Dayton Independent
February 20, 2019 6:00 PM
Dayton Independent Board of Education
1. Call to Order
Rosann Sharon
2. Pledge of Allegiance/Mission Statement
3. Roll Call
4. Recognition
4.A. Students/Stars of the Month - LES
Rationale

Stars and Students of the Month - February 2019

Kindergarten

Mrs. Stuempel's class  -  Cashlynn Hamblin

Ms. Litzler's Class        -  Jayden Brewer

Mrs. Ridder's Class      -  Roger Thomas

First Grade

Ms. Sands' Class         -  Carlin Li

Ms. Stafford's Class     -  Meadow Overman

Mrs. West's Class        -  Lillian Hoepker

Mrs. Young                 -  Peyton Holmes

Primary Principals Pick -  Madison Smith

Second Grade

Mrs. Chenot's Class     -  Hunner Hatch

Mrs. Feldman's Class   -  Braedon Blackburn

Mrs. Clifton's Class      -  Jolene Jimenez

Third Grade

Ms. Monell's Class       -  Connor Callaway

Ms. Stricker's Class     -  Marlene Lightfoot

Ms. Woughter's Class  -  James Monds

Fourth Grade               Fifth Grade               Sixth Grade

Joseph Tiemeyer            Kadin Simpson            Addison Clifton

                                    Principals Pick     

                                     Jason Shields

4.B. Students of the Month - DHS
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We would like to congratulate our February Students of the Month. Congratulations Greendevils!

London Vance - 7th Grade

Brianna Dyer - 8th Grade

Samantha Holaday - 9th Grade

Haley Peelman - 10th Grade

Brianna Holt - 11th Grade

Avery Vance - 12th Grade

 


4.C. Employee of the Month
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Congratulations to Mr. Alex Laufmann for being our Inspire, Engage and Grow Employee of the Month for February 2019!

 Mr. Laufmann is loved by students and staff.  His sense of humor, caring attitude and passion are among the many traits that make students and staff adore him so much.  His humor, passion for science and hands on approaches engage even the most challenging students.   He takes risks with instruction, trying new strategies and embracing technology... and his influence has extended far outside the classroom.  He often attends school events and supports students outside of school, such as clubs, athletics and chaperoning dances.   He picked up and ran with our new eSports team, with little direction in a brand new sport. The excitement he has for the game and desire to teach kids is inspiring. If you have not had a chance to watch him coach, you need to check him out during our next  eSports match. He is all in and has made students, parents and the community thrilled to compete!  Thanks, Alex!

4.D. Athlete of the Month
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Please congratulate our Athlete of the Month - Grace Workman.

Please congratulate Grace Workman for being Dayton's Athlete of The Month.  Grace has had a spectacular season for the Lady Devils with 30 points against Bellevue and most recently scoring her 1000th career point.  Grace is also a standout softball player who has verbally committed to Thomas More to continue her softball career.  Great job, Grace!!

4.E. Artist of the Month
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Please congratulate the Artist of the Month - Piper Motyka.

Piper Motyka is an active member of Art Club and works independently to improve her skills at drawing and painting.  Piper has already developed a style and her passion for art is contagious. She inspires others around her to achieve more and shows great promise as an artist.  She comes to me at least twice a week to show me what she has been working on at home.  Just last week she made her own sketchbook, stitched together several signatures, very impressive.  

5. Hearing of Citizens and Delegations
6. Approval or Rejection of the Consent Agenda
Actions Taken

Motion Passed:  Approval of the Consent Agenda as presented passed with a motion by Mr. Bernie Pfeffer and a second by Mrs. Carrie Downard.

Member Votes
Mrs. Rosann Sharon Yes
Mr. Bernie Pfeffer Yes
Mrs. Diane Huff Absent
Mrs. Carrie Downard Yes
6.A. Prior Meeting Minutes
Attachments
6.B. Authorization for Payment of All School Board Employees as Scheduled and When Due
6.C. Monthly Financial Report of the District
Attachments
6.D. Payment of All Bills as Listed on Orders of the Treasurer
Attachments
6.E. Credit Cards/Travel Expenses/Time Sheets
Attachments
6.F. Monthly Financial Reports for DHS and LES
Attachments
6.G. Personnel Notifications of the Superintendent
Attachments
6.H. Approval for Board Members Incurring Out-of-District Expenses for 2019 per Board Policy #01.821 (Board Member Expense Reimbursement)
7. Reports
7.A. Student Board Representative
Austin Klosterman
Attachments
Discussion

Austin was not present at the meeting.  See attached board report for more information.

