ROSSVILLE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION

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1 ROSSVILLE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR SESSION DECEMBER 20, :00 P.M. 1

2 Call to Order Mr. Hufford 2

3 SPOTLIGHT Julia Touloukian is being awarded an Indiana Retired Teachers Association Grant. 3

4 SPOTLIGHT Rossville Consolidated School District would like to recognize DSM Coating Resins for their generous donation to the school district. DSM Coating Resins donation allowed the corporation to purchase hallway Stop the Bleed Kits and provide teachers with individual classroom kits to be used in case of an emergency. 4

5 Approval of Minutes Consideration of Claims & Payroll December 6, 2016 December 6, 2016 Regular Session Building Project Hearing Board members received claims docket, payroll claims, and minutes in advance of the meeting. Board members also received excerpts from the Building Project (1028) Hearing minutes for review. Members were asked to contact Dr. Hanna with individual items which they have questions. Motion made to approve the minutes, claims, and payrolls as presented. Motion by: Mark Humrickhouse 2 ND by: Joe Mink Motion Passed: Hufford, Humrickhouse, Mink, Roth, Root 5

6 New Business Personnel Item Consideration of Appointments Mr. Dennison is recommending Mrs. Chantel Lehr continue filling the FMLA Leave of a 4 th grade teacher. Mrs. Lehr will continue on a month by month basis through second semester if needed. Motion made to approve the recommendation as presented. Motion by: Nathan Root 2 nd by: Joe Mink Motion Passed: Hufford, Humrickhouse, Mink, Roth, Root 6

7 New Business Personnel Item Consideration of Contracts Dr. Hanna is recommending the approval teacher contracts for teachers that were employed for the school year and remained with RCSD. The amount indicates the teacher s new base pay. Teacher Salary Teacher Salary Teacher Salary Teacher Salary Teacher Salary Heather Aldridge 38,521 Chad Geheb 50,739 Phyllis Hodson-Hutsell 40,268 Tammy Mohler 57,888 Julia Touloukian 34,721 Kaitlyn Barrett 37,221 Marla Glover 60,596 Michele Houser 50,675 Sheila Oliver 45,876 Kristin Troxell 34,351 Angie Bogan 47,108 Joel Good 41,721 Royce Huffer 35,721 Ashley Pelling 33,721 Ben Underwood ** 36,636 Tom Bowyer 62,200 Amy Goris 37,021 Kathy Jackson 60,596 Adam Phelps 35,521 Allen Weldy * 12,571 Jesse Davis ** 51,721 Christina Griffin 62,329 Jill Johnson 38,721 Beverly Ploughe 59,120 Wynn Wikman 44,708 Mackenzie Davis 42,721 Dale Griffin ** 78,131 Sherri Johnston 37,221 Mike Priest 65,409 Joel Wilson 42,115 Cory Dunn 45,721 Amanda Hart 34,351 Alisha Maish 40,203 Betsy Remaly 59,120 Tony Wiltse 35,721 Susan Erdman 48,276 Paul Haynes 37,221 Cheryl McIlrath 60,724 Denisha Russell 34,221 Tracy Zehner 41,721 Rochelle Fakes 47,721 Emily Heater 41,256 Abby McMurry 34,221 Christy Schaefer 39,408 Kim Zink 34,521 Tammy Fay 49,443 Tom Hedde 47,521 Chris Miller 48,404 Amanda Szabela 34,351 * Denotes Part Time Contract Carrie Geheb 48,721 Jessica Herman 45,876 Donetta Miller 60,596 Brian Thomas 46,321 ** Denotes Extended Contract Motion made to approve the contracts as presented. Motion by: Joe Mink 2 nd by: Mark Humrickhouse Motion Passed: Hufford, Humrickhouse, Mink, Roth, Root 7

