Board Meeting

The Plymouth Community School Corporation Board of Trustees met last night at the Board Room of the Administration Building at 611 Berkley.

The following business items were discussed and/or approved.

Transfer Tuition Rates were set through December 31, 2008.
1. PHS, LJHS, and Riverside $3,010.00
2. K-4 $2,330.00
The Board received copies of each school's extracurricular financial report.

Mr. Roy Benge gave a year-end report on the high school athletic department.

Mr. Dan Tyree gave a report on the opening of school. Enrollment as of Thursday, Aug. 21 was as follows:
K-4 1362
5-6 555
7-8 549
9-12 1047
At this date the student count is up 21 students.

The Board approved credit cards for Dr. Rodger Smith and Lori VanDerWeele.

The Board approved affidavits for payment as follows:
PCSC Phase I $483,408.03
Vision 2020 Phase I $69,380.30
Vision 2020 Phase II $117,600.00

Mr. Tyree reported that the service center's parking lot paving is now finished.
He also reported that the soccer team has played on the soccer field and that it is in excellent shape. Finally, he reported that because of a donation a soccer field ticket booth is being erected.

Mr. Tyree congratulated Webster School for being a finalist in the Indiana Title I School Improvement Award. He also recognized Judy Harness, Vickie Cook, and Monty Peden for participating in the Teacher Creativity Extended Learning Workshop this summer.

In other business the Board regretfully accepted the retirement of Director of Maintenance and Grounds Bruce Hite. They also hired three new teachers, Kari Kennedy, Bev Woods, and Phil Scott.