The Independent-News, Volume 118, Number 1, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 28 May 1992 — Page 19

JOHN GLENN SCHOOL BOARD MEETING (continued from Page 1) Teacher Appreciation Week at the school. Mr. Kaufman announced that sixth grade students Shawn Alspaugh and Ben Long have been selected to participate in Ball State University’s Big M Program. Teachers Cathy VanDunye and Amy Weiss explained the programming the students have been doing with hypercards. North Liberty Elementary students Ryan Fair, Danny Holmes, Melissa Craig, Heather Miller, Jennifer Newcomb, Michelle Nowak, Stephen Fick, Craig Stedman and Joe Spychalski demonstrated for the School Board the learning products they had developed incorporating text, visual and sounds. A motion was made by Mary Kay Millar and seconded by Dan Patrick to accept the donation from Ist Source Bank of $50.00 and two donations from the Falcon 500 Club of

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$1,200 for athletic equipment and $1,695 for assembly programs. The motion passed four to zero. NEW BUSINESS 1. Approve the Recommendation to Employ Melissa Foy for Choral Director/General Music Instructor The motion was made by Dan Patrick, seconded by Nilas Miller, to approve the recommendation to employ Melissa Foy as the Choral Director/General Music Instructor. Miss Foy is a recent graduate of Ball State University where she performed with the University Singers and has had a variety of other expriences that prepare her well for the music position. The motion was approved by a four to zero vote. 2. Approve Staffing for Summer School Programs — Per Attached List A motion was made by Dan Patrick, seconded by Mary Kay Millar, to approve the recommendations for staffing for summer school programs that include instruction for ISTEP, regular summer school classes, enrichment classes, high school classes for credit, the support staff for summer programs and summer coaching positions as per the attached list. The motion passed by a four to zero vote. 3. Approve School Board Policies a. 12 Month Employees Holidays b. Vacations c. Withdrawal From School Exit Interview A motion was made by Nilas Miller, seconded by Dan Patrick, to approve the 12 Month Employees

Holidays policy that identifies holidays for the 12 month employees, revised vacation policy that defines years of service that will be used to determine vacation pay and the new policy for withdrawal from school and exit interview. The motion passed by a four to zero vote. 4. Review Kindergarten Handbook The School Board reviewed the Kindergarten Handbook and will consider action to approve the handbook at the next Board meeting. REPORTS 1. Report on Library Automation and Laser Disk Technology — Shirley Ross Miss Shirley Ross, Media Director at John Glenn High School, provided a report to the School Board on laser disk technology and library automation. Miss Ross discussed how video disk technology would be used as an instructional tool and the necessary equipment to provide for this technology. She presented information that for an estimated cost of $7,600, each of the four schools would have the necessary equipment to initiate the use of video disk technology in the classroom. An automated library software system was demonstrated and the advantages automation would provide to the students and teachers were discussed. Miss Ross presented a plan for installing an automated circulation catalog system in the John Glenn High School media center and a longrange plan that would incorporate an automated system in each of the schools. Initial estimated cost for setting up an automated system is $8,600. The School Board was supportive of Miss Ross’ efforts to automate the library and introduce laser disk technology in the school corporation. Funds were budgeted in the 1992 Capital Projects Fund for the purchase of this equipment.

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2. Superintendent’s Report There was none. NEXT MEETING DATE The Board will meet in regular session on June 2, 1992, 7:30 p.m. at John Glenn High School followed by an executive session for the purpose of discussing job performance evaluation of individual employees.

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