03-11 MARION COMMUNITY SCHOOLS MARION, MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES February 9, 2011

The Board of School Trustees of Marion Community Schools met in a regular meeting on Wednesday, February 9, 2011, in the Board Room of the Education Service Center, 1240 South Adams Street, Marion, Indiana, at 6:02 p.m.

Board members present: Mr. Aaron Vermilion President Dr. Harry Hall 1st Vice President Mr. Scott Murphy 2nd Vice President Mrs. Katie Morgan Secretary Mr. Greg Kitts Member Mr. Mike Luce Member Mrs. Cathy Moritz Member

Board member absent: None

Also present: Mr. Steve Edwards Superintendent Mr. Jim McWhirt Business Manager Dr. Ken Folks Chief Academic Officer Dr. June Robinson Director of Special Services Mr. Troy Freeman Director of Support Services Mrs. Michelle Clouser Elementary Instructional Coordinator Mrs. Michelle Lochner Principal, Justice Intermediate School Mr. Matt Dyer Asst. Principal, Justice Intermediate School Mrs. Yvonne Stokes Principal, Frances Slocum Elementary Mr. David Khalouf Principal, Kendall Elementary Mrs. Michele Kelsay Head Start Program Manager

Distinguished Guests: Mr. John Clayborn MTA President Ms. Mishele Wright Education Reporter, Chronicle-Tribune Mr. Kristopher Lee WBAT-WCJC-WXXC Radio

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I. CALL TO ORDER

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Mr. Vermilion, Board President, called the meeting to order. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was given. There was a moment of silence.

RECOGNITION Three Marion Community School students were recognized for being academic winners in a statewide contest sponsored by Apangea Learning. Patricia Manio, 8th grade student at McCulloch Junior High School and Janet Huffman, also an 8th grade student at McCulloch, and Noah McBee, a 5th grade student at Justice Intermediate School were recognized. Manio, Huffman, and McBee placed in the top 25 out of over 23,000 Indiana students.

II. CONSENT AGENDA Mr. Edwards requested approval of the Board for the Consent Agenda Items as follows:

11-031 MINUTES OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION HELD JANUARY 26, 2011 11-032 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING & BOARD OF FINANCE MEETING HELD JANUARY 26, 2011 11-033 MINUTES OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION HELD JANUARY 31, 2011 11-034 PERSONNEL REPORTS 11-034.1 ADDENDA PERSONNEL REPORTS 11-035 MARION COMMUNITY SCHOOLS EXPENDITURE APPROVAL LIST 11-036 FINANCIAL REPORTS

Any Board member may request to breakout any consent agenda item and conduct a separate vote.

11-031 MINUTES OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION HELD JANUARY 26, 2011 Mr. Edwards recommended approval of the minutes of the executive session held Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 5:00 p.m.

11-032 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING & BOARD OF FINANCE MEETING HELD JANUARY 26, 2011 The Superintendent recommended approval of the minutes of the regular meeting and the Board of Finance meeting, both held on January 26, 2011.

11-033 MINUTES OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION HELD JANUARY 31, 2011 Mr. Edwards recommended approval of the minutes of the executive session held Wednesday, January 31, 2011 at 5:00 p.m.

11-034 PERSONNEL REPORTS The Personnel Reports consisted of:

MARION COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PERSONNEL REPORTS

2/9/11

BARGAINING UNIT REPORT Change in Assignment Board of School Trustees - 3 - Regular Meeting February 9, 2011

Name Building & Assignment Effective Date Chris Ellert From Justice Marshall, Academic 2/10/11 Specialist (Classified Position) to Kendall/Riverview, Instructional Technology Coach (Bargaining Unit Position)

Retirement Name Building & Assignment Effective Date Dory Brunner McCulloch/MHS, Art The Last Day for Professional Staff for the 2010-2011 School Year Ida Sherrod MHS, Math The Last Day for Professional Staff for the 2010-2011 School Year

Addenda Position Recommendation Name Building & Assignment Effective Date Deborah Butts Justice Marshall, 5th Grade Drama For the 2010-2011 School Club Sponsor Year Linda Earnest Justice Marshall, 6th Grade Drama For the 2010-2011 School Club Sponsor Year Anita Horn Justice Marshall, Newspaper Club For the 2010-2011 School Sponsor Year Melissa Kessler Justice Marshall, Choral Director For 2nd Semester of the 2010- 2011 School Year Vicky Moriarity Justice Marshall, Yearbook Club For the 2010-2011 School Sponsor Year Lindsay Waggoner MHS, Assistant Girls Track Coach For the 2010-2011 School Year

