TCSC School Board Meeting

Associate Superintendent, Scott Jaworski
Director of Food Service, Adam Proulx
Director of Technology, Steven Gingerich

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

Education Fund - $906,002.81
Operations Fund - $1,782,690.10
Debt Service - $1,058,836.09
Rainy Day Fund - $2,003,833.41

The remainder of the Spring Property Taxes and our June FIT, CVET, and License Excise revenues were received on June 10th and split between Operations and Debt Service as:

Operations - $731,510.62      
Debt – $710,592.62

Debt service payments were made by June 30th in the amount of $2,008,975. Our next payments are due December 31, 2025.

We received our LIT payments from the county totaling $51,163.16 on June 12th. These funds were deposited into the education fund.

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

A100  Non-Discrimination & Anti-Harassment  (update)

• Language from SEA 289/I.C. 22-9.3 regarding ‘personal characteristics’ has been added.
• References to gender, separate from sex, have been removed based on changes in OCR enforcement.

B100  Board Authority and Philosophy (update)

• Add reference to collaboration and board policy D150

B150  Board Organization (update)

• Revises timing for organizational meeting under HEA 1002/ I.C. 20-26-4-1

B200  Membership (update)

• Revises minimum age for board members under HEA 1002/I.C. 20-26-4-9
• Revises methodology for replacing board vacancies under SEA 287/I.C. 20-23-4-30
• Comments on change in minimum board compensation under SEA 287/I.C. 20-26-4-7

C175  Student Attendance, Academic Engagement, and Truancy Prevention Policy (update)

• Adds the mandatory excused absence for FFA or 4-H under HEA 1660/I.C. 20-33-2-17.8
• Revises definition of “absent student” to extend through grade 12 under SEA 482/I.C. 20-33-2.5-1
• Revises the timing for the attendance conference to 10 days under SEA 482/I.C. 20-33-2.5-5

C175-E/ E200-E Religious Instruction Attendance Form

• Use in conjunction with Policy E200 Religious Release Time

C200 Anti-Bullying (update)

• Notes that the policy is no longer required under HEA 1002/ I.C. 20-26-5-32
• Adds the timeline for reporting to parents under SEA 255/ I.C. 20-33-8-13.5

C425 Student Suicide Prevention and Awareness (update)

• Notes that the corporation is no longer required to provide training under HEA 1002/I.C. 20-28-3-6, but CCH+A recommends it is continued as a best practice.

D200 Standard of Care and Supervision of Students (update)

• Includes language under HEA 1515 / I.C. 20-26-5-47 regarding notice to employee and parent of student if allegation against employee determined to be unsubstantiated or otherwise dismissed.

D325  Personal Background Checks and Mandatory Reporting (update)

• HEA 1002 repealed I.C. 20-26-5-10.5, which required the school to have a policy on contacting references.  CCH+A recommends that this is continued as a best practice, but revised the language to eliminate the requirement.

E200  Religious Release Time and Credit for Religious Education (and related form C175/E200-E Religious Instruction Attendance Form) (new)

• Outlines the requirements for release time under I.C. 20-33-2-19
• Includes the revised language from SEA 255 on when the education qualifies for high school credit

F125 Purchasing Procedures and Capital Assets (new)

• Adds language based on recent Indiana State Board of Accounts guidance and federal procurement regulatory activity.
• Includes reference to use of recycled content as required on recent client audits.

G350 Audio, Video and Digital Recording on School Property and of School Meetings (new)

• Revises language on parent recording as required under HEA 1285 / I.C. 20-26-5-45

G360 Data Breach and Protection (new)

• Updates language to include reporting requirement to state and others based on recent experiences

H100  School Visitors and Parent-Family Engagement (new)

• Includes new language from SEA 143 / I.C. 31-42 regarding parental right to direct education and parental access to information

Updated Notice of Executive Session Form

• Revised based on changes in HEA 1134 / I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1

In your packet is the Joint Services Agreement between Kokomo Area Special Education Cooperative (KASEC) and five other school districts that include Tipton Community School Corporation.  Each school district must approve the joint services agreement annually.

The purpose of this document is to outline the responsibilities of the identified agencies in the collaborative provision of services to preschool children, ages 3-5, who are eligible to participate in the Kokomo School Corporation Head Start Program. TCSC as well as other KASEC schools must approve this memorandum annually. The document has been through the approval process for Kokomo School Corporation's Board of Trustees.

Annually the Board of School Trustees is asked to rollover administrative contracts for an additional year.  All administrators listed have been rated effective or highly effective during the 2024-2025 school year. It is recommended that administrative contracts be extended an additional year – through 2026-2027. Administrator salaries will be adjusted after approval of the new collective bargaining agreement.

In your packet are updated student and athletic handbooks for the 2025-2026 school year.  All handbooks have been updated to meet new legislative requirements from the Indiana General Assembly.  One document in memo form as changes for this year and the second is the complete handbook.  It is our recommendation to approve the handbooks as written.

The DLGF requires annual approval of the Budget Calendar by the School Board.  The 2026 Budget Calendar is in your packet and includes the dates for the Public Hearing on September 23 and final approval on October 14, 2025. 

Recently passed HEA 1002 allows school corporations to charge reasonable fees for non-curricular materials and supplements for instruction.  HEA 1002 revises IC 20-26-12-1 to add new section (c): This section does not prohibit a governing body of a school corporation or an organizer of a charter school from assessing and collecting a reasonable fee for supplies and materials.  In your packet is a detailed description of fee components that fit the criteria for HEA 1002 and our recommended fees of $36.91 for K-2 students and $46.97.

In you packet is an amended contract agreement from RLTurner to serve as Construction Manager for our 2025 Reroofing Project.  The amendment comes from original contract signed with RLTurner in 2022 at the beginning of the construction projects.  The amendment outlines TCSC's intentions to continue working with RLTurner through completion of the Reroofing Project.  

September 15  Professional Learning Experiences

August 6 - Staff Returns, Teacher Work Day

August 6 - Blue Devil Bash 4-7PM

August 7 - Staff Professional Development Day

August 8 - 1st Day for Students

August 12 - TCSC School Board Meeting 6:30 PM