July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Library named for Zielinski (11/25/03)
Honor goes to late elementary teacher
After teaching in the Jay School Corporation for 31 years, Margo Zielinski is remembered most for how much she loved to teach young students to read.
Now, at the recommendation of her former colleagues, the library at General Shanks Elementary School will be named in her honor.
The Jay School Board unanimously approved the General Shanks library be commemorated in honor of Zielinski, who passed away in July following a brief illness. Staff from General Shanks and members of Zielinski’s family were present at the meeting and accepted a “Margo Zielinski Memorial Library” sign that will be posted in the school.
“When you think of teaching reading to first graders, you think of Margo,” General Shanks principal Michael Eads said this morning. “She was very student-oriented and always wanted to go the second mile with kids. And now we’re going to be able to put that sign above the library. She was a very special lady, and she will definitely be missed.”
In other business, the board voted to change its mission statement. The prospect of changing the mission had originated two months ago at the suggestion of board member Doug Inman. Several board members had expressed concern that the previous mission was a bit too “wordy.”
The previous mission read, “The mission of the Jay School Corporation, in partnership with our families and the community, is to teach each student to think, reason and communicate well, to make positive contributions to our community, and to make ethical choices in an information based, democratic society.”
On Monday, board members voted unanimously to adopts this new mission statement: “In partnership with our families and the community, the mission of the Jay School Corporation is to provide a quality educational program which causes each student to think, reason and communicate, and to make positive contributions to our community.”
The board also unanimously approved the Indiana Bond Bank Resolution for 2004 borrowing of funds. This loan is an advance against future property tax funds which the corporation will receive in June of 2004. The loan totals $3,714,422, which will provide $2,547,500 for the general fund and $1,166,922 for capital projects.
The school corporation must take this loan in order to have money to operate in 2004. The interest rate for the loan has yet to be determined. In 2003, it borrowed a total of $5,683,476 from the Indiana Bond Bank, but Jay Schools business manager Brad DeRome expects the corporation will borrow less this year.
In other business Monday, the board:
•Heard about its new automated external defibrillator that was purchased recently for Jay County High School. Jay Schools lead nurse Geri Morrical provided a demonstration for board members showing how easily the AED can be used. Board members later discussed that they would like to eventually purchase an AED for each school building. They also plan to inquire if area organizations would be willing to make donations so the corporation would have more AEDs in its buildings.
•Approved the resignations of Ruth Ann McLaughlin, food service employee, East Elementary School; Jeannie Habegger, secretary, JCHS; and Eric LeMaster, assistant wrestling coach, JCHS.
•Voted unanimously to hire the following people to fill athletic positions: Jack Wood, assistant girls basketball coach, JCHS; John Tyler Caldwell, assistant girls basketball coach, JCHS; Eric McLaughlin, assistant wrestling coach, JCHS; Laura Miller, assistant gymnastics coach, JCHS; Don Selvey, volunteer girls basketball coach, JCHS; Jeremiah Klopfenstein, intramural coach, JCHS; Don Selvey, assistant baseball coach; JCHS; Marcie Vormohr, middle school swim coach; East Jay and West Jay Middle schools; Bruce Grady, seventh grade girls basketball coach, WJMS; Carla Horn, cheerleading sponsor, Bloomfield Elementary School; and Chad Towell, elementary boys basketball coach, Judge Haynes Elementary School.
•Granted the following leave requests: Donna Snyder, food service employee, JCHS; Bill Lykins, bus driver; Nila Blankenbaker, teacher, East Elementary; and Terrence Cheek, teacher, WJMS.
•Heard an administrative report from Jay Schools buildings and grounds coordinator Ron Krieg, who announced that the construction project at EJMS is in its final stages.
Students will move into some of the first-floor classrooms of the new building on Dec. 1. There will be a dedication ceremony and open house on Sunday, Dec. 14. Members of the community can come to the ceremony at 2 p.m., and there will be tours of the new facility from 3 to 5 p.m.
•Granted the use of a school corporation bus for the Jay County Horse and Pony 4-H Club for a trip to Hoosier Park in Anderson on Saturday, Nov. 29.