Addenda Position Resignation Name Building & Assignment Effective Date Josh Bellamy MHS, Freshman Boys Basketball 1/27/11 Coach Jacob Hinson MHS, Freshman Boys Basketball 1/27/11 Coach

New Employee Name Building & Assignment Effective Date Jesse Daniel MHS, English 1/31/11

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New Employee Name Building & Assignment Effective Date Jenny Bellerud Allen, Academic Specialist 2/10/11 Eva-Grace Delk MCS Early Childhood Center, 2/10/11 Instructional Educational Assistant Julia Leslie Justice Marshall, Academic Specialist 2/14/10 Danielle Spear MCS Early Childhood Center, 2/10/11 Instructional Educational Assistant

Change in Assignment/Hours Name Building & Assignment Effective Date Maureen Foustnight From MHS, Instructional Educational 2/10/11 Assistant – Special Education to MHS, Enrollment Secretary Tami Harrison Kendall, Instructional Educational 2/10/11 Assistant (from 5 hours per day to 6 hours per day) Jack Marshall From Justice Marshall, Instructional 2/10/11 Educational Assistant –ISS to Justice Marshall, Building Support Strategist Mikki Moore From McCulloch, Principal’s 2/10/11 Secretary to MHS, Executive Assistant to the MHS Principal

Unpaid Leave of Absence Name Building & Assignment Effective Date Elaine Cline Allen, Kitchen Assistant 2/9/11 through 4/8/11 Pat Howard Frances Slocum, Kitchen Assistant 1/25/11 Hope Moore MCS EC Center, Supervisor of Head 1/13/11 and 1/14/11 Start 3 year-olds

Return to Work Name Building & Assignment Effective Date Jonathan Clark MHS, Computer Technician 1/24/11

The Superintendent recommended approval of the Personnel Reports, as presented.

11-034.1 ADDENDA PERSONNEL REPORTS The Addenda Personnel Reports consisted of: Board of School Trustees - 5 - Regular Meeting February 9, 2011

MARION COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PERSONNEL REPORTS

ADDENDA

2/9/11

BARGAINING UNIT REPORT Recall from Reduction-in-Force Name Building & Assignment Effective Date Angela Bruckner McCulloch, Social Studies (half-time) 2/10/11

CLASSIFIED REPORT Unpaid Leave of Absence Name Building & Assignment Effective Date Randi Libby ESC, Instructional Services Executive 2/14/11 through 4/4/11 Assistant

The Superintendent recommended approval of the Addenda Personnel Reports, as presented.

11-035 MARION COMMUNITY SCHOOLS EXPENDITURE APPROVAL LIST The Expenditure Approval List for 1/1/11 through 2/9/11 was presented. The report included accounts payable claims #70,537 through #70,708 for a total of 172 accounts payable claims. The total dollar amount of claims was $1,378,901.32 of that amount $586,900.10 was expended from the General Fund. The Superintendent recommended approval of the expenditure approval list. (Exhibit “A”)

11-036 FINANCIAL REPORTS The Fund Summary report and the 2011 Expenditures Report were presented to the Board for approval.

Mr. Murphy entered a motion to approve the Consent Agenda items 11-031 through 11-036. After a second by Mrs. Moritz, the motion passed with a unanimous vote.

III. ACTION 11-037 SCHOOL CALENDARS FOR 2011-2012 AND 2012-2013 The Superintendent presented final calendars for the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 school years for the Boards approval. (Exhibit “B”)

Mrs. Morgan entered a motion to approve the school calendars, as presented. After a second by Mr. Luce, the motion passed with a five to one vote, with Dr. Hall voting no.

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11-037.1 APPROVAL OF DECLARATION OF OBSOLETE EQUIPMENT At the January 12, 2011 Board meeting, the board approved the sale of the remaining contents at Lincoln Elementary by way of a public auction. Subsequently, the auctioneer notified Mr. Freeman that in his opinion, the auction is not a cost effective method to dispose of the property, based upon the items left, the condition of the items, and the state of the market.

