TCSC School Board Meeting

Community Room, 817 South Main Street, Tipton, IN 46072
Tuesday, May 13 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm

    1. Call to Order
    Robert Cochrane, Board President

    2. Pledge of Allegiance
    Robert Cochrane, Board President

    3. Vision Statement
    Robert Cochrane, Board President

    Growing empowered, future-ready students, prepared for a lifetime of opportunity and success.


    4. Tell Me Something Good
    Robert Cochrane, Board President

    5. Blue Future Awards
    Dr. Ryan Glaze, Superintendent

    TES 

    Hazel Parr - TES 2nd grader for scoring a perfect 650 on IREAD-3

    THS Mayor's Youth Leadership Council 

    Mrs. Fernung

    Aly Hoover

    Berkley Young

    Hannah Olsen

    Evan Coe

    Lilly McCord

    Miley Barnes

    Makenna Comer

    Ella Mae Crawford

    Noah Walker

    Isla Wolfert

    Addie Bunting

    Olivia Henderson

    Genesis Valdez

    Central Office

    Dawn Benefiel and Holly Brandon-Staff Appreciation Banquet/Staff Appreciation Week

    Brook Cleaver-Payroll Transition

     


    6. Comments from the Community
    Robert Cochrane, Board President
    1. To allow for an efficient meeting, the total amount of time dedicated to public comment shall not exceed thirty (30) minutes. The Board may increase the time allotted for public comment in order to meet obligations under law.
    2. The Board shall allot each person providing public comment three (3) minutes to speak.
    3. Persons wishing to address the Board on an agenda item or other topics germane to Board business shall register up to five minutes before the scheduled meeting time by completing the appropriate sign-in form. The registration form will include the name of the person(s) providing comment, the organization represented (if any), and if they have a student currently attending the district.
    4. No person may speak more than once.
    5. In order to receive public comment the Board will take speakers on a first-come, first-served basis according to the time of registration. If the overall time allotment does not allow for accommodation of all speakers, The Board has discretion to extend the public comment time through a motion and vote.

    7. Consent Agenda
    Robert Cochrane, Board President

    Approval of the Agenda


    Approval of Minutes

    • Work Session, April 8, 2025
    • Regular Session, April 8, 2025
    • Executive Session, April 8, 2025
    • Special Session, April 28, 2025

    Approval of Claims

    • Accounts Payable Claims May 2025
    • Payroll Claims April 11, 2025
    • Payroll Claims April 25, 2025
    • Payroll Claims May 9, 2025

    Approval of Personnel Report

    • Personnel Report May 2025

    Approval of Field Trips (Overnight and/or Out-of-State)

    • THS Volleyball Summer Camp, July 20-22, 2025. This camp will be held at Dunes Volleyball Center in LaPorte, IN. This is open to girls grades 9-12. Expected attendance is 12-18 girls.

    Approval to Accept Donations

    • National Christian Foundation on behalf of an anonymous donor, New Flag Pole and Flag at Tipton Ford Field Football Stadium, $5,692.50
    • Blackbaud Giving Fund for TES Supplies, $40.00
    • Tipton Community Theatre for Auditorium Upgrades, $1,000.00
    • IU Health for My Closet, $2000.00
    • National FFA Organization for Tipton FFA Chapter, $7329.00
    • Keystone Charitable Foundation to TCSC Charitable Lunch Fund, $1000.00
    • National Honor Society Literacy Initiative, raised $3,295 from various donations (sheet attached)
    • Guy Kirby Memorial Donations to Tipton FFA $2,760.00 Various donations (sheet attached)

    8. Superintendent's Report
    Dr. Ryan Glaze, Superintendent

    8.1 Spotlight on Schools
    Scott Jaworski, Assistant Superintendent

    Staff Professional Development Dates 2025-2026

    Thursday, August 7

    Friday, November 7

    Monday, February 9

    TCSC was also approved for this waiver through the 2027-2028 school year.


    8.2 Department Reports

    8.3 Financial Report
    Brook Cleaver, Corporation Treasurer

    For April, we ended the month with balances as follows:

    Education Fund - $908,886.89
    Operations Fund - $248,918.39
    Debt Service - $791,105.05
    Rainy Day Fund - $2,003,833.41

    Operations Revenue: Interest came in at $15,756.18. We have requested an advance on the Spring tax settlement, which we should be receiving on May 27th, with full settlement by mid-June.

