OCTOBER InterCom 2010

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Letting GoI knew it as soon as I walked in the back door

and saw that familiar black cylinder standing upright on the kitchen counter, partially dis-assembled. Right beside it was the threaded aluminum end cap, looking forlorn with its conical spring poking up through a hoarfrost of white corrosion. Corrosion?? I winced, but went ahead and peeked down into the anodized black barrel to see the extent of the damage. Sure enough, there was a trail of white powder running up the inside of the aluminum housing. Things were not looking good for my trusty old 4-cell Maglite flashlight, and I knew exactly what had happened.

This Maglite was the one I had carefully put into the rear hatch of our new SUV back in 2008, ready for a flat tire on a dark night somewhere down the road. Hmmm… How long had those batteries been in there? I think this is the flashlight that started out in my 1978 IH Scout sometime in the early 90’s and then made its way into the Dodge Dakota and finally into the SUV. OK, so maybe the batteries were a little old… As in, prob-ably, decades! But did that give them any excuse to leak into my favorite Maglite and possibly ruin the whole thing? I could feel my blood pres-sure rising just as my wife, Carol, came into the kitchen and explained that she had discovered the flashlight wasn’t working and wondered whether I could try to get the batteries out. She was right – they were wedged in and would not budge. I humbly accepted the task, not wanting to show her my confidence until after I had easily extracted the leaking batteries and restored the flashlight to mint condition.

Over the course of the next few days, I tried everything I could think of to loosen those batteries. For those of you who know your way around a

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Articles of Interest . . .President’s Message .................................. 1-3From Denny’s Desk ................................... 4-52010-11 IASBO Calendar ........................ 7-8HR Issues Seminar / Registration .......... 10-11Office Professionals Seminar / Reg. .... 12-13

Facility Conference & Expo / Reg. ..... 14-15Excerpts - ISBA Legal Educator ......... 16-18Business Associates ............................... 19-23IASBO New Members ................................23

Loren EvansIASBO President

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IASBO OFFICERS ANDBOARD OF DIRECTORS 2010-2011

President Loren Evans, MSD Mt. Vernon

President-Elect Fred McWhorter II, RSBO, New Albany-Floyd County

Vice President Lynn Kwilasz, RSBO, Highland

Treasurer Steve Sonntag, Clark-Pleasant

Regional Directors Term Ends June, 2012 Ted Zembala, Hobart Bill Mallers, Northwest Allen Stanley Hall, Peru Donna Wilson, Vigo County Chad Schenck, SW Dubois County Terms Ends June, 2011 Janet Gruwell, RSBO, Goshen Jim McBee, North Montgomery Weedie Smith, Decatur County Joe Licata, MSD of Washington Twp. Amber Fields, Jennings County

Past President Kim Fox,Tippecanoe

Exhibitor Representatives Tim Thoman, Performances Services Tom Mandon, RSBA, Educational Services Com.

Administrative Assistant Carrie Blackwell

Director of Professional Development Mark Miller, RSBA

Executive Director Dennis Costerison, RSBO

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flashlight from Mag Industries, you’ll recall that the business end of the light simply unscrews from the housing, giving access to the bulb and switch assembly. As I suspected, I wasn’t able to figure out how to get down into the flashlight from the light-bulb end, so I concentrated on pulling the 4 D-cell batteries out from the bottom end. You can probably imagine what came next. WD-40 was involved, in hopes that some lubri-cation, and a bit of thumping, would allow some movement of the clos-est battery. The net result was lots of puddling, dripping, and overspray on my clothing, glasses, and that nice, clean workbench. I clenched my teeth, cleaned my glasses, and waded back into battle.

Now, as you may know, Maglites are finely engineered tools that have always impressed me as a BMW of the flashlight world. They are ma-chined from a block of solid aluminum, with precision threading at each end, rubber O-rings at all joints to seal out water, moisture, and dust, long-life switches for years of duty-cycling, and a powerful adjustable beam that lets you focus a narrow laser of light or spread out to a wide cone of illumination, depending on the need. These flashlights have been dropped, battered, run over by vehicles, and mercilessly abused through years of service, but will always come to life when you hit the switch. So you can understand why I was nearly hyperventilating to see the longev-ity of my trusty sidekick being threatened by some leaky old batteries.

I thought maybe a drywall screw into the battery would provide a handhold to pull the battery out, but to no avail. I succeeded in punctur-ing the visible end of the battery with the screw, but soon found that the screw had nothing to grab onto inside the battery. Of course! It’s filled with carbon and other soft stuff. So I tried a longer screw, then a fatter screw, but all of them held just long enough to send me reeling backward each time they let loose under my formidable pulling force.

Heat! Yes, that would do it! Although I didn’t have my large acety-lene cutting torch ready to go, I did have a small butane hand-held torch, and I quickly fired it up and began warming the barrel of the light, hoping to expand the aluminum so that the batteries would loosen. Amazingly enough (but not to a true Mag fanatic), the grueling punishment of direct flame on metal had absolutely no effect on the anodized black finish. The barrel was smoking hot, but the batteries would not budge. They were thumbing their corroded little noses at me!

I was deflated. How could this be so difficult? How could Mag Indus-tries build a tool that would not provide a way to get stubborn batteries ejected, even under the harshest conditions? It was… well… it was almost un-American!

