Meeting Details
February 11, 2025
6:30pm - 8:00pm
1 hr 30 min
Community Room, 817 South Main Street, Tipton, IN 46072
Purpose
Agenda
Growing empowered, future-ready students, prepared for a lifetime of opportunity and success.
We will recess this meeting in order to perform a public hearing on an additional appropriation and general obligation board issuance. Do I have a motion to recess this meeting and call to order the 1028 hearing?
After the 1028 Hearing
Do I have motion to reconvene the monthly board meeting?
Approval of the Agenda
Approval of Minutes
Approval of Claims
Approval of Personnel Report
Approval of Field Trips (Overnight and/or Out-of-State)
Approval to Accept Donations
Presentation of checks from Performance Services and Tipton Knights of Columbus.
Cliff Hawkins-100 Wins as a Blue Devil
Cyndi Day-Tipton Library Board 16 Years of Service
John Robertson-Digital Display Boards
Emersyn Adkins-First Girl's Wrestling State Qualifier
Melinda Fernung-Mayor's Youth Leadership Program Sponsor
Band Staff: Rob Shaver Lisa Wallyn, Rodney Fletcher ISSMA Solo and Ensemble Preparation
Students: Zoey Moats, Karson Webster, Mark Vasquez, Christopher Duncan, Grayson Hight, Eli Long, Aria Shuler, Jasper Neely, Gunner Moore, Kinzy Baugher, Milly Porter, Kohen Habrych, Will Wainscott, Tucker Sole, Cecilia Shimer, Bryleigh Bales, Corvyn Chambers, Carter Smith, and Cheyenne Mulvaney-Earning Gold Ratings at District Solo and Ensemble
Fall 2024 Community Survey Data
Strategic Plan Priority #2: Communications
Assistant Superintendent, Scott Jaworski
Director of Food Service, Adam Proulx
Director of Technology, Steven Gingerich
Our 2025 budget appropriations were set as follows:
Education Fund - 1782 Notice Budget Amount
$11,762,484 plus PO carryovers of $11,097.21 = 2025 appropriation report of $11,773.581.21
Operations Fund - 1782 Notice Budget Amount
$5,361,568 plus PO carryovers of $45,112.94 = 2025 appropriation report of $5,406,680.94
Debt Service Fund - 1782 Notice Budget Amount:
$4,021,750
January was a three-pay month, and we ended the month in Education with $950,349.28, Debt Service Fund $791,655.05, Operations $990,535.76, and Rainy Day $2,003,833.41. January interest came in at $22,950.61.
Permission to advertise for Fertilization and Weed Spraying is needed before we can accept bids. Bid specifications are in your board packet. This two year agreement is completed early in the 2025 growing season. Approval of the successful bidder will be in the March meeting.
It is recommended that the Board give permission to advertise for Fertilization and Weed Spraying Bids for 2025 and 2026 growing seasons.
The approval of this resolution is necessary in order to submit our 1003 waiver to the IDOE to allow us to use 3 days for professional development in the 2025-2026 school year.
According to IC 5-11-10.5-2, 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. The list of checks in your Board packet will be cancelled upon approval.
This discussion pertains to a meeting with Envoy Companies, the firm hired by the City of Tipton to plan the proposed little league diamonds and preliminary discussions with Jeff Qualkinbush, regarding Leasing Agreement between the city and TCSC. Both of the meetings were held last week. We wanted to update the board and community on this potential project.
Professional Learning Experiences: Monday, February 24 @ 5:30PM
February 14-Flex Day (Snow Make-up Day)
February 17-President's Day-Flex Day (Snow Make-up Day)
February 24-Professional Learning Experiences Committee
March 9-Daylight Saving Time Begins
March 11-Monthly Board Meeting
(Information Only) 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.