in the library of Walkerton Elementary School. Mrs. Beem, Mr. Hostetler. Mr. Ludwig, Mr. Millar and Mr. Miller were present at the meeting. Dr. Smith, superintendent; Mrs. Lightfoot. Walkerton Elementary principal; Mr. Schmeltz, maintenance director; and Mr. Rogers, of Construction Control. Inc., were also present at the meeting. The executive session was called for the purpose of interviewing employees. architectural firms. No other items were discussed during this session. The executive session adjourned at 11:00 p.m. The Board of Trustees of the John Glenn School Corporation met in regular session on October 14. 1986 at 7:30 p.m. in the library of North Liberty School. Mrs. Beem. Mr. Hostetler. Mr. Ludwig, Mr. Millar. Mr. Miller and Mr. Peddycord were present at the beginning of the meeting. Mrs. Manuel arrived at 7:40 p.m. The superintendent and 19 observers were also present. Following a motion by Mr. Ludwig, seconded by Mr. Miller, the Board voted five to zero to one (Mr. Peddycord abstaining) to approve the minutes of the September 23. 1986 meeting as presented. Following a motion by Mrs. Beem, seconded by Mr. Millar, the Board voted five to zero to one (Mr. Peddycord abstaining) to approve claims numbered 1,561 through 1,730 as presented. PATRON RESPONSE Mrs. Lorraine Perkins was recognized by president Millar and spoke to the Board. She stated that her son Kraig's car had been vandalized while parked in the John Glenn High School lot during an away athletic event and that she felt that more security was needed in the school parking lot. Mr. Millar thanked Mrs. Perkins for her comments and stated that he would direct the administration to look into this matter. NEW BUSINESS A. Board Member Resignation: Following a motion by Mr. Hostetler, seconded by Mr. Ludwig, the Board voted six to zero to one (Mr. Peddycord abstaining) to accept with much regret and respect the written resignation of Mr. John H. Peddycord as a member of the John Glenn School Corporation Board of Trustees, effectively immediately. Mr. Peddycord’s letter stated in part, “Suffice to say that I have thoroughly enjoyed being a member of the School Board for the last five years". Mrs. Manuel stated, “Students have benefited from Mr. Peddycord’s hard work and he should feel gratified.” Mr. Millar also stated, “I have always relied on Mr. Peddycord’s opinion as a member and as an attorney. His willingness to work and insight are very much appreciated, and we wish him only the very best”. Other members of the Board and Dr. Smith also expressed their gratitude for Mr. Peddycord’s service. B. Board Member Appointment: Following a motion by Mrs. Maunel, seconded by Mr. Hostetler, the Board voted six to zero to appoint Mrs. Pamela McGregor Craft, of North Liberty, as a member of the Board of Trustees representing Liberty Township of the John Glenn School Corporation to fill the unexpired term vacated by the resignation of Mr. John H. Peddycord. Mr. Millar directed Mr. Kenneth H Lukenbill, board attorney, to administer the oath of office to Mrs. Craft Mrs. Craft's signed statement of the oath of office is attached to and a part of these

minutes. Mr. Miliar then invited Mrs. Craft to be seated with the Board. OLD BUSINESS A. Pave Driveway At Urey Middle School: Dr. Smith explained that the driveway at Urey Middle School had become increasingly worse since last month. Mr. Millar asked what the investigations regarding paving the entire parking lot and construction an oval driveway had revealed. Dr. Smith replied that construction of an oval driveway was not possible at this time because additional land would need to be acquired. Also, that there are no funds appropriated for the purpose of paving the entire parking lot at Urey Middle School. Mrs. Beem and Mr. Miller each stated that they had recently driven through this driveway and did not feel that it was necessary that it be repaved. Dr. Smith stated that this issue had been repeatedly brought to the attention of the Board and that safe conditions in this driveway were increasingly difficult to maintain because a major portion of the bus fleet traveled this driveway four times per day. Following a motion by Mr. Ludwig. seconded by Mrs. Manuel, the Board voted four (Mr. Ludwig, Mrs. Manuel, Mr. Hostetler and Mrs. Craft voting aye) to three (Mrs. Beem, Mr. Miller and Mr. Millar voting naye) to authorize the superintendent to engage Asphalt Engineers of South Bend to pave the Urey Middle School driveway for the quaoted price of $2,900. B. School Lunch Report — Final Figures July, 