“Think, Evans, think,” I told myself. There has to be a solution, a way, an easy path to freedom for those recalcitrant D-cells. The Internet! Yes! Others surely have felt my pain, and have been in similar dire circum-

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stances, and would have blogged their experience for us latter-day followers. Sure enough, Google produced some great hits, and I was quickly reading a long listing of posts from other Maglite own-ers who were seeking the same Holy Grail of battery extraction. I read, and read, and kept read-ing, until I hit the end of the trail at more than 100 posts. I was intrigued to find that most writers had lots of ideas on how to pro-ceed, but little to no experience in actually getting a result. There

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was the Coca-Cola bath, with later comments ques-tioning whether the acid would damage the finish. Some suggested vinegar, some baking soda, and others said it depended on the type of dry cell battery installed. “Boil it for an hour.” “Super-glue a dowel to the battery and pull.” “Take out the switch assembly and ram the batteries out from the other end!” “Throw it away and buy a new one!” I smiled, then chuckled, and then laughed out loud as the suggestions went from thoughtful to pragmatic to dangerous to “Rube Goldberg-ish”. Apparently I was not the only person in the blogo-sphere who was willing to risk life, and limb, and property just to get that flashlight back in working order.

Then it hit me – I was hooked! After all the time

spent on hand-to-hand combat with that wayward flashlight, I had just spent another hour online try-ing to find a solution to my “prob-lem.” Call it extreme buy-in, call it product loyalty, call it propeller-headedness, or just plain stubborn-ness, whatever it was, I was in the grip of something very powerful. And I had to laugh again. At my-self, this time.

What is it about a tool, or a project, or a business office pro-cess that makes it so attractive,

so alluring, even magnetic, that I can lose all sense of reason and time when I get wrapped up in it? Some of the things I do every day at work feel like I’m pulling batteries out of that darn flashlight, but for some reason I keep wading back in for more. Are there some daily procedures I just like to do (or control, or tinker with) that need some “Maglite” perspective? In the face of conflicting require-ments, increased accountability, and even direct attacks from the public and press on our school op-erations and educational effective-ness, am I spending too much time trying to repair and use the tools of the past on the problems of today and the challenges of the future? One of my fellow administrators was always faithful in reminding me of the need for “systematic abandonment” – the process of abandoning our old and ineffec-tive procedures to make room for what needs to be done now. It includes stepping back, at regular intervals, to determine which of our present activities can be scaled back or eliminated. Only then can we make way for something more fruitful. He’s right, but it’s hard work. Almost as hard as pulling corroded batteries out of corroded aluminum.

The last posting from the website flew back into my mind: “Throw it away and buy a new one!” I smiled again. I hear that the new LED flashlights are better, anyway!

Loren Evans2010-2011 IASBO President


from Denny’s DeskDennis Costerison, IASBO Executive Director

As I am writing this article, it doesn’t seem like early October but more like August. The dry, hot summer has bleeded into the fall. Don’t get me wrong, I really like hot weather, but you must admit this weather is unusual. It really isn’t getting me in the mood for that scary holiday that is just around the corner. No, not Hal-loween, election day is the scary time I am referring to. We are all getting bombarded with campaign ads on TV and on the radio, plus an avalanche of mailings telling us someone is not fi t to lead us at the local, state or federal levels. I love the recorded telephone calls from candidates. I listen to them all of the way through hoping a live person will ask my opinion. So far, no luck on that.

It would seem the winds of change are headed for all of us at the state and federal levels. The economic woes and high un-employment rates are the main catalysts for the change move-ment. My immediate focus is on the House of Representative races here in Indiana. The Indiana Sen-ate will continue to be fi rmly in the hands of the Republicans. In the House, the paper thin major-ity of the Democrats (51-49) is under attack. The Governor has become personally involved with the House races raising a consider-able amount of money for these campaigns. He has a great desire to fi nish his term as governor with a legislature that is on the same wavelength as he is. If the Repub-

licans do win the House, there will be different issues on the table.

Recently, the House Repub-licans released their legislative agenda for 2011 and the following issues are of interest to IASBO:

Reward Quality Teachers - mer-it pay for high performing teach-ers; bonus pay to teachers passing a voluntary competency test in their core subject area; allow im-provement in student test scores to be one part of a teacher’s overall evaluation; and, address retention of high performing teachers in layoff situations.

Focus Education Dollars on the Classroom - continue progress on education dollars following the child, not funding institutions; give incentives to schools to lower the cost of insurance benefi ts to the state employee cost; and encourage all school corporations to utilize joint purchasing options available through either the state purchasing offi ce or their regional education service center offi ce.

Expand Educational Options for Hoosier Families - protect and expand existing school choice options in public schools; pro-vide children who attend failing schools grants to attend a school of choice; enhance the education scholarship tax credit to provide more low-income families with school choice options; eliminate caps and statutory and fi nan-cial barriers for charter schools; remove caps and enhance fund-ing for virtual charter schools and

distance learning opportunities; and, provide that additional enti-ties may serve as authorizers and organizers of charter schools.

If the Republicans are success-ful on November 2, these and many other issues will be pro-posed in the 2011 General Assem-bly. One issue that is not in the Republicans platform is the revi-sion of collective bargaining for the public schools. There has been a lot of private discussions on how to change P.L. 217. The idea of completely eliminating the law is not feasible, but making surgical cuts are very possible. This will be a topic that if it moves forward will create a fi re storm in the State House.

