September 16, 2009 - Lake Station Community Schools



May 15, 2013

Minutes from the Regular Meeting of the Board of School Trustees of the Lake Station Community Schools held at the Administration Office 2500 Pike Street, Lake Station, IN at the hour of 7:03 p.m.

Members Present: Jim Vanderlin, Greg Tenorio, Karen Curtis, Jane Stills and Larry Biggs

Members Absent: None

Others Present: Dan DeHaven, Tom Corey, Sandy Cain and Tara Tauber

President, Mr. Jim Vanderlin led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

Public Concerns:

➢ Drake Abramson: 4276 Deer Run Court, Lake Station, IN 46405

▪ Purple Day Foundation and Scholarship

➢ John Ripperdan: 2567 Miami Street, Lake Station, IN 46405

▪ Many concerns about the Lake Station Schools, test scores and employees double dipping

➢ Angela Ayers: Polk Elementary Teacher

▪ Aspiring Principals Conference – Teacher Evaluation Committee, RISE points

➢ Fay Forsythe: Polk Elementary Teacher

▪ Conference she attended - Classroom Management and Effective Teaching of Children and Adolescents with Emotional and Behavioral Problems

➢ Kristin Mantta: Edison Jr. Sr. High Teacher

▪ Professional Development and Student Council’s Honor Council upcoming 25 year award

Minutes of April 17, 2013 meeting: Mr. Larry Biggs moved to accept the Minutes from the April 17, 2013 meeting and was seconded by Ms. Karen Curtis and unanimously carried.

| |A. |Personnel | |

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|AI | |1. |Mr. Greg Tenorio moved to approve the request of Mr. Bush to hire Justin Belko as an English Teacher at |HIRING |

| | | |Edison for the 2013-2014 school year. Seconded by Mrs. Jane Stills and unanimously carried. |JUSTIN BELKO |

|AI | |2. |Mr. Greg Tenorio moved to approve the request of Ms. Halas and transfer Angela Ayers to the sixth (6th) |TRANSFER |

| | | |grade position at Polk School effective the 2013-2014 school year. Seconded by Mrs. Jane Stills and |ANGELA AYERS |

| | | |unanimously carried. | |

|AI | |3. |Mr. Greg Tenorio moved to approve the request of Ms. Halas to transfer Kacey Rogers from the |TRANSFER |

| | | |Interventionist Position at Polk School to a second (2nd) grade teacher position effective the 2013-2014 |KACEY ROGERS |

| | | |school year. Seconded by Mrs. Jane Stills and unanimously carried. | |

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|AI | |4. |Mr. Greg Tenorio moved to approve the request of Mrs. Gordon and transfer Sue Glass to a third (3rd) |TRANSFER |

| | | |grade teaching position effective the 2013-2014 school year. Seconded by Mrs. Jane Stills and |SUE GLASS |

| | | |unanimously carried. | |

|AI | |5. |Mr. Greg Tenorio moved to approve the request of Mrs. Gordon to hire Andrea DeFrier as a teacher at |HIRING |

| | | |Hamilton School effective the 2013-2014 school year. Seconded by Mrs. Jane Stills and unanimously |ANDREA DeFRIER |

| | | |carried. | |

|AI | |6. |Mr. Greg Tenorio moved to approve the request of Mr. Kolopanis to transfer Amanda Heflin to a third grade|TRANSFER |

| | | |teaching position effective the 2013-2014 school year. Seconded by Mrs. Jane Stills and unanimously |AMANDA HEFLIN |

| | | |carried. | |

|AI | |7. |Mr. Greg Tenorio moved to approve the hiring of Mike Schmitt for the Outside Operational Personnel |HIRING |

| | | |Position at Edison Jr. Sr. High School effective July 1, 2013. Seconded by Mrs. Jane Stills and |MIKE SCHMITT |

| | | |unanimously carried. | |

|AI | |8. |Mr. Greg Tenorio moved to approve the transfer of Diana Cheek to the 8-hour evening custodian position at|TRANSFER |

| | | |Bailey School. Seconded by Mrs. Jane Stills and unanimously carried. |DIANA CHEEK |

|AI | |9. |Mrs. Jane Stills moved to approve the maternity leave for Jill Sierkowski beginning August 19, 2013 for |MATERNITY LEAVE |

| | | |the 2013-2014 school year. Seconded by Ms. Karen Curtis and unanimously carried. |JILL SIERKOWSKI |

|AI | |10. |Mrs. Jane Stills moved to approve the request of Heidi Meyer to attend the Indiana Library Federation |CONFERENCE |

| | | |Conference May 7, 2013 in Michigan City, Indiana. Seconded by Ms. Karen Curtis and unanimously carried.|HEIDI MEYER |

