TCSC School Board Meeting

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  - $1,030,110.34 (note a portion of the balance is related to curricular material funds transferred in at year end)
Operations Fund - $738,733.57
Debt Service - $791,105.05
Rainy Day Fund  - $2,003,833.41

Education fund revenue exceeded expenses by $79,761.  We transferred $75,000 from the education fund to operations.  Operations fund expenses exceeded revenue by $251,802.  The operations fund has very limited ways in which to bring in revenue.  Our next tax draw will not arrive until mid to late June.

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.  The resolution passed last month has the wrong Indiana Code citation.  In your packet is the resolution with the correct citation.  

In your packet is a proposal from 4021 Architecture to complete a roof schematic and design to assist RL Turner with bid documents and specs for the upcoming THS Roofing Project.  The scope of 4021 Architecture work will be in three phases;  Phase 1 Assessment, Phase 2 Implementation, and Phase 3 Construction Administration (outlined more specifically in their proposal).  Indiana Standards for Design and Construction requires architectural drawings in order to access required building permits and specifications for bids.  

In January, TCSC started the transition to CCHA Policy, Administrative Guidelines, and Forms from NEOLA.  The board will review these Batch 1, 2, and 3 documents on first reading tonight with approval scheduled in the April monthly meeting.  

Batch 1, 2, 3

Last month, the board gave permission to advertise fertilizer/spraying bids in the Tipton Tribune and Kokomo Tribune on February 19, and February 26, 2025.  Bids were due Friday, February 28. We had two vender bids for $17,967 and $14,807 for each growing season. It is recommended the Board approve List Lawn Care as our vendor for Fertilizer and Spraying.   

During our work session, you heard a proposal to replace iPads with external keyboards in grades 3-8 with Chromebooks.  This proposal is a cost saving measure meant to create a sustainable 1:1 technology program for TCSC.  Earlier this year, our high school transitioned to Chromebooks from MacBooks which marked the first step in a more fiscally responsible approach to our 1:1 computing program.  The advantages to Chromebooks at these grade levels is use of an actual laptop keyboard, cost,  the ease of repair (most repairs completed in house),  and the rugged construction of the device.  We ask for approval of a four year lease option to spread out the overall cost of these devices.  The proposal and lease terms are in your packet.

During the work session, Steven Gingerich, TCSC Director of Technology explain our current reality in regards to copy machines and our plan moving forward.  In your packet is a 60 month lease proposal from RICOH.  The agreement will reduce the number of copy machines in the district from 26 to 14.  The only expense beyond the lease payments will be copy paper.  

We have two students in residential placements that qualify for a SEEC Grant from Indiana Department of Education.  The SEEC Grant provides financial support to TCSC so the district is not financially burdened with full cost of the placement. The superintendent needs authorization from the school board to sign contracts for SEEC Grant funding on behalf of the Board. The resolution in your packet provides this authorization.  

March 17-Communications Committee (will be rescheduled) 

March 12-13: Exterior Door Numbering

March 13: End of the Third Grading Period

March 17:  Executive Session

March 20:  Snow Make Up (If Needed )Flex Day

March 21-30: Spring Break

March 31: Snow Make Up (If Needed )Flex Day

April 8: Monthly Board Meeting