The Independent-News, Volume 115, Number 18, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 28 September 1989 — Page 8

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JOHN GLENN SCHOOL BOARD MINUTES Regular Session CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The Board of School Trustees of the John Glenn School Corporation met on Tuesday, September 19, 1989 at 7:30 p.m. in the library of North Liberty Elementary School. All Board members were present and were joined by 13 observers. The Board began the meeting by •joining the audience in the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVE MINUTES William Millar moved approval of the minutes of the September 5, 1989 regular session and the September 5. 1989 executive session. The motion was seconded by Jean Ann Beem and approved by a vote of seven to zero. APPROVE CLAIMS During discussion of the various claims, the Board riased questions concerning the preparation for and inspection of boilers in each of the schools which are required by the State Fire Marshal each year as well as questions concerning the replacement of a water pressure tank attached to the well at the high school. Following discussion a motion was made by Pam Craft, seconded by Donald Ludwig, to approve claims numbered 1,535 through 1.672. This motion was approved bv a vote of seven to zero. RECOGNITIONS Brent Kaufman from North Liberty School stated that Erin Annis and Marcus Houser entered posters in the Indiana Wildlife Federation Poster Contest. They were selected as two of the top ten winners in the state. Their posters were placed in the Indianapolis Children*s Museum on July 2. He also thanked several staff members who rallied on Monday. September 18, to help children get rides home due to missing their bus. Mike Shuler from John Glenn High School stated that attendance at the high school has been 96.7% thus far. One class has had'over 97% of their students in attendance. He also stated that the band placed first at the Concord Invitational on Saturday. September 16. The 77 member band was also ranked first in the Best General Effect category and Best Marching category in Gass D. We are extremely proud of the accomplishments of the band under the direction of Mr. Fortlander and Mrs. Wagoner. Edward Karst, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Karst, of North Liberty, has been selected as one of the 15.000 students as a semifinalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program. To our knowledge, he is the first student at John Glenn High School to receive such an honor. Edward will now move on in the National Merit Program and the school will be notified in late winer or early spring as to his consideration as a potential National Merit Finalist which could mean scholarship dollars for Edward's future education. Dick Reese of Urey Middle School stated that the school's Spell Bowl Team has been selected. The seventh and eighth grade students will compete on October 18 at Tnton Junior-Senior High School. He also pointed out that the Urey Vovaeer Cub is continuing to accept membership. The current membership is over 170 of the sch<*ols 262 students. Mrs. Stedman indicated that Aaron West had been selected as the Burger King Athlete of the week. She stated that this was a fine honor for Aaron not only as an athlete, but also in recognition of his contributions academically since he is also a member of the National Honor S<»ccify. NEW BUSINESS 1. Personnel Report a. Appointments*

1. Kimberly Emmons — School Nurse. (2) Darlene Flora — Treasurer, Administrative Building. (3) Barbara Rans — Sth and 6th Cheerleader Sponsor, Walkerton Elementary School. A recommendation to approve these appointments was made by Jean Ann Beem, seconded by Mary Kay Stedman and approved by a vote of seven to zero. b. Resignations: None c. Changes In Assignment 1. Carol Beem — Consultant from October 1 to mid-January at her daily rate, equivalent of one day per week. A motion to approve this recommendation was made by William Millar, seconded by Jean Ann Beem and approved by a vote of seven to zero. 2. Section 89 Employee Notification: The superintendent distributed copies of proposed notification descriptions which would be distributed to all employees informing them of their rights to and participation in health insurance, dental insurance and life insurance. This notification is necessary as part of the process to comply with the qualification requirements of Section 89 of the Internal Revenue Code. After discussion of the items which pointed out the need for further editing, the Board authorized the superintendent to proceed with the distribution of the notification based on a motion by Donald Ludwig, seconded by William Millar and approved by a vote of seven to zero. 3. Agent Authorization To Accept Pension Liability For Public Employees Retirement Fund (PERF): Jean Ann Beem moved that the Board authorize Darlene Flora and James Harvey to serve as agents of the school corporation with regard to the Public Employees Retirement Fund. This motion was seconded by Pam Craft and approved by a vote of seven to zero. 4. Advertisement For Capital Projects Fund Second Hearing: The Board authorized the superintendent to advertise the Capital Projects Fund and to conduct a second hearing which will be scheduled as part of the October 3 School Board meeting. This motion was made by Mary Kay Stedman, seconded by Pam Craft and approved bv a vote of seven to zero. 5. DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY: The Board received a recommendation from the superintendent requesting that they declare a variety of items as surplus equipment and to arrange for their disposal. These items include classroom furniture, some shop or industrial arts equipment, business equipment and three school buses. After discussion, William Millar moved approval of the recommendation to dispose of the property and to assign this equipment to public auction conducted by Kaser Auction Service. This recommendation was seconded by Jean Ann Beam and the motion was approved by a vote of seven to zero. INFORMATION REPORTS 1. Driver Education 1988-89: The Board received a report concerning the driver education program which was conducted during this past summer. The program cost $14,928.11 and the 104 students who participated in the program paid a fee of $90.00 resulting in receipts totaling $9,360. The superintendent raised the question to the Board concerning the fact that they are subsidizing the driver education program in excess of more than $5,000. Donald Ludwig suggested that next spring it might be appropriate for the superintendent and others involved in the program to investigate what fees are being charged in surrounding schools so that a proper fee could be established. The discussion concerning drivers education did not center on elimination of the program, but rather on the intent of making the Board aware of the