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|AI | |11. | Mrs. Jane Stills moved to approve the request of Theresa Kietzman to attend the following programs: |CONFERENCE |

| | | | |THERESA KIETZMAN |

| | | |ISNA Spring Training Seminar, Indianapolis, IN | |

| | | |May 3 & 4, 2013 | |

| | | |SNA Annual Conference, Kansas City, MO | |

| | | |July 12-18, 2013 | |

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| | | |Seconded by Ms. Karen Curtis and unanimously carried. | |

|AI | |12. |Mrs. Jane Stills moved to approve the request of Angela Ruiz to attend Lead Evaluator Training for |CONFERENCE |

| | | |AdvancED June 24-25, 2013 in Valparaiso, IN. Seconded by Ms. Karen Curtis and unanimously carried. |ANGELA RUIZ |

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|AI | |13. |Mrs. Jane Stills moved to approve the request of Angela Ruiz to attend the IASP Assistant Principals |CONFERENCE |

| | | |Conference November 24-26, 2013 in Indianapolis, IN. Seconded by Ms. Karen Curtis and unanimously |ANGELA RUIZ |

| | | |carried. | |

|AI | |14. | Mrs. Jane Stills moved to approve the request of Kristin Mantta to attend the Kristina Smekens Consult |CONFERENCE |

| | | |Meeting on July 1, 2013 in Warren, IN. |KRISTIN MANTTA |

| | | |Seconded by Ms. Karen Curtis and unanimously carried. | |

| |B. |New Business | |

|AI | |1. |Ms. Karen Curtis moved to approve the request of Mr. Bush to approve the early graduation of an Edison |GRADUATE |

| | | |student. Seconded by Mrs. Jane Stills and unanimously carried. |EDISON STUDENT |

|AI | |2. |Mr. Larry Biggs moved to approve the FMLA leave of Deanne Hill from May 1, 2013 through June 4, 2013. |FMLA |

| | | |Seconded by Mrs. Jane Stills and unanimously carried. |DEANNE HILL |

|AI | |3. |Mr. Greg Tenorio moved to approve the FMLA leave of Carol Henderson from April 5, 2013 through June 4, |FMLA |

| | | |2013. Seconded by Mr. Larry Biggs and unanimously carried. |CAROL HENDERSON |

|AI | |4. |Mrs. Jane Stills moved to approve the request of Mrs. Gordon to purchase items of an educational nature |HAMILTON |

| | | |for Hamilton School. Seconded by Ms. Karen Curtis and unanimously carried. |PURCHASE |

|AI | |5. | Mr. Greg Tenorio moved to approve the request of Mrs. Kietzman to purchase food service equipment from |HAMILTON CAFÉ |

| | | |Schert Foodservice Equipment, Inc. for Hamilton School in the amount of $38,280.94. Seconded by Mr. |EQUIPMENT |

| | | |Larry Biggs and unanimously carried. | |

|AI | | |Ms. Karen Curtis moved to add the Lake Station Community Schools Random Student and Reasonable Suspicion |AGENDA ADDITION |

| | | |Drug Testing Policy to the agenda. Mr. Larry Biggs seconded the motion and unanimously carried. | |

|AI | |6. |Mr. Larry Biggs moved to approve the Lake Station Community Schools Random Student and Reasonable |POLICY |

| | | |Suspicion Drug Testing Policy. Seconded by Ms. Karen Curtis and unanimously carried. |APPROVED |

| |C. |Financial Aspects: | |

|AI | |1. |Mr. Larry Biggs moved to approve and sign the following claims for payment: |CLAIMS |

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| | | |April Claims: 107771-107796 | |

| | | |May Claims: 107797-107889 | |

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| | | |Seconded by Mrs. Jane Stills and unanimously carried. | |

|I | |2. |Financial Report for April 2013 | |

| |D. |Other Business: | |

|I | |Next Board Meeting: June 11, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at the Administration Center. | |

There being no further business to come before the Board, Mr. Jim Vanderlin adjourned the regular meeting.

Approved:_________________________Attest:_________________________

President Secretary

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