The Independent-News, Volume 121, Number 20, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 28 September 1995 — Page 4

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- INDEPENDENT NEWS — SEPTEMBER 28, 1995

John Glenn School Board Minutes Regular Session CALL TO ORDER The Board of School Trustees of the John Glenn School Corp, met in regular session on Sept. 19 in the John Glenn High School. All members were present. The School Board, along with 29 observers, began the meeting with the recitation of the Pledge of AHpoiftrirp APPROVAL OF MINUTES The school board minutes for the Sept. 5 regular session were approved by unanimous consent. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS A motion was made by Ben Smith, seconded by Tom McCormick, to approve claims numbered 1,637 through 1,730. The motion was approved by a seven to zero vote. 1. Approve John Glenn School Building Corp, payments — none. PATRON RESPONSE — None. RECOGNITIONS Dick Reese, principal at Urey Middle School, thanked the SprintUnited Telephone Co. of Knox for their donation of SIOO for the students of Urey Middle School. This donation will be used for special nine weeks student recognitions and awards. Thanks were also expressed to the Falcon 500 Club for their most recent donation of $350 to the Urey athletic department. The money will be used for UMS football program. Mrs. Lightfoot, principal at WES, recognized guest artist Mr. Lee Stanley who is working with

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both North Liberty and Walkerton Elementary School students. Mr. Stanley is in the second week of his three weeks residency and students are thoroughly enjoying the program. In the near future, a record will be made at a recording studio and the 4th, sth and 6th grade students will perform for the Ist, 2nd and 3rd grades. The program finale will be a concert presented by North Liberty and Walkerton Elementary students on Sept. 28 at 7:00 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Mrs. Lightfoot urged the public and school board to attend the concert for a very enjoyable evening. Mr. Kaufman, princpal at NLES, reported on an open house recently held that was attended by 76 percent of the NLES parents. A motion was made by Tom McCormick, seconded by Janice Ryan, to approve the donations of SIOO from Sprint-United Telephone Co. of Knox and $350 from the Falcon 500 Qub to Urey Middle School. The motion was approved by a seven to zero vote. OLD BUSINESS 1. Second reading of addendum to Student Discipline and Due Process policy. Shirley Anderson made a motion, seconded by Robert Schaeffer, to approve the second reading of addendums to the Student Discipline and Due Process policy. The revisions in the policy define supervision responsibilities of school personnel, expulsion legal settlement, affect of expulsion or withdrawal upon enrollment in another school corporation, alternative school and other disciplinary action by staff members. The revisions in the policy also provide for

revoking drivers license because of student discipline and attendance problems. The motion was approved by a seven to zero vote. NEW BUSINESS 1. Resignations a. Doug Smith, WES sth grade boys & 6th grade girls B-team basketball coach. Janice Ryan made a motion, seconded by Shirley Anderson, to approve the resignation of Doug Smith as WES fifth grade boys and sixth grade girls B-team basketball coach. The motion was approved by a seven to zero vote. 2. Appointments a. Judy Reeder, UMS girls B-team volleyball coach. b. Greg Gratner, NLES sth grade A-team boys basketball coach, NLES sth grade A-team girls basketball coach. c. Gary Hawblitzel, NLES sth grade B-team boys basketball coach. d. B.J. Walls, NLES boys & girls 6th grade A-team basketball coach. e. Dawn Marks, NLES Intramural coaching position. f. Amy Strong, NLES sth grade cheerleading coach. g. Ed Robinson, JGHS 10th grade sponsor. h. Joyce Umbaugh, JGHS Uth grade sponsor. i. Patti Slough, JGHS 12th grade sponsor. j. Beth Schmeltz, JGHS council sponsor. Ben Smith made a motion to approve the appointments as listed. The motion was seconded by David Gensinger and approved by a seven to zero vote. 3. Approve industrial education curriculum for grades 9 -12. A motion was made by Robert Schaeffer, seconded by Janice Ryan, to approve the Industrial Education curriculum for grades 9 - 12 which covers instruction in the areas of communication, construction, manufacturing, transportation, engineering, technology, computers and research and development. The motion was approved by a seven to zero vote. 4. Approve recommendation for prime time instructional assistants for first grade at WES. A motion was made by Janice Ryan, seconded by Tom McCormick, to approve the recommendation to provide Prime Time instructional assistance for the Ist grade at WES. The school board reviewed with the administration the current enrollment in grades K-3 which shows the enrollment at Walkerton Elementary at 89 students in four sections. The enrollment history shows that there have been times when enrollment has exceeded the 18:1 pupil/teacher ration in grades kindergarten and Ist grade and the teacher/pupil ratio of 1:20 in the 2nd and 3rd grades. When the enrollment has significantly surpassed Prime Time numbers, the sdtool corp, has added additional sections when possible or provided instructional assistance. The sdtool board reviewed information provided by the principals on the number of students in the Ist grade with special educational needs that require individualized instruction. The sdtool board also discussed the ways in which die instructional aides would be used to assist students with reading, language arts and mathematics. The recommendation for Prime Time instructional aides will extend the hours of Title One aides by four HESTERS CABIN BED A BREAKFAST PucoM Night Or WttkMd In Our 1830 Ooutond Lug Houu (Reservations Only) 71880 St. Rd. 23, Walkerton

