South Gibson School Corporation Board of Trustees Meeting

Gibson Southern High School
Tuesday, January 23 - 6:35pm - 7:05pm

    1. CALL TO ORDER
    Mr. Steve Gruszewski, President of Board

    2. PATRON CONCERNS and AGENDA ITEM COMMENTS
    Mr. Steve Gruszewski, President of Board

    4. CONSENT ITEMS
    Dr. Bryan Perry, Superintendent

    4.1 Approve Minutes from January 9, 2024 meeting
    Dr. Bryan Perry, Superintendent

    4.2 PERSONNEL
    Dr. Bryan Perry, Superintendent

    4.2.1 RESIGNATIONS

         4.2.1.1  Kelly Rochleau, ELL Aide effective 12/20/23

    4.2.2 ECA

         4.2.2.1  Shawna Riggs, Volunteer Track Coach @ GSHS for 23-24
         4.2.2.2  Sean Whitten, MS Wrestling Coach for 23-24
         4.2.2.3  Kyle Nixon, Volunteer Track Coach @ GSHS for 23-24

    4.2.3 EMPLOYMENT

         4.2.3.1  Jordyn Graham, Title I Aide at OCS for 7 hrs/dy effective 1/8/24

    4.2.4 FMLA

    4.2.5 TRANSFERS

    4.2.6 RETIREMENTS


    4.3 CLAIMS

    5. ACTION ITEMS
    Dr. Bryan Perry, Superintendent

    5.1 Literacy Grant
    Dr. Bryan Perry, Superintendent
    2 minutes

    Under HEA 1001, the IDOE provides to schools a grant to distribute to teachers, coaches, and other staff responsible for delivering reading instruction through grade 3.   The attached policy spells out how the grant money will be distributed.  The money must be distributed by March 29, 2024.


    5.2 Summer School
    Dr. Bryan Perry, Superintendent
    2 minutes

    The proposal for summer school is to offer online course and in person courses.  Summer school will run June 10 - July 21, 2024.  We will use Indiana Online, as in the past, to provide the majority of courses necessary for students.  The courses offered will be for credit recovery, graduation requirements, or conflicts due to enrollment at SICTC and 4T.  Students may elect to take courses at their cost for reasons outside those listed above.  

    We will offer Geography and History of the World to in coming 9th grade May 28 - June 28, 2024.   Cost is $30 dollars and we intend to keep the course to 2 sections unless a need becomes clear.  


    5.3 1003 Flexibility Waiver
    Dr. Bryan Perry, Superintendent
    2 minutes

    The IDOE allows school corporations to request a waiver on school days and time.  We are requesting board approval to apply for a wavier allowing 2 late start PD days in 2024-25.  If we are a performance qualified school district again this year, we will no longer need a waiver.  We must apply for the waiver by April 5, 2024 for submission to the SBOE.


    5.4 First Reading for Neola Special Update of policies for July, 2023

    5.5 Tahara Friendship Visit
    Dr. Bryan Perry, Superintendent
    2 minutes

    The Gibson County Economic Development Corporation will travel to Tahara, Japan June 1-11, 2024.  The are inviting 3 students and 1 teacher from each Gibson County high school to participate.  The cost to students and staff should be less than $400.   Attached is the application and itinerary for the trip.   They are seeking board approval for our participation.  


    5.6 Approve the Cancellation of Outstanding Checks

    5.7 Approve the Appointment of Linda Henry to the Owensville Carnegie Library

    5.8 Walk On - appropriation adjustments
    Mr. Tim Armstrong, Assistant Superintendent
    2 minutes

    These are housecleaning entries that move appropriations to cover actual expenditures.  The budget remains the same.  Entries are for calendar 2023.


    6. DISCUSSION ITEMS
    Dr. Bryan Perry, Superintendent

    7. ADMINISTRATIVE/BOARD CONCERNS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
    Dr. Bryan Perry, Superintendent

    8. ADJOURNMENT
    Mr. Steve Gruszewski, President of Board

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