1986: Dr. Smith submitted the school lunch financial report to the Board showing that as of July, 1986 the school lunch fund had a positive balance of approximately $7,000. These figures are only now available in a final form because the last distribution of federal school lunch monies was not received until September. C. Temporary Loan: Dr. Smith explained that the Corporation had received bids from Ist Source Bank and Farmers State Bank of Wyatt in order to borrow $300,000 for the general fund and $300,000 for the debt service fund for the purpose of cash flow until the end of this calendar year. The Ist Source Bank interest and legal charges totaled $3,469. The Farmers State Bank of Wyatt charge for the same funds total $2,849. Following a motion by Mr. Hostetler, seconded by Mrs. Manuel, the Board voted unanimously to accept the bid of Farmers State Bank of Wyatt for temporary loans to the general and debt service funds totaling $600,000. This temporary loan, plus interest, will be repaid on December 31, 1986 from currently scheduled tax receipts. NEW BUSINESS A. Guidance Report: Mrs. Dixie Kunze, guidance director of John Glenn High School, submitted to the Board a copy of the FollowUp Study of the Gass of 1986. She explained this yearly survey details the vocational choices of each graduating class. Os the 114 1986 graduates, 43% are attending postsecondary institutions, 46% are in various occupations including the military, and 10% are unemployed or unknown. During the next school year, Mrs. Kunze stated that she intends to conduct a five year survey of graduates. Mrs. Kunze also submitted a copy of data on SAT scores at John Glenn High School over the past ten years. This yearly survey indicates that John Glenn High School graduates of 1985-86 scored at the state average in verbal and math and slightly below the national average overall. She explained that Indiana averages are traditionally lower than the national averages due to the higher per centage of graduating seniors taking the SAT in Indiana and John Glenn High School versus the national norm. B. Selection of Architect —

Walkerton Elementary School Project: Following a motion by Mr. Hostetler, seconded by Mrs. Beem, the Board voted unanimously to select R. W. Ginton & Associates, Inc., of Richmond, Indiana, as the project architect for the proposed Walkerton Elementary School addition and renovation project. Mr. George Ginton, president of the firm, explained that his staff had already begun meeting with the Walkerton Elementary School staff to gather information for the preparation of preliminary program planning and drawings. Mrs. Lightfoot, Walkerton Elementary School principal, explained that she and her staff have identified a need for resource room space in the areas of art, computers, gifted/talented, kindergarten, music, and special education. The feasibility study conducted on the Walkerton Elementary Building in the spring and summer of this year also identified fire and life safety, energy conservation, storage, traffic, and general remodeling items to be considered in this project. The Board directed Mr. Ginton to make preliminary plans on all the named items plus the provision of a central service facility for the School Corporation. C. Appointments: Following a motion by Mrs. Manuel, seconded by Mr. Ludwig, the Board voted unanimously to make the following extracurricular appointments: 1. Tim Davis, North Liberty School Elementary Sports. 2. Heath Wright, John Glenn High School Assistant Wrestling Coach. 3. Patrick Boyle, John Glenn High School Assistant Giris Basketball Coach. 4. Penny Beil, North Liberty Middle School Cheerleading Sponsor. D. Conference Requests: Following a motion by Mrs. Manuel, seconded by Mrs. Beem, the Board voted unanimously to grant the following conference requests: 1. Bruce Fleming, John Glenn High SChool, “Fall Advanced Placement Conference", Purdue, November 20, 1986. 2. Shirley Ross, John Glenn High School, “2001: Education, Students and the Future", Orlando, October 17-19, 1986. 3. Mary Ellen Hission, John Glenn High School, “NCA Evaluation Team, Northwestern High School, Kokomo,” Januarv 13-16, 1987. 4. Mike Shuler, John Glenn High School, “National Association of Secondary School Principals Conference”, San Antonio, February 5-10, 1987. 5. Janet Hayes, North Liberty School, “Reading, Writing, and Thinking”, Indianapolis, October 22,1986. 6. Gordon Mosson, John Glenn High School, “MacGregor, Bob Knight Basketball Ginic”, Indiana University, October 17-19, 1986. 