The Independent-News, Volume 122, Number 22, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 10 October 1996 — Page 2

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— INDEPENDENT NEWS — OCTOBER 10, 1996

John Glenn School Board Minutes CALL TO ORDER The Board of School Trustees of the John Glenn School Corp, met in regular session on Oct. 1, at 7:30 p.m., in the Walkerton Elementary School. All members were present. The Board, along with the Supt., David McKee, and six observers, began the meeting with the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES The Board minutes for the Sept. 3 regular session and executive session, and the Sept. 19 executive session were approved by unanimous consent. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS A motion was made by Shirley Anderson, seconded by David Gensinger, to approve claims numbered 1,673 through 1,862 which was approved by a 7 to 0 vote. 1. Approve payment of claims for school building corp, claims for payment for $79,228.50 A motion was made by Robert Schaeffer, seconded by Ben Smith to approve payment of claims for the JG School Building Corp, in the amount of $79,228.50 which was approved by a 7 to 0 vote. PATRON RESPONSE None RECOGNITIONS Mr. Kaufman, principal at NLE reported that a small organ valued at S2OO had been received from Carolyn Johnson, of

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LaPorte. A SSOO donation was received from the Treasure Chest, in North Liberty. The money is to be used as an emergency fund for the children at the school. Mr. Kaufman expressed thanks for both donations. Mrs. Lightfoot, principal at WES, recognized Dan Hutton for his donation of a large portion of time to enhance the gym walls with graphics. Mrs. Laizure and Patty Anspaugh were thanked for their volunteer work during the recent outbreak of head lice. Mr. Reese, principal at Urey Middle School, announced that the dedication of the building is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 20, at 2:00 p.m. with an open house to follow. The community is invited to attend. The UMS athletic department recognized and thanked the Falcon 500 Club for their most recent donations totaling $690. A motion was made by Gensinger, seconded by Anderson to approve the donations. REPORTS 1. Elec. Utility Bills Kathryn Chrapliwy, Walkerton Clerk-Treasurer, explained to the Board the methods used in calculating the electric bills for WES, Urey & JGHS. She explained that the three buildings are on a demand meter for which the schools receive a special rate compared to a straight commercial rate. She explained the power factor must be 95 percent or better of the demand rate or a penalty is applied. She explained how the penalty is calculated and provided information to the Board showing the power factor ranged from the upper 70 percents to the lower 90 percents of the demand rate. In response to questions, Mrs. Chrapliwy will provide information on the cost of the penalties over the past 12 months. The Board expressed appreciation to Mrs. Chrapliwy for taking time

to explain the methods used in calculating the electric utilities for the schools in Walkerton. NEW BUSINESS 1 Resignations a. Amy Strong, NLES, 6th grade cheer coach b. Scott Richie, JGHS, assistant varsity baseball coach c. Jay Watkins, UMS, custodian d. LaDora Kronk, JGHS, pom-pon coach e. Greg Gratner, NLES, sth grade boys and girls basketball coach. Janice Ryan made a motion which was seconded by Tom McCormick, to approve the resignations as listed which carried by a 7 to 0 vote. 2. Appointments a. Teresa Dennie, NLES, sth grade girls basketball coach b. Kay Gordon, JGHS, student council sponsor Vz position c. Eric Pressel, JGHS student council sponsor 14 position d. LaDora Kronk, JGHS pom-pon coach e. Heidi Erickson, UMS 7B volleyball coach f. Valerie Neilsen, JGHS part time cook Ben Smith made a motion, seconded by Ryan to approve the appointments as listed which carried on a 7 to 0 vote. 3. Approve Rosana Balmer’s request for three days unpaid leave A motion was made by McCormick, seconded by Schaeffer to approve the request from Rosana Balmer for three unpaid leave days. The motion was approved by a 7 to 0 vote. 4. Approve Transfer Tuition Request A motion was made by Ryan, seconded by McCormick, to approve the transfer tuition request from Nathan Morris to attend the 11th grade at JGHS. The motion was approved by a 7 to 0 vote. 5. Approve the following change orders in contracts A motion was made by Ryan, seconded by Schaeffer to approve change orders in the contract for Lee Company in the amount of $2,200.00 for changes in the cabinetry in the art room, and for Sprint Company in the amount of $8,334.87 for changes in wiring for datavoice and video. The motion was approved by a seven to zero vote. 6. Approve landscaping - proposals

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Supt McKee reviewed proposals received from Price Nursery, Wilson Nursery and West Landscaping for the landscaping of Urey Middle School. The proposals included landscaping for the amount of $20,000. By consensus, a committee was appointed consisting of Rob Keck, David Gensinger and Bob Schaeffer to review the proposals and make a recommendation to the Board. REPORTS 1. Supt. Report a. Lou Davis reported on the progress she and Cindy King are making on implementing the Edulog software for bus transportation. She indicated they have completed most of the tutorial program, the maps for the Corp, have been sent and student data will soon be ready for Edulog to incorporate into our transportation software. When this is complete, on site training will be conducted. Overall, things are progressing quite well. Aprreciation was expressed to Mrs. Lightfoot for a WES scheduling adjustment allowing Kari Whitmer to come part-time to the Supt. office and to Mrs. Whitmer for covering for Mrs. Davis during Edulog training. b. Fixed asset accounting and inventory control The Board received a report on fixed asset accounting and inventory control. Plans call for the purchase of inventory software that would be located on the mainframe computer and accessed by the buildings. Information was also being gathered on having an outside firm come in and conduct an inventory and appraisal of current assets. c. Financial Report on UMS construction The Board received a financial report on the UMS construction project which indicated the project will be completed within the proposed budget. d. JGHS Construction project update The Board was advised that the high school con-

struction project is for all practical purposed complete. An agreement was reached between the architect, contractor and corp, to modify the drainage from the east parking lot around the tennis courts to the retention pond. The corp, cost for this project will be less than $4,000. The modification appears to have solved the water runoff problem which was creating erosion and affecting the completion of the baseball diamond. The problem with cracking in the tennis courts is still under review by engineers. e. 1996-97 Enrollment The number of students enrolled in JG School Corp, for the 1996-97 school year is 1,789. This is a decline of 52 students from the 9596 year. The reason for the decline in enrollment following several years of growth is not known at this time. f. Internet Access update The Supt. reported on progress toward getting Internet access to the schools. The process is complicated by the fact that we are trying to access Internet with a system that will provide for both mainframe users as well as Macintosh computer users. Effort is still being made to provide community access to Internet. g. UMS Open HouseSunday, Oct. 20th, 1996 CONFERENCES The Board received a written report on conferences that had been approved and reports on conferences attended. NEXT MEETING The Board will meet in regular session at 7:30 p.m., on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at the JGHS. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9:03 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION The Board met in executive session for the purpose of discussing strategy with respect to the purchase of real property by the School Board. The executive session adjourned at 10:40 p.m.