20015-08-31 Minutes

EXECUTIVE SESSION

The Northwest Allen County Board of School Trustees met in executive session on Monday, August 31, 2015, at 6:00 p.m. in the Central Office Board Room. Members present: Ron Felger, Kent Somers, John Hilger and Liz Hathaway. Paul Sloffer was absent. Also present: Chris Himsel, Gloria Shamanoff, and Bill Mallers.

I.C. 5-15-1.5-6.1(b) 2 (A): For discussion of strategy with respect to collective bargaining.

Mr. Himsel presented information regarding collective bargaining.

Meeting adjourned 7:00 p.m.

The undersigned certify that no other subject matter of business was discussed in the executive session other than the subject matter of business specified in the public notice of the executive session.

Board President Board Secretary

REGULAR MEETING

The Northwest Allen County Board of School Trustees met in regular session on Monday, August 31, 2015 at

7:00 p.m. in the Central Office Board Room. Members present: Ron Felger, Kent Somers, John Hilger and Liz Hathaway. Paul Sloffer was absent. Also present: Chris Himsel, Gloria Shamanoff, Bill Mallers, Lisa Harris, staff, parents, patrons and a reporter.

Motions herewith mentioned are unanimous unless otherwise stated.

President Ron Felger called the meeting to order. Motion to approve the minutes of the August 10, 2015 regular meeting and executive session as presented by John Hilger; seconded by Liz Hathaway. Motion carried.

PERSONNEL/COMMUNICATIONS

A. RESIGNATIONSSam Ashton, Carroll High Mower, resigned as of 8/31/15. Virginia Corby, Speech Language Therapist, resigned 1 day/week as of 7/17/15. Janet Evans, Cedar Canyon Instructional Asst., resigned classroom hours as of 8/19/15. Lonnie Heck, Carroll High Teacher, resigned as of 8/28/15. Sharon Knox, Hickory Center Instructional Assistant, resigned lunch/recess as of 8/11/15. Sarah Nelson, Carroll High Food Service Assistant, resigned as of 8/5/15.

Kelly O'Neil, Huntertown Instructional Assistant, resigned 2 hours as of 8/31/15. Joyce Rupert, Carroll Middle Custodian, resigned as of 8/28/15. Tina Williams, Eel River Food Service Assistant, resigned as of 7/25/15.

B. LEAVE OF ABSENCE REQUESTSRecommended the following:

NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	LEAVE DATES
Christina Baloski	Eel River	Teacher	8/12/15-10/11/15
Cindy Bermes	Carroll High	Custodian	8/31/15-10/4/15
Jim Fortman	Transportation	Bus Driver	10/23-28/15
Kelsey Guthrie	Eel River	Teacher	11/2/15-12/17/15
Chris Meihls	Transportation	Bus Driver	8/24-28/15
Elizabeth O'Connor	Eel River	Teacher	10/22-29/15
Matt Ousley	Maple Creek	Teacher	11/9-13/15
Natalie Zehr	Transportation	Bus Driver	12/14-17/15

C. PERMISSION TO POST/HIRE Requested permission to post/hire the following: Eel River - Instructional Assistant SE 5 hours/day (special ed. grant). Eel River - Instructional Assistant SE additional 1.25 hours/day (general fund). Hickory Center - 2 Instructional Assistants SE additional 1 hour/day each (general fund). Huntertown - Education Interpreter additional .25 hour/day (special ed. grant). Carroll High - Educational Interpreter additional .25 hour/day (special ed. grant). Carroll High - 2 Instructional Assistants Library additional 1.5 hours/day each. Carroll 9^th - Instructional Assistant SE additional 1 hour/day (general fund)

Motion to approve items A-C by Kent Somers; seconded by Liz Hathaway. Motion carried.

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D. CERTIFIED RECOMMENDATIONS Recommended the following:

NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION
Darlene Lankenau	Carroll High	Spanish Teacher Retroactive beginning 8/31/15
Jennifer Ndlovu	Carroll High	Spanish Teacher Effective 1/5/16
Sarah Stevens	Hickory Center	Kindergarten Teacher Effective 9/1/15
Krystan Richter	Cedar Canyon	Long-term Substitute Teacher Retroactive beginning 8/17/15-1/4/16

Recommended Bryan Koehlinger be returned to Carroll Middle classroom teacher, 184 days/year, retroactive beginning 8/11/15.