    Our circuit breaker report reflecting actual property tax cap loss came in at $505,209 instead of $600,000 as estimated by the Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) last year when building the budget.


    8.4 Other

    9. Old Business
    Robert Cochrane, Board President

    9.1 Second Reading and Adoption of Batch #4 of New CCHA Policies, Administrative Guidelines and Forms
    Robert Cochrane, Board President

    Batch #4

    • C150 Homeless Students  
    • C175  Attendance  
      • C175-R Continuous Learning Guidelines
      • C175-E Religious Attendance Form (optional)
    • C300 Programs for Students with Disabilities and Least Restrictive Environment 
    • C350  Student Discipline 
      • C350-R  Student Due Process Rights (AG)
    • C375  Suspension and Expulsion of Students 
    • C400 Use of Physical Intervention, Seclusion and Restraint with Students
      • C400-R  Seclusion and Restraint Plan
    • C550  Student Search and Seizure 
      • C550-R  Student Search and Seizure (AG) 
    • C600  Withdrawal from School  
    • D200  Standard of Care and Supervision of Students 

    Retired Policies 5111.01, 5200, 2460.02, 5500, 5600, 5611, 3212, 5630, 5630.01, 5771, 5130, 1613, 3213, 4213, 8660


    10. New Business
    Robert Cochrane, Board President

    10.1 First Reading for Batch #5 of CCHA Board Policy, Administrative Guidelines, and Forms
    Robert Cochrane, Board President

    Batch #5

    • D225 Employee Ethics  
    • D275 Drug Free Workplace  
    • D300 Controlled Substance Policy for CDL and Safety-Sensitive Positions .
      • D300-E Certificate of Receipt Form
    • D325 Personal Background Checks and Mandatory Reporting 
    • D375 Staff Discipline  
    • D400 Family and Medical Leaves of Absence (“FMLA”) 
      • D400-R FMLA (AG)
    • D450 Resignation 
    • D475 Justifiable Decrease 
      • D475-R Justifiable Decrease (AG)
    • E125 Promotion, Placement and Retention of Students 

    Retired Policies 1200, 2411, 3210, 3122.01, 3170, 4122.01, 4170, 4162, 1520.08, 1521, 2315, 3120.08, 3121, 4120.08, 4121, 8120, 8121, 8121.01, 3139, 1630, 1630.01, 3430.01, 4430, 4430.01, 3140, 4140, 3131, 4131, 5410


    10.2 Public Hearing on Proposed Superintendent's Contract
    Robert Cochrane, Board President

    We will now recess our regular monthly meeting to hold a public hearing on the proposed superintendent's contract.  Do I have a mention to recess our monthly meeting.

     

    After the hearing

     

    Do I have a motion to reconvene our regular monthly meeting?


    10.3 Consideration to Approve the Proposed Superintendent's Contract
    Robert Cochrane, Board President

    Last month, the School Board met in a special meeting where a succession plan was presented to the community.  On Wednesday, April 30, the proposed Superintendent's contract along with a notice of a public hearing was published in the Kokomo and Tipton Tribunes.  Earlier this evening, we held the public hearing allowing for public comment on the proposed contract. Since all statutory requirements have been met regarding the proposed contract I will accept a motion to approve the Superintendent's contract.


    11. Other Matters to Come Before the Board
    Robert Cochrane, Board President

    11.1 Advisory Committees
    Robert Cochrane, Board President

    Communications Committee-Monday, June 2 time TBA


    11.2 Schedule of Events
    Robert Cochrane, Board President

    May 15-TMS World of Creativity-5PM

    May 17-Stage and Swing Concert-7PM

    May 20-TMS Band Concert 7PM

    May 23-TMS Awards 12:30PM

    May 26-Memorial Day

    May 29-TES Awards

    May 29-Last Day for Students

    June 2-Beginning of Summer School

    June 5-THS Awards Ceremony-6PM

    June 7-THS Graduation 11AM

    June 10-TCSC Board Meeting 6:30 PM


    12. Adjournment
    Robert Cochrane, Board President

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