The Independent-News, Volume 121, Number 13, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 10 August 1995 — Page 13

tohn Glenn school Board ■1 inutes Regular Session ■LL to order and roll ^u, ■rhe Board of School Turstees of ■ John Glenn School Corporation K t in regular session on July 25 at ■ 0 p.m. in the John Glenn High ■nool. All members were pre■it. The school board, along with ■ superintendent and four obRvers, began the meeting with ■ recitation of the Pledge of Kegiance. ■'PROVAL OF MINUTES ■The school board minutes for the ■y 11, 1995 regular session were ■proved by unanimous consent. ■ PROVAL OF CLAIMS 1268 Hough 1302 ■\ motion was made by Janice ■an, seconded by David Gensing- | to approve claims numbered ■>B through 1302. The motion ■s approved by a seven to zero ■e. ■TRON RESPONSE - None ■COGNITIONS - None ■w BUSINESS ■ . Resignations ■. Jane Chapman, First Grade, ■ikerton Elementary School. ■ . Dwight Burch, School Bus ■ver. ■ om McCormick made a motion, ■ended by Shirley Anderson, to ■rove the resignation and re■st for severance and retirement ■efits from Jane Chapman, first ■de teacher at Walkerton Elem■ary School for the past 23 years, ■h special waiver of the April 1 ■rement notification date and to ■>rove the resignation of Dwight ■ch, school bus driver for the ■t 46 years. The motion was ■roved by a six to zero vote with ■zid Gensinger abstaining. Rob ■ck, board president, expressed ■reciation on behalf of the school ■rd for the years of service that ■s. Chapman and Mr. Burch ■vided the students of the John ■nn Schools. ■. Appointments ■. Diana Davis, temporary ■cher contract for Melissa Foy on ■ve for the 1995-96 school year. ■. Becky Snyder, school bus ■ver. ■. Kay Bridwell, school bus ■ver. ■. Sherri Menefee, school bus ■ver. ■. Tim Knowlton, John Glenn ■h School ass’t. volleyball coach. ■ Dan Hutton, John Glenn High ■ool assistant volleyball coach. ■. Becky Singleton, John Glenn ■gh School assistant cheerleading ■ch.

| A Time For Rehabilitation j We at Miller’s Merry Manor of Walkerton are pleased to announce the August Ist opening of our new Rehabilitation Center. Our eight bed Medicare certified unit offers the care of a dedicated long-term nursing staff and a full range of physical, occupational, and speech therapy including a full-time-in-house Rehabilitation Manager. Along with this team of experienced and professional staff our expanded therapy center offers a comfortable setting for rehabilitation. Designed like your home you will find a bathroom, full kitchen, and stairs. When its time for rehabilitation consider the Rehabilitation Center at Miller’s Merry Manor of Walkerton. Therapy staff members are Anne Cowles, Caroline Prince, Maxine Jozwiak and Wael Eletgy. For more information stop by or contact Kim Welsh at: Merry Manor It’s the way we care Providers of 24 hour nursing care. (219)586-3133 500 Walkerton Trail Walkerton, IN

Ben Smith made a motion, seconded by Robert Schaeffer, to approve the appointments as listed. The motion was approved by a seven to zero vote. 3. Approve the 1996 General Fund, Debt Service Fund, Transportation Fund, Bus Replacement Schedule, Capital Projects Fund, and Pre-School Special Education Budgets for Advertising Tom McCormick made a motion, seconded by Janice Ryan, to approve the 1996 General Fund, Debt Service Fund, Transportation Fund, Bus Replacement Schedule, Capital Projects Fund and PreSchool Special Education Budgets for advertising. The motion was approved by a seven to zero vote. Mr. McKee pointed out that new budget forms provided by the State Tax Board do not provide an estimated tax rate for each of the funds. The advertised tax rate was eliminated from the forms because rates are always significantly adjusted and especially this year because of reassessment of property values. The budget forms provide a comparison between the 1995 and proposed 1996 levies for each fund. 4. Designate Newspapers for Publishing Legal Notices for the School Corporation. A motion was made by Janice Ryan, seconded by David Gensinger, to designate the following newspapers that have circulation in our school district for the publication of legal notices: The South Bend Tribune, The LaPorte HeraldArgus, The Plymouth-Pilot and The Independent-News. The motion was approved by a seven to zero vote. 5. Approve the Advertisement for an Additional Appropriation from the 1995 General Fund Shirley Anderson made a motion, seconded by Janice Ryan, to approve the advertisement of an additional appropriation in the amount of $550,487 from the 1995 General Fund. The revenue is from the sale of , Urey Middle School to the John Glenn Building Corporation and the funds will be used to pay for the new football field lighting, bleachers, restrooms, concession stand and press box at John Glenn High School. 6. Approve the Following Transfer Tuition Requests Janice Ryan made a motion that the following transfer tuition requests be approved: a. Matthew J. Stichter b. Michael Hensler Joseph Hensler c. Chris Levandoski d. Bill Nelson e. Taylor Williams The motion was seconded by Shirley Anderson and approved by