E. EMERITUS RECOMMENDATION Recommended that NACS contract with Richard Vorick to continue to serve in an Emeritus position to work with all of our new elementary teachers by providing professional development and feedback on their teaching to complement the support provided by the teacher's building principal, provide professional development to any NACS teacher or school interested in additional C.L.A.S.S. training, mentoring teachers who have been notified of performance deficiencies and placed on an improvement plan, assist our principals in observing and evaluating teachers (particularly in those situations where a multiple opinions are needed), and leading the process of developing a curriculum for a pilot pre-school program (in light of potential changes to pre-school funding, we need to be prepared to offer pre-school opportunities that align with our kindergarten curriculum for children in need of such services). This position shall be compensated at an hourly rate to equal 75% of the daily/hourly rate at the time of his retirement and not to exceed 360 total hours during the course of the 2015-16 school year.

F. CLASSIFIED RECOMMENDATIONS Recommended the following:

NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION
Sam Ashton	Carroll High	TRANSFER to Custodian 2^nd Shift additional 4 hours/day total 8 hours/day, 12 months/year Effective 9/1/15
Nicole Beuchel	Carroll High	Instructional Assistant SE 5 hours/day Effective 9/1/15
Megan Beyler	Oak View	TRANSFER to Carroll High Custodian 2^ND Shift 8 hours/day 12 months/year Effective 9/1/15
Doug Bultemeyer	Transportation	Bus Driver Carroll High and Hickory Center Routes Effective 9/1/15
Wendy Burchett	Oak View	Instructional Assistant Classroom 1 hour/day Effective 9/1/15
Jourdan Eastling	Technology	Technology Specialist 8 hours/day, 192 days/year Effective 9/8/15
Jennifer Engelsrud	Eel River	Instructional Assistant Lunch/Recess additional .25 hour/day total 2 hours/day Effective 9/1/15
Linda Fortney	Hickory Center	Instructional Assistant Lunch/Recess 2 hours/day Effective 9/1/15
Maria Geese	Eel River	Instructional Assistant Lunch/Recess additional .25 hour/day total 2 hours/day Effective 9/1/15
Peggy Gerardot	Carroll High	Instructional Assistant Library 5 hours/day Effective 9/1/15
Jennifer Harning	Carroll High	Food Service Assistant 3 hours/day Effective 9/1/15
Gwen Hatfield	Carroll High	Instructional Assistant Library 5 hours/day Effective 9/1/15
Nicole Holt	Hickory Center	Food Service Assistant 3.75 hours/day Effective 9/1/15
Kelsey Houser	Transportation	Bus Driver Carroll High Route Effective 9/1/15
Sheri Kautz	Carroll High	TRANSFER to Food Service Assistant 3.75 hours/day Effective 9/1/15
Deb Langin	Carroll 9^th	TRANSFER to Custodian 2^nd Shift 8 hours/day, 12 months/year Effective 9/1/15
Amanda Langston	Transportation	Bus Driver Carroll High, Carroll Middle and Oak View Routes Effective 9/1/15
Amy Lawson	Huntertown	Instructional Assistant Classroom 3 hours/day Effective 9/1/15
Brenda Loy	Carroll 9^th	TRANSFER to Custodian 1^st Shift 8 hours/day, 12 months/year Effective 9/1/15
Laurie Myers	Carroll Middle	Food Service Assistant 4.25 hours/day Effective 9/1/15
Tara Parker	Carroll High	TRANSFER to Food Service Assistant 4 hours/day Effective 9/1/15
Bette Ransdell	Perry Hill	TRANSFER to Custodian 2^nd Shift 8 hours/day, 12 months/year
Rita Reinking	Eel River	Instructional Assistant Lunch/Recess additional .25 hour/day total 2 hours/day Effective 9/1/15
Michelle Sanchez	Carroll 9^th	Food Service Assistant 3 hours/day Effective 9/1/15
Debbie Sanderson	Eel River	Instructional Assistant Lunch/Recess additional .25 hour/day total 2 hours/day Effective 9/1/15
Tricia Stiver	Carroll High	Instructional Assistant 4 hours/day Effective 9/1/15
Karen Stromberg	Carroll High	TRANSFER to Food Service Assistant 5.75 hours/day Effective 9/1/15
Barbara Wearley	Huntertown	Instructional Assistant Classroom 1 hour/day Effective 9/1/15
Sheri West	Hickory Center	TRANSFER to Corporation Nurse 7 hours/day, 189 days/year Effective 9/1/15

