TCSC School Board Meeting

Director of Student Achievement and Learning, Scott Jaworski
Director of Student Services and Transportation, Shayne Clark
Director of Food Service, Adam Proulx
Director of Technology, Steven Gingerich

The monthly report for August provides you with a summary of the monthly revenue versus expenditures.   Education fund has a cash balance of $1,266,963  The other funds listed in the middle of the page include Debt Service with a cash balance of $1,374,880 and the Operations Fund with a cash balance of $1,129,059.  Balance the Rainy Day Fund is $2,511,814. 

TCSC has been a member of KASEC for a number of years.  This is the annual agreement between TCSC and KASEC that is presented for approval on an annual basis.

It is recommended that the 2022-2023 agreement between TCSC and KASEC be approved.

Last spring, TCSC and IUK entered into a partnership to offer the "Tomorrow's Teachers" program.  "Tomorrow Teachers" allows current Tipton High School interested in a teaching career to attain transferable dual credit in foundations of education classes.  Students are eligible for up to 12 college credits within an education major.  Attached is a Memorandum of Understanding between TCSC and IUK allowing for the participation in "Tomorrow's Teachers."  It is recommended the Board of Trustees approve the attached MOU.

In late April of 2022, NEOLA pushed out a series of updates to administrative guidelines and board policy due to new legislation enacted by the Indiana General Assembly in the 2022 session.  An overview of the policy changes are included in your packet. It is recommended the Board of Trustees approve all policy updates on the first reading.  

Policy 1213.01/3213.01/4213.01 - Staff-Student Relations (New)

These new policies are intended to specifically address staff-student relations that may constitute criminal conduct, child abuse or neglect, inappropriate boundary invasions (optional) or conduct unbecoming a professional staff member.

Policy 1216/3216/4216 - Staff Dress and Grooming (New/Revised)

This policy has been added to the Administration Section as a new policy. The Administrators within the School Corporation should be held to the same standards of dress and grooming as the staff in the Corporation.
Additionally, language has been added to the policies that clearly identifies that a School Board will enforce the dress code in a nondiscriminatory/uniform manner.  Implementation of such measures is required in accordance with the stated principles, whether they are in writing or not, in order to comply with Title VII and Title IX.
 

Policy 2221 - Mandatory Curriculum (Revised)

Revisions were made to this policy to reflect changes in the statutory language, including replacing AIDS with HIV, and new course requirements.  It is advisable for the Superintendent to recommend adoption of the revised policy to the Board, and the Board should adopt the revised policy to remain in compliance with State law.

Policy 2260 - Nondiscrimination and Access to Equal Educational Opportunity

The vast majority of the changes made to this policy are technical changes to correct typographical and punctuation errors. The other changes were omitting the duplicate "Remedial Action and Monitoring" section and adding to the document retention section the retention of documentation of all formal and informal resolution of complaints of retaliation.

Policy 2600 - School Accountability

Policy 5111 - Determination of Legal Settlement and Eligibility for Enrollment of Students without Legal Settlement in the Corporation; Proof of Indiana Residency (Revised)

Policy 8330 - Student Records (All technical corrections)

These three policies contain a technical correction replacing "ISTEP+" with "State-mandated testing program."  This change is being made to keep these policies current with the existing and any future student assessment program in Indiana.

These technical corrections may be adopted by the Board pursuant to Bylaw 0131.2 - Technical Corrections if this bylaw has been adopted by the Board for making technical corrections to policies that already have been adopted through normal procedures. 

Policy 2370.02 - Flex Program (Revised). This policy has been revised to reflect changes in terminology, such as replacing ISTEP+, and changes in the graduation requirements under State law. 

Policy 5340.01 - Student Concussions and Sudden Cardiac Arrest (Technical Correction)

This technical correction is being made to correct a drafting error in the last update. The term "s/he" is replaced with "the student." This technical correction should be adopted by the Board.

Policy 5460 - Graduation Requirements (Revised) This policy has been revised to add the Graduation Pathways requirement for the graduating class of 2023 and all classes thereafter.

Policy 5511 - Dress and Grooming (Revised)

Policy 5772 - School-Sponsored Student Publications and Productions (Technical Correction)

This technical correction is being made to correct drafting errors in the last release of Policy 5772 - School-Sponsored Student Publications and Performances.

