MINUTES OF BOARD MEETING

                                                                                                                   HELD

                                                                                                        January 25, 2005

 

 

            The Board of Trustees of the Oak Hill United School Corporation met in the Administration Office on Tuesday, January 25, 2005.  All Board Members were present except Carol Murphy and Dana Biggs.  Also present were Superintendent James W. Smith, Business Manager Jill Morphew, Terry Renbarger, Bill Bishop, Harold King, Greg Perkins, Mike Keaffaber, Joel Martin, Teresa Shafer, and Recording Secretary Norma Sweeten.   Representing the news media were Jonathan Betheley of the Chronicle Tribune, Casey Mellady of the Peru Tribune, and Donna Burchick of the Oak Hill Times.

 

1.         CALL TO ORDER

Mr. Toby Middlesworth, President, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m..

2.         MOMENT OF REFLECTION

           

            Mr. Smith opened the meeting with reflection and prayer.

 

3.         PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

            Mr. Middlesworth led the Pledge of Allegiance.

4.          MINUTES APPROVED

            The minutes of the regular meeting of January 11, 2005, were approved as submitted.

5.         ADDITION TO AGENDA

            Mr. Smith requested that an overnight field trip be added to the agenda under item 8 D.  Brian Middlesworth moved to add the item, and Kevin Pearson seconded the motion.  It passed 5-0.

6.         PERSONNEL

            Mr. Smith made the following personnel recommendations for Board consideration:

NAME

BUILDING

POSITION

ACTION

Marian Rickner

Swayzee Elementary

Instructional Assistant

Resignation

Brady Boswell

JH and Corporation

Computer Applications Teacher

Temporary  Contract from 2/7/05 to 5/19/05

Ginger Baumbaugh

Sweetser Elementary

Instructional Assistant

Appointment

Mary Hall

High School

Freshman Cheerleading Coach

Appointment

 

            Brian Middlesworth moved to approve the personnel recommendations as presented.  Scott Dubois seconded the motion, and it carried 5 ayes and 0 nays. 

7.        CONTINUING BUSINESS

            There was no continuing business.

8.         NEW BUSINESS

            A.  Consideration of Support Staff Wages for 2005

            Mrs.  Morphew asked the Board to approve the wage increase of 1% for the Oak Hill support staff.  Mark Johnson moved to approve the wage increase.  Kevin Pearson seconded the motion which passed 5 ayes to 0 nays.  (Attachment)

            B.  Consideration of Administrative Salaries for 2004-05

            Mr. Smith asked the Board to approve the administrators’ salaries for the 2004-05 school year.   Mark Johnson moved to approve the salaries.  Scott Dubois seconded the motion, and it carried 5 ayes to 0 nays.  (Attachment)

            C.  Consideration of Fund Raising Requests

            There were two requests: one from the high school cheerleaders to have their winter cheer clinic for elementary students, and the other request from the high school Student Council to provide a “brunch” during a J.V. basketball game in February.  Brian Middlesworth moved to approve both fundraisers.  Mark Johnson seconded the motion.  It passed 5 ayes to 0 nays.

            D.  Consideration of Overnight Field Trip

            Mr. Smith explained a request by the FFA organization to participate in an overnight field trip for the meats judging at Purdue University.  Brian Middlesworth moved to approve the request, Kevin Pearson seconded the motion, and it carried 5 ayes to 0 nays.

9.         CELEBRATIONS

   Building/Administrator

                                                    

                                                     Event

Sweetser Elementary School

Mike Keaffaber, Principal

·         Congratulated 20 4th grade girls, Mrs. Lamkin, and Mr. Roberts going to Circle of the State on February 12th.

·         Thanked Mrs. Mills for helping the 3rd and 4th grade teachers with a writing binder to assist with improving writing skills.

Junior High School

Greg Perkins, Principal

·         Celebrated Rainbow Christian Camp and the ropes program on conflict resolution for 27 students.

Converse Elementary School

Harold King, Principal

·         Celebrated Jamie Troyer as chairman of the writing/study group.

·         Celebrated the second grade teachers, Teresa Hovermale and Stacey Harrison, on their work with high achieving math students.

Celebrated social worker, Jenny Kreitzer, on her availability to parents, teachers, students, and the principal.

Special Services

Bill Bishop, Director

·         Thanked Brenda Finicle for her daily work of school nursing and the Wellness program.

·         Celebrated the 83 people in the Wellness program.

·         Thanked Amy Murray for her work with EH children.

Swayzee Elementary

Terry Renbarger, Principal

·         Celebrated  5th grader, Alissa Combs, on her essay that she read on Shine 99.7 FM.

·         Celebrated Rhonda Fagan and the Student Council on their service projects.

·         Celebrated Mr. Roberts and Mrs. Young and the sixth grade choir.

School Board

Carol Murphy, Member

·         Celebrated the meeting in Wabash that she and Mr. Smith attended in which they heard Reg Weaver, President of the National Education Association, speak.

School Board

Toby Middlesworth, President

·         Thanked everyone in the room for helping the school system in many different ways.

 

10.       CLAIMS

            Kevin Pearson moved to pay regular claims #1507 through #1601.   Mark Johnson seconded the motion, and it carried 5 ayes and 0 nays.

11.       ANNOUNCEMENTS/REPORTS

            Mr. Smith presented a list of high school facility issues dicussed with department chairs and others by the Feasiblity Study Team.

            Mr. Smith made note of Governor Daniels’ 120-day moratorium on school new construction and the proposal to freeze school funding for K-

            12 for the next two years.

12.       ADJOURNMENT      

            The meeting was adjourned at 7:35 p.m..

 

 

13.       EXECUTIVE SESSION

           

            Following the regular meeting, the Board met in Executive Session according to I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1 (b) (2) (A).