Meeting Details
May 13, 2025
6:30pm - 7:30pm
1 hr
Community Room, 817 South Main Street, Tipton, IN 46072
Purpose
N/A
1.
Call to Order
2.
Pledge of Allegiance
3.
Vision Statement
Growing empowered, future-ready students, prepared for a lifetime of opportunity and success.
4.
Tell Me Something Good
5.
Blue Future Awards
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
- 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.
- The Board shall allot each person providing public comment three (3) minutes to speak.
- 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.
- No person may speak more than once.
- 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
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
8.1
Spotlight on Schools
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
Assistant Superintendent, Scott Jaworski
Director of Food Service, Adam Proulx
Director of Technology, Steven Gingerich
8.3
Financial Report
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
9.1
Second Reading and Adoption of Batch #4 of New CCHA Policies, Administrative Guidelines and Forms
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
10.1
First Reading for Batch #5 of CCHA Board Policy, Administrative Guidelines, and Forms
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
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
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
11.1
Advisory Committees
Communications Committee-Monday, June 2 time TBA
11.2
Schedule of Events
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