Policy 6110 - Grant Funds (Revised) This policy has been revised to include the latest changes to the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR).  Specific requirements for Maintenance of Effort (MOE) and Maintenance of Equity (MOEquity) will need to be documented and provided at the time of audit of specific funded programs (ESSER, GEER, etc.)

Policy 6114 – Cost Principles - Spending Federal Funds (Revised)

Policy 6325 - Procurement - Federal Grants/Funds (Revised)

Policy 8500 - Food Service Program (Revised) This policy has been revised to include a prohibition against discrimination on the basis of any protected class and to include a complaint procedure for filing complaints of discrimination in the food service program, as required by Federal law.

Policy 9150 - School Visitors (Revised) This policy has been revised to prohibit persons who are entered in the State Sex and Violent Offender Registry or the equivalent Federal registry and persons who meet the definition of Serious Sex Offender from accessing school grounds pursuant to Indiana law and to provide an option for the Board to select regarding whether to permit visitors other than parents on school grounds.

ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES

 

AG 1530 - Procedure For Evaluating the Effectiveness of Administrators
AG 2600 - School Accountability
AG 2623 - Testing Program
AG 5463 - Admission of Students from Non-accredited Schools
AG 9270 - Procedure for Educating a Child at Home (All technical corrections)

These six (6) administrative guidelines contain a technical correction which changes a reference to "ISTEP+" to some variation of a wording such as "State-mandated testing program".  These changes are being made to keep administrative guidelines current with the existing and any future student assessment program in Indiana.

AG 2221 - Mandatory Curriculum (Revised) Revisions were made to this administrative guideline to reflect changes in the statutory language, including replacing AIDS with HIV, replacing “Superintendent of Public Instruction” with “Secretary of Education,” and new course requirements.

AG 2260D - Notice of Nondiscrimination (Revised) This AG has been revised to delete reference to Title IX since that issue is covered by Policy/AG 2266.  In addition, terms and references have been modified to be consistent with the latest revision to Policy 2260.

AG 5113.02 - School Transfer Options (Revised) This administrative guideline has been revised to correct a redundancy in the Corrective Action Plan section.

AG 5460 Graduation Requirements (Revised) This administrative guideline has been revised to include the Graduation Pathways which are required for the Class of 2023 and beyond to earn an Indiana diploma with any of the available designations. The Graduation Pathways contain three requirements. All the options for each Pathway are listed.

AG 5460A - Graduation Examination (Revised) This administrative guideline has been revised with a name change. Since a Graduation Examination is no longer required of students in the class of 2023 and beyond, the title of the policy will now be "WAIVER OPTIONS FOR THE GRADUATION EXAMINATION OR POST SECONDARY READINESS COMPETENCIES FOR THE GRADUATION PATHWAYS."

For the class of 2023 and beyond, the Post Secondary Readiness Competencies requirement becomes the equivalent to the graduation examination.  Those students who do not achieve demonstration of Post Secondary Readiness Competencies by the end of their senior year may file for a waiver.  The (4) four criteria for being granted a wavier are enumerated in the administrative guideline. Also, the revised administrative guideline has a section which provides waiver options for former students of graduating classes prior to the class of 2023 who failed to meet the "graduation examination" requirement.

AG 5511 - Dress and Grooming (Revised)

AG 7540.04 - Staff Technology Acceptable Use and Safety (Revised)

AG 9150 - School Visitors (Revised)

 

The 2023 Budget, CPF Plan, and Bus Replacement Plan were shared with the Board during the work session held prior to this meeting.  This request would allow us to advertise these items. A Public Hearing is scheduled for September 27, 2022. The Board would then consider approval of the Budget at the October 11th School Board meeting. 

It is recommended to grant permission to advertise 2023 Budget, CPF Plan and Bus Replacement Plan. 

September 19 Personnel

October 18 Student Achievement

November 14 Business Affairs

December 19 Branding/Public Relations

September 13: 2023 Budget Work Session 5:30PM-Community Room

September 13: Monthly Board of Education Meeting 6:30PM

September 19: Public Hearing about Beginning Collective Bargaining

September 21: Staff Professional Development Day-Students Do Not Report

September 27: Special Board Meeting, 2023 Budget

October 11: Monthly Board of Education Meeting 6:30PM