money that is being spent and possibly making the program more cost effective by raising the fee charged students. 2. Extracurricular Fund Monthly Financial Report: The Board received statements from John Glenn High School, North Liberty Elementary School. Urey Middle School and Walkerton Elementary School on the status of their extracurricular funds. 3. Superintendent's Report: The superintendent introduced Marilyn Hughes, a new reporter who has been assigned to cover the John Glenn School Corporation for the South Bend Tribune. The superintendent informed the Board of a change in an attendance area assignment for Daniel Mosley which the Board had approved last spring. It was suggested by the Superintendent that the Board consider hosting a dinner this fall for all new employees in the school corporation. He stated that he felt that John Glenn was an excellent place to work and that the Board had not had an opportunity to meet all of the new employees. The purpose of the dinner would be primarily social, providing an opportunity for the Board to become acquainted with new employees and to offer an official welcome to the John Glenn School Corporation. The superintendent reported to the Board concerning several recent incidents involving school buses. Approximately two weeks ago one of the buses, while making a turnaround, suffered slight damage as it was backed into a pole. Last Thursday, bus 23 was involved in an incident where a corner was cut too sharply and the bus ran over the remains of a concrete fence post. Students were removed from the bus and transported to school on other buses who were in the vicinity. The bus has been repaired and returned to service. The superintendent expressed concern over the lack of formal procedures to be followed in the case of an emergency and stated that the school system needed to do a more thorough job in responding to incidents involving buses. The superintendent also reported that a bus had gotten stuck on one of the outlying mads on Thursday as well. The last incident involved an extracurricular bus that was transporting the Urey volleyball team on Monday evening. While leaving (he parking lot at Argos School to return to Urey, the bus driver, in order to avoid contact with another car. moved over to the right and was forced into another vehicle. No students were harmed. The superintendent stated that he was working on the development of a set of procedures or guidelines to be followed and intended to schedule a meeting of the bus drivers to discuss the procedures in these incidents. Mr. Harvey informed the Board that he and his wife had purchased the Thelma Hay residence in North Liberty. He stated that they were delighted to be able to purchase this home and plan to move into the house in a few weeks. At this point the Board recessed from 8:35 to 8:50 p.m. and reconvened to discuss goal setting for the 1989-90 school year. 4. Goal Setting: The Board participated in a lengthy discussion concerning possible goals for the current school year. Notes from the Board Administration Retreat which had been conducted in September of 1988 provided the basis for this discussion. The first area that was identified for future action during the course of this school year is to make a decision concerning the middle school project. A middle school task force has been appointed and recommendations will be forthcoming. It was suggested that the Inderdisciplmary Cooperative Educat ion Program become part of the goals for Mr. Shuler at John Glenn High School. A second area which will receive

attention is that of conducting a community survey to determine what goals are important to establish for the schools. The superintendent suggested that there are materials available from Phi Delta Kappa and from the North Central Association which would allow us to conduct this survey. Pam Craft provided a notebook from the National School Boards Association on conducting public surveys. The Scholarship Foundation was discussed and Mr. Shuler volunteered that approximately $4,000 had been raised for scholarships. It was agreed that the superintendent and Mr. Shuler would pursue the appropriate legal steps to make sure that the foundation was established as a “not for profit organization" and report back later concerning this. The third goal area for the year will be in the area of curriculum revision. Mr. Mulligan's resignation has helped bring to focus the need to address a systematic plan of curriculum revision which is ongoing within the district. Mr. Harvey suggested that it would be appropriate to parallel this revision with the textbook adoption cycle and that this would be addressed in the job description which he planned to present to the Board in October concerning Mr. Mulligan's replacement. The Board also discussed changes that had been made in the kindergarten enrollment dates to bring them ahead of schedule of the state requirement. It was pointed out that the computer coordinator position was created last spring and that the job description is being finalized through the discussion process. The computer curriculum had been revised during the 1988-89 school year. Mr. Harvey said that further updating will take place concerning the progress being made to implement the industrial technology program and that there are the second and third phases to be carried out in future years. It was suggested by the Board that consideration of the physical facilities of the school corporation be included in the long-range planning so that building equipment and facilities could be maintained. Mr. Harvey responded that the capital projects fund three-year planning phase lends itself well to combining with the curriculum revision cycle and would allow the school corporation to project both short and long-range plans. Following this discussion it was suggested that the superintendent would digest the various comments and give the Board recommended goal statements at the October 3 meeting. NEXT MEETING DATE The next regular meeting of the Board of School Trustees will be October 3. 1989 at 7:30 p.m. at John Glenn High School in the library. ADJOURNMENT With no further business to come before the Board, following a motion by Pam Craft, seconded by Mary Kay Stedman, the Board adjourned at 9:40 p.m. by a vote of seven to zero. Executive Sesahm Immediately following the regular session the Board met in execulived session for the purpose of discussing personnel. No other items were discussed. The executive session adjourned at 10:20 p.m. Promote Throe Employees At Walkerton Branch Farmers State Bank of Wyatt has named three employees to new positions, according to Thomas T. Boyd, president. Joe B. Hunting has joined the bank as a Loan Officer in the Walkerton office. In 1987 he

received his B.A. degree in business management from Simpson College. Indianola. IA. where he was a member of the varsity football team. A native of Mount Pleasant, lowa, he previously served as branch manager of ITT Fianancial Services in lowa City. * 9 1 Kari Albert has been promoted to Assistant Branch Manager of the Walkerton office. A 1976 graduate of John Glenn High School, she joined the bank as a teller in 1977. She resides in Walkerton with her husband. Bill, and their son. Michael. jb U* JK JF' J . Susan Louzon has been promot ed to the position of Customer Ser vice Representative. She joined the bank as a teller in 1988. is a 1976 graduate of Oregon-Davis High School and has completed courses with the American Institute of Banking. She and her husband Rick, live near Walkerton with their sons. David and Corey. 55 SAVES LIVES