LINTON-STOCKTON SCHOOL CORPORATION Executive Session June 18, 2012 The Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees met at 6:00 p.m. in the administration office, 801 First Street NE, Linton, Indiana 47441, 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. Bredeweg, Mr. Witty, Mr. Good and Mr. Karazsia were in attendance. Not in attendance: Mr. Preble and Mr. Gennicks BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES Ralph Witty John D. Preble Rodney Bredeweg Robert Good Frank Gennicks MINUTES FOR REGULAR BOARD MEETING June 18, 2012 The Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees met at 7:30 p.m. in the administration office, 801 First Street NE, Linton, Indiana 47441, to conduct a regular board meeting. Mr. Bredeweg called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. In attendance were the following board members: Mr. Rodney Bredeweg Mr. Ralph Witty Mr. Robert Good Also in attendance were Nathan Moore, Jeff Sparks, Kent Brewer, Charlie Karazsia, John Rowe, 5 patrons and one media representative. Not in attendance: Mr. John Preble and Mr. Frank Gennicks Approval of Minutes: Mr. Karazsia recommended the board approve the minutes for the May 21, 2012, regular board meeting and executive session. Mr. Witty made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Good seconded the motion.
Old Business: None New Business: Mr. Karazsia recommended the board approve the bond resolutions for the high school ECA treasurer, junior high ECA treasurer, director of food service, Jeanine Gardner as deputy treasurer and Carla Gambill as treasurer for the Linton-Stockton School Corporation. Mr. Good made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Witty seconded the motion. Mr. Karazsia recommended the board approve the resolution to seek authority to apply for an interest free loan from the state general fund to replace CPF money lost as set forth in HEA 1072. Mr. Good made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Bredeweg seconded the motion. Mr. Karazsia recommended the board approve the resolution authorizing purchases up to $50,000 by the superintendent or the treasurer without seeking prior approval from the board. Mr. Witty made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Good seconded the motion. Mr. Karazsia recommended the board approve the elementary, middle school and high school handbooks for the 2012/13 school year. Mr. Karazsia pointed out that in the high school handbook; under the grading section test retake procedure was removed leaving it up to the discretion of the individual teachers. Mr. Karazsia stated that there have been no changes to policy regarding summative/formative. Mr. Stalcup, with the Greene County Daily World questioned if there were any changes made to the grading scale. In response, Mr. Karazsia stated that the grading scale will remain the same and before any changes would be made to
the grading scale a K-12 committee needs to be formed and re-evaluate the current scale. Mr. Karazsia stated that the change to the test retakes policy was re-evaluated and it was determined to be restrictive to the teachers and did not benefit the students. Mr. Good made a motion to approve the Mr. Karazsia recommended the board approve the adoption of the textbook for the Introduction to Technology class. Mr. Witty made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Bredeweg seconded the motion. Mr. Karazsia concurred with Mrs. Kathy Thompson and recommended the board approve the increase in prices for breakfast from $1.25 to $1.40; lunch from $2.25 to $2.50 and milk from.30cents to.40cents. Mr. Witty made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Good seconded the motion. Mr. Karazsia recommended the board hold the reorganization meeting on July 11, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. and in addition change the date of the July regular board meeting to July 23, 2012 at 7:30 p.m., both held in the administration office. In order to be in compliance with the law the board has to reorganize by July 15, 2012. Mr. Good made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Witty seconded the motion. Mr. Karazsia recommended the board approve the technology contract with ACI Voice and Data Solutions (Adler Computing) effective July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. The amount of the
contract has not changed from last year. Mr. Witty made a motion to approve the Superintendent s Report: Mr. Karazsia stated that the Coca-Cola contract is will expire at the end of June and we just recently received the new contract from them. I feel that we need to receive proposals from other companies prior to renewing with Coca-Cola. If a decision is not made prior to the expiration of the current contract Coca-Cola indicated that we can continue under the old contract until a decision is made. Personnel: Resignation: Mr. Karazsia recommended the board accept the resignation of Mike Perigo as a member of the school improvement committee effective immediately. Mr. Good made a motion to approve the Employment: Mr. Karazsia stated that interviews have been conducted by both he and Mr. Brewer for the elementary teaching position and they currently do not have a recommendation. Mr. Karazsia recommended the board table the decision at this time. Mr. Witty made a motion to approve the Mr. Karazsia concurred with Nathan Moore and recommended the board approve Nichole Daluga-Guenther as the high school guidance counselor beginning with the 2012/13 school year. Mr. Good made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Witty seconded the motion.
