The Independent-News, Volume 122, Number 5, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 13 June 1996 — Page 4

INDEPENDENT NEWS — JUNE 13, 1996

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John Glenn School Board Minutes (Continued from Page 2) Disposal of Exisiting Chimney $435 b. Industrial Maintenance & Mechanical Contractors M-3(a) Credit for Deleting Shower-$514 A motion was made by McCormick, seconded by Ryan, to approve change orders for Calumet Construction Co. for removal and disposal of existing insulation over north mechanical rooms for $1,610, removal and disposal of existing chimney on second floor for $435 and change order for Industrial Maintenance and Mechanical contractors providing a credit for deleting a shower in the girls locker room for $514. The motion was approved by a six to zero vote. 1. Resignations a. Patricia Baughman, WES Title I Instructional Aide, effective 5-31-96 b. Margaret Steinhofer, UMS cook A motion was made by Ben Smith, seconded by McCormick to approve the resignation of Patricia Baughman, WES Title I Instructional aide, effective 5-31-96 and Margaret Steinhofer, UMS cook, who is retiring at the end of the 1995-96 school year after serving the school corporation for 18 years. The motion was approved by a six to zero vote. 2. Appointments a. Mike Clark, JGHS Physical Education and Health Teacher b. Steve Flowers, JGHS Summer School, Modern World Civics c. Beth Schmetlz, English, Homebound Instruction for Kelley Kovacs d. Marc Adkins, Math, Homebound Instruction for Kelley Kovacs McCormick made a motion, seconded by Ryan, to approve the appointments as listed. The motion was approved by a six to zero vote. 5. Approve Job-Share Request as per the current Job-Share Policy a. Amy Weiss, NLES 3rd Grade for 1996-97 School Year b. Marlene Hadden, NLES Physical Education Ryan made a motion, seconded by McCormick, to approve the Job-Share request as per the current Job-Share Policy for Amy Weiss, NLES third grade for the 1996-97 school year and Marlene Hadden, NLES physical education for the 1996-97 school year. The motion was defeated by a two to four vote with Mr. Keck and Mr. McCormick voting in favor of the

motion and Mrs. Ryan, Mr. Gensinger, Mr. Smith and Mrs. Anderson voting no. 6. Approve Middle School Grant and Funding for attendance at Indiana Middle Level Instructional Conference in Indianapolis A motion was made by Ryan, seconded by Smith, to allow $1,200 additional funding in UMS 1996 travel account to go along with the SBOO mini grant received from the Indiana Middle Level Institute to support the attendance of 5 teachers for the 5-day Middle School conference this summer. The motion was approved by a six to zero vote. 7. Approve Revised Technology Plan for 19971999 Mrs. Sharon Klinedinst, Technology Coordinator, presented a revised technology plan for the JG School Corporation that was developed by the Technology Advisory Council consisting of the following members: Sharon Klinedinst, Brent Kaufman, Cathy Van Duyne, Linda Wiegand, Kristi Boyd, Mike Shuler, Janice Ryan and Vurtis Swank. The technology plan addresses the need for additional computer work stations in all buildings along with upgrades of current equipment, phone lines, telecommunication capabilities, networking, Internet access, laser disk and CD’s, projection devices, software, training, maintenance and repair. The proposed technology budget for 1997, 1998 and 1999 is approximately $400,000 each year. Following discussion, a motion was made by Ryan, seconded by Keck, to approve the revised technology plan for the 1997-1999 years. The motion was approved by a six to zero vote. 8. Approve Industrial Technology Textbooks for Grades 9-12 and Computer Class McCormick made a motion, seconded by Anderson, to approve the Industrial Technology textbooks for grades 9-12 and books being used in the Business Computer classes. The motion was approved by a six to zero vote. 9. Approve Student Handbooks for NL and WES, UMS & JGHS for the 199697 School Year Ryan made a motion, seconded by McCormick, to approve student handbooks for NLES, WES, UMS & JGHS for the 1996-97 school year as presented. The motion was approved by a six to zero vote. 10. Approve the purchase of Computer Software for Bus Routing & boundary Planning David McKee, Superintendent, recommended to the Board the purchase of computer software for

school bus routing and boundary line locating and the necessary support to implement the software. He explained the computer software will provide demographic data about our school corporation, show location of students and help determine growth patterns within the school corporation. The information will be important to the Board as they make million dollar decisions on additions to elementary school as a result of the growing enrollment. The computer software will also be helpful in determining the most effective routing of school buses resulting in less time for students on buses, fewer miles driven and possibly reduction in the number of bus routes. Other advantages included overall improved management of the transportation system and approved communication with parents as to the transportation of their children. The proposed purchase of the software would be from Edulog, Inc. at a cost of $19,995. Funds for the purchase of the software will come from the 1996 and 1997 Transportation Budgets. Following discussion on the recommendation, McCormick made a motion, seconded by Gensinger, to approve the computer software for bus routing and boundary planning. The motion was approved by a six to zero vote. 11. Approve 1996-97 Staffing Recommendations The Superintendent recommended the Board provide additional staffing as follows: WES-one additional teacher for first grade, one additional teacher of sixth grade, onehalf time additional teacher for art, music and physical education for first grade section, and one instructional aide for MIMH; NLES-one additional sixth grade teacher; UMS-one additional MIMH teacher and one-half time elementary Gifted/Talented teacher to serve students and teachers at North Liberty and Walkerton Elementary School. The additional staff is needed as a result of growing enrollments in the elementary schools. Overall staffing at WES has remained the same for the past five years while student enrollment has increased by more than 75 students during this period of time. The cost for the additional first grade teacher will be supported by Prime Time funds. The cost for each additional full-time teacher is approximately $35,000. The funding for the G/T and music position is currently part of the 1996 budget. The employment of the recommended additional staffing represen(Continued on Page 11)

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