TCSC School Board Meeting

New career pathways and Block 8.

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

The February Report provides the revenue and expenditures from the Operation and Education Fund.  For February, the revenue exceeded the expenditures by over $22,566.   We have sizable cash balances in Debt Service ($1,106,275) and Operations ($1,284,450).  With the excess expenditure in the Education Fund, we will need to watch this in the upcoming months.  We may need to move some funds from the Rainy Day Fund to cover expenditures near the end of the calendar year.  

It is being recommended that the lease with Apple to purchase 145 MacBook Air laptops and 240 iPads with connected Keyboard be approved. This is a four-year lease as we have done in the past. The total amount of the lease is $250,463.00 at 0.0% financing. The annual payment is $62,615.75 starting March 21, 2021. These new devices will be distributed to students in grades 9, 5 and 6 in the fall of this year.

Permission is being asked to advertise for Fertilization and Weed Spraying bids.  This would be done in time for the 2021 growing season and would be a one (1) year contract. Bids would be approved at the March 23 Board meeting.

It is recommended that the Board give permission to advertise for Fertilization and Weed Spraying Bids for 2021-2022.

All warrants or checks, outstanding and unpaid for a period of two or more years as of December 31 of each year, shall be declared void, IC 5-11-10.5-2.  It is recommend the Board approve the cancellation of these outstanding warrants and checks.

TCSC's legal council is Church, Church, Hittle and Antrim.  The firm has a local office here in Tipton and also is one of the largest Educational Law offices in the state.  CCH&A charges TCSC an hourly rate for day to day services.  The proposal establishes a monthly fee for services of $2,000.  The fee covers all the day to day services the firm provides for the district.  This monthly fee will provide a substantial savings for the corporation versus current billing structure.  It is recommended the Board approve this proposal from CCH&A. 

Our current collective bargaining agreement has no language regarding school school pay for certified staff.  We met with representatives from the TEA and agreed upon an hourly rate $37.50 per hour.  The MOU was established to set the hourly rate for summer school as well as prep time and hours of service.  It is recommended the Board of Trustees approve this MOU.

Board Policy 8462 has updated language regarding child abuse and neglect that will align TCSC policy with state law.  It is recommended that the Board approve the policy changes on the second reading. 

The Indiana General Assembly during the 2021 legislative session is considering the establishment of education savings accounts (ESAs) that funnel state funding to parents who withdraw their children from public schools, as well as a significant expansion of the Indiana school choice scholarship program.  The School Board of the Tipton Community School Corporation opposes and condemns the establishment of education scholarship accounts and the expansion of the Indiana choice scholarship program as proposed by members of Indiana’s General Assembly in House Bill 1005 and Senate Bill 412.  The Legislative Service Agency predicts this bill will cost public schools $67.6 million in revenue loss over the two-year budget.  It is recommended the Board of Trustees approve this Resolution as written.

TCSC currently has 9 contracted bus routes.  The current contract expires 5/20/21 or the last day of the school year.  We are aware the number of contracted routes need to be reduced since our enrollment is in decline, but an additional year is needed to study routes and make those recommendations.  It is recommended the Board of Trustees extend the current contract one year with an expiration date of 5/19/22 or the last day of school.

March 15- Personnel

April 19-Business Affairs

May 17-Facilities and Technology

March 10-End of third nine weeks grading period

March 14-Daylight Saving Time Begins

March 15-Personnel Committee 5:30 PM

March 17-Secondary Students Attend 5 Days a Week

March 17-Strategic Planning with Administrators

March 23-Special Board Meeting 6:30 PM Board Room

March 26-Spring Break Begins

April 5-Student's Return

April 6-Work Session with Jeff Qualkinbush and Belvia Gray 6:30 in the board room

April 13-Board Meeting-Work Session at 6PM and Meeting at 6:30PM Auditorium