7.B. DHS Principal's Report
Attachments
Discussion

Mr. Kellinghaus was not present at the meeting, but Mr. Brewer discussed 2 key points from his report. The ACT will be given at DHS on March 12, 2019.  Mr. Kellinghaus has created a standards based assessment task force to determine the effectiveness of the grading system currently in place.

7.C. LES Principal's Report
Attachments
Discussion

Mrs. Dragan reported:


5th graders are enjoying their Camp Joy trip.  Students have read 5,000 more AR books than they had last year at this time.  Upcoming Events:  statewide robotics competition, Queen City chess tournament, decades dance, Kindergarten registration, Family Literacy Night, parent/teacher conferences.


 

7.D. District Monthly Activities
Rick Wolf
Attachments
Discussion

Mr. Wolf reported:


KDE is changing accountability rating/star system again.  He's still trying to figure out exactly what it means.  CDIP update - currently the focus is the 4 year graduation rate. The rate was 80% last year and the goal is to increase to 85%.  Also, focus on troubled/at risk students.

7.E. Attendance/Energy Management/Student Services/Transportation
Ron Kinmon
Attachments
Discussion

Mr. Kinmon reported:


Our attendance is down, but as a rule - all districts are struggling with attendance.  We need to reconvene the LPC committee to look at our District Facility Plan.  This needs to be done every 4 years. Bernie Pfeffer volunteered to be the board member liaison.  Guaranteed Energy savings contract - KDE is still requesting info - we're waiting on that.

7.F. Special Education/Early Childhood/Day Care
Nicole Ponting
Attachments
Discussion

Mrs. Ponting reported:


Daycare is still operating is the positive.  The zoo visited the preschool classes. Recently went to the CEC conference in Indianapolis.  This is the first time many of the teachers had gone to a national conference and they came back with a lot of good information.  There has been an increase in 504 referrals due to more mental health diagnoses. 

7.G. Food Service
Attachments
7.H. Attorney
Matt DeMarcus
Discussion

No report

8. Action Items
8.A. Approval of Tentative March 1, 2019 Site Based Allocations for 2019-2020
Attachments
Actions Taken

Motion Passed:   passed with a motion by Mr. Bernie Pfeffer and a second by Mrs. Carrie Downard.

Member Votes
Mrs. Rosann Sharon Yes
Mr. Bernie Pfeffer Yes
Mrs. Diane Huff Absent
Mrs. Carrie Downard Yes
8.B. Approval of 2019-2020 School Calendar (2nd Reading)
Attachments
Actions Taken

Motion Passed:   passed with a motion by Mr. Bernie Pfeffer and a second by Mrs. Carrie Downard.

Member Votes
Mrs. Rosann Sharon Yes
Mr. Bernie Pfeffer Yes
Mrs. Diane Huff Absent
Mrs. Carrie Downard Yes
8.C. Approval of District Wide Fundraiser - GoFundMe
Rationale

Staff wishing to utilize a GoFundMe fundraiser will have to have superintendent approval.  All fundraisers will be set up and managed by the board office.

Actions Taken

Motion Passed:   passed with a motion by Mr. Bernie Pfeffer and a second by Mrs. Carrie Downard.

Member Votes
Mrs. Rosann Sharon Yes
Mr. Bernie Pfeffer Yes
Mrs. Diane Huff Absent
Mrs. Carrie Downard Yes
9. Communications
10. New Business
11. Unfinished Business
12. Informational Items
12.A. SBDMC - DHS and LES
12.B. Update on appointment of new school board member
Rationale

Update on appointment of new school board member:

The interviews with the candidates have taken place, but the committee is still in the selection phase of the process.


13. Adjournment
Rosann Sharon
Actions Taken

Motion Passed:  Approval to adjourn the meeting passed with a motion by Mr. Bernie Pfeffer and a second by Mrs. Carrie Downard.

Member Votes
Mrs. Rosann Sharon Yes
Mr. Bernie Pfeffer Yes
Mrs. Diane Huff Absent
Mrs. Carrie Downard Yes