a seven to zero vote. REPORTS 1. Superintendent’s Report The superintendent informed the school board that the renovation to the John Glenn High School band room is almost completed and will be ready for students to use for Summer Band Camp next week. Following band camp, carpet will be laid and it is anticipated that new instrument storage cabinets will be available in approximately six weeks. New instrument storage cabinets were obtained from Wenger Corporation at a cost of $13,348. This represents a big savings from the preliminary estimates of $20,000 with $3,000 of the savings being credited to the installation of the new cabinets by urad Schmeltz, maintenance supervisor. Mr. Schmeltz has been working with the science teachers to clean out old chemicals that are no longer needed. Inventory of obsolete chemicals was made and two quotations were received for disposal with the low quotation being $3,412 from Chemical Consulting Network in Kalamazoo. The disposal cost of chemicals is expensive, but the danger of storage of old chemicals could be more costly. The school bus inspection went very well on Monday, July 24, 1995. The State Police gave all the buses a very thorough inspection. All the bus drivers, Hamilton Service Center and Cindy King, head bus driver, did a good job in getting the buses ready for inspection. The school board was informed that Shirley Ross is working with the ISTA, two other school corporations and Indiana University Library on a federal grant application that will provide in-service opportunity for teachers in the area of literacy. If approved, the grant will provide excellent in-service opportunities for a few teachers in the John Glenn School Corporation at no cost to the school. a. John Glenn High School and Urey Middle School Construction Reports UREY MIDDLE SCHOOL An old elm tree located at the southwest corner of the school site was scheduled to be saved, but after looking things over it was determined that it would be best to have it removed now. The additional cost for removal is $1,557.10. The waterline to the school is exposed at grade level as a result of the new grade established in the east parking lot. It is recommended that a temporary waterline be installed and the old cast iron pipe be abandoned. After some discussion, the contractors and architect have determined that the new service from Washington Street be installed at this time and temporary connections be made at the shool and street. There will be some additional expense for the temporary connections. The school architect provided information that additional fire hydrants to be located at the southeast corner of the school would have a cost of $9,890. This hydrant exceeds requirements of the State Fire Marshall ’ s office. Given the value of the building being sprinkled and the improved service to be provided by the Town, it was recommended to the Board that this option be rejected. A new emergency evacuation plan has been developed for the students at Urey Middle School during construction. During construction there will be times when exits will be temporarily closed. When this is necessary, alternate exits will be available to assure the safety of the students in exiting the building. The Board was informed that the east parking lot is close to actual grade site and the installation of drainage pipes is to start tomorrow with foundation work to start in the next two to three days. The school board was provided with a revised construction schedule that gives a

tentative completion date of May 31,1996. JOHN GLENN HIGH SCHOOL The Board was advised that relocating the well controls for the football field irrigation was necessary. The work was completed at a cost of approximately S7OO by Montgomery Well Service and Brad Schmeltz working on Saturday. The school board was informed that the storm sewer from the gym roof will need to be removed and relocated because it does not fall below the new walk and track grade. The actual elevation of the sewer at the track was not known during the design phase. Cost of this change is $10,280.60. Following discussion of the change, the Board consented to having the sewer line relocated as proposed. Work on the track is to start tomorrow and the new football field lights are to be delivered and installed the week of July 31. Superintendent David McKee and maintenance supervisor Brad Schmeltz discussed with the board the need for a change order policy that would allow emergency change orders to be made in design specifications as recommended by the architect in order to allow work to progress prior to a regular scheduled board meeting. It was suggested that the administration be allowed to approve a change order up to SIO,OOO and change orders over that amount would need to be approved by a committee of school board members. Board members provided suggestions to the proposed policy which will be considered at the next school board meeting. 2. Reports to Board a. Conferences Approved Conference Reports The board received a written report on conferences attended and approved. NEXT MEETING DATE The regular meeting of the John Glenn School Board will be on August 8, 1995 at John Glenn High School at 7:30 p.m. The Board will meet in special session at 7:30 p.m. on August 15, 1995 at John Glenn High School to hold a public hearing on the budget. ADJOURNMENT The School Board meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.

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MIDWEST EVENTS AND FESTIVALS Summer celebrations never end in the Midwest. Following are fun . things to do during the month of August. August 10 - 13, Nappanee, IN— Amish Acres Arts & Crafts Festival. Historic Amish farm is site for hundreds of crafters and artisans exhibiting their handiworks. Call (219) 773-4188. August 11-13, Chicago, IL — Magic City Festival. Staged at the newly refurbished Navy Pier, this event offers performing arts geared toward families and children ages 3 -13. Workshops in music, theater, dance, storytelling, mask-making and puppetry and many more hands-on activities. Entertainment, too. Call (312) 744-1612. August. 11 - 13, Arcola, IL — Amish Farm Market and Quilt Auction. Rockome Gardens hosts its annual Amish days where you can buy homemade breads, pies, noodles, cookies and bid on a handmade Amish quilt. Admission. Call (217) 268-4106. August 11-19, Mt. Vernon, IL Southern Illinois Sweet Corn and Watermelon Festival. Free corn and watermelon, parade, nightly activities. Call (618) 244-1220. August 11-20, Springfield, IL — Illinois State Fair. Horse races, car races, blue-ribbon animals, fabulous food, carnival rides, more. Call (217)782-6661. August 12-13, 19-20, 26-27, Holly, Mich. — Michigan Renaissance Festival. Walk around a 16th century village during harvest time. Admission. Call (800) 6014848. August 12 - 13, Rockville, IN — Parke County Arts & crafts Days. Historic Billie Creek Village offers 30 craft booths and 35,000 handcrafted items in the General Store. Call (317) 569-3430. August 24 - 27, Michigan City, IN — Michigan City In-Water Boat Show. Lake Michigan’s largest inwater boat float show features more than 500 power and sailboats. Admission. Call (219) 874-6221. August 26, LaFox, IL — Heirloom Garden Show. Historic types of flowers, fruits and veggies once grown by pioneers displayed at Garfield Farm Museum. Call (708) 584-8485.

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