The Independent-News, Volume 116, Number 5, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 28 June 1990 — Page 9

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 in regular session on Tuesday. June 19. at 7:30 p.m. in the library of John Glenn High School. All members of the Board were present. The Board and 13 observers opened the meeting with the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: William Millar moved approval of the June 5 regular session, the June 5 executive session, the June 12. 12:00 p.m. executive session and the June 12. 5:00 executive session. This motion was seconded by Jean Ann Beem and approved by a vote of six to zero with Pam Craft abstaining. APROVE CLAIMS #905 - 1010: Following discussion of the claims, Pam Craft moved approval of the claims numbered 905 through 1010. Mary Kay Stedman seconded this motion which was i hpn approved by a vote of seven to zero. RECOGNITIONS: Mr. Reese recognized the following Junior Achievement Project business consultants who *ave of their time and professional knowledge to Urey’s eightl students during the spring semester: Mr. John McGee. American Door Company: Mr. Joe Hunting. Farmer’s State Bank; Mr. Rich Simpson. Teachers Credit Union; Mrs. Christy Clark. Miller's Merry Manor; Mrs. Jayne Cooper. First Source Bank; and Mr. Dave Behr. Walkerton Industrial Fund. Mr. Reese also wanted to acknowledge the following businesses who contributed financially to the Project Business class this year. Those companies were: American Door Company. Combo Corporation. Farmer's State Bank. Ist Source Bank. Charles O. Hiler & Son. Mahoney Chevrolet Olds. Miller’s Merry Manor. Modern Door. P & H Machine Company. Plas Steel Products. Ray & Kenny’s Supermarket. Teachers Credit Union, Urey Middle School and the Walkerton Industrial Fund. Mr. Reese sincerely thanked these local firms and their consultants for their support, both financial and with personnel throughout the year. Mrs. Lightfoot commented that the current summer school program is progressing and will end on June 29. OLD BUSINESS: 1. Proposed Policy. Communicable Diseases. 6485. Proposed Regulations Communicable Diseases. 6485. Mr. Harvey informed the Board that they had reviewed this policy previously and he was bringing it back for their approval. Mr. Hostetler made the motion to adopt the policy which was seconded by Jean Ann Beem and passed with a seven to zero vote. 2. Proposed policy. Drug-free Workplace. 4350/5350. Proposed regulations. Drug-free Workplace 4350/5350. Mr. Harvey related to the Board that he had received from Mr. Peddycord. the school attorney, a definition of the term “controlled substance” which will be added to the proposed policy and regulations concerning the drug-free workplace. That will be brought to the schtxM board for action at the next board meeting on July 3. 3. Proposed policy. Hazardous Materials. 2318. Proposed regulations. Hazardous Materials. 2318. The proposed policy and regulations for hazardous materials will also be brought to the board for action at the July 3 board meeting. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Personnel Report: a. Appointments.

