Submitted for Approval April 14, 2014
LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL CORPORATION Lake Central Freshmen Center – LGI Room 8410 Wicker Avenue, St. John, Indiana 46373 April 14, 2014 // 7:30 p.m.
A meeting of the Board of School Trustees of the Lake Central School Corporation was held in the Lake Central Freshmen Center LGI Room, 8410 Wicker Avenue, St. John, IN on Monday, April 14, 2014. The meeting began at 7:30 p.m.
Board Members Present Board Members Not Present Don Bacso, Vice-President George Baranowski, President John DeVries, Secretary Janice Malchow, Member Howard Marshall, Member
Administration Present Administration Not Present Sarah Castaneda, Director or Secondary Education Al Gandolfi, Assistant Superintendent Rob James, Director of Business Services Bill Ledyard, Director of Facilities Theresa Schoon, Director of Primary Education Dr. Lawrence Veracco, Superintendent
MINUTES SCHOOL BOARD MEaETING MONDAY, APRIL 14 , 2014 Please Note: All Motions Passed With 5-0 Vote Unless Otherwise Indicated I. Call to Order – Mr. Baranowski The Meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Board President, George Baranowski.
II. Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag – Mr. Baranowski Pledge of Allegiance led by Mr. Baranowski.
III. Verification of Receipt and Review of Board Packet – Mr. Baranowski Has each member successfully received the electronic version of tonight’s board agenda, along with the individual supporting documents, reviewed them, and directed any questions or corrections to Dr. Veracco, prior to this meeting? Bacso – Yes Baranowski - Yes DeVries - Yes Malchow - Yes Marshall - Yes
IV. Agenda: Approval, Deletions, Additions - Dr. Veracco- Action Required Under Dr. Veracco’s section, items VIII.A.2 and VIII.A.3 will be switched so that the Grand Recipients can present before the requests for professional leave are made. Addition of B.1 under Al Gandolfi’s section.
Next Regular Board Meeting: May 5, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.
Submitted for Approval April 14, 2014
LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL CORPORATION Lake Central Freshmen Center – LGI Room 8410 Wicker Avenue, St. John, Indiana 46373 April 14, 2014 // 7:30 p.m.
Revision to B.2 under Al Gandolfi’s section. Revision to C.1 under Theresa Schoon’s section. Revisions to D.1. and D.2 under Sarah Castaneda’s section. Janice Malchow moved to approve all revisions to the Agenda. Howard Marshall seconded the motion. Motion carried. V. Correspondence – Dr. DeVries Dr. DeVries reported no correspondence.
VI. Liaison Committee Updates – Mr. Baranowski Personnel Interview Committee – Howard Marshall Schererville Redevelopment Committee – Howard Marshall West Lake – Howard Marshall Lake Central Education Foundation – Janice Malchow Wellness Committee – Janice Malchow Dollars for Scholars – Janice Malchow Dyer Redevelopment Committee – Don Bacso St. John Redevelopment Committee – John DeVries Building and Renovation – John DeVries Legislative Committee – George Baranowski
VII. Official School Board Business Topics: Consent Agenda – Dr. Veracco – Action Required Howard Marshall moved to approve the consent Agenda. John DeVries seconded the motion. Motion carried.
A Approval of Minutes: . Regular Board Meeting Minutes March 17, 2014
B Approval of Claims, Payroll and Extracurricular Expenditures . VIII Official School Board Business Topics: Regular Agenda . A Superintendent – Dr. Veracco . 1. Recognitions: a. Clark Middle School Girls Basketball On March 8th, Clark 8th Grade Girls basketball team finished the 2014 season by beating Lowell 43-8 in the conference tournament semifinals and then defeating Highland in the championship game 40-022 to win the Lake Middle School Athletic Conference Tournament Championship. Team: Alexis Zachary, Lauren Ladowski, Cheyenne Mathas, Bagrielle O’Keefe, Anna Weir, Kacey Cummins, Jessica Vallegas, Nina Zochalski, Madisen Tucker, Jenna Bunner, Rachael Robards, Katie Rusiniak, Gianna Paolilli. Coach: Bryan Skaggs. Assistant Coach: Dave Palmer. b. LCHS Boys Basketball The Lake Central Boys Basketball Team was recognized for their outstanding 2013- 2014 season which included the title of Duneland Athletic Conference Champions, Section Champs, Regional Winners, defeating Homestead at Semi-State and ultimately Next Regular Board Meeting: May 5, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.
