Meeting Details
June 10, 2025
6:30pm - 7:30pm
1 hr
Community Room, 817 South Main Street, Tipton, IN 46072
Purpose
N/A
Deb Kuhn and Jennifer Cox recognized by Rob Cochrane
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
Tipton High School Calming Room and Emotional Support Dog Presentation
Assistant Superintendent, Scott Jaworski
Director of Food Service, Adam Proulx
Director of Technology, Steven Gingerich
For May, we ended the month with balances as follows:
Education Fund - $928,683.08
Operations Fund - $1,500,818.04
Debt Service - $2,357,218.47
Rainy Day Fund - $2,003,833.41
We secured an advance draw on property taxes from the county. We received $1,576,505.17 for operations and $1,566,113.42 for debt service. Interest earnings were $13,219.64. We will be making our first debt services payments for the year by the end of June.
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
Batch #6
C225 Parental Access to Instructional Materials and Surveys
C225-R Grievance Procedure
C475 School-Sponsored Publications and Productions
C500 School Trips and Privately Sponsored Activities Involving School Corporation Employees and Students
C500-E Chaperone Code of Conduct Form
C575 Homework
D175 Board-Staff Communications
D350 Fitness for Duty Leaves and Examinations
D425 Employee Benefits
D525 No Distracted Driving
H250 School Library Material Removal Request .
H250-E School Library Material Removal Request Form
Retired Policies 2330, 2416, 3122, 4122, 5722, 2340, 8640, 1460, 1461, 3160, 3161, 4160, 4161, 3421, 4421
Bids for the THS Reroofing Project were advertised in the Kokomo and Tipton Tribunes on May 14th and 21st-with sealed bids due on June 4, 2025. RLTurner along with 4021 Architecture reviewed all bids and determined Hinshaw Roofing and Sheet Metal as the successful bidder. RLTurner is here at the meeting and will present the budget to the Board It is recommended the Board accept the budget as recommended from RLTurner.
Staff handbooks are updated and presented annually for approval by the TCSC Board of School Trustees. There are changes regarding social media policy and annual sign-off of Technology Responsible Use Form. Approval is recommended for the Handbooks for Certified and Classified Personnel, Transportation, and Food Service Staff.
We ask for the school boards approval to declare surplus equipment from the high school FACS Lab and TMS STEM Lab. Much of the equipment is no longer usable. The memo attached describes the items declared surplus so they may be legally discarded.
The Indiana State Board of Accounts requires school board approval to close out extra curricular accounts that are no longer utilized or underutilized. Both the elementary and middle school have such accounts and are requesting permission to close the accounts and transfer the remaining funds ($4,794.76 TMS and $12.35 TES) to each school's Student Activities Account. Specific accounts and balances are shared in your board packet.
September 15 Professional Learning Experiences
June 19-Last day of summer school
July 8-Monthly Board Meeting
This executive session will be held to review recently enacted legislation by the Indiana General Assembly.