South Gibson School Corporation Board of Trustees Meeting

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

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.

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.  

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

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.  

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.  

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.