LINTON-STOCKTON SCHOOL CORPORATION Executive Session October 15, 2012 The Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees met at 6:00 p.m. in the Education Center, 801 Northeast First Street, Linton, Indiana 47441, to conduct an executive session to discuss personnel pursuant to I.C. 5-14-1.5/6, 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(4). No subject matter was discussed in the executive session other than the subject matter specified in the public notice. Mr. Gennicks, Mr. Good, Mr. Witty, Mr. Bredeweg and Mr. Preble were in attendance. BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES Ralph Witty John D. Preble Rodney Bredeweg Robert Good Frank Gennicks MINUTES FOR REGULAR BOARD MEETING October 15, 2012 The Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees met at 7:30 p.m. in the Education Center, 801 Northeast First Street, Linton, Indiana 47441, to conduct a regular board meeting. Mr. Bredeweg called the meeting to order at 7:32 p.m. In attendance were the following board members: Mr. Frank Gennicks Mr. Robert Good Mr. Ralph Witty Mr. Rodney Bredeweg Mr. John Preble Others in attendance were Nathan Moore, Jeff Sparks, Mike Hayden, Carla Gambill, John Rowe, 3 patrons, Nick Karazsia and one media representative. Approval of Minutes: Mr. Karazsia recommended the board approve the minutes from the September 17, 2012 budget adoption/regular board meeting. Mr. Preble made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Gennicks seconded the motion.
Old Business: None New Business: Mr. Karazsia recommended the board approve the donation from Greene County General Hospital of all popcorn and popcorn bags for the concession stands for the 2012/13 school year. Mr. Witty made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Preble seconded the motion. Mr. Karazsia recommended the board approve the resolution to transfer Capital Projects Fund to the Construction Fund. This resolution will allow the school corporation to transfer up to $250,000 from the Capital Projects Fund to the Construction Fund to pay those expenses requiring payment prior to receiving bond proceeds and to repay that amount to the Capital Projects Fund when the bond proceeds are received by the school corporation. Mr. Preble made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Witty seconded the motion. Superintendent s Report: Mr. Karazsia turned the meeting over to Mr. Bredeweg for a presentation. Mr. Bredeweg stated on behalf of the Linton-Stockton School board of trustees he would like to congratulate Cody Kocher with a plaque honoring his accomplishment in receiving a perfect score on the math portion of the SAT. Mr. Karazsia stated that everyone is very proud of him and encouraged him to keep up the good work. Mr. Karazsia introduced Mr. Hayden for the language arts presentation. Mr.
Hayden gave an overview of what each of the classes are doing in their individual grade levels. He stated that keeping up with the state standards and the federal standards are challenging but with having Mrs. Herman over see this helps tremendously. The use of technology in the language arts department is continuing to grow. Mr. Hayden demonstrated how you are now able to download an article from the newspaper and transfer it to your electronic device. Integrating technology into textbooks is something that appears to be the way to go in the future. Mr. Preble questioned if we have an AP class in the language arts department yet and how do the teachers feel about cursive writing. Mr. Moore responded to the AP question and stated that this year English 9 honors was added, next year add English 10 honors and then following through the next couple of years with the other class levels. In regards to using cursive writing Mr. Hayden stated that in his class they type most of their papers, but in his opinion feels most would like to keep it. Personnel: Rescind/Leave Request: Mr. Karazsia recommended the board rescind the hiring of Amy Wadhwan as a musical director for the 2012/13 school year. Mr. Gennicks made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Preble seconded the motion. Mr. Karazsia recommended the board approve the maternity leave request from Kimberly Hill beginning on October 29, 2012 and continuing for a 12 week period with an expected return date of February 5, 2013. Mr. Good made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Witty seconded the motion. Employment: Mr. Karazsia concurred with Mr. Sparks and recommended the board approve Cara Graves as the middle school media assistant and part time teacher
effective October 15, 2012. Mr. Preble made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Good seconded the motion. Mr. Karazsia concurred with Mr. Charlie Karazsia, Mr. Berns, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Sparks, and Mr. Moore and recommended the following as girls basketball coaches for the 2012/13 school year: Brock Thuis 8 th grade coach Gretchen Bland 5 th grade coach Chrystal Salesman 6 th grade coach Olivia Robison 5 th /6 th grades volunteer coach Kristen Riggleman 5 th /6 th grades volunteer coach Tim Meek elementary/middle school/high school volunteer coach Jason Shafford elementary/middle school/high school volunteer coach Derek Bradbury middle school volunteer coach Aaron Lynn high school volunteer coach Mr. Good made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Witty seconded the motion. Mr. Karazsia concurred with Mr. Charlie Karazsia and Mr. Sparks and recommended Hannah Gennicks as a volunteer girls basketball coach for the 2012/13 school year. Mr. Witty made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Preble seconded the motion. AYE: Good, Witty, Bredeweg, Preble Abstain: Gennicks
Mr. Karazsia recommended the board remove Item G from the agenda. Mr. Witty made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Bredeweg seconded the motion. Claims and Financial Report: Mr. Karazsia recommended the board approve the claims #1094-1099: #15889-15890; #15970-15975; #15983-15984; #15986-16100 and financial report for the month. Mr. Preble made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Gennicks seconded the motion. Miscellaneous: Mr. Karazsia stated that we have received the bids for the Guaranteed Energy Savings project in the elementary. Mr. Karazsia recommended the board have an executive session on Thursday, October 18, 2012 beginning at 6:00 p.m. Mr. Preble made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Bredeweg seconded the motion. Patron Comments: None
Principal/Superintendent/Board Comments: Mr. Karazsia congratulated Cody Kocher and his parents for a job well done and appreciate his hard work. He also thanked Mr. Hayden for his language arts presentation. Mr. Moore congratulated Cody Kocher on his accomplishment of scoring a perfect score on his math SAT and he thanked Mr. Hayden for coming to the board meeting and presenting information on the language arts department. Mr. Sparks congratulated Cody Kocher and thanked Mr. Hayden for coming to the board meeting and representing the language arts department. Mr. Gennicks congratulated Cody Kocher and thanked Mr. Hayden for coming to the board meeting. Mr. Preble congratulated Cody Kocher on his accomplishment and thanked Mr. Hayden for the information that he shared and appreciated him being at the board meeting. Mr. Witty congratulated Cody Kocher and his parents. He also thanked Mr. Hayden for his presentation. Mr. Witty congratulated the football team, fans, and students for representing the community well at Lucas Oil. Mr. Good congratulated Cody Kocher and encouraged him to continue his hard work. He thanked Mr. Hayden for his presentation. Mr. Bredeweg congratulated Cody Kocher and thanked his parents for attending the board meeting. He thanked Mr. Hayden for attending the board meeting and for his presentation. Mr. Bredeweg congratulated the football team and encouraged everyone to support the volleyball team at the sectional. There being no further business, Mr. Bredeweg adjourned the meeting at 7:58 p.m. BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES Ralph Witty John D. Preble Rodney Bredeweg Robert Good Frank Gennicks