SPENCER-OWEN COMMUNITY SCHOOL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING July 13, 2016 Central Office Mike Wells Memorial Board Room 11:00 A.M. Executive Session 12:00 P.M. Regular Board Meeting The Spencer-Owen Community Schools Board of Trustees met on, Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. for an Executive Session and at 12:00 p.m. for a School Board Meeting. They met at Central Office, in the Mike Wells Memorial Board Room, 205 East Hillside Avenue, Spencer Indiana, 47460. Executive Session (Closed to the public) IC 5-14-1.5-6.1 (b) (9) To discuss a job performance evaluation of individual employees School Board Meeting (Open to the public) Members Present: Amber Willen Sonia Brinson Kevin Cooper Larry Hight Jack White Members Absent: Rick Smeltzer Brian Mauder 1.0 Organization 1.1 Opening (All items open to public comment.) President Cooper opened the meeting at 12:12 p.m. No comments were heard. President Cooper gave a voluntary prayer. 1.2 Consider approval of the June 9, 2016, School Board Work Session and Meeting Minutes. Mr. Hight made a motion to approve the minutes. Mrs. Brinson 1.3 Consider approval of claims. Mrs. Brinson made a motion to approve claims. Mr. White
2.0 Personnel 2.1 Retirements Dr. Briggs, Superintendent, requested the board to approve the retirement of Vangie Glass, Kindergarten Teacher, at Spencer Elementary School. (#11410) Mrs. Willen made a motion to approve. Mr. Hight 2.2 Resignation Dr. Briggs requested the board to rescind Jennifer Livingston s, Letter of Resignation. (#11536) Mr. White made a motion to approve. Mrs. Brinson (For Informational Purposes Only.) Dr. Briggs informed the board of the following resignation: Casey Smith, Severe/Moderate Instructional Assistant at McCormick s Creek Elementary School. (#13006) 2.3 Graduation Coach Dr. Briggs requested the board to approve adding a Graduation Coach position at Owen Valley High School (Grant funded). Mr. White made a motion to approve. Mrs. Willen 2.4 Leave Dr. Briggs requested the board to approve the following leaves: A twelve-week Family Medical Leave for Mary Wampler, Music Teacher/Library Assistant at GES. (#11218/12205) A twelve-week Family Medical Leave for John Watt, Maintenance. (#12637) Mr. Hight made a motion to approve. Mr. White seconded it. Motion carried 5-0.
2.5 Employment Dr. Briggs requested the board to approve hiring Tina Hammond as a twenty-nine hour Custodian at McCormick s Creek Elementary School. (#12835) Mr. White made a motion to approve. Mrs. Willen 3.0 Business 3.1 Contracts The board took the next three items together. Dr. Briggs requested the board to approve the following: Ratifying Athletic Trainer Coach Contract with Athletico. Renewal of the Aramark Contract. Discontinuing our contract with AdvancEd. Mr. Hight made a motion to approve the requests. Mrs. Brinson seconded it. Motion carried 5-0. (Copy of Athletic Trainer Coach and Aramark Contracts included in the minutes.) Dr. Briggs requested the board to approve Timber Consulting Agreement with Brad Wilson, pending review by School Attorney. I will bring it before the board on July 28, 2016 to ratify but this way we can get started as soon as the School Attorney s finish reviewing the agreement. Mrs. Brinson made a motion to approve. Mr. Hight 3.2 Update on Projects Dr. Briggs requested the board to accept the proposal for replacing the Gosport Elementary School Gymnasium Roof from Pell Roofing for the amount of $53,868.00. Mr. Hight made a motion to approve. Mrs. Willen (Copy of proposal included in minutes. Mr. Scott Stenftenagal gave a progress report on the current projects. (Copy of projects included in the minutes.)
3.3 Field Trips Mr. Beeman, Curriculum Director, requested the board to approve the following field trips: An out of state field trip for Owen Valley High School AFJROTC to the National Museum of US Airforce, in Dayton Ohio on September 21, 2016. An overnight field trip for Owen Valley High School FFA to attend the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis Indiana on October 19-21, 2016. Mrs. Willen made a motion to approve the requests. Mrs. Brinson seconded it. Motion carried. 5-0. 3.4 Policies Dr. Briggs requested the board to have the second reading and approval of the following policies: 6111 Internal Control Standards and Procedures 5840 Criminal Organizations and Criminal Organization Activity. Mr. Hight made a motion to waive the reading. Mr. White seconded it. Motion carried 5-0. Mrs. Brinson made a motion to approve the policies. Mr. Hight Dr. Briggs requested the board too have the first reading of the following policies: 1521 Personal Background Checks and Mandatory Reporting of Convictions and Arrest. 1543 Non-Renewal of Administrative Contracts 5111 Determination of Legal Settlement and Eligibility for Enrollment of Students without Legal Settlement in the Corporation. 8121 Personal Background Check-Contracted Services 8330 Student Records 8470 Registered Sex or Violent Offenders Mrs. Willen made a motion to waive the reading of the policies. Mr. Hight
3.5 Donation Dr. Briggs requested the board to approve a monetary donation from Boston Scientific to Owen Valley High School SeaPerch Team. Mrs. Brinson made a motion to approve. Mr. White seconded it. Motion carried 5-0. 4.0 Comments Board and Administrative comments were heard. Mr. Hight made a motion to adjourn. Mrs. Willen Meeting ended at 12:38 p.m. The board remained at the table to hear patron comments. No comments were heard. As a matter of record July 28, 2016.