Submitted for Approval April 14, 2014
LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL CORPORATION Lake Central Freshmen Center – LGI Room 8410 Wicker Avenue, St. John, Indiana 46373 April 14, 2014 // 7:30 p.m.
placing as Runner Up for the IHSAA Class 4A State Basketball Championship. Team: Sean Griffin, Tye Wilburn, Robert Ryan, Matt Meneghetti, Ian Martin, Ray Gage, Amir Ransom, Joe Bannister, Skyler Smith, Cory Dickelman, Tyler ross, Ethan Darter, Ryan Bereda, Chris Tuskan, Frank Dijak, Tyler Wideman. Managers: Tony Meneghetti, Mike Skvarek, Tony Williams, Jordan Martin. Student Trainers: Serena Stincic-Perez and Ashley Halterman. Coaches: Tom Halterman, Chris Hall, Andy Locke, Doug McCallister. Head Coach: Dave Milausnic. 2. LCEF Grant Recipients - Martha Sandoval 3. March 2014: 11 Grants funded in the total amount of $7,040.39. - Renee Swetlik ($328.40): Homan – Kids Vote! (and so much more) - Lisa Moreno ($277.95): High School – Super Spectacular Snake Science - Aubrey Nelson ($994.70): Clark – Going “Out of My Mind” - Caryn Cruz ($455.08): Bibich – Extending Reading - Melody Wolff ($417.30): Homan - Reaching Beyond - Judy Toczek ($994.67): Watson – Nooks & EBooks - Silvana Morgan ($399.99): Clark – ELMOS for Fifth Grade Language Arts, Math, and Science - Angela Demantes ($933.75): Clark – Get Hooked on Crochet! - Louise Tallent ($1,000): High School – Motivation Through “Choice” Pamphlet Series - Barbara Tharp ($539.55): Kahler – Can You Build That? - Kim Engel (639.00): Congratulations! It’s a Smart Board 4. Professional Leave Requests: a. IPLI Seminars for 2014/2015 – Action Required John DeVries moved to approve the professional leave requests of DR. Veracco, Robin Tobias and Ken Newton. Howard Marshall seconded the motion. Motion carried. b. Statewide Superintendent Study Council – Action Required Don Bacso moved to approve the professional leave requests of Dr. Veracco and Al Gandolfi. Janice Malchow seconded the motion. Motion carried. c. Public School Funding – Action Required Janice Malchow moved to approve the professional leave requests of Dr. Veracco and Rob James. John DeVries seconded the motion. Motion carried.
B Assistant Superintendent / Personnel – Al Gandolfi . 1. Cindy Hurley, LCHS: Recap of Presidential Council Conference 2. Personnel Recommendations – Action Required I. Certified Retirements, Resignations and Leaves: A. Retirements: 1. Wayne Svetanoff, English Teacher, Lake Central High School (effective at the end of the 2013-2014 school year; 40 years of dedicated service). 2. Keith Hauber, Business Teacher, Lake Central High School (effective at the end of the 2013-2014 school year; 35 years of dedicated service). B. Resignations: 1. Annmarie Sims, English Teacher, Clark Middle School
Next Regular Board Meeting: May 5, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.
Submitted for Approval April 14, 2014
LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL CORPORATION Lake Central Freshmen Center – LGI Room 8410 Wicker Avenue, St. John, Indiana 46373 April 14, 2014 // 7:30 p.m.
(effective April 8, 2014). C. Leaves: 1. Laura Waszak, Social Studies Teacher, Grimmer Middle School (effective August 11, 2014 thru October 14, 2014; maternity leave). 2. Kim Kasl, Special Education Teacher, Clark Middle School (FMLA) 3. Dawn Combis, Computer Teacher, Kahler Middle School (FMLA) 4. Kristen Hankins, Grade 4 Teacher, Kolling Elementary School (effective April 11, 2014 thru June 1, 2014; maternity leave). II. Classified Retirements, Resignations, Appointments and Confidential Settlement Agreement: A. Retirements: 1. Fred Stamate, Security Officer, Lake Central School Corporation (effective May 30, 2014; 20 years of dedicated service). B. Resignations: 1. David Palmer, Instructional Technical Assistant, Clark Middle School (effective April 16, 2014). 2. Gerelyn Winston, Bus Driver, Lake Central Transportation Department (effective March 21, 2014). C. Appointments: 1. Karen Kraska (Schererville), Bus Driver, Lake Central Transportation Department (effective April 8, 2014). D. Confidential Settlement Agreement: 1. Maria Moreno, Lake Central Transportation Department (effective April 15, 2014). III. Certified Extracurricular Resignations and Appointments: A. Resignations: 1. Dan Runyan, Science Olympiad Coach/Grimmer Middle School (effective for the 2014-2015 school year). B. Appointments: 1. Jennifer Gleason, English Teacher/Clark Middle School (purchase plan time for the remainder of the 4th quarter beginning April 16, 2014) IV. Classified Extracurricular Resignations: A. Resignations: 1. Allie Tribble, Pom Pons Co-Coach/Kahler Middle School (effective for the 2014-2015 school year). V. West Lake Certified Retirements: A. Retirements: 1. Lucy DiMichele, Social Worker, West Lake/Bibich Elementary School (effective at the end of the 2013-2014 school year; 23 years of dedicated service). Classified Appointments, Resignations and Transfers: A. Appointments: 1. Amanda Devine (Crown Point), Paraprofessional, West Lake/TAP (effective April 7, 2014).
