MINUTES OF THE SECOND REGULAR MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES OF THE NORTH SPENCER
COUNTY SCHOOL CORPORATION, LINCOLN CITY, INDIANA
IN OCTOBER 2005
The second regular monthly meeting of the Board of School Trustees of the North Spencer
County School Corporation was held at the Superintendent Office in Lincoln City, Indiana with the
following members present: Mr. Scot Elliott, Mr. Max Reinke, Mrs. Pam Thompson, Mr. Jim
Buckles, Mr. Bill Tempel, Mr. Mike Seckinger, and Mrs. Madonna Kline. This meeting was held on
Monday, October 24, 2005.
President Elliott called the regular meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. CDT.
President Elliott called for consideration of the minutes of October 10, 2005 meeting. Mr.
Jim Buckles made a motion, seconded by Mr. Mike Seckinger, to approve the minutes as printed.
The motion carried unanimously.
The Board considered the Claim Docket listing Claims No. 1686-1744. A motion to approve
the claims, with claims totaling $182,957.10 was made by Mr. Mike Seckinger, seconded by Mrs.
Madonna Kline. The motion carried unanimously.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Keller, Mr. Mike Seckinger made the motion,
seconded by Mr. Jim Buckles to approve the resignation of Jim Davis, Academic Bowl Coordinator
at Chrisney Elementary at the end of 2005-2006 school year. The motion carried unanimously.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Keller, Mrs. Pam Thompson made the motion,
seconded by Mr. Mike Seckinger to approve the appointment of Mary Buffington as HHHS
Destination Imagination Coach/Sponsor for 2005-2006. The motion carried unanimously.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Keller, Mrs. Madonna Kline made the motion,
seconded by Mr. Max Reinke to approve the appointment of Jo Bishop, HHHS Asst. Girls Tennis
Coach. The motion carried unanimously.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Keller, Mr. Jim Buckles made the motion,
seconded by Mr. Bill Tempel to approve the appointment of Miriam Whitaker, HHHS Cafeteria
Manager. The motion carried unanimously.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Keller, Mrs. Pam Thompson made the motion,
seconded by Mr. Jim Buckles to approve the appointment of Peggy Wendholt, HHHS Cafeteria. The
motion carried unanimously.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Keller, Mr. Mike Seckinger made the motion,
seconded by Mr. Bill Tempel to approve the appointment of Tony Gessner, HHHS Maintenance.
The motion carried unanimously.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Keller, Mr. Mike Seckinger made the motion,
seconded by Mr. Bill Tempel to approve the medical leave of Deb Kasten 4-5 weeks beginning
October 27, 2005. The motion carried unanimously.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Keller, Mrs. Pam Thompson made the motion,
seconded by Mr. Jim Buckles to approve the appointment of Jill Scherry for Debbie Kasten leave.
The motion carried unanimously.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Keller, Mr. Bill Tempel made the motion,
seconded by Mr. Jim Buckles to approve the resignation of Jason Wilkerson, Freshmen Asst.
Basketball Coach. The motion carried unanimously.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Keller, Mr. Mike Seckinger made the motion,
seconded by Mrs. Madonna Kline to approve the appointment of John Echelbarger to take the place
of Jason Wilkerson as Freshmen Asst. Basketball Coach. The motion carried unanimously.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Keller, Mr. Mike Seckinger made the motion,
seconded by Mr. Jim Buckles to approve the resignation of Beth Hoffman effective October 31.
2005. The motion carried unanimously.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Keller, Mrs Pam Thompson made the motion,
seconded by Mrs. Madonna Kline to approve the Gifted/Talented Grant submittal. The motion
carried unanimously.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Keller, Mrs. Pam Thompson made the motion,
seconded by Mr. Bill Tempel for approval of the following field trips:
HHHS Natural Helpers to Santa Claus, November 16.
HHHS Health Class to Professional Nursing Home, October 26.
HHHS Vocal Jazz to Santa Claus United Methodist Church, October 30.
The motion carried unanimously.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Keller, Mrs. Madonna Kline made the motion,
seconded by Mr. Mike Seckinger to approve the following professional leaves:
Teresa Boyd to River Park & Parkview Middle School, Nov 30-Dec 1.
Misty Stutzman to Indianapolis Jan 12-14, 2006.
Dan Bertke to Indianapolis Nov 16-18.
Josh Wetzel and Cathy Gehlhausen to Indianapolis Nov 16-17.
Debbie Fischer to Indianapolis Nov 1-3.
Angie Hochgesang and Jennifer Kern to Indianapolis Nov 11-12.
Kurt Denning to Plainfield Nov 3-4.
Julie Becher and Misty Stutzman to Ireland Oct 27 and 28.
Miriam Whitaker, Debbie Dempsey and Peggy Wendholt to attend food service certification
training in November.
The motion carried unanimously.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Keller, Mr. Bill Tempel made the motion,
seconded by Mrs. Madonna Kline to approve the following use of facilities:
Jr. Patriot Basketball to use all gyms for 2005-2006 season.
The motion carried unanimously.
Superintendent Keller reported on the following:
Budget Hearing with DLGF
Pool update
Dan Scherry discussed location of graduation 2005-2006.
On the recommendation of Superintendent Keller, Mrs. Madonna Kline made the motion,
seconded by Mr. Mike Seckinger, for permission to hire HHHS School Treasurer. The motion
carried unanimously.
A motion to adjourn the meeting for the purpose of entering into Executive Session to discuss
Personnel I.C.5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(9) and I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(2)(A) was made by Mr. Bill Tempel and
seconded by Mr. Jim Buckles. The motion carried unanimously.
President Elliott officially and properly adjourned the meeting at 8:06 P.M. CDT.
The Board reconvened into Executive Session at 8:15 P.M. with the same members present
for the purpose of discussion regarding the following:
Personnel I.C.5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(9) and I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(2)(A).
The Board certifies, with the adoption of these minutes, that this was the only discussion and
activity held during said Executive Session.
President Elliott officially and properly adjourned the Executive Session at 9:55 P.M. CDT.

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