TCSC Board Meeting

Facilities & Transportation, Scott Wessel
Student Services,  Shayne Clark
Food Services, Adam Proulx
Technology, Steven Gingerich

The end of May resulted in a positive cash balance of $415,204. This is a positive as a result of transferring the $500,000 from the approved appropriate Rainy Day Fund.  The projection report shows that, with all things staying the same, we will end the year with -$555,102.  

Other cash balances include $1,127,000 in Debt Service and $1,164,318 in the Operation Fund.

As we mentioned last month, we will need to watch our payment coming from the county in June.  With the delayed payment in property taxes, our payment from the county may be delayed as well.  We should have sufficient cash balances in the Operation Fund to cover expenses until any late payment is made.  This is just something we are aware of and are watching.

• Re-entry 2020-2021 COVID-19
• CARES Act Funding
• Donation from Wildcat Windfarms of $5000 for COVID-19 relief (Kyle Murphy)
• Virtual Options, Dr. Ryan Glaze
• Diesel Fuel Leak
• Greenhouse Quotes

A number of Board Policies have been submitted for consideration.  Many of these are changes that are reflective of the actions the board took during the initial stages of the COVID-19 crisis upon the legal recommendation of ISBA,  NEOLA has update these policies to reflect those actions for future instances similar to COVID-19.  It is recommended that the Board approve the policy changes for Second Reading.

It is recommended that the meal prices for 2020-2021 be increased by ten cents ($0.10) per meal. This pricing increase will raise the student lunch/breakfast as well as the adult lunch/breakfast while keeping the reduced/free student meal prices the same. The state has released the Paid Lunch Equity Tool for meal price calculations, and Mr. Prouxl has completed it. Based on the calculations, the state is recommending a minimum price increase of $0.10.

This is the annual renewal of the surety bonds for Mrs. Phillips and Mrs. Carter serving in their capacity with the school corporation.  The surety bonds are for $100,000 for each of the positions through the Ohio Casualty Insurance Company.  It is recommended that permission be granted to renew the surety bond for the Corporation Treasurer and the Deputy Treasurer.

The annual renewal of the School Treasurers' Bonds needs to be approved.  A listing of those bonds is found on the attached memo.

It is recommended to approve the School Treasurers' Surety Bonds for the 2020-2021 school year.

We would like to ask permission to apply for the 2020-2021 Title I Grant. Title I funding provides additional federal resources to assist students who struggle with attaining reading and math skills. As the final report is being prepared, we are also looking ahead to next year.  It is recommended that permission be granted to apply for the 2020-2021 Title I Grant.

We are preparing to submit our final report to the state’s office and at the same time, prepare for submitting our grant for the 2020-2021 school year. Typical funding has been in the area of $33,000. The actual grant will be submitted in early fall.  It is recommended that permission be granted to apply for the 2020-2021 High Ability Grant.

The budget calendar for 2021 has been prepared. We hope to start with a work session on August 11 and plan to adopt the 2021 budget on September 8.  It is recommended that the Board approve the 2021 Budget Calendar.

Tipton High School is requesting permission to add ACP Chemistry to their course offerings for the 2020-2021 school year.  Mr.  Joe Gosnell, THS Science Teacher, has met the eligibility requirements to teach this course.  This will be a new course offering which will expand our current offerings of dual credit courses. It is recommended that ACP Chemistry be added the the requested textbook be approved.  

Last year, pay increase for support staff was given as a flat rate, similar to what we have been doing with teacher pay.  This helped us to make some big adjustments where needed.  This year we are reverting back to a percentage increase.  The line item increase given to teachers amounted to 2%.  We are recommending the same for support staff.

The negotiated pay increase to teachers for 2020-2021 resulted in 2% increase to the total salaries paid to teachers.  For administrators, it is recommended that a 2% line item increase be provided.  As in the past, this amount has been equally divided among those administrators receiving an Effective or Highly Effective Rating.  The 2% would be $13,770 increase in this line item.