Frankton Jr.-Sr. High School state champion boys’ basketball team members Ethan Bates, Brayton Cain, Sabastian Davis, Rylan Detling, Keegan Freestone, Cole Garner, Andrew Hartley, Jon Hatzell, Kayden Key, Maurice Knight, Colt Litsey, Jaxen McCorkle, Travis McGuire, Ben Smith, Patrick Spillman, Landon Weins, Will Whatley, and Mitchell Wiley led the Pledge of Allegiance.
The Board approved the minutes from the March 9, 2017 school board meeting as presented.
The Board acknowledged Frankton Jr.-Sr. High School which provided the information on the bulletin board for April.
Superintendent Bobby Fields reported on the health insurance claims for March 20167
Mr. Fields reported on the school schedule for the end of the 2016-17 school year.
The Board approved a request by Geep Harrison, President of the Frankton Coaches Pitch League, to use 2 school buses to go to an Indianapolis Indians game.
The Board approved a declaration of no value for a set of risers that Lapel Elementary School no longer needed so the school can dispose of them.
The Board approved the following fund raising activities:
Frankton Jr.-Sr. High School
Cheerleaders (2)
Golf Team
Band
Lapel High School
Baseball Team
Boys Basketball Team
The Board approved the following gifts:
Frankton Elementary School
$280.00 from FES Parent Club for a coin sorter
Lapel Middle School
$500.00 from Optimist Club of Lapel for the athletic department
$500.00 from Wright Family Practice for the softball team
Lapel High School
Donation of flag (cost $30.00) from Lapel American Legion Post 212
Donation of flag (cost $30.00) from Lapel Optimist Club
Donation of items (cost $681.95) to the Drama Club from Troy & Lynn Vogt
$630.00 from First United Methodist Church Ministries for the Show Choir tour
Corporation
Harvest Land Co-op has donated 10 gallons of weed killer for the corporation grounds
The Board approved the following out-of-state field trips:
Frankton Elementary School 6th grade students to Cincinnati, Ohio on May 5, 2017.
Frankton Jr.-Sr. High School varsity boys basketball team to Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee on June 7-10, 2017.
Lapel Middle School 8th grade students to Washington, D.C. on May 11-12, 2017.
The Board approved the science and health textbook recommendations for 2017-18 through 2022-23.
The Board approved to designate Superintendent Bobby Fields and Special Education Director Debbie Johnson as having the authority to sign Indiana Department of Education agreements for alternative and private residential school placements as the designees for the President and Secretary of the School Board.
The Board approved the following students for transfer tuition who moved out of the district in 2016-17:
Frankton Elementary School
Alexandrea Ellison – grade 1
Lapel Elementary School
Isabella Marimon – grade 2
The Board approved the following recommendations:
Frankton Jr.-Sr. High School
Brent Brobston – Athletic Director
Chris Hatzell – Social Studies
Wendy Smedley – Assistant Principal
Eric Bailey – Assistant summer band director
Kelsey Byrum – Marching band pit technician
Lapel Elementary/Middle Schools
Kalvin Miller – Functional Academic Program Teacher
The Board approved the following resignation:
Frankton Elementary School
Amber Cole – Nurse, at the end of the 2016-17 school year, 10½ years of service to FLCS
The Board approved the following retirement:
Frankton Jr.-Sr. High School
Rebecca DeShaney – English teacher, at the end of the 2016-17 school year, 15 years of service to FLCS
The Board approved the monthly claim documents as submitted.
The following documents were signed by all board members:
Minutes of the March 9, 2017 school board meeting; letters of appreciation to FES Parent Club, Optimist Club of Lapel, Wright Family Practice, Lapel American Legion Post 212, Troy & Lynn Vogt, First United Methodist Church Ministries, and Harvest Land Co-op; and accounts payable voucher register, payroll claim listings, and hand check listing. Also, Authorization to Sign Agreements for Alternative Services and Private Residential School Placements by Board President Brian Gill and Board Secretary Joanne Amick.
Announcements were made of the following dates:
May 11, 2017: Regular Board Meeting at Administration Office, 7:30 p.m.
May 19, 2017: Flex Day
May 26, 2017: Flex Day
May 29, 2017: Memorial Day – No School
May 30, 2017: Last Day for Students
May 31, 2017: Teacher Records Day
June 1, 2017: Alternative School Graduation at Administration Office, 7:00
June 2, 2017: Frankton High School Graduation, 7:00 p.m.
June 3, 2017: Lapel High School Graduation, 7:00 p.m.