TCSC School Board Meeting

1. Student Recognition:

• KJ Roudebush – selected as one of the Indiana Football Digest Prime Time 25 Players for the upcoming 2018 season.
• Cassidy Crawford - named to the Small School Underclassmen All-State 1st Team (2A,1A).
• Carson Dolezal - named to Small School Underclass All-State 1st Team (2A, 1A).
• Rachel Majors - named to the IBCA Academic All-State (Honorable Mention).
• Harry Finch - named to the Indiana Academic All-State Team, Indiana Soccer Coaches Association.
• Jacob Hughes - named to the Indiana Academic All-State Team, Indiana Soccer Coaches Association.

2. Board Recognition:

At ISBA's Region 5 Spring Meeting, the Board received the Outstanding Board Award and Rick Powell was recognized for achieving the Level 2 distinction (earning 125 points). The ISBA’s CAP (Certification Award Program) was established to recognize officially seated board members for their dedication to continuous improvement, especially through attendance at ISBA-sponsored conferences, seminars, and retreats. Individual board members can earn four different level distinctions, Level 1, 2, 3 and Master board member, by accumulating points for various ISBA or ISBA recognized activities. If a majority of a board attains a minimum of Level 1 recognition, the board is considered an Outstanding Board.

NJHS Officers provided the board with information on some of the activities that NJHS is involved with during the school year.

Performance Services year four energy savings report is attached. Things appear to be operating efficiently. TCSC saved $17,966 beyond the guaranteed savings amount of $73,554 from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017. Equipment runtimes and engineering calculations are used to arrive at the savings based on your consumption. However, utility invoices and reflect savings for this period totaling $130,366.

School Safety

Three administrators attended school safety training on April 11th and 12th to complete their state recertification for the year. Two more administrators will be attending sessions on May 14th and 15th in Indianapolis.

TCSC continues to tighten down security with the recent change of school doors now being open at 7:30 am instead of 7 am. This has went well for the most part, with the biggest adjustment being at High School for those students who were meeting teachers for tutoring in the morning.

TCSC continues to work with the City of Tipton (Mayor) and lawyers on the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the School Resource Officer (SRO) for the 2018-19 school year. Basically we are down to working out the financial agreement.

TCSC has submitted and been approved for intent to apply for the 2019 Homeland Security Grant. This matching grant must be submitted by May 21, 2018. TCSC will be applying for the maximum allowed $50,000.00. If approved for the grant will allow $25,000.00 to be applied to the SRO position and the remaining $25,000.00 will be utilized to continue camera upgrades and electronic door entry.

Transportation and Facilities

Transportation continues to go well. I want to extend a special thank you to our sub bus drivers Ken Day, Randall Hudson, Linda Sottong and Randy Sottong for helping us cover many extended absences this spring. They have gone above what we normally have in a year.

Facilities: The irrigation system at the fields lost the main pipe for water over the winter. Either through age/freeze or both it was laying on the ground. We are working on a quote for repairs.

Performance Services has scheduled June 4 for the floor repairs to begin that week, as well as other items to be completed and get the project finished by June 29. The remaining sinks and counter tops will be installed and Performance is not adding any of that cost to TCSC.

Baumgartner’s is scheduled to begin work on May 25 with bumper replacement at the tennis court area. They will continue May 29 with milling/reseal/striping to be complete by June 8 pending weather. This will be the entire campus area being resealed.

Mr. Witherow reported that Securely has been sending weekly emails to parents regarding the sites their student visits while on the school electronic device. Mr. Witherow also reported that 25 Seniors have elected to purchase their laptops at this time.  The students may still contact the IT Department if they wish to purchase their laptop at the end of the school year. It was reported that TCSC has been approved for eRate funding (reimbursement) in the amount up to $38,640.

1. Budget Calendar
2. Recognize teacher retirees:  Kathy Uitts, Matt Wood, "Top" Fletcher.  Also, TCSC Treasurer - Renee' Anderson
3. Participation in the Tipton County Family Fun Fair (April 28). THS Cheerleaders were there to help.
4. Upcoming music productions.  Congratulations to the cast of Les Miserables and directors Mrs. Haynes and Mrs. Hendricks.  Combined bands - May 8, THS Choir Awards - May 9, Jazz Band - May 11, TMS Choir - May 14, TMS Band - May 15, Swing & Stage - May 18, Band Awards - May 21