1. CALL TO ORDER MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES EAST NOBLE SCHOOL CORPORATION WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2015 The Board of School Trustees met in regular session at 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at the Central Office. Mr. Beall called the meeting to order with Dr. Holliday, Mrs. Babcock, Mr. Lutter, Mr. Desper, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Wicker present. Mrs. Linson, Superintendent, Dr. Lamon, Assistant Superintendent, Mr. Leitch, Business Manager, and Mrs. Wright, meeting recorder, were also present. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. INTRODUCE CITIZENS Mr. Beall asked the following citizens to introduce themselves: Linda Zabona-Wooster, Dave Pine, John Dixon, Karen Gandy, Michael Wagner, Heather Green, Josh Buhro, Jim Swartzlander, Andy Deming, Lindsay Bentz, Nancy Bodeker, Jo Smith, Matt Kelty, Mike Shultz, and Dennis Nartker. 4. COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS None 5. BUSINESS: A. Oath of Office Linda Zabona-Wooster, of Emerick, Diggins & Zabona, PC, administered the Oath of Office to re-elected Board of Trustee member John Wicker. Newly elected members David Desper and Brent Durbin, and re-elected member Barbara Babcock were sworn in at the Noble County Court House at a previous time. B. Action on Reorganization of Board of Trustees unanimously to elect Mrs. Babcock as School Board of Trustees President for 2015. Following a motion by Mrs. Babcock, and seconded by Mr. Desper, the Board voted unanimously to elect Mr. Beall as School Board of Trustees Vice-President for 2015. Following a motion by Mrs. Babcock, and seconded by Mr. Wicker, the Board voted unanimously to elect Dr. Holliday as School Board of Trustees Secretary for 2015.
Page 2 C. Action on Board Members Compensation Following a motion by Mr. Desper, and seconded by Dr. Holliday, the Board voted unanimously to approve the Board base salaries remain at $2,000 per year with an additional $25 per diem for the regular meetings along with the current additional stipend for special meetings at $62 per day and $31 per half-day. D. Action on Conflict of Interest Forms unanimously to approve the following conflict of interest forms: Barbara Babcock due to her employment at the School Corporation s designated depository, David Desper due to his daughter s employment as a teacher at East Noble High School and his employment as a substitute teacher and/or sports official for the School Corporation, and Dexter Lutter due to his spouse s employment as a bus driver with the School Corporation. Mr. Desper stated that he has removed his name from the Region 8 Subservice and will only be available as a volunteer to substitute teach or officiate for the corporation. E. Action to Appoint Treasurer and Deputy Treasurer unanimously to approve Mr. Brian Leitch as the corporation treasurer and Mrs. Mary Casselman as the deputy treasurer for 2015. F. Action on Appointment of ENSC Attorney unanimously to re-appoint Mr. Daniel F. Diggins of Emerick, Diggins & Zabona, PC as the East Noble School Corporation attorney for 2015. G. Action on Designation of Newspaper for Publication unanimously to approve the News-Sun as the newspaper for required legal publications for 2015. H. Action on Board of Finance unanimously to approve the recommendation made by Superintendent Ann Linson to designate the entire School Board of Trustees as the East Noble School Corporation Board of Finance for 2015.
