The school purchased the property from David Ditton for $23,750 which was the median of two appraisals received from NBC & Associates, Inc. and Scott Fields. The appraisals were $26,000 and $21,500, respectively.
The purchasing money, along with all necessary fees will be taken from the school’s capital projects fund, according to Adam Skiles, business and technology director.
One board member asked if the house would be razed and the parking lot expanded and Skiles replied that it would be a board decision as to what to do with the property.
A lien release affidavit was signed by the necessary parties for the purchase of the property, Skiles said.
In other school board business Monday night:
- Board members approved salary increases for the 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 contracts to the following administrators:
Administrator/Position Contract length Amount Current /Proposed Expiration
Nancy Becker, Special Ed Director 260 days $84,281 6/30/2010 6/30/2011
Austin Couch, CHS principal 220 days $81,790 7/31/2010 7/31/2011
Jerry Lange, CHS asst. principal 220 days $73,077 7/31/2010 7/31/2011
John Davis, CMS principal 220 days $80,297 7/31/2010 7/31/2011
Nicole Singer, CES principal 220 days $74,798 7/31/2010 7/31/2011
Lee Etzler, CHS athletic director 220 days $57,370 6/30/2010 7/31/201
- Skiles outlined the budget timeline and noted that the corporation was facing at least a 1 or 2 percent decrease in funding for 2010 and 2011. This is due to a lower class sizes and recent legislative reductions in funding, Skiles said. He added that there had been a 25 percent increase in funding for vocational studies, but he did not think the school’s vocational department costs would increase by 25%.
- Board members approved expanding Wayne Krider’s current position of head of maintenance to Director of Buildings and Grounds. Krider’s duties will include supervision of bus garage, custodial and maintenance personnel.
- Matthew Turner was hired as a full time custodian.
- A Back to School night will be held for elementary parents and students on July 20 at the Churubusco Elementary School, according to principal Nicole Singer.
Adam Skiles, left, talks to Wayne Krider after Monday's school board meeting. Board members approved expanding Krider's current maintenance position at the school to Director of Buildings and Grounds. - The board awarded a contract to H.O. Fairchild and Sons for the removal of concrete risers in the choir room for $12,000. Only one other bid was received – from Fetters Construction – for over $37,000.
- The board approved the appointment of Adam Skiles to the Employee Benefit Trust as a representative through January 2010.
- A policy regarding a more expanded criminal history check for Smith-Green employees was approved and will begin this fall. The criminal history check will be on a national instead of state-only basis.
- Phases III and Phase V of the security project will be completed at a cost of $31,866 and $69,992, respectively. The project includes security cameras in classrooms and at all entrances and exits, access control at entrance ways, video surveillance of the exterior of the building.