This election is important to all of us for future legislative sessions since the upcoming session will be the time for redistricting all of the legislative maps. Whoever con-trols the House will work with the Senate to re-write the legislative districts. This will have a substan-tial impact on future legislative leaders. This issue, plus all of the other political ramifi cations, are very good reasons to watch the re-sults on the night of November 2.

Indiana ASBO continues to have productive discussions with State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett. The IASBO Executive Committee (the offi cers of the association) recently had a conference call with Dr. Bennett to discuss school busi-ness management issues. Topics discussed included:

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*School Distribution Formula (specifically the deghoster factor)

*Future Budget Cuts to Schools (Dr. Bennett has heard of no plans for future cuts)

*Collective Bargaining Revisions (Several issues were discussed)

*State Health Insurance Plan (Dr. Bennett does not support a man-date to force all corporations to join the state health plan)

*Education Jobs Bill (Dr. Bennett continues to push for these dol-lars to be used next year)

*Full Day Kindergarten (Still a priority of the Governor)

*Utilities/Property Insurance as a Permanent Use of CPF (Dr. Bennett supports this issue)

*Circuit Breaker (The question is what will happen to the replace-ment grant in the state budget)

*Deficit Financing (There is a need to create a legislative solution for corporations who find them-selves in a deficit situation)

*Reimbursement of Federal Funds (Dr. Bennett emphasized this change came from the U.S. Inspector General’s audit of the DOE)

IASBO believes it is very im-portant to keep the communication lines open with Dr. Bennett and the Department of Education. We can agree to disagree, but we must continue to work together. There

are many issues regarding school business management that we are on the same page.

Indiana ASBO continues to provide excellent professional development activities for the membership. Several programs are outlined in this edition of the InterCom. The IASBO staff con-tinues to strive to assist the mem-bership during these most difficult financial times. As we have stated before, IASBO is here NOW MORE THAN EVER to provide services to the members.

Don’t worry, the scary election season will be over soon. And then, it will be time for the very eerie 2011 General Assembly.

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October 21 PD Seminar – Human Resources Primo West, Plainfi eld

October 26 PD Seminar – Offi ce Professionals Primo West, Plainfi eld

November 3-4 Facilities Expo Marriott East Hotel, IndianapolisCertifi cation Courses• Systems – HVAC, Electrical & Technology (11/3)• Utility and Energy Conservation (11/4)

November 18 Understanding the Legislative Process Downtown Embassy Suites Hotel, Indianapolis

November 19 Extracurricular Accounting Seminar Greensburg (?)

November 19 ISBA Current Issues in Special Education Seminar Wyndham Indianapolis West Hotel

November 25-26 Thanksgiving

November 30 Certifi cation Courses Primo West, Plainfi eld• Performance Evaluation• Leadership

December 2-3 IAPSS Annual Meeting Marriott East Hotel, Indianapolis

December 8 PD Seminar – School Finance Issues Primo West, Plainfi eld

December 9 IASBO Board Meeting Marriott North Hotel, Indianapolis

December 10 ISBA School Law Seminar Marriott East Hotel, Indianapolis

December 14 Certifi cation CoursePrimo West, Plainfi eld

• Budgeting for School Operations

December 25 Christmas

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January 19-20 Winter Institute Primo West, Plainfi eldCertifi cation Courses• Human Resources Administration• Group Unemployment Insurance• Benefi ts Administration• Payroll Administration

January 21 Treasurer’s Workshop - #1MSD of Pike Township Administra-

tion Offi ce, Indianapolis

January 26 PD Seminar – School Nutrition Primo West, Plainfi eld

February 10 Certifi cation CourseMSD Warren Township, Indianapolis

• Budgeting Fundamentals

February 11 Budget Workshop - #1MSD Warren Township, Indianapolis

February 17 PD Seminar - Technology Primo West, Plainfi eld

February 18 Treasurer’s Workshop - #2MSD of Pike Township Administra-

tion Offi ce, Indianapolis

February 17-19 AASA Annual Meeting Denver, Colorado

February 24-26 ASBO International Executive Leadership Forum Grapevine, Texas

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March 9 Certifi cation Courses Primo West, Plainfi eld• Emergency Preparedness• Custodial Operations

March 11 IASBO Board MeetingMarriott North Hotel, Indianapolis

March 11 Treasurer’s Workshop - #3MSD of Pike Township Administration

Offi ce, Indianapolis

March 15 PD Seminar – Purchasing Primo West, Plainfi eld

March 17 Extracurricular Accounting Seminar Primo West, Plainfi eld

March 18 Budget Workshop - #2 MSD of Warren Township

April 9-12 NSBA Annual Meeting San Francisco, California

April 14 Budget Workshop - #3 MSD Warren Township, Indianapolis

April 15 Treasurer’s Workshop - #4 MSD of Pike Township Administration Offi ce, Indianapolis

April 22 Good Friday

May 11-13 IASBO Annual MeetingGrand Wayne Center, Fort Wayne

Certifi cation Courses• School Law & Administrative Rules – Advanced• Collective Bargaining Strategy & Law• Accrual Accounting• Food Nutrition Administration