a motion was made by Donald Ludwig to approve the following appointmrnts: (I) Gerry Brown, John Glenn High School assistant fixrtball coach. (2) Pamala Peeples, fourth grade teacher, Walkerton Elementary School. This motion was seconded by Jean Ann Beem and approved by a vote of seven to zero. b. Resignations: Mary Kay Stedman moved that the Board accept the following resignation: (1) Tim Davis. John Glenn High School boys track coach. The motion was seconded by Jean Ann Beem and approved by a vote of seven to zero. c. Leaves of Absence: Dave Hostetler moved to accept the following leaves of absence: (I) Marlene Hadden. October 12. 1990 through March 15. 1991. (2) Michelle O’Malley. August 21. 1990 through January 13. 1991. The motion was seconded by Pam Craft and approved by a vote of seven to zero. 2. 1990-91 Administrator Salaries and Fringe Benefits: Dave Hostetler moved the 1990-91 administrator’s salaries and workdays to be as follows: High School Prinicipal, $48,900 with 220 day contract: High School Assistant Principal in charge of athletics. $37,375 with 220 workdays; High School Assistant Principal. $36,775. 220 workdays; Middle Sch<x>l Principal, $46,350, 210 workdays; Walkerton Elementary Principal. $47,500. 210 workdays: North Liberty Principal. $46,000. 210 workdays. This motion was seconded by William Millar and approved by a vote of seven to zero. A short discussion took place concerning administrative fringe benefits. Mr. Harvey mentioned that he wanted to make sure that administrative fringe benefits were down in writing. The fringe benefits that were agreed upon by the Board are currently benefits paid to administrators in the corporation. The motion to accept Mr. Harvey’s recommendation was made by Jean Ann Beem. seconded by Mary Kay Stedman and approved by a vote of seven to zero. 3. Award bid for milk, bread and fuel: It was the recommendation of Mr. Harvey that the Board award the bid for milk with an escalator clause to Shenkel’s All Star Dairy for the period from August 15, 1990 to August 14, 1991. The cost of the milk with the escalator clause from Shenkel’s Dairy will be 2% chocolate. $.155; 2% white. $.145; white whole. $.156. The motion to accept the milk bid of Shenkel’s Dairy was made by Pam Craft, seconded by Mary Kay Stedman and was approved by a vote of seven to zero. Pam Craft moved that the Corporation accept the low quotation from Butternut Bread Co. for bread for the sch<x)l corporation from the periixi of August 15. 1990 to August 14. 1991. Their quotations for white sandwich were $.645; wheat sandwich. $.70; three-quart-er inch buns. $.0513 per bun; four inch buns. $.0513 per bun; and hot dog buns. $.0455 per bun. That motion was seconded by Mary Kay Stedman and was approved by a vote of seven to zero. A motion was made by William Millar and seconded by Dave Hostetler to accept the fuel bids of Fair Oil Co. The motion was withdrawn after Superintendent Harvey informed the Board that Fair Oil Co. did not meet the specifications of the bid. It was further decided by the Board that they would reject all bids and buy fuel on the open market. That motion was made by William Millar, seconded by Mary Kay Stedman and passed on a seven to zero vote. 4. Award contract for underground storage tank removal: A discussion took place concerning the removal of the underground storage tank from Urey Middle School. Concerns were

raised by Board members that if the storage tank was removed, we would not have any place to store our fuel if we did not have a firm bid or a supplier of fuel. The recommendation of the Superintendent was to remove the storage tank due to strict F.PA regulations that would be in force as of January I. 1991. Mr. Harvey felt the bid from Warner & Sons of Elkhart, which was the low bid. was a fair and reasonable quote for their work. Pam Craft made the motion to remove the underground storage tank from the Urey Middle School parking lot. with the bid to be awarded to Warner & Sons of Elkhart in the amount not to exceed $1,933. The motion was seconded bv Jean Ann Beem and passed with a four to three vote. Board members voting for this proposal were Pam Craft. Nilas Miller. Dave Hostetler and Mary Kay Stedman. Members opposed were Jean Ann Beem. Bill Millar and Don Ludwig. 5. Educational opportunity program for at-risk students. 1990-91: Information concerning the education opportunity program for at-risk students for the 1990-91 sch(x>l year was given in written form by Vera Tiani, coordinator of the program. The grant will be for $31,966 and will focus on helping, because of state regulations and centering in on targeting, no more than 50 students per building. Other students who have received at-risk assistance in the past will be also helped this year, but due to evaluation purposes, the state has targeted on only 50 students per building. The motion was made by Mary Kay Stedman to accept the At-Risk Grant for the 1990-91 sch<xM year. Pi. ( raft seconded the motion which was approved bv a vote of seven to zero. 6. 1990-91 Chapter One grant application: Marilyn Lightfoot. Walkerton Elementary principal and Chapter One coordinator, presented the 1990-91 Chapter One grant application. The grant will be in the amount of $108,436.39. Mrs. Lightf<xn explained about the program and grant. There may need to be some slight modifications in the grant from the one that is approved by the Board. Mrs. Lightfixit was given permission to make those changes and submit it to the state. Pam Craft made a motion to accept the Chapter One grant application, this was seconded by Jean Ann Beem and approved by a vote of seven to zero. 7. GED Certificate: The motion to award a high schtxj general education development certificate to Ronda L. Swartz was made by Bill Millar, seconded bv Dave Hostetler, and was approved and passed by the Board on a vote of seven to zero. INFORMATION REPORTS: 1. Conference and travel. There were none. 2. Extracurricular fund monthly financial report. Board members had enclosed in their packet information concerning each school’s extracurricular accounts for the past month. 3. Superintendent's report. a. Mr. Harvey informed the Board of Dr. Ted Kowalski’s meeting on Friday. June 15 in the John Glenn School Corp. He was accompanied by Mr. Reese in visiting all of the schools in the corporation. This is the first step in updating the educational study which was suggested by the State Department of Planning in regard to possible building of a new middle school in further study of the facilities in the John Glenn SchixM Corporation. b. Mr. Harvey informed the Board about the NSBA Rural and Small District annual meeting in Chicago on August 17-19. Any Board member who is interested in attending should contact the superintendent’s office. c. The concern was raised by some board members who had been approached in the North Liberty area concerning the school corporation's vacating land in that area so a road could be built near

