The Independent-News, Volume 117, Number 4, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 20 June 1991 — Page 9

JOHN GLENN SCHOOL BOARD NEWS CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The Board of School Trustees of the John Glenn School Corp, met in regular session on June 4 at John Glenn High School. Those present included Nilas Miller, Dve Hostetler, Don Ludwig, Mary Kay Stedman, Gene Knowlton, Dan Patrick and Jean Ann Beem. The board and nine observers opened the meeting with the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A motion was made by Gene Knowlton and seconded by Mary Kay Stedman to approve the May 21 regular and executive session minutes and also the May 23 executive session minutes. Following discussion, the motion was passed seven to zero. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS 931-1016 A motion was made by Gene Knowlton and seconded by Dave Hostetler to approve claims numbered 931 through 1016. Follow ing discussion, the motion was approved seven to zero. There was no patron response. RECOGNITIONS 1. Building Principals. Dick Reese, UMS principal, thanked the Urey PT A for their donation of an answering machine to the school. This generous gift will make it possible for Urey to pre-record extracurricular activities, schedules, etc. for those parent who are in need of information after regular school hours. The approximate value of this donation is $127. Mr. Reese recognized eighth grade student Anittah Patrick for being one of 161 Indiana students whose SAT scored exceeded the scores of 90% of college bound high school seniors in the United States. The Dept, of Public Education will host a Midwest Talent Search Awards ceremony and reception on June 8 in Indianapolis in honor of these students. Congratulations to Anittah and her parents, Dan and Übon Patrick of North Liberty. Principal Brent Kaufman, NLES, reported that the sixth grade had their second auction which is part of the “Being Good Discipline Plan.” Mr. Kaufman thanked channel 16 and the South Bend Tribune for their coverage of the auction. Also, a number of merchants and individuals donated items for the auction and Mr. Kaufman expressed appreciation and thanked them for their support. The following are those which donated items: Nunley’s Trophy Shop; Raceway USA; Dr. F.A. Engel; Barger Packaging; Kicker’s Drive-In; Tangles Hair & Tanning Salon; A-Purity; Home Interiors; Ron’s Delivery Service; John Glenn High School; Urey Middle School; North Liberty Elementary; Woodman of the World Life Insurance, Richard Foster; Tractor Shop; Trobaugh’s Auto Parts, Inc.; Rizek Plumbing & Heating; Weiss Prestaining, Inc.; Coveleski Stadium; Fair Oil; Price’s Metals; Lakeside Realty, Regg Williams; Plymouth Police Dept.; The Outsiders Club (NLES); Leo Savoie & Assoc.; Mainstreet Review; and a special thanks went to Kaser’s Auction Service for their services. The fourth nine-weeks honor roll (grades 4-6) lists 58 students which is 37% of the enrollment and the second semester honor roll (grades 4-6) list 55 students, which is 35% of the enrollment. The Gesell Institute training is slated to begin June 10 and end June 14. The training program will be held at NLES. The first three days centers upon the screening process while the final two days covers curriculum in the primary grades. JGSC should be proud to host the Gesell Institute since training programs are usually in locations such as Chicago, Philadelphia, Los An-

geles, Kansas City and New Haven, Conn. The project was developed by Mrs. Valena Gauss and Mr. Kaufman. The board was invited to visit the training program. Mr. Kaufman gave special recognition to Mr. Harry Kurzhal, who, with board acceptance of his resignation at this meeting, will retire. Mr. Kaufman stated that it is important to recognize Mr. Kurzhal as more than a retiring custodian; Mr. Kurzhal is an individual who took personal interest in the students, staff, the school in general, and the community at large. He was, and is, an ambassador for the school and an advocate for the children, his presence will be missed. 2. Acceptance of donation to UMS. A motion was made by Jean Ann Beem and seconded by Don Ludwig to accept the donation from the Urey PT A of an answering machine for the UMS. The motion passed seven to zero. There was no old business. NEW BUSINESS 1. Personnel. a. North Liberty Elementary School. 1. Harry Kurzhal, resignation, head custodian, NLES. A motion was made by Dan Patrick and seconded by Mary Kay Stedman to accept the resignation of Harry Kurzhal, head custodian at NLES. Board president Nilas Miller, on behalf of the board, thanked Mr. Kurzhal for his years of service to the JGSC. Dr. Murray noted that plaques would be issued to Mr. Kurzhal and other personnel retiring during the school year and that they would be establishing a time to present such. 2. Dennis Hummel, appointment, head custodian, NLES. A motion was made by Dan Patrick and seconded by Mary Kay Stedman to appoint Dennis Hummel as head custodian at North Liberty Bementary School. The motion was passed seven to zero. b. John Glenn High School. 1. John Hostrawser, resignation, assistant baseball coach and director if intramural athletics. 2. Randy Schmeltz, resignation, Freshman boys basketball. 3. Carolyn Verkier, appointment, custodial substitute. 4. Janice Curtis, appointment, assistant volleyball coach. 5. Randy Schmeltz, appointment, JV boys basketball coach. A motion was made by Gene Knowlton and seconded by Jean Ann Beem to accept the personnel report as listed for JGHS. That includes the resignation of John Hostrawser as assistant baseball coach and director of intramural athletics; the resignation of Randy Schmeltz, Freshman boys basketball; the appointment of Carolyn Verkier as custodial substitute; the appointment of Janice Curtis as assistant volleyball coach; and the appointment of Randy Schmeltz as JV boys basketball coach. The motion was approved seven to zero. c. Walkerton Elementary School. 1. Eldon Anderson, appointment, head custodian in charge of buying for the corporation and other corporation responsibilities. A motion was made by Dave Hostetler and seconded by Don Ludwig to appoint Eldon Anderson as head custodian in charge of buying for the corporation and other corporation responsibilities. Following discussion, the motion was passed seven to zero. 2. Student Handbooks. a. John Glenn High School. Dr. Murray indicated to the board that their packets contained copies of JGHS, UMS, NLES and WES’s handbook updates. Dr. Murray noted that during tonight’s meeting questions should be raised and if no concerns were expressed, that the principals and Dr. Murray would appreciate the board approving these handbooks. Dr. Murray further noted that if the board wished to wait for the next meeting that was okay, however action was needed at least by the last board meeting in June. A