Mr. Karazsia presented the board with information regarding the administrative contracts and the contract for the administrative assistant for athletics and discipline. All the administrators are currently under contract and no changes to the contracts or increases are being made so no action is needed. Mr. Karazsia concurred with Mr. Sparks and Mr. Charlie Karazsia and recommended the board approve Julie Walker as the 8 th grade volleyball coach and Danielle Feltner and Dara Pilant as the 7 th grade volleyball coaches for the 2012/13 school year. Mr. Witty made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Good seconded the motion. Mr. Karazsia concurred with Mr. Sparks and Mr. Charlie Karazsia and recommended the board approve Kelly Lannan as a middle school volunteer cheer sponsor for the 2012/13 school year. Mr. Good made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Bredeweg seconded the motion. Mr. Karazsia concurred with Mr. Moore and Mr. Charlie Karazsia and recommended the board approve Tony Russell as a high school volunteer football coach for the 2012/13 school year. Mr. Witty made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Good seconded the motion. Mr. Karazsia recommended the board give him permission to hire for any position that may open prior to the beginning of school. This of course would happen only after posting the position and sharing the information with the board. Mr. Good made a motion to approve the
Claims and Financial Report: Mr. Karazsia recommended the board approve claims #150; #1078-1081; 15566-15575; #15577-15691 and financial reports as presented. Mr. Bredeweg made a motion to approve the recommendation and Mr. Good seconded the motion. Miscellaneous: None Patron Comments: None Principal/Superintendent/Board Comments: Mr. Karazsia recognized everyone s hard work on moving the classrooms and the replacement of the kitchen ceiling in the elementary. Mr. Karazsia stated that we always want to do what is best for the students and the administrators would like to work with a K-12 committee and review all the options regarding the grading scale. Mr. Karazsia stated that the school is open for the July 4 th parade and welcomes everyone. Mr. Karazsia stated the coaches orientation meeting as been scheduled for July 2 nd with plans of having another meeting prior to the beginning of school. Mr. Brewer stated that summer work is going well and the custodians have most of the classrooms moved and the ceiling in the kitchen looks really nice. Mr. Sparks stated that the floor in the new agriculture room will be laid in one week and the 6 th grade classrooms are in place. The gym floors will be done the 1 st of July. Mr. Moore thanked everyone for their hard work in cleaning the building and preparing for the next school year. He stated that summer school is going well and have 30+ students participating and the RISE evaluation for teachers will be held in a few days. Mr. Moore congratulated Nicki Daluga-Guenther on being hired as the guidance counselor and thanked the board for hiring her. Mr. Charlie Karazsia stated that the weight room move has gone well other that a couple of
issues with the floor and two different rooms are being used. The spring sports have finished with both the baseball team and golf team winning sectionals. Mr. Karazsia recognized four students who went to the state finals in their respective sports, Micaela Hazlewood track; Grant Stamm track; Kent Helton track and Clayton French golf. The coaching classes are going into effect with some coaches having already completed the requirements. Summer camps have begun along with hosting a basketball tournament soon. Mr. Good wished everyone a happy July 4th. Mr. Witty also wished everyone a happy July 4th and appreciates everyone s hard work in getting the classrooms moved. Mr. Bredeweg wished everyone a happy July 4th. There being no further business, Mr. Bredeweg adjourned the meeting at 8:00 p.m. BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES Ralph Witty John D. Preble Rodney Bredeweg Robert Good Frank Gennicks