•Approved the first reading of the school board policy review. The language items in the policy have already been discussed and approved in the original School Board Policy Manual by board members. Jay Schools Supt. Barbara Downing characterized the changes as, “minor, technical type changes.”[[In-content Ad]]
Now, at the recommendation of her former colleagues, the library at General Shanks Elementary School will be named in her honor.
The Jay School Board unanimously approved the General Shanks library be commemorated in honor of Zielinski, who passed away in July following a brief illness. Staff from General Shanks and members of Zielinski’s family were present at the meeting and accepted a “Margo Zielinski Memorial Library” sign that will be posted in the school.
“When you think of teaching reading to first graders, you think of Margo,” General Shanks principal Michael Eads said this morning. “She was very student-oriented and always wanted to go the second mile with kids. And now we’re going to be able to put that sign above the library. She was a very special lady, and she will definitely be missed.”
In other business, the board voted to change its mission statement. The prospect of changing the mission had originated two months ago at the suggestion of board member Doug Inman. Several board members had expressed concern that the previous mission was a bit too “wordy.”
The previous mission read, “The mission of the Jay School Corporation, in partnership with our families and the community, is to teach each student to think, reason and communicate well, to make positive contributions to our community, and to make ethical choices in an information based, democratic society.”
On Monday, board members voted unanimously to adopts this new mission statement: “In partnership with our families and the community, the mission of the Jay School Corporation is to provide a quality educational program which causes each student to think, reason and communicate, and to make positive contributions to our community.”
The board also unanimously approved the Indiana Bond Bank Resolution for 2004 borrowing of funds. This loan is an advance against future property tax funds which the corporation will receive in June of 2004. The loan totals $3,714,422, which will provide $2,547,500 for the general fund and $1,166,922 for capital projects.
The school corporation must take this loan in order to have money to operate in 2004. The interest rate for the loan has yet to be determined. In 2003, it borrowed a total of $5,683,476 from the Indiana Bond Bank, but Jay Schools business manager Brad DeRome expects the corporation will borrow less this year.
In other business Monday, the board:
•Heard about its new automated external defibrillator that was purchased recently for Jay County High School. Jay Schools lead nurse Geri Morrical provided a demonstration for board members showing how easily the AED can be used. Board members later discussed that they would like to eventually purchase an AED for each school building. They also plan to inquire if area organizations would be willing to make donations so the corporation would have more AEDs in its buildings.
•Approved the resignations of Ruth Ann McLaughlin, food service employee, East Elementary School; Jeannie Habegger, secretary, JCHS; and Eric LeMaster, assistant wrestling coach, JCHS.
•Voted unanimously to hire the following people to fill athletic positions: Jack Wood, assistant girls basketball coach, JCHS; John Tyler Caldwell, assistant girls basketball coach, JCHS; Eric McLaughlin, assistant wrestling coach, JCHS; Laura Miller, assistant gymnastics coach, JCHS; Don Selvey, volunteer girls basketball coach, JCHS; Jeremiah Klopfenstein, intramural coach, JCHS; Don Selvey, assistant baseball coach; JCHS; Marcie Vormohr, middle school swim coach; East Jay and West Jay Middle schools; Bruce Grady, seventh grade girls basketball coach, WJMS; Carla Horn, cheerleading sponsor, Bloomfield Elementary School; and Chad Towell, elementary boys basketball coach, Judge Haynes Elementary School.
•Granted the following leave requests: Donna Snyder, food service employee, JCHS; Bill Lykins, bus driver; Nila Blankenbaker, teacher, East Elementary; and Terrence Cheek, teacher, WJMS.
•Heard an administrative report from Jay Schools buildings and grounds coordinator Ron Krieg, who announced that the construction project at EJMS is in its final stages.
Students will move into some of the first-floor classrooms of the new building on Dec. 1. There will be a dedication ceremony and open house on Sunday, Dec. 14. Members of the community can come to the ceremony at 2 p.m., and there will be tours of the new facility from 3 to 5 p.m.
•Granted the use of a school corporation bus for the Jay County Horse and Pony 4-H Club for a trip to Hoosier Park in Anderson on Saturday, Nov. 29.
•Approved the first reading of the school board policy review. The language items in the policy have already been discussed and approved in the original School Board Policy Manual by board members. Jay Schools Supt. Barbara Downing characterized the changes as, “minor, technical type changes.”[[In-content Ad]]
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