May 20 Budget Workshop - #4 MSD Warren Township, Indianapolis

May 30 Memorial Day

June 9-10 IASBO Leadership Conference Wooded Glen Retreat, Henryville

June 17 Joint School Finance Seminar Marriott East Hotel, Indianapolis

June 20-21 Summer Institute Primo West, Plainfi eldCertifi cation Courses• Public Works Law and Administration• Construction Finance • School Law & Administrative Rules – Basic• Leadership

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IASBO HUMAN RESOURCES ISSUES SEMINAR

Primo West, PlainfieldOctober 21, 2010

8:30 a.m. Registration

9:00 a.m. Welcome and Overview

9:15 a.m. Cost Containment/Reorganization Ideas - How Are Schools Coping? RIF’s - Peggy Chambers, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources and Personnel, Monroe County Community School Corporation Outsourcing - Steve Parker, Director of Facilities, Fort Wayne Community Schools School Closures - Bruce Hibbard, Superintendent, New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation Options for Small Districts - Ross Sloat, Business Manager, West Lafayette Community School Corporation

10:30 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. Panel Discussion - Audience Participation (above speakers on the panel) Facilitators: Susan DeLong, Assistant Superintendent for Personnel, Tippecanoe School Corporation, and Rick Doss, Director of Human Resources, MSD of Washington Township

Noon Lunch

1:00 p.m. Process & Procedures - Pitfalls to Avoid Discrimination Cases (Real World Issues - Lessons Learned from a School District and Their Attorney) Shenia Suggs, Deputy Chief Personnel Officer, MSD of Wayne Township, and Jon Bailey, Esq., Bose McKinney & Evans LLP

2:00 p.m. Unemployment Insurance Issues and Concerns Dustin Stohler, Esq., Law Office of Dustin Stohler

3:00 p.m. Federal Healthcare Legislation Update Tara Schulstad Sciscoe, Esq., Ice Miller LLP


IASBO Registration Form

Human Resources Issues Seminar October 21, 2010

Primo West, Plainfield IN

Sponsored by the IASBO Management/Human Resources Research Committee Corporation _________________________________________________________________ Phone or email _______________________________________________________________ The following individual(s) plan to attend the seminar on October 21, 2010: Name/Title

IASBO Member

$95

Non-Member

$135

Enclosed is a check Please bill the corporation (PO#_______)

Please return this form to:

IASBO One N. Capitol Ave., Suite 1215

Indianapolis, IN 46204-2095 317-639-3586

317-639-4360 (fax)

To receive a refund, cancellation must be received in writing by October 14, 2010.


IASBO OFFICE PROFESSIONALS SEMINAR

Primo West, PlainfieldOctober 26, 2010

8:30 a.m. Registration

9:00 a.m. Legal Issues for the School Office Professional Lisa Tanselle, Esq., Staff Attorney, Indiana School Boards Association

10:15 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m. Time Management: Organizing & Managing Projects and Daily Tasks Mark Uebel, MS, Account Representative, Solutions-A Service of Centerstone Cindy Young, Executive Secretary to the Superintendent, Fayette County School Corporation Cindy Lynch, Executive Secretary to the Assistant Superintendent, Fayette County School Corporation

11:15 a.m. Dealing with Difficult People Joe Erne, Retired Director of Human Resources, MSD of Washington Township

Noon Lunch

1:00 p.m. Communication Skills: The First Impression Marilyn Shank, Vice President, Shank Public Relations Counselors, Inc.

2:00 p.m. Working as a Team with Your Boss James Halik, Superintendent, Community School Corporation of Southern Hancock County Natalie Disman, Superintendent/Board Secretary, Community School Corporation of Southern Hancock County

3:00 p.m. Adjournment


IASBO Registration Form

Office Professionals Issues Seminar

October 26, 2010 Primo West, Plainfield IN

Corporation _________________________________________________________________ Phone or email _______________________________________________________________ The following individual(s) plan to attend the seminar on October 26, 2010: Name/Title

$75 per person

Enclosed is a check Please bill the corporation (PO#_______)

Please return this form to:

IASBO One N. Capitol Ave., Suite 1215

Indianapolis, IN 46204-2095 317-639-3586

317-639-4360 (fax)

To receive a refund, cancellation must be received in writing by October 19, 2010.


IASBO FACILITY CONFERENCE AND EXPO

Indianapolis Marriott East HotelNovember 3-4, 2010

Wednesday, November 3

7:00 a.m. Breakfast

8:00 a.m. General Session Welcome: Denny Costerison and Mark Miller, IASBO Speaker: Bob Ash, Life Lessons, Indianapolis

9:00 a.m. Break/Networking

9:15 a.m. Clinic SessionsHow Technology Innovations Can Reduce Operational CostsPete Just, Chief Technology Officer, MSD of Wayne TownshipClassified Staff RelationsJodi Gordon, Director of Human Resources, Brownsburg CSCEvacuation Plan and Fire Drill RequirementsDavid Woodward, Program Coordinator of the Indiana School Safety Specialist Academy, Indiana DOE

9:15 a.m. Certification CourseSystems - HVAC, Electric, Plumbing & Technology (BG125)Tim Thoman, President, Performance Services


10:55 a.m. Clinic SessionsStaff Levels/Cleaning Scope & FrequencyBob Lahrman, Coordinator of Support Services, Wawasee CSCGreg Law, Custodial Supervisor, Franklin Township CSCPerformance Expectations & EvaluationsPhyllis Davis, Director of Human Resources, MSD of Southwest Allen CountyBudgeting 101Jim Coplen, Business Manager, MSD of Southwest Allen County