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G. HOMEBOUND INSTRUCTION Requested the following:#15-01, Maple Creek Student, at a maximum of 4 hours/week, beginning 9/1/15-5/27/16. Teacher assignment: Rhonda Swihart; Tammy Etter and Michele Scott. #15-02, Eel River Student, at a maximum of 1 hour/week, beginning 8/19/15-11/12/15. Teacher assignment: Sarah Bennett. #15-03, Huntertown Student, as a maximum of 1 hour/week, beginning 8/31/15-12/17/15. Teacher assignment: Sherry Fretz.

H. EXTRACURRICULAR RESIGNATION Lonnie Heck, Carroll High Foreign Language Department Chair, resigned as of 8/28/15.

I. EXTRACURRICULAR RECOMMENDATIONS

Recommended the following for the 2015-16 school year:

NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION
Amy Cox	Carroll High	Foreign Language Department Chair 46%
Megan Fizer	Maple Creek	REVISED Head Cheerleading 68%
Tiffany Flemming	Maple Creek	8^th Grade Head Basketball (F)
Kim Ginder	Maple Creek	7^th Grade Volleyball
Austin Harrison	Maple Creek	8^th Grade Head Basketball (M)
Barb Kiplinger	Carroll High	Foreign Language Department Chair 46%
Rebecca Moore	Maple Creek	Team Leader (8-2)
Lindsey Noll	Maple Creek	7^th Grade Head Basketball (F)
Cassie Wolfe	Carroll High	Head Softball

Motion to approve items D-I by John Hilger; seconded by Liz Hathaway. Motion carried.

J. TRAVEL REQUESTS Requested approval of the following:

EMPLOYEE	SCHOOL	DATE(S)	TOTAL AMT	FUND	PURPOSE
Diane Barton	Hickory Center	9/18/15	$ 105.00	Prof. Dev.	CLASS Student Ambassadors Teacher Training Goshen, IN
Brandon Basham	Carroll High	9/30/15 - 10/1/15	$ 242.00	Adm. Travel	Indiana School Safety Specialist Training Indianapolis, IN
Jennifer Bell	Cedar Canyon	11/20/15	$ 225.00	SE Grant	Expanding Expression Tool Workshop, Carmel, IN
Amanda Brown	Cedar Canyon	10/1/15	$ 35.00	Prof. Dev.	Conference on Youth, Fort Wayne, IN
Tonya Chastain	Hickory Center	9/18/15	$ 65.00	Prof. Dev.	CLASS Student Ambassadors Teacher Training Goshen, IN
Christine DeTurk	Hickory Center	9/18/15	$ 65.00	Prof. Dev.	CLASS Student Ambassadors Teacher Training Goshen, IN
Sam DiPrimio	Carroll High	9/30/15 - 10/1/15	$ 212.50	Adm. Travel	Indiana School Safety Advanced Training Indianapolis, IN
Denise Hayes	Hickory Center	9/18/15	$ 105.00	Prof. Dev.	CLASS Student Ambassadors Teacher Training Goshen, IN
Racheal Hill	Maple Creek	9/17/15	$ 192.00	Prof. Dev.	The Role of Speaking & Listening, Decatur, IN
Kate Johanningsmeier	Hickory Center	9/18/15	$ 70.00	Prof. Dev.	CLASS Student Ambassadors Teacher Training Goshen, IN
Kate Johanningsmeier	Hickory Center	9/30/15 - 10/1/15	$ 579.98	Adm. Travel	Indiana School Safety Specialist Academy Indianapolis, IN
Carter Jones	Maple Creek	9/30/15 - 10/1/15	$ 162.50	Adm. Travel	Indiana School Safety Advanced Training Indianapolis, IN
Ashley Kas	Carroll High	9/18/15	$ 399.00	Acad. Honors	AP-TIP IN Fall Conference, Indianapolis, IN
Jessica McClure	Hickory Center	9/18/15	$ 70.00	Prof. Dev.	CLASS Student Ambassadors Teacher Training Goshen, IN
Holly M. Miller	Maple Creek	9/17/15	$ 165.00	Prof. Dev.	The Role of Speaking & Listening, Decatur, IN
Kathleen Perfect	Arcola	9/30/15 - 10/1/15	$ 716.00	Adm. Travel	Indiana School Safety Advanced Training Indianapolis, IN
Casey Stansifer	Carroll High	11/24/15	$ 408.40	Acad. Honors	AP Language/Composition Workshop Indianapolis, IN
Casey Stansifer	Carroll High	3/10/16	$ 381.60	Acad. Honors	AP-TIP Mock Reading Workshop Indianapolis, IN
William Toler	Maple Creek	11/22/15- 11/24/15	$ 906.50	Adm. Travel	IN Association of School Principals Fall Conference, Indianapolis, IN
Jamie Wilkins	Oak View	9/30/15 - 10/1/15	$ 170.00	Adm. Travel	Indiana School Safety Advanced Training Indianapolis, IN