8 New Business Personnel Item Consideration of Grant Distribution Rossville Consolidated School District received $32, for qualified teachers to receive a Teacher Performance Grant as a bonus for the school year. Teachers that were employed for at least 120 days for the school year and returned for the and were employed on December 1, 2016 are eligible for a portion of the Teacher Performance Grant. Retirees and those that departed or teachers rated ineffective or need improvement are not eligible for the annual performance grant money. The compensation is prorated to one Full Time Equivalent (FTE). The distribution must be differentiated between effective and highly effective teachers. Our current compensation model does not differentiate between effective and highly effective. Therefore, Dr. Hanna is requesting a distribution of $ to teachers qualified as effective and $ for those teachers qualified as highly effective. The total amount of distribution including benefits is $32, Motion made to approve allowing Dr. Hanna to distribute the funds upon receipt as presented. Motion by: Nathan Root 2 nd by: Joe Mink Motion Passed: Hufford, Humrickhouse, Mink, Roth, Root 8

9 New Business Miscellaneous Item Consideration of Overnight Conference Request Mrs. Glover has requested to attend the American Association of Physics Teachers Winter Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference is being held from February 18 21, Dr. Hanna is recommending approval of this conference. Motion made to approve the conference request as presented. Motion by: Mark Humrickhouse 2 nd by: Nathan Root Motion Passed: Hufford, Humrickhouse, Mink, Roth, Root 9

10 New Business Miscellaneous Item Consideration of Overnight Conference Request Mrs. Tracy Fife is requesting to attend a PowerSchool Conference in Orlando, Florida. The conference is being held from February 26, 2017 through March 2, This is an excellent training opportunity for Mrs. Fife as she works directly with PowerSchool on a daily basis. Dr. Hanna is supportive of her attendance. Motion made to approve the conference request as presented. Motion by: Nathan Root 2 nd by: Joe Mink Motion Passed: Hufford, Humrickhouse, Mink, Roth, Root 10

11 New Business Miscellaneous Item Consideration of Overnight Conference Request Mrs. Sarah Kavanagh is requesting to attend IMEA Music Conference in Fort Wayne. The conference is being held from January 12, 2017 through January 14, Participation in this conference will be beneficial as best practice strategies for the music classroom will be discussed and attendance will allow supervision of the three Rossville students who will be participating in the 2017 Indiana Middle School Honor Choir. Dr. Hanna is supportive of her attendance. Motion made to approve the conference request as presented. Motion by: Mark Humrickhouse 2 nd by: Nathan Root Motion Passed: Hufford, Humrickhouse, Mink, Roth, Root 11

12 New Business Miscellaneous Item Consideration of Winter Baseball Camp Brad Scott, Rossville High School Baseball Coach, is requesting the opportunity to have a winter baseball camp. The camp will be held on two Saturdays in February 4, 2017 and February 18, 2017 and involve students in grades one through seven. Dr. Hanna is requesting approval. Motion made to approve the camp request as presented. Motion by: Joe Mink 2 nd by: Nathan Root Motion Passed: Hufford, Humrickhouse, Mink, Roth, Root 12

13 Reports & Information Certificated Staff Evaluation Results for Effectiveness Rating Number of Staff in Each Category Highly Effective 9 Effective 57 Improvement Necessary 1 Ineffective 1 TOTAL 66 This includes all certificated staff: teachers, librarian, counselor, and administrators. Teachers identified as Improvement Necessary and Ineffective are no longer employed by Rossville Consolidated School District. 13

14 Reports & Information Conference Requests Staff Attending Date of Conference Conference Title Location Amanda Hart January 12, 2017 Indiana Career Explorer Training Megan Woodruff January 25, 2017 Indiana Career Explorer Training Lafayette Thorntown 14

15 Public Comments The President will ask for any additional comments from the gallery. The President asks that you identify yourself prior to making comments and to limit your comments to three (3) minutes. 15

16 Adjournment The President will ask for a motion to adjourn the regular Board meeting. Next Board Meeting January 10, :00 p.m. Regular Meeting 7:45 p.m. Board of Finance Meeting 16