12:15 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Visitation

3:00 p.m. Break/Networking

3:15 p.m. Clinic SessionsEnergy ConservationRodger Smith, Director of Facilities, MSD of Lawrence TownshipGym Floor MaintenanceByron Haflich, President, A & H Athletic Floor Services, Inc.Common Wage HearingsJohn Voigt, Director of Facilities, Brownsburg CSC

4:15 p.m. End of First Day Sessions

Thursday, November 4

7:00 a.m. Breakfast

8:00 a.m. Clinic SessionsOursourcing vs. In-HouseSteve Parker, Director of Facilities, Fort Wayne CSCleaning Food Service AreasSara Gasiorowski, Supervisor of Food Services, MSD of Wayne TownshipFacility Use Policies and FeesPat Casey, Manager of Maintenance & Operations, Fort Wayne CS

8:00 a.m. Certification CourseUtility Conservation (BG130)Dennis Tackitt, Chief Financial Officer, and Steve Griggs, Energy Manager, MSD of Wayne Township


9:40 a.m. Clinic SessionsMaking Cents Make SenseTrever Byerly, Engineering Associate, Martin Riley Architects-EngineersSwimming Pool MaintenanceSam Blake, Vice President, Spear CorporationBest Practices for Athletic FieldsJamie Mehringer, President, J & D Turf


11:15 a.m. Clinic SessionsPurchasing WorkshopLarry Amonett, Assistant Business Manager, MSD of Lawrence TownshipHVAC Maintenance ProgramsSteve Young, Chief of Facilities Management, Indianapolis Public SchoolsPhil Smith, Operations Director, MSD of Washington TownshipJohn Voigt, Director of Facilities, Brownsburg CSCFire Alarm/Life Safety Maintenance & MonitoringTodd Swymeler, Life Safety Specialist, and Jeff Gracey, Fire Alarm Systems Service Manager, ESCO Communications

12:30 p.m. Lunch Door Prize Drawing

1:30 p.m. Adjournment


Indiana Association of School Business Officials Facility Conference/Expo Indianapolis, Indiana

2010 Registration Name

Title

Corporation

Address

Nickname for Badge

Phone #

Fax #

Email

Facility Conference/Expo Registration Wednesday, November 3 & Thursday, November 4

Active Member $225 (includes all meals-see below) Non-Members $275 (includes all meals-see below)

Total Registration Fee $___________

Meal Registration-Meals are included in cost, but please indicate meals you plan to attend: November 3 Meals: November 4 Meals:

Breakfast Wednesday, November 3 Breakfast Thursday, November 4 Lunch Wednesday, November 3 Lunch Thursday, November 4

Dietary Restrictions_________________________________________________

Certification Program Courses Wednesday, November 3 & Thursday, November 4

You must be a current IASBO member to attend the Certification Courses

Cost of these courses is included in the conference registration for members, however you must indicate your decision to attend below:

TIME SESSION MEMBER 9:15am-

12:15pm

November 3: Systems-HVAC, Electric, Plumbing, & Technology (BG125)

8:00am-

11:00am

November 4: Utility Conservation (BG130)

**If you are an IASBO member and want to attend only the certification course(s) and not the entire conference, the

cost per class is $70**

Please bill the Corporation-PO#

Check Enclosed Return this registration by October 27 to Indiana ASBO at: One N Capitol Avenue, Suite 1215 Indianapolis, IN 46204 fax (317) 639-4360

***To receive a refund, cancellation must be received in writing by October 27, 2010***

TOTAL CONFERENCE FEE DUE $_______________


Excerpts from

The ISBA Legal EDUCATOR

Court concludes that the student’s stay-put placement was at the lo-cal school corporation as opposed to a residential facility.

Although the parent stated on the student’s individualized educa-tion plan that she agreed with the placement at the school corporation “for now”, the court concluded that agreement was enough to render that placement as the last agreed-upon placement for purposes of the stay-put provision of the Indi-viduals with Disabilities Education Act. Farzana K. v. Indiana Depart-ment of Education, et.al. 2009 WL 3642748 (N.D.Ind. 2009).

The student in this case had been identified with autism spectrum disorder and began receiving spe-cial education services at age two. When he turned five, he was placed in a residential facility in New England. A few years later, when he was scheduled to be discharged from that facility, the parents and school personnel met to determine an appropriate placement for the student. The parents desired to keep the student at a residential facil-ity, while school officials proposed placing him in a program oper-ated by the local special education cooperative. The parents requested an administrative hearing, but the parties were able to reach an agree-ment wherein the student would be placed at another residential facil-ity for the remainder of the 2004 calendar year and transition to the

community-based services pro-gram through the special education cooperative.

Shortly thereafter, the parent moved to another school corpora-tion and the Indiana Department of Education denied the school corpo-ration’s application for community-based services. The parties agreed to extend the student’s placement at the residential facility, because they were in the midst of a due process hearing and because they did not have a mutually agreed upon place-ment. A few months later, an inde-pendent hearing officer determined that the least restrictive placement for the student was in a structured autism program within the special education cooperative. The parents appealed that decision to the Board of Special Education Appeals, which upheld that decision. The parents filed suit in federal district court. The student remained at the residential facility.