motion was made by Dave Hostetler and seconded by Don Ludwig to approve the JGHS handbook with the changes by Dolores Mueller. The motion passed seven to zero. b. Urey Middle School. A motion was made by Jean Ann Beem and seconded by Dan Patrick to adopt the UMS handbook with changes. The motion was passed seven to zero. c. North Liberty Elementary School. A motion was made by Jean Ann Beem and seconded by Dan Patrick to adopt the NLES handbook. The motion was passed seven to zero. d. Walkerton Elementary School. A motion was made by Dan Patrick and seconded by Jean Ann Beem to adopt the WES student handbook to include changes. The motion was passed seven to zero. The board expressed that they would like for the principals to work on possibilities of coordinating the handbooks in the future to form a more uniform handbook code across the respective buildings. Dr. Murray said that she could support this, however such was a long project that should not be done in a hurried fashion. Dr. Murray noted that she would relate that to the principals in a principals meeting on June 5 and that that would be a year long project resulting in changes for this time next year. 3. Athletic Handbooks. a. John Glenn High School. A motion was made by Gene Knowlton and seconded by Don Ludwig to adopt the John Glenn High school Athletic handbook to include those changes given by athletic director, Mike Gark. The motion was approved seven to zero. b. Urey Middle School, North Liberty Elementary School, Walkerton Elementary School. A motion was made by Don Ludwig and seconded by Gene Knowlton to adopt the athletic handbooks at UMS, NLES, and WES. The motion was passed at seven to zero. 4. Temporary Advancement Resolution. a. Debt Service Fund. Dr. Murray noted that due to the timing of state monies that there was a need to transfer money from the General Fund to the Debt Service and Transportation Funds for payment of bills. Dr. Murray noted that in the past the school corporation had borrowed from the bank, however this year they would have enough money in the General Fund to “borrow from themselves.” Mr. Patrick raised the question that that could be deceiving if interest rates were more for investments that borrowing money. Dr. Murray referred that question to treasurer Darlene Flora. Mrs. Flora indicated to the board that current interest rates were such that they evened out, that the Corporation would not be experiencing any loss financially in transferring those funds and that it would be better to do such than borrowing from the bank. A motion was made by Dave Hosterler to approve the temporary advancement resolution from the General Fund to the Debt Service Fund. The motion passed seven to zero. b. Transportation Fund. A motion was made by Dave Hostetler, seconded by Dan Patrick to approve temporary advancement resolution from General Fund to the Transportation Fund. The motion passed seven to zero. 5. Superintendent’s Report. a. Fanning/Howey. Dr. Murray indicated.that while Fanning/Howey was listed on the agenda that she had nothing further to report. b. Revised Contract. Dr. Murray noted that they had retyped John Friel’s contract for negotiations to appoint him as Labor Relations Counsel. Dr. Murray noted that this contract had already been approved, that the document itself had not yeat been signed and therefore requested