Next Regular Board Meeting: May 5, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.
Submitted for Approval April 14, 2014
LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL CORPORATION Lake Central Freshmen Center – LGI Room 8410 Wicker Avenue, St. John, Indiana 46373 April 14, 2014 // 7:30 p.m.
B. Resignations: 1. Jessica Malis, Paraprofessional, West Lake/Elliott Elementary School (effective April 25, 2014). 2. David Tamez, Paraprofessional, West Lake/Munster High School (effective April 14, 2014). C. Transfers: 1. Sara Pietrzak, from a 9 month secretary at West Lake/Frank Hammond Elementary School to a 12 month secretary at the West Lake Special Education Cooperative (effective April 28, 2014). VI. Approval of Lake Central School Corporation Substitute Staff – Refer to attached list of substitutes hired from March 14, 2014 – April 9, 2014. John DeVries moved to approve the personnel recommendations as revised. Howard Marshall seconded the motion. Motion carried. 3. Professional Leave Request – Action Required Howard Marshall moved to approve the professional leave requests of Al Gandolfi, Sarah Castaneda and Theresa Schoon. John DeVries seconded the motion. Motion carried. 4. Band Program 2013-2014 – Chris Harmon 5. Band Boosters: Update and Financial Report – Dale Andres
Next Regular Board Meeting: May 5, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.
Submitted for Approval April 14, 2014
LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL CORPORATION Lake Central Freshmen Center – LGI Room 8410 Wicker Avenue, St. John, Indiana 46373 April 14, 2014 // 7:30 p.m.
Next Regular Board Meeting: May 5, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.
Submitted for Approval April 14, 2014
LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL CORPORATION Lake Central Freshmen Center – LGI Room 8410 Wicker Avenue, St. John, Indiana 46373 April 14, 2014 // 7:30 p.m.
C Director of Primary Education – Theresa Schoon . 1. Professional Leave Requests – Action Required John DeVries moved to approve the 2.
D Director of Secondary Education – Sarah Castaneda . 1. Professional Leave Requests – Action Required 2. Field Trip Requests - Action Required
E. Director of Facilities – Bill Ledyard 1. Award and execute Change Order #005 to Gough Inc., for LCHS Phase III - Bid Package #2 – Mass Grading & Site Utilities - Action Required 2. Award and execute Change Order #006 to Gough Inc., for LCHS Phase III - Bid Package #2 – Mass Grading & Site Utilities - Action Required 3. Award and execute Change Order #004 to Reichelt Plumbing Inc., for LCHS Phase III - Bid Package #8 – Plumbing - Action Required 4. Award and execute Change Order #005 to Mechanical Inc., for LCHS Phase III - Bid Package #9 – HVAC - Action Required 5. Award and execute Change Order #006 to Mechanical Inc., for LCHS Phase III - Bid Package #9 – HVAC - Action Required 6. Award and execute Change Order #007 to Mechanical Inc., for LCHS Phase III - Bid Package #9 – HVAC - Action Required 7. Award and execute Change Order #002 to Gough Inc., for LCHS Phase III - Bid Package #12 – Athletic Fields - Action Required 8. Award and execute Change Order #010 to Joseph Construction Company, for Protsman ES Phase II – Bid Package #04 – General Trades/Core/Finishes - Action Required 9. Award and execute Change Order #011 to Joseph Construction Company, for Protsman ES Phase II – Bid Package #04 – General Trades/Core/Finishes - Action Required 10. Award and execute Change Order #006 to Arctic Engineering, for Protsman ES Phase II – Bid Package #11 – Mechanical - Action Required 11. LCSC Projects Update a. LCHS b. Protsman ES
F. Director of Business Services – Rob James 1. Professional Leave Request – Action Required 2. Donations – Action Required 3. Application to Common School Fund Loan Program – Action Required
IX. Public Comments– Mr. Baranowski
X. Board Comments and Consideration of Future Agenda Items – Mr. Baranowski
XI. Board Calendar of Future Activities – Dr. Veracco
XII. Adjournment – Mr. Baranowski – Action Required
Next Regular Board Meeting: May 5, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.
Submitted for Approval April 14, 2014
LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL CORPORATION Lake Central Freshmen Center – LGI Room 8410 Wicker Avenue, St. John, Indiana 46373 April 14, 2014 // 7:30 p.m.
This meeting is a meeting of the School Board in public for the purpose of conducting the School Corporation’s business and is not to be considered a public community meeting. There will be time for public participation as indicated on the Agenda.
The meeting site is fully-accessible. Any person requiring further accommodation should contact the Superintendent at the School Corporation’s central office.
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Next Regular Board Meeting: May 5, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.