However, in 2006, the residential facility terminated its services and discharged the student. On May 1 of that year, the student began at-tending the autism program within the special education cooperative. The parent and school officials met to develop an individualized educa-tion plan (IEP) for the 2007 sum-mer and following school year. The parent eventually signed consent for the plan, stating that she agree “for now” with the recommenda-tions of the case conference com-mittee.

In the meantime, the federal district court upheld the adminis-trative decisions that concluded

the appropriate placement for the student was within the special education cooperative programs as opposed to the residential facil-ity. But the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals vacated that judgment and remanded the case back to the district court. Twenty-five months after this determination, the parent petitioned the district court for an order that the student return to the residential placement, while the courts resolved the parties’ dispute, maintaining that it was the last agreed upon placement between the parties and therefore constituted the stay-put placement for the student.

The school officials argued that, by filing her stay-put motion three years after the original stay-put placement expired and 25 months after the Seventh Circuit’s deci-sion to remand the case, the parent waived and abandoned her right to reinstate the original stay-put placement. They further asserted that the parent’s consent to the IEP developed in August of 2007 and the fact that the student had been receiving services in that placement since then made that placement the stay-put placement.

The court concluded the stu-dent’s last agreed upon placement was in the autism program operated by the special education coopera-tive. Based on these findings, the court denied the parent’s motion for preliminary injunction that would have required the school to return the student to the residential facility.

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INDIANA SUPREME COURT DECISIONS

School corporation not entitled to immunity for injuries a patron suffered when she slipped and fell on a sidewalk.

Because the school corporation could not show that the weather had caused the sidewalk to be slippery or that it had no notice of the condition, the school corpora-tion did not carry its burden of establishing its claim to immunity. Gary Community School Corpora-tion v. Roach-Walker, 917 N.E.2nd 1224 (ind.2009).

A patron slipped and fell on a sidewalk as she was bringing her children to school on a Saturday morning to attend enrichment classes conducted by a nonprofit organization. She sued the school corporation, alleging it was negli-gent in maintaining the sidewalk. The school corporation moved for a directed verdict, claiming immu-nity under the Indiana Tort Claims Act. The trial court denied the motion based on disputed factual issues and allowed the issue to go before a jury. The jury found for the patron and awarded her $90,000. The school corporation appealed to the Court of Appeals, which affirmed the trial court deci-sion. The Supreme Court granted transfer.

The Supreme Court noted that the Tort Claims Act provides im-munity to a governmental entity

when a loss results from the tem-porary condition of a public thor-oughfare that results from weather. I.C. 34-13-3-3(3). After reviewing applicable case law, the Court opined that, to establish immunity under this section, a governmental entity must show that the condi-tion was both “temporary” and “caused by weather.” The Court further stated that a temporary condition is one “which the gov-ernmental body has not had the time or opportunity to remove.”

Turning to the evidence pre-sented by the parties, the patron asserted that the weather that day was clear and cold, and that there had been no precipitation that day or the night before. A witness testified that the sidewalk looked slick and wet. The school corpo-ration asserted that the defective condition was the result of the natural accumulation of ice and snow in the winter and that it had no notice of the defective condi-tion. Additionally, there were no other reports of slip-and-fall incidents that day. In the opinion of the Court, the evidence in the record reasonably supported both parties’ explanation of the facts. More notably, the record as to the weather conditions that day and previous days was inconclusive. According to the Court, there was no indication whether the tempera-ture had fallen below freezing for several days. There was no indis-putable evidence as to whether the parton fell on an isolate patch of ice that resulted from a temporary condition that morning or whether

there had been a sheet of ice pres-ent for several days. In absence of this kind of evidence, the Court concluded that the school corpora-tion failed to demonstrate that the condition was cause by weather.

The school corporation further argued that it had no notice of the condition and that alone was suf-ficient to establish that the condi-tion was temporary. The Court disagreed. Because the school corporation failed to establish that it had no opportunity to cure the condition, it did not establish that the condition was temporary. Concluding that the school corpo-ration did not meet its burden of establishing that it was entitled to immunity as a matter of law, the Court affirmed the judgment of the trial court.


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School corporation did not violate the Access of Public Records Act by refusing to release emails requested by a patron prior to a court determination on a protec-tive order.

Stating that it was not unreason-able for the school corporation to await a court’s decision before determining whether to release records to a patron, the Public Access Counselor concluded there was no violation of the Access to Public Records Act. Formal Com-plaint 09-FC-245, Public Access Counselor, November 20, 2009.

A patron requested access to all emails sent by a guidance coun-selor from the desktop and laptop computers owned by the school corporation. In light of the fact that the guidance counselor had filed for a protective order against the patron, the attorney for the school corporation advised the patron that the school corpora-tion would not release any records before the court’s decision on the protective order. The patron filed a complaint with the Public Access Counselor, who relied on another opinion of the office, wherein a previous access counselor con-cluded that it was reasonable for the school corporation to await the court’s decision before responding to the request, and concluded the same was true in this case. There-

fore, there was no violation of the Act.

School corporation violated the Open Door Law by failing to include the specific time of an ex-ecutive session in its public notice.

While the school corporation posted notice of an executive ses-sion “immediately following the special meeting,” the notice was deficient because it did not specify the starting time of the executive session. Formal Complaint 09-FC-249, 09-FC-250, Public Access Counselor, November 23, 2009.

