South Gibson School Corporation Board of Trustees Meeting

Gibson Southern High School - Media Center
Tuesday, February 20 - 6:30pm - 7:00pm

    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 23 regular Board meeting and the Board of Finance meeting

    4.2 PERSONNEL
    Dr. Bryan Perry, Superintendent

    4.2.1 RESIGNATIONS

         4.2.1.1  Cheri Snyder, Aide at HCS effective 5/21/24

    4.2.2 ECA

         4.2.2.1  Harold Swift, Assistant Coach for GSHS Baseball for 23-24
         4.2.2.2  Chris May, Volunteer Assistant Coach for GSHS Baseball for 23-24
         4.2.2.3  Zach Pullum, Volunteer Assistant Coach for GSHS Baseball for 23-24
         4.2.2.4  Reed Farmer, Volunteer Assistant Coach for GSHS Baseball for 23-24
         4.2.2.5  Chris Wilkerson, Volunteer Assistant Coach for GSHS Baseball for 23-24
         4.2.2.6  Elly Moore, Volunteer for Musical Theatre Class for 23-24
         4.2.2.7  Nick Ivy, Middle School Track Coach @ FBCS for 23-24
         4.2.2.8  Danny Thomas, Middle School Track Coach @ OCS for 23-24
         4.2.2.9  Kasey Knaebel, Boys Assistant Track Coach @ GSHS for 23-24
         4.2.2.10  Shawna Riggs, Girls Assistant Track Coach @ GSHS for 23-24

    4.2.3 EMPLOYMENT

         4.2.3.1  Brittany Weinzapfel, Speech Language Pathologist effective 8/8/24

    4.2.4 FMLA

         4.2.4.1  Employee #30681
         4.2.4.2  Employee #20192
         4.2.4.3  Employee #20308
         4.2.4.4  Employee #20299

    4.2.5 TRANSFERS

    4.2.6 RETIREMENTS

         4.2.6.1  Sheri Powers, Teacher @ OCS effective 5/21/24
         4.2.6.2  Alicia MacMunn, Title I Aide @ OCS effective 5/21/24


    4.3 CLAIMS

    5. ACTION ITEMS
    Dr. Bryan Perry, Superintendent

    5.1 Approve 2nd Reading of NEOLA Special Update, July 2023

    5.2 Demographic Study
    Dr. Bryan Perry, Superintendent
    3 minutes

    McKibben Demographic Research will perform a study to provide the board and corporation demographic data to be used to inform both for the future.  The study will include enrollment trends through 2035 and a population forecast.  The contract is will be completed 6 weeks from acceptance of the contract at a cost of $7,000 with an $1,500 option for a board presentation.


    5.3 School Pysch Services 24-25
    Dr. Bryan Perry, Superintendent
    3 minutes

    School Pyschologist continue to be difficult to employ.  We would ask that we continue our contract with Mindful Growth for the 24-25 school year.  The cost is $144,000 for 80 service visits.  East Gibson will be picking on average 33% of the contract for services they require.  Mindful Growth has done excellent work for the corporation to date.  


    5.4 Approve payment of Davis-Bacon wages on past project

    Davis-Bacon wages are in the amount of $25,380.60 on a phase of FBCS HVAC project.


    5.5 Approve the reappointment of Pat Bengert to the Fort Branch-Johnson Township Library Board
    Dr. Bryan Perry, Superintendent

    5.6 Trip to Spain March 2026
    Dr. Bryan Perry, Superintendent
    3 minutes

    Mr. Grigsby is proposing a European trip to Spain visiting Barcelona and Madrid in March 2026.  The trip will be through EF travel the company we are currently with for the 2024 trip.  By contracting now, we get a better rate and allow families to lengthen the time to pay off the trip.  He is asking to go over spring break to avoid the summer heat in Spain.  


    5.7 Conflict of Interest Form - Rachael Hileman
    Dr. Bryan Perry, Superintendent

    5.8 Approve Payment of Early Literacy Grant
    Mr. Tim Armstrong, Assistant Superintendent
    2 minutes

    In accordance with HEA 1001, the DOE provided $11,792.29 to be paid to teachers, coaches, and other staff responsible reading instruction through grade 3.  The money will be provided to those eligible on the March 22, 2024 payroll.  


    5.9 Approve the transfer of $208,700.00 from Education to Operations

    5.10 FFA Overnight Trips
    Dr. Bryan Perry, Superintendent
    2 minutes

    The FFA program is requesting permission for 2 annual overnight trips.  The first is the yearly Livestock judging contest in Tippecanoe. The trip will take place May 17 - May 18, 2024. The second trip is for the Dairy Judging contest at the White County Fairgrounds.  This trip is held July 11 - July 12, 2024. 


    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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