such. c. Contract language, subcontracted bus drivers. Dr. Murray referred to the documents submitted by John Peddycord, attorney for the board, in terms of contract language for subcontracted bus drivers. The board authorized Dr. Murray to add such language to the upcoming contract forms. d. Other. 1. Marilyn Lightfoot, appointment, summer school administrator. Dr. Murray said that Marilyn Lightfoot, Walkerton Elementary principal, had not been officially appointed as summer school administrator. A motion was made by Dave Hostetler and seconded by Don Ludwig to appoint Marilyn Lightfoot as summer school principal at her current daily rate. The motion passed a seven to zero. 2. Ray Halsey, summer school bus driver. Dr. Murray informed the board that due to the large mileage involved in the summer school bus routes that they did, in fact, have to add the fourth route and that route was being driven by Ray Halsey. While the board had approved that at a prior meeting, that that contract also needed to be signed. 3. Joint Effort. Dr. Murray noted that they had set a time of June 11 at 6:30 p.m. for Dr. Murray, John Peddycord and interested board members to sit down with Gene Reese, town council member, and Dave Holmes to discuss the future of the Town of Walkerton/John Glenn School Corp, joint effort for the development of the park. Board members Don Ludwig and Gene Knowlton expressed a desire to serve on that committee. That committee will meet on June 11 at 6:30 p.m. at JGHS in the library. 4. Educational Consultant. Dr. Murray also noted that she was prepared to make a recommendation for the board to hire Nancy Smith a educational consultant for the development of the middle school project. Dr. Murray indicated that she had talked with Nancy Smith over the telephone and that board member Dave Hostetler and middle school principal Dick Reese had met with Mrs. Smith. Dr. Murray said that she did not have a finalized contract and salary because that would be dependent upon the amount of the project. The board authorized Dr. Murray to use her own judgement at this point in contacting Nancy Smith and indicated that they would ratify Dr. Murray’s decision at the next board meeting. Dr. Murray said that she would have all papers finalized and prepared for the board at that time. NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting date was set for June 18, 7:30 p.m. at John Glenn High School with an executive session following the regular session for the purpose of discussing job performance evaluation of individual employees. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Jean Ann Beem to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Gene Knowlton. The motion was passed seven to zero and the meeting was adjourned at 9:06 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION Following the regular session, the board met in executive session for the purpose of receiving information about prospective employees. No other matters were discussed. All board members were present. The meeting was adjourned at 10:20 p.m. TRI KAPPA NEWS The North Liberty Zeta Pi Chapter of Tri Kappa met June 12 at the Community Center in North Liberty. Prior to the business meeting the members enjoyed speeches by Bill Essex and Brett Eastburn.

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They represented the National Association for Educational Services, Inc. Mr. Essex, a former undercover narcotics detective, spoke on drug prevention education. He travels all over the United States and Canada, addressing both students and adults. He has established drug prevention training seminars for business/industry, law enforecment, schools, medical professions, legal professions, families, communities, church, counselors and others. His associate, Brett Eastburn, projects and shares with everyone he meets, the organizational philosophy that “every student should expect X-cellence”. The president, Joyce Liggett, opened the meeting with song and verse, followed by roll call and reading of the minutes. All officers gave their reports. The recipients of this year’s 6th grade awards when to Heidi Linn and Jeremy Lawton. The high school scholarships were awarded to Jim Houser, Angie Strang and John Johnson. Each studewnt received a SSOO scholarship. The Mental Health Committee collected five large boxes of donations from the members which were delivered to the Women’s Shelter in South Bend on Thursday. Irinda Slater announced that the annual party will be held Satrurday, July 13 at St. Patrick’s Park in South Bend. Reservations are to be made by June 30 by calling Irinda. In case of rain it will be held on Sunday. Lori Richardson reported the parking lot at the Community Center has been paved but some additional work is needed before it is completed. The Potato Creek Festival Committee announced we will be selling baked potatoes again this year. Festival dates are August 16, 17 and 18. The Fourth of July float committee reported progress is being made and a sketch of the float was drawn for all to see. The scholarship winners will ride on it. The pledge tea will be held July 10 at the Community Center. Chris Sheaks and Patti Fisher will be the co-hostesses. Perfect attendance awards were presented by the president to Donna Beasley, Sandy Gingenpeel, Patti Fisher, Willadene Malstaff and Alice Quigley. Following the closing verse installation of officers was held with the following being installed: president, Joyce Liggett; vice-president, Sandy Cl ingenpeel; recording secretary, Valerie Stewart; corresponding secretary, Chris Sheaks; and treasurer, Connie Rupel. Valerie Stewart and Donna Popovic served delicious refreshments, using decorations in keeping with the patriotic theme. The next meeting will be August 14. This will be pledging. Cohosting will be Lori Richardson and Pam Wallace. BIKE PARADE WINNERS A Bike Parade was held on June 7 to kick off the Summer Reading Program at the North Liberty Library. There were 45 participants and proud parents in attendance. Prizes for the best decorated bikes were awarded in three age categories. Ages 0-5, Kayla McCarty and Jameson Brown. Ages 6-10 were Laura Lung, Whitney Borton and Renee Gallegos. Ages 11 and up was Tracy Futa. Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to all the participants and parents. Also, a special “thank you” to Dave Craft for judging our parade. ENVELOPES Variety Os Sizes And Styles Available CHECK OUR PRICES! Indepamleßt-Nawt 601 Roosevelt Rd., Walkerton

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