A patron filed two complaints with the Public Access Counselor (PAC), alleging that the school board advertised a meeting to discuss student retention but actu-ally discussed reorganization of its schools and further, albeit incon-sistent with the first complaint, that there was no public notice of the meeting.

The superintendent responded to the complaint by advising the PAC that the school board had originally scheduled a special meeting and an executive ses-sion for September 22, 2009, and that the notice stated the special meetings would begin at 6:30 PM and the executive session would immediately follow the special meeting. The notice identified the purpose of the executive session as training school board members with an outside consultant on roles and responsibilities. On the day of the meetings, it was determined that the special meeting was not necessary and, therefore, the board cancelled that meeting. Since the

outside consultant was in town for the executive session, the board convened the executive session a few minutes after 6:30 PM.

The PAC noted that the Open Door Law (ODL) requires notice of the date, time, and place of all meetings, including executive sessions. Furthermore, there is nothing in the ODL that prohib-its an agency from cancelling a scheduled board meeting. Thus, the PAC concluded the board did not violate the ODL by cancelling the special meeting. However, the PAC concluded the school board did violate the ODL by failing to include a specific time for the start of the executive session. In the opinion of the PAC, notice that the executive session meeting will follow the special meeting is not sufficient notice.


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ProLiance EnergyTodd Elliott111 Monument Circle, Suite 2200Indianapolis, IN 46204(317) 231-6800 Fax (317) [email protected] gas marketer

R.L. TurnerGreg Turner1000 W. Oak St.Zionsville, IN 46077(317) 873-2712 Fax (317) [email protected] premier construction partner in the midwest.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc.Terry Leffew1499 Windhorst Way, Ste 200Greenwood, IN 46143(317) 850-5283 Fax (765) [email protected] Banking

RE Sutton & Associates, LLCRichard E. Sutton11555 N. Meridian St., Suite 220Carmel, IN 46032(317) 574-5002 Fax (317) [email protected] benefi t consultants specializing in Indiana public school corporations.

Regional Data Services, Inc.Andy Kapitan1260 Arrowhead CourtCrown Point, IN 46307-8222(219) 661-3200 Fax (219) [email protected] based software provider special-izing in administative and web based software for over 25 years.

Re-Think, LLCGreg SilcoxPO Box 42Westfi eld, IN 46074(317) 710-4830 Fax (317) [email protected] savings & equipment protection via a Power Quality system for all circuitryin a building.

Ross Sinclaire & Associates LLCDr. Suellen Reed8395 Keystone Crossing, Suite 101Indianapolis, IN 46240(800) 255-0795 Fax (502) [email protected] fi nance for schools, counties, cities and special districts.

RQAW CorporationTerry W. Lancer10401 North Meridian St., Suite 401Indianapolis, IN 46290(317) 815-7200 Fax (317) [email protected] and Engineering

Salin Bank and Trust CompanyLaura Ault8455 Keystone Crossing DriveIndianapolis, IN 46240(317) 452-8017 Fax (317) [email protected] Services

Schmidt Associates, Inc.Ben Bain320 E Vermont StreetIndianapolis, IN 46204(317) 263-6226 Fax (317) [email protected] Associates serves as your advocate for all aspects of facility design-encompassing planning, design, & implementation.

School Dude.comBrian CruzP.O. Box 331 New York, NY877-868-3833 Fax 866-266-0417 [email protected] educational operations solutions

SCS Construction Services, Inc.Scott W. Kennell8325 S. Emerson Ave., Ste B-2Indianapolis, IN 46237(317) 882-0100 Fax (317) [email protected] contractor, construction manager.

Security Benefi tJohn N. Ference8517 Settlers PassageBrecksville, OH 44141(877) 546-0951 Fax (440) 546-4986john.ference@securitybenefi t.comSpecialize in working with educators in fi nancial services.

Shanahan & Shanahan LLPJames A. Shanahan609 Treybourne Dr., Suite CGreenwood, IN 46142(312) 263-0607 Fax (312) [email protected] counsel services on school fi nancing issues.

Siemens Industry Inc.Kurt Giesselman6200 Technology Center DriveIndianapolis, IN 46278(317) 715-4368 Fax (317) [email protected] energy savings performance contracting

Skillman Corporation, TheTammy Haenlein3834 S Emerson AvenueIndianapolis, IN 46203(317) 783-6151 Fax (317) [email protected] Administration & Construction Management

Skyward, Inc.Bob Jung5233 Coye DriveStevens Point, WI 54481(715) 341-9406 Fax (715) [email protected] student, fi nance and human resources administrative software exclusively for K-12 school districts.

SodexoJim Dayhuff55910 Bittersweet RoadMishawaka, IN 46545574-968-9613 Fax [email protected]

SodexoMarty McGaughey1-253 South 475 WestWaveland, IN 47989317-223-4592 Fax [email protected]

Software Systems, Inc.Michael Hall4521 Independence SquareIndianapolis, IN 46203(317) 783-5373 Fax (317) [email protected], payroll/human resources, and student management software & support for Indiana school corporations.

Stair Associates, Inc.Reggie Laconi3760 W 96th StreetIndianapolis, IN 46268(317) 228-1900 Fax (317) [email protected] architectural/mechanical elec-trical engineering including geothermal heating/cooling, the educated choice forIndiana schools.

