TCSC School Board Meeting

Dylan Rockwell - Perfect Score at State Solo and Ensemble

Grady Carpenter - 1000 Points THS Basketball

Jessica Higginbotham - Teacher Recognition

TMS Swimming and Diving Club - Undefeated Season

Builder's Club - Collection Drive for Tipton Humane Society

THS Winter Guard - 2024 State Finalist

Assistant Superintendent, Scott Jaworski
Director of Food Service, Adam Proulx
Director of Technology, Steven Gingerich

We ended February with cash balances as follows.

Education Fund - $867,961.47
Operations Fund - $965,949.33
Debt Service - $240,323.06
Rainy Day Fund - $2,253,080.26

For the Education fund, expenses exceeded revenue by $62,763, however, we did make our first transfer for the year from the education fund to operations for $100,000. The Operations fund expenses exceeded revenue for the month by $220,597. We will be paying close attention to balances as March is our 3 payroll month.

At our February 12, 2024 meeting, we requested permission to advertise two additional appropriations of $325,000 from the Rainy Day Fund and $88,380 from the Operation Fund.  Advertisement was made in the Kokomo Tribune on February 21, 2024.

The appropriation out of Rainy Day will not be voted upon tonight.  The $88,380 appropriation from the Operation Fund allows the board to spend excess funds from the retired 2012 and 2013 bond issuance on capital improvements for the Tipton Middle School and Tipton High School Phase 2 projects.  It is recommended the Board approve the Additional Appropriations Resolution.  

The Board granted permission to advertise for Mowing Bids at its February 12, 2024 meeting.  Advertisements were made in the Kokomo Tribune on February 22 and 26, 2024 as well as social media platforms.  We received 6 bids on March 1.  It is recommended to award the 2 year mowing contract to Case and Company LLC as the lowest most responsive bid package. 

In your packet are documents needed to begin the Request for Proposals process for food service management companies.  All of these documents are approved by the Indiana Department of Education.  To begin the bidding process we are requesting approval of the Request for Proposals document, and permission to advertise the process for accepting bids.  

Last month we presented the TCSC One to One Technology Overview and made the recommendation to deploy Chromebooks to all THS students starting in August of 2024 to create a more financially sustainable program.  Current THS student MacBook Airs under Apple Leases will be redeployed to classified and certified staff to replace their antiquated machines.  Since we are still paying off the Apple Lease, we are recommending a four-year lease from Insight Financial Services for the new Chromebooks to protect the Education Fund from a larger than expected expenditure.  The annual Chromebook lease payment is $42,254.52.  Supporting documents are included in your packet.

In your packet is the recommended 2025-2026 Calendar.  The calendar is similar to the 2024-2025 revised KASEC Academic Calendar passed last month.  

The Ag Department is requesting that a set of 32 lockers be declared surplus, due to their poor condition.  We will explore opportunities to scrap and recycle the lockers if possible.  It is recommended the board approve the declaration of surplus for these items.

March 18-Student Achievement (Reschedule?)

March 14-Community Night 5-8PM

March 18-Board Work Session at Central Office-5:30PM

March 25-Flex Day (Snow Make-up if needed)

March 26-Flex Day (Snow Make-up if needed)

March 27-Flex Day (Snow Make-up if needed)

March 28-Flex Day (Snow Make-up if needed)

March 29-April 5 Spring Break

April 8-Total Eclipse-Students Dismissed at 1PM

Pursuant to IC 20-41-1-8 Treasurer; duties; accurate accounts; reports

Sec. 8. (a) The treasurer shall keep an accurate account of all money received by the collecting authority and expended, showing:

(1) the sources of all receipts;

(2) the purposes for which the money was expended; and

(3) the balance on hand.

A copy of the report, together with all records and files of extracurricular activities, shall be filed as required under section 3 of this chapter.

        (b) However, in a school that has two (2) or more semesters in any one (1) school year, the treasurer of the school shall file a copy of the treasurer's financial report of receipts and disbursements with the township trustee, board of school trustees, or board of school commissioners not more than two (2) weeks after the close of each semester. Records and files of extracurricular activities for the entire school year shall be filed with the last financial semester report of any one (1) school year.

        (c) A copy of the report shall be filed with and kept by the city superintendent having jurisdiction and the county superintendent where the superintendent has jurisdiction.

        (d) The records under this section shall be kept for five (5) years, after which they may be destroyed.

There is no action required. These reports are being filed with the Board of School Trustees as required.