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K. FIELD TRIP REQUESTS Recommended the following:

SCHOOL/GROUP	DATE(S)	MODE	LOCATION
Hickory Center 5^th Grade	9/10/15	Charter Bus	Marengo Caves, Marengo, IN
Hickory Center 4^th Grade	9/18/15	Charter Bus	Trail of Courage Living History Festival, Rochester, IN
Carroll High Art Students	9/23-27/15	Train	United States Department of Education, Washington D.C.
Eel River 5^th Grade	9/28-29/15	School Bus	Camp S.O.L.E., Camp Lutherwald, Howe, IN
Carroll High FCCLA	10/1-3/15	Activity Bus	FCCLA Fall Leadership Workshop, Camp Allendale, Trafalgar, IN
Carroll High Band	10/23-24/15	School Bus	Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN
Carroll High FCCLA	11/19-22/15	Activity Bus	National FCCLA Cluster Meeting, Indianapolis, IN

Motion to approve items J & K by Liz Hathaway; seconded by Kent Somers. Motion carried.

L. GRANT/DONATION ACCEPTANCE Joe Meyer, Huntertown Principal, requested permission to accept a donation of educational and citizenship decals valued at $3,200.00 from the Huntertown PTO to be hung in the school cafeteria. Recommended acceptance of the Safe Haven Program Grant in the amount of $20,000.00 to be used for the NACS School Resource Office program. Motion to approve by Kent Somers; seconded by John Hilger. Motion carried.

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

A. PARKVIEW AGREEMENT Recommended approval of the enclosed Parkview Student & Employee Assistance Program Agreement. Motion to approve by John Hilger; seconded by Liz Hathaway. Motion carried.

Mr. Himsel asked that thoughts and prayers be with the both the Chris Dodane and Deb McGinn families.

BUSINESS REPORT

A. SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER AGREEMENT Recommended renewal of the enclosed School Resource Office (SRO) agreement with the Allen County Sheriff's Department for the 2015-16 school year. Motion to approve by Kent Somers; seconded by Liz Hathaway. Motion carried.

B. CAPITAL PROJECTS RESOLUTION Recommended approval of the enclosed Resolution for Emergency Appropriation for Capital Projects $3,000.00. Motion to approve by John Hilger; seconded by Liz Hathaway. Motion carried.

C. CORPORATION PAYMENTS Building Corporation Payments - $356,401.89. Motion to approve by Kent Somers; seconded by John Hilger. Motion carried.

Motion to approve claims and payroll, subject to audit, by John Hilger; seconded by Liz Hathaway. Motion carried.

Board Comments: None.

Audience Comments: Chris Dunn and Holly Dunn expressed concern about the implementation of their child's IEP and the pay rate of the educational interpreter position. Mr. Felger explained that this is something to be addressed by meeting with members of the administration.

Motion to adjourn by John Hilger; seconded by Liz Hathaway

Meeting adjourned.

It was determined that there would be no need to conduct the scheduled executive session following the board meeting.


Board President		Board Secretary