Statewide Credit Association, Inc.Chris Shuler6640 Intech Blvd., Suite 200Indianapolis, IN 46278(317) 684-1000 x203Fax (317) [email protected] agency that specializes in assisting school corporations in the collection of past due accounts at a low cost.

StructureTec CorporationKristina V. Bazali4777 Campus DriveKalamazoo, MI 49008(269) 353-9944 Fax (269) [email protected] ng & building envelope consulting services

Student Transit, LLCMatt Miles1254 S. West StreetIndianapolis, IN 46225(800) 278-2807 Fax (317) [email protected] school transportation services-asset management, transportation manage-ment and advisory services.

Taft Stettinius & HollisterGretchen K. GutmanOne Indiana Square, Suite 3500Indianapolis, IN 46204(317) 713-3500 Fax (317) 713-3699E-mail: [email protected] in assisting government & business clients in advocating interest before legislative & administrative bodies.

Therber & BrockLonnie Therber101 W. Ohio St., Ste 1590Indianapolis, IN 46204(317) 637-9572 Fax (317) [email protected] Finance Consultants

TRANEBrian Pickering5355 N. Post Rd.Indianapolis, IN 46216(317) 255-8777 Fax (317) [email protected] and sustaining safe, comfortable, and effi cient environments.

Tremco IncorporatedRick Gibson, P.E.16619 Gray Rd.Noblesville, IN 46062(800) 628-7501 Fax (908) [email protected] ng and weatherproofi ng products, services, and diagnostics.

TrustINdianaKelly Mitchell200 W. Washington St., Ste 242Indianapolis, IN 46204-2792(317) 232-0139 Fax (317) [email protected] government investment pool

Turner Construction CompanyScott Schroeder9190 Priority Way West DriveIndianapolis, IN 46240317-573-2828 Fax [email protected]

Tyson Corporation / New Castle ModularAlicia Berglund2301 S. Holt Rd.Indianapolis, IN 46241(317) 241-8396 Fax (317) [email protected] owned and operated provider of modular classrooms and modular building. We are a full-service company. Lease,Sale, Relocations.


IASBO Business Associate MembersU.S. Bank Corporate Trust ServicesAnn Forey10 W. Market St., Suite 1150Indianapolis, IN 46204(317) 264-2500 Fax (317) [email protected] trustee, registrar & paying agent services to Indiana schools.

UMB Bank, N.A.Kim WilsonCorporate Trust & Escrow Services101 W. Ohio St., Suite 1150Indianapolis, IN 46204(317) 631-7576 Fax (317) [email protected] premier provider of corporate trust and escrow services in the midwest.

UmbaughColette Irwin-Knott8365 Keystone Crossing, Ste 300Indianapolis, IN 46240-0458(317) 465-1500 Fax (317) 465-1550E-mail: [email protected] fi nancial advisory services to Indiana schools and local governments for 60 years.

VALICJohn Lindeman630 West Carmel, Suite 140Carmel, IN 46032(317) 818-5900 Fax (317) [email protected] one provider of retirement pro-grams for K-12 in the U.S.

Verkler IncorporatedJim Lusk7240 Georgetown RoadIndianapolis, IN 46268(317) 297-7054 Fax (317) [email protected] contracting, constructionmanagement

VPS ArchitectureScott C. Veazey528 Main Street, Suite 400Evansville, IN 47708(812) 423-7729 Fax (812) [email protected], service-oriented, high performance design including architecture, educational/facility planning and studies.

Weidenhammer Systems CorporationBob Yerger935 Berkshire Blvd.Wyomissing, PA 19610(551) 427-1076 Fax (201) [email protected] fi nancial management, human resources and payroll software

Wells Fargo Bank, NAP. Chris Carrera300 North Meridian St., Ste 1600Indianapolis, IN 46204(317) 977-1121 Fax (317) [email protected] full range of products to Indiana schools: bond trustee, cash management and investments.

William Blair & Company, LLCNathan M. Flynn8888 Keystone Crossing, Suite 1300Indianapolis, IN 46240(317) 575-4051 Fax (317) 575-4042nfl [email protected] investment banking form offering underwriting and referendum services.

Welcome IASBO New MembersRegion 1EDWARD SOPKOTreasurer Lake Ridge

LINDA WILTFONGAssistant Superintendent for Human ResourcesLaPorte

Region 2JENNIFER LEETreasurerArgos

JULIE MCLIVERAdministrative AssistantOregon-Davis

SHERRIE MULLETPayroll ClerkWa-Nee

Region 6JENNIFER GRONNINGTreasurerUnion County/College Corner

BEVERLY LAVELLEAdministrative AssistantYorktown

Region 8ROBIN BETTSHuman Resources AssistantFranklin Community

DONNA PILEHuman Resources SpecialistFranklin Community

DAWN SCHOTTAccounts Payable/PurchasingGreenwood

DAWN RUSSELLAccounts PayableNorth West Hendricks SC

Region 9MICHELLE COXDirector of Business ServicesNorth Lawrence

VIRLEE “REGGIE” HUFFMANTreasurerNorth Spencer

GREG PARSLEYAssistant SuperintendentVincennes

TERRI ROESLERSecretary to Superintendent/Transportation DirectorNorth Knox

DAN SCHERRYSuperintendentNorth Spencer

Region 10SHAYLA FINLEYHuman Resources AssistantNew Albany-Floyd County

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