Page 3 I. Action on Designation of Depository Following a motion by Mr. Lutter, and seconded by Mr. Desper, the Board voted 5-1-1, with Mr. Wicker voting against the motion and Mrs. Babcock abstaining, to approve the Campbell & Fetter Bank as the depository of funds for the East Noble School Corporation. J. Action on End-of Year Account Transfers unanimously to approve the end-of-year account transfers to close out the 2014 budget as required by the State Board of Accounts. K. Action to Establish Financial Goals unanimously to establish financial goals as follows: "With strong and responsible fiscal management currently established, East Noble School Corporation shall maintain the current levels between the expenditures for the student instruction expenditure categories and other expenditure categories as described in IC 21-10-3-4 for the next fiscal year." L. Action on Rainy Day Fund Transfer unanimously to transfer $19,919.44 from the Bus Replacement Fund to the Rainy Day Fund. 6. MINUTES OF DECEMBER 17, 2014 unanimously to approve the minutes of the December 17, 2014 meeting as presented. 7. CLAIMS OF DECEMBER 29, 2014 unanimously to approve the following claims for December 29, 2014: Handwritten checks #34966 - #34998, dated 12/12/14 12/29/14 in the amount of $ 3,027,026.09 Checks #34999 - #35090, dated 12/29/14 in the amount of $ 169,770.70 Self-Insurance Fund checks #2229 - #2230, dated 12/15/14 12/23/14 in the amount of $ 122,800.89 Grand Total: $ 3,319,597.68
Page 4 8. PERSONNEL A. Resignations/Retirements/Terminations Following a motion by Dr. Holliday, and seconded by Mr. Lutter, the Board voted unanimously to accept the resignation of Robert Weber as English Language teacher at South Side and Rome City Elementary Schools effective January 13, 2015. B. Reassignments None C. New Hires Following a motion by Mr. Beall, and seconded by Mr. Desper, the Board voted unanimously to approve the following new hires (Pending completion of the required Expanded Criminal Background Screening): Melissa Gudewicz as a food service assistant at North Side Elementary School effective January 12, 2015. Also, the following ECA positions: Scott Speheger as assistant boys tennis coach for the 2015/2016 season, and Aaron Edwards as assistant girls tennis coach at East Noble High School for the 2014/2015 season; and Faith Erexson as swim coach, Sam Housholder as head wrestling coach, and Chad Honaker as assistant wrestling coach at East Noble Middle School for the 2014/2015 season. D. Leave Requests unanimously to approve an unpaid medical leave of absence for Erin Garl, sixth grade teacher at Avilla Elementary School, beginning January 5 through February 2, 2015. 9. INSTRUCTION: A. Goal 1: Action on SSES Trip Request unanimously to approve a trip request made by South Side Elementary School Counselor Lindsay Bentz, and sixth grade teachers Janelle Owens and Amanda Juillerat to take sixth grade students to visit Western Michigan University on March 18, 2015. 10. LATE ITEMS Appointment to the Kendallville Park Department Board Following a motion by Mr. Wicker, and seconded by Mr. Lutter, the Board voted unanimously to appoint Mr. David Desper as the East Noble School Corporation representative on the Kendallville Park Department Board.
Page 5 Appointment to the Common Construction Wage Committee Business manager, Brian Leitch, stated that as the corporation moves forward with the high school mechanical upgrades, the next step will be to hold the Common Construction Wage Hearing and appoint two members to the committee. This Hearing is scheduled for January 20, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at the Noble County Public Library. Following a motion by Mr. Lutter, and seconded by Mr. Wicker, the Board voted unanimously to appoint Superintendent Linson as representative for the East Noble School Corporation, and Mr. Craig Ream as representative for the tax payers in the district to the committee. Also, the Noble County Commissioners have appointed Mr. Seth Tipton to the committee. Mr. Leitch also announced that a Public Hearing on the project will be on the agenda for the January 28, 2015 School Board meeting being held at East Noble High School beginning at 6:00 p.m. 11. COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD Mr. Lutter, and the Board, thanked Mr. Desper for volunteering his time to the corporation through substitute teaching and ECA officiating at the high school. Mr. Beall shared that it has been a privilege and an honor to serve as Board president these past two years and looks forward to another term on the school board. KPC Media, Inc. News Sun reporter, Dennis Nartker, announced that he had just received notification that East Noble High School senior Dezaray Barr is the recipient of a $22,000 Horatio Alger National Scholarship, one of the nation s largest privately funded needbased financial aid programs. 12. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Board, Mrs. Babcock adjourned the meeting at 6:28 p.m. The Board met for a Work Session following the regular meeting with an Executive Session immediately following to discuss personnel per I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1 (2), (5). The next Regular Board Meeting will be Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at the East Noble High School beginning at 6:00 p.m. Barbara Babcock, President Dr. David Holliday, Secretary