Administration Office, 1051 S Main St, Tipton, IN 46072
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
- 6:30pm - 7:30pm
A member of the Board may request any item to be removed from the consent resolution and defer it for a specific action and more discussion. No vote of the Board will be required to remove an item from the consent agenda. A single member's request shall cause it to be relocated as an action item eligible for discussion. Any item on the consent agenda may be removed and discussed as a nonaction item or be deferred for further study and discussion at a subsequent Board meeting if the Superintendent or any Board member thinks the item requires further discussion. (ByLaw 0166.1)
It is recommended that the following Consent Agenda Items be approved:
Approval of the Agenda
Approval of Minutes
Approval of Claims
Approval of Personnel Report
Approval of Field Trips (Overnight and/or Out-of-State)
Approval to Accept Donations
Tipton High School - Student Success Center
The monthly report provides you with a summary of the monthly revenue versus expenditures. January's amount were high because of the transfers that took place. For February, our expenditures exceed the revenue by $2,841, giving us a a cash balance of $1,498,849 in the Education Fund. The other funds listed in the middle of the page include Debt Service with a cash balance of $1,313,903, and the Operations Fund with a cash balance of $2,256,620. The year-to-date interest at 1st Farmers is $29,427.
The Board has a recommendation for making some reassignments in the Title programs effective with the 2019-2020 school year. This would assign Mrs. Lamb and Miss Dunham (one-half time) in the Title I Program. Miss Dunham would remain with the Title III Program. Mrs. Lamb would also work with the dyslexia screening, which is a new mandate from the state. It is recommended that the Board approve these changes in assignments.
State law requires school corporations to establish the number of transfer students the school corporation has the capacity to accept and to establish a date by which transfer requests must be received. If the number of transfers exceeds our capacity, then we must select the applications based upon a random drawing at a public meeting. It is recommended that approve the capacity for each grade level and establish July 26, 2019 as the date for transfers to be received.
As the smaller classes advance into the intermediate grades, it is felt that we need to reduce the number of teaching positions by one. This would take grade 4 from five sections to four. The class size at this grade level would be 25 per classroom as opposed to 20 per classroom. It is recommended that the elementary teaching staff be reduced by one (1) position for 2019-2020. It is also recommended that one (1) special education teaching vacancy at the high school not be filled.
With the previously approved changes in the Title staffing, this will result in the reduction of the number of Instructional Assistants at the elementary school from 18 to 16. The administration has looked at what positions will be reduced and will make necessary re-assignment to fill the remaining positions. It is recommended the board approve the reduction of two Instructional Assistants at Tipton Elementary School.
We are scheduled to advertised for bids for Food Service Management this year. We have been and currently use Aramark. We are simply asking permission to advertise at this time. Along with that advertisement, you have been provided a timeline for the bidding process. The Indiana Department of Education provides a template for the Request for Proposals that we must follow and they must approve. It is recommended that the Board give permission to advertise for bids for Food Service Management.
The TCSC School Board need to appoint representatives to the CW Mount Board and the Tipton County Redevelopment Commission Board. It is recommended that Rick Powell be appointed to the CW Mount Board and April Overdorf be appointed to the Redevelopment Board.
The proposed lease with Apple would provide for the purchase of laptops for the incoming 6th and 9th grade students. The four-year lease is for $215,540, with annual payments of $56,580. It is recommended that the Board approve the Apple lease for new computer purchases.