hours and provide an additional seven hours of instructional aide time for a total of 19 additional hours. This will provide the equivalent of a full-time aide in each of the four first grade sections. Following a thorough review of the information presented, the motion was approved by a seven to zero vote. 5. Approve transfer tuition request for Caleb Wood to attend kindergarten at Walkerton Elementary School. Janice Ryan made a motion, seconded by Shirley Anderson, to approve the transfer tuition request for Caleb Wood to attend WES kindergarten for the 1995-96 school year. The motion was approved by a seven to zero vote. 6. Approve feasibility study for WES and NLES. A motion was made by Shirley Anderson, seconded by Robert Schaeffer, to approve a feasibility study of WES and NLES by Barton-Coe-Vilamaa Architectural Engineers for $2,000 for each building. The School Board requested that the architect provide a proposal for a similar study of John Glenn High School. In addition to the architect’s study of the facilities, the board has need for information on enrollment and projected enrollment growth in each of the buildings along with educational program needs. Following discussion, the motion to approve the feasibility studies for WES and NLES was approved by a seven to zero vote. 7. Approve agreement with NEOLA to provide school board policy services. A motion was made by Robert Schaeffer, seconded by Janice Ryan, to approve a agreement with NEOLA of Indiana to update school board policies for a fee of $5,000. Contracting for school board policy services is a good expenditure of funds in that the corporation does not have the staff available to carry out this project which has been a major goal the board would like to see accomplished. It is important that the school corporation have an updated school board policy manual available to employees, students and patrons. The motion was approved by a seven to zero vote. REPORTS 1. High school summer band trip. Mr. Fortlander, JGHS band director, reported on this past summer’s band program and trip to Toronto, Canada. During Mr. Fortlander’s tenure as band director, the band has grown from 54 students to 122 students this year. He expressed appreciation to the board for approving and proceed-

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ing with the renovation of the band rom in order to accommodate the increasing numbers in band. The school board responded to Mr. Fortlander’s report by indicating they were very proud of the John Glenn High School and the positive recognition they provide for the John Glenn High School. 2.1995-96 official ADM report. The superintendent reported the official student enrollment for John Glenn School Corp, will be finalized upon receipt of the JESSE official count, but that the enrollment this year will represent an increase of slightly more than one percent over last year’s enrollment of 1,814. 3. Superintendent’s report. The superintendent reported on the JGHS and UMS building projects. The Urey Middle School project is proceeding on schedule and it was reported that additional fencing will be required at the top of the embankment along the east and north side of the parking lot. The cost for the additional fencing is $5,390. At John Glenn High School, the new home bleachers are nearing completion and will be ready for the homecoming game this Friday. Additional steps were needed for the bleachers and modification to the ramp at a cost of $2,500. Brad Schmeltz is obtaining quotes for a replacement storage building for track and football equipment to be located next to the track. It is estimated the cost for the storage building will be $8,500 with John Glenn High School construction classes erecting the building. The superintendent reported that the administration office staff visited five school administration offices in order to obtain ideas for design and space allocations for the new administration office which is in the process of being designed. 4. Reports to board. a. Conferences approved. The school board received a list of conferences that had been approved. NEXT MEETING DATE The Board of School Trustees will meet in regular session at 7:30 p.m. on October 3, 1995 at Urey Middle School. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m. Executive Session Following the regular session, the board met in executive session for the purposes of discussing strategy with respect to collective bargaining and the purchase of real property by the school board. No other matters were discussed. The executive session adjourned at 9:55 p.m.