7, Cathy Van Duyne, Jana Burkholder, North Liberty School, “Region II Computer Training", Elkhart, October 20 and 21, 1986. 8. Cynthia Williams, North Liberty School, “Conference on Early Childhood", October 10, 1986. 9. Sue Awald, Marilyn Lightfoot, Walkerton Elementary School, “Mathematics Is A Trivial Pursuit", South Bend, October 23 and 24. 1986. 10. Judy New, Walkerton Elementary School, Pat Shriver, North Liberty School, “G/T Grant Recipients Meeting", Nashville. October 21 and 22. 11. Marilyn Lightfoot, Walkerton Elementary School. “Indiana Principal Leadership Academy", Indianapolis, November 18-20, 1986; February 25 & 26. 1987; April 22 & 23. 1987. 12. Dick Kickbush, John Glenn High School, “National Athletic Directors Conference", Nashville. Ind., December 14-17, 1986. 13. Paul Hernandez, John Glenn High School, “Michiana High School Newspaper Work-

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Jeral Holmes, left, American Legion Post 365 Commander, presented Dewey L. Thomas with a plaque in recognition of his dedication and service throughout the years at the 3rd District meeting, held on Saturday, October 18, at the North Liberty post home. Looking at the plaque is 3rd District Commander, John Michalski, of Post 297. New Carlisle. shop", Notre Dame. October 22. 1986. Dr. Smith noted that the conference request from Mrs. Lightfoot. principal at Walkerton Elemmentary School, was for her attendance to the Indiana Principal Leadership Academy. Earlier. Mrs. Lightfoot was nominated for this academy and is to be congratulated upon her appointment. E. Conference Reports: The Board received the following written conference reports: 1. Pat Sriver, North Liberty School, "Fall Keystone Consortium Workshop". 2. Jo Ellen Stevens, Urey Middle School, “Indiana Teachers of Writing Fall Conference". 3. Jene Campbell, Walkerton Elementary School, “New Opportunity for Teachers". 4. Brent Kaufman, Carolyn Park. North Liberty School, “Indiana Academic Competitions for Excellence". F. Overnight Trip Request: Following a motion by Mr. Hostetler, seconded by Mrs. Beem. the Board voted unanimously to grant the overnight request of the Voyager Gub for November 22 and 23 at Potato Creek State Park. 6. Financial Statement — September. 1986: Dr. Smith submitted the financial statement to the Board noting that appropriation balances are normal for this time except in the case of the elementary teacher salary accounts. A number of maternity leaves and movement from the bachelor’s salary scale to the master’s degree has caused expenses to rise in this category. H. ISBA Fall Regional Meeting: The Board will attend the Indiana School Boards Association Fall Regional Meeting at Plymouth on 1 uesday, October 28. The purpose of this meeting is for the ISBA staff to review the legislative proposals for the upcoming Indiana State Legislative Session. I. Others: 1. Resolution: Following a motion by Mr. Hostetler, seconded by Mrs. Beem, the Board voted unanimously to approve a resolution

asking the Farmers State Bank of Wyatt to issue a Master Card chargeplate to the Corporation for credit use. 2. Spell Bowl: Shirley Ross. John Glenn High School academic coach, and Brent Kaufman. North Liberty School principal, reminded the Board that John Glenn High School and North Liberty School will be hosting Hoosier Spell Bowl competitions the night of October 16. The John Glenn High School competition for area high schools will begin at 7:00 p.m., the North Liberty School competition for area middle schools will begin at 7:30 p.m. Board members expressed their approval that our local schools are hosting academic competitions. NEXT MEETING DATE The Board will meet in regular session on Tuesday. November 4. 1986 at 7:30 p.m. in the library of John Glenn High School. ADJOURNMENT: Following a motion by Mr. Hostetler, seconded by Mrs. Manuel, the Board voted unanimously to adjourn at 9:15 p.m. Jennifer Price Is On 1986 Tri-State Volleyball Team » •-MW® Tri-State University, Angola, head volleyball coach, Dick Powers, has announced that Jennifer Price is a member of this season’s Lady Trojan volleyball team. “Jennifer is an excellent young lady, student and volleyball player," says Powers. "She has great natural ability which is enjoyable to work with. She is a very classy person and fits in well with the motto of the team, A Gass Act’. I am pleased to have the opportunity of working with Jennifer. Her future at Tri-State is unlimited." Jennifer is a 1986 graduate of John Glenn High School and is the daughter of Eugene and Nancy Price, North Liberty.