Meeting Details
October 10, 2023
5:30pm - 6:30pm
1 hr
Community Room, 817 South Main Street, Tipton, IN 46072
Purpose
Work Session Agenda
1.
Call to Order
Minutes
The work session was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Mrs. Humrichous, President.
2.
Discussion About Homeschool Students Participation in After School Activities
Minutes
Dr. Glaze shared information from IDOE and IHSAA guidelines. Information was also shared from surrounding school corporations, including guidelines. It was also noted that if TCSC decided to allow homeschooled students to participate in extracurricular activities, we would also need to revisit our policies relating to these activities as they are very specific.
This is a dialog that can be continued and Dr. Glaze is happy to find answers to any further questions. He has also asked our legal counsel for some examples of language if we want to move in this direction.
3.
Requested Review of PO 3111
3111 - CREATING A POSITION
The School Board recognizes the need to establish positions which, when filled by competent, qualified professional staff members, will assist the Corporation in achieving the education goals set by the Board. The Corporation employs only U.S. citizens and others lawfully authorized to work in the United States.
The Superintendent shall verify all new full-time and part-time employees' right to work in the United States according to the Federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.
The Board reserves the right to create new positions, provide each with a job description clearly descriptive of the duties for which the position was created and provide each with a title that conforms with the appropriate certification insofar as possible.
The Board shall, upon the advice of the Superintendent, consider the advisability of creating a new position or of increasing the number of professional staff members in an existing position.
Minutes
Mr. Cochrane stated that he had requested an update of the policies for postings of positions, specifically narrowing down some of the areas of the posting such as proximity to the corporation, etc, to narrow the candidate pool. The policy indicated is for preparing a posting that the corporation has not had before. Dr. Glaze stated that the issues that Mr. Cochrane is pointing out may be better served in an administrative guideline rather than changing a policy and can be further discussed.
4.
Review Board Agenda
Minutes
Dr. Glaze noted that there has been some discussion about the fuel hedging program and noted that we are in no way tied to this program, but had to submit an application prior to the deadline to participate. We can decide not to participate if we so choose. It is a very complicated process.
5.
Advisory Committees
6.
Comments from the Community
Minutes
Laura Sottong thanked the board for the opportunity to participate in the parent teacher conferences.
Regarding our discipline policy - lots of discussion lately about students in classes throwing desks, screaming profanities, etc. Need to have an honest discussion at this school about meeting student needs in our classrooms - can we offer additional funding to assist?
David Nichols stated that he appreciated the positive comments during the discussion about allowing homeschooled children to participate in TCSC extracurricular activities. He and his wife are both from homeschooling backgrounds and homeschool their children. They appreciate the administration and board looking at options and would encourage you to adopt the IHSAA guidelines. He and his wife would be willing to have individual discussions if that would be helpful.
7.
Adjournment
Minutes
The work session was adjourned at 6:23 p.m.