Mr. Freeman made the recommendation that the items be declared obsolete and that we employ the services of a salvage company to haul away all the remaining contents. The scrap value will be used to offset the costs associated with the removal of all items.

Mr. Edwards made the recommendation that the Board first take action on declaring the equipment obsolete.

Dr. Hall entered a motion to approve the recommendation to declare the equipment obsolete. After a second by Mr. Murphy, the motion passed with a unanimous vote.

Mr. Edwards then made a motion to employ a salvage company to salvage and remove whatever equipment remains at the Lincoln building.

Mr. Luce entered a motion to approve the recommendation, as presented. After a second by Mrs. Moritz the motion failed with a unanimous vote.

The Board then had further discussion regarding what other options were available to either sale or donate the remaining contents at Lincoln. It was the consensus of the Board to move forward with leaving the equipment in the Lincoln building and donating it to The River Church, who now occupies the property.

Mrs. Moritz entered a motion to donate the remaining equipment to The River Church. After a second by Mrs. Morgan, the motion passed with a six to one vote, with Mr. Kitts voting no.

IV. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION 11-038 HEAD START PROGRAM The Superintendent and Mrs. Michele Kelsay, Head Start Program Manager, presented an overview of the Head Start Program, it’s offerings, the cost for the program, and possible alternatives.

11-039 JUSTICE ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL START/END TIMES Dr. Ken Folks, Chief Academic Officer, discussed the rationale behind plans to change the start and end times for the Justice Intermediate Alternative School from 10:00 am-3:30 pm, to 8:20 am-1:50 pm. The Board was in agreement with the change in the times.

11-040 JUSTICE ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL PROGRAM REPORT Dr. Ken Folks, Mrs. Michelle Lochner, and Mr. Matt Dyer updated the Board on the effectiveness of the Justice Alternative School program.

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11-041 KENDALL IMPROVEMENTS Mr. Troy Freeman, Director of Support Services, discussed two Kendall capital projects that have been budgeted for 2011.

11-042 DISTRICT RADIO SYSTEM It was the recommendation from Mr. Freeman that the district request bids to consolidate to a district- wide radio system to improve communications.

11-043 COMPARISON OF MARION HIGH SCHOOL QUALITY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Mr. Edwards discussed specific quality performance indicators that show areas of improvement at Marion High School.

V. PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments.

VI. MARION TEACHER ASSOCIATION COMMENTS There were no comments from the teachers association.

VII. SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS Mr. Edwards stated that this is a trying time right now for public education. He is very opposed to the charter bill, privatizing public education is a mistake and it will be detrimental to public education. His fear is that public education students will not have the resources they have today. He has been informed that Representative Behning is preliminarily scheduled to come to this area for a meeting at Eastbrook on February 26th to hold a public forum to talk about the charter bill, the voucher bill and legislative matters.

VIII. BOARD COMMENTS Mr. Luce is impressed and enthusiastic with what he saw tonight with regard to the academic improvements at Marion High School. We are moving in the right direction. With the Superintendent’s leadership as well as the other administrative teams, we are moving in the right direction. He urged the administration to keep pushing and using all the tools we have available to continue that improvement. He also commended Mrs. Kelsay for the progress she has made with the Head Start program.

Dr. Hall commented that he believed one of the sponsors of the charter bill has students who are home schooled. Dr. Hall also thanked Mrs. Kelsay for her report on Head Start. The Justice Alternative program is making strides and looks to be moving in the right direction. He also congratulated the superintendent and staff on the progress we are making.

Mrs. Morgan stated that she appreciates her Superintendent standing up for public schools; his voice is greatly appreciated. The fight for public education is right now and it is great to have a driver in the seat leading us. These bills will be damaging for districts like ours.

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IX. ADJOURNMENT The next scheduled meeting of the Board of School Trustees will be a regular meeting to be held on Wednesday, February 23, 2011, at 6:00 p.m. in the Board Room of the Education Service Center. There being no further comments, President Vermilion adjourned the meeting at 8:06 p.m.

Aaron Vermilion, President

Dr. Harry Hall, 1st Vice President Scott Murphy, 2nd Vice President

Katie Morgan, Secretary Greg Kitts, Member

______F. Michael Luce, Member Cathy Moritz, Member