THOMAS ART WORK TAKES PRIZE

John E. Thomas won a $1,500 purchase award for his airbrush painting in the 1990 “Realism Today” Exhibition held by the Evansville Museum of Arts and Science. His painting “Summer” was one of eight purchase award winners - four won $1,500 awards, four won $750 awards. All of the purchase award winners become part of the corporate collection of Bristol-Myers Squibb, which sponsors the annual exthe church adjoining the school. Mr. Peddycord was contacted regarding this and will be responding in writing to the board concerning his legal opinion. It is hoped by the July 3 meeting that further information can be received from Mr. Peddycord so the board can make a decision concerning this issue. 4. Resolution of appreciation for Pamela < raft and William Millar. A motion was made by Dave Hostetler and seconded by Jean Ann Beem to approve a resolution of appreciation for Pamela Craft and William Millar. That resolution passed five to zero to two. Mr. Millar and Mrs. Craft abstained from voting on the resolution. Mr. Nilas Miller, president of the board, presented to Mr. Millar and Mrs. Craft a plaque in commemoration of their services, efforts and work put forth for the John Glenn School Corp, during their past tenure as board members. Mr. Millar and Mrs. Craft added comments of appreciation to other board members for opportunities to work together in the past few years to serve students. Both Mr. Millar and Mrs. Craft felt that they grew professionally and personally from their interactions in the opportunities and decisions that they made while board members in service of the John Glenn School Corporation. Mrs. Craft reminded ihe board members to again remember children first in all decisions that they will make in the future. Mr. Harvey then read a statement to the board complimenting them and giving his thanks for their support in his year of service to John Glenn School Corporation. He appreciated the opportunity to work with the board, the administrators. teachers, parents and the community. He again thanked them for the opportunity to serve the John Glenn School Corporation. NEXT MEETING DATES: The Board of School Trustees will meet in executive session at 6:00 p.m. on June 20 at John Glenn High Schixil to receive information about, and interview, prospective employees. The Board of School Trustees will meet in executive session at 6:00 p.m. on June 21 at John Glenn High School to receive information about, and interview, prospective employees. The Board of School Trustees will meet in executive session on June 22 at 6:00 p.m. at John Glenn High School to receive information about, and interview, prospective employees.

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hibition. The competition, judged by painter Beverly Hallam, drew 281 entries from 152 artists in six states. Os that total, 43 works by 40 artists made it into the 1990 show, which opened June 17 and runs through July 29 in the museum’s Main Gallery. Thomas is a life time resident of this area and resides at Koontz Lake with his wife Joan, and two daughters, Bethany and Jennifer. Thomas is an art teacher at John Glenn High School in Walkerton. The Board of School Trustees will meet in executive session at 7:00 p.m. on July 3 at John Glenn High School to discuss a job performance evaluation of individual employees and to receive information about prospective employees. The next regular meeting of the Board of School Trustees will be cm July 3 at 7:30 p.m. at John Glenn High School. ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to come before the board, a motion to adjourn was made by Pamela Craft which was seconded by Bill Miliar and approved by a vote of seven to zero. The board adjourned at approximately 8:50 p.m. Judy Baker Wins Use Os Car Mary Kay independent beauty consultant. Judy L. Baker, of Walkerton, is on the road to success. This month she qualified as a team manager and earned the free use of a red Pontiac Grand AM. As team manager. Baker wifi provide leadership to her personal recruits, and will support her director in meeting the unit's business goals. To qualify as a team manager. Baker had to meet specific sales and recruiting requirements. As Baker continues on the road to success, she can earn higher positions such as silver key team manager, and gold key team manager. The next position of achievement is directorship, where she can win the use of one of Mary Kay’s famed pink Cadillacs! Currently there are approximately 5.000 Mary Kay career cars on American roads. Mary Kay Cosmetics. Inc. is the second largest direct selling cosmetic company in the nation. The company is an international manufacturer and distributor of premium skin, nail, body, sun and hair care products including cosmetics, toiletries, fragrances and innovative glamour products. The personal care products are distributed through a worldwide sales force of 200,000 independent beauty consultants. The company was founded in 1963 by Mary Kay Ash and her son Richard R. Rogers. Americans spend more than SI2S billion dollars a year on sneakers.

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